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Deluxe edition of Duncan Laurence's album is out on Friday, and he's performing "Stars" in the Eurovision final so I guess that's the single. https://www.instagram.com/p/COTWjYFMDYZ/

Darin releases new single "Can't Stay Away" on May 28th https://www.instagram.com/p/CO-sLibBRKA/

I have heard the DJs mention "next up it's current Big Top 40 number 1" I think a lot of artists do care about the Big Top 40 because they don't understand how it's compiled - i.e. that it's mostly based on download sales, and that download sales are now ridiculously low. They get excited about being #1 on iTunes still as well. Though I did see Ella Henderson celebrating online when her current one finally made the official top 10, so that obviously meant something to her.

First Years & Years, now Pink? Gosh.

It's a really poor follow-up though. Can't imagine it tests well.

Assuming it charted, take away 12 days from the chart entry date and that should usually give you your answer.

Do the people who like Body not realise how vile the lyrics are? It's an absolute disgrace that it's number 1.

Shame it has to be a song with such objectionable lyrics.

I would imagine it's different in each country so you can't convert global streams into sales. It sounds better to say x billion streams anyway I guess.

You might have seen already.. the Coldplay single has a CD release on the 7th too.

she's blatantly going to be number 19 again haha

I'm bending over backwards here to try to find a logical reason why Heart's playlist is so stale - it could be that they rely heavily on audience research, or "testing". Where they get a sample of their audience to listen to songs and say whether they are familiar with them and do they like them. So only songs that get over a certain percentage get on the playlist. And maybe Joel Corry has only just hit that number? But then.. they add Years & Years straight away. So I dunno!

It's probably more that they don't want rival stations to be put off from playing it. 1Xtra are hardly likely to mind being namechecked.

I expect they will continue to give it some spot plays in the week or two leading up to the contest though - Ken Bruce especially

And they probably sold a considerable number of copies to older buyers who didn't necessarily follow the charts regliously or buy the latest releases every week, but every now and again a song like this would take their fancy. Probably after hearing it on Magic (or Melody as it used to be called!).

Random.. and unnecessary. I can understand them clearing the schedules today but not the whole weekend.

Radio 2 are actually broadcasting chilled out love songs hosted by Ken Bruce.. you probably did just catch an instrumental of Leave A Light On though

Wow what a boring chart this week. We missed nothing!

I realise they're based on shipments but that's a big discrepancy.

:rolleyes: As if Spotify's playlisting policy is completely logical and fair.

I'm with steve and Bré.. it's daft that Capital think their audience can no longer cope with anything remotely guitar-based, unless it's Ed Sheeran. I can understand them not playing many rock bands, but Rag'N'Bone Man is extremely mainstream and commercial. Absolutely no reason to snub him. Surely they played Human?

310,000 for Happy Nation sounds low considering it's certified double platinum

1996-01-20 - 11 - 35 - 7 - Upside Down - Change Your Mind - a BBC documentary about their formation was aired the week after they charted 1996-01-27 - 15 - 21 - 6 - Ace Of Base - Beautiful Life - I remember getting to about 17 on the chart and thinking "oh no it's fallen out the top 40".. was so happy it had climbed! 1996-04-06 - 1 - 6 - 25 - Gina G - Ooh Aah... Just A Little Bit - apart from Eurovision hype, she was on TOTP 6 times before she even hit number 1, which must have helped! 1997-01-18 - 2 - 10 - 15 - No Mercy - Where Do You Go - aside from being January, again I think their TOTP (and National Lottery) performances helped. They were excellent live and really lifted the song.

Though interestingly never managed to climb beyond its week one entry position!

Baha Men was a funny one! Somehow that week I'd managed to miss the midweeks on Dotmusic and CD:UK so had no idea it was going to happen. Listening to the top 40 in the car and after U2 had slipped to 3 I knew Steps were left to play but couldn't think what the other record left was. Was very surprised to hear the Baha Men climb! TOTP might have helped but I wouldn't be surprised if that was another one that was held back at the start by the stores underestimating demand.