ElectroBoy

The first episode had such big promise and some good, tense moments - the Susan Twist character nicely woven into various stories and the big mystery of Ruby's mum - plus the Doctor's grand-daughter being teased and then the eventual reveal of Sutekh at the end - all fantastic! Then the Empire of Death.... It wasn't all bad, however it certainly lacked. Ruby's mum just being ordinary after all the build up, Sutekh just sitting on the TARDIS for the whole episode and it all just felt a little lacking in action/ tension for a lot of the episode. Millie Gibson/ Bonnie Langford were great though and there were some nice nods to the past too. Lenny Rush was great as Maurice too, but really as a finale it just falls flat. Its also overly long and just doesn't resolve the series long Ruby Road storyline satisfactorily. I feel both the Gatwa finales are possibly a little high - especially as so many excellent Smith stories have dropped out - both had decent first eps though. I do need to give both a rewatch at some point too to re-appraise.

Its good she's getting another hit post Escapism. Also this must be her first solo top 10? Given the rest either has features or she is the feature

I need to rewatch Joy to the World - I think i enjoyed the first half an hour but then then ending wasn't the best. I guess I gave my views on WW/TRW on Joseph's thread. But seems a bit mad to see it top 10 and also ahead of the other finale. Whilst both had issues, I think TRW has way more problems, but maybe the timing of the rate favoured it :D

Apple 01 Olivia Dean - Man I Need 02 HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI & KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Golden 04 RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! 06 Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee & KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Soda Pop 09 Lewis Capaldi - Something In The Heavens 10 sombr - 12 to 12 31 Kehlani - Folded 59 Perrie - If He Wanted To He Would 88 Cardi B - Safe (feat. Kehlani) 92 Lola Young - d£aler 158 Lola Young - Post Sex Clarity

So alot of physicals then :D Don't think it will be enough though for Lewis - not unless he releases more CDs, or he recovers on streaming

Spotify 01 [01] Olivia Dean - Man I Need (599,724) 02 [02] Demon Hunters Cast - Golden (489,802) 05 [03] RAYE – WHERE IS MY HUSBAND (319,066) 06 [07] sombr - 12 to 12 (310,441) 07 [06] Demon Hunters Cast – Soda Pop 08 [09] Olivia Dean - Nice to Each Other 09 [10] Sabrina Carpenter - When Did You Get Hot? 10 [08] Disco Lines & Tinashe - No Broke Boys 11 [11] Sabrina Carpenter - Tears 12 [12] Demon Hunters Cast – Your Idol 15 [13] Demon Hunters Cast – How Its Done 17 [15] Demon Hunters Cast – What it Sounds Like 20 [20] Demon Hunters Cast – Takedown 24 [24] Demon Hunters Cast – Free 27 [35] d4vd – Romantic Homicide 28 [25] Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc 30 [36] Rihanna – Breakin’ Dishes 41 [40] Lewis Capaldi – Something in the Heavens 56 [53] TWICE – TAKEDOWN 58 [70] Tyler, The Creator – Sugar on my Tongue 62 [55] Lady Gaga – The Dead Dance 72 [78] d4vd – Here With Me 74 [87] d4vd – Feel it 75 [RE] Earth, Wind and Fire - September 79 [80] TWICE – Strategy 140 [123] Gorillaz – DARE 155 [182] Laufey – From the Start 168 [136] Ed Sheeran – Camera

Didn't expect one of my noms to make it into the semis! Good to see Steps going strong - sure it made the semis before but then seemed to go out of contention and wasn't even nommed last year! If only some of other noms were as successful

Apple 01 HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI & KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Golden 02 Olivia Dean - Man I Need 05 RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! 12 sombr - 12 to 12 13 Lewis Capaldi - Something In The Heavens 28 Lady Gaga - The Dead Dance 77 Perrie - If He Wanted To He Would 93 Calvin Harris & Jessie Reyez - Ocean 98 Cardi B - Safe (feat. Kehlani) 100 Lola Young - d£aler

+30 Troye Sivan - My My My! +29 Troye Sivan & Ariana Grande - Dance to This +28 Charli XCX & Troye Sivan - 1999 +27 5 Seconds Of Summer - Youngblood +26 Paloma Faith – Til’ I’m Done +25 Sigala & The Vamps - We Don’t Care +24 MK, Jonas Blue & Becky Hill - Back & Forth +23 Liam Payne & Rita Ora - For You +22 Mark Ronson (feat. Miley Cyrus) - Nothing Breaks Like A Heart +21 Virtual Self - Ghost Voices +20 Ariana Grande - No Tears Left To Cry +19 Au/Ra & CamelPhat - Panic Room +18 Jonas Blue (feat. Jack & Jack) - Rise +17 Kendrick Lamar & SZA - All The Stars +16 Mabel (feat. Not3s) - Fine Line +15 Ariana Grande - Breathin +14 SOPHIE - Immaterial +13 Clean Bandit (feat. Demi Lovato) - Solo +12 Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa - One Kiss +11 Years & Years - Sanctify +10 Post Malone - Better Now +09 Jax Jones (feat. Ina Wroldsen) - Breathe +08 Martin Garrix (feat. Bonn) - High On Life +07 Marshmello & Bastille - Happier +06 Bruno Mars (feat. Cardi B) - Finesse +05 Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar - Pray For Me +04 Loud Luxury (feat. Brando) - Body +03 Silk City & Dua Lipa - Electricity +02 Rita Ora - Let You Love Me +01 M-22 (feat. Medina) - First Time

I missed that DIM/ EOTD also came out... DIM is sort of an ok set-up, but EOTD is awful. Bottom 5 Who for me :D

Hmmm that does feel a bit high for the final as its was incredibly messy. I enjoyed most of Wish World and thought it set up some things nicely. But The Reality War really did just become messy nonsense. I watched it at the cinema and whilst there were some great moments in it - 13 returning, Ruby is incredible and it was nice to see Anita again. But Omega was awful, The Rani's plan made no sense, the fact Panjabi's Rani was killed off and eaten by Omega was kind of laughable. Belinda's exit with Poppy felt kind of pointless and came out of nowhere - Belinda and Poppy just felt thrown together out of convenience... also why was Poppy in Space Babies? - similarly 15's reason for regenerating just felt shoe-horned in and didn't make a huge amount of sense, Susan had been trailed for pretty much Gatwa's time in the role and then came to nothing, there was so much techno-babble too it was unbelievable. It is amazing when you put this final next to the Series 1 final and RTD's first crack at doing an arc/ a finale, how big the difference in quality is. It feels like a completely different writer. I know there was issues with Gatwa deciding to leave and so that did throw the proper ending out, however the mess shows on screen in a fairly big way. Billie Piper turning up at the end was fun though - and I hope some new who isn't too far away. I should also say that some 'fans' criticism of RTD2 has been awful and I'm not one of them, I just did feel this story was particularly messy - the era has brought some fantastic episodes, a great Doctor and 2 brilliant companions. This final (for me) just wasn't the one.

Good to see KK make your top 100, it often feels overlooked as it isn't a bad story at all. I think the ending is a bit weak... but its good to see more of the Doctor and Bill's relationship too. Some good side characters too; including Harry with a nice nod to the past

Hopefully 12 to 12 can climb in the week!

The first look chart doesn't usually favour streaming - its more leaning towards sales.

A Golden Birthday then!

Spotify 01 [01] Olivia Dean - Man I Need (670,090) 02 [02] Demon Hunters Cast - Golden (562,523) 03 [03] RAYE – WHERE IS MY HUSBAND (349,011) 06 [14] Demon Hunters Cast – Soda Pop 07 [03] sombr - 12 to 12 08 [05] Disco Lines & Tinashe - No Broke Boys 09 [09] Olivia Dean - Nice to Each Other 11 [07] Sabrina Carpenter - Tears 12 [18] Demon Hunters Cast – Your Idol 13 [21] Demon Hunters Cast – How Its Done 15 [22] Demon Hunters Cast – What it Sounds Like 20 [36] Demon Hunters Cast – Takedown 24 [49] Demon Hunters Cast – Free 25 [24] Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc 35 [58] d4vd – Romantic Homicide 40 [17] Lewis Capaldi – Something in the Heavens 53 [119] TWICE – TAKEDOWN 55 [52] Lady Gaga – The Dead Dance 78 [138] d4vd – Here With Me 80 [168] TWICE – Strategy 87 [114] d4vd – Feel it 123 [118] Gorillaz – DARE 136 [116] Ed Sheeran – Camera

I see the Weekend effect for the Demon Hunters is fully active on Apple; Golden back at the top, Soda Pop back in the top 3 too

THA I think is better on re-watches; so many plot strands are crammed into the opening episode that it becomes a big difficult to follow on a first watch. I think its a decent start to Flux though.... barring the fairly awful CGI beginning :D

Apple 09 RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! 15 Lewis Capaldi - Something In The Heavens 117 Cardi B - Safe (feat. Kehlani) 128 Anne-Marie - DEPRESSED 138 Taylor Swift - Dress 160 Cardi B - Dead (feat. Summer Walker)

I voted Garrix but tbh it’s a poor week In the tie break Phases

Apple 01 Olivia Dean - Man I Need 02 HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI & KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Golden 08 sombr - 12 to 12 22 Lady Gaga - The Dead Dance 23 Lewis Capaldi - Something In The Heavens 24 RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! 31 Kehlani - Folded 57 Perrie - If He Wanted To He Would 101 Lola Young - d£aler 139 Taylor Swift - Dress

Big climb for Lewis then - when I last looked about half a hour ago, he was 121, and RAYE wasn't even there

Apple 121 Lewis Capaldi - Something In The Heavens

Not for me; tediously boring

Spotify 01 [01] Olivia Dean - Man I Need (686,124) 02 [02] Demon Hunters Cast - Golden (439,498) 03 [05] sombr - back to friends (359,439) 04 [04] sombr - 12 to 12 (355,525) 05 [05] Sabrina Carpenter - Tears (329,901) 06 [08] Disco Lines & Tinashe - No Broke Boys 07 [06] Olivia Dean - Nice to Each Other 09 [07] Sabrina Carpenter - When Did You Get Hot? 23 [27] Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc 27 [30] Rihanna - Breakin' Dishes 31 [32] Olivia Dean – Dive 49 [41] Lady Gaga - The Dead Dance 62 [59] Justin Bieber - YUKON 64 [52] Ed Sheeran – Sapphire 66 [62] Tyler, The Creator - Sugar on my Tongue 70 [178] d4vd – Romantic Homicide 99 [96] Kehlani – Folded 106 [130] Gorillaz – DARE 118 [NE] Taylor Swift – Dress 122 [173] dv4d – Feel It 156 [120] Ed Sheeran – Camera 172 [RE] d4vd – Here With Me