PeteFromLeeds

Yay! Always love a good underdog story.

Sounds like a really bad day for the skiers, loads of crashes and DNFs. Hope Shiffrin recovers soon, otherwise that'll be the two best female skiers out for the season!

Niceland have voted - lots of differences between my semi votes and final votes this time!

They feel like reasonably even groups! It does feel a little odd that all of USA/Canada/Mexico are missing from the qualifiers thanks to being hosts.

Sounds like he has the right attitude for it looking at his interview with the BBC - hopefully he'll help the team do their best at the Six Nations.

Well done to him! Sounds like quite the achievement.

Ooh congrats! Didn't realise that had been happening, but maybe a future hope for British skiing for when Ryding retires?

A shame it hasn't worked out for Phillips at City. I wonder what would've happened if he'd stayed at Leeds?

I'll take that! Pretty much all my favourites from my semi through as well which is great.

Nice to see Norrie still in - I imagine a match against Zverev will be difficult though! I know the Women's singles is often a lot less predictable but that's a lot of the top seeds out already!

Luke Littler continuing his successful run with a victory at the Bahrain Masters!

Top 100 for the 20th January 2023 1 [1] Darren Kiely - Sunrise (25-18-11-1-1-1-) 2 [2] The Coronas - Getaway Car (20-1-3-4-2-2-2-) 3 [3] WE ARE ONE - Spitfire (19-13-6-3-3-) 4 [4] Jacob Collier - Witness Me (ft. Shawn Mendes, Stormzy & Kirk Franklin) (1-2-5-5-3-4-4-) 5 [5] TobyMac - Faithfully (34-9-4-2-2-1-2-3-6-6-8-5-5-) 6 [7] Limoblaze & Elle Limebear - Over (8-7-8-9-10-14-11-7-6-) 7 [9] Son Mieux - Tonight (29-1-1-1-1-2-3-4-7-8-10-9-7-) 8 [10] CalledOut Music - Greatest (22-13-14-13-15-13-10-8-) 9 [14] The Killers - Spirit (32-17-14-9-) 10 [15] Rend Collective - Homesick (34-29-34-36-26-15-10-) 11 [13] CalledOut Music - Day By Day (34-26-24-22-26-24-16-13-11-) 12 [21] NEEDTOBREATHE - I Don't Wanna Worry (39-21-12-) 13 [6] Giant Rooks - For You (31-13-6-6-7-8-8-7-9-6-13-) 14 [11] Colouring - Lune (28-13-7-7-3-3-3-4-5-12-16-14-11-14-) 15 [12] Darren Kiely - Lost and Found (15-9-5-5-5-5-6-9-12-12-12-15-) 16 [25] Harrison Storm - Tomorrow (23-25-16-) 17 [20] St. Lundi - Fall (31-20-17-) 18 [23] Pa Sheehy - These Days (38-36-38-30-23-18-) 19 [16] Billy Lockett - I Could Use A Friend (31-23-20-20-19-16-19-) 20 [8] Keane - Love Actually (12-4-3-4-8-20-) 21 [17] Argy & Onmya - Aria (32-32-36-30-30-30-28-32-33-22-17-21-) 22 [18] CVC - The Remortgage Anthem (39-28-27-30-31-24-18-22-) 23 [19] NEEDTOBREATHE - Reaching Out to Find You (8-12-14-12-11-10-10-9-11-10-10-13-16-19-21-19-23-) 24 [36] Pa Sheehy - Wretched (31-41-43-42-36-24-) 25 [30] CoCo and The Butterfields - Underground (30-25-) 26 [24] Matilda Lyn - Dead Ends (37-26-21-19-14-12-16-17-17-18-24-26-) 27 [27] Stevie Valentine - All In (35-27-27-) 28 [29] Pyramid Park - Believe Ya (38-29-28-) 29 [22] G Flip - Australia (28-22-19-25-30-25-22-29-) 30 [31] Hollow Coves - Milk & Honey (31-30-) 31 [37] Will Linley - Gracie (37-31-) 32 [NE] Lost Frequencies - Head Down (ft. Bastille) (32-) 33 [26] Bombay Bicycle Club - Turn The World On (40-8-4-4-6-10-15-21-28-26-33-) 34 [49] Brandon Lake - Miracle Child (34-) 35 [97] Winnetka Bowling League - Breakfast For Dinner (35-) 36 [28] The Strumbellas - Hold Me (13-8-8-8-7-7-9-11-17-24-26-29-28-36-) 37 [33] Karma Kid - The Gates Will Open (36-35-43-44-37-33-37-) 38 [34] Briston Maroney - Body (39-52-14-10-8-9-15-23-25-36-34-38-) 39 [99] Tors - Miracle (39-) 40 [32] Jet Trouble - Heaven Come Down (39-34-24-21-19-21-29-35-34-32-40-) Below 40: 41 [41] Marizu - Masterpiece (Pk: 41) 42 [38] Declan McKenna - Elevator Hum (Pk: 38) 43 [55] Two Door Cinema Club - Sure Enough (Pk: 43) 44 [58] Brandon Lake - Tear Off The Roof (Pk: 44) 45 [35] Hope - Heavenly Places (Pk: 15) 46 [39] Trad.Attack! - Ann läts aita (Pk: 39) 47 [100] Henry Moodie - Orbit (Pk: 47) 48 [75] Alicia Keys - Lifeline (Pk: 48) 49 [NE] CalledOut Music - Never Die Gang (ft. Guvna B) (Pk: 49) 50 [43] Billy Lockett - Finish Line (Pk: 42) 51 [40] Lyrikal Busta - Imbita (ft. Liz Harris LM) (Pk: 40) 52 [NE] Sarah Reeves - Get Back Your Fight (Pk: 52) 53 [65] The Head And The Heart - Tiebreaker (Pk: 53) 54 [42] P.O.D - Afraid To Die (ft. Tatiana Shmayluk) (Pk: 42) 55 [47] Brandon Lake - Praise You Anywhere (Pk: 23) 56 [52] Ten Tonnes - Drowning In The Deep End (Pk: 52) 57 [44] Declan McKenna - Nothing Works (Pk: 1) 58 [45] Pat Barrett - Scatter (Pk: 2) 59 [46] Scouting For Girls - The Missing Part (Pk: 14) 60 [48] Jet Trouble - I Need You (Pk: 3) 61 [50] Art Feynman - Desperately Free (Pk: 10) 62 [51] San Cisco - Under the Light (Pk: 23) 63 [54] Champs - Adeleine (Pk: 21) 64 [NE] Xandria - Your Stories I'll Remember (Pk: 64) 65 [53] Allan Scott - Move (Pk: 19) 66 [80] The Strumbellas - My Home Is You (Pk: 66) 67 [56] Dean Lewis - Trust Me Mate (Pk: 3) 68 [57] Milky Chance - Feeling For You (Pk: 35) 69 [62] Cat Burns - Know That You're Not Alone (Pk: 62) 70 [59] Lost Frequencies - All Stand Together (Pk: 39) 71 [60] Hollow Coves - Letting Go (Pk: 33) 72 [61] NEEDTOBREATHE - Hideaway (Pk: 1) 73 [63] Josh Gauton - Love In the Time of Madness (Pk: 1) 74 [NE] MGMT - Bubblegum Dog (Pk: 74) 75 [64] Confess - You Give Me (Pk: 32) 76 [79] NEEDTOBREATHE - Everknown (Pk: 1) 77 [66] James Bay - All My Broken Pieces (Pk: 35) 78 [67] Limoblaze & Ada Ehi - Talk & Do (Pk: 4) 79 [77] Garik & Sona - Ov Sirun Sirun (Pk: 77) 80 [68] Rachael Lampa - Somebody To You (ft. Andrew Ripp) (Pk: 2) 81 [70] the King will come - Yet (Pk: 1) 82 [73] BENNETT - Vois sur ton chemin - Techno Mix (Pk: 67) 83 [74] NEEDTOBREATHE - Temporary Tears (ft. Foy Vance) (Pk: 7) 84 [71] Silent Forum - Here's the Email (Pk: 11) 85 [76] SebastiAn & London Grammar - Dancing By Night (Pk: 4) 86 [NE] We Are Messengers - A Thousand Times (Pk: 86) 87 [78] Hollow Coves - On The Way (Pk: 78) 88 [NE] Giant Rooks - Fight Club (Pk: 88) 89 [83] Axel Johansson & AYA MAI - Lighthouse (Pk: 33) 90 [84] Co-Pilot - Swim To Sweden (Pk: 25) 91 [98] WE ARE ONE - Future (Pk: 91) 92 [85] Teleman - String Theory (Pk: 5) 93 [92] Silent Forum - Treat Yourself (Pk: 10) 94 [NE] Violet Days - As You Are (Pk: 94) 95 [89] Teleman - Avocado Green (Pk: 16) 96 [90] Alexa Feser - Mein Name ist (Pk: 19) 97 [95] Paul Bell - Better Than Mine (Pk: 95) 98 [93] The Strumbellas - Running Out of Time (Pk: 93) 99 [94] DJ Shunz - Wait In Vain (ft. Philippa Bamgboye & ST-Saint) (Pk: 76) 100 [82] Barry Can't Swim - Dance of the Crab (Pk: 25) xx [69] TobyMac & Tasha Layton - Christmas Hits Different (Pk: 1) xx [72] WE ARE ONE - Baby King - Manger Version (Pk: 2) xx [81] Ryan Stevenson - One Star (Pk: 9) xx [86] From Ashes To New - All I Want For Christmas Is You (Pk: 10) xx [87] Tembalami - Misodzi (Pk: 12) xx [88] JUNG - Rock Paper Scissors (Pk: 54) xx [91] Danny Byrd - We Can Have It All (Pk: 52) xx [96] Blessing Offor - Wonderful Christmastime (Pk: 18)

1 [1] Darren Kiely - Sunrise 2 [2] The Coronas - Getaway Car 3 [3] WE ARE ONE - Spitfire 4 [4] Jacob Collier - Witness Me (ft. Shawn Mendes, Stormzy & Kirk Franklin) 5 [5] TobyMac - Faithfully 6 [7] Limoblaze & Elle Limebear - Over 7 [9] Son Mieux - Tonight 8 [10] CalledOut Music - Greatest 9 [14] The Killers - Spirit 10 [15] Rend Collective - Homesick 11 [13] CalledOut Music - Day By Day 12 [21] NEEDTOBREATHE - I Don't Wanna Worry 13 [6] Giant Rooks - For You 14 [11] Colouring - Lune 15 [12] Darren Kiely - Lost and Found 16 [25] Harrison Storm - Tomorrow 17 [20] St. Lundi - Fall 18 [23] Pa Sheehy - These Days 19 [16] Billy Lockett - I Could Use A Friend 20 [8] Keane - Love Actually 21 [17] Argy & Onmya - Aria 22 [18] CVC - The Remortgage Anthem 23 [19] NEEDTOBREATHE - Reaching Out to Find You 24 [36] Pa Sheehy - Wretched 25 [30] CoCo and The Butterfields - Underground 26 [24] Matilda Lyn - Dead Ends 27 [27] Stevie Valentine - All In 28 [29] Pyramid Park - Believe Ya 29 [22] G Flip - Australia 30 [31] Hollow Coves - Milk & Honey 31 [37] Will Linley - Gracie 32 [NE] Lost Frequencies - Head Down (ft. Bastille) 33 [26] Bombay Bicycle Club - Turn The World On 34 [49] Brandon Lake - Miracle Child 35 [97] Winnetka Bowling League - Breakfast For Dinner 36 [28] The Strumbellas - Hold Me 37 [33] Karma Kid - The Gates Will Open 38 [34] Briston Maroney - Body 39 [99] Tors - Miracle 40 [32] Jet Trouble - Heaven Come Down

Thanks for following along all! Here's the full list for completeness: 1 NEEDTOBREATHE Everknown 2 Teleman Trees Grow High 3 Nothing But Thieves Overcome 4 Son Mieux Tonight 5 Josh Gauton Love In the Time of Madness 6 Michael Patrick Kelly Wonders (ft. Rakim) 7 Seafret See, I'm Sorry 8 Monika Linkyte Stay - Ciuto Tuto 9 TobyMac Faithfully 10 Owl City Kelly Time 11 Josh Gauton Every Beginning Is A New Death 12 Freya Ridings Can I Jump? 13 Son Mieux Tell Me More 14 NEEDTOBREATHE Hideaway 15 Apollo LTD Soul Worth Saving 16 Andrew Ripp For the Love of God 17 The Coronas Getaway Car 18 Benjamin William Hastings & Blessing Offor That's The Thing About Praise 19 Declan McKenna Sympathy 20 Declan McKenna Nothing Works 21 We Are Messengers Hills Of Tyrone 22 The Head And The Heart Hurts (But It Goes Away) 23 Jamie Pritchard Alabaster Jar 24 Jacob Collier Witness Me (ft. Shawn Mendes, Stormzy & Kirk Franklin) 25 Jake Isaac & Jack Savoretti WHEN IT HURTS 26 Pat Barrett Scatter 27 CVC Sophie 28 SebastiAn & London Grammar Dancing By Night 29 Colouring Lune 30 NEEDTOBREATHE Reaching Out to Find You 31 Darren Kiely Lost and Found 32 Alive City Fighting Myself 33 Bob Moses & BROODS Old Love 34 Bombay Bicycle Club Turn The World On 35 Elevation Worship Runnin (ft. Brandon Lake) 36 Skillet Psycho In My Head 37 Remo Forrer Watergun 38 Giant Rooks For You 39 Briston Maroney Body 40 Felix Jaehn & Ray Dalton Call It Love 41 Loi Gold 42 Jon Reddick I Believe It (The Life of Jesus) 43 Cody Carnes Ain't Nobody 44 Tom Odell Just Another Thing We Don't Talk About 45 The Strumbellas Hold Me 46 Champs Adeleine 47 ALIKA Bridges 48 Andrew Ripp Roses 49 Jet Trouble I Need You 50 Teleman String Theory 51 Art Feynman Desperately Free 52 The Tallest Man On Earth Every Little Heart 53 Brandon Lake Praise You Anywhere 54 Josh Gauton New Native Home 55 Silent Forum Treat Yourself 56 We Are Messengers Older 57 Rachael Lampa Somebody To You (ft. Andrew Ripp) 58 Matt Redman Halfway Empty 59 Inhaler Love Will Get You There 60 Sigur Rós Andrá 61 Dean Lewis Trust Me Mate 62 Limoblaze & Ada Ehi Talk & Do 63 Limoblaze & Elle Limebear Over 64 Jain The Fool 65 We Are Messengers Just To Be With You 66 Project of Love Isaiah 43, Pt. 1 (I Love You) 67 Stevie Valentine How I Praise 68 Matilda Lyn Dead Ends 69 Tom Odell Butterflies (ft. AURORA) 70 the King will come Yet 71 The Snuts Gloria 72 The Killers Your Side of Town 73 Muse Ghosts (How Can I Move On) (ft. Mylene Farmer) 74 Grace Graber The Light 75 Jono Peatman Hope and Humility 76 The Natural Lines Mahwah 77 Kingdmusic Worry About Nothing 78 Emiliana Torrini & The Colorist Orchestra Hilton 79 Matt Maher The Lord's Prayer (It's Yours) 80 Co-Pilot Swim To Sweden 81 SYML Chariot 82 Jeremy Camp Anxious Heart 83 Seafret Wonderland 84 Alex Yurkiv & Thelma Costolo Take Me to the River (I Will Swim) 85 St. Lundi Ready To Be Loved 86 Valley Of The Moon Let Justice Roll 87 d'Orkest Wasting Time 88 Victor Vernicos What They Say 89 Ben Howard Life In The Time 90 Deeper Upper Love Me 91 Esther Chungu Asumbulwe 92 Matt Redman Praise God 93 Elevation Worship Praise (ft. Brandon Lake, Chris Brown & Chandler Moore) 94 NEEDTOBREATHE Temporary Tears (ft. Foy Vance) 95 for KING & COUNTRY What Are We Waiting For? (The Single) 96 Armin Van Buuren & Gareth Emery Forever & Always (ft. Owl City) 97 Tina Boonstra Circle Back, Start Again 98 Voyager Promise 99 The Sherlocks The Night 100 Ed Sheeran Boat 101 Sam Bowman Whisper 102 Scouting For Girls The Missing Part 103 Tembalami Misodzi 104 NEEDTOBREATHE The Cave 105 The Big Moon Trouble 106 Joker Out Carpe Diem 107 almost monday only wanna dance 108 San Cisco Under the Light 109 Consumed By Fire Goodbye Ole Me 110 Lukas Graham One By One 111 Belle and Sebastian I Don't Know What You See In Me 112 Jet Trouble Heaven Come Down 113 Katy Nichole Please 114 LZ7 Last Night 115 Hilltop Hoods A Hard Day's Night (ft. Montaigne & Tom Thum) 116 NEEDTOBREATHE Dreams (ft. Judah and the Lion) 117 Amongst Wolves Not Dead 118 Milky Chance Living In A Haze 119 Peggy Gou (It Goes Like) Nanana 120 Daphne Richardson Thousands of Years 121 Romy & Fred again… Strong 122 Teleman Avocado Green 123 Silent Forum Here's the Email 124 Lacey Sturm Reconcile 125 CalledOut Music Greatest 126 Blessing Offor Rollin' 127 Wallows WISH ME LUCK 128 Fred again… & Obongjayar adore u 129 Triquell Jugular 130 Allan Scott Move 131 Kygo & Gryffin Woke Up In Love (ft. Calum Scott) 132 DMA'S Fading Like A Picture 133 Ellie Holcomb & Drew Holcomb Bones 134 Sigrid Blue 135 Corey Voss & Ri-An Falling To Pieces 136 Kevin Klein Trust 137 Rogue Jones Off By One 138 Sam Ryder Mountain 139 Saintz You'll Always Find A Way - Kelvin Wood Remix 140 Alexa Feser Mein Name ist 141 Hope Heavenly Places 142 NEEDTOBREATHE When You Forgive Someone 143 Dan Bremnes Fingerprints 144 The Pigeon Detectives Summer Girl 145 Caravana Sun Moments 146 Somebody's Child Give It Up To Love 147 Jemimah Paine Head & Heart 148 Emissary Horizon and a Dream 149 Argy & Onmya Aria 150 NEEDTOBREATHE By and By 151 We Are Messengers Oiche Mhaith 152 Lukas Graham By The Way 153 The Lathums Struggle 154 Cold War Kids Run Away With Me 155 We Are Messengers Slow Down 156 Jacob Smith Sit A While With Me 157 Ryan Hylton One More Day 158 G Flip Australia 159 LZ7 & MACKEN Same Line 160 NEEDTOBREATHE Fall On Me (ft. Carly Pearce) 161 Confess You Give Me 162 Sebastian Krenz Wonders In A Mad World 163 Matt Redman & Matt Maher Unconditional 164 CalledOut Music Day By Day 165 Brightline & Galactus Jack Together 166 Tom Chaplin Gravitational 167 Roosevelt Paralyzed 168 Tom Odell Black Friday 169 Nils Hoffman & Rae Morris Lonely 170 Jai Wolf Don't Look Down (ft. BANKS) 171 Django Django Don't Touch That Dial (ft. Yuuko Sings) 172 Matt Redman King of Calvary 173 Jordan Feliz The King Is Alive 174 Daughtry & Lzzy Hale Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) 175 Low Lying Sun Low Lying Sun 176 David Leonard & Josh Baldwin Every Hour 177 Barry Can't Swim Dance of the Crab 178 Sam Ryder Put A Light On Me 179 Temples Oval Stones 180 Brunette Future Lover 181 Axel Johansson & AYA MAI Lighthouse 182 Broken Back Highs & Lows 183 grandson Half My Heart 184 Hollow Coves Letting Go 185 Teleman Easy Now I've Got You 186 Josh Gauton Wilder Path 187 Gustaph Because of You 188 We Are Messengers Wholehearted 189 Josh Gauton Slow Renaissance 190 Lukas Graham & Mickey Guyton Home Movies 191 CVC The Remortgage Anthem 192 Zahyon All Fired Up 193 Middle Kids Highlands 194 Ward Thomas Next To You 195 SOFYKA Psalm 121 196 Taking Back Sunday S'old 197 Alle Farben Revolution 198 Grace Graber As I Am 199 ArrDee & Cat Burns Home For My Heart 200 Corey Voss Time

#2 (2300pts) Teleman Trees Grow High - Chart Statistics NE (18/2/2023) 4-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-4-3-3-5-10-16-18-20-23-24-28-32-40-44-43-45-43-42-46-50-50-55-61-76-75-82-82-94-xx Video 4rtDqAnoRRw Commentary The fact that this ISN'T my #1 is somewhat of a travesty, as when I first heard it I thought it was a shoo-in, and it would definitely have gotten there both last year and the year before (sorry Killers/Sam!) But here we are. This is an absolutely brilliant song, mixing Teleman's usual vocals, bongos, guitars and more into something that is so uplifting (the chorus 'it's better to be loved than lonely' being just a snapshot of that) and that I honestly can't get enough of. Top 100 Chart History Teleman 2019 07 Between the Rain 2022 11 Simple Like Us 2023 50 Easy Now I've Got You 2023 01 Trees Grow High 2023 19 Cherish 2023 05 String Theory 2023 16 Avocado Green --- #01 (2301pts) NEEDTOBREATHE Everknown - Chart Statistics NE (1/7/2023) 1-1-1-1-3-3-1-2-3-2-2-5-7-10-15-19-30-35-44-53-48-48-55-65-77-83-84-85-79-... Video h7Na5OJQLkQ Commentary And my #1 by one point (no they weren't the official points but I've wrangled it to show quite how close it was) is this from NEEDTOBREATHE. There's nothing on the outside that makes this song, which is about all the hidden heroes across the world who keep it spinning, particularly unique or special. But whenever it comes on I can't help belting the lyrics out. It's such a positive song and one that captures something in both its structure and its lyrics that very few other songs can. So yep, NEEDTOBREATHE get a sweep of both Album and Single this year! Top 100 Chart History NEEDTOBREATHE 2020 40 Hang On 2020 01 Who Am I 2020 07 Banks 2020 14 O Come, O Come Emmanuel (for KING & COUNTRY ft. NEEDTOBREATHE) 2020 67 Silent Night 2021 36 Survival (ft. Drew Holcomb & Ellie Holcomb) 2021 08 Into The Mystery 2021 06 What I'm Here For 2021 32 Sunshine 2021 44 Carry Me (ft. Jon Foreman) 2021 38 I Am Yours 2022 06 Talk of the Town 2023 01 Everknown 2023 20 The Cave 2023 01 Hideaway 2023 07 Temporary Tears (ft. Foy Vance) 2023 44 Wasting Time (ft. Old Dominion) 2023 08 Reaching Out to Find You 2023 14 Dreams (ft. Judah and the Lion) 2023 15 When You Forgive Someone 2023 18 Fall On Me (ft. Carly Pearce) 2023 21 By and By 2023 31 How Wonderful We Are 2024 21 I Don't Wanna Worry

(minor pause as I actually decide which of the next two songs will be my #1!)

#05 (1927pts) Josh Gauton Love In the Time of Madness - Chart Statistics NE (19/8/2023) 11-1-1-1-1-2-3-4-6-9-10-11-15-20-26-32-43-57-66-64-73-63-... Video CaszsiavqWw Commentary Kicking off the Top 5 is the highest Josh Gauton track of the year. This was the fourth of his tracks to be released from the album, and it just really had that extra 'kick' to it that made me realise I was really going to enjoy it. The vocals and the beat are fab, plus the focus on being loved even through all the nonsense that may be going on around us. Definitely looking forward to more from this guy! Top 100 Chart History Josh Gauton 2023 02 Every Beginning Is A New Death 2023 19 Wilder Path 2023 09 New Native Home 2023 01 Love In the Time of Madness 2023 25 Slow Renaissance 2023 32 Mother 2023 39 Feather & Skin 2023 49 What Do You Want To Find 2023 74 Dawning --- #04 (1937pts) Son Mieux Tonight - Chart Statistics NE (28/10/2023) 29-1-1-1-1-2-3-4-7-8-10-9-... Video M7uRWmsbvyI Commentary At number 4 is Tonight by Son Mieux. I'd really enjoyed both of the more poppy upbeat songs from them, but this encouraging love ballad was a real key change from them (at least from the songs I've heard). You know how I love a good ballad, and done so well by a group that are so good meant it was only a matter of time before it reached Number 1. All the instruments and the vocals work together on this one, building up to produce a brilliant sound. Oh and this is the highest song from outside the Anglosphere this time round! Top 100 Chart History Son Mieux 2022 04 Multicolor 2023 04 Tell Me More 2023 01 Tonight --- #03 (1977pts) Nothing But Thieves Overcome - Chart Statistics NE (10/6/2023) 71-4-1-3-3-4-5-5-5-8-9-17-18-26-23-27-34-43-50-53-59-60-69-61-67-77-92-xx Video TzTv976ghws Commentary And in the bronze medal spot is Nothing But Thieves. Most of their material recently has been quite dark, but this song really is a spot of encouragement in that, telling the listener that 'we will overcome as we've done before', doing everything right with the vocals, the keyboard in the background and that fab guitar instrumental as well. A great song to give them their first Number 1 in my chart, and a first Top 10 appearance in 6 years! Top 100 Chart History Nothing But Thieves 2017 07 Sorry 2017 93 Particles 2018 18 Forever and Ever More 2018 80 Take This Lonely Heart 2020 59 Impossible 2020 22 There Was Sun 2022 58 Life's Coming In Slow 2023 01 Overcome 2023 75 Something On My Mind (Purple Disco Machine & Duke Dumont ft. Nothing But Thieves)

Thanks Rob! I should probably check out more Freya music as well as this is the first one I've heard from her in quite a while. Indeed it was! Glad you were a fan - thanks Jade ^_^ Glad you're enjoying these ones - thanks Sergej!

Nice to see Gold so high up in your countdown - I discovered it through BJSC and enjoyed a lot but looks like you were on board even earlier! Thanks for posting this countdown Sergej ^_^

I listened to These Are The Days at the start of your countdown but it's probably worth me listening again now at the end! It's quite a simple song but can absolutely see it becoming an earworm after a few listens, nice to hear them remeniscing over old times as well. Thanks for posting this chart Joseph, I've enjoyed following along!

Niceland have voted!

#10 (1771pts) Owl City Kelly Time - Chart Statistics NE (21/1/2023) 74-28-5-1-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-6-10-15-18-20-32-45-53-64-81-90-97-xx Video RyuvUkrYl8Q Commentary Kicking off the Top 10 we have Owl City! This is a really fun sounding song with intriguing lyrics, which are based on the film Castaway from the viewpoint of the character of Wilson. Having never seen Castaway, it took me a while to realise that Wilson was an inanimate object which added a whole new dimension to the song! And the last line about the most beautiful thing in the world being the gift of life I think is very powerful as well. Top 100 Chart History Owl City 2017 06 All My Friends 2018 01 Lucid Dream 2018 13 New York City 2018 19 Cloud Nine 2022 01 Let The Light In (Joshua Micah & Owl City) 2023 15 Forever & Always (Armin Van Buuren & Gareth Emery ft. Owl City) 2023 01 Kelly Time 2023 39 Vitamin Sea --- #9 (1786pts) TobyMac Faithfully - Chart Statistics NE (28/10/2023) 34-9-4-2-2-1-2-3-6-6-8-5-... Video i5ts5uFsVis Commentary At number 9 it's TobyMac with one of the more recent Number 1 singles of the year. The song doesn't have many bells and whistles, but simply sings about the fact that TobyMac has been through lots of tough things (including his son passing away a few years ago) but that God has still been faithful and that he still believes. A really encouraging song to keep going in faith. Top 100 Chart History TobyMac 2021 01 Help Is On The Way (Maybe Midnight) 2021 87 Promised Land 2022 07 The Goodness (ft. Blessing Offor) 2022 05 Perfectly Loved (Rachael Lampa ft. TobyMac) 2022 04 Cornerstone (ft. Zach Williams) 2023 01 Faithfully 2023 01 Christmas Hits Different (TobyMac & Tasha Layton) --- #8 (1794pts) Monika Linkyte Stay - Ciuto Tuto - Chart Statistics NE (20/5/2023) 1-2-2-2-6-7-10-13-17-18-24-29-31-45-50-59-70-78-82-94-97-xx Video 68lbEUDuWUQ Commentary The highest Eurovision entry and also the highest female artist this year, this song focusses on the singer needing someone by her side, complemented by some fab chanting/backing vocals in the chorus. One of my favourite Eurovision songs of the past few years! Top 100 Chart History Monika Linkyte 2023 01 Stay - Ciuto Tuto --- #7 (1849pts) Seafret See, I'm Sorry - Chart Statistics NE (14/1/2023) 18-1-1-1-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-11-16-20-24-49-54-67-72-94-xx Video M0LixzWjw0w Commentary This is one of Seafret's more poppier songs but I think it works well, with the 'stand for you, fight for you' backing vocals in the post-chorus that elevate the song to a whole new level. The song is about how the singer is sorry for the times he's acted in the wrong way, and how he 'can't say it to your face but I'll say it in a song' - always good to be able to admit you've messed up! Top 100 Chart History Seafret 2020 14 Magnetic 2020 15 Be My Queen 2022 07 Running Out of Love 2022 37 Everlasting 2023 01 See, I'm Sorry 2023 16 Wonderland --- #6 (1913pts) Michael Patrick Kelly Wonders (ft. Rakim) - Chart Statistics NE (10/12/2022) 31-14-14-7-1-2-3-3-3-6-9-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-24-36-44-52-67-84-93-xx Video Jjo7xWkD1Cs Commentary I don't listen to Michael Patrick Kelly too much, but every time I do I find a song I really enjoy so maybe I should more! The song's repeated line is 'I see wonders in a broken world', which is a really powerful message amongst the mess that's going on around us! The rap verse in the middle took me a little bit to warm to but it's an indispensible part of the song for me now. Top 100 Chart History Michael Patrick Kelly 2017 05 iD (ft. Gentleman) 2021 20 Throwback 2022 01 Wonders (ft. Rakim) Rakim 2022 01 Wonders (Michael Patrick Kelly ft. Rakim)

Happy New Year is a fab song, always nice to have another song about the new year and this one really works. My Love Mine All Mine was something different in the charts as well which was nice, and Calm Down is quie the earworm as well!

As with everyone above I'll mention Tattoo! :P A fairly decent song and definitely my favourite of the contenders to win Eurovision, the fact it did so well officially was an added bonus on top!

I'd forgotten about Eastbound Silhouette but I think I remember liking it quite a bit, giving it a listen again now and the laidback ambience to it really works.