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Maybe something reset after the Brit Awards could get to number 1 next week, assuming there is no big release. Messy, perhaps?

Tinie Tempah - R Kelly (Not Letting Go) Kanye - Prince (Stronger) Estelle & Kanye - Michael Jackson (American Boy)

Eminem definitely has quite a few Without Me: Elvis Presley, Prince, Limp Bizkit Real Slim Shady: Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Fred Durst (Limp Bizkit) Like Toy Soldiers: Jay-Z Stan: Phil Collins Houdini: R Kelly, Black Eyed Peas, Megan The Stallion Smack That: Pussycat Dolls Just Lose It: Michael Jackson

As it looks like That’s So True is heading back to the top, a more interesting question might be: What will the first NEW number 1 of 2025 be?

If we are talking about under performing songs, Headlines by Spice Girls is definitely a memorable one

I’d love that too. I think it’s pretty unlikely though unless NYE streams can be kind to APT

The Lil Nas X one from last January?

I wonder if they will combine sales/streams of this to the original. The track listing makes it look like this is a remix of a previous version, rather than a new version. Perhaps it might even trigger a reset of the original too?

There’s no way it’s getting anywhere close to 20k. I’d be amazed if it even did 2k

Glad to see The Door climbing into the Top 5. Heard it for the first time at the weekend and it sounded like a smash to me. Would love to see it go to the top but maybe it might need to wait until January now?

Lil Nas X?

Great to see Gaga ahead currently. Any chance she can hang on??

In August, Bob Geldof suggested there was a new version combining the previous versions for the 40th anniversary. Presumably it is hard to get new, current acts to sign up to a new version after the backlash to the previous one https://www.westendtheatre.com/252371/news/...d-and-live-aid/

The George Ezra song on the track list says that too and that has already been released on other services

Jess Glynne was added to Spotify last year

Maybe she’s a Jingle Bell Ball artist? Last year, they played Take That and Alicia Keys out of nowhere when they were on the line up

Elvis has the most with 18. Edit - Also the comment about Wham made me realise that for the longest time Last Christmas was the highest selling single not to go to number 1, but now it looks entirely possible that it could have the most weeks at number 1 by any single ever by the end of the 2020s if it carries on at its current rate

I don’t bother much with the Radio 1 chart show. I much prefer listening to Top Of The Pops on BBC Sounds/BBC World Service as it usually plays new entries / climbers and the whole top 5, plus includes bits of news and interviews, with a focus on both albums and single charts. With no stupid “send a message on what’s app and let me know what you’re doing this weekend” An combination of this and the current chart show would be an improvement to the Jack Saunders show

What caused that? Edit - oh was it the Manchester concert?

Could the label request for Espresso and Please Please Please to not be reset if it looked like they might prevent Taste from adding another number 1 to her collection?

Yeah it clicked with me this week when it came on Spotify when driving. A great pop track for summer

I’m guessing they are already counted in this update though

Florence & The Machine - Dog Days Are Over Mason vs Princess Superstar - Perfect (Exceeder) Journey - Don’t Stop Believing Sugababes - About You Now Christina Aguilera- Hurt Evanescence- My Immortal John Legend - Ordinary People Adele - Make You Feel My Love MIA - Paper Planes The Script - The Man Who Can’t Be Moved Wilson Philips - Hold On Faith Hill - There You’ll Be Beyoncé - Listen Jason Mraz - I Won’t Give Up

I think the physicals for GLB came out at the end of June sadly

I don’t regularly listen to Radio 1 anymore but whenever I do put it on, all I ever hear the presenters say is “send a WhatsApp and let me know what you’re up to today /this weekend” and then it’s just endless shoutouts, even during the chart, midweeks, 00s/2010s show, Anthems. I just don’t understand how anyone finds that interesting or entertaining to listen to? In the battle against streaming services you’d think radio stations would be upping their game to provide content worth listening to. I only listen during weekends really so maybe week days are different but has anyone else noticed this?