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Week 45: 1 1 Taylor Swift The Life Of A Showgirl 545,000 2 2 Sabrina Carpenter Short n' Sweet 478,000 850,000 3 3 Ed Sheeran +-=÷x (Tour Collection) 361,000 460,000 4 4 Oasis Time Flies... 1994-2009 340,000 2,370,000 5 5 Fleetwood Mac 50 Years: Don't Stop 312,000 1,780,000 6 6 The Weeknd The Highlights 299,000 1,530,000 7 7 Oasis (What's The Story) Morning Glory 272,000 5,580,000 8 8 Alex Warren You'll Be Alright Kid (Chapter 1) 246,000 270,000 9 12 Sabrina Carpenter Man's Best Friend 238,000 10 10 Chappell Roan The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess 238,000 540,000 11 9 Sam Fender People Watching 238,000 12 11 Elton John Diamonds 237,000 1,890,000 13 13 Billie Eilish Hit Me Hard And Soft 221,000 570,000 14 14 Charli XCX Brat 219,000 510,000 15 15 SZA SOS 218,000 700,000 16 17 Michael Jackson The Essential 217,000 2,050,000 17 16 Noah Kahan Stick Season 217,000 690,000 18 18 Tate McRae So Close To What 209,000 19 19 ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits 208,000 6,110,000 20 20 Fleetwood Mac Rumours 199,000 3,510,000 21 21 Arctic Monkeys AM 194,000 2,290,000 22 22 Oasis Definitely Maybe 191,000 2,990,000 23 23 Eminem Curtain Call: The Hits 190,000 3,510,000 24 25 Linkin Park Papercuts 190,000 360,000 25 24 Taylor Swift The Tortured Poets Department 188,000 970,000 26 26 Olivia Rodrigo Guts 179,000 670,000 27 27 Lady Gaga Mayhem 175,000 28 28 Olivia Rodrigo Sour 174,000 1,220,000 29 29 Gracie Abrams The Secret Of Us 166,000 300,000 30 30 Central Cee Can't Rush Greatness 151,000 31 31 Calvin Harris 96 Months 146,000 220,000 32 40 Olivia Dean The Art Of Loving 145,000 33 32 Queen Greatest Hits 145,000 3,190,000 34 33 Post Malone The Diamond Collection 144,000 480,000 35 34 Benson Boone Fireworks & Rollerblades 142,000 260,000 36 36 Pitbull Greatest Hits 141,000 610,000 37 35 Ariana Grande Eternal Sunshine 140,000 320,000 38 38 Billy Joel Piano Man: The Very Best Of Billy Joel 138,000 1,680,000 39 37 Ed Sheeran ÷ 138,000 4,460,000 40 40 Fontaines D.C. Romance 132,000 250,000 41 41 Maroon 5 Singles 130,000 970,000 42 42 50 Cent Best Of 50 Cent 127,000 740,000 43 43 PartyNextDoor & Drake $ome $exy $ongs 4 U 125,000 44 44 Taylor Swift Folklore 124,000 970,000 45 45 Katy Perry Teenage Dream 123,000 2,020,000 46 46 George Michael Twenty Five 122,000 1,870,000 47 48 Lady Gaga The Fame 121,000 3,570,000 48 50 Bob Marley Legend 120,000 3,400,000 49 51 Red Hot Chili Peppers Greatest Hits 120,000 2,290,000 50 47 Kendrick Lamar GNX 119,000 180,000 51 49 The Weeknd Hurry Up Tomorrow 119,000 60 58 CoCoMelon Nursery Rhymes By CoComelon 111,000 340,000 62 62 The Beatles 1967-1970 108,000 1,310,000 66 67 Ed Sheeran Play 105,000 67 66 Teddy Swims I've Tried Everything But Therapy, Part 1 104,000 260,000 69 68 Teddy Swims I've Tried Everything But Therapy, Part 2 102,000 71 71 Taylor Swift Midnights 100,000 1,070,000 74 75 Billie Eilish Happier Than Ever 97,000 500,000 75 74 Taylor Swift 1989 (Taylor's Version) 97,000 630,000 77 76 Little Mix Between Us 96,000 650,000 81 81 Sleep Token Even In Arcadia 91,000 84 84 Sabrina Carpenter Emails I Can't Send 89,000 240,000 86 86 The Beatles 1962-1966 86,000 1,100,000 89 89 Morgan Wallen I'm The Problem 84,000 91 - Dave The Boy Who Played The Harp 83,000 93 92 The Killers Rebel Diamonds 81,000 230,000 98 97 Playboi Carti I Am Music 77,000 - 99 Sting & The Police The Very Best Of 77,000 1,480,000

Well it has to be Spiller again. “Who The Hell Are You” was way too similar to “Don’t Call Me Baby”. The 3rd single wasn’t bad though.

“Goodies” is fine but it’s all a bit one note and plodding. “1, 2 Step” would have been a much better addition to the #1 canon. I’d have that lower. Think you’ve got “Get Right” about right! One of J Lo’s strongest hits I’d say, and I like that it is unapologetic in it’s “annoying” style. “Sometimes…” would be in my Top 10 certainly: it’s simple in production but there’s so much genuine emotion in the vocal that it really works.

“Groovejet”!

“Move” is #95 doing about 4k per week. It seemed incredibly stable in the early part of the year and then fell off a cliff.

12 To 12 373k WISL I think around 370k Where Is My Husband! 319k That may be all we’re expecting plus Christmas songs and possibly an oldie or two reappearing. I suspect we’ll lose: Mutt Burning Down Guess Move Cruel Summer The Giver Dakota

Week 45: 1 1 Alex Warren Ordinary 1,940,000 2 2 Lola Young Messy 1,352,000 1,530,000 3 3 Chappell Roan Pink Pony Club 1,282,000 1,730,000 4 4 Rosé and Bruno Mars APT. 1,254,000 1,610,000 5 5 Gracie Abrams That's So True 1,092,000 1,530,000 6 6 Benson Boone Beautiful Things 1,040,000 2,830,000 7 7 Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars Die With A Smile 1,026,000 1,660,000 8 9 Huntr/x, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami & KPop Demon Hunters Cast Golden 1,019,000 9 8 Ravyn Lenae Love Me Not 1,018,000 1,030,000 10 10 Chrystal The Days 932,000 1,100,000 11 11 Billie Eilish Birds Of A Feather 926,000 2,140,000 12 12 Chappell Roan Good Luck, Babe! 906,000 2,110,000 13 13 Teddy Swims Lose Control 877,000 2,710,000 14 14 Sabrina Carpenter Espresso 802,000 2,550,000 15 15 Gigi Perez Sailor Song 792,000 1,390,000 16 16 Sabrina Carpenter Taste 780,000 1,570,000 17 17 Teddy Swims Bad Dreams 778,000 1,020,000 18 18 Sombr Back To Friends 777,000 19 19 Sombr Undressed 766,000 20 20 Teddy Swims The Door 755,000 1,420,000 21 21 Tate McRae Sports Car 749,000 22 22 Myles Smith Nice To Meet You 744,000 850,000 23 23 Myles Smith Stargazing 728,000 1,740,000 24 28 Olivia Dean Man I Need 720,000 25 24 Shaboozey A Bar Song (Tipsy) 706,000 2,040,000 26 26 Sabrina Carpenter Manchild 694,000 27 25 WizTheMc & Bees & Honey Show Me Love 693,000 28 27 Alex Warren Carry You Home 675,000 980,000 29 29 Hozier Too Sweet 671,000 2,130,000 30 30 Noah Kahan Stick Season 658,000 3,180,000 31 31 Goo Goo Dolls Iris 650,000 4,460,000 32 32 The Killers Mr Brightside 641,000 6,700,000 33 33 Ed Sheeran Azizam 631,000 34 34 Fleetwood Mac Dreams 628,000 3,850,000 35 38 Olivia Dean Nice To Each Other 600,000 36 35 Sonny Fodera, Jazzy & D.O.D. Somedays 599,000 1,070,000 37 36 MK featuring Chrystal Dior 589,000 580,000 38 37 Sabrina Carpenter Please Please Please 584,000 1,730,000 39 40 Calvin Harris And Clementine Douglas Blessings 575,000 560,000 40 39 Kendrick Lamar Not Like Us 575,000 1,190,000 41 42 Disco Lines & Tinashe No Broke Boys 574,000 550,000 42 41 Lady Gaga Abracadabra 570,000 43 44 Saja Boys, Andrew Choi Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee & KPop Demon Hunters Cast Soda Pop 566,000 540,000 44 43 Sabrina Carpenter Busy Woman 552,000 45 45 Chappell Roan Hot To Go! 543,000 1,200,000 46 46 Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen I Had Some Help 538,000 1,450,000 47 47 Fleetwood Mac Everywhere 531,000 4,100,000 48 48 Sam Fender People Watching 529,000 630,000 49 49 Sabrina Carpenter Bed Chem 523,000 910,000 50 50 Coldplay Viva La Vida 521,000 4,110,000 52 57 Sam Fender & Olivia Dean Rein Me In 512,000 53 59 Saja Boys, Andrew Choi Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee & KPop Demon Hunters Cast Your Idol 509,000 490,000 58 53 Doechii Anxiety 504,000 60 61 Benson Boone Mystical Magical 488,000 62 64 Ed Sheeran Sapphire 482,000 63 62 Drake Nokia 476,000 470,000 64 63 Moliy, Silent Addy, Skillibeng, Shenseea Shake It To The Max (FLY) - Remix 476,000 65 66 Skye Newman Family Matters 475,000 460,000 66 65 Kendrick Lamar & Sza Luther 470,000 570,000 68 67 Tate McRae Revolving Door 465,000 75 74 Morgan Seatree featuring Florence + The Machine Say My Name (Remix) 446,000 440,000 81 88 Huntr/x, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami & KPop Demon Hunters Cast How It's Done 423,000 400,000 83 83 Justin Bieber Daisies 423,000 410,000 85 84 Benson Boone Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else 415,000 410,000 87 90 Fred Again…, Skepta and PlaqueBoyMax Victory Lap 413,000 400,000 88 86 Leon Thomas Mutt 411,000 440,000 90 - Taylor Swift The Fate Of Ophelia 410,000 92 87 Alex Warren Burning Down 408,000 540,000 98 95 Chappell Roan The Giver 397,000 100 100 Tate McRae Just Keep Watching 393,000 380,000 - 98 Coldplay A Sky Full Of Stars 393,000 2,850,000

13/11: 1 1 Golden (1) 2 2 The fate of Ophelia (1) 3 3 Man I need (1) 4 4 Where is my husband! (3) 5 5 Ordinary (1) 6 6 Opalite (2) 7 8 Soda pop (4) 8 9 So easy (8) 9 10 Nice to each other (5) 10 7 Raindance (7) 11 11 No broke boys (3) 12 12 12 to 12 (8) 13 13 Your idol (7) 14 19 Pussy palace (14) 15 17 Back to friends (7) 16 - Thriller (10) 17 14 Elizabeth Taylor (3) 18 16 How it’s done (13) 19 25 Tears (3) 20 24 Rein me in (7) 21 20 Pink pony club (2) 22 29 Manchild (1) 23 23 What it sounds like (18) 24 27 Love me not (2) 25 33 West end girl (25) 26 37 Madeline (26) 27 35 Beautiful things (1) 28 32 Undressed (4) 29 26 The life of a showgirl (5) 30 40 Iris (3) 31 43 Tennis (31) 32 - Ghostbusters (2) 33 36 FU & UF (33) 34 42 Mr Brightside (10) 35 38 Takedown (22) 36 47 Lose control (2) 37 - Somebody’s watching me (6) 38 - Monster mash (3) 39 44 When did you get hot? (9) 40 - Sleepwalking (40) 41 30 Father figure (4) 42 - A couple minutes (42) 43 - Dreams (22) 44 41 Tit for tat (7) 45 49 Sapphire (8) 46 50 Ruminating (46) 47 - Die on this hill (47) 48 - Mystical magical (18) 49 - Creep (7) 50 - Dracula (50)

Aus takes this one ❤️

You’re missing out on some top notch Aussie humour. (Voted LeAnn nonetheless.)

“Rise” very easily for me. A very tasteful sample, whereas the “Canon” sample is pretty naff for me.

“Reach” by a mile

A fantastic top 9 here: I feel quite harsh on Gary really. And I’ve decided to give the very rare triple 9. Soft Cell is an obvious huge highlight but the Uktravox and Soft Cell tracks are real titans of the synth-pop age too. 9 Soft Cell Tainted Love 484th #1: one of the all time great covers with a synth pop makeover and a crazed but commanding performance from Marc 9 Ultravox The Thin Wall A surprisingly low peak for their lead from a new album, but it's a superbly powerful and atmospheric track about nightmares 9 Genesis Abacab An epic synth track following the ABACAB structure: this feels like it goes on a journey and I love how the instrumentals develop 8 UB40 One In Ten After a run of more and more moribund double As this is their best hit to date: social commentary captured in a hypnotic hook 8 U2 Fire 1st hit for the Irish band who won't have big success for a bit: doesn't feel like they've found their later style yet but it's great 8 Siouxsie And The Banshees Arabian Nights Their usual dark, stark and brooding sound with intensifying, fearsome and biting vocals over a pulsating and menacing beat 7 Cliff Richard Wired For Sound The title track from his 24th studio album, this is very much top drawer Cliff and a lively track with some interesting rhythms 7 The Rolling Stones Start Me Up It's on the light hearted side but this is certainly one of their strongest later hits with a really infectious and joyous style to it 6 Gary Numan She's Got Claws A more jazzy sound than previous hits but the melody is quite like "Cars", and it's the usual jungle of synths and intense vocals 5 Aneka Japanese Boy 485th #1: I actually quite enjoy the clumsy cultural references, but beyond the catchy tune there isn't that much replay value 4 Modern Romance Everybody Salsa 1st hit for this UK band: this is quite a catchy piece of Latin style pop but it doesn't have a huge degree of musical substance 3 Tenpole Tudor Wunderbar Their 2nd and last Top 40 with a similar gung ho energy: it feels rather like a football chant and they mispronounce the title 3 Randy Crawford Rainy Night In Georgia A cover of a Brook Benton RnB song from a decade before: it's nicely sung but manages to be a rather boring overall package 2 The Nolans Chemistry Another attempt at sunshine pop from them but the chorus doesn't pop at all and ultimately it feels very pedestrian and flat 1 Enigma I Love Music Another all purpose medley of varying quality covers with no obvious unifying theme: we all love music but arguably this isn't it 1981 Group 15: 9 Soft Cell Tainted Love 484th #1: one of the all time great covers with a synth pop makeover and a crazed but commanding performance from Marc 9 Ultravox The Thin Wall A surprisingly low peak for their lead from a new album, but it's a superbly powerful and atmospheric track about nightmares 9 Genesis Abacab An epic synth track following the ABACAB structure: this feels like it goes on a journey and I love how the instrumentals develop 8 UB40 One In Ten After a run of more and more moribund double As this is their best hit to date: social commentary captured in a hypnotic hook 8 U2 Fire 1st hit for the Irish band who won't have big success for a bit: doesn't feel like they've found their later style yet but it's great 8 Siouxsie And The Banshees Arabian Nights Their usual dark, stark and brooding sound with intensifying, fearsome and biting vocals over a pulsating and menacing beat 7 Cliff Richard Wired For Sound The title track from his 24th studio album, this is very much top drawer Cliff and a lively track with some interesting rhythms 7 The Rolling Stones Start Me Up It's on the light hearted side but this is certainly one of their strongest later hits with a really infectious and joyous style to it 6 Gary Numan She's Got Claws A more jazzy sound than previous hits but the melody is quite like "Cars", and it's the usual jungle of synths and intense vocals 5 Aneka Japanese Boy 485th #1: I actually quite enjoy the clumsy cultural references, but beyond the catchy tune there isn't that much replay value 4 Modern Romance Everybody Salsa 1st hit for this UK band: this is quite a catchy piece of Latin style pop but it doesn't have a huge degree of musical substance 3 Tenpole Tudor Wunderbar Their 2nd and last Top 40 with a similar gung ho energy: it feels rather like a football chant and they mispronounce the title 3 Randy Crawford Rainy Night In Georgia A cover of a Brook Benton RnB song from a decade before: it's nicely sung but manages to be a rather boring overall package 2 The Nolans Chemistry Another attempt at sunshine pop from them but the chorus doesn't pop at all and ultimately it feels very pedestrian and flat 1 Enigma I Love Music Another all purpose medley of varying quality covers with no obvious unifying theme: we all love music but arguably this isn't it

I missed the last poll oops! For what it’s worth: Duran Duran - Girls On Film Soft Cell - Tainted Love Ultravox - The Thin Wall Genesis - Abacab OMD - Souvenir

I can’t say I’ve ever enjoyed anything by Crazy Frog but I guess in some ways there’s more creativity in that than in some of the others here. I get the impression most of Tony Christie’s stuff is very crony but “Amarillo” is a bop and a perfect choice for a fun charity single. “All About You” is a big favourite of mine. It’s absolutely beautifully done and has a soulfulness that not many noughties hits have. I think it might have made my Top 5 despite being dragged down a little by the other side.

Going for Bryan Adams now though it’s quite a pleasant little tune really.

McFly - fine but not memorable.

Gah this group is pretty poor all round; but as Chez reminded me how much of an ordeal “Stickwitu” is I’m going with that.

Hopefully not too hurt at being thrown at early in two different survivors in quick succession are The Kittens. “Love Doesn’t Have To Hurt” reached #4 in April 2003, the same week Avril’s “I’m With You” reached #7. It was the 6th of their run of 10 straight Top 10 hits that started with “Whole Again”. 8th: Atomic Kitten - Love Doesn’t Have To Hurt 9/28 votes (32%) 9th: Embrace - World At Your Feet 8/26 votes (31%) 10th: R Kelly - Happy People / U Saved Me 21/29 votes (72%)

We gave it more love than most of Ronan’s efforts but Boyzone are out. This reached #5 in October 2008 and was their 1st hit together since 1999. They would have one further Top 10 in 2010 in the wake of Stephen’s passing. 5th: Boyzone - Love You Anyway 9/27 votes (33%) 6th: Lyte Funkie Ones - Girl On TV 12/29 votes (41%) 7th: Michael Bublé - Everything 10/27 votes (37%) 8th: Atomic Kitten - Ladies Night 10/31 votes (32%) 9th: Lil’ Bow Wow - Bow Wow (That’s My Name) 13/30 votes (43%) 10th: Lostprophets - Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast) 23/33 votes (70%)

This was announced as the 1,000th #1 at the time, which seemed more than a little anticlimactic. I also prefer the bouncier “I Got Stung”, but acrisply aside from the one to come Elvis’ 18 #1s aren’t really his best songs anyway. The #2s are where it’s at with “Hound Dog”, “Heartbreak Hotel”, “In The Ghetto” and “Suspicious Minds”.

I’m not sure if it will be “A Sky Full Of Stars”, “Dakota” or “Just Keep Watching” dropping out!

It’s medley central but the big ‘80ths synth pop bands are really coming good, and Duran Duran are producing some of their best material of the decade. 8 Duran Duran Girls On Film 1st smash hit for them and one of their best loved hits about the dark side of the fashion industry: this is delightfully punchy 8 The Human League Love Action (I Believe In Love) Their 1st really big hit, doing so well on the strength of "The Sound Of The Crowd" which has even more bite, but this is great too 8 Kim Wilde Water On Glass/Boys "Boys" has a similar feel to "Kids In America": both tracks are great high octane pop hits, but this somehow missed the Top 10 7 Debbie Harry Backfired Her 1st solo hit which didn't do very well but it's a swag filled number with rapping and singing which showcases her versatility 7 Stevie Wonder Happy Birthday The 1st of 2 #2 hits with this title in quick succession: it's a lovely joyous track, albeit the chorus has been rather overplayed 6 Electric Light Orchestra Hold On Tight A rockabilly inspired hit from them that's very sweet and cosy, perhaps slightly verging on cheesy and not one of their finest 6 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Hooked On Classics A medley but classical: this one works really nicely, showcases great pieces and is a breath of fresh air compared to the others 6 Bill Wyman (Si, Si) Je Suis Un Rock Star 1st solo hit for this Stones guitarist: this is very unusual and perplexing but I quite enjoy the Franglais lyrics and carefree style 5 Eddy Grant I Love You, Yes I Love You This only just made the Top 40 though he'll be back with a bang next time: it's not bad but the synth noises feel slightly cheap 4 Voggue Dancin' The Night Away Only hit for this Canadian disco duo: the track is quite nice but the vocal parts lack punch and it doesn't quite feel complete 3 Shakin' Stevens Green Door 483rd #1: a cover of a 1956 song which Frankie Vaughan took to #2: this isn't badly done but certainly doesn't feel necessary 2 Carl Carlton She's A Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked) Only hit for this US RnB singer who also covered "Everlasting Love": the lyrics are fairly poor plus the song isn't up to much 2 Lobo {NL} The Caribbean Disco Show A medley of reggae tracks: certainly not enjoyable but at least the theme makes some sense and the overall result is cohesive 1 Tight Fit Back To The 60s Producer Ken Gold enlisted session musicians to create this 15 minute '60s medley: some of the vocals are ropey and it's a slog 1 Startrax Startrax Club Disco An even longer medley seemingly ripping off the Stars on '45 idea with poorly recreated disco hit clips: no redeeming features 1980 Group 14: #520 01/08/1981 Tenpole Tudor Wunderbar 16 51-36-21-20-{16}-17-27-36-69->9 #521 01/08/1981 Siouxsie And The Banshees Arabian Nights 32 44-37-34-{32}-34-37-54->7 #522 08/08/1981 U2 Fire 35 39-39-36-{35}-39-49->6 #523 08/08/1981 Aneka Japanese Boy 1 60-19-4-{1}-2-3-6-13-21-34-49-62->12 #524 08/08/1981 UB40 One In Ten 7 54-23-16-10-{7}-9-12-26-33-50->10 #525 01/08/1981 Soft Cell Tainted Love 1 62-45-26-9-2-{1}-1-2-2-8-12-20-22-28-36-66-70R(8)-45-57-46-43-52-63-68-64-68-72R(19)-50-54-58-61R(130)-43-45-45-55-66->36 #526 08/08/1981 Enigma I Love Music 25 52-31-{25}-25-27-34-40->7 #527 08/08/1981 Randy Crawford Rainy Night In Georgia 18 69-40-30-22-20-{18}-21-31-36->9 #528 22/08/1981 Genesis Abacab 9 27-12-{9}-13-18-28-42-58->8 #529 15/08/1981 The Nolans Chemistry 15 57-29-26-{15}-20-26-34-54->8 #530 22/08/1981 Ultravox The Thin Wall 14 37-19-{14}-14-15-25-40-59->8 #531 15/08/1981 Modern Romance Everybody Salsa 12 71-38-29-16-{12}-14-23-27-42-68->10 #532 29/08/1981 Gary Numan She's Got Claws 6 15-{6}-10-16-33-39->6 #533 29/08/1981 Cliff Richard Wired For Sound 4 27-11-{4}-5-6-14-20-37-45->9 #534 29/08/1981 The Rolling Stones Start Me Up 7 28-13-{7}-9-16-23-37-53-74->9

I wonder if “Golden” or “Ophelia” will be #1 given how the Demon Hunters tracks have been fading this week!