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Thanks for the comments! Sergej and DaTilt, good to see Animal getting some love! JSG and Sergej, this Carly song is actually doing very well with me at the moment. So maybe it will climb even higher in the next chart. Late August also marked 19 years since Carly first charted on my charts, by the way.

This one is rising rapidly on my charts!

1. Gabi Belle - City Girl 2. KATSEYE - Animal 3. TaraElla - Wishful Thinking 4. Hailee Steinfeld - Flashlight (Sweet Life Mix) (2015) 5. Lee Ji-yu - The Time I Loved You 6. Carly Rae Jepsen - Don’t Leave Me on the Dance Floor 7. New Radicals, Michelle Branch – The Game of Love 8. Lucie Silvas - Don't Look Back (2005) 9. Sienna Spiro - Great Expectation 10. Charlie Puth ft. Meghan Trainor - Marvin Gaye (2015) Originally posted at https://taraella3.substack.com/p/taras-august-2026-playlistchart

DaTilt and Sergej, thanks for your comments! Happy to see "I Can't Love You Anymore" getting some love here despite not (yet?) getting to the top in Billboard. Also happy to see "Great Expectation" getting some love, so underrated. JSG, also thanks for your comments. I think Pop! actually had three official singles in 2004, namely Heaven and Earth (#1 on my charts), Can't Say Goodbye (#1 on my charts), and Serious (#3 on my charts). I think Xanadu was supposed to be their fourth, it was leaked in early 2005, but the release was cancelled because the band broke up. Anyway, there are videos on YouTube explaining their history.

1. Ella Langley & Morgan Wallen - I Can’t Love You Anymore 2. IShowSpeed - World Cup (Champions) 3. TaraElla - I Wanna Feel 4. Pop! - Don't Let It Go To Your Head 5. Sienna Spiro - Great Expectation 6. Katseye - Animal 7. Lee Ji-yu - The Time I Loved You 8. LISA, Anitta, Rema, FIFA Sound - Goals 9. Pop! - Xanadu (2005) 10. Lindsay Lohan - Confessions of a Broken Heart (2005) Originally posted at https://taraella3.substack.com/p/taras-july-2026-playlistchart

It's a great Eurovision month indeed 1. Dara - Bangaranga (Recent Release) 2. Stella Lefty - Boston (Recent Release) 3. Sarah Engels - Fire (Recent Release) 4. Olivia Marsh - One Touch (Recent Release) 5. GIRLSET - Little Miss (Recent Release) 6. Monroe - Regarde! (Recent Release) 7. Delta Goodrem - Eclipse (Recent Release) 8. Seether - Broken ft. Amy Lee (2004) 9. Olivia Rodrigo - drop dead (Recent Release) 10. Agnes - Right Here Right Now (2005) May is Eurovision month, and I'm very happy about this year's winner, Dara from Bulgaria. I think this song really deserves it! My other favorites this year are Sarah Engels (Germany), Delta Goodrem (Australia) and Monroe (France). Originally posted at https://taraella3.substack.com/p/taras-may-2026-playlistchart

Thanks Sergej and Cornishswiftie98. Choosin' Texas is actually not a new entry, but a re-entry. It first charted, and peaked at #3, back in November 2025.

Includes both new and Millennial-retro hits 1. GIRLSET - Little Miss (Recent Release) 2. Carly Rae Jepsen - Sour Candy (2009) 3. Hilary Duff - Come Clean (Mine) (Recent Release, re-recording of original from 2003) 4. Kacey Musgraves - Dry Spell (Recent Release) 5. Zander feat Alexis Hart - What's Up (2003) 6. Stella Lefty - Boston (Recent Release) 7. Ella Langley - Choosin' Texas (Recent Release) 8. Holly Humberstone - Beauty Pageant (Recent Release) 9. Meghan Trainor - Still Don't Care (Recent Release) 10. BINI - Step Back (Recent Release) Originally posted at https://taraella3.substack.com/p/taras-april-2026-playlistchart

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