Highway Unicorn

Honourable Mention to "Never Ever" by All Saints going #1 in it’s 9th week.

Also the "2016" throwback trend on social media driving up a lot of songs from around 2014-2017ish that sound like that era.

The way “feeling like that fish to my pumping my chest” has three different meanings. The lyrical mastermind you are.

True, poor phrasing on my part. Perhaps actively releasing new music on regular basis would be a better phrasing. Similar to how Kylie still releases a new album every 2-3 years or even how Sade will release a new song every once in a while.

The last ten number ones by living and active british artists (ie no Wham, Beatles, Kate Bush and charity single one-offs). Where Is My Husband Man I Need Survive Messy Backbone Guess (with American guest Billie Eilish) Strangers Dance the Night Sprinter Miracle Only ten #1s by Brits in the last three years.

it would be only her 2nd in the last ten years her 5th since 2010 • Waka Waka #21 (2010) • Can’t Remember to Forget You #11 (2014) • Empire #25 (2014) • Bzrp Music Sessions - Vol 53 #32 (2023) not that surprisingly given that Spanish language music rarely ever charts without an English version (I always giggle at how Enrique Iglesias “Subeme La Radio” ended up smashing here after an exactly one English verse from Matt Terry of all people). Also just shows how much of cultural moment "Sessions 53" was for it chart at all.

Dave having four No.1’s and only one of them being from his mainline LPs. The male Dua Lipa.

True, and you brought up a great point I forgot to include my original post. All of the African songs are originally in the English language, why do they need a western feature to get popular in the anglosphere. I get Spanish language songs needing a new English verse (even it is from a complete no name like Matt Terry, lol), or the K-pop songs being bilingual for wider appeal.

On the topic of Raindance, it is still so odd to me how the majority of African music hit songs still need an Anglospheric feature/collab to smash. These songs are in English, why the need for a Bieber, Gomez, Drake, Dave feature. I think "Last Last", "People", "Water" are the only one African music top tens of 2020s without the need a western remix/feature?

I wonder how close his cover of Girl Crush was to making the top 20 / gold certification.

The concept of a Platinum #3 single being your most forgotten.

I hope she gets a performance slot, the presumptive critics choice/rising star recipient rarely gets performance slots nowadays. In the past 18 years, only 4 winners got a solo performance slot (Celeste 2020, Griff 2021, Holly Humberstone 2022, Myles Smith 2026) and two winners as part of duets Adele with Mark Ronson in 2008 and Jorja Smith with Rag N Bone Man in 2017.

Video confirmed for a Thursday release too, should see a decent boast next week.

In the UK yeah, but practically everyone who wanted to watch it pirated it beforehand before watching it on Sky again. It’s crave (Canada’s equivalent of iPlayer) and HBO Max in most other territories

I think it’s probably getting a reset, it was used to soundtrack an important scene in the tv series “Heated Rivalry” and that what’s been driving renewed interest lately.

Midnight Sun top 40 next week let’s go.

She’s been filming a video in London but looks like it’s for something more uptempo than I know you’re hurting

That would be an interesting pole.

Why did The Police get a reset?

The Heated Rivarly TikTok edits, their impact

The way Landslide has become a staple of lesbian bars ever since this episode

The way the music from For Good just completely tanked (longevity wise) compared to the first film.

His time missed a trick by not getting the Timothee Chalamet officially released on platforms.

Ironically, the “best” song from the trio (Gabriella) actually is a 2016 reject, it was supposed to on Little Mix’s Get Weird.