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Ah I see. It might be elgornio rather than DaTilt then.

I’m sure Calum’s fibbing about me getting 14/15 haha! Also meant to say I really hope dandy* is OK -I’d noticed he hadn’t been posting much.

What’s the difference between the first and last? 🧐

Thanks Calum for all your hard work - as ever but with this round especially! The write ups are lovely. I may or may not have been expecting to be out. Last time’s equivalent round was horribly cruel to the retro acts, with “Call Me” and “Careless Whisper” not even making it. So it was nice that that wasn’t repeated: the results were almost too kind to the retro acts this time, but I think it’s swings and roundabouts. Let’s do some guesses then: Adele - Paddington Marina - Rich Sophie - Joseph Zara - Jack Kate - Julian Sam F - Electroboy Darin - Rob Tom - Lee Sam S - Spiceboy Gary - Jade Texas - Mangø New Order - Jim Bananarama - DaTilt Fontaines - Bray Depeche Mode - Dan I may or may not have got my own correct. 😜

“Thursday” is my favourite out so far - I gave that a whopping 5. I didn’t think it entirely worked but it had some interesting elements and I found it a cut above most of the recent stuff. “It Doesn’t Often Snow At Christmas” was my lowest score of the whole thing - I found that very naff. Most of the others out were around 3s for me so nothing I really enjoyed.

Great round from top to bottom including probably 2 of my all time top 100. Nice to have another Bop Idol medalist too. I rather enjoyed the DOA song too but was reluctant to place it above chosen songs.

Special mention to Jessie and Milica for sending beautiful songs. They have no chance but I made sure they were well rewarded in my ranking.

Mostly enjoyed the artists I usually enjoy here. I actually enjoyed the Bladee song too - was a bit of a journey, though Pop Factor poison obviously.

Catching up again: “Blame” isn’t bad but I feel like John Newman has only one style really. “Gecko (Overdrive) is one of the best out so far. Becky’s own hits are mostly quite bland but that suits her vocal style perfectly. I said before I’m really quite fond of “Happy”. In fact I think I enjoy it more than “Uptown Funk”, though the latter is certainly an incredibly cleverly written and catchy throwback style song. “Ghost” is well sung but quite repetitive and I got bored of it quickly. “Timber” is also quite repetitive but you can see why it was so successful and it’s still heard around quite a bit.

“Just Fine” is just rubbish

Went for Elvis and JXL

Maggotsforbrains summed up the Maria & The Mirrors song well as industrial site noise. I did like it a lot after not being sure at first though!

Otay:onii and Maria & The Mirrors both went down very well, but not to the point where they eclipsed PISS.

Also on the PISS train for winning, but quietly hopeful for a good position for my understated entry - better than my 29th place last time anyway!

Week 43: 1 1 Olivia Dean Man I Need 1,951,000 3,050,000 2 2 Sam Fender and Olivia Dean Rein Me In 1,910,000 2,590,000 3 3 Alex Warren Ordinary 1,229,000 3,410,000 4 4 Raye Where Is My Husband! 1,168,000 1,780,000 5 5 Dave featuring Tems Raindance 1,127,000 1,360,000 6 6 Olivia Dean So Easy (To Fall In Love) 1,073,000 1,450,000 7 7 Bella Kay Iloveitiloveitiloveit 1,049,000 8 8 Huntr/x, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami & KPop Demon Hunters Cast Golden 1,001,000 2,330,000 9 9 Zara Larsson Lush Life 999,000 4,040,000 10 10 Taylor Swift The Fate Of Ophelia 979,000 1,730,000 11 11 Olivia Dean Nice To Each Other 871,000 1,650,000 12 12 PinkPantheress Stateside 859,000 990,000 13 13 Sombr Homewrecker 852,000 14 14 Djo End Of Beginning 827,000 2,010,000 15 15 Tame Impala Dracula 827,000 960,000 16 16 Ella Langley Choosin' Texas 821,000 860,000 17 17 Zara Larsson Midnight Sun 801,000 900,000 18 18 Sombr 12 To 12 794,000 1,320,000 19 19 Sienna Spiro Die On This Hill 784,000 950,000 20 20 Bruno Mars I Just Might 772,000 21 23 The Killers Mr Brightside 731,000 7,530,000 22 21 Michael Jackson Billie Jean 731,000 4,250,000 23 22 Alex Warren Fever Dream 727,000 24 24 Harry Styles American Girls 715,000 25 25 Dominic Fike Babydoll 656,000 1,400,000 26 27 Sombr Back To Friends 647,000 1,560,000 27 26 Taylor Swift Opalite 645,000 1,050,000 28 28 Goo Goo Dolls Iris 629,000 5,190,000 29 29 Fleetwood Mac Dreams 626,000 4,560,000 30 30 Disco Lines and Tinashe No Broke Boys 619,000 1,340,000 31 31 Olivia Rodrigo Drop Dead 604,000 32 32 Benson Boone Beautiful Things 602,000 3,530,000 33 33 Ravyn Lenae Love Me Not 594,000 1,730,000 34 34 Harry Styles Aperture 586,000 35 35 Milky Just The Way You Are 570,000 680,000 36 36 Sabrina Carpenter Manchild 568,000 1,380,000 37 37 Chappell Roan Pink Pony Club 566,000 2,370,000 38 38 Justin Bieber featuring Nicki Minaj Beauty And A Beat 561,000 1,800,000 39 39 Olivia Dean The Hardest Part 558,000 1,300,000 40 40 Dominic Fike White Keys 540,000 550,000 47 50 Olivia Rodrigo Stupid Song 508,000 50 51 Ariana Grande Hate That I Made You Love Me 497,000 53 55 Stella Lefty Boston 490,000 70 73 Sam Fender Seventeen Going Under 424,000 3,080,000 84 85 Sienna Spiro Material Lover 404,000 86 94 Hugel, Imael Angel & Ultra Naté Movin' To The Sun 397,000 98 - Drake Janice STFU 378,000 - 100 Sean Paul featuring Keyshia Cole (When You Gonna) Give It Up To Me 375,000 660,000