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More people have played RMI rather than Dracula?

RMI physicals haven’t shipped yet so wasn’t convinced it would be ahead today

Wednesday

You’ve got at least another 3 weeks of it yet until it becomes a Top 40 chart hogger like Ordinary.

She’s packing them as we speak

Yay for Ella at #10 praying it holds on - deserves at least a week in the Top 10 🙏

The ACR clear out bringing in the freshness of Sign Of The Times and Ordinary

Along with the 500 slating it daily/weekly who are equally tracking if it’s down or up 1 stream.

And still the #2 most streamed song

It’s back up to its highest peak of #11 on Spotify too so this might be the week it happens. Seen lots of Sony ads on socials too promoting the iTunes download.

This, I’m convinced Buzzjack feel like they speak on behalf of the GP sometimes. However much I love/hate a song I have to appreciate I’m not the deciding factor on its success. For Man I Need and Rein Me In to be ahead of a slew of new releases and big acts shows it’s genuinely popular to the masses. With TikTok seeming starting to take off with montages of Harry Kane with Rein Me In playing with a retitle of ‘Don’t KANE Me In’ too I’m sure that’s helping. I’m more surprised that even with RMI in decline week on week there’s nothing strong enough to overtake it.

Spotify update #1 Man I Need #2 Rein Me In

What a show - was at Wembley last night in the Kiss zone, wildly expensive but worth every penny - loads of room plus being really close to Harry. Highlights for me were Aperture and American Girls, they sounded so good live and I guess as they are newer songs the crowd went extra wild.

Fleetwood Mac are such a timeless, easy listen - I often have them playing in the background - there is something comforting about their music. Also, I think partly it’s a reflection of the maturing streaming market - before it was driven by younger listeners now anyone and everyone seems to have a streaming subscription which has made more classics than ever hang around the charts.

Such a classic - surprised a big remake of this has not taken off before.

With only a 26k difference I’d say RMI is probably already ahead due to the different versions of the song.

Year anniversary and the point is I guess they’ve already racked up 13 weeks at the top so why no go for the record?

If they do go back to #1 I think it just highlights the mess of the music industry atm and new music taking off - major artists and albums have been released and a year old song on its 3rd outing on vinyl is a challenger for the top spot (that being said I don’t think they’ll be a ton of vinyl - I think the last was 3k?).

26 years Going to revisit its b-sides Paper Dolls and Cover Me With Kisses as not heard them in ages.

3 of my favourites there - Crystalize, It’s No Secret and Word Is Out. However not sure where they would appear on my list as there are so many to chose from. ASTM and AIS are as but meh for me.

Also it was only down (not massively) on Spotify - it must’ve held up well on Apple, Amazon and YT.

Really hope RMI can snatch it - they’ve got so close to equaling the longest running British artist #1 that they may as well go for it. The Pink Vinyl is limited to 1 per person so guessing they haven’t produced a ton of them.

Obsessed with the Kelly Llorenna album going gold! I bought it the day it was released, such a great album - it underperformed (#62 IIRC) and was certified silver on shipments so pleased it’s still getting some love.

+5 Sam Fender & Olivia Dean - Rein Me In +4 Taylor Swift - I Knew It, I Knew You +3 Ariana Grande - hate that i made you love me +2 Tame Impala - Dracula +1 Zara Larsson - Midnight Sun -1 Michael Jackson - Billie Jean -2 Michael Jackson - Beat It -3 Olivia Rodrigo - stupid song -4 Olivia Rodrigo - the cure -5 Olivia Rodrigo - drop dead

Praying she can finally snatch a week Top 10!