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They'll be lucky to hold on at this rate tbh. I'm only half watching but it's still painful.

New album on Ninja Tune that was released this week to very little fanfare. They've had a few singles I've enjoyed over the past couple of years so I thought I'd give this a try and it's really grown on me over the week, it's sort of like Everything Everything but with a stronger rhymic approach and a knack for tracks with a quirk or two that keeps them interesting. I'd say that every track is worth listening to but I particularly love the rave influences on Side On, the structure of the title track, the gregorian influence on Youth and the strings of Moving On... it's essentially a indie-pop album but they really do keep it interesting and I'm finding myself enjoying it more with each listen. If you like the sound of any of the above then the album really is worth checking out... plus the previous singles Book That You Like, Eyes and Manners are all great too <3

In our house, I'm definitely Victoria whilst Mr D* was celebrating

I’ve finally picked up my Rough Trade albums after being away when they were released… and all three are really lovely records. I’ll pay more attention to their next two drops because it feels like care has gone into producing these special editions, really intrigued to see what albums they choose to represent the more recent 20 years.

Wow I'm amazed by this... I just assumed that Saturday Night would have been one of those songs that smashed in virtually every territory!

Jamiroquai <3 I absolutely love Virtual Insanity and Too Young To Die, both are among my favourite 90s singles. The former in particular was good enough to be a UK #1, much more so than what did make it for them.

Oh no! Sorry calxyum, I really thought you were a cert when I commented eeek

Here as called! Although oh no! I do not want to be up against an almost certain Q!!! 😭

Interesting opener! I'm not spoiling this for myself by seeing what's to come but that's a mid opener for me, I'd be surprised if I'd rank it last (especially if there are indeed 36 of them! ) but it's certainly not a favourite either.

I’m not too hopeful today tbh but will wait and see…

Another one from my Summer playlist is Foundations by Kate Nash. Didn’t get it at the time really and only began listening to it a couple of years ago

I know it’s already been said but how wonderful to see Danceteria getting support from Radio 1. I often feel like Madonna is almost under appreciated these days - which probably sounds odd given how huge a career she’s had but she deserves to have her back catalogue of singles stream as well as other huge acts like Michael Jackson, Elton John or Fleetwood Mac. I don’t think she gets the credit she deserves for such an astonishing run of singles and styles over the years and it’s become the norm for the media to be cruel towards her just because she’s not ageing in the way they think she should… so it’s really nice to see her receiving positive press again for once and managing to get playlisted again <3

I got completely confused by this thread from the main page as my head was convinced that Ruth Ellis was Nessa from Gavin & Stacey.

Voted earlier. I can’t say I was that keen on SF2 if I’m honest. Some okay stuff but not sure there’s anything that I’ll be play listing after the contest ends. I haven’t heard SF1 at all yet so hopefully there’s more that resonate with me from there

Bigger than Saturday Night? 😮

Quite surprised that Whigfield sold another 600K after Saturday Night. Although I do recall quite liking Think Of You at the time

Oh! 😂 That never even occurred to me but I guess that does make sense.

That’s insane. I would never have guessed it would be doing well outside of the UK. I wonder if an older song ever made it this high? Christmas songs aside. I guess maybe Running Up That Hill at the peak of its exposure on Stranger Things?

I’d be happy enough to see Wonderwall finally make #1 if it was to do it. I know it’s hugely overplayed but I adored it back when it was released, rather that than 3 Lions yet again.

Have you tried renaming to someone that doesn’t want to escape?

Mine will be with you shortly Addy, sorry for cutting it fine!

There’s a reasonable chance in 35 years time it will still be on the Hot Hits playlist 🤭

Have we all seen that Mr C is rewriting Ebeneezer Goode for Binface? 😂 Naughty Naughty, very naughty….. WICKED. There’s a guy in the place in a by-election race, and he goes by the name of count Binface. His friends call him Binny & he loves a good shimmy, & will slaughter the grifter who’s a pure disgrace, He’s refined, he’s sublime, he’ll make you feel fine, as he clears out the rubbish, he’s misunderstood, Cos if you know bin, you know he’s gonna win, & smash far right like no other man could. You see that he’s mischievous, hilarious yet serious, As he puts the nasty goose stepper in his place, & once you know he’s fun & somewhat a comedian, He gives a grin that goes around from face to face to face, Backwards & then forwards, forwards & backwards, Binface is the count who brings the votes in. That’s an about the time the crowd shouts the name of Binny as he beats the goose stepper & puts nazis in the bin. Binny’s good, Binny’s good, whaoooo, Count Binface is good, Binny’s good, Binny’s good, whaaaooo, Count Binface is good, Binny’s good, Binny’s good, whaaooo, Count Binface is good, Binny’s good, Binny’s good, whaaaooo, Count Binface is good. Oh what a carry on. Has anyone got any packet? Has anyone got a tenner? Cheers, snorted, loooovely. Ha ha ha ha haaaaaaaa…. Count Binface leading light on the scene (know what I mean), He makes nazis hide, He’s whoops his damn arse & as if by design, Non voters come out to get rid of the snide, Bin’s going to the top to shake em all around & back down, You know as he makes us bellow, Then as smooth as the groove that is making us move, He upsets all the bigots with a sunny “hello”. A gentleman to publish, he’s there for your rubbish, But go easy on old Binface he’s the love you could lose, So all go out & vote against the tosser they call frog face, Cos he’s the kind of geezer who should always be abused, So when he’s in town & there’s a milkshake around, It should get dashed at the frog face’s suit, That’s about the time the crowd call to arrest the grifter, As he’s cotcheled in the corner counting ill gotten loot. Binny’s good, Binny’s good, whaaaooo, Count Binface is good, Binny’s good, Binny’s good, whaaaooo, Count Binface is good, Binny’s good, Binny’s good, whaaaooo, Count Binface is good, Binny’s good, Binny’s good, whaaaoo, Count Binface is good.

That’s a great start to week 2 when you consider a lot of #1 albums drop heavily. I hope she holds top 10 but I’m happy as I’d initially feared it would go 1-57 or something!