Jade

Thanks for the tag! Jadakissnia have now voted. I've been quite sick this week, so missed the listening session for my semi as I was finding it too difficult to look at a screen for most of the day, but made SF2 and thought it was a bloodbath. Caught up on my semi today and it didn't blow me away to the same extent but I'm very fond of my favourite discovery which currently has DNQ predictions eep, hope it makes it through 🙏

Confirmed! Hopefully this artist isn't already taken 🤞

12 Meck - Thunder in My Heart Again (feat. Leo Sayer) Kept off #1: nothing directly, but the highest non-#1 during this fortnight was Ordinary Boys - Boys Will Be Boys at #3 Next up is another dance track that borrows from a sample. English-Australian singer Leo Sayer released 'Thunder in My Heart' as the lead single from his fifth album of the same name. This passionate, lovestruck disco anthem was unleashed during the height of popularity for the genre, in 1977, just as the world was getting ready for Saturday Night Fever. 'Thunder in My Heart' was praised by critics but could only reach #22 in the U.K. singles chart and settled for #38 on the Billboard Hot 100 as well. The song has a pretty rich instrumental, as it features a bass guitar, further strings, piano, drums, congas and even a tambourine in the mix. It is quite an overwhelming backing to match the electrifying feelings described by Sayer. He wrote the song alongside Tom Snow who is also responsible for playing the piano on it. Elsewhere, Richard Perry, also known for working with The Pointer Sisters, took on production duties. Sayer had achieved his first U.K. #1 hit earlier that same year with 'When I Need You', which stayed there for three weeks. He also notched up four #2 hits from 1973 to 1980 including his most streamed song 'You Make Me Feel Like Dancing'. A dance remake of this song was attempted in 1998 by an act called Groove Generation, complete with cheesy '90s rapping, but could only reach #32 in the U.K. chart. However, maybe a different song of his was crying out for a dance makeover instead... British DJ Craig Dimech, better known under stage name Meck, came across a 12" copy of 'Thunder in My Heart' inside a Los Angeles discount shop and had a vision of transforming it with a dance mix. He approached Leo Sayer in 2005 to ask for permission to remix it and the rest was history. Sayer was impressed, feeling that Meck had altered its sound but kept the integrity of the original. He could not poke any holes in it. Meck went ahead with the release in February 2006 and also credited Leo Sayer on the song. Newly titled 'Thunder in My Heart Again' debuted at #1 on the U.K. singles chart a little over 28 years after the original song was released. Meck and Leo Sayer managed a fortnight at the top before being knocked off by Madonna. This was Meck's first and only chart-topper. He managed one more top 40 scrape, with 'Feels Like Home' at #39 the following year. That song also incorporates a sample, this time '90s floorfiller 'Don't You Want Me' by Felix. 'Thunder In My Heart Again' became Leo Sayer's second chart-topper at the age of 57 years and 8 months, 29 years after 'When I Need You' got there. I suppose this is essentially sticking a dance beat over the original but I do like what Meck did with the song. The chaotic instrumental in the original, while charming in its own way, becomes more refined here and the updated funky house grooves give it a new, euphoric appeal for the 2000s. Leo's vocals are timeless and proudly soar over the modern dance makeover. Sayer memorably exited the Celebrity Big Brother house in 2007 after breaking a fire door open with a broom, due to... not being provided any new clean underwear, as he didn't want to be seen washing his own on TV. However, it was the early 2006 series that was impacting the charts at the same time as 'Thunder In My Heart Again'. This legendary year included the toe-curling scenes where George Galloway pretended to be Rula Lenska's pet cat, Pete Burns was an almighty presence (Dead Or Alive's 'You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)' re-entered at #5 thanks to his appearance) and non-celebrity Chantelle Houghton shook up the experiment, falling in love with Ordinary Boys singer Preston in the process. His band's song 'Boys Will Be Boys' originally made #16 in 2005 but got all the way to #3 following his appearance on Celebrity Big Brother. It spent three weeks at #3 - first behind 'Nasty Girl' and 'Run It!', then stuck behind 'Thunder in My Heart Again' and 'Nasty Girl' for a fortnight. I remember hearing this song an awful lot at the time, it was even in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, but it's not something I have sought out since. This is a decent enough example of ska revival but it's not really my thing, so Meck beating those three other songs was preferable to me.

banner courtesy of Joseph *.* Chart #453 | 04.12.25 01. Charli xcx - Chains of Love [18-01-01] 02. FKA twigs - Love Crimes [08-05-02] 03. ROSALÍA - Porcelana [01-01-02-03] 04. ROSALÍA - Berghain (feat. Björk & Yves Tumor) [03-01-02-02-03-04] 05. Dave - The Boy Who Played the Harp [01-02-03-03-04-05] 06. Sam Quealy - Londontown [05-01-01-01-02-03-04-04-06-06] 07. Death Hags - Oublie Moi 08. Sara Zozaya - Blu [10-09-05-07-08] 09. Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande - For Good [08-09] 10. Man/Woman/Chainsaw - Only Girl [12-10] 11. Witch Fever - SAFE [07-02-02-02-04-04-05-06-09-11] 12. Erin LeCount - 808 HYMN [06-05-03-05-05-06-07-10-12] 13. Lemondaze - o(type) [09-11-13] 14. FKA twigs - Sushi [10-13-14] 15. Mount Palomar - Little Fractures (feat. Pip Blom) [18-15] 16. Ms* Gloom - Got It In Tha Mix [17-16] 17. Oklou - dance 2 [08-07-11-14-17] 18. ROSALÍA - Mio Cristo Piange Diamanti [12-12-15-18] 19. ROSALÍA - Reliquia [16-13-16-19] 20. Ushko - COMET [14-19-20] 21. Jean Dawson - Prize Fighter [15-20-21] 22. ROSALÍA - De Madrugá [08-16-21-22] 23. ROSALÍA & Yahritza Y Su Esencia - La Perla [10-17-22-23] 24. Zanias - Serpentsmile [04-02-01-01-01-03-04-04-06-06-11-19-23-24] 25. TTSSFU - Upstairs 26. ROSALÍA - La Yugular [18-20-24-26] 27. Danny L Harle - Azimuth (feat. Caroline Polachek) [10-08-06-09-07-13-21-25-27] 28. Pearly Drops & Cub Sport - Mermaid [33-28-22-31-xx-22-26-28] 29. Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia [05-03-05-07-09-14-23-27-29] 30. FKA twigs - HARD [34-39-30] 31. Dave - Fairchild (feat. Nicole Blakk) [08-11-15-24-28-31] 32. Sudan Archives - NOIRE [20-15-12-17-25-29-32] 33. Trudge & CAIVA - Shades of Hesitation 34. Danny L Harle, Oklou & MNEK - Crystallise My Tears [30-34] 35. Lily Allen - Relapse [10-13-19-26-31-35] 36. Oklou & FKA twigs - viscus [12-12-11-14-20-27-32-36] 37. Hazel English - Gimme [33-37] 38. Sidewalks and Skeletons & CASHFORGOLD - Dissolve [18-16-02-04-06-07-12-15-21-28-34-38] 39. Sampha - Cumulus / Memory [40-39-40-38-35-39] 40. Magdalena Bay - Nice Day DROPOUTS xx Indian Wells & Maria Chiara Argirò - Nightfall Song [22-29-36-xx] xx Zanias - Naiad [10-07-07-08-13-16-23-30-37-xx] xx SWIM - Memories (feat. Ova Looven) [38-xx] xx Kelly Lee Owens - LOSE YOUR HEAD [40-xx] CHART FLASHBACK (2019) 01. Billie Eilish - everything i wanted [03-01] 02. Coldplay - Daddy 03. Ariana Grande - How I Look On You [01-01-03] 04. Dua Lipa - Don't Start Now [16-09-02-04] 05. Harry Styles - Watermelon Sugar 06. Post Malone - Circles [09-02-02-02-01-01-02-04-06] 07. Coldplay - Everyday Life [03-05-07] 08. Travis Scott - HIGHEST IN THE ROOM [28-20-05-02-04-06-08] 09. Little Mix - One I've Been Missing 10. Deadmau5 - SATRN Congrats to Charli xcx for spending a second week at #1 thank you for the comments last week

banner courtesy of Joseph *.* Chart #453 | 04.12.25 01. Charli xcx - Chains of Love [18-01-01] 02. FKA twigs - Love Crimes [08-05-02] 03. ROSALÍA - Porcelana [01-01-02-03] 04. ROSALÍA - Berghain (feat. Björk & Yves Tumor) [03-01-02-02-03-04] 05. Dave - The Boy Who Played the Harp [01-02-03-03-04-05] 06. Sam Quealy - Londontown [05-01-01-01-02-03-04-04-06-06] 07. Death Hags - Oublie Moi 08. Sara Zozaya - Blu [10-09-05-07-08] 09. Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande - For Good [08-09] 10. Man/Woman/Chainsaw - Only Girl [12-10] 11. Witch Fever - SAFE [07-02-02-02-04-04-05-06-09-11] 12. Erin LeCount - 808 HYMN [06-05-03-05-05-06-07-10-12] 13. Lemondaze - o(type) [09-11-13] 14. FKA twigs - Sushi [10-13-14] 15. Mount Palomar - Little Fractures (feat. Pip Blom) [18-15] 16. Ms* Gloom - Got It In Tha Mix [17-16] 17. Oklou - dance 2 [08-07-11-14-17] 18. ROSALÍA - Mio Cristo Piange Diamanti [12-12-15-18] 19. ROSALÍA - Reliquia [16-13-16-19] 20. Ushko - COMET [14-19-20] 21. Jean Dawson - Prize Fighter [15-20-21] 22. ROSALÍA - De Madrugá [08-16-21-22] 23. ROSALÍA & Yahritza Y Su Esencia - La Perla [10-17-22-23] 24. Zanias - Serpentsmile [04-02-01-01-01-03-04-04-06-06-11-19-23-24] 25. TTSSFU - Upstairs 26. ROSALÍA - La Yugular [18-20-24-26] 27. Danny L Harle - Azimuth (feat. Caroline Polachek) [10-08-06-09-07-13-21-25-27] 28. Pearly Drops & Cub Sport - Mermaid [33-28-22-31-xx-22-26-28] 29. Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia [05-03-05-07-09-14-23-27-29] 30. FKA twigs - HARD [34-39-30] 31. Dave - Fairchild (feat. Nicole Blakk) [08-11-15-24-28-31] 32. Sudan Archives - NOIRE [20-15-12-17-25-29-32] 33. Trudge & CAIVA - Shades of Hesitation 34. Danny L Harle, Oklou & MNEK - Crystallise My Tears [30-34] 35. Lily Allen - Relapse [10-13-19-26-31-35] 36. Oklou & FKA twigs - viscus [12-12-11-14-20-27-32-36] 37. Hazel English - Gimme [33-37] 38. Sidewalks and Skeletons & CASHFORGOLD - Dissolve [18-16-02-04-06-07-12-15-21-28-34-38] 39. Sampha - Cumulus / Memory [40-39-40-38-35-39] 40. Magdalena Bay - Nice Day Congrats to Charli xcx for spending a second week at #1 thank you for the comments last week

1 - Charli xcx - Chains of Love 2 - FKA twigs - Love Crimes 3 - ROSALÍA - Porcelana 4 - ROSALÍA - Berghain (feat. Björk & Yves Tumor) 5 - Dave - The Boy Who Played the Harp 6 - Sam Quealy - Londontown 7 - Death Hags - Oublie Moi 8 - Sara Zozaya - Blu 9 - Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande - For Good 10 - Man/Woman/Chainsaw - Only Girl 11 - Witch Fever - SAFE 12 - Erin LeCount - 808 HYMN 13 - Lemondaze - o(type) 14 - FKA twigs - Sushi 15 - Mount Palomar - Little Fractures (feat. Pip Blom) 16 - Ms* Gloom - Got It In Tha Mix 17 - Oklou - dance 2 18 - ROSALÍA - Mio Cristo Piange Diamanti 19 - ROSALÍA - Reliquia 20 - Ushko - COMET 21 - Jean Dawson - Prize Fighter 22 - ROSALÍA - De Madrugá 23 - ROSALÍA & Yahritza Y Su Esencia - La Perla 24 - Zanias - Serpentsmile 25 - TTSSFU - Upstairs 26 - ROSALÍA - La Yugular 27 - Danny L Harle - Azimuth (feat. Caroline Polachek) 28 - Pearly Drops & Cub Sport - Mermaid 29 - Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia 30 - FKA twigs - HARD 31 - Dave - Fairchild (feat. Nicole Blakk) 32 - Sudan Archives - NOIRE 33 - Trudge & CAIVA - Shades of Hesitation 34 - Danny L Harle, Oklou & MNEK - Crystallise My Tears 35 - Lily Allen - Relapse 36 - Oklou & FKA twigs - viscus 37 - Hazel English - Gimme 38 - Sidewalks and Skeletons & CASHFORGOLD - Dissolve 39 - Sampha - Cumulus / Memory 40 - Magdalena Bay - Nice Day

13 Fedde Le Grand - Put Your Hands Up For Detroit Kept off #1: Bodyrox - Yeah Yeah (feat. Luciana) Kicking off the top half of this countdown is a Dutch DJ who created a club smash that became bigger than he ever would've expected. Fedde Le Grand came across a record from 1999 called 'Hands Up For Detroit' by Matthew Dear and Disco D, thanks to a fellow DJ who played at the same club as him. The DJs would often exchange records and Le Grand initially didn't think too much of the track. However, he came around to it, after an idea for a bassline entered his head. Le Grand felt his vision was missing something and decided to sample the "put your hands up for Detroit, our lovely city" line from the Matthew Dear song, giving us the chart-topper we know today. The combination of electro house music and raunchy visuals had already proven a hit earlier in the decade, with the likes of 'Call On Me' by Eric Prydz and Benny Benassi's 'Satisfaction' both fitting this brief. Visually, 'Put Your Hands Up For Detroit' is similarly right out of the 2000s, with the gynoid technicians of course being scantily clad. However, it does have a bit more of a storyline than your average 2000s dance video, as we follow the behaviours of androids in a Kubrick-esque lab, with one attempting to escape when he realises he's a robot. The video is set in 2027 so not long until we'll actually be living through that year! 'Put Your Hands Up For Detroit' initially charted at #53 with a 12" release but later climbed to #2 when all formats and downloads were synced up. It then climbed to #1 for a week, knocking off 'Star Girl' by McFly. I am personally a big fan of electro house and electroclash music and the mid-late 2000s was a pretty hot time for these sounds in the charts. I'd say the main drawback of 'Put Your Hands Up For Detroit' is that it can get a bit repetitive, but that aside, it was an important crossover moment and I do enjoy the disco-influenced bassline. The more primal 'Hands Up For Detroit' that it samples is an interesting listen but doesn't quite measure up to the polished Fedde reworking for me, maybe I'm just too used to the latter. Despite liking this song, I'd say I actually return to Fedde's other two top 10 hits 'The Creeps' and 'Let Me Think About It' more, especially the latter, which is his most streamed on Spotify. I also love the song that 'Put Your Hands Up For Detroit' blocked from #1, the incredibly feisty and in-your-face 'Yeah Yeah' by Bodyrox featuring Luciana, an electroclash classic. That sound has experienced a revival of sorts in recent years with the Saltburn soundtrack taking off and Charli xcx incorporating sounds from this world on her hit Brat album, most notably on 'Von Dutch'. So I would've wholeheartedly approved of 'Yeah Yeah' becoming a #1 instead but at least I enjoy its competition too. This top 2 is a snapshot of a fun, carefree period for commercial dance music during Q4 of 2006.

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Hi Sergej, Glad you're enjoying 'Chains of Love' and 'Crystallise my Tears' too 💖 thank you for commenting Hi Piran! Yay, I wasn't expecting such a rapid jump to #1 but what can I say, the song is enchanting. 'when the party's over' is still my favourite Billie song - what a stunner! thank you for commenting Hi James! Indeed, on paper the BRAT sound is much more up my street than this ballad-y sound, but it really won me over nevertheless. Yay, have seen that 'Love Crimes' now has a video so must check it out!! thank you for commenting Yes 'Chains of Love' has been an almighty grower for me too as seen by that chart run, so good *.* Aw fair, 'Porcelana' does seem to divide fans from what I've seen online! Glad you're into 'La Perla' though <3 Watching Wicked: For Good in the cinema made 'For Good' fully click for me, the accompanying scene was emotional 🥹 Yay, I saw that 'Londontown' was entered to the Popjustice Song Contest! thank you for commenting Man/Woman/Chainsaw were on my radar with a song called 'Ode to Clio' last year so kept an eye on them since and thought this one was even better, hope it does well for you <3 agree that the violin intro is very striking. Oh my *.* I haven't heard that version of 'For Good' but was instead introduced to it via Glee thank you for commenting Hope you enjoy if you do end up seeing it *.* oh yes I just saw that in your chart, fab choice thank you for commenting

Oh that ROSALÍA impact 'Mio Cristo Piange Diamanti' is a great choice of fave, those vocals 😍

Hi DaTilt, hope you're good That Baby Bugs song was a really good discovery in the Pop Forum Song Contest and 'yes baby' is a right banger also

The Hamtaro plushes present in your music video for about a second were important to me (great song too xx)

Hi James! Hope you're good x My biggest highlight from your chart this week is 'Pussy Palace' sneaking in! Thrilled that this album has been such a critical and commercial success for Lily.

Hi Piran hope you're having a good week so far. Great to see the rise for 'twilight zone' and return of 'warm'! I saw Ari is the #4 artist on my Spotify Wrapped thanks to the eternal sunshine deluxe. My favourite songs in your throwback chart are 'Easy On Me', 'Moth to a Flame', 'Meet Me At Our Spot' and especially 'All Too Well (Taylor's Version)' - hearing the full 10 minute version at the Eras tour is one of my favourite live experiences of all time 😍

Need to give that a listen, I did love the 'Green Light' Freemasons remix from this era but that one passed me by!