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Brenda top 3 in the mids for the first time!

Taylor heading for the biggest fall from #1 coinciding with a move to ACR: 1-x Wham! - Last Christmas (2021) 1-x Ed Sheeran and Elton John - Merry Christmas (2022) 1-x Wham! - Last Christmas (2023) 1-97 Baddiel & Skinner / Lightning Seeds - 3 Lions (2018) 1-85 LadBaby - Food Aid (2022) 1-83 Wham! - Last Christmas (2024) 1-78 LadBaby - Don't Stop Me Eatin' (2021) 1-57 LadBaby - I Love Sausage Rolls (2019) 1-42 Wham! - Last Christmas (2025) 1-29 Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir - A Bridge Over You (2016) 1-29 LadBaby feat. Ed Sheeran and Elton John - Sausage Rolls For Everyone (2021) 1-28 Ellie Goulding - River (2020) 1-24 Taylor Swift - The Fate Of Ophelia (2025) 1-21 LadBaby - We Built This City (2018) 1-21 Michael Ball, Captain Tom Moore and The NHS Voices of Care Choir - You'll Never Walk Alone (2020) 1-20 Elvis Presley - One Night / I Got Stung (2005) 1-20 McFly - Baby's Coming Back / Transylvania (2007) 1-18 Olivia Rodrigo - drivers license (2021) 1-15 Dua Lipa - Dance The Night (2023) 1-14 Elvis Presley - It's Now or Never (2005) 1-13 Ed Sheeran feat. Stormzy - Take Me Back To London (2019) 1-12 Harry Belafonte - Mary's Boy Child (1958) 1-12 Lewis Capaldi - Pointless (2023) 1-12 Doja Cat - Paint The Town Red (2023) 1-11 Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello - Senorita (2019) 1-11 Sabrina Carpenter - Taste (2024) moving to ACR | already on ACR | starred out

I wouldn't be able to make the whole listenthrough if it's tomorrow, could do Wednesday though.

Yes just remembered that! Went ...2-21-1...

There have been bigger drops since e.g. LadBaby, but I think 'drivers license' was the last to fall out of the Top 15 where not around Christmas itself.

New peak for Kelly likely then,and it does appear that Taylor has dropped out of the Top 20 from #1!

Most of the last few are about where I'd place them. I quite liked 'No Tomorrow' at the time, and elements of it - the slightly post-punk intro, power pop style of chorus and ending - still sound decent, but the vocals are a bit whiny and the lyrics lean into a glamourised world which is not so much for me. 'Déjà Vu' is fine, but doesn't really escape the shadow of 'Crazy In Love'. The two dance ones are OK, though 'Thunder In My Heart Again' feels pretty forgotten. However 'America' is one I still enjoy a lot and would possibly put as high as top 3. If the lyrics only hint at the wider unrest outside the bubble of the protagonist, these are secondary to the soundscape around the guitar which gently winds around the verses before building up towards the end. I do prefer Razorlight's previous album on the whole though, but this was something different from them and I thought it worked.

Also starting with S Club Juniors, the song makes an appearance in Love Actually whenever that gets a rewatch.

Congrats 1^∞ and thanks Mango for the game!

I counted 51 yesterday, have just recounted and I get 51 again

Chart #111 06/12/2025 01 04 The Hellp - Live Forever [04-01] 02 01 Anna von Hausswolff, Ethel Cain - Aging Young Women [15-05-01-01-02] 03 02 Wolf Alice - Play It Out [08-01-01-01-01-01-01-01-01-01-02-03-05-02-03] 04 05 Iris Caltwait - Alchemy (Living Is Not For The Heart) [04-05-04] 05 03 Danny L Harle, Caroline Polachek - Azimuth [10-05-03-02-01-01-02-03-05] 06 06 Ushko - COMET [06-06-06] 07 14 Jerry Heil - Earth (Dradada) [34-17-14-07] 08 12 Isabel LaRosa - Her Face [30-21-12-08] 09 07 Rachel Bobbitt - Remember? [38-29-04-02-03-07-09] 10 13 Oklou - what's good [36-26-16-13-10] 11 09 Tourist - Veil [10-09-11] 12 08 Yakima Jera - Dertlı Dolap [03-02-03-02-03-05-07-09-08-12] 13 10 VACUUM MAN - Alimut [08-10-13] 14 15 Clouds - Horizon [12-11-15-14] 15 NE hannah bahng - MISUNDERSTOOD [15] 16 17 Hannah Laing, Hannah Boleyn - Have You Ever Loved (Ellie) [17-16] 17 11 John Maus - Disappears [38-32-20-11-05-03-04-07-11-17] 18 16 Ladytron - I See Red [26-14-11-12-16-18] 19 25 Rico Nasty - CRASH [25-19] 20 20 Joji - Past Won't Leave My Bed [22-22-20-20] 21 22 Nina Nesbitt - Scotland In The Snow [32-22-21] 22 18 Ghost Cop - A Shot In The Dark [21-11-08-08-13-18-22] 23 19 YonKaGor - If I Were To Die [04-04-04-04-07-09-14-19-23] 24 21 Skullcrusher - March [02-01-02-02-02-02-02-05-06-07-06-09-10-15-21-24] 25 23 Anyma, Solomun feat. Claudia Valentina - Till I Die [20-19-23-25] 26 24 Allie X - 7th Floor [17-20-24-26] 27 NE Telenova - THE DEEP [27] 28 NE Mount Palomar, Pip Blom - Little Fractures [28] 29 NE Charli xcx - Chains Of Love [29] 30 NE Amelie Lens - Activate [30] 31 31 Sam Fender - I'm Always On Stage [31-31] 32 33 FKA twigs - Love Crimes [40-33-32] 33 35 Memphis LK - That Boy's Not Nice [35-33] 34 29 Twin Shadow - Deep End [29-34] 35 NE May Rei - Tender Hands [35] 36 26 Nightbus - Angles Mortz [27-26-36] 37 27 ROSALÍA feat. Björk and Yves Tumor - Berghain [37-27-37-27-37] 38 28 SADU - Luukered [29-28-38] 39 36 Grace Inspace - Emergency Contact [36-39-36-39] 40 NE swim school - Green Eyes (Want It All) [40] Dropping out XX 30 Amelie Lens - Young Forever [09-07-06-06-18-30-XX] XX 32 Say She She - Shop Boy [25-18-15-12-12-15-24-32-XX] XX 34 Sofia and The Antoinettes - REVOLVER [27-15-10-08-10-13-16-25-34-XX] XX 37 Overmono - Paradise Runner [37-XX] XX 38 R. Missing - Shadowist [36-38-XX] XX 39 IVY, A Little Sound - Can't Love Me [17-07-05-03-03-03-03-03-05-07-11-13-15-19-23-31-39-XX] XX 40 L.P. Rhythm - Versatile [40-XX]

01 04 The Hellp - Live Forever [04-01] 02 01 Anna von Hausswolff, Ethel Cain - Aging Young Women [15-05-01-01-02] 03 02 Wolf Alice - Play It Out [08-01-01-01-01-01-01-01-01-01-02-03-05-02-03] 04 05 Iris Caltwait - Alchemy (Living Is Not For The Heart) [04-05-04] 05 03 Danny L Harle, Caroline Polachek - Azimuth [10-05-03-02-01-01-02-03-05] 06 06 Ushko - COMET [06-06-06] 07 14 Jerry Heil - Earth (Dradada) [34-17-14-07] 08 12 Isabel LaRosa - Her Face [30-21-12-08] 09 07 Rachel Bobbitt - Remember? [38-29-04-02-03-07-09] 10 13 Oklou - what's good [36-26-16-13-10] 11 09 Tourist - Veil [10-09-11] 12 08 Yakima Jera - Dertlı Dolap [03-02-03-02-03-05-07-09-08-12] 13 10 VACUUM MAN - Alimut [08-10-13] 14 15 Clouds - Horizon [12-11-15-14] 15 NE hannah bahng - MISUNDERSTOOD [15] 16 17 Hannah Laing, Hannah Boleyn - Have You Ever Loved (Ellie) [17-16] 17 11 John Maus - Disappears [38-32-20-11-05-03-04-07-11-17] 18 16 Ladytron - I See Red [26-14-11-12-16-18] 19 25 Rico Nasty - CRASH [25-19] 20 20 Joji - Past Won't Leave My Bed [22-22-20-20] 21 22 Nina Nesbitt - Scotland In The Snow [32-22-21] 22 18 Ghost Cop - A Shot In The Dark [21-11-08-08-13-18-22] 23 19 YonKaGor - If I Were To Die [04-04-04-04-07-09-14-19-23] 24 21 Skullcrusher - March [02-01-02-02-02-02-02-05-06-07-06-09-10-15-21-24] 25 23 Anyma, Solomun feat. Claudia Valentina - Till I Die [20-19-23-25] 26 24 Allie X - 7th Floor [17-20-24-26] 27 NE Telenova - THE DEEP [27] 28 NE Mount Palomar, Pip Blom - Little Fractures [28] 29 NE Charli xcx - Chains Of Love [29] 30 NE Amelie Lens - Activate [30] 31 31 Sam Fender - I'm Always On Stage [31-31] 32 33 FKA twigs - Love Crimes [40-33-32] 33 35 Memphis LK - That Boy's Not Nice [35-33] 34 29 Twin Shadow - Deep End [29-34] 35 NE May Rei - Tender Hands [35] 36 26 Nightbus - Angles Mortz [27-26-36] 37 27 ROSALÍA feat. Björk and Yves Tumor - Berghain [37-27-37-27-37] 38 28 SADU - Luukered [29-28-38] 39 36 Grace Inspace - Emergency Contact [36-39-36-39] 40 NE swim school - Green Eyes (Want It All) [40]

Unfortunate for Altyr anyway - the non-voters might have got them through perhaps. Despite the losses, a very strong set of qualifiers here. Pleased to have got through 3 years with 25/30 Qs and no DNQ streaks. Thanks Rich for hosting!

I remember Trifoski had a DNQ with three 12s not long ago - Cadelicia maybe had one more recently although that also had a deduction

oof, so it's Altyr vs Cumulonimbia for the final spot?

Argh, I lose my 5 pointer in Dobago, and Persephonia was in the long tail just outside my votes (perhaps 13th)

eek, this was always going to be a bloodbath... ...and one I am very happy to be through <3 thank you voters of The Hellp!

At least the song I originally entered has made the final, not that it was ever in doubt!

Happy to see Greenfroze through despite the DNQ predictions - two complete years now!

Aw no, sad to see both of those out! Great debut entry that I discovered from DaTilt shortly before the semis opened, and Jade so close to a complete year!

Great to see both the long-time returnees qualify! Hope the debuting nation does too.

yay for Euromasters through!

Semi 2 felt like a mountain to climb at times, but I'm excited to see how it turns out, as well as semi 1 of course!

+5 Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You +4 Kelly Clarkson - Underneath The Tree +3 Ariana Grande - Santa Tell Me +2 Brenda Lee - Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree +1 Taylor Swift - The Fate Of Ophelia -1 Olivia Dean - Man I Need -2 RAYE - Where Is My Husband -3 Wham! - Last Christmas -4 Olivia Dean - So Easy (To Fall In Love) -5 Sam Fender & Olivia Dean - Rein Me In Nothing I dislike here - I lost my bottom 4 from last week and 4 of the better Christmas songs have arrived in their place, although everything here feels very familiar at this point.

we're lovin' it, lovin' it, lovin' it