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Thanks - maybe you were right about Church too. Making a provisional Alternative Now That's What I Call Music 123 and it sounds so much better in context! Put it between Alessi Rose and Robyn. Apparently it didn't even go Top 100 in the official chart, felt bigger as Radio 1 rinsed it hard.

Didn't expect to be charting so much ancient stuff, but Stranger Things has happened...* THIS WEEK'S TOP 40 01 (02) Bruno Mars: I Just Might (23-12-2-1) 02 (01) Jazzy & Spriitzz: Can’t Deny It (23-3-1-1-2) 03 (05) Sam Fender: The Treadmill (36-29-15-11-5-5-3) 04 (09) Sabrina Carpenter: Such A Funny Way (40-20-9-4) 05 (23) Robyn: Talk To Me (26-23-5) 06 (12) KATSEYE: Internet Girl (26-17-12-6) 07 (NE) Arctic Monkeys: Opening Night (7) 08 (11) Fimiguerrero: Yesterday (19-11-8) 09 (15) Doechii ft. SZA: girl, get up (19-15-15-9) 10 (24) A$AP Rocky: Punk Rocky (24-10) 11 (19) Ladytron: Caught In The Blink Of An Eye (29-19-11) 12 (30) Robbie Williams: All My Life (30-12) 13 (22) Sonny Fodera, D.O.D & Poppy Baskcomb: Think About Us (23-14-16-3-9-12-7-5-10-7-14-22-13) 14 (25) finessekid: Semolina & Pounded Yam (35-25-14) 15 (32) Gorillaz ft. Omar Souleyman and Yasiin Bey: Damascus (34-39-32-15) 16 (03) Bushbaby: Pumpin Jumpin (36-4-2-3-3-16) 17 (08) Tyla: CHANEL (34-6-8-9-8-17) 18 (10) Tems: Big Daddy (20-15-10-10-18) 19 (34) South Arcade: Blood Run Warm (34-19) 20 (31) James Marriott: California Rain (27-31-20) 21 (28) Marmozets: You Want The Truth (38-28-21) 22 (13) J Hus featuring Skepta: Outside (8-5-8-13-22) 23 (04) Sub Focus: Elevate (37-19-2-1-4-6-4-23) 24 (21) Zara Larsson: Midnight Sun (40-31-23-18-36-xx-40-21-24) 25 (06) The Last Dinner Party: Count The Ways (35-3-1-2-6-25) 26 (26) Odeal: Pretty Girls (30-26-26) 27 (NE) The Cure: Boys Don't Cry (27) 28 (07) Taylor Swift: Opalite (9-6-4-7-28) 29 (NE) Harry Styles: Aperture (29) 30 (NE) Jessie Ware: I Could Get Used To This (30) 31 (14) Wolf Alice: White Horses (30-32-xx-38-15-11-14-31) 32 (16) Tifanny: I Think We’re Alone Now (18-13-16-32) 33 (NE) Diana Ross: Upside Down (33) 34 (NE) The Police: Every Breath You Take (34) 35 (NE) Sleaford Mods ft. Sue Tompkins: No Touch (35) 36 (NE) Fleetwood Mac: Landslide (36) 37 (33) Disclosure & Leon Thomas: Deeper (33-37) 38 (NE) Drumsound & Bassline Smith: Shine A Light (38) 39 (20) Ayra Starr & Rema: Who’s Dat Girl? (26-18-13-7-20-39) 40 (18) Tyler, The Creator: Mother (21-18-18-40) OUT 17 (16) Jim Legxacy: ‘06 Wayne Rooney (30-5-9-16-17) 27 (21) HAVEN. ft. Kaitlin Aragon: I Run (26-8-4-7-7-16-21-27) 29 (25) Geese: Au Pays du Cocaine (33-25-30) 35 (31) Olivia Dean: Baby Steps (32-31-35) 36 (22) kwn: Do What I Say (36-14-3-3-2-10-22-36) 37 (23) Bon Iver ft. Dijon & Flock of Dimes: Day One (33-27-30-23-37) 38 (32) Royel Otis: moody (34-31-32-38) 39 (NE) mgk: Times of My Life (39) 40 (28) Jade: cHuRcH (34-14-16-14-28-40) *Not that I've watched it

Is it feck the most listened to station, that hasn't been the case for decades! And what strange logic, that's not how it works! Also, those figures will include former listeners who never bothered 'unliking' it, hence why so many people in the comments slag it off and say they haven't tuned in for years.

I thought they were snubbing it because they were thinking more about what a typical Radio 2 listener would want on a current hits CD given that young people don't really see the point in these things. Then again, I'm 43, listen to lots of Radio 2 (and 1) and I think Raindance is mint. The compilers keep their personal tastes at the door, remember. Unless it's there's a chance to get solo David Sylvian on.

I'm sure I've seen you complaining about the lack of "rap crap" on various recent Now albums. Especially when they snub 1xtra-friendly tunes in favour of Radio 2 heritage acts. Maybe you normally like rap but think that particular number is rubbish. Fair enough in that case. Might have been a different Hadji though anyway.

Yes, way too good for the C-list only treatment! I won't forget it, has been massive in my personal chart. Mad that R1 largely ignored Steps, I didn't notice at the time but I suppose in those days their songs would have reached me through tonnes of other avenues.

Huge playlists in those days! Eminem feat. Dido - "Stan" All Saints - "All Hooked Up" Rui Da Silva feat. Cassandra - "Touch Me" Feeder - "Buck Rogers" Mis-Teeq - "Why?" David Morales pres. The Face - "Needin' U" Ash - "Shining Light" Dr Dre feat. Eminem - "Forget About Dre" Fragma feat. Maria Rubia - "Everytime You Need Me" Limp Bizkit - "Rollin'" Planet Funk - "Chase The Sun" Usher - "Pop Ya Collar" Mos Def feat. Pharaohe Monch & Nate Dogg - "Oh No" Mya - "Case Of The Ex" Outkast - "Ms Jackson" Spooks - "Things I've Seen" P!nk - "You Make Me Sick" Safri Duo - "Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)" Jakatta - "American Dream" Linkin Park - "One Step Closer" Nelly - "EI" Papa Roach - "Last Resort" My Vitriol - "Always" Granddaddy - "The Crystal Lake" Gorillaz - "Clint Eastwood (Ed Case remix)" King Adora - "Suffocate" Samantha Mumba - "Always Come Back To Your Love" Shaggy - "It Wasn't Me" All on my NotNow 48 playlist I listen to today. I remember them playing Oh No loads, shame it only got to #24, it's great. They LOVED the Ed Case remix of Clint Eastwood!

My only regret is that it's not What It Sounds Like. Otherwise they can keep 'em coming! How It's Done is sounding huge on earphones I must say. Great production, sounds like it cost £256 million! I have seen the film many, many times - not necessarily out of choice but there are much worse things that get on the household telly!

Yeah, find them pretty unlistenable, don't get the hype at all. There must be thousands of bands more deserving of the attention out there. Feels like the industry just picks names out of a hat sometimes when deciding which bands to get behind every year! But yes I know it's all subjective and other people think they're spectacular.

Church or cHuRcH as last.fm would call it just never quite did it for me. I tried!

THIS WEEK'S TOP 40 01 (01) Jazzy & Spriitzz: Can’t Deny It (23-3-1-1) 02 (12) Bruno Mars: I Just Might (23-12-2) 03 (03) Bushbaby: Pumpin Jumpin (36-4-2-3-3) 04 (06) Sub Focus: Elevate (37-19-2-1-4-6-4) 05 (05) Sam Fender: The Treadmill (36-29-15-11-5-5) 06 (02) The Last Dinner Party: Count The Ways (35-3-1-2-6) 07 (04) Taylor Swift: Opalite (9-6-4-7) 08 (09) Tyla: CHANEL (34-6-8-9-8) 09 (20) Sabrina Carpenter: Such A Funny Way (40-20-9) 10 (10) Tems: Big Daddy (20-15-10-10) 11 (19) Fimiguerrero: Yesterday (19-11) 12 (17) KATSEYE: Internet Girl (26-17-12) 13 (08) J Hus featuring Skepta: Outside (8-5-8-13) 14 (11) Wolf Alice: White Horses (30-32-xx-38-15-11-14) 15 (15) Doechii ft. SZA: girl, get up (19-15-15) 16 (13) Tifanny: I Think We’re Alone Now (18-13-16) 17 (16) Jim Legxacy: ‘06 Wayne Rooney (30-5-9-16-17) 18 (18) Tyler, The Creator: Mother (21-18-18) 19 (29) Ladytron: Caught In The Blink Of An Eye (29-19) 20 (07) Ayra Starr & Rema: Who’s Dat Girl? (26-18-13-7-20) 21 (40) Zara Larsson: Midnight Sun (40-31-23-18-36-xx-40-21) 22 (14) Sonny Fodera, D.O.D & Poppy Baskcomb: Think About Us (23-14-16-3-9-12-7-5-10-7-14-22) 23 (26) Robyn: Talk To Me (26-23) 24 (NE) A$AP Rocky: Punk Rocky (24) 25 (35) finessekid: Semolina & Pounded Yam (35-25) 26 (30) Odeal: Pretty Girls (30-26) 27 (21) HAVEN. ft. Kaitlin Aragon: I Run (26-8-4-7-7-16-21-27) 28 (38) Marmozets: You Want The Truth (38-28) 29 (25) Geese: Au Pays du Cocaine (33-25-30) 30 (NE) Robbie Williams: All My Life (30) 31 (27) James Marriott: California Rain (27-31) 32 (39) Gorillaz ft. Omar Souleyman and Yasiin Bey: Damascus (34-39-32) 33 (NE) Disclosure & Leon Thomas: Deeper (33) 34 (NE) South Arcade: Blood Run Warm (34) 35 (31) Olivia Dean: Baby Steps (32-31-35) 36 (22) kwn: Do What I Say (36-14-3-3-2-10-22-36) 37 (23) Bon Iver ft. Dijon & Flock of Dimes: Day One (33-27-30-23-37) 38 (32) Royel Otis: moody (34-31-32-38) 39 (NE) mgk: Times of My Life (39) 40 (28) Jade: cHuRcH (34-14-16-14-28-40) OUT 24 (20) Wet Leg: Pokemon (26-9-3-4-11-11-19-20-24) 33 (17) Tate McRae: NOBODY’S GIRL (40-17-3-5-9-17-17-33) 34 (22) Summer Walker: FMT (22-34) 36 (NE) Avalon Emerson: Eden (36) 37 (36) The Lottery Winners: Your Last Song (36-37)

THIS WEEK'S TOP 10 01 (03) Jazzy & Spriitzz: Can’t Deny It (23-3-1) 02 (01) The Last Dinner Party: Count The Ways (35-3-1-2) 03 (02) Bushbaby: Pumpin Jumpin (36-4-2-3) 04 (06) Taylor Swift: Opalite (9-6-4) 05 (11) Sam Fender: The Treadmill (36-29-15-11-5) 06 (04) Sub Focus: Elevate (37-19-2-1-4-6) 07 (13) Ayra Starr & Rema: Who’s Dat Girl? (26-18-13-7) 08 (05) J Hus featuring Skepta: Outside (8-5-8) 09 (08) Tyla: CHANEL (34-6-8-9) 10 (15) Tems: Big Daddy (20-15-10) 11 (15) Wolf Alice: White Horses (30-32-xx-38-15-11) 12 (23) Bruno Mars: I Just Might (23-12) 13 (18) Tifanny: I Think We’re Alone Now (18-13) 14 (07) Sonny Fodera, D.O.D & Poppy Baskcomb: Think About Us (23-14-16-3-9-12-7-5-10-7-14) 15 (19) Doechii ft. SZA: girl, get up (19-15) 16 (09) Jim Legxacy: ‘06 Wayne Rooney (30-5-9-16) 17 (26) KATSEYE: Internet Girl (26-17) 18 (21) Tyler, The Creator: Mother (21-18) 19 (NE) Fimiguerrero: Yesterday (19) 20 (40) Sabrina Carpenter: Such A Funny Way (40-20) 21 (16) HAVEN. ft. Kaitlin Aragon: I Run (26-8-4-7-7-16-21) 22 (10) kwn: Do What I Say (36-14-3-3-2-10-22) 23 (30) Bon Iver ft. Dijon & Flock of Dimes: Day One (33-27-30-23) 24 (20) Wet Leg: Pokemon (26-9-3-4-11-11-19-20-24) 25 (33) Geese: Au Pays du Cocaine (33-25) 26 (NE) Robyn: Talk To Me (26) 27 (NE) James Marriott: California Rain (27) 28 (14) Jade: cHuRcH (34-14-16-14-28) 29 (NE) Ladytron: Caught In The Blink Of An Eye (29) 30 (NE) Odeal: Pretty Girls (30) 31 (32) Olivia Dean: Baby Steps (32-31) 32 (31) Royel Otis: moody (34-31-32) 33 (17) Tate McRae: NOBODY’S GIRL (40-17-3-5-9-17-17-33) 34 (22) Summer Walker: FMT (22-34) 35 (NE) finessekid: Semolina & Pounded Yam (35) 36 (NE) Avalon Emerson: Eden (36) 37 (36) The Lottery Winners: Your Last Song (36-37) 38 (NE) Marmozets: You Want The Truth (38) 39 (34) Gorillaz ft. Omar Souleyman and Yasiin Bey: Damascus (34-39) 40 (RE) Zara Larsson: Midnight Sun (40-31-23-18-36-xx-40) OUT 24 (40) Chris Rea: Let’s Dance (40-24) 25 (22) Overmono: Paradise Runner (16-22-25) 27 (25) HAIM: Even the Bad Times (25-25-27) 28 (33) HUNTR/X: Golden (12-2-1-1-5-17-xx-33-28) 29 (29) Romy: Love Who You Love (32-29-29) 35 (31) Denon Reed & Cru2: Thinking Bout You More (31-35) 37 (12) Rose Grey: Wet & Wild (feat. DUDA BEAT) (30-10-12-37) 38 (11) Robyn: Dopamine (24-5-1-1-1-4-11-38) 39 (14) EsDeeKid: Century (34-27-34-16-17-15-8-14-39)

In any case, it's good to see an act who were last playlisted in 2010 get regular Hottest Records! Teatime play is better than nothing!

Feels ludicrous that Gorillaz don't get any daytime play considering the number of Hottest Records and all the Jack hype they get. Doesn't really make any sense. Cool enough for 6:05pm but not 5:05pm! Can only presume it's because they're a "heritage act" now. How they being ageist to cartoons?

There'll be someone coming up to claim it "wasn't a single" soon!

I was 33!

So it was #1 for weeks before it went A-list? Mad stuff if so.

Interesting stuff. Lots of people still big on R1 ten years on, and also a fascinating selection of absolute whOoOoOoOooooos. What happened with Love Yourself? I seem to recall it coming out before Sorry, surely it didn't stall on the C-list? Feel like I heard it six million times on there!

When was A$AP Rocky last on? Must have been a while.

THIS WEEK'S TOP 40 01 (03) The Last Dinner Party: Count The Ways (35-3-1) 02 (04) Bushbaby: Pumpin Jumpin (36-4-2) 03 (23) Jazzy & Spriitzz: Can’t Deny It (23-3) 04 (01) Sub Focus: Elevate (37-19-2-1-4) 05 (08) J Hus featuring Skepta: Outside (8-5) 06 (09) Taylor Swift: Opalite (9-6) 07 (10) Sonny Fodera, D.O.D & Poppy Baskcomb: Think About Us (23-14-16-3-9-12-7-5-10-7) 08 (06) Tyla: CHANEL (34-6-8) 09 (05) Jim Legxacy: ‘06 Wayne Rooney (30-5-9) 10 (02) kwn: Do What I Say (36-14-3-3-2-10) 11 (15) Sam Fender: The Treadmill (36-29-15-11) 12 (20) Tems: Big Daddy (20-15) 13 (18) Ayra Starr & Rema: Who’s Dat Girl? (26-18-13) 14 (16) Jade: cHuRcH (34-14-16-14) 15 (38) Wolf Alice: White Horses (30-32-xx-38-15) 16 (07) HAVEN. ft. Kaitlin Aragon: I Run (26-8-4-7-7-16) 17 (17) Tate McRae: NOBODY’S GIRL (40-17-3-5-9-17-17) 18 (NE) Tifanny: I Think We’re Alone Now (18) 19 (NE) Doechii ft. SZA: girl, get up (19) 20 (19) Wet Leg: Pokemon (26-9-3-4-11-11-19-20) 21 (NE) Tyler, The Creator: Mother (21) 22 (NE) Summer Walker: FMT (22) 23 (NE) Bruno Mars: I Just Might (23) 24 (40) Chris Rea: Let’s Dance (40-24) 25 (22) Overmono: Paradise Runner (16-22-25) 26 (NE) KATSEYE: Internet Girl (26) 27 (25) HAIM: Even the Bad Times (25-25-27) 28 (33) HUNTR/X: Golden (12-2-1-1-5-17-xx-33-28) 29 (29) Romy: Love Who You Love (32-29-29) 30 (27) Bon Iver ft. Dijon & Flock of Dimes: Day One (33-27-30) 31 (34) Royel Otis: moody (34-31) 32 (NE) Olivia Dean: Baby Steps (32) 33 (NE) Geese: Au Pays du Cocaine (33) 34 (NE) Gorillaz ft. Omar Souleyman and Yasiin Bey: Damascus (34) 35 (31) Denon Reed & Cru2: Thinking Bout You More (31-35) 36 (NE) The Lottery Winners: Your Last Song (36) 37 (12) Rose Grey: Wet & Wild (feat. DUDA BEAT) (30-10-12-37) 38 (11) Robyn: Dopamine (24-5-1-1-1-4-11-38) 39 (14) EsDeeKid: Century (34-27-34-16-17-15-8-14-39) 40 (NE) Sabrina Carpenter: Such A Funny Way (40) OUT 13 (40) Fatboy Slim & The Rolling Stones: Satisfaction Skank (40-13) 21 (NE) Rico Nasty: PEPPER (21) 24 (15) Kneecap ft. Sub Focus: No Comment (33-15-24) 26 (12) Charli xcx: Chains of Love (35-17-7-6-12-12-26) 28 (24) Fcukers: I Like It Like That (36-21-19-15-23-xx-24-28) 30 (NE) Hannah Laing x Hannah Boleyn: Have You Ever Loved (Ellie) (30) 32 (NE) The Stone Roses: I Wanna Be Adored (32) 35 (22) FKA Twigs: HARD (29-35-22-35) 36 (13) keiyaA: k.i.s.s. (22-13-36) 37 (19) South Arcade: Drive Myself Home (36-22-11-2-19-37) 39 (20) Fred Again..,Sammy Virji & Reggie: Talk of the Town (8-5-2-6-20-39) Spotify

Human was #1 in my head for some reason.

16 weeks for Diplo was ridiculous. I like it but it only got to #30! Think the rest were #1s, no?

Don't think Radio 1 would skip an official Sabby C single. But yes it's very ambiguous these days. In any case, nothing 'feels' like a single unless I hear it on the radio many times!

I know my opinion is of no consequence at all but I have come to the conclusion that Geese are bloody awful. Maybe it's his voice, I don't know but I'm thinking they may be one of the worst "indie" bands daytime Radio 1 have ever got behind. I find them completely unlistenable. It's depressing to think about the older guitar bands they binned off (Vaccines, Two Door Cinema Club, Muse etc) to make way for stuff like this! On the plus side, generally happy with the adds this week but wondering how on earth Mumford still get on. Surely they should be Radio 2-only by now!

THIS WEEK'S TOP 40 01 (02) Sub Focus: Elevate (37-19-2-1) 02 (03) kwn: Do What I Say (36-14-3-3-2) 03 (35) The Last Dinner Party: Count The Ways (35-3) 04 (36) Bushbaby: Pumpin Jumpin (36-4) 05 (39) Jim Legxacy: ‘06 Wayne Rooney (30-5) 06 (34) Tyla: CHANEL (34-6) 07 (07) HAVEN. ft. Kaitlin Aragon: I Run (26-8-4-7-7) 08 (NE) J Hus featuring Skepta: Outside (8) 09 (NE) Taylor Swift: Opalite (9) 10 (05) Sonny Fodera, D.O.D & Poppy Baskcomb: Think About Us (23-14-16-3-9-12-7-5-10) 11 (04) Robyn: Dopamine (24-5-1-1-1-4-11) 12 (10) Rose Grey: Wet & Wild (feat. DUDA BEAT) (30-10-12) 13 (40) Fatboy Slim & The Rolling Stones: Satisfaction Skank (40-13) 14 (08) EsDeeKid: Century (34-27-34-16-17-15-8-14) 15 (29) Sam Fender: The Treadmill (36-29-15) 16 (14) Jade: cHuRcH (34-14-16) 17 (09) Tate McRae: NOBODY’S GIRL (40-17-3-5-9-17) 18 (26) Ayra Starr & Rema: Who’s Dat Girl? (26-18) 19 (11) Wet Leg: Pokemon (26-9-3-4-11-11-19) 20 (NE) Tems: Big Daddy (20) 21 (NE) Rico Nasty: PEPPER (21) 22 (16) Overmono: Paradise Runner (16-22) 23 (NE) Jazzy & Spriitzz: Can’t Deny It (23) 24 (15) Kneecap ft. Sub Focus: No Comment (33-15-24) 25 (25) HAIM: Even the Bad Times (25-25) 26 (12) Charli xcx: Chains of Love (35-17-7-6-12-12-26) 27 (33) Bon Iver ft. Dijon & Flock of Dimes: Day One (33-27) 28 (24) Fcukers: I Like It Like That (36-21-19-15-23-xx-24-28) 29 (32) Romy: Love Who You Love (32-29) 30 (NE) Hannah Laing x Hannah Boleyn: Have You Ever Loved (Ellie) (30) 31 (NE) Denon Reed & Cru2: Thinking Bout You More (31) 32 (NE) The Stone Roses: I Wanna Be Adored (32) 33 (RE) HUNTR/X: Golden (12-2-1-1-5-17-xx-33) 34 (NE) Royel Otis: moody (34) 35 (22) FKA Twigs: HARD (29-35-22-35) 36 (13) keiyaA: k.i.s.s. (22-13-36) 37 (19) South Arcade: Drive Myself Home (36-22-11-2-19-37) 38 (RE) Wolf Alice: White Horses (38) 39 (20) Fred Again..,Sammy Virji & Reggie: Talk of the Town (8-5-2-6-20-39) 40 (NE) Chris Rea: Let’s Dance (40) OUT 01 (09) Kylie Minogue: XMAS (9-1) 06 (27) Chris Rea: Driving Home For Christmas (39-18-14-21-xx-26-33-xx-37-xx-10-xx-27-6) 17 (28) Slade: Merry Xmas Everybody (32-xx-28-17) 18 (17) Band Aid: Do They Know It’s Christmas? (26-18-6-xx-40-17-32-xx-35-23-xx-34-xx-18-3-12-xx-30-17-18) 21 (21) Dave ft. Tems: Raindance (24-13-2-3-1-12-21-21-21) 23 (16) Josh Baker ft. The Egyptian Lover & Rome Fortune: Dr Feel Right (33-16-16-23) 27 (NE) Marmozets: A Kiss From A Mother (27) 28 (08) Yeat: COMË N GO (36-10-4-7-8-28) 30 (38) HUGEL & SOLTO (FR): Jamaican (Bam Bam) (39-39-38-30) 31 (14) Geese: Cobra (19-8-9-14-31) 37 (10) Amber Mark with Anderson .Paak: Don’t Remind Me (29-13-13-10-37) 38 (18) Katy Parry: Bandaids (38-29-19-18-38)