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Probably 1BF but I’d be open to an old school contest with a smaller final of 32 and 15 Qs per semi. But I think the format rules make everything under 50 1BF by default. BJSC folks, heart react for semis and thumbs up for one big final! EDIT - There is no difference in how long both options take as 1BFs have a longer voting period

Up to forty entrants. I quite fancy ‘winning a day’ soon so I may do one of those react to my post polls that Silas did last time around to decide between one big final and semis 🤭 Press 👍 for semis React ❤️ for one big final Go for me to just choose people to eliminate without semis Finally 😮 to make Silas and Cody fist fight it out to gain entry to the final

Massive congratulatons to @dandy* An absolutely STORMING victory. I think the margain of the win should go some way to explain why I thought this might be a good contest to test out an alternative vote reveal on, FLJ took the reins early and just galloped away. So we decided to flip the script on the reveal to keep the interest going and try to somewhat conceal the margain of victory by not including a scoreboard along the way Thanks to all of you who joined us in Morpeth Cove this month, it was a pleasure to have all 47 of you with us. We hope you have enjoyed BJSC 176, enjoyed a slightly different final reveal, and also a big massive thank you to all who enjoyed our hosts entry this month! Bit different from Rd'Á this month and nice to see us in some different countries votes as well. Thanks and Goodnight! This has been a SNÁ|1 production

This happens EVERY tme there’s a big new telease. You have all been here long enough to notice patterns in new releases and how they debut high then fall around a similar percent the following day/continue “decreasing” on Sundays too (Monday’s update). In rare circumstances will you find a ‘driver’s license’ or ‘APT’ where they actually increase their streams the entire/most of the week. Even then they don’t debut at number 1/top 5… Every time there’s a big release you all have the same conversations over and over and over again. It’s boring and whenever anyone points it out that it’s a decent hold/expected drop, there’ll be someone trying to downplay it in one way or another. None of you can let even the first weekends go by without making these silly comparisons. It just feels like you’re all racing against each other so you can be the first to say “told you so!!!!” It’s just wash, rinse and repeat at this point. It’s boring.

DEAD 😵 OMG thank you everyone, so pleased that Infohazard resonated with so many of you <3 Not gonna lie, I very nearly didn’t even enter this contest because I’d not done so for a couple and had a feeling that I’d fallen out of love with it a little… but I decided to persevere and I’m now so glad I did - not just because Ninajarichi won for us, but because I genuinely loved all of the songs in my votes - I added so many to my playlist this contest, it feels like it was meant to be and the contest and I just really clicked if that makes sense? Particularly happy to see Kath in second there, a win and my 18 in second spot is as good as it can get <3 (Oh and how rude of me, forgot to say a huge thank you to Phil for hosting… you did a great job 👏)

Ease off the botox

Disillusioned people on benefits believing everything they read on Facebook are the biggest danger to this country. Rather than realise that it’s the government who has been f***ing them over for years, they will just parrot from their echo chamber about immigrants. I do think Reform’s bungling council efforts will harm them at a future GE by the time it comes, if it happened now I do think they would probably win sadly and I wouldn’t rule it out in the future which is just terrifying to even think about. I’d rather my tax went on someone who came here to escape danger and try to have a better life than bankroll someone’s children because they cba to get a job if I’m being frank. And it’s all “we’re just concerned mothers” at these idiotic racist protests but crickets when a white person does anything bad. The same people spouting the most horrid racist shite will spend half their day reading conspiracies about how Lucy Letby is innocent

Perrie • If He Wanted To He Would 50 VETO POINTS - member of Little Mix who have an artist forum 25 - artist had 3 UK chart hits in 2024, 1 of which made the top 40 & top 10 (highest position #10 for 'Forget About Us'); has had more chart success as a member of Little Mix (47 UK chart hits in 2011-2021, 32 of which made the top 40 and 19 of which made the top 10 (highest position #1 for 'Cannonball', 'Wings', 'Black Magic', 'Shout Out To My Ex' & 'Sweet Melody') + 7 UK top 10 albums in 2012-2021) plus a further UK #1 single as part of The X Factor Finalists 2011 ('Wishing On A Star' (feat. JLS and One Direction)) - is currently on the Capital playlist (also A-Listed on Radio 2) 25 - mid level blog coverage - has a thread in the Little Mix forum with 87 replies; is also currently in Calum's Pop Track of the Week poll The delegates from Fljótavík wish to congratulate this early attempt to score such a high points total in the contest. @Brer could we have a record breaker already in the contest or has 50 points been surpassed previously? 😲

No, you are being fed such hate and fear from your media diet. Ask yourself why the people you get your media from are making you focus on the plight of people who are different from you, rather than water company mismanagement, rising prices and low median wages (among others), and would like you to consider a group of snake oil salesmen whose management style is outwardly horrendous, divisive and controlling. Change can most certainly be bad and what is on offer from Reform looks fucking abysmal.

But they're all in your most recent personal chart top 20...!!

Cmon KDH defeat those evil Now compilations 🙌

Just a quick notification to say that after discussions with Philip on whether it would be an imposition on our data storage needs, we've increased the Private Message storage of most members to 500 (up from 200), and for all the various Moderators to 2000 (up from 1000)*. Mods should also find restrictions on PMing multiple people have been lifted. Please ensure to continue to delete old PMs to save microlitres of water. Thank you for your attention to this matter. *if I've missed anyone because you have an unusual group let me know, I think I did every group.

2nd I'm doneeee Lost track of all the 18s - thank-you everyone <3 I think it's the most we've ever got & first silver medal finish since 2009 🥹 Fabulous winner - congrats dandy* Special thanks to blacksquare for cheerleading 'deal' throughout 🖤

Because SF1 has Cody in it, we will announce SF2 first

In the sprawling digital landscape of pop music fandoms, BuzzJack stands out as a peculiar microcosm—part fan forum, part critical think tank, part pop culture battleground. Known for its elaborate chart discussions, Eurovision obsession, and intense debates over musical artistry, BuzzJack reveals a fascinating tension at the heart of contemporary pop discourse: a pronounced bias toward female pop stars and, in parallel, a thinly veiled dismissiveness toward certain male artists who don't fit the forum's aesthetic or emotional expectations. One of the most glaring recent examples of this bias is the forum’s treatment of Alex Warren’s heartfelt ballad, Ordinary, which was met not with thoughtful engagement, but with disinterest, mockery, and even outright disdain. To understand this phenomenon, one must first unpack BuzzJack’s identity. Founded in 2003, BuzzJack initially grew around UK Singles Chart predictions but gradually evolved into a wider community for pop culture lovers, particularly those with a taste for mainstream and electronic pop. Over time, its user base developed an archetype of the “ideal pop artist”—a figure often female, emotionally vulnerable yet visually glamorous, sexually autonomous yet polished, flamboyant yet emotionally grounded. The resulting environment is one that elevates figures like Lady Gaga, Dua Lipa, Charli XCX, Ava Max, and especially Britney Spears and Kylie Minogue to near-mythic status. There’s a pattern in the type of female artist BuzzJack prefers. She is often perceived as either camp or cathartic—an emblem of emotional release, queer empowerment, and theatricality. This “diva worship” culture is deeply rooted in LGBTQ+ pop fandoms, which dominate BuzzJack’s demographic. The aesthetic is loud, synthetic, high-stakes. Melodrama is a virtue. Sincerity is tolerated only when it’s dramatic. Subtlety, especially from a male artist, is seen as a risk—and often not a welcomed one. Enter Alex Warren and his 2023 single Ordinary. A slow-burning piano ballad about romantic insecurity, Ordinary is rooted in lyrical vulnerability and minimalistic production. The song tells a story many can relate to—the quiet dread of feeling forgettable in the eyes of someone we love. Warren’s delivery is raw, unfiltered, and unpretentious. There’s no beat drop, no synth climax, no auto-tuned belt. It’s not designed for TikTok virality, nor does it come packaged in glitter or queer-coded camp. It is, in essence, the anti-BuzzJack song. Yet what’s striking is not just that Ordinary was disliked. It’s that it was not permitted into the emotional space of the forum. It didn’t receive the luxury of being critiqued on musical terms. Instead, it was preemptively dismissed—called “bland,” “whiny,” or “basic”—without meaningful engagement. That reaction speaks volumes not just about Ordinary itself, but about the implicit expectations BuzzJack has of its music, and of the artists who make it. Part of this rejection is gendered. BuzzJack’s community, in its quest for the theatrical and extraordinary, often relegates male emotional expression to a narrow bandwidth. Male singers must either be genre-bending enigmas like Troye Sivan or The Weeknd—embraced for their sensuality, queerness, or edge—or they must possess the vocal gravitas and legacy appeal of Sam Smith or Lewis Capaldi. Otherwise, they’re seen as filler, chart clutter, or worse, straight mediocrity. Alex Warren—a straight, white, TikTok-native male artist without the camp flair or subversive edge—falls squarely into the category BuzzJack finds unworthy of serious attention. This bias isn’t necessarily conscious. Rather, it’s systemic, shaped by years of forum culture where certain sounds and personas were rewarded and others quietly pushed aside. It’s reinforced by the “New Music Friday” threads where members rush to crown their queens of the week, and by the relentless ranking and re-ranking of female discographies in sprawling rate threads. Even the annual BuzzJack Song Contest—ostensibly a meritocratic celebration of taste—tends to skew female-heavy in its winners and finalists. Songs by male artists are often treated as novelty entries or guilty pleasures rather than contenders for genuine emotional resonance. In this landscape, Ordinary feels like a sacrificial lamb. Its very title almost invites critique. Ordinary? BuzzJack does not want ordinary. BuzzJack wants era-defining. BuzzJack wants iconic. BuzzJack wants ferocity, not fragility. And yet, Ordinary offers something that few BuzzJack anthems do: intimacy. It strips away the gloss and lets discomfort take center stage. Its power lies in its restraint. But that very restraint—its refusal to shout, to sparkle, to flex—renders it invisible on a platform that equates sonic volume with emotional impact. It’s also worth exploring the influence of artist origin. Alex Warren, a figure birthed in the algorithmic chaos of TikTok, carries the stigma of being “not a real musician” in the eyes of certain music purists. BuzzJack, despite its love for pop, holds tightly to standards of authenticity—just not in the traditional rockist sense. Authenticity on BuzzJack means emotional commitment, fan-service, reinvention, and a narrative arc that feels earned. A TikTok star crossing over into music must prove themselves far more than a pop girl launching a debut single with an eye-catching cover and a thumping chorus. The forum’s reaction to Ordinary also reveals an intriguing discomfort with minimalism. In a world of maximalist production—where even ballads come drenched in cinematic strings or sweeping choruses—Warren’s choice to hold back, to linger in silence, feels alien. It defies the expected structure of BuzzJack-approved ballads, like Adele’s Someone Like You or Beyoncé’s Sandcastles, both of which explode with catharsis. Ordinary, in contrast, sits with the ache. And BuzzJack doesn’t sit still well. It scrolls. It ranks. It craves the next hit of pop adrenaline. The tragedy here is not simply that Ordinary was dismissed. It’s that BuzzJack, a forum ostensibly created to dissect and celebrate music, failed to practice its core value: listening. True listening requires one to silence personal bias, genre expectations, and aesthetic preferences long enough to let the music speak on its own terms. In the case of Ordinary, that didn’t happen. But there is a deeper irony. In its own quiet way, Ordinary is a protest song. Not a political one, but an artistic protest against the idea that music must perform for us. It doesn’t beg for a replay. It doesn’t pander to algorithms or dance floors. It simply exists, like a diary entry never meant to go viral. And perhaps, one day, BuzzJack might be ready to receive it not with an eye-roll but with curiosity. Perhaps when the glitter fades and the BPMs drop, the forum will realize that there is courage in vulnerability—and power in being, well, ordinary. Until then, Ordinary will remain a song out of sync with its cultural gatekeepers, a reminder that taste-making spaces, even democratic ones like forums, are not free from prejudice. They are mirrors of their own mythology, curators of a canon that excludes as much as it celebrates. And in that exclusion lies the most telling truth of all.

...actually I'll spare the wait because unless something went wildly wrong with the points totals for the top 2 that is not only beating but demolishing the all time record win margin! The 148 point margin beats the old record by 15 points (Salt Ashes' 'Save It' won by 133 in BJSC 84), and even more remarkably in percentage terms it's a margin of 63.79% compared to the old record being Eva Simons' 'Silly Boy' all the way back in BJSC 19 which won by a comparatively minuscule 48.89%...! Kath being on the opposite end of the drubbing this time haha.

At the halfway point of the finalists, here is who is still to be announced: Ajanaeda Baleghde Bøtanikkä Danæviia FARC Fljótavík FSR Rontvia Hendinia Jadakissnia Kathaldazia Kluminican Republic Land of DW Neliönoir Pestolia POPHub République d'Áskorza Terra Avium How are we feeling about this format for results so far?

CHEIRON - SF1-18 18 Macromia 15 Bøtanikkä 13 Baleghde 12 FARC 11 Ajanaeda 10 New Lexico 9 Kluminican Republic 8 Greenfroze 7 Terra Avium 6 Altyr Muunilinst 5 Jupiterdonia 4 FSR Rontvia 3 Jadakissnia 2 République d'Áskorza 1 Persephonia

She was very... let's say drunk, and called us all freaks and weirdos because we refused her service and gave her water. :( That being said, she was lovely when she performed months prior, and all in all a very funny story to tell so we still stan Ms Vickers x

Aww, couldn’t be there for the sync sesh. 😅 I gathered the songs in a Spotify list since I didn’t see one posted yet. Let’s see if this works:

So far, Beautiful Things's streams are lower this week than last week. Hopefully, DCL-3 this Friday. 🤞

It has been over two years since I started doing this revived version of Mack's #ThrowbackThursday Re-Up. I hope you have enjoyed this as much as I have enjoyed doing this. Just want to say an massive thanks to the posters who have commented on this throughout the two years: @Roba. @gooddelta @danG @Jade @Dobbo @dandy* @LewisGT @Brer @denz98 @Big Fat Sue @TheSnake

I am conditioned at this point to instantly stop reading any text as soon as I see "—".

What in the ChatGPT is this.

Damn, you stole the words right out of my mouth with this one!

I think you need to show some respect, Joseph is the admin of the site and works tirelessly giving up his free time to put together updates, run the chart show thread and so so much more behind the scenes, he hasn’t spoke to anyone like a child and if I’m being completely honest you are the one who acts like a child if anyone says the slightest negative thing about ordinary. Well it certainly didn’t come across like you were joking?

I'm literally right here so cut the attitude (and I'm a site admin so I can call out rudeness when I see it, it's part of the job - if you don't like it, you don't have to be here) It's not a sweeping generalisation, it's a consensus. Buzzjack has a history of appreciating, above all else, female pop songs. Male singer/songwriter ballads are typically unpopular, but that's not to say everyone feels that way, and it doesn't even necessarily apply to me (remember I'm the site's premier Beautiful Things stan). There are always exceptions, and there are people who don't fit the mould in general, but look at the multichart #1s of 2025 - https://www.buzzjack.com/forums/topic/281247-buzzjack-songs-multichart-1009/ Ed Sheeran snatching a week with Azizam is the sole primary male artist the entire year, with Lady Gaga even achieving a 10 week #1 with Abracadabra. I don't understand the intense defensiveness towards Ordinary, or Alex himself, and there have been numerous posts insisting on respect for Ordinary when it's quite clear that, among those vocal enough in the chart forum, that it's not that popular on the site. That's okay! It's a huge hit and nobody could possibly diminish that with the amount of time it spent at #1. It doesn't need a single bit of validation from Buzzjack. Anyone who took my post personally needs to re-read it and touch some grass.

You would be surprised how many people don’t use Instagram. I really don’t understand how people are so nonchalant and basically accepting big corp using their data. It’s the most valuable thing that currently exists and you’re fine giving it out for free to companies that do not and will never have your best interests at heart? Okay. Also government issued IDs?! Are you uploading them on social media too? Internet is supposed to be anonymous, it’s the most powerful tool for building communities to, for example, criticize, plan and fight regimes. Now you’re just placing 100% of trust and control over yourself into whatever government your politically illiterate neighbours might choose. That’s not how the world works at this stage in time, the age of naïveté is over, fascism is on the rise and we have to keep governments in check at all times. That’s the biggest fear and concern I have over this whole shitshow personally.

Justice for seven minute melody-free vocals over a repetitive unchanging dance beat

But will Lorraine herself be on Lorraine tomorrow! (lol)

I'm going to focus on the central theme here because there's no need to respond to most of this poorly-researched and error-ridden gish gallop. That central theme is: Why is immigration so high as a pressing issue and is it a sensible issue to be so high? It's not because it affects anyone's wellbeing, because unless you're in direct competition for jobs with immigrants (far less likely than anyone would have you believe, as immigrants are inherently at a disadvantage due to Right To Work), it doesn't. In fact it's inherently illogical to focus on as an issue in comparison to the economy or any number of public services which all do directly affect most voters. Yet it has been at every election for some time a significant one. Why? It's not quite as simple as 'politicians use it as a distraction', but it's so easy to do for unscrupulous ones because many of the population are primed against migrants based on outlier crime stories they imagine are a common reality, or some vague sentiments about losing 'their country'. I live in a very diverse part of the country and I love that because of that I have access to a good portion of the whole world relatively near me. If there were concerns about conservative culture coming in with migrants (potentially but likely overblown), or migrant crime (definitely overblown), I'd sympathise somewhat, but ultimately I'm against anti-migrant policies not only because they're cruel but because they are a severe distraction from focusing on economic injustice and actually fixing the economic anxieties that trouble a large number of the people who claim immigration as their primary concern. They want Reform to win the next election, come in with a set of mass deportations et al, and if they worked (a huge if), the problems that plague them would still be there and they wouldn't feel satisfied. They'd enable hardline governments who would enact cruelty and it wouldn't make them satisfied. People need to be mad about the cost of living, income inequality, landlords and corporations sucking up excess wealth far more than they should ever be worried about their local area having a few people born in different places in it. This is why I say they are in a bubble and need to snap out of it, because their reality is shaped by the content they perceive and instinctual fears of the other - it's not reality. This is only affecting right-leaning people consuming copious amounts of political content and that may be a large number of pensioners and a good proportion of economically anxious people but it's quite far from a majority. call me elitist, pretentious and out of touch all you want, it only fuels me further

Given how long people in the real world continue to listen to established favourites rather than following the chart geek fantasy of moving onto new releases every week, I'd say they are very much in touch with reality. 'back to friends' and 'undressed' are still more popular than '12 to 12'.

As much as I would love to see Ice Cream smash, Diana Vickers could be #1 on new music Friday and today’s top hits and still wouldn’t chart in 2025. She’ll be lucky if she makes top 100 of the sales only charts.

Well I played it to Mr D* on the way home today and he said "Really, THAT won by so much?!!!" so it's a good job he doesn't participate on the forum 😆

Is Honey G number one yet?

Full recap: 1. The Beatles- Here Comes The Sun 2. Yeah Yeah Yeahs- Heads Will Roll 3. Simon & Garfunkel- The Sound Of Silence 4. Oasis- Champagne Supernova 5. Blondie- One Way Or Another 6. The Waitresses- Christmas Wrapping 7. Stevie Nicks- Edge Of Seventeen 8. The Beach Boys- Wouldn't It Be Nice 9. Fleetwood Mac- The Chain 10. Dolly Parton- 9 To 5 11. Arctic Monkeys- Mardy Bum 12. Tame Impala- Let It Happen 13. Talking Heads- Psycho Killer 14. David Bowie- Changes 15. The Beatles- In My Life 16. Lou Reed- Perfect Day 17. Alphaville- Forever Young 18. Bryan Adams- Summer Of '69 19. Pink Floyd- Comfortably Numb 20. Lykke Li- I Follow Rivers 21. Vampire Weekend- A-Punk 22. Blossoms- Charlemagne 23. The Who- Baba O'Riley 24. Two Door Cinema Club- What You Know 25. Arctic Monkeys- I Wanna Be Yours 26. Empire Of The Sun- Walking On A Dream 27. The Rolling Stones- Gimme Shelter 28. Pixies- Where Is My Mind 29. Queen- We Will Rock You 30. Elton John- Tiny Dancer 31. Tina Turner- Proud Mary 32. Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell- Ain't No Mountain High Enough 33.The Beatles- Blackbird 34. Van Morrison- Brown Eyed Girl 35. Oasis- She's Electric 36. Oasis- Morning Glory 37. Duke Dumont- Ocean Drive 38. Woodkid- Run Boy Run 39. Gorillaz- On Melancholy Hill 40. Pink Floyd- Wish You Were Here 41. Kiss- I Was Made For Lovin' You 42. Adele- Rumour Has It 43. Daryl Hall & John Oates- You Make My Dreams 44. The 1975- Somebody Else 45. Lily Allen- F**k You 46. Frank Ocean- Lost 47. John Denver- Take Me Home, Country Roads 48. Kendrick Lamar- Swimming Pools (Drank) 49. Imagine Dragons- Believer 50. Rihanna- Love On The Brain And that's the rate! Thanks so much to anyone who took part in any round or commented, this is the first event I've hosted on BuzzJack and it's been mostly enjoyable! Also special thanks to @Julian_ for some guidance and helping get this rate off the ground. As for the top 2 I'm very happy with the winner, "Here Comes The Sun" is a classic and one of the happiest songs I've ever heard, optimism in song form (even if I hate hot weather😁). Didn't think "Heads Will Roll" would make top 10 let alone top 2 so very pleasantly surprised with that outcome! Yeahs are very underrated. Well done on a really good top 50 everyone!

Putin, being a smart political operator, saw this as a chance to talk about Russian territorial integrity (keeping the parts of Ukraine he's illegally seized) on a piece of land that used to be Russian territory and get some nice photo opportunities for back home. Trump probably tried to negotiate Putin down to peace but failed, possibly in part because the only peace Putin will agree to, Ukrainian land being given over to the Russians, would be immediately nixed by the coalition of the willing. Can't be the 'peace president' when you try and fail to make peace. And as ever, actually watch his news conferences. Man is sundowning hard. It is approaching criminal negligence on the part of the media, who allegedly operate in a democracy, that they are not questioning Trump's LITERAL BASIC COMPETENCY to appear like a statesman representing the world's largest economy. Rambling on about the Russia hoax and of course playing nice with the world's premier dictator, you have never had an American president more unfit for office. Including Buchanan, A Johnson, Nixon etc. Deranged old fascist.

I sacrifice Ordinary

I estimated 22k for “Beautiful Things” last week so with 21,944 this week it must have been close to avoiding again. We should all make an offering to the chart gods. 🙏

...1-2-3-4 for 'Dior' ...1-2-3 for 'DAISIES' ...1-2 for 'Golden' In the same week. It's like it's 2000 again!

“Delete” them?! You mean remove them from the Woolies shelves?

Just noticed the lyrics in 12 To 12 "We met in a Paris cafe" Flashbacks to Jameela Jamil introducing Lilly Wood & The Prick in 2014!!

They are hunting demons, not dreams ☠️

"Spinning Around" is now FINALLY certified Platinum in the UK! Only took 25 years! 🤣 @___∆___ @Padamic_Tension @aeroco @Delicate @SmileyKylie @Liam.k. @BREAKTHETENSION @Jessie Where @Spiceboy

Calling for people to be burned alive whether aloud or on the internet is unacceptable. She knew exactly what she was doing and the lack of empathy for others with those hateful words was sickening. My colleague used to work with the woman in question and said she was a nasty piece of work in person as well so the parasocial ‘free speech’ hero worshipping is quite jarring to see.

The teasing begins

Finally a play for Yukon- nice to see Alvin and the Chipmunks seeing some success in the 2020s!

I can’t magic a radio edit for you guys but I can offer a link to help increase your attention span if that helps. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/oct/18/improve-focus-concentration-span-expert-tips You’re welcome 😇🤭