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Surprised to see so many of you loving Ain't In LA! Also good to see that Carly is still getting lots of love. In fact, Don't Leave Me On The Dance Floor was her 20th #1 on my charts, and she is only the fourth artist ever to get 20 chart toppers so far.

1. Michelle Branch & Maren Morris - Goodbye to You 2. ADELA - Ain't In LA 3. K. Flower - Must Be Love 4. Yuqi - Stay 5. Gabi Belle - City Girl 6. Carly Rae Jepsen - Don’t Leave Me on the Dance Floor 7. Sienna Spiro - Great Expectation 8. DARA - Bangaranga 9. Mackenzie Carpenter - Kinda Want Your Man 10. TaraElla - Nothing is Impossible Originally posted at https://taraella3.substack.com/p/taras-october-2026-playlistchart

Hi everyone, Thanks for the comments! Nice to see the love for Carly, Dara, Sienna and Katseye.

This story keeps popping up on my Substack feed, and I have no idea why. I think it's totally irrelevant, to be honest. A mask mandate in 2026 is somewhat surprising, but it's not newsworthy at all. I also think it's crazy to see masks as a culture war thing because I'm very, very Asian culturally when it comes to masks.

1. Carly Rae Jepsen - Don’t Leave Me on the Dance Floor 2. New Radicals, Michelle Branch – The Game of Love 3. TaraElla - Give Peace a Chance 4. Mackenzie Carpenter - Kinda Want Your Man 5. Gabi Belle - City Girl 6. Kelly Clarkson - Golden 7. Little Big Town, Kelsea Ballerini - Closing Time 8. DARA - Bangaranga 9. KATSEYE - Animal 10. Sienna Spiro - Great Expectation This month, it's full-on 2000s nostalgia as two chart veterans who started out in the 2000s, Carly Rae Jepsen and Michelle Branch, battle it out for the top spot, thus proving that 2026 is indeed the new 2006! Meanwhile, last year's Yearly Number One winner Mackenzie Carpenter also has a new entry. Originally posted at https://taraella3.substack.com/p/taras-september-2026-playlistchart

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

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?