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Week 10: 1 1 Sabrina Carpenter Short n' Sweet 140,000 510,000 2 2 Sam Fender People Watching 121,000 3 3 Central Cee Can't Rush Greatness 84,000 4 4 Ed Sheeran +-=÷x (Tour Collection) 83,000 190,000 5 5 SZA SOS 80,000 560,000 6 6 Chappell Roan The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess 76,000 370,000 7 7 The Weeknd The Highlights 71,000 1,310,000 8 8 Elton John Diamonds 70,000 1,720,000 9 9 Billie Eilish Hit Me Hard And Soft 63,000 410,000 10 11 Fleetwood Mac 50 Years: Don't Stop 61,000 1,530,000 11 10 The Weeknd Hurry Up Tomorrow 60,000 12 12 Charli XCX Brat 60,000 350,000 13 15 Gracie Abrams The Secret Of Us 57,000 200,000 14 13 Kendrick Lamar GNX 56,000 110,000 15 16 Noah Kahan Stick Season 54,000 530,000 16 14 Robbie Williams Better Man (OST) 52,000 17 19 Arctic Monkeys AM 50,000 2,150,000 18 18 Taylor Swift The Tortured Poets Department 49,000 830,000 19 20 Eminem Curtain Call: The Hits 48,000 3,360,000 20 21 Michael Jackson The Essential 48,000 1,890,000 21 22 ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits 47,000 5,950,000 22 17 Taylor Swift Lover (Live From Paris) 47,000 50,000 23 23 Oasis Time Flies... 1994-2009 44,000 2,080,000 24 24 Fleetwood Mac Rumours 43,000 2,590,000 25 33 Tate McRae So Close To What 42,000 26 25 Olivia Rodrigo Guts 41,000 530,000 27 28 Teddy Swims I've Tried Everything But Therapy, Part 2 40,000 28 26 Olivia Rodrigo Sour 40,000 29 27 Linkin Park Papercuts 39,000 210,000 30 30 PartyNextDoor & Drake $ome $exy $ongs 4 U 38,000 31 29 Oasis (What's The Story) Morning Glory 37,000 5,340,000 32 31 Fontaines D.C. Romance 35,000 150,000 33 32 Queen Greatest Hits 34,000 3,080,000 34 34 Benson Boone Fireworks & Rollerblades 33,000 160,000 35 35 Calvin Harris 96 Months 33,000 100,000 36 37 Teddy Swims I've Tried Everything But Therapy, Part 1 33,000 190,000 37 38 Post Malone The Diamond Collection 32,000 360,000 38 36 Taylor Swift Folklore 31,000 870,000 39 39 CoCoMelon Nursery Rhymes By CoComelon 31,000 260,000 40 40 Eminem Curtain Call 2 31,000 410,000 86 90 Alex Warren You'll Be Alright Kid (Chapter 1) 20,000 “Seventeen Going Under” is back, replacing “Eusexua”

Week 10: 1 1 Lola Young Messy 480,000 660,000 2 2 Rosé and Bruno Mars APT. 452,000 810,000 3 3 Gracie Abrams That's So True 418,000 850,000 4 4 Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars Die With A Smile 377,000 1,010,000 5 5 Chrystal The Days 299,000 460,000 6 7 Billie Eilish Birds Of A Feather 279,000 1,500,000 7 6 Gigi Perez Sailor Song 279,000 880,000 8 8 Chappell Roan Good Luck, Babe! 277,000 1,480,000 9 10 Benson Boone Beautiful Things 241,000 2,030,000 10 9 Sabrina Carpenter Espresso 241,000 1,990,000 11 11 Sabrina Carpenter Taste 236,000 1,030,000 12 12 Teddy Swims Lose Control 236,000 2,070,000 13 13 Chappell Roan Pink Pony Club 232,000 680,000 14 14 Kendrick Lamar Not Like Us 221,000 840,000 15 15 Teddy Swims The Door 207,000 870,000 16 16 Teddy Swims Bad Dreams 202,000 440,000 17 18 Shaboozey A Bar Song (Tipsy) 195,000 1,530,000 18 17 Hozier Too Sweet 194,000 1,660,000 19 22 Myles Smith Nice To Meet You 188,000 300,000 20 20 Sabrina Carpenter Please Please Please 187,000 1,330,000 21 21 Myles Smith Stargazing 187,000 1,200,000 22 19 Noah Kahan Stick Season 186,000 2,710,000 23 23 Gracie Abrams I Love You, I'm Sorry 178,000 660,000 24 24 The Weeknd and Playboi Carti Timeless 176,000 400,000 25 26 Kendrick Lamar & Sza Luther 175,000 270,000 26 25 Sabrina Carpenter Bed Chem 171,000 560,000 27 28 Sonny Fodera, Jazzy & D.O.D. Somedays 170,000 640,000 28 27 Jimin Who 170,000 440,000 29 29 Chappell Roan Hot To Go! 167,000 830,000 30 30 Billie Eilish Wildflower 158,000 670,000 31 32 Doechii Denial Is A River 153,000 32 33 Sam Fender People Watching 152,000 33 39 Lady Gaga Abracadabra 147,000 34 31 Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande Defying Gravity 147,000 270,000 35 37 Kendrick Lamar & Sza All The Stars 147,000 2,060,000 36 34 Bl3ss & CamrinWatsin featuring BbyClose Kisses 142,000 800,000 37 41 Tate McRae Sports Car 142,000 38 36 The Killers Mr Brightside 141,000 6,200,000 39 35 Pawsa and The Adventures Of Stevie V Dirty Cash (Money Talks) 140,000 40 38 Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen I Had Some Help 139,000 1,050,000 57 84 Alex Warren Ordinary 106,000 61 67 Alex Warren Burning Down 99,000 67 72 Tate McRae It's OK I'm OK 97,000 280,000 79 89 Sam Fender Arm's Length 90,000 84 86 Disturbed The Sound Of Silence 87,000 1,700,000 “Unwritten” back replacing “Diet Pepsi” - the 6th week in a row there’s been 1 re-entry. (Note I made a mistake with last week’s position for “Headlock”, now fixed.)

13/3: 1 1 Messy (1) 2 2 APT (2) 3 4 Pink pony club (3) 4 6 That’s so true (1) 5 5 Die with a smile (3) 6 3 Not like us (1) 7 7 The days (5) 8 15 Ordinary (8) 9 10 Beautiful things (1) 10 12 Good luck, babe! (2) 11 8 Sports car (8) 12 13 Birds of a feather (3) 13 20 Lose control (2) 14 9 Abracadabra (4) 15 18 Espresso (1) 16 19 Taste (1) 17 30 Nice to meet you (12) 18 17 Revolving door (17) 19 16 Sailor song (2) 20 26 Bad dreams (13) 21 11 Luther (7) 22 27 The door (13) 23 21 Busy woman (15) 24 14 All the stars (5) 25 - Anxiety (25) 26 22 People watching (11) 27 36 Stargazing (6) 28 23 Denial is a river (15) 29 25 Please please please (1) 30 29 A bar song (2) 31 34 Bed chem (13) 32 31 Nokia (31) 33 35 Somedays (10) 34 32 Too sweet (1) 35 - Who (6) 36 33 Stick season (1) 37 39 Hot to go! (10) 38 37 I love you, I’m sorry (7) 39 - Guess (1) 40 28 Arm’s length (24) 41 45 Mr Brightside (10) 42 24 TV off (11) 43 40 Wildflower (17) 44 - Iris (3) 45 - Carry you home (37) 46 43 Timeless (8) 47 - Sorry I’m here for someone else (47) 48 - Dirty cash (31) 49 - Kisses (9) 50 48 I had some help (2)

Yeah the archiving is completely broken at the moment.

Correct - “All I Want For Christmas Is You” was in that position for a while and “Running Up That Hill” for 1 week but both then did reach #1. “APT.” has come close to being the old rules #1 but not quite made it.

I remember this being an odd couple of weeks as there weren’t many new entries while “Hero” was sitting pretty at #1. There are some big songs on the horizon though. Some of the smaller hits here are great though, and “The Middle” is such a feel good anthem. 9 Jimmy Eat World The Middle 1st Top 40 for this US rock band formed in 1993: their signature song and an utterly joyous powerful piece of pop rock 8 Mull Historical Society Watching Xanadu 1st Top 40 for Scottish singer Colin McIntyre: hits involving "Xanadu" always seem to be great and this is a lovely number 8 Signum What Ya Got 4 Me {2002} This reached #70 in 1998; now becoming the only Top 40 for this pair of Dutch producers: it's a stonking trance banger 7 Elbow Asleep In The Back/Coming Second Their 1st Top 20 with a double A: "Asleep In The Back" is a gentle waltzy track while the other has a more ominous sound 7 The Cooper Temple Clause Film Maker/Been Training Dogs Their debut single reached #41 and this double A improves on that: both great sprawling guitar tracks with raspy vocals 6 Alien Ant Farm Movies {2002} This enjoyable but not remarkable track had missed the Top 40 but now hits the Top 5 on the back of "Smooth Criminal" 5 De Nada Bring It On To My Love 2nd and last hit for them: this is nothing ground breaking but it's quite a sweet and nicely performed piece of garage pop 5 No Doubt Hey Baby Surprisingly they only had 3 Top 10s and this reached #2: I appreciate it's clever but also find it slightly headache inducing 4 Mary J. Blige Featuring Common Dance For Me Very unusual for the highest new entry to be as low as #13: I enjoy the opening riff but beyond that it's all a little feeble 3 Jakatta So Lonely A cover of Monsoon's 1982 hit "Ever So Lonely": it's fine but I can't see that this achieves much which the original doesn't 3 A.T.F.C. Featuring Lisa Millett Sleep Talk Last hit for the DJ Aydin The Funki Chile, based on Donna Summer's 1979 "Bad Girls": I find this a bit brash and repetitive 2 Joe Let's Stay Home Tonight Amazingly this dreary effort was the lead single from his latest album; a plodding RnB track without any distinct features 2002 Week 8: #1149 23/02/2002 S Club 7 You 2 {2}-6-9-20-28-34-39-46-50-38-49-62-62-69->14 #1150 23/02/2002 DB Boulevard Point Of View 3 {3}-7-12-14-18-24-28-38-44-52-54-72->12 #1151 23/02/2002 Brandy What About Us 4 {4}-10-16-27-33-37-43-58-61-70-71R(2)->11 #1152 23/02/2002 Victoria Beckham A Mind Of Its Own 6 {6}-17-27-31-46-67-72->7 #1153 23/02/2002 Alizee Moi... Lolita 9 {9}-15-23-36-40-51-65-72-71->9 #1154 23/02/2002 Timo Maas To Get Down 14 {14}-22-34-52->4 #1155 23/02/2002 Puddle Of Mudd Control 15 {15}-26-40-53-75R(4)->5 #1156 23/02/2002 LeAnn Rimes But I Do Love You 20 {20}-30-41-61->4 #1157 23/02/2002 The Hives Hate To Say I Told You So 23 {23}-37-53->3 #1158 23/02/2002 Ana Ann Ride 24 {24}-46->2 #1159 23/02/2002 Dilated Peoples Worst Comes To Worst 29 {29}-39-54->3 #1160 23/02/2002 Spiritualized Do It All Over Again 31 {31}-57->2 #1161 23/02/2002 Ian Brown Whispers 33 {33}-58->2 #1162 23/02/2002 O-Town Love Should Be A Crime 38 {38}-71->2

I know the result seems fairly clear but we’re quite low on votes for this one and Round 4 to an extent - not sure if people are missing them with the new layout. @Scene @Chez Wombat @ChrisJK @Jester @RabbitFurCoat @Riser @!!!

1 Eats Everything 2 Oliver Heldens 3 Marlon Hoffstadt

1 Black Country New Road 2 Tennis 3 Ghost (4 Volbeat)

I went for Milk Inc on the basis that it’s inessential but doesn’t ruin the song like the A1 cover.

1 Remember Monday 2 Chloe Qisha 3 Nathy Peluso

“Die With A Smile” looks to be up by around 18% on Spotify compared to this time last week, so yeah probably not enough for a re-set. Given it did about 34k chart sales last week that could still mean it does around 40k this week and quite possibly more than “Pink Pony Club”, but of course that means nothing if it stays on ACR.

Best: Coldplay - Viva La Vida Daniel Powter - Bad Day Nelly Furtado - Say It Right Rihanna - Umbrella (feat. JAY-Z) Shakira - Hips Don't Lie (feat. Wyclef Jean) Worst: Mariah Carey - Touch My Body Chris Brown - Kiss Kiss (feat. T-Pain) Taylor Hicks - Do I Make You Proud

B.o.B - Airplanes (feat. Hayley Williams) Lady A - Need You Now Taylor Swift - You Belong With Me “Bad Romance” would be up there but don’t especially need to hear it. “Party In The USA” genuinely not far off.

Moving to Daniel now: pretty good track but nowhere near as good as his debut.

The ladies have been sent down: feminist anthem “Can’t Hold Us Down” was the 4th single from Christina’s “Stripped” album, featuring rapping from Lil’ Kim. It reached #6 in September 2003 5th: Christina Aguilera featuring Lil’ Kim - Can’t Hold Us Down 15/29 votes (52%) 6th: Fergie - London Bridge 17/30 votes (57%) 7th: Craig David - Hot Stuff 12/28 votes (43%) 8th: Vanessa Jenkins and Bryn West featuring Sir Tom Jones and Robin Gibb - Barry Islands In The Stream 21/35 votes (60%) 9th: Ronan Keating featuring Yusuf - Father And Son 13/30 votes (43%) 10th: Leon Jackson - When You Believe 12/35 votes (34%)

Has to be the slightly embarrassing Natasha song for me!

The U2 & Green Day supergroup track has been sent to rest with the saints. The track seemed to have chart topping potential went it entered at #6 on downloads alone in November 2006, but was beaten into the #2 position by Westlife’s “The Rose”. Nonetheless it remains Green Day’s highest peaking hit. 8th: U2 & Green Day - The Saints Are Coming 8/30 votes (27%) 9th: Chipmunk featuring Emeli Sandé - Diamond Rings 7/30 votes (23%) 10th: Son Of Dork - Ticket Outta Loserville 15/31 votes (48%)

Another enjoyable bunch overall: “Cherry Lips” must be one of Garbage’s poppier hits but it’s such a joyous little anthem. 9 Garbage Cherry Lips The 2nd single from "Beautoful Garbage" outperforming "Androgyny": this is such a bubblegum anthem and I love it 8 Dirt Devils The Drill Only Top 40 for this DJ duo with an excellent anthemic sounding and infectious club track in the "Kernkraft 400" style 8 A1 Caught In The Middle Their best hit: a really mature and sophisticated track performed with real emotion, but the last of their 8 straight Top 10s 8 Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Love Burns An excellent 1st hit for this US rock band: this has really dark lyrics and it's raw and conveys being stick in an emotional rut 7 Sarah McLachlan Angel Only the 2nd solo hit for the Canadian singer with a personal stripped back ballad that's more streamed than "Silence" 7 Britney Spears Overprotected This is a classic Britney song with the same structure as "Baby One More Time" and others: my favourite from this album 7 Spiller Cry Baby Their only follow up hit to "Groovejet": shame it only scraped the Top 40 as it's fun and I enjoy the quirky muffled vocals 6 Haven Say Something 1st of a couple of Top 40s for this long standing English rock band: this is a very nice tune but nothing out of the ordinary 6 Ja Rule Featuring Ashanti Always On Time A devilish 6-6-6 run for this US chart topper: it is a good and catchy track; the rapped verses progress well and the Ashanti chorus is strong 6 P.O.D. Alive The acronym means "payable on death": the biggest hit for this Christian rock band and it's a well constructed metal track 5 Nas Got Ur Self A The full title is "Got Ur Self A Gun": I'm not keen on the sentiment but it is a strong hip hop track and well used sample 5 Incubus Wish You Were Here Their 2nd Top 40 outdoing last year's "Drive" which grabbed me more: this is decent but I'm not convinced by the chorus 4 Kaci I Think I Love You Her only Top 10 and last Top 40 with a cover of the 1971 US #1 for The Stylistics: it's nicely performed but unremarkable 4 E'Voke Arms Of Loren 2001 Last hit for this female duo and it's a Ferry Corsten remix of their 1996 track: I think the original track is more interesting 3 Enrique Iglesias Hero 918th #1: something of a classic as soaring ballads go and he performs it well but for me it's too saccharine and lacks flow 2 Afroman Crazy Rap His 2nd and last hit: a nice enough tune but lacks the novelty fun of "Because I Got High" and overall quite nondescript 2002 Weeks 6 and 7: #1137 09/02/2002 Mary J. Blige Featuring Common Dance For Me 13 {13}-22-37-50-58-73-69->7 #1138 09/02/2002 The Cooper Temple Clause Film Maker/Been Training Dogs 20 {20}-34-62->3 #1139 09/02/2002 De Nada Bring It On To My Love 24 {24}-35-71->3 #1140 09/02/2002 Jimmy Eat World The Middle 26 {26}-36-54->3 #1141 09/02/2002 A.T.F.C. Featuring Lisa Millett Sleep Talk 33 {33}-52->2 #1142 09/02/2002 Signum What Ya Got 4 Me {2002} 35 {35}-48-74->3 #1143 09/02/2002 Mull Historical Society Watching Xanadu 36 {36}-67->2 #1144 16/02/2002 No Doubt Hey Baby 2 {2}-7-16-25-43-48-57-53-70->9 #1145 16/02/2002 Alien Ant Farm Movies {2002} 5 {5}-13-20-31-49-64-69-73->8 #1146 16/02/2002 Jakatta So Lonely 8 {8}-19-28-44-72->5 #1147 16/02/2002 Elbow Asleep In The Back/Coming Second 19 {19}-48-74->3 #1148 16/02/2002 Joe Let's Stay Home Tonight 29 {29}-52->2

5 Not Like Us 4 Messy 3 Pink Pony Club 2 Abracadabra 1 Bad Dreams -1 Sports Car -2 Revolving Door -3 Beautiful Things -4 Ordinary -5 Nice To Meet You

I don’t envy you doing it without the actual chart - you guys do a great job!

“Diet Pepsi” is gone for sure - fell 89-99 last week. “360” fell 91-98 last week so gasman’s right on that, though guess it will have rallied now. No other obvious dropouts for this week but “Another Love” looking a bit shaky (94-97). “Naïve” is doing fine (non mover at #87).

@gooddelta @Jester @Scene @awardinary @Chez Wombat @Paddington James @Jason @Jessie Where

Had a listen to the top 5 and really enjoyed them all - well done all!