Posted Friday at 14:134 days 5th July 2026It's been almost 58 years of personal charts since I compiled my first one in my notebook (still have all the scibbles) as a Primary School kiddie, and with some filling in of missing weeks in the mid-70's while the memory of what I liked most was still fresh (and based on UK charts published in a book), that also means 52 continuous years of charts, bar the odd roll-over week. There's been oldies being removed from my charts and banished to their own charts when it got a bit silly in 1974 and 1976/7, but I've got a list of every track that has topped my charts since Hey Jude in 1968 and it comes to 1,499 of 'em with Rose Gray grabbing her 3rd fabulous dance pop banger Club To Your Arms. What a great record and now just one away from a chart notable number. So, anyway, I still love new pop music, have done since I was 5. I just need to live to be ooh, I'm guessing, 90 to make it to 2,000. If that doesn't get me into the Guinness Book Of Nerd Records, nothing will.Jungle hold at 2 with a new one this week, Reverend & The Makers have two top 5's, and Alan Walker is already on his 2nd top 10 of the year with Fate up to 7, gifting Ava Max with a first, and himself with his 10th, 2 of them number ones. Carly Simon has incredibly only ever had 6 top 10's, Howl being the first since 1987's Coming Around Again and spread out over 53 years since You're So Vain was the first. Damiano David is on his 5th or 6th off his solo album to go top 10, and the highest new entry is a classic oldie from 1967. Zabadak, I was mad on at the time pre-charts, so Dave Dee, Dozy, newly-late Beaky, Mick & Tich finally get it to chart 59 years late in at 8. This was an attempt to write a song with no real words, and make it work. Howard/Blaikley did just that, bit of an epic, with another track they failed to chart in 1969 finally charting at 52, the Spanish-sounding Don Juan to give them a 58-year chart-spread. Only Mick is left alive, very sadly. Madonna has her best album in 20 years out, Confessions II, I just downloaded it, and the best track on it not already out is Danceteria, in at 78, and threatening the UK top 40, which if she does it would be a first solo and new track in 12 years to crack it. Bobby Goldsboro started selling a bit pn downloads, I'm not sure why, but it gives me an excuse to re-chart his sultry 1973 number 2, Summer, The First Time. almost monday have been fairly conisistent of late in my charts, and latest goodie No More Regrets pops in at 81 while Blossoms make it two on the list with Meet Me In Love at 88. They've been charting since Charlemagne ten years ago, and I saw them in concert a few years back.The Rolling Stones dont quite beat Paul McCartney in the longevity stakes for my charts, as their first hit was Honky Tonk Women in 1969, but they hold the record for a group, with new material - at least Mick & Keith do - on the very Emotional Rescue-sounding and good Jealous Lover new at 94. They have been on something of a return to good form since Covid. PNAU have had chart-toppers, and return with Chemistry some 13 years on from that, but they never stay away for long, in some form or other, while Ariana Grande makes a low-key debut at 99 with recent UK chart-topper hate that I made you love me, just ahead of Alex Warren's Passenger at 100. Not the Elton John song. Ariane's also had a chart-topper (with The Weeknd) in her 12-year run. 1 4 1 2 CLUB TO YOUR ARMS - Rose Gray 2350002 2 2 6 THE WAVE - Jungle 4016503 3 3 8 FOREVER - Reverend and The Makers 3176504 1 1 5 READY TO BEGIN - Appleton 3752005 7 1 8 CRYING OVER YOU - Reverend and The Makers 7150006 6 1 11 LOVE CONTROLLER - Demi Lovato 6983007 26 7 2 FATE - Alan Walker & Ava Max 695008 NEW 8 1 ZABADAK - Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich 480009 13 9 4 HOWL - Carly Simon 9240010 58 10 2 TANGERINE - Damiano David 4945011 14 11 7 BETTER TIMES - Robin Schulz featuring BARBZ 11410012 5 1 10 NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE - The Jackson 5 44360013 12 5 9 MASTER JACK - Four Jacks And A Jill 32400014 8 8 9 STRUCK - Charlotte MacInnes 21180015 11 1 14 CLICK CLACK SYMPHONY - RAYE featuring Hans Zimmer 93010016 9 7 10 RUMOURS - Hot Chocolate 32525017 10 1 8 YA YA YA - JONAS LOVV 61200018 23 18 6 MOVIN' TO THE SUN - HUGEL, Imael Angel & Ultra Nate 6515019 15 15 11 MR KNOW IT ALL - Teddy Swims 20630020 20 6 14 SUGAR - Simien & Akon 42815021 17 4 12 CHUCK THE MONEY - Stephen Sanchez 37485022 22 22 8 AIN'T NO SUNSHINE - Shaggy featuring Sting 12435023 55 23 3 UNDER THE RHYTHM - Adam Lambert 3655024 25 24 10 BRING YOUR LOVE - Madonna & Sabrina Carpenter 12810025 19 5 21 DRIVE SAFE - Myles Smith & Niall Horan 60275026 29 17 8 GO - The Chemical Brothers featuring Q-Tip 12765027 16 14 10 CAN'T SIT STILL - Lainey Wilson 18090028 30 28 7 PATCHES - Clarence Carter 8930029 27 27 9 OH NO! NOT THE BEAST DAY - Marsha Hunt 10855030 28 28 6 RIPPLES IN A POND - Paul McCartney 7810031 35 31 7 LIGHT UP - Kylie Minogue 9085032 21 10 11 FREE TO LOVE - Duran Duran featuring Nile Rodgers 20450033 36 33 8 UPSIDE DOWN - Natalie Imbruglia 8880034 33 1 10 BROTHER LOUIE - Hot Chocolate featuring Alexis Korner 60080035 18 1 11 EMMA - Hot Chocolate 64150036 41 36 11 LITTLE MORE TIME - Niall Horan 10455037 42 37 5 ON THE FLOOR - Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull 5465038 43 38 10 ELECTRIC CIRCUS - Nelly Furtado, Boi 1da & Canada Soccer 8960039 44 39 7 TALK TO YOU - ANOTR featuring 54 Ultra 6560040 32 32 10 FLOWERS - Blue 11750041 24 6 9 I'LL BE THERE - The Jackson 5 15805042 37 37 10 COME BACK TO ME - Haircut 100 11660043 51 43 3 MACHINE GUN - The Commodores 3650044 48 44 6 DRAG THE BAG - Inspiral Carpets 5900045 31 16 13 BEAUTY PAGEANT - Holly Humberstone 21890046 40 2 11 ONE BAD APPLE - The Osmonds 37660047 39 1 9 LOVE IS LIFE - Hot Chocolate 38610048 38 3 9 LIFE'S TOO SHORT - The Lightning Seeds 37155049 46 1 21 LUCKY AGAIN - Lykke Li 88860050 50 50 6 MORE! MORE! MORE! - Becky Hill 6260051 52 51 8 POTENTIAL - sombr 6245052 NEW 52 1 DON JUAN - Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich 1150053 45 3 15 PHOENIX - Marshmello x Portugal. The Man 42080054 61 54 3 SUMMER FUNK - Francesco Gabbani 2370055 59 55 4 LOVE SENSATION - Madonna 2670056 84 56 2 CHICAGO - Michael Jackson 1380057 74 57 2 HONEYBEE - Olivia Rodrigo 1560058 34 20 11 JOKE ABOUT DIVORCE - Blossoms 15345059 68 59 3 BOOGIE'S IN MY SOUL - Chaka Khan & Snoop Dogg 2110060 53 53 8 ECLIPSE - Delta Goodrem 5205061 75 61 3 SAIL ON - The Commodores 1670062 NEW 62 1 SUMMER, THE FIRST TIME - Bobby Goldsboro 740063 62 62 7 HEADLIGHTS - In Color 2520064 67 64 6 FAVOURITE KIND OF IDIOT - Paul Heaton featuring Rianne Downey & Ian Broudie 3130065 56 56 11 DROP DEAD - Olivia Rodrigo 7450066 64 60 10 WE GO BACK - Keith Urban featuring Michael McDonald 5530067 70 67 7 MAN IN THE ARENA - The Script 2920068 71 68 6 BOSTON - STELLA LEFTY 2520069 83 69 2 ON MY SOUL - Bruno Mars 960070 72 70 3 WHITE NOISE - Holly Humberstone 1900071 73 4 18 AMERICAN GIRLS - Harry Styles 43860072 76 72 5 ROLLING STONES - The Kolors 1580073 69 69 8 BANGARANGA - Dara 4000074 85 74 6 SAD GIRLS - Bebe Rexha & David Guetta 1450075 82 75 6 RETURN TO BHIBO - Barry Can't Swim 1980076 77 76 4 BOTTLE UP - The Backstreet Boys 1250077 94 77 2 FIREBALL - Pitbull featuring John Ryan 620078 NEW 78 1 DANCETERIA - Madonna 440079 81 79 3 THE CURE - Olivia Rodrigo 1120080 86 80 3 ROX IN THE BOX - The Dead South 830081 NEW 81 1 NO MORE REGRETS - almost monday 380082 87 82 3 HOLD ME IN THE DARK - Myles Smith 800083 78 70 8 I LOVE LIFE - Bakermat featuring RANI 2920084 66 62 5 LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL - Electric Callboy featuring The Offspring 2550085 80 80 8 MY SYSTEM - FELICIA 2590086 89 86 4 A CRAZY SHOT IN THE DARK - The Fizz 840087 91 87 3 (BABY BABY) CAN I INVADE YOUR COUNTRY - Sparks 560088 NEW 88 1 MEET ME IN LOVE - Blossoms featuring Maya Jama 240089 92 89 5 NIGHTSHIFT SUPERSTAR - Muse 820090 93 90 3 SELF AWARE - Temper City 490091 90 90 3 LET'S GET TOGETHER - Brother Wallace 530092 79 75 6 SALESMAN SAINT - Paul McCartney 1870093 95 93 2 DANCING WITHOUT YOU - Disco Bambino, Nile Rodgers & Sophie Ellis-Bextor 320094 NEW 94 1 JEALOUS LOVER - The Rolling Stones 160095 NEW 95 1 CHEMISTRY - PNAU featuring Master Peace 150096 100 96 2 WATCH IT BURN - Katy Perry 240097 99 97 2 READ MY LIPS - Madonna & Feid 240098 49 22 11 IN MY ROOM - Linda Ronstadt 14890099 NEW 99 1 HATE THAT I MADE YOU LOVE ME - Ariana Grande 1100100 NEW 100 1 PASSENGER - Alex Warren 1000DROP OUTS 88 88 5 MOMMA GETS BY - Paul McCartney 9700 47 12 9 YOU COULD'VE BEEN A LADY - Hot Chocolate 152450 54 1 9 I BELIEVE (IN LOVE) - Hot Chocolate 332600 57 5 9 YOU'LL ALWAYS BE A FRIEND - Hot Chocolate 280400 60 19 11 I FEEL SO FREE - Madonna 159850 63 13 13 CARRY ON - Jungle 229450 65 40 7 BE LIKE A WOMAN - Chris Rainbow 74000 96 82 7 IN THE STARS - The Rolling Stones 18100 97 83 7 C U DANCE - Dizzee Rascal 16100 98 85 7 JIGSAW HEART - The Hoosiers 13500
Saturday at 04:383 days Hey John,Katy climbing a bit at least!! 🤗Sad Girls climbing!! ❤️Niall climbing!! Best song in the album!! ☺️Awesome N.1!! 🤩
Saturday at 22:412 days Rose Gray for #1 😁New peak positions for Carly Simon, Damiano David, Robin Schulz, Madonna, Kylie Minogue, Natalie Imbruglia, Nelly Furtado, Sombr, The Script, Bruno Mars, Holly Humberstone, Harry Styles, Bebe Rexha, Backstreet Boys, Olivia Rodrigo, Myles Smith, Muse and Katy Perry 😁Also good seeing new debuts for Rolling Stones and Alex Warren 😁
Sunday at 11:342 days Hi John. Hope you've had a good week. At least it's cooled down very very slightly though this week at work was very very much unbearable. Fear not though, we're finally getting air con.......in January! I'm not saying the powers that be at my place are incompetent but....Anyway, enough of my whining 😂, my faves:1 4 1 2 CLUB TO YOUR ARMS - Rose Gray 235000 Fantastic No.1! I wonder what will be the mighty 1500th?2 2 2 6 THE WAVE - Jungle 401650 I think I've heard their new one playing in the local shop this morning. It sounded very much like them. If it is, it'll be charting very highly for me next week!4 1 1 5 READY TO BEGIN - Appleton 3752006 6 1 11 LOVE CONTROLLER - Demi Lovato 6983007 26 7 2 FATE - Alan Walker & Ava Max 695008 NEW 8 1 ZABADAK - Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich 480009 13 9 4 HOWL - Carly Simon 9240010 58 10 2 TANGERINE - Damiano David 49450 thanks for bringing this to my attention and now charting in my chart. Although I did forget to chart Snow Patrol & Kylie. Doh!12 5 1 10 NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE - The Jackson 5 44360013 12 5 9 MASTER JACK - Four Jacks And A Jill 32400015 11 1 14 CLICK CLACK SYMPHONY - RAYE featuring Hans Zimmer 93010016 9 7 10 RUMOURS - Hot Chocolate 32525017 10 1 8 YA YA YA - JONAS LOVV 61200018 23 18 6 MOVIN' TO THE SUN - HUGEL, Imael Angel & Ultra Nate 6515019 15 15 11 MR KNOW IT ALL - Teddy Swims 20630023 55 23 3 UNDER THE RHYTHM - Adam Lambert 36550 another one I forgot to add this week. I blame the heat - it's addled my brain!24 25 24 10 BRING YOUR LOVE - Madonna & Sabrina Carpenter 128100 slowly climbing ❤️25 19 5 21 DRIVE SAFE - Myles Smith & Niall Horan 60275026 29 17 8 GO - The Chemical Brothers featuring Q-Tip 12765028 30 28 7 PATCHES - Clarence Carter 8930029 27 27 9 OH NO! NOT THE BEAST DAY - Marsha Hunt 10855031 35 31 7 LIGHT UP - Kylie Minogue 9085032 21 10 11 FREE TO LOVE - Duran Duran featuring Nile Rodgers 20450033 36 33 8 UPSIDE DOWN - Natalie Imbruglia 8880034 33 1 10 BROTHER LOUIE - Hot Chocolate featuring Alexis Korner 60080035 18 1 11 EMMA - Hot Chocolate 64150036 41 36 11 LITTLE MORE TIME - Niall Horan 10455037 42 37 5 ON THE FLOOR - Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull 5465039 44 39 7 TALK TO YOU - ANOTR featuring 54 Ultra 6560040 32 32 10 FLOWERS - Blue 11750041 24 6 9 I'LL BE THERE - The Jackson 5 15805042 37 37 10 COME BACK TO ME - Haircut 100 11660043 51 43 3 MACHINE GUN - The Commodores 3650046 40 2 11 ONE BAD APPLE - The Osmonds 37660047 39 1 9 LOVE IS LIFE - Hot Chocolate 38610048 38 3 9 LIFE'S TOO SHORT - The Lightning Seeds 37155049 46 1 21 LUCKY AGAIN - Lykke Li 88860050 50 50 6 MORE! MORE! MORE! - Becky Hill 6260051 52 51 8 POTENTIAL - sombr 6245052 NEW 52 1 DON JUAN - Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich 1150053 45 3 15 PHOENIX - Marshmello x Portugal. The Man 42080055 59 55 4 LOVE SENSATION - Madonna 26700 ❤️ this would have made an easy 5th week at No.1 on my chart if not for sad circumstances...56 84 56 2 CHICAGO - Michael Jackson 1380057 74 57 2 HONEYBEE - Olivia Rodrigo 1560058 34 20 11 JOKE ABOUT DIVORCE - Blossoms 15345059 68 59 3 BOOGIE'S IN MY SOUL - Chaka Khan & Snoop Dogg 2110060 53 53 8 ECLIPSE - Delta Goodrem 5205061 75 61 3 SAIL ON - The Commodores 1670062 NEW 62 1 SUMMER, THE FIRST TIME - Bobby Goldsboro 740064 67 64 6 FAVOURITE KIND OF IDIOT - Paul Heaton featuring Rianne Downey & Ian Broudie 3130065 56 56 11 DROP DEAD - Olivia Rodrigo 7450067 70 67 7 MAN IN THE ARENA - The Script 2920071 73 4 18 AMERICAN GIRLS - Harry Styles 43860073 69 69 8 BANGARANGA - Dara 4000074 85 74 6 SAD GIRLS - Bebe Rexha & David Guetta 1450075 82 75 6 RETURN TO BHIBO - Barry Can't Swim 19800 yet another one I keep forgetting to chart!!!76 77 76 4 BOTTLE UP - The Backstreet Boys 1250078 NEW 78 1 DANCETERIA - Madonna 4400 it took a couple of listens but I do love it now and a Top 40 hit to boot!79 81 79 3 THE CURE - Olivia Rodrigo 1120085 80 80 8 MY SYSTEM - FELICIA 2590086 89 86 4 A CRAZY SHOT IN THE DARK - The Fizz 840087 91 87 3 (BABY BABY) CAN I INVADE YOUR COUNTRY - Sparks 560090 93 90 3 SELF AWARE - Temper City 490093 95 93 2 DANCING WITHOUT YOU - Disco Bambino, Nile Rodgers & Sophie Ellis-Bextor 320094 NEW 94 1 JEALOUS LOVER - The Rolling Stones 160095 NEW 95 1 CHEMISTRY - PNAU featuring Master Peace 150096 100 96 2 WATCH IT BURN - Katy Perry 240097 99 97 2 READ MY LIPS - Madonna & Feid 240098 49 22 11 IN MY ROOM - Linda Ronstadt 14890099 NEW 99 1 HATE THAT I MADE YOU LOVE ME - Ariana Grande 1100100 NEW 100 1 PASSENGER - Alex Warren 1000Fantastic chart as always ❤️
Sunday at 17:042 days Hi John,52 years of charts in incredible. I like your combination of old and new songs. Will Bonnie Tyler be back in your charts next week?
Sunday at 19:282 days Hi there John!Nice to see "Club To Your Arms", "Tangerine" in the top 10, the big gains for "Chicago", "Honeybee", "Boston", "On My Soul", "Sad Girls" and "Fireball", the new peaks for "Better Times", "Movin' To The Sun", "Bring Your Love", "Little More Time", "On The Floor", "Talk To You", "Potential", "Summer Funk", "Boogie's On My Soul", "Boston", "White Noise", "Rolling Stones", "The Cure", "Hold Me In The Dark", "Nightshift Superstar", "Self Aware" and "Watch It Burn".Great chart!Take care.
Yesterday at 02:411 day Hi John 7 26 7 2 FATE - Alan Walker & Ava Max 69500 This is stunning! Definitely shows both artists at their best. Who knows, after this and 'Click Clack Symphony' maybe orchestral is the next pop trend14 8 8 9 STRUCK - Charlotte MacInnes 21180015 11 1 14 CLICK CLACK SYMPHONY - RAYE featuring Hans Zimmer 93010018 23 18 6 MOVIN' TO THE SUN - HUGEL, Imael Angel & Ultra Nate 6515019 15 15 11 MR KNOW IT ALL - Teddy Swims 20630024 25 24 10 BRING YOUR LOVE - Madonna & Sabrina Carpenter 12810025 19 5 21 DRIVE SAFE - Myles Smith & Niall Horan 60275026 29 17 8 GO - The Chemical Brothers featuring Q-Tip 12765037 42 37 5 ON THE FLOOR - Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull 5465039 44 39 7 TALK TO YOU - ANOTR featuring 54 Ultra 6560051 52 51 8 POTENTIAL - sombr 6245060 53 53 8 ECLIPSE - Delta Goodrem 5205063 62 62 7 HEADLIGHTS - In Color 2520065 56 56 11 DROP DEAD - Olivia Rodrigo 7450071 73 4 18 AMERICAN GIRLS - Harry Styles 43860073 69 69 8 BANGARANGA - Dara 40000 76 77 76 4 BOTTLE UP - The Backstreet Boys 1250077 94 77 2 FIREBALL - Pitbull featuring John Ryan 6200 One of his best! Perhaps you saw the big Pitbull concert in London on the news, now a world record for largest group of people wearing bald caps 79 81 79 3 THE CURE - Olivia Rodrigo 11200 Didn't think much of this at first but it's grown on me massively. This song title, plus the 'Just Like Heaven' reference on 'Drop Dead', and a Robert Smith feature all on the same album, now that's paying homage!82 87 82 3 HOLD ME IN THE DARK - Myles Smith 800085 80 80 8 MY SYSTEM - FELICIA 2590099 NEW 99 1 HATE THAT I MADE YOU LOVE ME - Ariana Grande 1100100 NEW 100 1 PASSENGER - Alex Warren 1000Great chart!
Yesterday at 08:411 day Hey John!Yass rose gray madam. Club to your arms is simply superb. No other way to describe it I'm afraid. I love it.And you know my feelings about fate. This is brilliant. I'm even more surprised I like it given it's Ava max singing the song lol.I just realised I'd never listened to potential before and now that I have I'll be charting it. It's very good. I really do like sombrs music.Drop dead has really started to grow on me again which I'm loving right now.The cure, I'm really hoping can shoot up your chart but I guess we'll see what happens eh.Hate that I made you love me is wonderful and don't worry if it doesn't immediately hit 'amazing' status for you. This is one that will grow and grow on you..believe.Fab stuff 🎉
10 hours ago10 hr Hey John,Rose Gray, Jungle, Appleton and Alan Walker/Ava Max in the Top 10 Hugel Top 20, Adam lambert Top 30, Niall Horan, Nelly Furtado ⚽ and Anotr/54 Ultra Top 40 Best new tracks bubbling under: Madonna❣️, The Rolling Stones❣️, Pnau, Alax Warren and Ariana Grande❣️ 👌 Edited 10 hours ago10 hr by Sven10
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