The Katseye and Slowave takeover, although somehow they dodge the need for album recurrency rules at the last minute. Also, the top 10 has a massive shakeup (causing old songs and lower half chart entries to exit en masse) and Ninoy Aquino day warrants the debut of a classic Tony Dawn and Orlando song.

Normal Recurrency Markers:

- Below #30: >= 5 weeks or a Top 10 peak if younger

- Below #20: >= 7 weeks or a Top 5 peak if younger

- Below #15: >= 10 weeks AND a Top 10 peak, or >= 7 weeks with #1 peak

- Below #10: >= 10 weeks AND Top 5 peak

- Permanent Recurrence (below #5):

* >= 15 weeks with Top 10 peak

* >= 10 weeks with #1 peak

* >= 20 weeks for anything else

* Anything I think may need to go recurrent

Dropouts:

From Afar by Raymond Salgado

Purple Stereo by Meego and 1of1

Kiss Me by Ariana Grande

Ice Cream by Blues Saraceno

Body Talk by Mr. Fantasy

Take Me by John Park and 1of1

Punkrocker by Teddybears and Iggy Pop

Joy by Raye, Absolutely and Amma

Dirty Shoes by Presley Reiger

Temporary Recurrents:

Crush by Deyyess (5 Under 30)

Love is a by piri (5 Under 30)

Candyland by Natanya (7 Under 20)

Kimi ni Todoke [Kimi ni Todoke Opening Theme] by Tonofumi Tanizawa (7 Under 20)

Marrow by Bella Kay (5 Under 30)

DDI RO RI by Meovv (7 Under 20)

Hate That I Made You Love Me by Ariana Grande (7 Under 20)

Breathless by Josh Conway (7 Under 20)

Big Stick by MUNA (5 Under 30)

Baby Steps by Olivia Dean (7 Under 20)

se_ dreams do cu_ true by piri (Top 5 Peak)

The Top 50

50 Such a Bicth by Lexi Jayde (Down 7, Peak 41, Weeks 3)* 

49 My Girlfriend by Henry Morris ft Ella Boh (Down 7, Peak 36, Weeks 3)

48 Love u (from afar) by Deyyes (Down 9, Peak 39, Weeks 2)

47 Touch by Katseye (New, Peak 47, Weeks 1)

46 Debut by Katseye (Steady, Peak 46, Weeks 2)

45 oh lover by Blue (Down 8, Peak 37, Weeks 2)

44 Out of My Head by Kina and Shy Martin (Down 12, Peak 26, Weeks 3)

43 Mwili Wangu by Lucas Estrada and FIRSTCLASS (Down 10, Peak 33, Weeks 3)  

42 Pop Off Pop Off by Kiikii (New, Peak 42, Weeks 1) 

41 Good Time by Snow Man (Down 10, Peak 29, Weeks 4) 

40 Ooh La Baby by the Baby Dolls (New, Peak 40, Weeks 1) 

39 House Tour by Sabrina Carpenter (Re, Peak 39, Weeks 2)  

38 Good Time by Snow Man (Down 7, Peak 29, Weeks 4) 

37 Into You by Ariana Grande (Down 8, Peak 29, Weeks 3)

36 Gabriela by Katseye (New, Peak 36, Weeks 1) 

35 Bunny Hop by Ariana Grande (Down 14, Peak 15, Weeks 3) 

34 Bel Air by Katseye (Up 10, Peak 34, Weeks 2)

33 Flame by Katseye (Up 1, Peak 33, Weeks 2)

32 Here We Go by Lil Nas X (Up 4, Peak 32, Weeks 2)

31 Gameboy by Katseye (Up 7, Peak 31, Weeks 2)

30 Signals by Slowave (Re, Peak 30, Weeks 5)

29 Tomes and Tombstones by Madds Buckley (Down 10, Peak 19, Weeks 4)  

28 Last Man Breathin by Pooh Shiesty (New, Peak 28, Weeks 1) 

27 Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree by Tony Orlando and Dawn (New, Peak 27, Weeks 1) 

26 I See Why by Moneybagg Yo (New, Peak 26, Weeks 1) 

25 WannaCry by Ninajirachi and Porter Robinson (Up 2, Peak 25, Weeks 4) 

24 Shakedown by Bob Seger (Down 4, Peak 20, Weeks 2) 

23 Don't Leave Me on the Dancefloor by Carly Rae Jepsen (Up 2, Peak 23, Weeks 2) 

22 Out of Time by Slowave (Up 1, Peak 15, Weeks 5) 

21 Mean Girls by Katseye (Re, Peak 21, Weeks 5)  

20 Looking Glass by Slowave* (Re, Peak 14, Weeks 7)

19 Spotlight by Slowave (Re, Peak 13, Weeks 7)

18 Pinky Up by Katseye (Re, Peak 7, Weeks 7) 

17 Tears Always Burn by Effe (Down 9, Peak 8, Weeks 2) 

16 Crush by Deyyess (Down 2, Peak 7, Weeks 6)  

*Was on the charts for 6 weeks prior to reentry, not 5. Apologies 

15 Medicine by Slowave (Re, Peak 5, Weeks 6) 

14 Save Your Tears by The Weeknd and Ariana Grande (Down 10, Peak 4, Weeks 4) 

13 Nowhere Nobody by Ariana Grande (Down 8, Peak 5, Weeks 4)

12 Oh Well by Ariana Grande (Down 9, Peak 3, Weeks 4) 

11 Difference by Denzel Curry, Kenny Beats and Yebba (New, Peak 11, Weeks 1) 

10 Lawless by SB19 (New, Peak 10, Weeks 1) 

9 Makapiling Ka by 12th Street (Steady, Peak 9, Weeks 3) 

8 Puppet Show by Elizabeth Mollie (Up 10, Peak 8, Weeks 2) 

7 Stand by Me by Morgan Wallen and Lil Durk (Up 10, Peak 7, Weeks 2) 

6 Ignite / Riptide by Slowave [Double Feature]* (Re, Peak 1x1, Weeks 6) 

*wrong recurrency rule last time, my apologies

5 Sawakaze [Kimi ni Todoke S2 Opening Theme] by Tomofumi Tanizawa (Up 11, Peak 5, Weeks 2) 

4 Still by Karol G and Bruno Mars (Down 2, Peak 2, Weeks 2) 

3 I Always Say I'm Leaving by Olivia o'Brien (Up 10, Peak 3, Weeks 3) 

2 Serena Joy by Olivia Rodrigo (New, Peak 2, Weeks 1) 

And at its second week at #1...

1 Bittersweet by Rachel Croft (Steady, Peak 1x2, Weeks 2) 

Next week: After a surprise debut at #2, Olivia Rodrigo challenges Rachel Croft for the #1 again, as multiple new songs chart and Dolly Parton gets a tribute following her passing.

Edited August 26Aug 26 by Violet Stallion

Hi there Oliver!

Nice to see these songs on here, specifically from your debuts, returns and climbers:

39 House Tour by Sabrina Carpenter (Re, Peak 39, Weeks 2)

36 Gabriela by Katseye (New, Peak 36, Weeks 1)

32 Here We Go by Lil Nas X (Up 4, Peak 32, Weeks 2)

27 Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree by Tony Orlando and Dawn (New, Peak 27, Weeks 1)

25 WannaCry by Ninajirachi and Porter Robinson (Up 2, Peak 25, Weeks 4)

23 Don't Leave Me on the Dancefloor by Carly Rae Jepsen (Up 2, Peak 23, Weeks 2)

2 Serena Joy by Olivia Rodrigo (New, Peak 2, Weeks 1)

Great chart!
Take care.

Hi Oliver,

my favourite Top 10 song from you is "Puppet Show". Nice to see KiiKii in the list.

Hello!

Serena Joy is great. The song is not the catchiest but I absolutely love the lyrics and metaphors. It's so obvious what the song is about without naming names which really talks to its strength.

🎉

On 27/08/2026 at 05:35, Sergej said:

Hi there Oliver!

Nice to see these songs on here, specifically from your debuts, returns and climbers:

39 House Tour by Sabrina Carpenter (Re, Peak 39, Weeks 2)

36 Gabriela by Katseye (New, Peak 36, Weeks 1)

32 Here We Go by Lil Nas X (Up 4, Peak 32, Weeks 2)

27 Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree by Tony Orlando and Dawn (New, Peak 27, Weeks 1)

25 WannaCry by Ninajirachi and Porter Robinson (Up 2, Peak 25, Weeks 4)

23 Don't Leave Me on the Dancefloor by Carly Rae Jepsen (Up 2, Peak 23, Weeks 2)

2 Serena Joy by Olivia Rodrigo (New, Peak 2, Weeks 1)

Great chart!
Take care.

I've got some interesting lore on Tie A Yellow Ribbon.

It charted because of Ninoy Aquino day, named after one of the most vocal critics against my country's dictatorship back in the 70s to 80s. When Ninoy decided to return from a 3 year political exile in 1983, people used this song's gimmick and tied yellow ribbons near Ninoy's house to symbolize a warm welcome home, which he would have received if he weren't so shamelessly gunned down at the tarmac. He was 50, and the date of his death, August 21, became Ninoy Aquino day in his memory. And the yellow ribbons near his house became a symbol of democracy ever since. That's why a lot of Filipinos like me have a soft spot for this song, even if not a lot of people talk about it.

Anyways, that's not one of the songs I expect to carry over next week among the ones you mentioned. Those would be Serena Joy, Don't Leave Me, Wannacry, Here We Go and House Tour.

16 hours ago, DaTilt said:

Hi Oliver,

my favourite Top 10 song from you is "Puppet Show". Nice to see KiiKii in the list.

Puppet Show is getting better with time (unfortunately not the case for the Kiikii song), and if Mollie takes a dip in chart positions it will merely be incredibly strong competition.

5 hours ago, JSG said:

Hello!

Serena Joy is great. The song is not the catchiest but I absolutely love the lyrics and metaphors. It's so obvious what the song is about without naming names which really talks to its strength.

🎉

I personally would have loved the song better if Olivia provided a bit more details in fleshing out Serena Joy (apparently a character from The Handmaid's Tale) since she's both the title of the song and the lens in Olivia's tackling of human complacency and/or complicity in societal evils. But the production is lovely, Olivia's delivery sounds tired but angry in the best way possible, and the WHAT YOU GET bit is catchy as all hell.

Thanks for commenting :D

Hey Oliver! :)

Glad to see the debuts for 'Serena Joy' & 'Touch', along with the new peak for 'WannaCry' & the return of 'House Tour'.

Good chart!