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Also released this week and on streaming, Pale Song/Love Is the second single by Irish singer songwriter Dove Ellis. Wonderful stuff for any Radiohead Jeff Buckley fans, well worth checking out. A future star!

Thanks for the comments guys, interesting reading and what you’re all saying makes a lot of sense. Firstly, I certainly didn’t mean to ‘put down’ anyone for sticking to what they’re comfortable with, I hope it didn’t come across that way. In fact, if anything, my little autistic brain tends to direct me to repetitive stuff anyway, I think maybe I sometimes try to resist it too much! Don’t get me wrong, as a chart fan I love to see a massive hit as much as anyone, à la Ordinary, even if I don’t like the song itself. I suppose the ones that surprise me most are the older songs hanging around in the mid to lower charts. Not just Mr Brightside (though I often think I’m the only person who never liked that song, even as a big Killers fan) but also things like Lose Control and Beautiful Things (with no reflection on the merits of the songs themselves). Thanks Julian your explanation makes perfect sense! I’m sure I’m in the minority, being an old git, but I stream predominately as a way to try out new music before I buy physicals or Bandcamp downloads of the stuff which passes a ‘three-listen test’. That way I feel I’m giving decent payments to the artists as directly as I can. If I had limitless money and could just bulk-buy each week's releases, I'd do so in a heartbeat. For now, my bank balance hates me, but my music lover side is very happy.😂

Here’s what I don’t understand. With streaming we have pretty much the whole of the history of popular music available to everyone all the time, including far more new music to try than ever before and with no financial risk. What I mean is that in the physical era there was a certain reluctance to try a new artist due to cost of purchasing but that no longer applies. And yet, I think, most would accept that the charts are slower moving than ever now, with longer stays at number one and especially songs hanging around the top 10/20/40 etc for much longer. That means, despite all this availability, the general public are choosing to listen to the same stuff over and over again week in week out, rather than trying something new. I know it’s slightly off topic, but it is related in a way, with the attempts (ACR, 3 track rule etc) to ‘speed up’ the chart and I genuinely wonder if anyone has any theories why that has happened? The only thing I could come up with was that maybe people find too much choice overwhelming so retreat to what they know and are comfortable with? Anybody got any thoughts?

And now, finally, a new album incoming! Can’t wait, hope it can be massively successful. If it was you that manifested it Brer, I thank you!

Ha, does that tactic work then, nominating every year until it gets some votes! I’ve got a soft spot for Shygirl myself especially ‘Come For me’. At least it did better than my nomination for 4th Of July which got … precisely no votes aside from mine. Maybe next year …..?

So I’ve still not had one of my nominations come anywhere near the top 40/AQ places even! If it’s going to happen anytime it should be now….’Wild’ is the best song of the decade IMHO, please try to give it a listen through! +30 Spoon - Wild +29 Alvvays - Easy On Your Own? +28 Paramore - This Is Why +27 Wet Leg - Ur Mum +26 Fred Again - Delilah (Pull Me Out Of This) +25 Jessie Ware - Free Yourself +24 J.I.D. - Surround Sound +23 Charli XCX (feat. Rina Sawayama) - Beg For You +22 Jockstrap - Concrete Over Water +21 LF System - Afraid To Feel +20 Black Country, New Road - The Place Where He Inserted The Blade +19 Nilüfer Yanya - Midnight Sun +18 Caroline Polachek - Billions +17 Djo - End of Beginning +16 Ethel Cain - American Teenager +15 Let's Eat Grandma - Happy New Year +14 ROSALÍA - CANDY +13 Wednesday - Bull Believer +12 Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Spitting off the Edge of the World +11 RAYE (feat. 070 Shake) - Escapism. +10 Sam Smith (feat. Kim Petras) - Unholy +9 Kendrick Lamar - The Heart Part 5 +8 Rosa Linn - Snap +7 Sam Ryder - Space Man +6 1975 - About You +5 Florence + The Machine - King +4 Carly Rae Jepsen (feat. Rufus Wainwright) - The Loneliest Time +3 Weeknd - Less Than Zero +2 Big Thief - Simulation Swarm +1 black midi - Welcome To Hell Wow that was hard to choose 30, such great nominations!

Fantastic nominations, love all these!

+30 Japanese Breakfast - Paprika +29 Hand Habits - 4th Of July +28 Turnstile - MYSTERY +27 Little Simz - Introvert +26 Wolf Alice - The Last Man On Earth +25 Lil Nas X - Montero (Call Me By Your Name) +24 Måneskin - Zitii E Buoni +23 Fred again.. (feat. The Blessed Madonna) - Marea (We've Lost Dancing) +22 Bicep - Apricots +21 Elton John & Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (Pnau Remix) +20 SZA - Good Days +19 Wet Leg - Wet Dream +18 Jockstrap - 50/50 +17 Sam Fender - Seventeen Going Under +16 Weeknd - Save Your Tears (Original / Ariana Grande Remix) +15 Olivia Rodrigo - Déjà Vu +14 MUNA (feat. Phoebe Bridgers) - Silk Chiffon +13 ABBA - Don’t Shut Me Down +12 Griff - Black Hole +11 Glass Animals - Heat Waves +10 Olivia Rodrigo - Brutal +9 Japanese Breakfast - Be Sweet +8 Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow - Industry Baby +7 Weeknd - Take My Breath +6 Silk Sonic - Leave The Door Open +5 Black Country, New Road - Concorde +4 CHVRCHES (feat. Robert Smith) - How Not to Drown +3 Mitski - The Only Heartbreaker +2 Let's Eat Grandma - Hall Of Mirrors +1 Caroline Polachek - Bunny Is A Rider

+30 Waxahatchee - Lilacs +29 Phoebe Bridgers - I Know The End +28 Fleet Foxes - Can I Believe You +27 Dadi Freyr - Think About Things +26 Christine and the Queens - People, I've been Sad +25 HAIM - The Steps +24 Cardi B (feat. Megan Thee Stallion) - WAP +23 Weeknd - In Your Eyes +22 Charli XCX - Forever +21 Bicep - Atlas +20 Royal Blood - Trouble's Coming +19 1975 - If You're Too Shy (Let Me Know) +18 Rina Sawayama - XS +17 Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club +16 Jessie Ware - What's Your Pleasure +15 Pendulum - Driver +14 Kali Uchis - telepatía +13 Magdalena Bay - How To Get Physical +12 Fontaines D.C. - A Hero's Death +11 Thundercat - Dragonball Durag +10 Tion Wayne (feat. dutchavelli & Stormzy) - I Dunno +9 Gorillaz (feat. slowthai & SOFT PLAY) - Momentary Bliss +8 Phoebe Bridgers - Kyoto +7 Chloe x Halle - Do It +6 Disclosure, Aminé & Slowthai - My High +5 Killers - My Own Soul's Warning +4 Charli XCX - Party 4 U +3 London Grammar - Baby It's You +2 Pendulum - Nothing For Free +1 Weeknd - After Hours

Yes you’re right of course, as I mentioned in the commentary above, PPC is the one I keep overestimating! I’ve never been sure of its ‘trickle’ sales pre 24 and early 24 to be able to remove them from its total… if that makes any sense!🤷‍♂️ Brilliant work, thanks very much again!

Here’s another attempt at estimating a rolling chart for the 12 months ending Q3. Again, any help with more accurate figures is always welcome. I know you’ve very kindly helped me with the previous ones @gasman449, so if you’ve got the time or inclination to have a look at my numbers again I would be very grateful!😌 1 Alex Warren - Ordinary 1.709m 2 Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club 1.550m 3 Rose & Bruno Mars - APT. 1.530m 4 Gracie Abrams - That’s So True 1.460m 5 Lola Young - Messy 1.440m 6 Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile 1.430m 7 Benson Boone - Beautiful Things 1.278m 8 Billie Eilish - Birds Of A Feather 1.250m 9 Gigi Perez - Sailor Song 1.250m 10 Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe! 1.236m 11 Sabrina Carpenter - Taste 1.220m 12 Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso 1.118m 13 Teddy Swims - Lose Control 1.080m 14 Chrystal - The Days 1.030m 15 Teddy Swims - Bad Dreams 0.960m 16 Myles Smith - Stargazing 0.959m 17 Teddy Swims - The Door 0.958m 18 Shaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy) 0.947m 19 Ravyn Lenae - Love Me Not 0.910m 20 Hozier - Too Sweet 0.883m 21 Sabrina Carpenter - Bad Chem 0.880m 22 Noah Kahan - Stick Season 0.870m 23 Sonny Fodera, Jazzy & D.O.D. - Somedays 0.870m 24 Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please 0.845m 25 Gracie Abrams - I Love You, I’m Sorry 0.830m 26 Billie Eilish - Wildflower 0.830m 27 Myles Smith - Nice To Meet You 0.790m 28 Chappell Roan - Hot To Go 0.787m 29 Alex Warren - Carry You Home 0.780m 30 Goo Goo Dolls - Iris 0.740m 31 Bl3ss & CamrinWatsin ft BbyClose - Kisses 0.735m 32 The Killers - Mr Brightside 0.720m 33 Post Malone ft Morgan Wallen - I Had Some Help 0.704m 34 Dasha - Austin 0.702m 35 Tate McRae - Sports Car 0.679m 36 The Weeknd & Playboi Carti - Timeless 0.670m 37 Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us 0.656m 38 Sombr - Undressed 0.650m 39 WizTheMc & Bees & Honey - Show Me Love 0.644m 40 Sombr - Back To Friends 0.635m Some things I’ve noticed:- Alex is now miles ahead as expected and I presume will only go further ahead by the end of 2025? Below that it is close, though I suspect I might have overestimated Pink Pony Club’s total again due to being unsure of its earliest sales figures. Overall the chart maybe feels a little fresher than the last one? The Demon Hunters soundtrack should change things up even more very soon. Any thoughts?

+30 Angel Olsen - Lark +29 FKA Twigs - Cellophane +28 James Blake - Assume Form +27 Big Thief - Not +26 Vampire Weekend - Harmony Hall +25 Lana Del Rey - Doin' Time +24 100 gecs - money machine +23 Stormzy - Vossi Bop +22 Lil Nas X - Old Town Road +21 Blossoms - Your Girlfriend +20 Sigrid – Don’t Feel Like Crying +19 Sam Fender - Hypersonic Missiles +18 AJ Tracey - Ladbroke Grove +17 Roddy Ricch - The Box +16 Charli XCX & Christine And The Queens - Gone +15 Billie Eilish - Everything I Wanted +14 Tyler, The Creator - EARFQUAKE +13 Magdalena Bay - Killshot +12 James Blake - Mile High (feat. Travis Scott and Metro Boomin) +11 Ghost - Mary On A Cross +10 Fontaines D.C. - Boys in the Better Land +9 Fisher - Losing It +8 Bring Me The Horizon (feat. Grimes) - Nihilist Blues +7 Billie Eilish - Bury a Friend +6 Haim - Now I'm In It +5 Vampire Weekend - This Life +4 Caroline Polachek - So Hot You're Hurting My Feelings +3 ROSALÍA & J Balvin - Con Altura (feat. El Guincho) +2 Rina Sawayama - STFU! +1 Lizzo – Truth Hurts

Yes ‘Taxes’ is fantastic. There’s loads of other goodies on there too, well worth a listen. Top 20 at the moment hope it can hold up, maybe in the top 40?

Yes I’m hoping for a chart appearance from Geese, most exciting band on the planet right now.

Sorry Joseph, I got a bit over excitable! But in truth I’ve not fully explored all the areas of the various forums enough so wasn’t yet fully sure where to put what ….. if that makes any sense! 😔

Wow, I’m hearing strong rumours of a new Robyn album due soon, would be her first in 8 years (since Honey)! Can’t wait.

I’m probably swimming against the tide a bit but my most anticipated album of the year is also released this week, Getting Killed by Geese🫢

Oh I have to admit I haven’t heard much Metric, so on your recommendation I’m going in for a deep dive! Where do you suggest starting?

Yes it’s an excellent song, my favourite of hers.

That’s exactly my relationship with this song too!

Thanks guys, I’ll keep doing what I’m doing then! To be honest I did reign my nominations in a bit, otherwise you might have got this masterpiece from Peter Cat Recording Co. for 2018. Maybe next year?!

Oh dear, my nominations bombed again😆! This is my first year participating in this rate, so maybe I’ve been a bit naive nominating some relatively obscure stuff I like rather than things I think others might like/vote for?

+30 Childish Gambino - This Is America +29 Low - Disarray +28 King Princess - 1950 +27 Kids See Ghosts - Reborn +26 Billie Eilish - When the Party's Over +25 Troye Sivan - My My My! +24 1975 - Love It If We Made It +23 Arctic Monkeys - Four Out of Five +22 Drake - Nice For What +21 Ariana Grande - No Tears Left To Cry +20 Dave feat. Fredo - Funky Friday +19 Lana Del Rey - Mariners Apartment Complex +18 ROSALÍA - MALAMENTE +17 Janelle Monáe - Make Me Feel +16 Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – Shallow +15 Drake - God's Plan +14 Let's Eat Grandma - Falling Into Me +13 Kacey Musgraves - High Horse +12 Kendrick Lamar & SZA - All The Stars +11 Travis Scott (feat. Drake) - SICKO MODE +10 A$AP Rocky (feat. Skepta) - Praise The Lord (Da Shine) +9 1975 - It's Not Living (If It's Not With You) +8 Freya Ridings – Lost Without You +7 Sigrid - Strangers +6 SOPHIE - Immaterial +5 Jade Bird - Love Has All Been Done +4 Mitsuki - Nobody +3 BROCKHAMPTON - 1999 WILDFIRE +2 Bring Me The Horizon - MANTRA +1 Years & Years - Sanctify

Really enjoying the Cardiacs album, hope it can make an impact on the charts. Great prog rock.

Oooh, forgot about this. Great nomination!