Riser

January 16, 20169 yr

I feel like I'm the only person lol'ing about "Sound Of Your Heart" finally being pushed

I'm lol-ing too now that I've heard it. It sounds just like "Lay It All On Me", although I assume "Sound Of Your Heart" was released first.

US Hot 100 – 01/23/2016

January 16, 20169 yr

Pretty amazing that "Roses" is higher in the chart than "Selfie" ever was!

Adele - Complete Discography Rate

in Pop and Country

January 16, 20169 yr

SINGLES

09.5 Hometown Glory

09.5 Chasing Pavements

09.0 Cold Shoulder

08.0 Make You Feel My Love

11.0 Rolling In The Deep

09.0 Someone Like You

10.0 Set Fire To The Rain

09.0 Rumour Has It

08.0 Turning Tables

08.5 Skyfall

09.0 Hello

09.0 When We Were Young

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07.5 Daydreamer

09.0 Best For Last

08.0 Crazy For You

08.0 Melt My Heart To Stone

08.0 First Love

09.5 Right As Rain

09.0 My Same

09.0 Tired

xx.x Painting Pictures

xx.x Now and Then

07.0 That's It, I Quit, I'm Movin' On

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07.0 Don't You Remember

08.0 He Won't Go

08.0 Take It All

10.0 I'll Be Waiting

11.0 One And Only

08.5 Lovesong

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10.0 Send My Love (To Your New Lover)

09.0 I Miss You

08.0 Remedy

09.5 Water Under The Bridge

09.0 River Lea

08.0 Love In The Dark

09.0 Million Years Ago

09.0 All I Ask

09.5 Sweetest Devotion

xx.x Can't Let Go

xx.x Lay Me Down

xx.x Why Do You Love Me

Adele Live At The Royal Albert Hall & Other Tracks

xx.x If It Hadn't Been For Love

10.0 I Can't Make You Love Me

07.0 I Found A Boy

xx.x Hiding My Heart

xx.x Need You Now

Riser Recaps 2015

January 15, 20169 yr

Sam Hunt "Take Your Time"

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From day one, I’ve considered Sam Hunt to be the Sam Smith of country music. He was very well hyped around the industry early on, which seemed to fuel his breakthrough as much as the music itself. He gets a lot of love as well as a lot of hate. In Mr. Hunt’s case it’s because he’s quite deliberately defying the usual country stereotypes, from the pop sound in his music to the way he dresses. As much as I love to see someone going so against the grain, which is desperately needed at this point, I’m not entirely convinced of Sam’s authenticity either but would say the good outweighs the bad.

"Take Your Time" is part of the good, although I did get tired of it quickly. It stands out with Sam mostly talking in the verses and a chorus that’s simple but memorable and easy to relate to. The song’s crossover appeal was quite obvious and sure enough it became the biggest pop-country hit since "Cruise" two years earlier. Like Sam Smith’s best-known song "Stay With Me", I find this just a bit overrated for what it is, and I agree with those who think it almost doesn’t belong on country radio. But, along with his following single "House Party", it’s good enough for me to believe he may be worthy of all the attention he’s getting.

Selena Gomez "Same Old Love"

I’m generally not the type to ever like a song ironically, but exceptions can be made when the song in question is…well, is "song" even the right word in this case? Mess seems like the more appropriate term for "Same Old Love", Selena’s second Revival single which is equal parts laughably bad and objectively terrible. I was already put off by her previous two singles not being the pop stompers I like to hear from her, but after wishing for something else I learned instead to be careful what I wish for.

Without going into detail on everything that’s wrong here, it’s probably most ridiculous to watch the video and hear Charli XCX’s voice coming out of Selena’s mouth. It’s a clear sign that she’s not very capable of singing, but no matter who’s singing it, I can’t believe anyone thought it was worthy of recording, let alone single treatment. Said disbelief only multiplied when the US and Canada actually validated its existence, seemingly enjoying the song enough to buy it. It goes to show you that literally anything can be a hit, but just the thought of anyone taking it seriously does make me appreciate this bizarre, failed attempt at making a song. The :’) moment of the year, in my opinion.

Shawn Mendes "Stitches"

"Stitches" is definitely one of my favorites from the past year, so I have to decide what to say about it now and what to save for commentary during my countdown. I guess I’ll say I was VERY surprised to ever be so in love with a Shawn Mendes song. I was already fairly impressed with "Life Of The Party" and "Something Big", enough to know he’s properly talented for his age and should be famous beyond the Internet, but for someone whose fans are also obsessed with the likes of Justin Bieber and Cody Simpson, I’d normally want nothing to do with him.

Prior to its single release, Shawn’s album Handwritten debuted at #1 in the US with no proper hit to his name, so basically just from his Internet fanbase. Of course his label was smart to use that as momentum to push a song onto radio, but I was not prepared for it to be a masterpiece. Even without the semi-established fanbase and the #1 album, "Stitches" certainly could have been a hit in its own right, and is becoming one now in the UK where his album wasn't #1 but his song could be next week! After hearing most of his album, I’m disappointed that Shawn didn’t bother choosing any more singles from it, instead going straight to a re-release. Nevertheless, I hope he is now a fully established artist because he has so many years ahead of him and could potentially get even better with age.

Sheppard "Geronimo"

In the video they look like a group of misfits, but Sheppard have so far proven to be the little band that could, with "Geronimo" being a theme song of sorts that was so big in Australia that it beat "Chandelier" as the highest Australian song in the year-end chart in 2014. This translated to success in other countries too, and I’m most surprised at how close they came to getting a hit in the UK and US, neither of which I thought they could manage. They looked more like flops in the UK, following months and months of pre-orders, several release date delays and mostly failed attempts and getting radio support, but a #53 peak stateside is something I’d call "not too shabby".

Every time I heard "Geronimo" on the radio I warmed more and more to it and quickly understood why Rich had been stanning so hard for it all along. It’s very anthemic by nature, nothing original by any means but executed flawlessly and playing to their strengths incredibly well. I haven’t liked any other songs of theirs that I’ve heard, unfortunately. They haven’t followed it up with much success, either, but the group comes across as such underdogs that I do hope Sheppard can pull off some more surprises in the future.

Silento "Watch Me"

YOU ALREADY KNOW WHO IT IS!!!!! I will admit that’s a pretty obnoxious intro, especially when most of us had never heard of Silento before hearing this. But I’m a man of few complaints when it comes to "Watch Me", believe it or not. I probably would have been more dismissive eight or nine years ago if it was a hit alongside "This Is Why I’m Hot" and "Crank That", both of which I despised. This song has started a revival of sorts, with "Hit The Quan" following its lead and surely more to follow.

I was amazed at how "Watch Me" blew up without a proper music video, which wasn’t released until it was already top ten on the Hot 100. That said, I’m glad all those YouTube views didn’t send it to #1 only because I don’t like it THAT much and it seems like a likely one-hit wonder either way (not yet counting "Dessert"). Regardless of its merits or lack thereof, it’s simply impressive for a 16 or 17-year-old to combine a bunch of dances into a song that’s catchy enough to become a million-selling global phenomenon for a good chunk of the year. For those who aren’t impressed, I’m fairly sure Silento will make a few more attempts and then disappear soon enough.

Mango's Top 40 (11/01/16)

in Personal Charts

January 15, 20169 yr

Hey Mango!

:up: 3 (15) X Ambassadors - Renegades (2 wks / HCP 3) [15-3] *** HIGHEST CLIMBER *** Wow, highest I've seen this in anyone's chart, even mine and I LOVE it :o Really stands out, doesn't it? Glad it's impacting the UK, peaked at #17 here last year B-)

:down: 4 (3) Grace feat. G-Eazy - You Don't Own Me (5 wks / HCP 3) [22-6-3-3-4] I feel kinda bad for her, being blocked from the top 3 for so many weeks now, but oh well

:up: 6 (7) Elle King - Ex's & Oh's (4 wks / HCP 6) [25-14-7-6] Glad to see this here too!!!

:down: 7 (6) Shawn Mendes - Stitches (6 wks / HCP 2) [21-7-2-4-6-7] Boo at falling short of your #1 but hopefully coming for longest runner honors soon :D

:up: 9 (10) Tame Impala - Let It Happen (4 wks / HCP 9) [31-20-10-9]

:down: 10 (4) Sigala - Sweet Lovin' (7 wks / HCP 1) [24-5-3-1-2-4-10]

:up: 11 (14) 99 Souls feat. Destiny's Child & Brandy - The Girl Is Mine (6 wks / HCP 11) [40-39-32-21-14-11]

:down: 18 (11) Sigma feat. Rita Ora - Coming Home (8 wks / HCP 10) [33-32-30-19-12-10-11-18]

:up: 19 (24) Disclosure feat. Lorde - Magnets (3 wks / HCP 19) [32-24-19] Lorde :wub: Hope she's back properly soon. Shame this peaked so low :(

:up: 21 (32) Major Lazer feat. Fuse ODG & Nyla - Light It Up (2 wks / HCP 21) [32-21]

:ne: 22 (-) One Direction - History (1 wks / HCP 22) [22] Reeeeally not liking this yet :( although I do prefer it to Infinity

:down: 31 (20) Adele - Hello (11 wks / HCP 2) [10-5-2-2-3-2-2-4-11-20-31] *** =LONGEST RUNNER ***

:up: 32 (37) Stormzy - Shut Up (2 wks / HCP 32) [37-32]

:down: 33 (25) Justin Bieber - Sorry (10 wks / HCP 1) [12-6-3-2-1-1-5-15-25-33]

:down: 34 (18) David Guetta feat. Sia & Fetty Wap - Bang My Head (7 wks / HCP 8) [33-20-10-8-9-18-34] Not sure if I've asked you this yet, how do you rank this, Titanium and She Wolf? I recall you being a She Wolf fan...but I'm not :P

:down: 36 (21) Coldplay - Adventure Of A Lifetime (8 wks / HCP 12) [34-30-22-14-13-12-21-36]

:down: 37 (27) Troye Sivan - Wild (11 wks / HCP 6) [31-22-14-9-6-6-6-7-16-27-37] *** =LONGEST RUNNER ***

:down: 40 (31) Snakehips feat. Tinashe & Chance The Rapper - All My Friends (6 wks / HCP 20) [34-23-20-25-31-40]

Loads of songs I don't know, I've got catching up to do! Excellent chart though! :D

Adele - 25

in Pop and Country

January 14, 20169 yr

I loved every minute of that, had never watched a Carpool Karaoke before!

I was hoping to hear "When We Were Young" but "All I Ask" was wonderful too <3

Daily US Radio Airplay Updates 2016

January 14, 20169 yr

I like the new touch of having the positions listed outside the top 20, that way they're not just in an abyss outside the top 20 and you have something to compare to.

You're right! I'll add those in from now on.

1. ADELE ‐ Hello: 207.015 (-2.467)

2. JUSTIN BIEBER ‐ Sorry: 185.039 (+0.033)

3. SELENA GOMEZ ‐ Same Old Love: 153.928 (+0.390)

4. ALESSIA CARA ‐ Here: 151.648 (+0.903)

5. MEGHAN TRAINOR ‐ Like I’m Gonna Lose You: 147.069 (-1.404)

6. THE WEEKND ‐ In The Night: 116.383 (+1.898)

7. SHAWN MENDES ‐ Stitches: 111.541 (-0.970)

8. DRAKE ‐ Hotline Bling: 109.943 (-2.461)

9. TAYLOR SWIFT ‐ Wildest Dreams: 103.261 (-1.688)

10. JUSTIN BIEBER ‐ Love Yourself: 101.787 (+3.923) ▲

11. ELLIE GOULDING ‐ On My Mind: 101.252 (-2.664) ▼

12. TWENTY ONE PILOTS ‐ Stressed Out: 100.290 (+3.746)

13. ELLE KING ‐ Ex’s and Oh’s: 87.019 (-0.193)

14. THOMAS RHETT ‐ Die A Happy Man: 75.995 (-0.169)

15. THE WEEKND ‐ The Hills: 72.340 (-1.638)

16. TRAVI$ SCOTT ‐ Antidote: 71.595 (-0.451)

17. THE CHAINSMOKERS ‐ Roses f/Rozes: 71.480 (+2.266) ▲

18. DRAKE & FUTURE - Jumpman 69.101 (+0.362) ▲

19. LOCASH - I Love This Life 68.755 (+0.266) ▲

20. JASON ALDEAN ‐ Gonna Know We Were Here: 68.054 (-0.957) ▼

21. JUSTIN BIEBER ‐ What Do You Mean?: 67.510 (-1.750)

22. ADELE ‐ When We Were Young: 65.845 (+1.459)

23. BROTHERS OSBORNE ‐ Stay A Little Longer: 65.734 (+0.629)

25. DEMI LOVATO ‐ Confident: 63.331 (-0.819)

26. SAM HUNT - Break Up In A Small Town: 60.874 (+0.666)

31. DAYA ‐ Hide Away: 52.657 (+0.199)

32. TORY LANEZ - Say It: 52.515 (+0.203)

34. ONE DIRECTION ‐ Perfect: 49.581 (-0.137)

48. COLDPLAY ‐ Adventure Of A Lifetime: 41.821 (+0.093)

49. RACHEL PLATTEN ‐ Stand By You: 41.723 (+0.424)

52. SHAWN MENDES & CAMILA CABELLO ‐ I Know What You Did Last…: 41.479 (+0.425)

61. CHRIS BROWN ‐ Back To Sleep: 35.088 (+0.722)

62. CARRIE UNDERWOOD ‐ Heartbeat: 34.400 (+1.062)

65. DNCE - Cake By The Ocean: 33.523 (+0.985)

68. TAYLOR SWIFT - Out Of The Woods: 31.214 (+3.012)

73. CHARLIE PUTH ‐ One Call Away: 29.812 (+0.271)

80. FALL OUT BOY ‐ Irresistible: 27.192 (-0.271)

98. JASON DERULO ‐ Get Ugly: 20.310 (+0.303)

105. SELENA GOMEZ ‐ Hands To Myself: 18.683 (+1.569)

236. ELLIE GOULDING - Something In The Way You Move: 7.377 (+1.013)

US Billboard 200 - 01/23/2016 (+ 2015 EOY Top 100)

Adele's '25' Still No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart, Rachel Platten Bows in Top Five

January 14, 20169 yr

1/10/2016 by Keith Caulfield

Adele’s 25 becomes the first album by a woman to spend its first seven weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart since 1987 (and the first since Nielsen Music's electronically-scanned point-of-sale data began powering the chart in 1991), as the set rules the list for a seventh straight frame.

25 earned 194,000 equivalent album units in the week ending Jan. 7, according to Nielsen Music (down 47 percent). Of that sum, 164,000 were in pure album sales (down 47 percent as well).

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week based on multi-metric consumption, which includes traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). The new Jan. 23, 2016-dated chart (where 25 is No. 1 for a seventh week) will be posted in full to Billboard’s websites on Tuesday, Jan. 12.

The only other album by a woman to chart its first seven weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 was Whitney Houston’s second album, Whitney, which bowed atop the list dated June 17, 1987, and ruled for 11 straight frames (through the chart dated Sept. 5). Whitney was also the first album by a woman to debut at No. 1 (in an era when the chart was tabulated through ranked reports that retailers submitted to Billboard).

Among all albums, 25 is the first to score its first seven weeks at No. 1 since early 2002, when Creed’s Weathered claimed its first eight chart weeks at No. 1.

With 164,000 copies sold in its latest tracking week, 25’s total sales climb to 7.6 million in the U.S.

Justin Bieber’s Purpose stays steady at No. 2 on the new Billboard 200, with 124,000 units (down 43 percent) and 54,000 in pure album sales (down 47 percent).

Twenty One Pilots’ Blurryface is also a non-mover, as it holds at No. 3 with 52,000 units (down 35 percent) and 27,000 in pure album sales (down 42 percent).

The Weeknd’s Beauty Behind the Madness closes out the top four, as it climbs two spots to No. 4 with just over 45,000 units (down 43 percent).

Rachel Platten’s major label debut album, Wildfire, bows at No. 5 with with 45,000 units (of which 29,000 are in pure album sales). The set was released through Columbia Records on Jan. 1.

The singer/songwriter broke through in 2015 with the album’s lead single, “Fight Song.” It spent nine weeks at No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary songs chart, four weeks atop Adult Pop Songs and peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100.

“Fight Song” closed 2015 as the No. 9 biggest-selling pop digital download song, with 2.48 million sold.

Wildfire’s latest single, “Stand By You,” became Platten’s second top 10 hit on the Adult Pop Songs chart in December.

Wildfire is the only new arrival in the top 10 -- and one of only three new-to-market albums to debut on the entire 200-position chart -- as so few albums were released on Jan. 1. The next-highest debut is Passion’s Salvation’s Tide is Rising at No. 19.

As for the rest of the top 10, One Direction’s Made in the A.M. slips 4-6 (44,000 units; down 41 percent), Chris Stapleton’s Traveller zips 12-7 (41,000 units; down 11 percent), Fetty Wap’s self-titled album dips 5-8 (36,000 units; down 33 percent) and Bryson Tiller’s Trapsoul hits a new peak, as it rises 10-9 (35,000 units; down 33 percent). Taylor Swift’s 1989 wraps up the top 10, descending one spot to No. 10 (32,000 units; down 40 percent).

2015 EOY ALBUM SALES STATS (from UKMix):

Category - 2015 - 2014 - Change

Total Albums - 241.4 - 257.0 - -6.1%

CD - 125.6 - 140.8 - -10.8%

Digital - 103.3 - 106.5 - -2.9%

Vinyl - 11.9 - 9.2 - 29.8%

Current - 118.5 - 130.5 - -9.2%

Catalog - 122.8 - 126.5 - -2.9%

Sales By Quarter

Qtr 1 - 60.6 - 61.7 - -1.8%

Qtr 2 - 55.5 - 59.2 - -6.3%

Qtr 3 - 52.2 - 54.8 - -4.8%

Qtr 4 - 73.1 - 81.3 - -10.1%

2015 EOY TOP 100 ALBUMS (from UKMix):

Rank - Estimated 2015 Sales - TITLE - Artist ( Estimated Total Sales )

01 - 7,441,000 - 25 - Adele ( 7,441,000 )

02 - 1,993,000 - 1989 - Taylor Swift ( 5,654,000 )

03 - 1,269,000 - PURPOSE - Justin Bieber ( 1,269,000 )

04 - 1,162,000 - X - Ed Sheeran ( 1,972,000 )

05 - 1,142,000 - IF YOU'RE READING THIS IT'S TOO LATE - Drake ( 1,142,000 )

06 - 1,018,000 - IN THE LONELY HOUR - Sam Smith ( 2,225,000 )

07 - 1,007,000 - TITLE - Meghan Trainor ( 1,007,000 )

08 - 862,000 - BEAUTY BEHIND THE MADNESS - The Weeknd ( 862,000 )

09 - 861,000 - 50 SHADES OF GREY - Soundtrack ( 861,000 )

10 - 851,000 - KILL THE LIGHTS - Luke Bryan ( 851,000 )

11 - 779,000 - TO PIMP A BUTTERFLY - Kendrick Lamar ( 779,000 )

12 - 756,000 - MONTEVALLO - Sam Hunt ( 969,000 )

13 - 743,000 - MADE IN THE A.M. - One Direction ( 743,000 )

14 - 685,000 - TRAVELLER - Chris Stapleton ( 685,000 )

15 - 637,000 - STAGES - Josh Groban ( 637,000 )

16 - 630,000 - AMERICAN BEAUTY/AMERICAN PSYCHO - Fall Out Boy ( 630,000 )

17 - 626,000 - THAT'S CHRISTMAS TO ME - Pentatonix ( 1,773,000 )

18 - 601,000 - JEKYLL + HYDE - Zac Brown Band ( 601,000 )

19 - 592,000 - BLURRYFACE - Twenty One Pilots ( 592,000 )

20 - 589,000 - GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: AWESOME MIX VOL. 1 - Soundtrack ( 1,489,000 )

21 - 534,000 - WILDER MIND - Mumford & Sons ( 534,000 )

22 - 516,000 - 2014 FOREST HILLS DRIVE - J Cole ( 1,093,000 )

23 - 514,000 - SMOKE + MIRRORS - Imagine Dragons ( 514,000 )

24 - 508,000 - WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE - Drake & Future ( 508,000 )

25 - 500,000 - NOW 53 - Various ( 500,000 )

26 - 496,000 - HOZIER - Hozier ( 798,000 )

27 - 494,000 - COMPTON - Dr Dre ( 494,000 )

28 - 477,000 - V - Maroon 5 ( 1,077,000 )

29 - 475,000 - EMPIRE: ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK FROM SEASON 1 - Soundtrack ( 475,000 )

30 - 465,000 - STORYTELLER - Carrie Underwood ( 465,000 )

31 - 395,000 - 21 - Adele ( 11,453,000 )

32 - 386,000 - THE PINKPRINT - Nicki Minaj ( 689,000 )

33 - 362,000 - DREAMS WORTH MORE THAN MONEY - Meek Mill ( 362,000 )

34 - 360,000 - PITCH PERFECT 2 - Soundtrack ( 360,000 )

35 - 356,000 - FIRST KISS - Kid Rock ( 356,000 )

36 - 351,000 - DARK SKY PARADISE - Big Sean ( 351,000 )

37 - 343,000 - PENTATONIX - Pentatonix ( 343,000 )

38 - 341,000 - SOUND AND COLOR - Alabama Shakes ( 341,000 )

39 - 340,000 - THE OUTSIDERS - Eric Church ( 1,151,000 )

40 - 339,000 - OLD BOOTS NEW DIRT - Jason Aldean ( 1,091,000 )

41 - 336,000 - DS2 - Future ( 336,000 )

42 - 336,000 - NOW 56 - Various ( 336,000 )

43 - 329,000 - NOW 55 - Various ( 329,000 )

44 - 329,000 - HANDWRITTEN - Shawn Mendes ( 329,000 )

45 - 326,000 - KIDZ BOP 27 - Kidz Bop Kids ( 326,000 )

46 - 323,000 - A HEAD FULL OF DREAMS - Coldplay ( 323,000 )

47 - 313,000 - SOUNDS GOOD FEELS GOOD - 5 Seconds Of Summer ( 313,000 )

48 - 312,000 - 2015 GRAMMY NOMINEES - Various ( 312,000 )

49 - 311,000 - ANYTHING GOES - Florida Georgia Line ( 813,000 )

50 - 309,000 - PAIN KILLER - Little Big Town ( 426,000 )

51 - 306,000 - DARK BEFORE DAWN - Breaking Benjamin ( 306,000 )

52 - 301,000 - HOW BIG HOW BLUE HOW BEAUTIFUL - Florence + The Machine ( 301,000 )

53 - 300,000 - BEFORE THIS WORLD - James Taylor ( 300,000 )

54 - 300,000 - NOW 54 - Various ( 300,000 )

55 - 281,000 - GOT YOUR SIX - Five Finger Death Punch ( 281,000 )

56 - 278,000 - SPRING BREAK…CHECKIN' OUT - Luke Bryan ( 278,000 )

57 - 274,000 - AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP - A$AP Rocky ( 274,000 )

58 - 272,000 - MR MISUNDERSTOOD - Eric Church ( 272,000 )

59 - 269,000 - BADLANDS - Halsey ( 269,000 )

60 - 263,000 - BLACK ROSE - Tyrese ( 263,000 )

61 - 262,000 - FROZEN - Soundtrack ( 4,126,000 )

62 - 260,000 - GREATEST HITS: DECADE #1 - Carrie Underwood ( 461,000 )

63 - 257,000 - REVIVAL - Selena Gomez ( 257,000 )

64 - 257,000 - GREATEST HITS - Fleetwood Mac ( 5,097,000 )

65 - 257,000 - TANGLED UP - Thomas Rhett ( 257,000 )

66 - 254,000 - FETTY WAP - Fetty Wap ( 254,000 )

67 - 248,000 - FURIOUS 7 - Soundtrack ( 248,000 )

68 - 239,000 - JUST AS I AM - Brantley Gilbert ( 948,000 )

69 - 235,000 - CRASH MY PARTY - Luke Bryan ( 2,555,000 )

70 - 234,000 - IMMORTALIZED - Disturbed ( 234,000 )

71 - 231,000 - UNBREAKABLE - Janet ( 231,000 )

72 - 230,000 - FOUR - One Direction ( 1,044,000 )

73 - 228,000 - DRONES - Muse ( 228,000 )

74 - 228,000 - 1000 FORMS OF FEAR - Sia ( 396,000 )

75 - 223,000 - CASS COUNTY - Don Henley ( 223,000 )

76 - 221,000 - 1 - Beatles ( 12,660,000 )

77 - 219,000 - REBEL HEART - Madonna ( 219,000 )

78 - 212,000 - COLD BEER CONVERSATION - George Strait ( 212,000 )

79 - 209,000 - PIECE BY PIECE - Kelly Clarkson ( 209,000 )

80 - 207,000 - LEGEND - Bob Marley & the Wailers ( 11,921,000 )

81 - 204,000 - NIGHT VISIONS - Imagine Dragons ( 2,618,000 )

82 - 204,000 - HONEYMOON - Lana Del Rey ( 204,000 )

83 - 203,000 - LOVE STUFF - Elle King ( 203,000 )

84 - 201,000 - MASTER OF PUPPETS - Metallica ( 5,051,000 )

85 - 201,000 - DESCENDANTS - Soundtrack ( 201,000 )

86 - 199,000 - THE ALBUM ABOUT NOTHING - Wale ( 199,000 )

87 - 198,000 - ROYALTY - Chris Brown ( 198,000 )

88 - 196,000 - GREATEST HITS - Journey ( 8,854,000 )

89 - 196,000 - KIDZ BOP 28 - Kidz Bop Kids ( 196,000 )

90 - 195,000 - VESSEL - Twenty One Pilots ( 410,000 )

91 - 190,000 - CHRISTMAS - Michael Bublé ( 3,921,000 )

92 - 189,000 - KIDZ BOP 30 - Kidz Bop Kids ( 189,000 )

93 - 189,000 - RELOADED: 20 #1 HITS - Blake Shelton ( 189,000 )

94 - 188,000 - LOVE SOMEBODY - Reba ( 188,000 )

95 - 188,000 - + - Ed Sheeran ( 1,112,000 )

96 - 187,000 - SREMMLIFE - Rae Sremmurd ( 187,000 )

97 - 184,000 - CHEEK TO CHEEK - Tony Bennett & Lady GaGa ( 699,000 )

98 - 183,000 - KIDZ BOP 29 - Kidz Bop Kids ( 183,000 )

99 - 182,000 - NON FICTION - Ne-Yo ( 182,000 )

100 - 181,000 - THE INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY - Logic ( 181,000 )

US Billboard 200 - 01/23/2016 (+ 2015 EOY Top 100)

Posted January 14, 20169 yr

Adele continues her reign at #1 for a seventh week, and it may be her last for the time being as reports have David Bowie currently in the lead for next week's chart. Wildfire is Rachel's third album, but the first two never charted on Billboard; her Fight Song EP debuted and peaked at #20 last year. Not much else of note except that Bryson Tiller's album reaches a new peak at #9!

Scroll down to the second post to see the year-end sales stats and 100 best-selling albums of 2015!

01 01 07 Adele, 25 (194,000 (164,000 | 30,000 SEA/TEA))

02 02 08 Justin Bieber, Purpose (124,000 (54,000 | 70,000 SEA/TEA))

03 03 34 twenty one pilots, Blurryface (52,000 (27,000 | 25,000 SEA/TEA))

04 06 19 The Weeknd, Beauty Behind The Madness (45,000)

05 NE 01 Rachel Platten, Wildfire (45,000 (29,000 | 16,000 SEA/TEA))

06 04 08 One Direction, Made In The A.M. (44,000)

07 12 17 Chris Stapleton, Traveller (41,000)

08 05 15 Fetty Wap, Fetty Wap (36,000)

09 10 15 Bryson Tiller, T R A P S O U L (35,000)

10 09 63 Taylor Swift, 1989 (32,000)

11 07 13 Selena Gomez, Revival

12 08 03 Chris Brown, Royalty

13 13 05 G-Eazy, When It's Dark Out

14 11 39 Shawn Mendes, Handwritten

15 19 52 Meghan Trainor, Title

16 15 63 Sam Hunt, Montevallo

17 14 16 Drake & Future, What A Time To Be Alive

18 22 255 Adele, 21

19 NE 01 Passion, Salvation's Tide Is Rising

20 20 05 Coldplay, A Head Full Of Dreams

21 18 25 Future, DS2

22 25 22 Luke Bryan, Kill The Lights

23 33 09 Ellie Goulding, Delirium

24 29 48 Drake, If You're Reading This It's Too Late

25 27 81 Ed Sheeran, x

26 17 03 Soundtrack, Star Wars: The Force Awakens

27 26 51 Fall Out Boy, American Beauty / American Psycho

28 28 15 Thomas Rhett, Tangled Up

29 21 73 twenty one pilots, Vessel

30 24 19 Halsey, Badlands

31 30 57 J. Cole, 2014 Forest Hills Drive

32 38 37 Elle King, Love Stuff

33 16 206 The Beatles, 1

34 32 12 Demi Lovato, Confident

35 31 12 Pentatonix, Pentatonix

36 36 08 Alessia Cara, Know-It-All

37 39 10 Various Artists, NOW 56

38 40 11 Carrie Underwood, Storyteller

39 46 43 Kendrick Lamar, To Pimp A Butterfly

40 42 15 Original Broadway Cast Recording, Hamilton: An American Musical

41 53 10 The Chainsmokers, Bouquet (EP)

42 45 40 Flo Rida, My House (EP)

43 37 05 Troye Sivan, Blue Neighbourhood

44 48 11 Blake Shelton, Reloaded: 20 #1 Hits

45 RE 05 Duran Duran, Paper Gods

46 43 18 Travi$ Scott, Rodeo

47 35 21 Melanie Martinez, Cry Baby

48 51 82 Sam Smith, In The Lonely Hour

49 34 57 Carrie Underwood, Greatest Hits: Decade #1

50 66 271 Eminem, Curtain Call: The Hits

51 92 04 DNCE, Swaay (EP)

52 49 78 G-Eazy, These Things Happen

53 56 08 Chris Young, I'm Comin' Over

54 57 10 Eric Church, Mr. Misunderstood

55 67 45 Andy Grammer, Magazines Or Novels

56 60 199 Adele, 19

57 47 53 Rae Sremmurd, SremmLife

58 64 66 Hozier, Hozier

59 RE 02 Joey Alexander, My Favorite Things

60 54 04 Cam, Untamed

61 41 11 5 Seconds Of Summer, Sounds Good Feels Good

62 62 04 Jordan Smith, The Voice: The Complete Season 9 Collection

63 74 32 Alabama Shakes, Sound & Color

64 112 360 Metallica, Metallica

65 69 46 Big Sean, Dark Sky Paradise

66 87 20 Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats

67 80 149 Drake, Take Care

68 71 09 Daya, Daya (EP)

69 93 42 James Bay, Chaos And The Calm

70 61 12 Kidz Bop Kids, Kidz Bop 30

71 81 20 Disturbed, Immortalized

72 73 56 Nicki Minaj, The Pinkprint

73 59 08 Logic, The Incredible True Story

74 76 05 Rick Ross, Black Market

75 94 05 Jeremih, Late Nights: The Album

76 98 167 Kendrick Lamar, good kid, m.A.A.d city

77 135 35 Lauren Daigle, How Can It Be

78 68 154 Michael Jackson, The Essential Michael Jackson

79 65 260 Queen, Greatest Hits

80 99 117 Drake, Nothing Was The Same

81 100 25 Jason Derulo, Everything Is 4

82 85 71 Maroon 5, V

83 101 37 Zac Brown Band, Jekyll + Hyde

84 104 28 X Ambassadors, VHS

85 113 46 Soundtrack, Fifty Shades Of Grey

86 63 26 Meek Mill, Dreams Worth More Than Money

87 86 119 Fleetwood Mac, Greatest Hits

88 88 04 R. Kelly, The Buffet

89 143 55 WALK THE MOON, TALKING IS HARD

90 90 65 Florida Georgia Line, Anything Goes

91 97 74 Soundtrack, Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1

92 128 31 Major Lazer, Peace Is The Mission

93 91 18 Five Finger Death Punch, Got Your Six

94 75 398 Bob Marley And The Wailers, Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers

95 103 175 Imagine Dragons, Night Visions

96 77 183 The Beatles, Abbey Road

97 105 32 A$AP Rocky, AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP

98 72 03 Pusha T, King Push

99 58 56 Panic! At The Disco, Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die!

100 157 246 AC/DC, Back In Black

101 55 390 Journey, Journey's Greatest Hits

102 78 03 Cage The Elephant, Tell Me I'm Pretty

103 102 47 Imagine Dragons, Smoke + Mirrors

104 140 110 Eminem, The Marshall Mathers LP 2

105 NE 01 Boosie BadAzz, In My Feelings. ( Goin' Thru It )

106 79 183 The Beatles, The Beatles [White Album]

107 122 176 Ed Sheeran, +

108 50 02 Kid Ink, Summer In The Winter

109 111 36 Mumford & Sons, Wilder Mind

110 84 38 Soundtrack, Furious 7

111 107 04 August Alsina, This Thing Called Life

112 RE 143 Michael Jackson, Bad

113 174 26 Leon Bridges, Coming Home

114 116 206 Lana Del Rey, Born To Die

115 180 249 Eminem, The Eminem Show

116 RE 306 Nirvana, Nevermind

117 134 07 Ty Dolla $ign, Free TC

118 118 66 Jason Aldean, Old Boots, New Dirt

119 144 58 Zac Brown Band, Greatest Hits So Far...

120 126 09 Old Dominion, Meat And Candy

121 NE 01 Shakila, 11 : 11 City Of Love

122 124 21 Logic, Under Pressure

123 89 14 Bring Me The Horizon, That's The Spirit

124 149 17 Lil Dicky, Professional Rapper

125 115 339 Guns N' Roses, Greatest Hits

126 161 74 Sia, 1000 Forms Of Fear

127 176 315 Carole King, Tapestry

128 120 59 One Direction, Four

129 148 257 Bruno Mars, Doo-Wops & Hooligans

130 RE 176 Eagles, Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975

131 RE 10 Disclosure, Caracal

132 96 137 Fall Out Boy, Save Rock And Roll

133 170 214 Eminem, Recovery

134 127 126 Luke Bryan, Crash My Party

135 133 97 The Weeknd, Trilogy

136 172 143 Amy Winehouse, Back To Black

137 165 124 2Pac, Greatest Hits

138 RE 288 Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin IV

139 136 116 Arctic Monkeys, AM

140 156 64 Little Big Town, Pain Killer

141 155 45 Nick Jonas, Nick Jonas

142 114 16 Lana Del Rey, Honeymoon

143 132 07 Soundtrack, Empire: Original Soundtrack, Season 2, Volume 1

144 23 23 Pentatonix, That's Christmas To Me

145 173 63 Tove Lo, Queen Of The Clouds

146 119 64 Wiz Khalifa, Blacc Hollywood

147 151 108 Soundtrack, Frozen

148 RE 112 Metallica, ...And Justice For All

149 125 69 Ariana Grande, My Everything

150 RE 55 Justin Timberlake, The 20/20 Experience (2 Of 2)

151 95 37 Josh Groban, Stages

152 RE 10 Andrea Bocelli, Cinema

153 130 15 Mac Miller, GO:OD AM

154 153 158 Florida Georgia Line, Here's To The Good Times

155 159 16 Shinedown, Threat To Survival

156 193 50 Vance Joy, Dream Your Life Away

157 184 53 Billy Joel, The Essential Billy Joel

158 108 07 Chris Janson, Buy Me A Boat

159 189 46 J. Cole, Born Sinner

160 160 21 Tori Kelly, Unbreakable Smile

161 154 84 Brantley Gilbert, Just As I Am

162 163 07 Enya, Dark Sky Island

163 139 09 R. City, What Dreams Are Made Of

164 186 12 Brett Eldredge, Illinois

165 162 29 Kelsea Ballerini, The First Time

166 178 104 Beyoncé, Beyoncé

167 142 86 One Direction, Midnight Memories

168 RE 27 Frank Sinatra, Ultimate Sinatra

169 110 41 Skrillex & Diplo, Skrillex And Diplo Present Jack U

170 RE 64 Kanye West, Graduation

171 131 73 Panic! At The Disco, A Fever You Can't Sweat Out

172 129 74 My Chemical Romance, The Black Parade

173 185 100 Eric Church, The Outsiders

174 RE 116 Metallica, Master Of Puppets

175 RE 07 Kirk Franklin, Losing My Religion

176 187 43 Mark Ronson, Uptown Special.

177 166 123 Green Day, American Idiot

178 RE 95 Beyoncé, I Am...Sasha Fierce

179 138 66 5 Seconds Of Summer, 5 Seconds Of Summer

180 175 06 Grimes, Art Angels

181 121 194 The Beatles, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

182 RE 54 J. Cole, Cole World: The Sideline Story

183 RE 07 Jana Kramer, Thirty One

184 RE 54 A$AP Rocky, Long.Live.A$AP

185 RE 14 Various Artists, WOW Hits 2016

186 RE 15 Dr. Dre, Compton

187 RE 07 Jeezy, Church In These Streets

188 169 27 Breaking Benjamin, Dark Before Dawn

189 147 41 Fifth Harmony, Reflection

190 195 70 Trey Songz, Trigga

191 141 02 twenty one pilots, twenty one pilots

192 RE 95 Elton John, Greatest Hits 1970-2002

193 145 59 Chris Brown, X

194 RE 133 Dr. Dre, Dr. Dre -- 2001

195 RE 111 Bon Jovi, Slippery When Wet

196 197 99 Childish Gambino, Because The Internet

197 70 103 Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, Ultimate Hits

198 137 119 Foo Fighters, Greatest Hits

199 146 03 Monica, Code Red

200 196 07 OMI, Me 4 U

#SlayberryTop50 - 2015: Year In Review

in Indie, Rock and Alternative

January 13, 20169 yr

"The hit that got away" indeed :(

Incredible top 50 so far, LOVE all of these :o Starting to think I'll like the bottom half more than the top half but we'll see!

Buzzjack Reshuffle EOY Chart of 2015

in UK Charts

January 12, 20169 yr

73. FERGIE - L. A. LOVE (LA LA) (-34 POINTS)

WEEKS IN TOP TEN: 2
RUN: 4-7-4-3-4-2-4-6-6-8-7-8-7-5-10-8-7

This doesn't seem like the correct run :heehee:

Favourite Non-Top 20 Hit of 2015 (Group B)

in UK Charts

January 12, 20169 yr

+10 Ariana Grande - One Last Time

+9 Imagine Dragons - I Bet My Life

+8 Maroon 5 - This Summer

+7 Taylor Swift - Wildest Dreams

+6 Petite Miller - Baby Love

+5 Calvin Harris feat. HAIM - Pray To God

+4 Robin Schulz feat. Francesco Yates - Sugar

+3 Adele - When We Were Young

+2 Sia - Alive

+1 Florence + The Machine - What Kind Of Man

Most of these would have been a +8, +9 or +10 in the other group!

Triple J's Hottest 100 2015

Posted January 11, 20169 yr

http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/showcase/img/h100-15-640.jpg

Posting this a little bit earlier than I did last year :P Curious to see if anyone has voted or will be voting for the Hottest 100 this year, it'd be great to see a decent amount of Buzzjackers involved! You can get yourself familiar or start voting here, it closes on January 22nd at 1 AM British time (or use the countdown on that page if you're in another time zone). Also, here are the results from last year's Hottest 100.

I've just seen an account is required to vote this year, or log in via Facebook/Twitter/Google+. Gonna get that sorted and start on this shortly! ^_^

Also, PLEASE no spoilers if anything leaks!

Daily US Radio Airplay Updates 2016

Been a while since the last overall update so here's one from Kworb.

*** = dropped or added a format

1. ADELE - Hello: 216.374 (-1.049)

2. JUSTIN BIEBER - Sorry: 189.167 (+2.468)

3. ALESSIA CARA - Here: 155.616 (+2.596)

4. SELENA GOMEZ - Same Old Love: 155.173 (+2.983)

5. MEGHAN TRAINOR - Like I'm Gonna Lose You: 150.505 (+1.691)

6. DRAKE - Hotline Bling: 115.800 (+1.401***) ▲

7. SHAWN MENDES - Stitches: 115.513 (-0.613) ▼

8. THE WEEKND - In The Night: 112.357 (+4.026)

9. TAYLOR SWIFT - Wildest Dreams: 107.337 (+0.291)

10. ELLIE GOULDING - On My Mind: 106.398 (-0.621)

11. JUSTIN BIEBER - Love Yourself: 93.718 (+4.181) ▲

12. TWENTY ONE PILOTS - Stressed Out: 92.919 (+4.433) ▲

13. ELLE KING - Ex's and Oh's: 90.378 (-0.149) ▼

14. THOMAS RHETT - Die A Happy Man: 76.413 (+2.982***) ▲

15. THE WEEKND - The Hills: 75.476 (-0.969) ▼

16. TRAVI$ SCOTT - Antidote: 72.583 (+0.875) ▲

17. JUSTIN BIEBER - What Do You Mean?: 72.015 (-0.349) ▼

18. JASON ALDEAN - Gonna Know We Were Here: 69.583 (+1.338)

19. LOCASH - I Love This Life: 67.995 (+1.429) ▲

20. THE CHAINSMOKERS - Roses f/Rozes: 67.013 (+3.045) ▲

21. DRAKE & FUTURE - Jumpman: 66.602 (+0.416)

23. BROTHERS OSBORNE - Stay A Little Longer: 64.838 (+1.595)

24. DEMI LOVATO - Confident: 64.310 (+1.274)

25. ADELE - When We Were Young: 61.773 (+3.136)

26. SAM HUNT - Break Up In A Small Town: 59.682 (+1.820)

29. JANA KRAMER - I Got The Boy: 54.446 (+1.954) ▲

31. DAYA - Hide Away: 52.292 (+2.955***) ▲

36. ONE DIRECTION - Perfect: 49.001 (+1.423) ▲

47. COLDPLAY - Adventure Of A Lifetime: 41.189 (+3.134***) ▲

51. RACHEL PLATTEN - Stand By You: 40.595 (+0.948)

55. SHAWN MENDES & CAMILA CABELLO - I Know What You Did Last...: 39.390 (+1.857) ▲

60. GWEN STEFANI - Used To Love You: 36.083 (+0.495) ▼

64. CARRIE UNDERWOOD - Heartbeat: 33.014 (+2.081) ▲

67. DNCE - Cake By The Ocean: 31.298 (+1.920) ▲

69. FLO RIDA - My House: 29.177 (+2.315) ▲

73. CHARLIE PUTH - One Call Away: 28.660 (+1.639) ▲

83. TAYLOR SWIFT - Out Of The Woods: 25.079 (+2.848)

New Zealand Chart Thread - 26/12/2016

W/B 11/1/16 (Singles)

01 01 08 Justin Bieber - Love Yourself

02 02 11 Justin Bieber - Sorry

03 03 11 Adele - Hello

04 06 04 Snakehips Feat. Tinashe & Chance The Rapper - All My Friends

05 04 19 Justin Bieber - What Do You Mean?

06 05 12 Shawn Mendes - Stitches

07 08 15 Robin Schulz Feat. Francesco Yates - Sugar

08 07 10 Zara Larsson & MNEK - Never Forget You

09 09 15 Rudimental Feat. Ed Sheeran - Lay It All On Me

10 11 06 Elle King - Ex's & Oh's

11 13 12 One Direction - Perfect

12 12 11 Flo Rida - My House

13 15 05 Coldplay - Adventure Of A Lifetime

14 14 30 The Weeknd - Can't Feel My Face

15 10 14 Charlie Puth - One Call Away

16 19 44 Major Lazer Feat. MØ & DJ Snake - Lean On

17 27 03 DNCE - Cake By The Ocean

18 18 30 The Weeknd - The Hills

19 17 14 Sigala - Easy Love

20 20 07 Diplo & Sleepy Tom - Be Right There

21 25 42 Skrillex & Diplo Feat. Justin Bieber - Where Are Ü Now

22 16 19 Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Downtown

23 22 04 The Weeknd - In The Night

24 30 06 David Guetta Feat. Sia & Fetty Wap - Bang My Head

25 23 10 Justin Bieber - I'll Show You

26 21 16 Ellie Goulding - On My Mind

27 24 15 Disclosure Feat. Lorde - Magnets

28 29 25 Calvin Harris & Disciples - How Deep Is Your Love?

29 33 02 Selena Gomez - Hands To Myself

30 NE 01 DJ Snake Feat. Bipolar Sunshine - Middle

31 28 57 Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud

32 38 17 Alessia Cara - Here

33 37 21 Fetty Wap Feat. Remy Boyz - 679

34 31 28 Ed Sheeran - Photograph

35 32 24 Six60 - White Lines

36 39 42 Mark Ronson Feat. Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk

37 35 20 One Direction - Drag Me Down

38 40 29 Meghan Trainor Feat. John Legend - Like I'm Gonna Lose You

39 34 02 Who Is Fancy Feat. Meghan Trainor & Ariana Grande - Boys Like You

40 RE 20 R. City Feat. Adam Levine - Locked Away

W/B 11/1/16 (Albums)

01 01 07 Adele - 25

02 02 08 Justin Bieber - Purpose

03 03 81 Ed Sheeran - x: Wembley Edition

04 04 13 Sol3 Mio - On Another Note

05 06 63 Taylor Swift - 1989

06 07 05 Coldplay - A Head Full Of Dreams

07 11 85 Sam Smith - In The Lonely Hour: Drowning Shadows Edition

08 08 08 One Direction - Made In The A.M.

09 10 55 Fleetwood Mac - 25 Years: The Chain Box Set

10 09 45 Six60 - Six60 (2)

11 12 07 Enya - Dark Sky Island

12 20 191 Adele - 21

13 15 23 Cilla Black - The Very Best Of: Remastered

14 05 37 Michael Bublé - Christmas

15 14 52 Meghan Trainor - Title

16 19 87 Sol3 Mio - Sol3 Mio

17 16 05 Troye Sivan - Blue Neighbourhood

18 17 11 The Beatles - 1 (2015)

19 18 11 Fat Freddy's Drop - Bays

20 22 10 Sir Howard Morrison - How Great Thou Art: The Very Best Of

21 23 190 Ed Sheeran - +

22 21 03 Chris Brown - Royalty

23 26 11 Andrea Bocelli - Cinema

24 13 18 The Weeknd - Beauty Behind The Madness

25 33 10 Elvis Presley With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - If I Can Dream

26 30 09 Ellie Goulding - Delirium

27 24 07 John Hore Grenell - Welcome To My World: The Very Best Of

28 34 55 Hozier - Hozier

29 36 08 Dennis Marsh - Maori Songbook 2

30 35 06 Joe Cocker - The Life Of A Man: The Ultimate Hits 1968-2013

31 25 31 Florence + The Machine - How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful

32 RE 05 Dame Malvina Major - Ovation: The Very Best Of

33 RE 27 Gin Wigmore - Blood To Bone

34 29 41 James Bay - Chaos And The Calm

35 28 05 Little Mix - Get Weird

36 37 28 Fleetwood Mac - The Very Best Of

37 NE 01 Rachel Platten - Wildfire

38 40 05 Ginny Blackmore - Over The Moon

39 RE 14 Neil Diamond - All-Time Greatest Hits

40 32 13 Dr. Dre - Compton

Now 84 Rate

in Pop and Country

That was such a great Now album, can't believe the low averages some posters had! Also, for What About Us to get that many 10s and not finish top 10 is extremely surprising! :lol:

Pleased with most of the top 10, not a fan of I Knew You Were Trouble and I agree with Jonjo that Everywhere is good but not THAT good, but otherwise great picks! Huge shame that Pitbull and The Lumineers aren't higher. Thanks as always Dobbo!

The Posters' Chart - 10 Jan 2016

in The Lounge Archive

that didn't stop The Proclaimers

tM0sTNtWDiI

...or Vanessa Carlton

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Riser Recaps 2015

Rachel Platten "Fight Song"

Rachel Platten "Stand By You"

If you had told me a year ago that Rachel Platten would ever have two songs in the US iTunes top ten, I would not have believed you. The only song of hers I knew was "1000 Ships" and I doubt that was anywhere near the top 100 let alone the top ten. While "Fight Song" is by no means an unlikely hit, Rachel herself was a very unlikely artist to have such a breakthrough year. Normally I'd be very excited about that, but I had the opposite reaction with her.

I've had a bit of a u-turn nowadays, but just being able to tolerate "Fight Song" on the radio was an uphill battle. The station introduced her as an "iHeartRadio On-The-Verge Artist" (which will mean nothing to most of you) which is airplay ~~paid for~~ "sponsored" by her label, and sure enough this station played it a lot, months before I heard it anywhere else. I wasn't enjoying it either so I cringed every time Rachel's words of empowerment were forced upon me and my family. I couldn't bear the thought of this being a proper hit, but fast-forward nine months later and I'm no longer irritated by it. It's a pretty cool UK #1 in my opinion, almost an anomaly for 2015 when it sounds better suited for the early 2000s.

I was encouraged when a fair few members claimed "Stand By You" is infinitely better than "Fight Song", but after listening I'd rate them as being equally sweet but unspectacular. Maybe I should listen to her older songs because I really think "1000 Ships" is better suited to her voice than either of these. That said, I don't begrudge Rachel's success at all and in fact I desperately want "Stand By You" to become a UK hit to save her from one-hit wonder status.

Riser Recaps 2015

Still love 'Cheerleader', it was on my potentials list for BJSC back in 2014 but then it blew up worldwide. Oops.

A lot of great stuff here!

:arrr:

A Sandeborg potential, though, no wonder I love it. :o Thanks Adam!

Largely agree with your take on Meghan too - I'm intrigued to see how she fares both music-wise and commerically with her second era as my instincts tell me the success of her sound is down to being in the right place at the right time (appropriate Olly reference :magic:) and she's not in it for the long haul. Also never knew you were THAT big a Pitbull fan :o. I definitely admire how he 'owns' his ridiculousness, as you say, but he's too hit-and-miss for me to like on any non-ironic level I think :/. Would always be up for being won over though. :D

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That's so true, and you could say the same about Meghan's partner in crime Charlie Puth. As for Pitbull, there was a time where I didn't respect him at all, so if I can be won over maybe you can too. B-)

(Thanks for the rest of your comment too :wub:)

The single cover for "Fun" is so Miami Vice it hurts.

Well it is Miami, and Pitbull :thinking: Certainly better than the Arial font on the "Time Of Our Lives" cover.

Mr Worldwide *.* he's had a much quieter 2015 for me but he always brings the tunes. I really enjoyed Time of Our Lives actually, a guilty pleasure :heehee:

"Back It Up" was all we needed from him tbh *.*

Some good tunes there, Cheerleader the huge highlight for me :wub:

Didn't like Jealous by Jonas but Chains & especially Levels were much superior.

Both She Knows & Time Of Our Lives I didn't really properly get into to but looking back they were fun tracks.

Yup, agree with most of this except I did like Jealous for a while. Thanks Dobbo!!

JSG'S EOY 2015