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I always strive to maintain a positive outlook on albums, as I cannot do that with this mess :lol: Negative energy incoming... This is really terrible unfortunately. I have really enjoyed some of her past material (including the majority of her debut EP) but this is unbelievably underwhelming for an artist who has previously displayed that she has many talents that she can utilise. Maybe the worst part of this album is how boring it is, her flows stay the same throughout the project and the production is pretty similar for each track. The bars just aren't that great (e.g. the lead single oop)... Funnily enough the only track that I return to is 'Did It First' which somehow works, even Central Cee's performance is reasonably good. This album just leaves me feeling a bit disheartened :(

Ice Spice, one of hip-hop's breakout stars of recent years dropped her debut LP last week! It features the likes of Gunna and Travis Scott + the Central Cee collab 'Did It First'. Ou7c8Sg9YVg 2KC-8IULfqY 9bVH4URO21Y N2neoYs8niw 9SuP4581LTA

It would certainly be fitting to re-introduce a Charli forum! I'm totally here for this :heart:

The remix of 'KEHLANI' featuring the actual Kehlani is out now :lol:

Charli is up to #7 on the Spotify artists chart today (one place off of a re-peak :cheer:) and the 'Guess' remix is at #59 on the Apple Music Dance chart (which means it's probably sitting around #250 on the main chart right now) which is a very promising sign!

This is incredible :wub: I originally preferred 'Spring Breakers' in terms of the additional tracks but 'Guess' has been a huge grower and Billie really elevates the quality of this track for me

Charli at #1 would be unbelievable :cheeseblock: Can we start a campaign for this to go #1 ?

Hi James! There are few albums with as much continued relevance for me as 'BRAT' has. I'm sure it'll be regarded as an all-time classic tbh :D I agree that Jade has impressed with her debut much more than her former band-mates. I'm hopeful that she'll have a huge career ahead of her! Hi Jack! Maybe Ayesha will have a #1 soon here?????????? Overmono's recent releases have been flawless :heart: Hi Jade! Thanks, the week so far has been pretty positive and productive for me thus far! I applaud JADE for going in a relatively experimental direction with 'Angel Of My Dreams' in comparison with her other band-mates' debuts! The video is really an incredible visual interpretation of the song :heart: I also do hope it'll stabilise in the near future and get a decent-ish chart run.

Just over a week to get your votes in!

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This is such a horrific and terrifying tragedy. Incidents like this are almost not comprehendible for me, it is truly shocking. RIP </3 The fact that disrespectful far-right lunatics (such as the EDL) came out in their swarms immediately targeting mosques, muslims and the police sickens me to my bones. The state of this country is causing some concern for me, especially with the mass gatherings in support of Tommy Robinson a few days ago and the rise of Reform etc. Another terrible outcome is that the EDL will no doubt be pleased, they have achieved their agenda of getting nation-wide attention regrettably.

Kamala is about to do a campaign event in Atlanta with Megan Thee Stallion making an appearance :cheeseblock: WE NEED KAMALA as president tbh uV9tz4WMVxc

I only really enjoy 'Outside' and 'Miracle' tbh. The latter is the superior collab for me!

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Hi James! Wow at 'we can't be friends' returning to #1! I guess that track will be eternally successful here :lol: Great that our current pop queens Sabrina & Chappell are getting new peaks here! Delighted that 'Busy Girl' has made the top 10 :heart: 'Angel Of My Dreams' is truly phenomenal, the best LM solo release thus far imo. I's also loving the new peaks for 'Talk Talk', 'Girl, So Confusing', 'Lift You Up', 'Cherry Blossom' & 'Tough' :cheer:

Dua Lipa - Sales and states counted from September 2023 | Charting peaks of all tracks and albums are taken from after September 2023 Singles Chart 2023 05 Houdini -1- 2024 12 Training Season -2- 2024 09 Illusion -3- 2024 20 Falling Forever -AT- 2024 26 Maria -AT- 2024 29 Whatcha Doing -AT- Albums Chart: 2020 06 Future Nostalgia -2- 2024 04 Radical Optimism -3- Single Certifications Platinum 2023 | Houdini [860,000] 2024 | Training Season [620,000] 2024 | Illusion [720,000] Silver 2020 | Don't Start Now [200,000] Album Certifications Gold 2020 | Future Nostalgia [185,000] 2024 | Radical Optimism [240,000]

Hi Sergej! 'Tough' in the top 10 :heart: What a climb! Fantastic that 'Angel Of My Dreams' has debuted straight into your top 40 :cheer: Hopefully it'll rise next week!

Hi Jade! Chappell at #1 :cheer: It did take a while to click with me but it has become of my favourite chart hits of the year! I'm desperate to see it at #1 and I do think it could be an actual possibility if 'Please Please Please' continues its decline in sales. If Chappell released some CDs for 'Good Luck, Babe!' that would be a pretty wise decision chart-wise considering she has a huge following! 'BIRDS OF A FEATHER' would be a fantastic #1 as well :heart: 'Floor' is a fantastic BJSC entry :wub: I'm really rooting for it to be a success for you :cheer: 'Gem Lingo' is a massive banger, hopefully a project from Overmono isn't too far away as their recent material has been amazing! I did enjoy 'I Am The King' a bit but it certainly felt like more of an interlude in comparison to 'Wither' which is more of a return to their trademark unhinged sound :wub: I feel blessed to have managed to pre-order a stunning Blood Records variant of 'WOOF' just before it sold-out, I have high hopes for the album! I really did not care for any solo LM releases but 'Angel Of My Dreams' is a STATEMENT. Of all the members, Jade certainly knows where is best to put her talents into. I also demand Jade to release 'It Girl' asap x. Great that 'Apple' seems to be on the climb again! Charli seems to be teasing new music that may be coming this week :cheer: I've also heard many rumours that she may release a Chappell Roan duet soon :o 'Drive' a fab offering from TSHA. 'In The Night' :heart: I would highly recommend listening to 'Bando Stone and The New World' if you haven't already, I really enjoyed it and it does serve as a very fitting send-off to the character of Childish Gambino. The feature list is pretty diverse as well, I didn't think I'd ever see a tracklist in my life that featured both Yeat and Khruangbin :lol: Additionally there are some fantastic experimental tunes scattered across it. 'In The Night' is one of the best tracks from it, Jorja and Amaarae's performances are particularly powerful. This week I managed to secure tickets to see Childish Gambino on his upcoming tour which is definitely a factor to why I'm so enthusiastic about this album :lol:

Hi Whoddy! 'Alexander' is a beautiful tune from Rex Orange County :wub: I'm also really enjoying 'Alexander's b-side 'Guitar Song'! One would assume that 'The Alexander Technique' will be another fantastic album from him!

Week 42: 26/7/24 01. Childish Gambino - Lithonia [01-01-01] 02. Fontaines D.C. - Favourite [05-03-03-02] 03. Joey Valence & Brae - WHAT U NEED [33-xx-27-03] 04. Charli xcx & Lorde - The girl so confusing version with lorde [01-02-02-04] 05. Charli xcx - Sympathy Is A Knife [26-21-11-06-05-05] 06. JADE - Angel Of My Dreams [06] 07. Charli xcx - Apple [14-07-04-05-04-07] 08. Don Toliver - TORE UP [13-20-18-09-08] 09. salute & Disclosure - lift off! [21-09] 10. Don Toliver - KRYPTONITE [02-03-07-06-10] 11. Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe! [40-xx-10-11] 12. Charli xcx - 360 [06-05-05-04-02-03-10-12-20-12] 13. Bring Me The Horizon - AmEN! (feat. Lil Uzi Vert & Daryl Palumbo) [04-01-01-01-02-04-08-13] 14. Fontaines D.C. - Starburster [01-01-03-02-02-02-05-05-06-12-08-07-14] 15. Childish Gambino - Yoshinoya [15] 16. Childish Gambino - In The Night (feat. Jorja Smith & Amaarae) [29-16] 17. Charli xcx - Everything is romantic [22-xx-27-09-17-17] 18. Mustard & Travis Scott - Parking Lot [21-13-11-18] 19. Chappell Roan - HOT TO GO [19-13-19] 20. Tommy Richman - DEVIL IS A LIE [08-06-10-12-20] 21. Quavo & Lana Del Rey - Tough [33-15-21] 22. Fat Dog - Wither [39-22] 23. Billie Eilish - BIRDS OF A FEATHER [20-xx-23-23] 24. Ice Spice & Central Cee - Did It First [16-24] 25. Charli xcx - 365 [04-05-13-27-18-25] 26. Joey Valence & Brae - PACKAPUNCH (feat. Danny Brown) [10-07-14-19-26] 27. Joey Valence & Brae - THE BADDEST (BADDER) (feat. Ayesha Erotica) [28] 28. Childish Gambino - Crusin' (feat. Yeat) [28] 29. Overmono & Ruthven - Gem Lingo (ovr now) [29] 30. Kesha - JOYRIDE [22-30] 31. Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar - Like That [02-02-04-07-12-19-19-24-31-30-14-27-18-30-31-31-31] 32. Chidlish Gambino - Survive (feat. Chlöe) [32] 33. Denzel Curry, PlayThatBoiZay & A$AP Rocky - HOODLUMZ [33] 34. Sampha & Little Simz - Satellite Business 2.0 [37-34] 35. The Killers - Smile Like You Mean It [08-16-24-35] 36. Brent Faiyaz - Upset (feat. Tommy Richman & FELIX!) [14-07-06-10-15-15-15-25-36] 37. Rex Orange County - Alexander [40] 38. Denzel Curry & Armani White - WISHLIST [38] 39. Lil Yachty - Lets Get On Dey Ass [39] 40. Rex Orange County - Guitar Song [40] Over the past week, Childish Gambino's musical career ended. His final album 'Bando Stone and The New World' was released and it is a fantastic send-off. Because of this, 'Lithonia' strides into another week at the top! Fontaines D.C. enter the top 2 this week with 'Favourite' + Joey Valence & Brae's 'WHAT U NEED' secures them their 1st top 3 hit on my chart! Jade Thirlwall's sensational debut single 'Angel Of My Dreams' debuts within the top ten, she becomes the first Little Mix member to have a hit here :cheer: Additionally, salute x Disclosure cross-over 'lift off!' rises into the top 10 this week!

Welcome to my chart!!! Week 42: 26/7/24 01. Childish Gambino - Lithonia [01-01-01] 02. Fontaines D.C. - Favourite [05-03-03-02] 03. Joey Valence & Brae - WHAT U NEED [33-xx-27-03] 04. Charli xcx & Lorde - The girl so confusing version with lorde [01-02-02-04] 05. Charli xcx - Sympathy Is A Knife [26-21-11-06-05-05] 06. JADE - Angel Of My Dreams [06] 07. Charli xcx - Apple [14-07-04-05-04-07] 08. Don Toliver - TORE UP [13-20-18-09-08] 09. salute & Disclosure - lift off! [21-09] 10. Don Toliver - KRYPTONITE [02-03-07-06-10] 11. Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe! [40-xx-10-11] 12. Charli xcx - 360 [06-05-05-04-02-03-10-12-20-12] 13. Bring Me The Horizon - AmEN! (feat. Lil Uzi Vert & Daryl Palumbo) [04-01-01-01-02-04-08-13] 14. Fontaines D.C. - Starburster [01-01-03-02-02-02-05-05-06-12-08-07-14] 15. Childish Gambino - Yoshinoya [15] 16. Childish Gambino - In The Night (feat. Jorja Smith & Amaarae) [29-16] 17. Charli xcx - Everything is romantic [22-xx-27-09-17-17] 18. Mustard & Travis Scott - Parking Lot [21-13-11-18] 19. Chappell Roan - HOT TO GO [19-13-19] 20. Tommy Richman - DEVIL IS A LIE [08-06-10-12-20] 21. Quavo & Lana Del Rey - Tough [33-15-21] 22. Fat Dog - Wither [39-22] 23. Billie Eilish - BIRDS OF A FEATHER [20-xx-23-23] 24. Ice Spice & Central Cee - Did It First [16-24] 25. Charli xcx - 365 [04-05-13-27-18-25] 26. Joey Valence & Brae - PACKAPUNCH (feat. Danny Brown) [10-07-14-19-26] 27. Joey Valence & Brae - THE BADDEST (BADDER) (feat. Ayesha Erotica) [28] 28. Childish Gambino - Crusin' (feat. Yeat) [28] 29. Overmono & Ruthven - Gem Lingo (ovr now) [29] 30. Kesha - JOYRIDE [22-30] 31. Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar - Like That [02-02-04-07-12-19-19-24-31-30-14-27-18-30-31-31-31] 32. Chidlish Gambino - Survive (feat. Chlöe) [32] 33. Denzel Curry, PlayThatBoiZay & A$AP Rocky - HOODLUMZ [33] 34. Sampha & Little Simz - Satellite Business 2.0 [37-34] 35. The Killers - Smile Like You Mean It [08-16-24-35] 36. Brent Faiyaz - Upset (feat. Tommy Richman & FELIX!) [14-07-06-10-15-15-15-25-36] 37. Rex Orange County - Alexander [40] 38. Denzel Curry & Armani White - WISHLIST [38] 39. Lil Yachty - Lets Get On Dey Ass [39] 40. Rex Orange County - Guitar Song [40] Over the past week, Childish Gambino's musical career ended. His final album 'Bando Stone and The New World' was released and it is a fantastic send-off. Because of this, 'Lithonia' strides into another week at the top! Fontaines D.C. enter the top 2 this week with 'Favourite' + Joey Valence & Brae's 'WHAT U NEED' secures them their 1st top 3 hit on my chart! Jade Thirlwall's sensational debut single 'Angel Of My Dreams' debuts within the top ten, she becomes the first Little Mix member to have a hit here :cheer: Additionally, salute x Disclosure cross-over 'lift off!' rises into the top 10 this week! This Week's Number One Song yD9Xo0V-hPw The Highest New Entry This Week (Excluding The No. 1) UEc-oy93lf8 Retro Chart Pick (My Favourite Song From The UK Top 10 On This Day) - This Week Taken From 2014 AOPMlIIg_38

+05 Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe! +04 Billie Eilish - BIRDS OF A FEATHER +03 JADE - Angel Of My Dreams +02 Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us +01 Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso -01 Eminem - Houdini -02 Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please -03 Jimin - Who -04 Dasha - Austin -05 Myles Smith - Stargazing

One of the most promising signs that I've seen is a set of polls taken in New Hampshire. The first was taken back at the end of last month after that debate and it indicated a Trump lead of 2% - a new poll came in with about the same amount of participants (over 2000) and Kamala is leading by 6%. I know that New Hampshire is typically a Democratic leaning state but isn't this a good indicator to the whole country's reaction to her candidacy? On another promising note, some Pennsylvanian polls have come in showing Kamala leading but it is very slight lead. I do think she will eventually be able to have a comfortable lead there without the assistance of Shapiro tbh. Mark Kelly definitely seems like the right choice now for VP considering Josh Shapiro's stance on Palestine that Kamala hopefully disagrees with (he apparently compared Pro-Palestine protesters to the KKK eep).

I'm pretty happy with my pairing! I will try my best to conjure up a hit, hopefully x

Thanks for assembling that Dan!