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you’re right we’ve changed it to try and encourage a more even spread across the decade instead of what tends to happen being the later years having a ton more songs

which is as ever why the thread is titled estimated updates

After three consecutive NQs and a further one a few contests later back in 2023, Danæviia rose to the challenge to rethink our strategy in the contest and make our way into the BJSC history books as one of the most impactful nations by expanding our voter base to the more indie leaning crowd. We now become the sixth nation to have a three year unbroken qualification streak as 'Hopeful' lands us another finalist placement. There is still time left to vote 'Hopeful' to give our first Dance hit of the year after the sad underperformance of Qrion and Jump Source. Here is a reminder of the entries in our record run. 159 | BLACKSHAPE - ITIIITIATIIHYLIHYL | [02/42 (302) / 09/31 (84)] 160 | Matt Guy - Every Little Time | [06/42 (220) / AUTOQUALIFIED] 161 | Adrianne Lenker - Ruined | [04/41 (252) / 03/29 (96)] 162 | Leblanc - Palladio | [14/41 (178) / 11/29 (70)] 163 | Castle Rat - Cry For Me | [34/41 (125) / 18/32 (53)] 164 | Marie Davidson - Y.A.A.M. (Soulwax Version) | [10/41 (205) / 11/31 (69)] 165 | Kalandra - Bardaginn | [12/41 (201) / 10/30 (69)] 166 | Tinlicker (feat. Brian Molko) - Nowhere To Go | [05/42 (237) / 03/28 (99)] 167 | Aaron Hibell & Felsmann + Tiley - Levitation (Extended Icelandic Version) | [05/41 (220) / 01/28 (109)] 168 | Talking to Shadows - Valentina | [25/41 (158) / 10/28 (75)] 169 | Klangphonics (feat. Anna Metko) - Ghost (Find Me Again) | [17/41 (172) / 06/28 (75)] 170 | Clann - Arise | [10/42 (206) / 04/28 (103)] 171 | Schrotthagen - Pain in my Heart | [11/42 (195) / 03/26 (102)] 172 | The Yagas - The Crying Room | [12/42 (185) / 09/29 (65)] 173 | Simian Mobile Disco - Hustler | [09/42 (178) / 04/26 (92)] 174 | Polo & Pan (feat. Beth Ditto) - Petite Etoile | [06/41 (246) / 08/28 (73)] 175 | Ummet Ozcan - Ocean's Voice | [04/41 (221) / 04/26 (85)] 176 | Slinkee Minx - Summer Rain (Alex K Remix) | [07/36 (200) / 02/23 (113)] 177 | Levi.Sct - Technotude | [13/41 (186) / 10/26 (68)] 178 | Ghost Cop - A Shot In The Dark | [11/42 (185) / 09/26 (74)] 179 | Flawed Mangoes - Surreal | [10/41 (190) / 08/26 (73)] 180 | Austra - Fallen Cloud | [01/41 (268) / 02/28 (99)] 181 | Maruja - Look Down On Us | [18/41 (195) / AUTOQUALIFIED] 182 | Qrion - Ice Palace | [31/42 (130) / 14/29 (63)] 183 | Anna von Hausswolff - Stardust | [23/41 (165) / 14/29 (62)] 184 | Lux Terminus - Electrocommunion | [16/41 (182) / 10/61 (61)] 185 | Jump Source (feat. Helena Deland & Ross Meen) - Shattered | [38/41 (119) / 09/28 (72)] 186 | Thy Catafalque - A gyönyörű álmok ezután jönnek | [15/42 (187) / 06/29 (82)] 187 | Liminal - The Crop | [20/42 (164) / 07/30 (77)] 188 | Anamẽ & Lydmor - Hopeful | [TBA]

the January slump says hi

by that point hopefully Stop the Wedding will be doing enough to be the legitimate #1 (big emphasis on the word 'hopefully')

it feels like "that time of year" has become the whole year, 2026 really has been the most dire year for music yet

I'm going to re-estimate DCL-1 for it then, it definitely declined last week but must've declined less than the market the week before

oh for f***s sakes I really thought we were over Self Aware this time

+5 Ashe - Stop The Wedding +4 HUGEL, Imael Angel & Ultra Naté - Movin’ To The Sun +3 Sienna Spiro - Great Expectation +2 Dua Lipa - Training Season +1 Olivia Rodrigo - the cure -1 Sam Fender & Olivia Dean - Rein Me In -2 Olivia Dean - Man I Need -3 Sienna Spiro - Die On This Hill -4 Ella Langley - Choosin’ Texas -5 Stella Lefty - Boston

Each week, 8 new releases are selected to go head to head, with one weekly winner which will then go up against future weekly winners later in the year at the end of each quarter of the year, and then again at the end of the year to determine the ultimate winner of 2026. This week's results: Marshmello x Illenium x Sacha - Close My Eyes 5 Armin van Buuren x Pete Tong x Poppy Baskcomb - Toca's Miracle 3 Becky Hill - Changes 3 Chase & Status x Skrillex - Essa Ta Quente 2 Barry Can't Swim x Sammy Virji - I Could Be Madonna 1 David Guetta x Hypaton - You and I, Me and You 1 Chrystal x Rudimental - 3 2 1 0 Cloonee - Get Up and Dance 0 'Close My Eyes' becomes Marshmello's first victory in the 3.7 years DTotW has been running. He is much-assisted by Illenium here who had a win earlier this year with 'Die Living', and is his third total win. The song denies Becky her 4th win of the year alongside an updated version of the Fragma classic hit which both are joint second place. ========================================== Each week, choose one song only that you feel is your favourite from the selection of releases that week. If you wish to post a rate of the selection of songs in the thread, please feel free to do so. Here are this week's contenders; Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso x PinkPantheress x Fred again.. x Etienne de Crécy - Sexy Magic Clean Bandit x Chlöe x Omah Lay - Company Cloonee - Back of the Club D.O.D x Aya Anne - I'll Be There Jazzy - Get This Started MNEK - Gargantuan!! Paul Woolford x Secondcity x Rahh - Signs Skepta x Suggs x Chase & Status - Innocent Smile Results of this week's poll will be revealed in next week's thread. The poll will remain open until the following Friday. 2026 Dance Track of the Week Winners: Week 1+2: DJ Seinfeld - Plush Week 3: Danny L Harle x Julia Michaels - Raft In The Sea Week 4: George Reid - True Desire Week 5: MJ Cole x PinkPantheress - Still Sincere Week 6: Calvin Harris x Kasabian - Release the Pressure Week 7: Danny L Harle x Dua Lipa - Two Hearts Week 8: Tiësto x Brieanna Grace - Beautiful Places Week 9: Hannah Laing x Marlon Hoffstadt x Caroline Roxy - Stomp Your Feet Week 10: Bebe Rexha x Faithless - New Religion Week 11: Chase & Status x Pozer - Through The Pain Week 12: Illenium x David Guetta x Dustin Lynch - Die Living Week 13: Fcukers - Lonely Week 14: Disclosure - The Sun Comes Up Tremendous Week 15: Afrojack x Sia x David Guetta - Awake Tonight Week 16: John Summit x Devault x Julia Church - Shades of Blue Week 17: Duke Dumont x Låpsley - Misdemeanour Week 18: Becky Hill - >>>hands on me<<< Week 19: Calvin Harris x Jazzy - Satisfy Week 20: Martin Garrix x Ed Sheeran - Repeat It Week 21: KETTAMA - Comes and Goes Week 22: Becky Hill - More! More! More! Week 23: Alesso x OneRepublic - In Your Eyes Week 24: Rose Gray - Club To Your Arms Week 25: Gorgon City - Work It Out Week 26: Peggy Gou x Ayra Starr - Wo, man Week 27: Madonna x Martin Garrix - Bizarre Week 28: Nia Archives x Jorja Smith - Get Me Down Week 29: Rose Gray - Just Be Bodies Week 30: MNEK - OH NO!! ALL THE BOYS!! Week 31: Ninajirachi x Porter Robinson - WannaCry Week 32: Clementine Douglas - Trust Week 33: Tinashe - Melatonin Week 34: Sonny Fodera x Becky Hill - Say Something Week 35: Chris Stassy x Marz Fay - U Know Me Week 36: Mau P - Just A Little Bit More Week 37: Marshmello x Illenium x Sacha - Close My Eyes link to 2025 winners link to 2024 winners link to 2023 winners

169 Long Haired Lover From Liverpool 0.07m 168 If 0.07m 167 D.I.V.O.R.C.E. 0.08m 166 Daydreamer / The Puppy Song 0.3m {bizarrely the compiler has used 'The Puppy Song's stream count and ignored 'Daydreamer's 3.4m streams} 165 No Charge 0.4m 164 Barbados 0.4m 163 Always Yours 0.55m 162 Angelo 0.74m 161 Angel Fingers 0.8m 160 Eye Level 0.9m 159 Grandad 1m 158 Back Home 1m 157 Figaro 1.25m 156 One Day At A Time 1.3m 155 Young Love 1.42m 154 Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me 1.46m 153 Take Me Bak Ome 1.48m 152 Jealous Mind 1.6m 151 I Love You Love Me Love 1.6m 150 Forever and Ever 1.6m 149 Baby Jump 1.8m 148 Two Little Boys 1.9m 147 Whispering Grass 2m 146 The Twelfth of Never 2.3m 145 All Kinds of Everything 2.8m 144 Sad Sweet Dreamer 2.9m 143 Matchstalk Men & Matchstalk Cats & Dogs 3.1m 142 You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me 3.1m 141 Give a Little Love 3.4m 140 Wand'rin Star 3.4m 139 How Can I Be Sure 3.7m 138 Welcome Home 3.7m 137 Mouldy Old Dough 4m 136 Oh Boy 4.1m 135 I'm the Leader of the Gang 4.2m 134 Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West) 4.4m 133 Tears on My Pillow 4.7m 132 Hold Me Close 5.3m 131 Mama Weer All Crazee 5.5m 130 Amazing Grace 5.6m 129 Hey Girl Don't Bother Me 5.6m 128 See My Baby Jive 5.7m 127 January 5.8m 126 Gonna Make You A Star 6m 125 I Only Have Eyes For You 6.5m 124 Ms. Grace 6.5m 123 Love Me For A Reason 6.8m 122 My Ding-A-Ling 7.3m 121 Down Down 7.4m 120 Billy Don't Be A Hero 7.5m 119 Silver Lady 7.7m 118 Combine Harvester 7.9m 117 The Streak 8.1m 116 Coz I Luv You 8.1m 115 Telegram Sam 8.4m 114 Son of My Father 8.6m 113 Don't Cry For Me Argentina 9m 112 Woodstock 10.5m 111 Rat Trap 11m 110 Puppy Love 11.3m 109 Rubber Bullets 13m 108 Double Barrel 13.5m 107 I'm Still Waiting 13.6m 106 Show You the Way To Go 13.8m 105 Chanson D'Amour 14.2m 104 Blockbuster! 14.3m 103 Save Your Kisses For Me 15.1m 102 Can't Give You Anything 15.3m 101 Devil Gate Drive 16.6m 100 Metal Guru 18.3m 99 Can the Can 19.7m 98 Tiger Feet 20m 97 Way Down 23.8m 96 Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick 24.3m 95 Get Down 24.4m 94 Band of Gold 25.7m 93 Yellow River 25.9m 92 You Wear It Well 26.5m 91 I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing 27m 90 Under the Moon of Love 27.9m 89 So You Win Again 28m 88 The Wonder of You 29.7m 87 I Hear You Knocking 32.6m 86 Free 35m 85 Cum on Feel the Noize 35m 84 Float On 37m 83 Sunday Girl 38.7m 82 Everything I Own 41.3m 81 We Don't Talk Anymore 42.7m 80 Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep 43.2m 79 Mississippi 43.5m 78 Mull of Kintyre / Girl's School 44m {Girl's School ignored (it has a pitiful stream count anyway, it would be bottom five)} 77 Bye Bye Baby 45.8m 76 Hot Love 48.5m 75 Are Friends Electric? 50m 74 Clair 54m 73 Sugar Baby Love 63.3m 72 Knock Three Times 74m 71 Bright Eyes 75.2m 70 Tie A Yellow Ribbon 77m 69 When Will I See You Again 81m 68 The Tears of a Clown 81.4m 67 The Name of the Game 85m 66 When a Child Is Born 87.2m 65 Lucille 89m 64 She 94m 63 Three Times a Lady 100m 62 Don't Give Up On Us 100m 61 I Love To Love 101m 60 Uptown Top Ranking 104m 59 Stand By Your Man 107m 58 Ring My Bell 115m 57 I Don't Like Mondays 117.5m 56 Make Me Smile 123m 55 Cars 129m 54 I Feel Love 132m 53 Rock Your Baby 136m 52 Seasons In The Sun 142m 51 Lonely This Christmas 142.5m 50 When I Need You 144m 49 When You're In Love Wth a Beautiful Woman 146m 48 The Roussos Phenomenon EP 150m {all tracks combined, don't ask me why. the most popular on the EP; 'Forever and Ever' has 60m} 47 Mary's Boy Child 175.6m 46 I Don't Want to Talk About It / The First Cut Is the Deepest 182m {TFCITD's 84m streams ignored (and 111m streams of a re-recording of IDWTTAI also ignored}} 45 Yes Sir, I Can Boogie 200m 44 Merry Xmas Everybody 201m 43 Without You 203m 42 You To Me Are Everything 209m 41 Dreadlock Holiday 211m 40 Walking On The Moon 216m 39 Tragedy 227m 38 School's Out 237m 37 Voodoo Child 243m 36 Knowing Me, Knowing You 247m 35 Sailing 247m 34 Rivers of Babylon 253m 33 Vincent 294m 32 Wuthering Heights 303m 31 In the Summertime 303m 30 Fernando 310m 29 Annie's Song 316m 28 Kung Fu Fighting 335m 27 Bridge Over Troubled Water 349m 26 Summer Nights 353m 25 You're the First, The Last, My Everything 394m 24 Love Grows 396m 23 Heart Of Glass 400m 22 Reason to Believe / Maggie May 435m {Reason to Believe's 19m streams ignored} 21 Get It On 435m 20 Message In A Bottle 474m 19 Waterloo 495m 18 Do Ya Think I'm Sexy 496m 17 Video Killed The Radio Star 505m 16 Y.M.C.A. 509m 15 Space Oddity 512m 14 I'm Not In Love 560m 13 I Will Survive 572m 12 Take A Chance On Me 603m 11 December 1963 669m 10 Spirit In The Sky 695m {dear me this is overrated} 9 If You Leave Me Now 704m 8 Night Fever 705m 7 My Sweet Lord 780m 6 Mamma Mia 865m 5 You're The One That I Want 900m 4 Don't Go Breaking My Heart 1.14bn 3 Another Brick in the Wall (Pt. 2) 1.32bn {what's not enough for top 10 in the 80s gives you bronze in the 70s!} 2 Dancing Queen 2.1bn 1 Bohemian Rhapsody 3.36bn {to the surprise of absolutely no-one}

2016 Imany – Don't Be So Shy (Filatov & Karas Remix) MK & Becky Hill - Piece Of Me Porter Robinson & Madeon – Shelter Nominations for 2016 close Sunday at 7pm

MW publish the UK top 75 on their website for subscribers with a green arrow next to any song that got a sales boost, which is what these estimates are based off. According to this 'Self Aware' has now had three declines. Only issue is a bit of guesswork has to be done when the market as a whole declines. Which it didn't this week. (disregard this now oops)

I quietly canned this due to lack of interest (both on my part and the little response it got past the first couple of entries) If people would like to see it completed I would appreciate the assistance @TheSnake (I'll DM the list if so)

popular artists getting 'cancelled' never seems to have any genuine negative impact on their popularity so that's completely unsurprising see also this week's #2 album (as long as five months after the film release too) and the performer currently top of the UK Spotify Artists chart