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Or is it an artifact of changing chart rules? I've been thinking about this a lot lately. I've even written a short article about it. Basically, country has always been big in America (and Canada and Australia), so the mystery should be why these countries weren't constantly having country hits in the top 10 in the past, rather than why country is doing so well now. What do you think? Also, besides country, what other genres do you think could be historically/currently undercounted by the charts?

Same here. But's it's been happening for a long time for me. I guess I just don't jump at every new sound like when I was 15, because I've sort of heard the mediocre stuff over and over again by this point. This means something has to really 'prove itself' for me to like it.

Thanks Sergej and DaTilt! Good to see someone else liking Get In Girl! Also nice to see that About You Now is still getting some love. It's almost 20 years old now.

Hi DaTilt, I like these ones: 1. Delta Goodrem – Eclipse (11) 3w 54. Meghan Trainor - Get In Girl (38) 5w 74. Ella Langley - Choosin' Texas (60) 10w

Hi Sergej, I like these ones: 14 4 1(×11) 22 Ella Langley – “Choosin' Texas” 31 27 19 5 Sarah Engels – “Fire” 43 56 2 44 Zara Larsson – “Lush Life” 61 48 5 7 Ella Langley – “Dandelion” 88 NE 88 1 Delta Goodrem – “Eclipse”

Includes both new and Millennial-retro hits Chart Synopsis Meghan Trainor gets her 23rd chart topper on my charts, and continues to be the person with the 3rd most chart toppers (although she is still well behind Taylor Swift, who is in second place). Also, congratulations to Ella Langley, who has become only the 4th artist ever to have a number one in my chart well before blowing up and topping the Billboard Hot 100. Langley first topped my chart in 2024, and has now topped the Billboard Hot 100 in 2026. In this regard, she follows in the footsteps of Carly Rae Jepsen (2007 TECharts 2012 Billboard), Kim Petras (2008 TECharts 2022 Billboard) and Sabrina Carpenter (2017 TECharts 2024 Billboard). 1. Meghan Trainor - Get In Girl (Recent Release) 2. Sugababes - About You Now (2007) 3. Pulcino Pio - The Little Chick Cheep (2012) 4. Olivia Marsh - Too Good to be Bad (Recent Release) 5. Tones And I - Dance Monkey (2019) 6. Ella Langley - Dandelion (Recent Release) 7. Diana Vickers - Ice Cream (2025) 8. KATSEYE - Gabriela (2025) 9. Selena Gomez & The Scene - Love You Like A Love Song (2011) 10. Carly Rae Jepsen - Sour Candy (2009) Originally posted at https://taraella3.substack.com/p/taras-march-2026-playlistchart

In an effort to promote storytelling, or 'singer-songwriter style' music, from this month onwards, these charts will be divided into a 'storytelling' section and an 'others' section. Both sections can contain a mix of new and catalog music (even though it's all new stuff for this month). Storytelling Music 1. Olivia Marsh ft. Yiruma - 42 2. Claude - C'est La Vie 3. FINNEAS & Kacey Musgraves - Giver / Taker 4. Ailee - Meaning 5. Yuval Raphael - New Day Will Rise 6. Louane - Maman 7. Zoë Më - Voyage 8. Kelly Clarkson - Where Have You Been 9. JJ - Wasted Love 10. Rachel Zegler - Waiting On A Wish Other Music 1. Zara Larsson - Pretty Ugly 2. EMMY - Laika Party 3. Remember Monday - What The Hell Just Happened? 4. Morgan Seatree x Florence + The Machine - Say My Name 5. UNIS - SWICY Originally posted at TaraElla Post: Music

1. Ailee - Meaning 2. Olivia Marsh - 42 3. Olivia Marsh - Waterworks 4. FINNEAS & Kacey Musgraves - Giver / Taker 5. Rachel Zegler - Waiting On A Wish 6. Dasha - Not At This Party 7. MINNIE - HER 8. Olivia Marsh - Strategy 9. ROSÉ & Bruno Mars - APT. 10. Jenna Davis - Luckier Originally posted at TaraElla Post: Music

Interesting one. I voted Love Story simply because it went #1 in my own personal chart (in October 2008) while My Life Would Suck Without You peaked at #2 (in February 2009). Some other interesting facts: 1) Love Story was Taylor Swift's first #1 in my chart. She would go on to have more than 40! By comparison, while My Life Would Suck Without You missed out, Kelly Clarkson already had multiple #1s by that time, her first #1 being A Moment Like This way back in 2002. So Kelly was way more established back then. 2) While Love Story and My Love Would Suck Without You didn't have a chart battle in my chart, because they peaked at different times (in fact in different years), My Life Would Suck Without You actually battled White Horse, Taylor Swift's second #1, for the top spot, and lost. So My Life Would Suck Without You actually lost out to a Taylor Swift song in my chart, and this is the reason why it was never #1.

1. MINNIE - HER 2. Olivia Marsh - Waterworks 3. Lady Gaga - Abracadabra 4. Olivia Marsh - Strategy 5. Rachel Zegler - Waiting On A Wish 6. Dasha - Not At This Party 7. ROSÉ & Bruno Mars - APT. 8. Jenna Davis - Luckier 9. Emma Bunton - 2 Become 1 10. Miley Cyrus - Beautiful That Way Originally posted at TaraElla Post: Music

Top 5 1. Jenna Davis - Luckier 2. Rose and Bruno Mars - APT. 3. Kelly Clarkson - All By Myself 4. Lanie Gardner - Cry 5. Rose - Number One Girl Blog of the Month Carly Rae Jepsen Isn't a One Hit Wonder But how many people out there know that? Read here Rest of the Entries 6. Meghan Trainor ft. Kim Petras - Made You Look (remix) 7. Addison Rae - Aquamarine 8. Slimane - Mon Amour 9. Haven Madison - Obsessed 10. Elton John and Brandi Carlile - Never Too Late 11. Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile 12. Kelsea Ballerini - Baggage 13. Boogie Pimps - Sunny 14. Emily Tressa - Don't Call Me 15. Ella Langley - Weren't For The Wind 16. Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso 17. Gracie Abrams - Close To You 18. Meghan Trainor and T-Pain - Been Like This 19. Carrie Underwood and Cody Johnson - I'm Gonna Love You 20. Ella Langley and Riley Green - You Look Like You Love Me

This is great! Any chance for #1?

I must be in the minority here, but my favorite version was Band Aid 30. Plus I think they should have made a Band Aid 36 for the pandemic (i.e. in 2020).

Go Apt! It has to be Apt, if there is any justice. Honestly, I can't see the appeal of the other main competitors. (Edit: Die With A Smile is also good, and should have been #1, but it's too late. Also, Sabrina Carpenter's stuff this year is overrated, and I'm saying this as a fan of 7 years standing.)

I guess I just want her to go back to her old style, which she is moving further and further away from all the time.