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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

Hi, it's Mattias (Deandria in BJSC), I'd like to enter a few song contests after a very long break if that's okay? I'm nervous and also not used to this new layout so bear with me haha

Massive congratulations to @Scene on the win, you played the game so brilliantly with Avril and although you had me sweating thinking Avril was done over with that choice at the end there, she pulled through I'll be in touch with you soon with the prize!! @King Rollo also deserves a heap of praise for Pet Shop Boys getting to second place! I wouldn't have called that at the beginning, and (unlike a-ha ) I've had some great discoveries over the rounds with their music when I otherwise wouldn't really give them the time of day. @Addy! did brilliantly with Christina too and managed to recover well with some choices that saw him in danger. And I'm ngl I was kinda rooting against Xtina in the final to save having to worry about how to convert the prize into USD for you !!! I honestly really didn't expect there to be so much interest in this or for it to take off the way it has, so thank you so much to everybody for all of your involvement, enthusiasm and support. @Tafty has been an amazing support of everything to do with this behind the scenes, and has so many great ideas for where we can take it from here. Besides those already tagged, @Jack @JosephBoone @Bjork @Ansel @Herbs @Last Dreamer @AllStarBySmashMouth @Spiceboy @Brer @HarryGarfield @seven. @Lukuzz @Dj Cheeky magpie @Jade @-Jay- @Mangø @awardinary @jimwatts @vibe - thank you for bringing everything to this, being such amazing sports throughout all the rounds, introducing everybody to some amazing music, and having the best time! And for all your kind words throughout. Happy to be bringing something that gives everyone else fun and joy on here! And thank you to everybody else who showed their support by voting in all the rounds, and all of the guest judges for playing along with the roles - @dandy* @Big Fat Sue @Josh! @Julian_ @danG @gooddelta @AaronTM @elgornio @Paddington James @Snazzy @Viper* @Rogue and @RobBot! I'll leave you all with one last thing... 👀

Hi all, inspired by The Chain going 5x platinum the other week and the questions surrounding it, I have compiled a full list of every song that has received a platinum disc despite never hitting the top 40! There's easily over 300 here so there will likely be some errors. All arranged by the date they achieved their highest certification. Any mistakes please let me know. Enjoy reading 😁 5x Platinum (3) Bryan Adams- Summer Of '69 [42] (15/11/2024) Fleetwood Mac- The Chain [76] (28/03/2025) Imagine Dragons- Believer [42] (11/07/2025) 4x Platinum (5) Van Morrison- Brown Eyed Girl [60] (31/01/2025) Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell- Ain't No Mountain High Enough [80] (31/01/2025) The Beatles- Here Comes The Sun [58] (25/07/2025) The Neighbourhood- Sweater Weather [49] (26/09/2025) Two Door Cinema Club- What You Know [64] (26/09/2025) 3x Platinum (16) Dolly Parton- 9 To 5 [47] (16/02/2024) Billie Eilish & Khalid- Lovely [47] (23/02/2024) J. Cole- No Role Modelz [N/A] (05/04/2024) Arctic Monkeys- Mardy Bum [N/A] (10/05/2024) Hall & Oates- You Make My Dreams [N/A] (07/06/2024) Elton John- Tiny Dancer [70] (16/08/2024) Arctic Monkeys- 505 [73] (04/10/2024) Billie Eilish- Ocean Eyes [72] (01/11/2024) Oasis- Champagne Supernova [N/A] (22/11/2024) Lord Huron- The Night We Met [75] (13/12/2024) Dwayne Johnson- You're Welcome [N/A] (10/01/2025) Childish Gambino- Redbone [51] (31/01/2025) Eminem ft. Nate Dogg- Till I Collapse [73] (07/02/2025) Calum Scott- You Are The Reason [43] (16/05/2025) Tame Impala- The Less I Know The Better [N/A] (13/06/2025) Auli'i Cravalho- How Far I'll Go [55] (11/07/2025) 2x Platinum (60) The Notorious B.I.G.- Juicy [72] (22/04/2022) Queen- We Will Rock You [N/A] (16/09/2022) Hugh Jackman & Zac Efron- The Other Side [48] (04/11/2022) Travis Scott ft. Kendrick Lamar- Goosebumps [65] (30/12/2022) John Denver- Take Me Home Country Roads [N/A] (05/05/2023) Hugh Jackman- From Now On [71] (06/10/2023) J. Cole- Wet Dreamz [N/A] (24/11/2023) Billy Joel- Piano Man [N/A] (29/12/2023) Vampire Weekend- A-Punk [55] (05/01/2024) James TW- When You Love Somebody [54] (12/01/2024) Frank Ocean- Lost [44] (02/02/2024) Arctic Monkeys- I Wanna Be Yours [99] (09/02/2024) Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros- Home [50] (19/04/2024) Kendrick Lamar- Swimming Pools (Drank) [57] (03/05/2024) Creedence Clearwater Revival- Fortunate Son [N/A] (17/05/2024) Twenty One Pilots- Ride [47] (28/06/2024) Bryson Tiller- Don't [71] (05/07/2024) Sam Fender- Hypersonic Missiles [48] (12/07/2024) Stevie Nicks- Edge Of Seventeen [86] (12/07/2024) Oasis- Half The World Away [56] (19/07/2024) The Lumineers- Ophelia [52] (02/08/2024) Frank Ocean- Pink + White [N/A] (16/08/2024) Arctic Monkeys- Snap Out Of It [82] (30/08/2024) Fleetwood Mac- Landslide [N/A] (13/09/2024) Gerry Cinnamon- Sometimes [98] (20/09/2024) Gerry Cinnamon- Belter [88] (20/09/2024) Declan McKenna- Brazil [56] (27/09/2024) The Rolling Stones- Gimme Shelter [76] (27/09/2024) Alessia Cara- Scars To Your Beautiful [55] (25/10/2024) Oasis- She's Electric [N/A] (25/10/2024) Pink Floyd- Wish You Were Here [68] (08/11/2024) Empire Of The Sun- Walking On A Dream [64] (15/11/2024) Eric Carmen- Hungry Eyes [82] (15/11/2024) Travis Scott- Butterfly Effect [57] (20/12/2024) Bryson Tiller- Exchange [N/A] (27/12/2024) Sia- Unstoppable [N/A] (07/02/2025) Kendrick Lamar ft. Jay Rock- Money Trees [N/A] (07/02/2025) Frank Ocean- Thinkin Bout You [94] (07/02/2025) Juice Wrld- All Girls Are The Same [53] (21/02/2025) Ty Dolla Sign ft. Wiz Khalifa and DJ Mustard- Or Nah [N/A] (21/02/2025) Hugh Jackman- Come Alive [55] (07/03/2025) Carrie Underwood- Before He Cheats [N/A] (07/03/2025) Kaleo- Way Down We Go [96] (21/03/2025) Rihanna- Love On The Brain [N/A] (04/04/2025) Catfish And The Bottlemen- Kathleen [N/A] (04/04/2025) The 1975- Somebody Else [55] (25/04/2025) Kodaline- All I Want [67] (06/06/2025) Duke Dumont- Ocean Drive [42] (27/06/2025) Catfish And The Bottlemen- Cocoon [N/A] (27/06/2025) Kanye West- Bound 2 [55] (11/07/2025) Arctic Monkeys- Arabella [70] (11/07/2025) Chris Stapleton- Tennessee Whiskey [N/A] (18/07/2025) Catfish And The Bottlemen- 7 [81] (08/08/2025) The Weeknd- Often [65] (22/08/2025) Rascal Flatts- Life Is A Highway [N/A] (22/08/2025) Sam Fender- Will We Talk [43] (05/09/2025) Noah Cyrus- July [66] (05/09/2025) Childish Gambino- 3005 [79] (05/09/2025) Pixies- Where Is My Mind [N/A] (12/09/2025) The Who- Baba O'Riley [55] (12/09/2025) J Cole- Work Out [N/A] (03/10/2025) Taylor Swift- Don’t Blame Me [77] (10/10/2025) Platinum (399) Drake and Future- Jumpman [58] (13/07/2018) Ed Sheeran- Tenerife Sea [62] (25/01/2019) Post Malone- White Iverson [N/A] (03/05/2019) Khalid- Location [67] (12/07/2019) Giggs ft. Donae'o- Lok Doh [52] (14/02/2020) A$AP Rocky ft. Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar- f***in' Problems [50] (17/04/2020) Lauv- I Like Me Better [58] (12/06/2020) Dave ft. J Hus- Samantha [63] (12/06/2020) JME ft. Giggs- Man Don't Care [100] (07/08/2020) James Arthur- Can I Be Him [69] (09/10/2020) Post Malone- Go Flex [100] (30/10/2020) Hardy Caprio ft. One Acen- Unsigned [45] (13/11/2020) Coldplay- Everglow [51] (13/11/2020) Two Door Cinema Club- Something Good Can Work [56] (13/11/2020) Post Malone- Candy Paint [65] (27/11/2020) Alessia Cara- How Far I'll Go [49] (04/12/2020) Royal Blood- Figure It Out [43] (04/12/2020) Ben Howard- Keep Your Head Up [46] (04/12/2020) Michelle Williams- Tightrope [N/A] (11/12/2020) Rusted Root- Send Me On My Way [N/A] (18/12/2020) Mura Masa ft. A$AP Rocky- Lovesick [59] (01/01/2021) Tory Lanez- Luv [47] (01/01/2021) Alt-J- Breezeblocks [75] (01/01/2021) XXXTentacion- Look At Me [95] (12/02/2021) The 1975- Girls [45] (19/03/2021) SZA- The Weekend [55] (26/03/2021) Ruth B- Lost Boy [97] (16/04/2021) Andra Day- Rise Up [61] (23/04/2021) Blue Swede- Hooked On A Feeling [90] (04/06/2021) Kid Cudi ft. MGMT and Ratatat- Pursuit Of Happiness [64] (11/06/2021) Drake ft. Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Eminem- Forever [42] (11/06/2021) XXXTentacion ft. Trippie Redd- f*** Love [89] (02/07/2021) Randy Newman- You've Got A Friend In Me [N/A] (02/07/2021) Pink Floyd- Comfortably Numb [N/A] (02/07/2021) Blossoms- Charlemagne [98] (09/07/2021) XXXTentacion- Everybody Dies In Their Nightmares [88] (23/07/2021) Omarion ft. Chris Brown and Jhene Aiko- Post To Be [74] (23/07/2021) Flo Rida- My House [59] (30/07/2021) Bon Iver- Skinny Love [N/A] (30/07/2021) Yeah Yeah Yeahs- Heads Will Roll [89] (30/07/2021) Redbone- Come And Get Your Love [N/A] (30/07/2021) Becky Hill and Weiss- I Could Get Used To This [45] (13/08/2021) Drake ft. Lil Wayne and Tyga- The Motto [80] (13/08/2021) Jorja Smith ft. Preditah- On My Mind [54] (20/08/2021) The Cinematic Orchestra- To Build A Home [N/A] (27/08/2021) Kristen Bell and Santino Fontana- Love Is An Open Door [56] (10/09/2021) 21 Savage- Bank Account [41] (17/09/2021) Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa ft. Bruno Mars- Young, Wild And Free [44] (24/09/2021) The XX- Intro [N/A] (29/10/2021) Ariana Grande ft. The Weeknd- Love Me Harder [48] (05/11/2021) Cast of The Greatest Showman- A Million Dreams Reprise [N/A] (12/11/2021) Billie Eilish- Bellyache [79] (12/11/2021) Kenny Loggins- Danger Zone [45] (12/11/2021) Ed Sheeran- I'm A Mess [49] (26/11/2021) Tom Petty- Free Fallin' [59] (10/12/2021) Eminem ft. Nate Dogg- Shake That [90] (24/12/2021) Ed Sheeran- Kiss Me [N/A] (07/01/2022) AJ & Deno ft. EO- London [45] (28/01/2022) Drake- Headlines [57] (04/02/2022) Adele- Turning Tables [62] (04/02/2022) The Notorious B.I.G.- Big Poppa [63] (04/02/2022) Dave ft. Drake- Wanna Know [51] (18/02/2022) Chase & Status ft. Tom Grennan- All Goes Wrong [65] (18/02/2022) SL- Tropical [73] (25/03/2022) The Beatles- Twist And Shout [48] (01/04/2022) Johnny Cash- Ring Of Fire [N/A] (15/04/2022) Samuel E Wright- Under The Sea [N/A] (15/04/2022) Lil TJay- F.N. [69] (22/04/2022) Polo G ft. Lil TJay- Pop Out [41] (13/05/2022) George Ezra- Listen To The Man [41] (13/05/2022) Bruno Mars- Count On Me [78] (20/05/2022) Two Door Cinema Club- Undercover Martyn [79] (20/05/2022) Simon & Garfunkel- The Sound Of Silence [N/A] (27/05/2022) Jason Weaver and Rowan Atkinson- I Just Can't Wait To Be King [N/A] (10/06/2022) Summer Walker- Girls Need Love [41] (17/06/2022) Fall Out Boy- Immortals [84] (24/06/2022) Kendrick Lamar- King Kunta [56] (08/07/2022) Banners- Someone To You [60] (15/07/2022) Tina Turner- Proud Mary [44] (15/07/2022) Gerry Cinnamon- Canter [50] (15/07/2022) Beyonce- Partition [74] (22/07/2022) Led Zeppelin- Immigrant Song [N/A] (22/07/2022) Billie Eilish- You Should See Me In A Crown [60] (05/08/2022) Kendrick Lamar- Bitch Don't Kill My Vibe [N/A] (05/08/2022) Adele- All I Ask [41] (19/08/2022) Offset and Metro Boomin- Ric Flair Drip [67] (26/08/2022) Kasabian- You're In Love With A Psycho [62] (26/08/2022) Tom Grennan- Found What I've Been Looking For [82] (09/09/2022) Alt-J- Left Hand Free [85] (09/09/2022) Drake- Best I Ever Had [N/A] (09/09/2022) Imagine Dragons- Whatever It Takes [93] (16/09/2022) Fleetwood Mac- Rhiannon [46] (16/09/2022) Cast Of Moana- We Know The Way [N/A] (23/09/2022) Dean Lewis- Waves [N/A] (30/09/2022) Big Sean ft. E-40- I Don't f*** With You [67] (07/10/2022) Serani- No Games [N/A] (21/10/2022) A$AP Rocky ft. Rod Stewart, Miguel and Mark Ronson- Everyday [56] (28/10/2022) Imagine Dragons- Natural [49] (04/11/2022) Ella Eyre- We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off [54] (04/11/2022) X Ambassadors- Unsteady [N/A] (11/11/2022) Polo G- Martin and Gina [48] (25/11/2022) Eagles- Take It Easy [N/A] (02/12/2022) Willow- Wait A Minute [N/A] (09/12/2022) Miguel- Adorn [49] (23/12/2022) Bicep- Glue [N/A] (13/01/2023) Billie Eilish- Idontwannabeyouanymore [78] (20/01/2023) Meghan Trainor ft. John Legend- Like I'm Gonna Lose You [99] (27/01/2023) Blackbear- IDFC [N/A] (27/01/2023) Koffee- Toast [70] (10/02/2023) The Rainbow Collections- Twinkle Twinkle Little Star [N/A] (10/02/2023) Tenacious D- Tribute [84] (10/02/2023) Cast Of Moana- Where You Are [N/A] (17/02/2023) 50 Cent- Many Men (Wish Death) [N/A] (17/02/2023) Petit Biscuit- Sunset Lover [N/A] (24/02/2023) Drake- Marvin's Room [N/A] (03/03/2023) Kanye West- Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 1 [54] (10/03/2023) XXXTentacion- Revenge [N/A] (17/03/2023) Mandy Moore- When Will My Life Begin [N/A] (17/03/2023) Eminem- Superman [N/A] (24/03/2023) Lewis Capaldi- Forever [N/A] (31/03/2023) Skepta and Wizkid- Energy (Stay Far Away) [59] (31/03/2023) Not3s- Aladdin [61] (07/04/2023) Ruth B- Dandelions [42] (07/04/2023) Grouplove- Tongue Tied [84] (14/04/2023) The Neighbourhood- Daddy Issues [N/A] (21/04/2023) Aerosmith- Dream On [N/A] (28/04/2023) Bru-C and Simula- You And Me [N/A] (05/05/2023) The Black Keys- Lonely Boy [80] (12/05/2023) Daughter- Youth [N/A] (19/05/2023) Ben Howard- Old Pine [N/A] (19/05/2023) Fisher- Losing It [60] (26/05/2023) Taylor Swift- Delicate [45] (26/05/2023) Kiiara- Gold [48] (26/05/2023) Lily Allen- f*** You [N/A] (02/06/2023) N.W.A.- Straight Outta Compton [66] (09/06/2023) XXXTentacion- Hope [N/A] (16/06/2023) Birdy- Keeping Your Head Up [57] (16/06/2023) Circa Waves- T-Shirt Weather [N/A] (16/06/2023) Burna Boy- Ye [N/A] (30/06/2023) Harry Styles- Sweet Creature [46] (30/06/2023) Steve Lacy- Dark Red [N/A] (30/06/2023) Dave- Screwface Capital [70] (07/07/2023) Future ft. The Weeknd- Low Life [N/A] (07/07/2023) SYMl- Where's My Love [N/A] (07/07/2023) Bring Me The Horizon- Throne [51] (07/07/2023) Mobb Deep- Shook Ones Pt. 2 [N/A] (07/07/2023) The 1975- It’s Not Living (If It’s Not With You) [46] (14/07/2023) Frank Ocean- Ivy [N/A] (14/07/2023) Børns- Electric Love [N/A] (21/07/2023) Harry Styles- Kiwi [66] (04/08/2023) Chord Overstreet- Hold On [N/A] (04/08/2023) Neon Trees- Everybody Talks [N/A] (04/08/2023) Kansas- Carry On Wayward Son [51] (04/08/2023) Lil Peep- Star Shopping [N/A] (18/08/2023) Lotto Boyzz- No Don [45] (25/08/2023) Adele- Love In The Dark [76] (25/08/2023) Frank Sinatra- Fly Me To The Moon [N/A] (25/08/2023) 1011- Next Up [N/A] (08/09/2023) Lil Uzi Vert ft. Nicki Minaj- The Way Life Goes [87] (08/09/2023) Frank Ocean- Chanel [80] (08/09/2023) Rihanna- Kiss It Better [46] (08/09/2023) D-Block Europe- Darling [94] (15/09/2023) Arctic Monkeys- From The Ritz To The Rubble [N/A] (22/09/2023) The Beatles- In My Life [78] (22/09/2023) Paolo Nutini- Iron Sky [42] (29/09/2023) Drake ft. Jhene Aiko- From Time [56] (29/09/2023) Buffalo Springfield- For What It's Worth [N/A] (29/09/2023) Cage The Elephant- Cigarette Daydreams [N/A] (06/10/2023) Sub Focus and Dimension- Desire [51] (27/10/2023) Bugzy Malone- Beauty And The Beast [N/A] (27/10/2023) Daniel Caesar ft. H.E.R.- Best Part [N/A] (03/11/2023) Cast of The Lion King- Hakuna Matata [N/A] (03/11/2023) The Hunna- She's Casual [N/A] (10/11/2023) Joji- Slow Dancing In The Dark [N/A] (17/11/2023) Ludovico Einaudi- Nuvole Bianche [N/A] (17/11/2023) The Beach Boys- Wouldn't It Be Nice [58] (24/11/2023) Billie Eilish- I Love You [N/A] (22/12/2023) Foals- Mountain At My Gates [87] (22/12/2023) Kanye West- Can't Tell Me Nothing [N/A] (22/12/2023) Eartha Kitt- Santa Baby [44] (22/12/2023) Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello- I Know What You Did Last Summer [42] (29/12/2023) All Time Low- Dear Maria Count Me In [N/A] (29/12/2023) Taylor Swift- August [78] (05/01/2024) Adele- Rumour Has It [85] (05/01/2024) Limp Bizkit- Break Stuff [N/A] (05/01/2024) Fleetwood Mac- Gypsy [46] (05/01/2024) Cat Stevens- Wild World [52] (05/01/2024) SZA ft. Travis Scott- Love Galore [N/A] (12/01/2024) Disturbed- Down With The Sickness [N/A] (12/01/2024) Lewis Capaldi- One [N/A] (26/01/2024) Bruno Mars- Versace On The Floor [59] (26/01/2024) Demi Lovato- Confident [65] (26/01/2024) 2Pac ft. Outlawz- Hit 'Em Up [N/A] (26/01/2024) Talking Heads- Psycho Killer [N/A] (26/01/2024) Chuck Berry- Johnny B. Goode [N/A] (26/01/2024) George Ezra- Barcelona [N/A] (09/02/2024) Panic! At The Disco- House Of Memories [N/A] (16/02/2024) Fleetwood Mac- Songbird [N/A] (16/02/2024) Cigarettes After Sex- Apocalypse [N/A] (23/02/2024) Young Thug and Travis Scott ft. Quavo- Pick Up The Phone [N/A] (23/02/2024) Weiss- Feel My Needs [N/A] (01/03/2024) The Offspring- You're Gonna Go Far Kid [N/A] (01/03/2024) Michael Kiwanuka- Cold Little Heart [N/A] (08/03/2024) D.O.D. ft. Carla Monroe- Still Sleepless [46] (15/03/2024) PartyNextDoor- Break From Toronto [N/A] (22/03/2024) J. Cole ft. Miguel- Power Trip [46] (22/03/2024) A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie ft. Kodak Black- Drowning [N/A] (29/03/2024) Dr Dre ft. Eminem and Xzibit- What's The Difference [N/A] (05/04/2024) Solomon Burke- Cry To Me [N/A] (05/04/2024) The Weeknd ft. Lana Del Rey- Stargirl Interlude [73] (12/04/2024) Eva Cassidy- Songbird [56] (12/04/2024) The Beatles- Blackbird [N/A] (12/04/2024) The 1975- Robbers [N/A] (19/04/2024) J. Cole ft. Amber Coffman and Cults- She Knows [68] (19/04/2024) A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie- Look Back At It [51] (26/04/2024) Lil Baby and Drake- Yes Indeed [46] (26/04/2024) Flume ft. Kai- Never Be Like You [95] (26/04/2024) Brad Kane and Lea Salonga- A Whole New World [N/A] (26/04/2024) Frank Ocean- Nights [N/A] (03/05/2024) Zach Bryan- Something In The Orange [70] (10/05/2024) Carmen Twillie- Circle Of Life [N/A] (10/05/2024) Machine Gun Kelly ft. Yungblud and Travis Scott- I Think I'm Okay [90] (17/05/2024) Tame Impala- Borderline [78] (17/05/2024) Unknown T- Homerton B [48] (17/05/2024) Oasis- Morning Glory [N/A] (17/05/2024) Idina Menzel and Evan Rachel Wood- Show Yourself [60] (24/05/2024) Jemaine Clement- Shiny [N/A] (24/05/2024) Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth- Defying Gravity [N/A] (31/05/2024) Fleetwood Mac- Never Going Back Again [N/A] (31/05/2024) Rick Springfield- Jessie's Girl [43] (07/06/2024) Hozier- Work Song [N/A] (14/06/2024) Slipknot- Psychosocial [67] (14/06/2024) Kiss- I Was Made For Lovin You [50] (21/06/2024) Billy Joel- Vienna [N/A] (21/06/2024) Bad Boy Chiller Crew ft. S-Dog- 450 [84] (28/06/2024) Rex Orange County ft. Benny Sings- Loving Is Easy [N/A] (12/07/2024) Tame Impala- Let It Happen [N/A] (12/07/2024) Frank Ocean- Novacane [N/A] (12/07/2024) Hans Zimmer- Time [N/A] (12/07/2024) Olivia Rodrigo- Brutal [N/A] (19/07/2024) Olivia Rodrigo- Happier [N/A] (26/07/2024) Luke Combs- When It Rains It Pours [N/A] (26/07/2024) Luke Combs- Beautiful Crazy [N/A] (02/08/2024) Lil Baby- Freestyle [N/A] (09/08/2024) Arctic Monkeys- Knee Socks [N/A] (09/08/2024) Patrick Watson- Je Te Laisserai Des Mots [N/A] (09/08/2024) Fort Minor- Remember The Name [N/A] (09/08/2024) Beach House- Space Song [N/A] (16/08/2024) James Bay- If You Ever Want To Be In Love [96] (16/08/2024) Taylor Swift- Getaway Car [N/A] (23/08/2024) Bring Me The Horizon- Can You Feel My Heart [N/A] (30/08/2024) Lykke Li- I Follow Rivers [N/A] (30/08/2024) Blondie- One Way Or Another [98] (30/08/2024) Mazzy Star- Fade Into You [48] (06/09/2024) Drake- Do Not Disturb [61] (13/09/2024) Shakira- Try Everything [N/A] (13/09/2024) Surf Curse- Freaks [64] (20/09/2024) TV Girl- Lovers Rock [84] (27/09/2024) Wallows ft. Clairo- Are You Bored Yet [65] (04/10/2024) Childish Gambino- Heartbeat [97] (11/10/2024) Oasis- Rock N Roll Star [N/A] (11/10/2024) Peter Frampton- Baby I Love Your Way [43] (11/10/2024) J Hus ft. MoStack and Mist- Fisherman [47] (18/10/2024) Bombay Bicycle Club- Always Like This [97] (18/10/2024) Israel Kamakawiwoʻole- Somewhere Over The Rainbow Medley [44] (18/10/2024) Tracy Chapman- Baby Can I Hold You [94] (18/10/2024) Imagine Dragons- Warriors [54] (25/10/2024) Rihanna- Man Down [54] (25/10/2024) Hall & Oates- Rich Girl [N/A] (25/10/2024) Meat Loaf- Paradise By The Dashboard Light [N/A] (25/10/2024) Juice Wrld and Youngboy Never Broke Again- Bandit [42] (01/11/2024) Beach Weather- Sex, Drugs, Etc. [46] (01/11/2024) Jack Johnson- Banana Pancakes [N/A] (01/11/2024) 3 Doors Down- Kryptonite [N/A] (01/11/2024) James Bay- Us [N/A] (08/11/2024) Pitbull ft. John Ryan- Fireball [49] (08/11/2024) Catfish And The Bottlemen- Pacifier [N/A] (08/11/2024) Lou Reed- Perfect Day [45] (22/11/2024) Juice Wrld- Lean Wit Me [N/A] (29/11/2024) Michael Buble- Santa Claus Is Coming To Town [77] (29/11/2024) Billie Eilish- All The Good Girls Go To Hell [77] (06/12/2024) T-Pain ft. Yung Joc- Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin') [N/A] (06/12/2024) 2Pac- Ambitionz Az A Ridah [N/A] (06/12/2024) The Waitresses- Christmas Wrapping [45] (06/12/2024) Imagine Dragons- Bones [51] (13/12/2024) Frank Ocean- White Ferrari [N/A] (13/12/2024) Lil Baby- Close Friends [67] (20/12/2024) Frank Sinatra- Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas [45] (27/12/2024) Kina ft. Snøw- Get You The Moon [N/A] (03/01/2025) The Neighbourhood- Softcore [51] (03/01/2025) Sam Fender- Spit Of You [41] (10/01/2025) Tinashe ft. Schoolboy Q- 2 On [N/A] (10/01/2025) Paramore- Ain't It Fun [N/A] (10/01/2025) Darius Rucker- Wagon Wheel [N/A] (10/01/2025) Kendrick Lamar ft. MC Eiht- m.A.A.d City [N/A] (10/01/2025) Sam Fender- Getting Started [47] (17/01/2025) Billie Eilish- Watch [N/A] (17/01/2025) Billie Eilish- Bored [N/A] (17/01/2025) Kings Of Leon- Waste A Moment [45] (17/01/2025) Jodi Benson- Part Of Your World [N/A] (17/01/2025) Kanye West- Violent Crimes [N/A] (24/01/2025) Brent Faiyaz- Trust [98] (31/01/2025) Hozier- From Eden [69] (31/01/2025) Kings Of Leon- Closer [N/A] (07/02/2025) David Bowie- Changes [49] (07/02/2025) Taylor Swift- My Tears Ricochet [N/A] (14/02/2025) Dominic Fike- Babydoll [66] (14/02/2025) Kendrick Lamar- Alright [N/A] (21/02/2025) Fleetwood Mac- You Make Loving Fun [45] (28/02/2025) Stevie Wonder- Isn't She Lovely [94] (28/02/2025) Kanye West ft. Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross and Bon Iver- Monster [N/A] (07/03/2025) Gorillaz- On Melancholy Hill [78] (07/03/2025) Knucks- Los Pollos Hermanos [96] (14/03/2025) The Walters- I Love You So [87] (14/03/2025) Kanye West- I Wonder [N/A] (14/03/2025) Lil TJay- Sex Sounds [N/A] (21/03/2025) Julia Michaels and Niall Horan- What A Time [71] (21/03/2025) Hailee Steinfeld- Love Myself [N/A] (21/03/2025) Capital Cities- Safe And Sound [42] (21/03/2025) Master KG ft. Nomcebo- Jerusalema [55] (28/03/2025) Girl In Red- We Fell In Love In October [N/A] (28/03/2025) The Wombats- Greek Tragedy [N/A] (28/03/2025) Frank Sinatra- That's Life [44] (28/03/2025) A$AP Rocky- Sundress [N/A] (04/04/2025) Kendrick Lamar- Pride [49] (04/04/2025) Harry Styles- Fine Line [N/A] (11/04/2025) Taylor Swift- Paper Rings [N/A] (11/04/2025) Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi- I See The Light [N/A] (11/04/2025) Simon & Garfunkel- Cecilia [N/A] (11/04/2025) Woodkid- Run Boy Run [44] (18/04/2025) Taylor Swift- You Belong With Me (Taylor's Version) [52] (25/04/2025) Lana Del Rey- Doin' Time [42] (25/04/2025) SZA- Broken Clocks [N/A] (25/04/2025) Devilman- Drum And Bass Father [N/A] (25/04/2025) Lil Wayne ft. Drake and Future- Love Me [44] (02/05/2025) Ella Mai- Trip [47] (09/05/2025) Ludovico Einaudi- Experience [N/A] (09/05/2025) Nathan Dawe ft. Malika- Cheatin' [94] (09/05/2025) Gracie Abrams- I Miss You I'm Sorry [81] (16/05/2025) Sia- Breathe Me [71] (16/05/2025) XXXTentacion- The Remedy For A Broken Heart [53] (30/05/2025) Lorde- Ribs [N/A] (30/05/2025) Oasis- The Masterplan [N/A] (30/05/2025) Matt Sassari- Give It To Me [64] (06/06/2025) Mac Miller- The Spins [N/A] (06/06/2025) Childish Gambino- L.E.S. [N/A] (06/06/2025) Hamilton Cast- Alexander Hamilton [N/A] (20/06/2025) Alphaville- Forever Young [98] (27/06/2025) Bob Marley & The Wailers- Redemption Song [N/A] (04/07/2025) Bru-C and Bou- Streetside [84] (11/07/2025) Dua Lipa- Love Again [51] (11/07/2025) Shy FX ft. Stamina MC and Lily Allen- Roll The Dice [N/A] (11/07/2025) Arctic Monkeys- No. 1 Party Anthem [N/A] (11/07/2025) Daniel Caesar ft. Kali Uchis- Get You [N/A] (18/07/2025) M.I.A.- Bad Girls [43] (18/07/2025) Imagine Dragons- Bad Liar [44] (25/07/2025) Not3s- Addison Lee [57] (25/07/2025) Luke Combs- The Kind Of Love We Make [72] (01/08/2025) Childish Gambino- Me And Your Mama [N/A] (01/08/2025) PartyNextDoor ft. Drake- Come And See Me [N/A] (01/08/2025) TV Girl- Not Allowed [N/A] (01/08/2025) Meek Mill ft. Chris Brown and Nicki Minaj- All Eyes On You [55] (01/08/2025) First Aid Kit- My Silver Lining [N/A] (01/08/2025) Pink Floyd- Money [N/A] (01/08/2025) Taylor Swift- You're On Your Own Kid [65] (08/08/2025) Wolf Alice- Don't Delete The Kisses [100] (08/08/2025) Nickelback- Burn It To The Ground [N/A] (08/08/2025) The Rolling Stones- Wild Horses [N/A] (08/08/2025) The Outfield- Your Love [83] (15/08/2025) AC/DC- Shoot To Thrill [N/A] (15/08/2025) Sam Fender- Play God [89] (22/08/2025) Phoebe Bridgers- Motion Sickness [N/A] (22/08/2025) The Weeknd- Wicked Games [N/A] (22/08/2025) Fleetwood Mac- Seven Wonders [56] (29/08/2025) Fleetwood Mac- Silver Springs [N/A] (29/08/2025) Hozier- Almost (Sweet Music) [82] (05/09/2025) Vance Joy- Mess Is Mine [N/A] (05/09/2025) Rae Sremmurd- This Could Be Us [N/A] (05/09/2025) Noah Kahan- You're Gonna Go Far [60] (12/09/2025) The Killers- The Man [63] (12/09/2025) Rise Against- Savior [N/A] (12/09/2025) Michael Sembello- Maniac [43] (12/09/2025) Metro Boomin, Future and Don Toliver- Too Many Nights [68] (19/09/2025) Rick James- Super Freak [N/A] (19/09/2025) Marvin Gaye- What's Going On [80] (19/09/2025) Johnny Cash- I Walk The Line [N/A] (19/09/2025) Tate McRae- That Way [82] (26/09/2025) Sam Fender- The Borders [59] (26/09/2025) Mitski- Washing Machine Heart [N/A](26/09/2025) Lana Del Rey- Brooklyn Baby [86] (26/09/2025) Catfish And The Bottlemen- Homesick [N/A] (26/09/2025) Olivia Dean- The Hardest Part [N/A] (03/10/2025) SL- Gentleman [N/A] (03/10/2025) Mac DeMarco- My Kind Of Woman [N/A] (03/10/2025) Birdy- Not About Angels [N/A] (03/10/2025) The Smiths- Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want [N/A] (03/10/2025) Meghan Trainor- Better When I'm Dancin' [N/A] (10/10/2025) Can confirm that 483 songs have achieved platinum status without going top 40. Fairly sure I got them all!

Also THIS was the look I got from Mr D* earlier when I explained we couldn't watch the final of Sewing Bee live because I was going to be presenting the results of a pretend song contest

Side note: for the 2nd semi-final there has been some demand to include songs that were certified platinum after round 1 closed and semi final 1 started. There are two songs that have done this: to make things fair, I would like you to vote on which track you want to include as a wildcard in the 2nd semi-final. If you want Alphaville's "Forever Young" as a wildcard, react to this post with a like/👍 If you want Bob Marley & The Wailers' "Redemption Song" as a wildcard, react to this post with a heart/❤️ The song with more reactions by 11:30 BST on 7th July gets added into the 2nd semi-final's pool of songs!

I'll ask down my local tonight why ordinary streams are down

Damn, thought she'd have fallen to #2 by now

A few for #10 Nat King Cole - Tenderly (1954) The Chi-Lites - Too Good To Be Forgotten (1974) Sonia - Listen To Your Heart (1989) Elton John & Leann Rimes - Written in the Stars (1999)

ACR rules is a hot topic of discussion down the local pubs clearly

Patrick Wolf's The Magic Position peaked at number 69

I've said this before and I'll say it again, the "mockery" of people is rarely to do with the core point. We can all agree, when I responded to the "Manchild tanking" calls last week, that Liam was correct that Manchild WAS declining, that it seemed likely it wouldn't be #1 because of this, and it looked likely to continue declining. The same can be said of Dior this week, Liam is again correct - it's down 60k/70k on last week, that bodes badly for it making #1 on its best opportunity yet. The mockery of members in here is often because people make "click bait", reactionary statements akin to The Sun newspaper headlines you see on Facebook. People are forever describing things as "dropping off a cliff", "catastrophic falls", "distastrous debuts" etc, whether it be Ed, Chappell, Sabrina etc this year alone. These threads would be so much better to read if people had levelled conversations and mature discussions that weren't so full of exaggeration and intensified negativity, because it's clear most of you are passionate about the charts, you're clued up about what's going on and you're able to notice patterns in statistics etc.

Imagine the sales Taylor could have had if she'd released an actually good album...!

Buzzjack's nightmare of a collab lol

Bracing myself for the Buzzjack circle of a big popstar release. 1) A huge day 1 that's branded an underperformance regardless of whether it's good or bad 2) A day 2 drop off followed by cries of flop, no matter how the album holds 3) Certain users who complain that they're so bored of the stagnant charts then complaining when Taylor gets 3 songs in the official Top 10. It's an exciting time!

There’s this new artist called Perrie. Idk might be worth checking out🤷‍♂️

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

Mothertopia Nationals getting ready for landing

Now that I’m fully rested, once again I just want to thank everyone <3 I will host next edition, even though my schedule is a mess but I’ll make it work. I am blanking to come up with something fresh theme wise, because of time constraints etc. etc. so most probably will just recycle my theme (sorry, I know it’s overdone) but those boarding passes are ready to be printed

Welcome back to the stage ... N DNTN

For Club Bizarre 32 we have a record-breaking 32 entries!!! (How appropriate 😍) Just waiting for signoff x

I dreamt last night I visited the gloomy BJSC offices (?!) and met @dandy* (who is secretly Nick Grimshaw) as he was taking telephone votes and meticulously putting them in his little filing cabinet Time for a break from Buzzjack

SF1 is missing Lookylion's entry

I've been doing a Countdown style numbers puzzle to try to get 10538 Overture by ELO to its peak position of 9. It took me a while but I've done it: 3 x 8 = 24 -5 = 19 -10 = 9

He's still alive...

POPHub’s passengers have rather enjoyed the delay as we stuck Scotland 2’s playlist on to keep them entertained. Just coming to the end of track 3 now

Also, the worst thing about hosting was that I hated repeatedly having to type out every country with an accent, an umlaut, or anything else in it. You all made my life hard!!! I know copy/paste exists but sometimes I just want to bash out a country name quickly with my own two hands and that's where I appreciated the likes of Skall, FARC, and Oslol x

Even if most of my votes ended up bottom half, I cannot complain at that winner considering I gave it the 18! It was exciting to host and be the deciding vote even if I feel awful for blacksquare as they've been sooooo much help throughout the process. I really appreciate everything you've done to help @blacksquare and I hope you can forgive me 🤣😝 Erika Jayne outdid my expectations because I was expecting dead last. Maybe she'd have even qualified after all in a traditional semi final?! I thought it'd pick up a few votes from pure pop voters but some of those abandoned me and it got some surprise votes from the likes of Klum Rep, Scotland 2 and Eledan which I wasn't expecting! It's been fun to host but also super stressful, haha. I don't know how poor Lew does it every few months 🤣 It was very intriguing to see how votes come in and change things as they go on. For example, I couldn't believe how long it took FSR Rontvia to get points during the semis when I thought it was such an immediate standout. Sorry I couldn't keep up the movie theme for the finale but I promised I'd have results done by 10pm and I kept my promise !!!! Thanks for all the nice comments throughout my hosting experience x

Not Ed "underperforming" before the Spotify update even comes in. Take a day off y'all x

Plot twist... That IS the signature Lindsey wanted!

The Spodic Empire is set to return to the 178th edition of the contest after a short break. Their entry will be internally selected and will be a return to their favoured genre which represented the Empire during its initial 5 appearances.

Surely they’d be all too busy talking about how Alex Warren isn’t still no1 in the pub

Oh wow. Love that 'storm' resonated so much, their soundscape this era (don't forget to pre-save the new album) is just it to me. Thank you to the 35 voters who got Nelly our second win. Insane 🖤 Reading the results this morning, and I knew Night Tapes had won the moment @Brer seemed disappointed by the prospect of it — it's Persephonia tradition I thought 'Korku' had it in the bag at first — and it would have been amazing to see FSR Rontvia back on top after such an eclectic, standout year. 'Loss Is Not Infinite' fully turned me into a Little Ront 🖤 So thrilled to see Aeroche, Fljótavík, Kathaldazia, Cumulonimbia (still not over that clash), Elëdan, and Jadakissnia all deservedly smashing the top twenty. Utopia nearly sneaking into the top ten is probably my biggest surprise (obsessed), and I love that something so quirky and alternative can smash too. Cor Lupus finally getting another hit — tough year for them. Altyr Muunilinst sounded like a huge hit to me, not sure what happened there, and I hoped Herbilore X Julia Fox could reach a new peak together. Bronzil far too low, amongst some of my other indie faves 🖤 I cannot forget to thank @dandy* for taking those calls and managing those filing cabinets. Also the most iconic points reveal, along with @uhsting I need to collect my thoughts today and decide if I actually want to host because spreadsheets are not hot, cute, or sexy. I would rather be on the Waitrose podcast x

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

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.

"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

Just want to note that it's a fallacy to treat every single (even by major artists) as if they're written specifically to be instant #1 hits, especially if they just don't sound like it. To avoid the negatively associated buzzwords, sometimes they can just be made to show the range & potential of the album in question, and probably helps the bottom line a lot in the long run. Often times also these songs that appear to be coasting or underwhelming just don't fit the vibe of the top 40 but then go on to do really well after the fact. Here's a top 10 from 7 years ago, which song here do you think has the most streams on Spotify nowadays? Answer: it's the one spending its first and only week in the top 10

Apparently Benson is releasing a new remix of Beautiful Things with Teddy Swims.

Seeing Jade's fans disappointed that her new single hasn't been added to Hot Hits UK, made me interested to take a closer look at this impactful playlist. I wanted to find out to what extent it supports British artists, and the age of the songs included on it (i.e. how fresh is this playlist?). Of the 70 songs included, 20 of them are by UK artists (as the lead artist). That's 28.5% of the playlist. The newest UK artist song included is Sam Fender - 'Little Bit Closer', which came out 20th February (25 days ago). It's placed 60th out of 70 tracks. The oldest UK artist song included is technically Raye - 'Oscar Winning Tears.', from her February 2023 released album. However it became a single in November 2024. Currently in 64th position. Otherwise, the oldest song is BL3SS - 'Kisses', released on 22nd March 2024 (360 days ago). It's still as high as 32nd place. The average age of all the UK songs included is 26 weeks old (half a year). Although there's 20 songs, there's some repeat artists; there's 15 different artists. So this is the level of support currently being afforded to UK artists, in a playlist geared towards UK listeners. Just one song that has been released within the last 4 weeks: It should come as no surprise that there is more emphasis on the inclusion of USA artists in this playlist. 33 songs are USA artists as the lead artist, 47.1%. If we extend that to North America (so, including Canadian artists), it's 38 songs - 54.3%. There's relatively fresher songs included, with 9 of those 38 being released within the last month. The newest being Playboi Carti - 'RATHER LIE' (3 days) and Chappell Roan - 'The Giver' (4 days). These being the only songs added to the playlist this week ('The Giver' in 12th position, 'RATHER LIE' in 19th position). Should "the UK's biggest playlist" be doing more to support UK based artists? I really think they should be, and it fascinates me why they're not. I don't think it's ever been more difficult for UK artists to do well (or consistently well) in the UK singles chart, in this age of streaming. There could be a multitude of business related reasons why Spotify doesn't throw full support behind an artist such as Jade. It's a shame though, as well as frustrating and predictable, to realise that a new song is essentially dead on arrival because of Spotify's decision making. Also, the inevitably of knowing that the return of the Sugababes will get bare minimum support from Spotify, unlikely to ever be considered for inclusion on their top playlists, and therefore not chart. From my perspective, Spotify also doesn't do much to throw support behind new(ish) artists - and if they do, it's often because of TikTok virality that has dictated that songs such as Messy end up getting heavily supported. The girl group FLO seemed to struggle to get to the stage of releasing their debut album, after spending a lot of time chasing a hit single that never came... and it ultimately resulted in a frontloaded album spending 1 week in the Top 100 (peaking at #3). I would connect the phenomenon of frontloaded albums, to artists not being able to break the glass ceiling of what it takes to achieve a long-running album (high streaming support across multiple songs). Aside from the origin of the artists included, I have to wonder why this playlist is as stale as it is? Inclusions include: Nights Like This, Too Sweet, Kisses, Good Luck Babe, A Bar Song (Tipsy), I Had Some Help, Birds of a Feather, Apple, I Love You I'm Sorry, Somedays, Backbone, Diet Pepsi, Taste... what are they still doing here!! Hits for sure... but surely they've been and gone? No wonder the chart moves at a glacial pace and requires ACR to keep things artificially fresher looking. Anyway... I'm interested if any of you have thoughts about this playlist specifically!

Just a friendly word - please do spare a thought this week for those of us who don’t have a strong opinion either way on Ed or whether he’s doing well or flopping. Please consider the quiet majority who just want to read about the streaming charts before you post. That isn’t aimed at anyone who’s commented so far - just before we end up with pages and pages of more or less the same comments over and over about one artist!

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.

Sabrina’s numbers falling off a cliff: 21 June: 464k 22 June: 408k 23 June: 442k 24 June: 426k 25 June: 448k 26 June: 437k 27 June: 443k Cliffs everywhere found unbothered.

OMG! I wasn’t expecting that. Thank you so much! I really loved this song but thought it would be another of my 10-15 finishes because it’s a bit more basic or standard and usually CB favours the quirky, but I’m really glad it’s resonated. St. Germain in 2nd spot is wonderful too as that’s one of my all-time fave songs (my first email address ever was inspired by the album it’s from haha). Thought the quality this edition was v good, well done everyone!

Not the Debbii and Debby finale Thank you to everyone who voted for Debby this month — it really is my favourite entry in months, and one of my favourites of the year. So euphoric. Going from not qualifying with her as my first-ever entry to second place was beyond my expectations — happy to see it connect with people. I mentioned this in the other thread, but life has been lifing lately, and having this little community has brought such unanticipated levity. I don't think I've ever been more invested in theorising and predicting things — it's been a hoot 🖤 I would have loved to see a win for Scotland 2, I felt that win in my bones! So many gems in the top ten, although Jadu Heart, Blue Hawaii, and Litku Klemetti are criminally low Congrats to Addy and Josh for smashing the hosting (I'm glad I actually managed to help with spreadsheets for the first time in my life!) Ha, I'm less concerned about the results and more worried that there won’t be a Fljótavík entry next month

I'm so happy to have made the final again!🤩 Especially now, because after my cheap ass entry got vetoed (although I didn't think it would be), I felt like I should send something inspired, but at the same time a bit of a risk. I just love "Not a Dream", that voice gives me the chills! I figured if I were to end my incredible Q streak record, I'd much rather do it with something special, so that I would still feel really good about what represented me. There have been too many entries in the past (although many years ago now) I admit where I sent something I liked, but not loved, and was probably more inclined to send it because I thought others would like it more than I personally did. And more often than not it didn't resonate with people. Go figure! These past few years, though, and especially from the year where I sent exclusively Japanese or Korean songs (2022), I've grown more confident in my own tastes. So, when I send something I truly appreciate, I do it with a sense of pride. Which means I keep my head held high if I DNQ, and if someone else really enjoys my entry too, it becomes so so so much more rewarding!

I don't particularly like Carti but I see quite a bit of unnecessary hostility on here towards almost any rap song & artist that does well on the charts. If it was purely directed towards Carti I probably wouldn't have said anything lol