GreyAsh

I’m loving the success of Rein Me In! I’m hoping it can add to the number of records that it has broken. 🤣

Bearing in mind it looks like there is only going to be one Eurovision song charting (I cannot imagine the others climbing over the week) I am even more impressed with Freya Skye doing well in the Album chart - even if she falls away as week goes on. Early in her career, she represented the UK at Junior Eurovision - and is looking likely to have a more promising career than most artists do after representing the UK in the mainstream Eurovision!

But neither is Dara.

It’s even stranger that there seem to be no joint positions outside of the top 40 (e.g. we have 186 and 187) - when most of the songs in the top 40 are joint. That said, there are no equal positions for those who were in the top 40 the previous week. Hmmm.

Wow at Dara! Like everyone else - pretty shocked that no other Eurovision track has charted.

LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER is falling away on the Apple pop chart now, so won’t make the top 200 there. The other Eurovision songs seem to have stalled as well - except Jalla has now debuted. It’s interesting that 3 of the 5 songs charting on either the main or pop Apple chart flopped at Eurovision.

I think we will need to wait until this evening to have a better idea - remember he is still notably ahead on Apple. But if he is ahead of Rein Me In at this stage, he must be notably ahead of the chasing pack (Dracula and MJ) so Id be surprised if he’s not at least number 2.

I find it fascinating that 22 of the songs make the top 90 - but then two of the others don’t chart at all. Especially as I couldn’t stop singing Solo Quiero Mas. For Eurovision fans: was it only me and my friends who ended up singing ‘Baby One More Time’ over the top of ‘Kraj mene’. I’m sure it had the same melody and chord progression.

Looking at the Apple main chart and Apple Pop Chart - LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER is the highest pop song outside of the top 200 so it’s probably somewhere between 201 and 205 at the moment.

That corresponds to about 15 when chart rules are taken into consideration.

Last year we had: 27 Espresso Macchiato 37 Bara Bada Bastu 41 Wasted Love 46 Baller 51 What The Hell Just Happened? 🇬🇧 And 4 more from 142 down. But this year, other than Bangaranga and Eclipse, I’m not sure much has resonated with the British public. Maybe Choke Me, My System and Eins Zwei Drei - but we also don’t know whether the songs that the UK public are downloading will be the same as the ones that they are streaming.

I guess it depends how you define fraudulent. For what reason have you said that these albums are fraudulent, and not others?

Ah yes - I think it was Lena I was thinking of.

I may not be right but I think I recall one identifying as heterosexual and the other not.

I’ve counted only 23 songs in Apple’s top 100 are chart eligible and not on ACR. In fact 40 out of the top 200! Gracie is the 13th highest (+3 more that have multiple versions, and Man I Need will be more than double) so if this is anything to go by, Gracie should have a top 20 start.

Terrible that such an old song as this has kept Lush Life out of the top 10! 😱😱😱 😉😉😉

I think you are making a link where there is none to be made.

3 versions of Delta in the top 100! Choke Me seems comparatively popular. It will be interesting to see how well these do at Eurovision tomorrow.

I loved the feel of Too Epic To Be True - but neither the lyrics not the vocals were great. Strange that Finland didn’t chart when they are pulling away as the favourites.

Personally, I’m not convinced any are commercial enough. If Delta wins, she might chart, but other than that, I can’t really see it (not top 40 anyway).

I didn’t check after semi 1.

In reply to myself: 40 🇦🇺 Delta Goodrem 78 🇬🇧 Look Mum No Computer 96 🇮🇱 134 🇱🇺 Eva Marija (eliminated) 139 JJ, Unknown 154 🇳🇴 157 🇨🇾 161 🇸🇲 Senhit and Boy George 179 Loreen, Tattoo 187 🇷🇴

Any sign of any Eurovision songs yet?

Kworb is great! We used to be able to use it to work out relative download sales on iTunes, but we can’t do that anymore. However, other than that, it normally has quite good functionality.

Allegedly it’s selected by the record label. I’m still not 100% convinced. The alternative hypothesis is it’s the one that would chart highest if given the streams.