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Hype!! I’m out for some of the evening but hopefully can catch most of this. Expecting my top 10 streak to end during such a competitive month, but happy to be in the final nevertheless.

Already love several of these so it’s looking like a strong month! Hyped to make my way through the ones I don’t know.

April 2025Songs3023 scrobbles Addison Rae - Headphones On [35] Ariana Grande - warm [29] PinkPantheress - Tonight [27] The Marías - Back To Me [25] Lana Del Rey - Henry, Come On [19] Nu Generation - In Your Arms (Rescue Me) [19] Strange Boutique - Drown [19] Wet Leg - catch these fists [19] Addison Rae - Diet Pepsi [18] Bodyrox - Yeah Yeah (feat. Luciana) [18] Shakira - Hips Don't Lie (feat. Wyclef Jean) [17] Sugababes - Weeds [16] Disclosure - White Noise (feat. AlunaGeorge) [15] Addison Rae - Aquamarine [14] Snapped Ankles - Dancing In Transit [14] Janet Jackson - Someone To Call My Lover [13] Addison Rae - High Fashion [12] Charli xcx - Von dutch a.g. cook remix (feat. Addison Rae) [12] Charlotte de Witte - The Realm [12] Ela Minus - QQQQ [11] Lorde - What Was That [11] Pat Benatar - Love Is A Battlefield [11] Addison Rae & Arca - Aquamarine / Arcamarine [10] Ariana Grande - twilight zone [10] Marina Zispin - Penthouse Samba [10] Kraftwerk - Europe Endless [9] Lady Gaga - Abracadabra [9] Night in Athens - I Search For A Sign [9] PinkPantheress - Stateside [9] Prima J - Rock Star [9] Addison Rae - it could've been u [8] Demise of Love - Strange Little Consequence [8] DjRUM - Waxcap [8] Fergie - Glamorous (feat. Ludacris) [8] Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pools (Drank) [8] Lady Gaga - Garden of Eden [8] Miley Cyrus - End Of The World [8] Natasha Bedingfield - These Words [8] Ohota - Everything Is as It Should Be [8] Shygirl - Firefly [8] Artists1049 artists Lana Del Rey [186] Addison Rae [124] Ariana Grande [79] Lorde [77] Britney Spears [58] Lady Gaga [51] Charli xcx [46] PinkPantheress [44] Snapped Ankles [38] Girls Aloud [32] Sugababes [31] The Marías [25] Ela Minus [22] Disclosure [20] DjRUM [20] Dua Lipa [20] Wet Leg [20] Nu Generation [19] Strange Boutique [19] Bodyrox [18] DJ Koze [18] Madonna [18] ROSALÍA [18] Shakira [18] Taylor Swift [18] Black Country, New Road [16] Davido [16] Vioflesh [16] Sleep Token [15] Janet Jackson [14] Beyoncé [13] Kylie Minogue [13] Miley Cyrus [13] Model/Actriz [13] Natasha Bedingfield [13] Caroline Polachek [12] Charlotte de Witte [12] Shygirl [12] Pat Benatar [11] Chalk [10]

Round 1: 21 (didn't get: The Kiki Dee Band, Roman Holiday, Julia Fordham, Nazareth, Simply Red) Round 2: 30 (didn't get: Kid Creole and the Coconuts, Elton John) 3-in-10: 3 (Moving On Up, Search for the Hero, One Night in Heaven)

01. Ela Minus - DÍA 02. Snapped Ankles - Hard Times Furious Dancing 03. Ariana Grande - eternal sunshine deluxe: brighter days ahead 04. Lady Gaga - Mayhem 05. Oklou - choke enough 06. DjRUM - Under Tangled Silence 07. FKA twigs - Eusexua 08. The Horrors - Night Life 09. DJ Koze - Music Can Hear Us 10. bdrmm - Microtonic

The bottom two tracks in the top 10 right now are my favourites - great to have 'French Kiss' in the mix now, love the pounding Chicago House production and quite literally orgasmic vocals, very Donna Summer indeed.

Any of these would likely be a fine choice commercially but gave 'Garden Of Eden' the edge as it's my favourite quality-wise by far 💗

That Blazin' Squad version of 'Crossroads' is incredibly naff! I have a soft spot for 'Uptown Top Ranking' but don't care for the Abs song. I feel like popstars, magazines and technology references of the time could all end up being dated - but luckily for him Britney Spears remains an icon, GQ magazine is still in print and mobile phones are of course extremely prevalent 'Just The Way You Are' was a great One Hit Wonders of the Millennium discovery 💗 the hook really gets lodged in your brain. I love the laidback, breezy feel of it and Giuditta the vocalist has a very charming accent. 'Addictive' is a pretty standout hit from the time. The 'Thoda Resham Lagta Hai' sample is great, unfortunately it's one that David Guetta has now got his hands on too, as the relevant song 'Cuentale' popped up in my Release Radar playlist the other day *_*

Good to see Addison achieving a second Billboard Hot 100 entry following 'Diet Pepsi'

Snapped up a signed vinyl *.* CDs are back this time after whatever was going on with the Solar Power era Striking cover

Love both of these but plumped for Florence <3 my appreciation of that song has grown a lot in recent years.

both Ariana and Mariah are featured together on Barbra Streisand's new album The Secret Of Life: Partners, Volume Two, out June 27th: why not x

Round 1: 30 (didn't get: The RAH Band, 1972) Round 2: 33 (didn't get: The Stylistics, The Beat) 3-in-10: 3 (You Sexy Thing, So You Win Again, No Doubt About It)

I discovered Colour Girl's garage take on 'Can't Get Used To Losing You' about a year ago, added it to my shuffle playlist, then it disappeared soon after and still hasn't returned - boo!

Catching up on week 33 + 34: The production is my favourite part of 'You See The Trouble With Me', so not mad about the same beat appearing on 'Like A Prayer', but can't say I'd ever choose to listen to that version over the Madonna masterpiece. I'm more familiar with Mariah's 'Boy (I Need You)' that incorporates the Cam'Ron song than 'Oh Boy' itself, despite charting lower. Didn't realise how quickly she snapped up that sample! I like this Raven Maize song more than the last hit under that alias but not quite up there with the best of the Jakatta/Joey Negro material. Random observation of the day is not only does the Intenso Project song sample 'Dreadlock Holiday', but also Bowling For Soup's 'Girl All The Bad Guys Want' contains the lyric: "with fishnets on and dreadlocks in her hair"! I agree that Coldplay have better (from this era alone!) but I do like 'In My Place', particularly the melodic guitar line and Chris' heartfelt delivery. I see Darius blocked them from the top, which I can forgive, they have far more egregious roadblock in a few years... 'Around The World (La La La La La)' is such an earworm. I quite liked what Ava Max did with it too. Great to see Röyksopp on top I have always enjoyed their general sound but was a bit late to the revered Melody AM album... until there was a listen through for it on the forum a couple of years ago! My overall favourites included the classic 'Eple', plus 'She's So', 'In Space' and 'Poor Leno' - but both of the two songs highlighted in the relevant batch are sounding good right now in isolation, especially 'So Easy' indeed. I love the original 'Do You See The Light?' but agree that the production on this version pales in comparison. Wild that the story of Hear'Say is coming to an end just a year after they formed on Popstars, while Liberty X are advancing to the next level. I'm not the biggest fan of them but do think Kym Marsh brought a lot of star quality to the group, so her leaving and being replaced by Lisa Scott-Lee's future husband at this point makes sense as the beginning of the end. I adore 'Round Round' 😍 glorious, edgy Xenomania pop that gives all three of the girls their own section to shine, on top of coming together for that euphoric, unifying chorus. Great hook and punchy drum track too. Feels like a turning of the tides for the sound of British girl-groups in a pre-Girls Aloud world. I know the Dorothy Moore version of 'Misty Blue' well but had never come across that reimagining before! The downtempo flip is interesting. Apparently it's Chaka Khan on backing vocals while her sister Taka Boom takes on lead vocals, ooh. Maybe the second best cover version/reimagined discovery I've made during this series after Colour Girl's take on 'Can't Get Used To Losing You'!

Ari and Liz Gillies reunited backstage at A Little Shop of Horrors on Broadway as Liz is starring in it ❤️

Lorde has recovered to #11 on Spotify today. Keep going and get that top 10 hit *.* Big climb for Charli's 'party 4 u' as she's up to #27 New entry at #182 for Skye Newman - 'Hairdresser' which is the BBC Introducing track on the Radio 1 playlist this week

Easily PinkPantheress this week 💖

Round 1: 24 (didn't get: The Style Council, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Joe Elliott, 1987 (one year out)) Round 2: 30 (didn't get: Kenny Thomas, Big Country) 3-in-10: 3 (Enjoy the Silence, People Are People, Personal Jesus)

Jadakissnia votes are in 💖 that was brutal to order... one of the strongest set of votes I can ever remember putting together

Yep she's killing it so far this era <3 ordered a red vinyl

Happy 11 years of 'Problem'! The first song to reach #1 in the U.K. based on both sales and streaming.

Good to see Lorde stable today and Charli continuing to rise! Addison is going the wrong way </3

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Yes, well done for that 39 on Friday! today's game: Round 1: 33 (didn't get: Tavares, 1973) Round 2: 33 (didn't get: The Cars, Black Grape) 3-in-10: 3 (Wuthering Heights, Hounds of Love, Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God))