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Buzzjack Multichart #1048 Week Ending – Saturday 25th April 2026 1 (01) 583 FLO - Leak It (12-6-2-1-1) [5 wks] 2 (***) 575 Olivia Rodrigo - drop dead (2) [1 wk] ***Highest New Entry*** 3 (02) 547 Bebe Rexha & Faithless - New Religion (19-5-3-2-1-2-3) [7 wks] 4 (06) 542 Harry Styles - American Girls (20-6-7-4-4-6-4) [7 wks] 5 (03) 508 RAYE feat. Hans Zimmer - Click Clack Symphony. (24-11-6-3-5) [5 wks] 6 (04) 479 sombr - Homewrecker (7-3-2-2-2-1-1-1-3-4-6) [11 wks] 7 (07) 458 Ella Langley - Choosin' Texas (54-42-38-39-39-27-24-18-10-8-7-8-5-5-8-6-10-5-7-7) [20 wks] 8 (05) 417 Alex Warren - FEVER DREAM (21-8-4-4-3-7-5-8) [8 wks] 9 (09) 370 Delta Goodrem - Eclipse (61-30-22-15-8-8-12-9-9) [9 wks] 10 (12) 366 Taylor Swift - Elizabeth Taylor (54-44-33-23-28-37-xx-62-46-50-xx-61-xx-54-38-40-46-52-xx-67-65-68-72-48-26-26-12-10) [24 wks] 11 (08) 357 PinkPantheress & Zara Larsson - Stateside (30-33-37-37-xx-50-43-32-34-21-23-26-27-38-40-60-26-15-12-6-4-3-3-4-4-4-4-3-5-9-9-8-11) [32 wks] 12 (16) 353 ANOTR & 54 Ultra - Talk To You (55-37-16-12) [4 wks] 13 (11) 339 Tame Impala & JENNIE - Dracula (69-28-15-7-5-3-3-4-5-7-9-10-14-16-17-20-22-24-37-31-23-28-25-42-27-32-42-10-11-13) [30 wks] 14 (10) 321 Pussycat Dolls - Club Song (29-10-7-11-10-14) [6 wks] 15 (26) 287 Ella Langley - Be Her (62-73-xx-45-29-39-26-15) [7 wks] 16 (15) 282 Lykke Li - Lucky Again (66-44-35-28-18-19-17-16-15-16) [10 wks] 17 (23) 270 Lady Gaga & Doechii - Runway (23-17) [2 wks] 18 (14) 262 Jessie Ware - Ride (63-17-16-14-11-12-13-14-18) [9 wks] 19 (***) 254 sombr - Potential (19) [1 wk] 20 (13) 243 Harry Styles - Aperture (6-2-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-5-8-13-20) [13 wks] 21 (***) 225 Tyla feat. Zara Larsson - SHE DID IT AGAIN (21) [1 wk] 22 (19) 222 BTS - SWIM (47-32-20-19-22) [5 wks] 23 (18) 204 RAYE - Nightingale Lane. (47-32-33-23-19-18-18-23) [8 wks] 24 (17) 202 FELICIA - My System (37-20-22-15-11-16-13-15-17-24) [10 wks] 25 (58) 201 Sabrina Carpenter - House Tour (45-24-25-21-13-13-14-16-19-21-26-41-64-56-71-xx-74-xx-58-25) [18 wks] 26 (20) 200 Bella Kay - iloveitiloveitiloveit (48-19-15-16-14-20-26) [7 wks] 27 (33) 195 Niall Horan - Dinner Party (54-65-33-27) [4 wks] 28 (28) 192 SIENNA SPIRO - The Visitor (69-53-62-56-28-28) [6 wks] 29 (25) 190 Holly Humberstone - To Love Somebody (41-23-15-17-14-15-14-17-20-22-24-25-29) [13 wks] 30 (46) 180 KATSEYE - PINKY UP (46-30) [2 wks] 31 (34) 176 RAYE - I Know You’re Hurting. (53-41-34-31) [4 wks] 32 (71) 175 Jessie Ware - Automatic (71-32) [2 wks] ***Greatest Gainer*** 33 (29) 172 Bruno Mars - Risk It All (52-33-20-31-24-29-29-33) [8 wks] 34 (40) 170 Arlo Parks - Get Go (63-40-34) [3 wks] 35 (48) 168 Teddy Swims - Mr. Know It All (48-35) [2 wks] 36 (***) 166 Madonna - I Feel So Free (36) [1 wk] 37 (30) 165 Bebe Rexha - Hysteria (40-30-37) [3 wks] 38 (24) 164 RAYE feat. Amma & Absolutely - Joy. (20-31-24-38) [4 wks] 39 (39) 162 Jennifer Lopez & David Guetta - Save Me Tonight (71-68-63-38-42-39-39) [7 wks] 40 (32) 161 Holly Humberstone - Cruel World (47-27-37-33-32-40) [6 wks] 41 (38) 160 LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER - Eins, Zwei, Drei (63-46-62-41-32-38-41) [7 wks] 42 (41) 158 Sam Fender & Olivia Dean - Rein Me In (28-22-20-15-19-20-24-27-26-30-32-32-40-52-60-74-xx-33-40-40-27-32-47-65-69-53-40-41-50-39-40-36-41-42) [33 wks] 43 (***) 155 Demi Lovato - Low Rise Jeans (43) [1 wk] 44 (31) 150 Charlotte Cardin - The Way We Touch (66-68-27-31-44) [5 wks] 45 (43) 149 hemlocke springs - be the girl! (49-53-59-53-64-45-44-43-45) [9 wks] 46 (36) 149 Bruno Mars - I Just Might (4-3-2-1-2-2-3-3-3-7-9-15-21-36-46) [15 wks] 47 (27) 148 BLACKPINK - GO (27-21-22-23-22-27-47) [7 wks] 48 (21) 143 Danny L Harle & Dua Lipa - Two Hearts (32-11-10-11-9-13-18-17-21-48) [10 wks] 49 (50) 143 Dominic Fike - White Keys (63-61-50-49) [4 wks] 50 (62) 136 beabadoobee feat. The Marías - All I Did Was Dream Of You (62-50) [2 wks] 51 (35) 132 Taylor Swift - Opalite (30-23-14-10-5-5-5-6-5-5-8-8-6-3-3-4-5-5-4-5-5-6-6-12-18-25-38-35-51) [29 wks] 52 (52) 130 Arlo Parks - 2SIDED (62-39-38-34-40-55-70-xx-51-52-52) [10 wks] 53 (37) 128 Kacey Musgraves - Dry Spell (26-27-35-37-53) [5 wks] 54 (54) 125 Harry Styles - Ready, Steady, Go! (60-59-xx-66-54-54) [5 wks] 55 (***) 123 Jungle - Carry On (55) [1 wk] 56 (***) 123 Lana Del Rey - First Light (56) [1 wk] 57 (***) 123 Ava Max - KiLL iT QUEEN (57-56-64-67-69-75-xx-57) [7 wks] 58 (***) 122 Jessie Ware - I Could Get Used To This (35-32-19-16-12-18-22-31-52-66-xx-58) [11 wks] 59 (61) 119 Take That - You're A Superstar (61-59) [2 wks] 60 (22) 118 Zara Larsson - Midnight Sun (33-30-27-12-12-13-15-19-23-22-20-21-26-31-30-32-24-27-22-26-35-42-42-48-71-xx-30-19-10-7-7-7-6-8-7-11-7-16-17-21-19-22-60) [42 wks] ***Fastest Faller*** ***Longest Runner*** 61 (***) 117 Jessie Ware - Superbloom (61) [1 wk] 62 (49) 117 Maisie Peters - My Regards (49-46-51-50-43-52-38-34-47-49-62) [11 wks] 63 (59) 117 LUNA - Heavenly (59-50-59-63) [4 wks] 64 (67) 114 Anyma with LISA - Bad Angel (67-64) [2 wks] 65 (73) 113 Ella Langley - Bottom Of Your Boots (73-65) [2 wks] 66 (63) 112 Metric - Time Is A Bomb (65-60-63-66) [4 wks] 67 (64) 111 Dominic Fike - babydoll (67-64-67) [3 wks] 68 (65) 108 Calvin Harris & Kasabian - Release The Pressure (38-12-10-14-12-13-21-30-34-65-68) [11 wks] 69 (***) 108 Dimension & bbyclose - Once In A Lifetime (69) [1 wk] 70 (***) 105 Muse - Be With You (70) [1 wk] 71 (44) 104 Hilary Duff - Roommates (34-25-22-20-13-15-13-18-49-28-35-30-44-71) [14 wks] 72 (***) 101 Felix Jaehn & Cascada - boy you turn me (72) [1 wk] 73 (***) 100 Dave feat. Tems - Raindance (45-60-47-64-xx-32-22-22-21-23-27-27-29-27-29-37-70-72-xx-73) [18 wks] 74 (***) 99 METTE - COMING OF AGE (74) [1 wk] 75 (***) 98 ADÉLA - KGB (75) [1 wk] Dropping Out: A*Teens - Iconic (20-17-15-9-9-9-10-14-14-23-42) [11 wks] Robyn - Talk To Me (23-14-12-9-5-6-6-8-10-23-40-36-43-45) [14 wks] RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! (12-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-4-2-2-2-2-3-6-9-9-16-16-17-34-25-28-25-47) [30 wks] Milky & Mall Grab - Just The Way You Are (54-40-32-35-26-30-39-45-51) [9 wks] Slayyyter - DANCE… (26-25-21-27-34-30-54-61-61-xx-52-53) [11 wks] MEEK - Fabulous (45-36-25-26-21-43-43-31-28-55) [10 wks] Slayyyter - YES GODDD (56) [1 wk] ROSALÍA, Björk & Yves Tumor - Berghain (18-9-6-3-4-4-6-6-14-13-28-28-48-69-xx-67-48-37-33-48-57) [20 wks] Olivia Dean - So Easy (To Fall In Love) (56-51-27-14-11-9-9-8-8-7-7-7-5-5-5-10-12-12-18-13-12-13-32-44-60-55-60) [27 wks] Olivia Dean - Man I Need (42-19-10-8-5-4-4-3-3-3-4-6-7-7-10-14-13-13-9-8-8-8-9-11-13-10-19-31-23-37-54-43-46-66) [34 wks] Lana Del Rey - White Feather Hawk Tail Deer Hunter (37-41-57-35-29-49-68) [7 wks] Bob Sinclar & Kiesza - I Can't Wait (74-69) [2 wks] Haute & Freddy - Dance The Pain Away (69-70) [2 wks] Cannons - Starlight (73-72) [2 wks] Slayyyter - GAS STATION (74) [1 wk] Zara Larsson - Lush Life (58-58-61-58-54-60-70-xx-62-53-54-58-44-27-37-16-13-9-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-6-5-6-9-14-19-18-23-41-73-xx-60-30-16-16-14-16-16-19-26-43-62-xx-58-xx-71-75) [50 wks] 2026 #1s Week 1: [856pts] JADE - Church -3- Week 2: [900pts] JADE - Church -4- Week 3: [860pts] JADE - Church -5- Week 4: [738pts] JADE - Church -6- Week 5: [875pts] Bruno Mars - I Just Might -1- Week 6: [917pts] Harry Styles - Aperture -1- Week 7: [902pts] Harry Styles - Aperture -2- Week 8: [939pts] Harry Styles - Aperture -3- Week 9: [874pts] Harry Styles - Aperture -4- Week 10: [890pts] Harry Styles - Aperture -5- Week 11: [835pts] sombr - Homewrecker -1- Week 12: [959pts] sombr - Homewrecker -2- Week 13: [744pts] sombr - Homewrecker -3- Week 14: [710pts] Bebe Rexha & Faithless - New Religion -1- Week 15: [674pts] FLO - Leak It -1- Week 16: [583pts] FLO - Leak It -2- Thanks to the 55 posters who posted charts this week. Please submit your chart for next week in here and feel free to comment on the current chart!

Buzzjack Multichart #1047 Week Ending – Saturday 18th April 2026 1 (02) 674 FLO - Leak It (12-6-2-1) [4 wks] 2 (01) 623 Bebe Rexha & Faithless - New Religion (19-5-3-2-1-2) [6 wks] 3 (06) 570 RAYE feat. Hans Zimmer - Click Clack Symphony. (24-11-6-3) [4 wks] 4 (03) 546 sombr - Homewrecker (7-3-2-2-2-1-1-1-3-4) [10 wks] 5 (07) 541 Alex Warren - FEVER DREAM (21-8-4-4-3-7-5) [7 wks] 6 (04) 531 Harry Styles - American Girls (20-6-7-4-4-6) [6 wks] 7 (05) 525 Ella Langley - Choosin' Texas (54-42-38-39-39-27-24-18-10-8-7-8-5-5-8-6-10-5-7) [19 wks] 8 (09) 415 PinkPantheress & Zara Larsson - Stateside (30-33-37-37-xx-50-43-32-34-21-23-26-27-38-40-60-26-15-12-6-4-3-3-4-4-4-4-3-5-9-9-8) [31 wks] 9 (12) 398 Delta Goodrem - Eclipse (61-30-22-15-8-8-12-9) [8 wks] 10 (11) 377 Pussycat Dolls - Club Song (29-10-7-11-10) [5 wks] 11 (10) 357 Tame Impala & JENNIE - Dracula (69-28-15-7-5-3-3-4-5-7-9-10-14-16-17-20-22-24-37-31-23-28-25-42-27-32-42-10-11) [29 wks] 12 (26) 316 Taylor Swift - Elizabeth Taylor (54-44-33-23-28-37-xx-62-46-50-xx-61-xx-54-38-40-46-52-xx-67-65-68-72-48-26-26-12) [23 wks] 13 (08) 315 Harry Styles - Aperture (6-2-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-5-8-13) [12 wks] 14 (13) 307 Jessie Ware - Ride (63-17-16-14-11-12-13-14) [8 wks] 15 (16) 296 Lykke Li - Lucky Again (66-44-35-28-18-19-17-16-15) [9 wks] 16 (37) 288 ANOTR & 54 Ultra - Talk To You (55-37-16) [3 wks] 17 (15) 274 FELICIA - My System (37-20-22-15-11-16-13-15-17) [9 wks] 18 (18) 269 RAYE - Nightingale Lane. (47-32-33-23-19-18-18) [7 wks] 19 (20) 265 BTS - SWIM (47-32-20-19) [4 wks] 20 (14) 236 Bella Kay - iloveitiloveitiloveit (48-19-15-16-14-20) [6 wks] 21 (17) 221 Danny L Harle & Dua Lipa - Two Hearts (32-11-10-11-9-13-18-17-21) [9 wks] 22 (19) 220 Zara Larsson - Midnight Sun (33-30-27-12-12-13-15-19-23-22-20-21-26-31-30-32-24-27-22-26-35-42-42-48-71-xx-30-19-10-7-7-7-6-8-7-11-7-16-17-21-19-22) [41 wks] 23 (***) 215 Lady Gaga & Doechii - RUNWAY (23) [1 wk] ***Highest New Entry*** 24 (31) 212 RAYE feat. Amma & Absolutely - Joy. (20-31-24) [3 wks] 25 (24) 211 Holly Humberstone - To Love Somebody (41-23-15-17-14-15-14-17-20-22-24-25) [12 wks] 26 (39) 208 Ella Langley - Be Her (62-73-xx-45-29-39-26) [6 wks] 27 (22) 201 BLACKPINK - GO (27-21-22-23-22-27) [6 wks] 28 (56) 198 SIENNA SPIRO - The Visitor (69-53-62-56-28) [5 wks] 29 (29) 188 Bruno Mars - Risk It All (52-33-20-31-24-29-29) [7 wks] 30 (40) 182 Bebe Rexha - Hysteria (40-30) [2 wks] 31 (27) 181 Charlotte Cardin - The Way We Touch (66-68-27-31) [4 wks] 32 (33) 178 Holly Humberstone - Cruel World (47-27-37-33-32) [5 wks] 33 (65) 178 Niall Horan - Dinner Party (54-65-33) [3 wks] ***Greatest Gainer*** 34 (41) 177 RAYE - I Know You’re Hurting. (53-41-34) [3 wks] 35 (38) 170 Taylor Swift - Opalite (30-23-14-10-5-5-5-6-5-5-8-8-6-3-3-4-5-5-4-5-5-6-6-12-18-25-38-35) [28 wks] 36 (21) 170 Bruno Mars - I Just Might (4-3-2-1-2-2-3-3-3-7-9-15-21-36) [14 wks] 37 (35) 166 Kacey Musgraves - Dry Spell (26-27-35-37) [4 wks] 38 (32) 165 LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER - Eins, Zwei, Drei (63-46-62-41-32-38) [6 wks] 39 (42) 161 Jennifer Lopez & David Guetta - Save Me Tonight (71-68-63-38-42-39) [6 wks] 40 (63) 161 Arlo Parks - Get Go (63-40) [2 wks] 41 (36) 157 Sam Fender & Olivia Dean - Rein Me In (28-22-20-15-19-20-24-27-26-30-32-32-40-52-60-74-xx-33-40-40-27-32-47-65-69-53-40-41-50-39-40-36-41) [32 wks] 42 (23) 156 A*Teens - Iconic (20-17-15-9-9-9-10-14-14-23-42) [11 wks] 43 (44) 155 hemlocke springs - be the girl! (49-53-59-53-64-45-44-43) [8 wks] 44 (30) 154 Hilary Duff - Roommates (34-25-22-20-13-15-13-18-49-28-35-30-44) [13 wks] 45 (43) 149 Robyn - Talk To Me (23-14-12-9-5-6-6-8-10-23-40-36-43-45) [14 wks] 46 (***) 148 KATSEYE - PINKY UP (46) [1 wk] 47 (25) 148 RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! (12-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-4-2-2-2-2-3-6-9-9-16-16-17-34-25-28-25-47) [30 wks] 48 (***) 141 Teddy Swims - Mr. Know It All (48) [1 wk] 49 (47) 140 Maisie Peters - My Regards (49-46-51-50-43-52-38-34-47-49) [10 wks] 50 (61) 140 Dominic Fike - White Keys (63-61-50) [3 wks] 51 (45) 131 Milky & Mall Grab - Just The Way You Are (54-40-32-35-26-30-39-45-51) [9 wks] 52 (51) 128 Arlo Parks - 2SIDED (62-39-38-34-40-55-70-xx-51-52) [9 wks] 53 (52) 127 Slayyyter - DANCE… (26-25-21-27-34-30-54-61-61-xx-52-53) [11 wks] 54 (66) 125 Harry Styles - Ready, Steady, Go! (60-59-xx-66-54) [4 wks] 55 (28) 125 MEEK - Fabulous (45-36-25-26-21-43-43-31-28-55) [10 wks] 56 (***) 123 Slayyyter - YES GODDD (56) [1 wk] 57 (48) 122 ROSALÍA, Björk & Yves Tumor - Berghain (18-9-6-3-4-4-6-6-14-13-28-28-48-69-xx-67-48-37-33-48-57) [20 wks] 58 (***) 120 Sabrina Carpenter - House Tour (45-24-25-21-13-13-14-16-19-21-26-41-64-56-71-xx-74-xx-58) [17 wks] 59 (50) 119 LUNA - Heavenly (59-50-59) [3 wks] 60 (55) 119 Olivia Dean - So Easy (To Fall In Love) (56-51-27-14-11-9-9-8-8-7-7-7-5-5-5-10-12-12-18-13-12-13-32-44-60-55-60) [27 wks] 61 (***) 118 Take That - You're A Superstar (61) [1 wk] 62 (***) 118 beabadoobee feat. The Marías - All I Did Was Dream Of You (62) [1 wk] 63 (60) 118 Metric - Time Is A Bomb (65-60-63) [3 wks] 64 (67) 114 Dominic Fike - babydoll (67-64) [2 wks] 65 (34) 112 Calvin Harris & Kasabian - Release The Pressure (38-12-10-14-12-13-21-30-34-65) [10 wks] ***Fastest Faller*** 66 (46) 111 Olivia Dean - Man I Need (42-19-10-8-5-4-4-3-3-3-4-6-7-7-10-14-13-13-9-8-8-8-9-11-13-10-19-31-23-37-54-43-46-66) [34 wks] 67 (***) 110 Anyma with LISA - Bad Angel (67) [1 wk] 68 (49) 110 Lana Del Rey - White Feather Hawk Tail Deer Hunter (37-41-57-35-29-49-68) [7 wks] 69 (74) 106 Bob Sinclar & Kiesza - I Can't Wait (74-69) [2 wks] 70 (69) 105 Haute & Freddy - Dance The Pain Away (69-70) [2 wks] 71 (***) 103 Jessie Ware - Automatic (71) [1 wk] 72 (73) 102 Cannons - Starlight (73-72) [2 wks] 73 (***) 102 Ella Langley - Bottom Of Your Boots (73) [1 wk] 74 (***) 99 Slayyyter - GAS STATION (74) [1 wk] 75 (71) 98 Zara Larsson - Lush Life (58-58-61-58-54-60-70-xx-62-53-54-58-44-27-37-16-13-9-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-6-5-6-9-14-19-18-23-41-73-xx-60-30-16-16-14-16-16-19-26-43-62-xx-58-xx-71-75) [50 wks] ***Longest Runner*** Dropping Out: Meira Omar - Dooset Daram (71-52-30-35-44-53) [6 wks] DARA - Bangaranga (54) [1 wk] Ditonellapiaga - Che fastidio! (71-42-49-57) [4 wks] Natalie Jane - Sabotage (67-58) [2 wks] Charli xcx - Dying For You (53-31-7-24-25-33-51-59) [8 wks] Antigone - Jalla (57-62) [2 wks] Sanna Nielsen - Waste Your Love (69-45-51-56-64) [5 wks] Akylas - Ferto (73-68) [2 wks] ROSALÍA & Yahritza Y Su Esencia - La Perla (47-21-16-19-23-28-19-20-25-31-36-53-50-62-xx-48-70) [16 wks] RAYE - Beware.. The South London Lover Boy. (72) [1 wks] Ava Max - KiLL iT QUEEN (57-56-64-67-69-75) [6 wks] 2026 #1s Week 1: [856pts] JADE - Church -3- Week 2: [900pts] JADE - Church -4- Week 3: [860pts] JADE - Church -5- Week 4: [738pts] JADE - Church -6- Week 5: [875pts] Bruno Mars - I Just Might -1- Week 6: [917pts] Harry Styles - Aperture -1- Week 7: [902pts] Harry Styles - Aperture -2- Week 8: [939pts] Harry Styles - Aperture -3- Week 9: [874pts] Harry Styles - Aperture -4- Week 10: [890pts] Harry Styles - Aperture -5- Week 11: [835pts] sombr - Homewrecker -1- Week 12: [959pts] sombr - Homewrecker -2- Week 13: [744pts] sombr - Homewrecker -3- Week 14: [710pts] Bebe Rexha & Faithless - New Religion -1- Week 15: [674pts] FLO - Leak It -1- Thanks to the 57 posters who posted charts this week. Please submit your chart for next week in here and feel free to comment on the current chart!

Wonder whether that should apply to BJSC semi finals as well. In BJSC 181 we had 32 in each semi - my entry from KÄSSY DNQed in 24th, but if you added 5 points per voter to everyone's score (which they would have had in the 15 vote system), it would have qualified.

Well it's more by default than anything else as they're both just OK for me, but voting for P!nk. It sold well for a #34 hit!

First day on Spotify: 19th August 2017 First song: R.E.M. - Fall On Me Total songs listened to: 65,084 Most streamed artist: Bruce Springsteen (4,453 minutes) Top songs: [with numbers of listens] 1 55 Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved 2= 53 Glass Animals - Heat Waves 2= 53 Pogues, Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale Of New York 4 51 George Ezra - Shotgun 5 50 MRD - Last Dance 6= 49 Rita Ora - Anywhere 6= 49 Dua Lipa - New Rules 8 48 Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You 9 47 The Weeknd - Blinding Lights 10 46 Rose Gray - Ecstasy

Depends on the definition - if we're talking about the whole Top 100, it has some way to go: Songs with most weeks in the UK Top 100 before first* falling to ACR Since its introduction in July 2017 1| 53 Disturbed - The Sound Of Silence (2024) ~ * 2| 49 Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners - Evergreen (2023) ~ * 3| 47 Sam Fender & Olivia Dean - Rein Me In (2025) + ~ non-consecutive weeks * after being reset to SCR and before falling back to ACR, as their first tenures on ACR began by default Songs with most weeks to date in the UK Top 100 while on SCR Since its introduction in July 2017 1| 56 Pinkfong - Baby Shark (2018: 31; 2020: 5; 2023: 20) 2| 53 Disturbed - The Sound Of Silence (2024) 3| 51 Harry Styles - As It Was (2022: 18; 2023: 22; 2024: 7; 2026: 4) However for the Top 40, by the first definition it's already there, and by the second definition it'll be there in a couple of weeks. Having said that, I don't think 'Calm Down' and 'Rein Me In' are the worst examples of ACR dodging - the former had its 3 declines to go to ACR immediately after peaking at #3, and the latter is still at its peak (in any case, I'm not keen on songs not being #1 just because of ACR). I think the worst offenders are those which had long runs on SCR to keep them in the Top 40 after they had already peaked. In the last list I've given the number of post-peak (pp) weeks Top 40 while on SCR - the worst offenders for this, with 25+ are highlighted in red: Songs with most weeks in the UK Top 40 before first falling to ACR Since its introduction in July 2017 1| 46 Sam Fender & Olivia Dean - Rein Me In (2025) + 2| 41 Rema - Calm Down (2022) 3| 30 Jax Jones featuring MNEK - Where Did You Go? (2022) Songs with most weeks to date in the UK Top 40 while on SCR Since its introduction in July 2017 1| 47 / 37 pp: Harry Styles - As It Was (2022: 18; 2023: 22; 2024: 6; 2026: 1) 2=| 46 / 36 pp: Benson Boone - Beautiful Things (2024: 19; 2025: 27) 2=| 46 / 0 pp: Sam Fender & Olivia Dean - Rein Me In (2025) + 4| 41 / 3 pp: Rema - Calm Down (2022) 5| 40 / 14 pp: Glass Animals - Heat Waves (2021: 17+11; 2023: 12) 6| 39 / 26 pp: Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer (2019: 1; 2023: 15+6; 2024: 11+6) 7| 37 / 21 pp: George Ezra - Green Green Grass (2022: 17; 2023: 20) 8| 36 / 26 pp: Teddy Swims - Bad Dreams (2024: 13; 2025: 23) 9| 35 / 9 pp: Teddy Swims - The Door (2024: 29; 2025: 6) 10| 34 / 17 pp: Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club (2024: 7; 2025: 27) 11| 33 / 26 pp: Myles Smith - Nice To Meet You (2024: 10; 2025: 23)

I knew there quite a few more regrettable #1s in 2010 than 2009 and we're still getting through them. How to follow up an era of mammoth singles success? Pastiche that whole era while covering '(I've Had) The Time Of My Life' of course. Biffy's 'Many Of Horror' is fabulous, and the Matt Cardle version is reasonably faithful (retitling aside), though still vastly inferior. I was very relieved to find out that 'Love The Way You Lie' had retained the EOY #1 for 2010. Something tells me they won't get the green light to go much further, but we'll see...

Ironically just as 'P.Y.T.' (namechecked in the song) was played in the 80s singles session as a #1 album bonus today!

Full list of hits covered today (w/e of Top 40 new entries in bold; * denotes if not on Spotify): 04/06/1983 David Joseph - Let's Live It Up (Nite People)* Elton John - I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues Altered Images - Bring Me Closer Irene Cara - Flashdance... What A Feeling Ultravox - We Came To Dance Agnetha Faltskog - The Heat Is On Twisted Sister - The Kids Are Back Rod Stewart - Baby Jane Kajagoogoo - Hang On Now H2O - Dream To Sleep 11/06/1983 David Bowie - China Girl Imposter - Pills And Soap Shakatak - Dark Is The Night Shalamar - Dead Giveaway Imagination - Looking At Midnight Michael Jackson - Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 18/06/1983 Bucks Fizz - When We Were Young Marillion - Garden Party Mike Oldfield - Moonlight Shadow Nick Heyward - Take That Situation 25/06/1983 Freeez - I.O.U. Truth - Confusion (Hits Us Every Time) Electric Light Orchestra - Rock 'N' Roll Is King Paul Young - Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home) Heaven 17 - Come Live With Me The Funk Masters - It's Over Donna Summer - She Works Hard For The Money Toto - I Won't Hold You Back Tom Robinson - War Baby 02/07/1983 Iron Maiden - The Trooper David Sylvian And Riuichi Sakamoto - Forbidden Colours Mary Jane Girls - All Night Long Jimmy The Hoover - Tantalise (Wo Wo Ee Yeh Yeh)* Roman Holliday - Don't Try To Stop It 09/07/1983 Malcolm McLaren - Double Dutch Eurythmics - Who's That Girl? The Cure - The Walk Bananarama - Cruel Summer Men At Work - It's A Mistake A Flock Of Seagulls - Transfer Affection Elvis Costello - Everyday I Write The Book 16/07/1983 Echo And The Bunnymen - Never Stop Musical Youth - Tell Me Why The Lotus Eaters - The First Picture Of You Oliver Cheatham - Get Down Saturday Night Midge Ure And Mick Karn - After A Fashion Votes welcome for up to five of your favourites, with the song with the most votes played at the start of the next session! Week 24 Tiebreak Heaven 17 - Temptation The Police - Every Breath You Take

Full list of songs covered in today's session on the next page. Here are my votes (had to leave out Echo And The Bunnymen in the end): Irene Cara - Flashdance... What A Feeling Freeez - I.O.U. The Cure - The Walk The Lotus Eaters - The First Picture Of You Oliver Cheatham - Get Down Saturday Night Tiebreak: Heaven 17 - Temptation

'Rein Me In' will be the first song to have 3 separate runs of at least 3 weeks at #1 since 'I Believe' in 1953

Best of Week 24 poll results 8 Heaven 17 - Temptation 8 The Police - Every Breath You Take 7 The Human League - (Keep Feeling) Fascination 6 Robert Wyatt - Shipbuilding 5 Eurythmics - Love Is A Stranger 5 Tears For Fears - Pale Shelter 4 Bob Marley And The Wailers - Buffalo Soldier 4 Yazoo - Nobody's Diary 3 Blancmange - Blind Vision 3 Flash And The Pan - Waiting For A Train 3 Fun Boy Three - Our Lips Are Sealed 2 Spandau Ballet - True 1 Bauhaus - She's In Parties 1 Big Country - In A Big Country 1 Forrest - Feel The Need In Me 1 Galaxy Featuring Phil Fearon - Dancing Tight 1 Mtume - Juicy Fruit 1 New Edition - Candy Girl 1 Pink Floyd - Not Now John 1 Sweet Dreams - I'm Never Giving Up 1 The Beat - Can't Get Used To Losing You 1 Thin Lizzy - Thunder And Lightning 1 Toto - Rosanna 1 Wham! - Bad Boys Wall of fame Week 1: John Foxx - Underpass Week 2: Blondie - Atomic Week 3: The Cure - A Forest Week 4: Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart Week 5: David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes Week 6: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Enola Gay Week 7: Jona Lewie - Stop The Cavalry Week 8: Visage - Fade To Grey Week 9: The Teardrop Explodes - Reward Week 10: Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes Week 11: The Specials - Ghost Town Week 12: Soft Cell - Tainted Love Week 13: Laurie Anderson - O Superman Week 14: Ultravox - The Voice Week 15: The Stranglers - Golden Brown Week 16: Associates - Party Fears Two Week 17: Yazoo - Only You Week 18: Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra Week 19: Duran Duran - Save A Prayer Week 20: Tears For Fears - Mad World Week 21: A Flock Of Seagulls - Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You) Week 22: Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) Week 23: New Order - Blue Monday Week 24: tbc The Human League were leading for a while and are the closest they have been to topping one of these, but it's another two songs to split in the tiebreak coming later!

Continuing up at 4pm, we have 46 new songs from another 7 weeks of 1983! May include a few songs prominently sampled in hits of the 2000s. https://sync-tube.de/room/2gHBerpI

Will again. How has 'Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely)' made it through so many rounds without a single vote though?

A couple of additions, both for 20 weeks: 'Do They Know It’s Christmas?' and 'Three Lions' (the latter's original combined with the '98 version, as they have been for chart purposes throughout the digital era).

I think the ACR rules were designed to give the "benefit of the doubt" to the effect of market changes, so we get the double lock whereby a decrease by less than a market counts as an increase, but an increase by any amount (whether more or less than the market) also counts as an increase. The first of these makes sense if you consider that some weeks are going to have lower overall streams - in the case of the week just gone, the bank holiday was perhaps the main reason - and it wouldn't make sense to penalise everything for decreasing. The second is the more contentious one for me - especially in weeks like the one we're coming into which has five working days compared to four in the previous bank holiday week, so I would expect the market to be up and a lot of songs which had been in decline to increase slightly. I can see why they applied this part of the rule back in 2017, as they didn't want songs that were taking off in November / December to be disadvantaged by Christmas songs swelling the market ahead of them. However as there are now the January resets to take care of that, I don't think there's any reason to keep this part of the rule in place. I think an increase by less than the market should count as a decrease, or at least an increase that is less than a fair percentage (e.g. 2.5%) where this is also less than the market. Another thing to bear in mind is that the ACR rules were drawn up in an environment when sales were still significant and the #1 single would typically sell over 15k in downloads. Sales would generally rise to a peak and fall away more quickly, and were part of the ACR equation until 2019. Even at that point when the calculation switched to streams only, playlists such as Hot Hits had more sway on streaming habits than they do now, so there would be more of a finite period where songs were getting a tangible push before easing off. Whereas now, changes in the streams of a song from one week to the next are less likely to be affected by this kind of cooling-off effect than they are by changes in the weather. This time of year in particular, with the weather generally improving as well as the effects of the bank holidays, has been an issue for the ACR rules for several years now, with many prominent cases of songs continuing to dodge ACR until well into the summer. I think the rules are no longer fit for purpose and changes are overdue, perhaps more radical than the one I suggested above, although I do think that alone would significantly reduce the number of songs outstaying their welcome.

Ken Lee... That's the other one which would be bottom two for me, she has the voice for it but completely oversings it. Fortunately, a much better Mariah hit of that year would also reach #1, even if it would take 26 years to get there.

+5 Michael Jackson - Billie Jean +4 Zara Larsson - Lush Life +3 Tame Impala - Dracula +2 Zara Larsson - Midnight Sun +1 Michael Jackson - Beat It -1 Olivia Rodrigo - Drop Dead -2 Sombr - Homewrecker -3 Sam Fender & Olivia Dean - Rein Me In -4 Justin Bieber feat. Nicki Minaj - Beauty And A Beat -5 Alex Warren - FEVER DREAM

No arguments about those last three either. We've been very generous in our amount of coverage for Joe McElderry's #1, agree that the better X Factor winner's single that year is still to come. R.E.M.'s 'Everybody Hurts' is one my favourite songs of all time, but as with 'Heroes' these charity ensemble covers are so far removed from their originals that I don't associate them or give much thought that a Berry/Buck/Mills/Stipe composition finally made #1 - as for this version, it's not great, but that feels a moot point, as with Grenfell in 2017, since the effects of those causes continue. 'Love You More' was the Children In Need official single which may explain a few of the sales which helped it to #1, but some sloppy lyrics aside "Day 3 was the same as day 2", it's not terrible, but well below 'The Flood'.

This is one of those that would be bottom two for me as well, a complete non-event of a song that disappeared down the chart very quickly by 1994 standards. The other one is still to come.

This week's new peaks on the Audio Streaming chart for songs either on ACR or starred out - new entries are in red: 25 Michael Jackson - Human Nature 29 Michael Jackson - Dirty Diana 37 Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal 44 Michael Jackson - Man In The Mirror 50 Michael Jackson - The Way You Make Me Feel 51 Michael Jackson - Bad 56 Michael Jackson - Rock With You 67 Michael Jackson - You Rock My World 74 Michael Jackson - They Don't Care About Us 78 Michael Jackson - PYT (Pretty Young Thing) 87 Michael Jackson - Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 93 Michael Jackson - Chicago For comparison: 5 Michael Jackson - Billie Jean 17 Michael Jackson - Beat It 23 Michael Jackson - Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough 61 Jackson 5 - I Want You Back 66 Michael Jackson - Thriller [not a new peak]

Currently a three-way tie! Can we get a 13th voter again maybe to split it for us, @danG perhaps?

Aside from Christmas songs and the similarly recurrent 'Three Lions', this is only the 5th song to have gone Top 10 in 3 different decades: Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Power Of Love (1984, 1993, 2000) Hot Chocolate - You Sexy Thing (1975, 1987, 1997) John Lennon - Imagine (1975, 1980, 1999) Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) (1985, 2012, 2022) Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (1983, 2009, 2026)

'Beat It' Top 10 as well!

Has 'Go' been used in the Netflix film Apex by any chance?