My Charts - week 12 - Shadow Of The Echo

[flopho]

Nice to see the Eurovision slayage in March already, many songs are growing on me right now including Moldova & France.
Yay at Ava in your Top 3, think Ghost might be my favorite song from her now!
Just listened to 'Rodeo', it's cute on first listen but think I prefer 'Different Kinds of People'.

[Tansike]

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My Charts - week 12/2023 – 24 march 2023 - Shadow Of The Echo
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Bubbling Under

Spoiler!

As if the Bubbling Under chart hasn’t been busy enough lately, it gets to a completely new level this week, as the full list is completely new and it still didn’t have enough space to let all new releases that were considered for the main chart appear.

The three biggest debuts on the Album Top20 are also responsible for the biggest debuts on the Bubbling Under chart, as some of their album tracks stood out a lot. Coming in atop is Say My Name, the opener to Leony’s debut album Somewhere In Between. Lana Del Rey debuts at #2 with Fishtail and at #5 with her album closer Taco Truck x VB. Finally, Time Wave has been a highlight on Babymetal’s The Other One and enters the chart at #3.

Ellie Goulding is still preparing the upcoming release of her new album Higher Than Heaven and while its lead single Easy Lover was a big hit for her in 2022, the other singles haven’t been all too successful so far - and now for the first time ever, one of her official singles even fails to enter the main chart, as By The End Of The Night settles down for the Bubbling Under chart at #4. Other new singles from this week were Chloë’s Body Do (#6), Demi Lovato’s Heart Attack (Rock Version) (#7), Jain’s Take A Chance (#8), Ed Sheeran’s Eyes Closed (#9) and Ciara’s Da Girls (#10). Ed Sheeran’s track is the lead single to his upcoming new album - (Subtract), so considering most of his proper singles have been big hits, this debut is also rather underwhelming.

Freya Riding’s Can I Jump? and Linkin Park’s Fighting Myself were also on the shortlist, but failed to make proper impacts.

1 (NEW) Leony – Say My Name
Chart Run: *1*- / 1w

2 (NEW) Lana Del Rey – Fishtail
Chart Run: *2*- / 1w

3 (NEW) Babymetal – Time Wave
Chart Run: *3*- / 1w

4 (NEW) Ellie Goulding – By The End Of The Night
Chart Run: *4*- / 1w

5 (NEW) Lana Del Rey – Taco Truck x VB
Chart Run: *5*- / 1w

6 (NEW) Chloë – Body Do
Chart Run: *6*- / 1w

7 (NEW) Demi Lovato – Heart Attack (Rock Version)
Chart Run: *7*- / 1w

8 (NEW) Jain – Take A Chance
Chart Run: *8*- / 1w

9 (NEW) Ed Sheeran – Eyes Closed
Chart Run: *9*- / 1w

10 (NEW) Ciara – Da Girls
Chart Run: *10*- / 1w

[Tansike]

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My Charts - week 12/2023 – 24 march 2023 - Shadow Of The Echo
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Album Top20

Spoiler!

With five new albums being released that all enter the Top10 and that are all by artists who already made some impacts previously, the album charts is rather busy this week and despite that, Renaissance Folk band Blackmore’s Night still remains in the lead with their 25th anniversary edition for Shadow Of The Moon. The album gets its third consecutive week atop, being the second longest running top album of the year and being just two weeks behind Ava Max’ Diamonds & Dancefloors (2-5) now.

The highest of all new entries comes in at #2 with Somewhere In Between, the debut album by Leony. The German singer has scored several big hits on the singles charts since having made her breakthrough with Faded Love nearly two years ago, including the two number one tracks Raindrops (alongside Katja Krasavice, certified with Platinum) and Remedy (certified with Gold). Somewhere In Between is obviously her first entry on the album charts and depending on the competition, there’s a big chance that it may also be a competitor for the top spot at some point.

Closing the Top3 at #3 is Lana Del Rey’s ninth studio album called Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd. It’s also already her ninth chart entry since making her very first entry with the second album Born To Die in early 2012; her debut album never entered the chart, but the Paradise EP was an additional entry for her. Her first seven chart entries all peaked at either #1 or #2, but the eight album Blue Banisters failed to repeat that success and just made it to #8 in late 2021, so the debut for Did You Know… is a big improvement over this again.

Other new entries this week: J-Metal group Babymetal released their fourth album called The Other Side this week too and arrive at #4 with it. While their self-titled debut from 2014 never entered the chart, Metal Resistance reached #1 for two weeks in 2016 and Metal Galaxy peaked at #3 in 2019. This makes The Other One their third but lowest entry so far, though it’s worth a mention that Metal Galaxy actually debuted at #6 back then and improved to its peak in its second week. Exactly one year ago, current Nightwish frontwoman Floor Jansen debuted atop the Singles Top40 with Fire, her first proper solo single. Following a few more singles, her solo debut album Paragon finally saw the light of the day this week and enters the album charts at #7. This is probably somewhat of an underperformance, as all Nightwish associated artists and releases usually aim for the top spot, though it surprisingly fits in Floor’s case, as she also peaked at #7 with Northward in 2018, the self-titled album by a band she created while also being with Nightwish. The fifth and final debut belongs to US Electronic artist Owl City, who released his seventh studio album Coco Moon and debuts at #9 with it. It’s his first chart entry in nearly five years, when Cinematic peaked at #4 in mid 2018. Overall, Coco Moon is his eighth chart entry but first to peak lower than #4. His biggest success remains The Midsummer Station, having topped the chart for three weeks in 2012 and also being certified with Platinum.

Other talking points this week: For the first time in months, the Top10 has not even one album by Taylor Swift, as both, Folklore (7-11) and Midnights (9-12), are leaving them. Especially a big feature for the latter, as it leaves the upper half for its first time following an impressive run for 21 weeks.

1 (1) Blackmore’s Night – Shadow Of The Moon (25th Anniversary Edition)
Chart Run: *1*-1-1- / 3w

2 (NEW) Leony – Somewhere In Between
Chart Run: *2*- / 1w

3 (NEW) Lana Del Rey – Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd
Chart Run: *3*- / 1w

4 (NEW) Babymetal – The Other One
Chart Run: *4*- / 1w

5 (2) Ava Max – Diamonds & Dancefloors *G*
Chart Run: *1*-1-1-1-1-2-4-2-5- / 9w

6 (3) Miley Cyrus – Endless Summer Vacation
Chart Run: *2*-3-6- / 3w

7 (NEW) Floor Jansen – Paragon
Chart Run: *7*- / 1w

8 (4) Sabrina Carpenter – Emails I Can’t Send fwd:
Chart Run: 5-7-12-17-Out-RE *4*-8- / 6w

9 (NEW) Owl City – Coco Moon
Chart Run: *9*- / 1w

10 (5) Aly & AJ – With Love From
Chart Run: *5*-10- / 2w

11 (7) Taylor Swift – Folklore *2xP*
Chart Run: 2-*1*-1-1-1-4-7-9-13-16-20-17-17-Out-RE 18-15-14-11-15-16-Out-RE 16-18-18-18-Out-RE 17-15-Out-RE 16-Out-RE 19-Out-RE 20-18-11-10-5-13-17-20-Out-RE 18-13-3-4-3-3-6-7-9-4-6-1-6-9-10-11-11-8-7-7-11- / 56w

12 (9) Taylor Swift – Midnights *P*
Chart Run: *1*-1-1-1-1-1-2-1-1-1-1-2-4-2-2-4-5-4-6-6-9-12- / 22w

13 (10) Tarja – Best Of: Living The Dream *G*
Chart Run: *1*-2-3-6-8-8-12-14-15-17-19-16-16-15-10-13- / 16w

14 (6) Rebecca Black – Let Her Burn *G*
Chart Run: 3-4-3-*1*-3-6-14- / 7w

15 (8) Caroline Polachek – Desire, I Want To Turn Into You
Chart Run: *2*-3-5-8-15- / 5w

16 (11) Loreen – Heal *3xP*
Chart Run: *1*-3-4-4-2-5-7-8-9-7-9-4-5-7-6-3-4-6-9-12-11-15-14-17-19-20-20-14-3-4-6-7-10-10-11-13-17-20-18-13-2-2-2-4-5-8-11-15-16-15-18-15-17-Out-RE 17-20-19-Out-RE 15-18-Out-RE 13-Out-RE 11-16- / 61w

17 (15) Raye – My 21st Century Blues
Chart Run: *4*-5-8-8-9-12-15-17- / 8w

18 (14) Delain – Dark Waters
Chart Run: *2*-2-6-7-10-14-18- / 7w

19 (16) Sam Smith – Gloria
Chart Run: *4*-6-11-7-9-10-14-16-19- / 8w

20 (12) Adam Lambert – High Drama
Chart Run: *5*-5-9-12-20- / 5w

Out of Top20
Out (13) Macklemore – Ben (3w)
Out (17) Paramore – This Is Why (6w)
Out (18) Blackmore’s Night – To The Moon And Back - 20 Years And Beyond *P* (34w)
Out (19) Meghan Trainor – Takin’ It Back *G* (10w)
Out (20) Beyond The Black – Beyond The Black *G* (10w)

New certifications
none

Click here for the Certification Database

[Tansike]

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My Charts - week 12/2023 – 24 march 2023 - Shadow Of The Echo
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Singles Top40

Spoiler!

It’s been a week with many high profiled new releases, but with the Top40 being super competitive at the moment, only seven new songs enter the Singles Top40 and all other new tracks have to settle down for the Bubbling Under chart instead. One reason for its competitiveness is the early impact of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, where nearly a third of the whole Top40 is still coming from. The contest also already gets its third top hit, as following Alessandra’s Queen Of Kings (down 7-11, Norway) and Loreen’s Tattoo (2-4, Sweden), it’s IRU’s turn, as her Echo rises 3-1. It’s the tenth number one song of 2023 and second song from a Georgian artist to top the Top40 ever, following Sopho’s Visionary Dream, the country’s entry for Eurovision back in 2007.

The biggest competition comes from Leony, as the German singer just released her debut album called Somewhere In Between this week and to support that, she also chose its new single called Holding On. Leony has been scoring hits for just two years and with Holding On’s appearance at #2, she already collects her seventh Top10 entry in a row.

Ava Max’ Ghost declines 1-3 and completes the Top3.

Other new entries this week: There are three bigger debuts on the Album Top20 and coincidentally, these three are also responsible for the three highest new entries on the Singles Top40. Following Leony, Lana Del Rey is up next, as she finally released her new album called Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd, where Candy Necklace with Jon Batiste serves as its new single and it makes it all the way to #5. This is a great showing for Lana, as it’s her highest peaking chart entry since White Dress also reached #5 two years and a week ago. Additionally, Candy Necklace is already the album’s third appearance, following the two #10 peaking title track and A&W. The other big new arrival goes to J-Metal band Babymetal, who are back with a new album called The Other One. The set already spawned a few singles including Light And Darkness, that benefits a lot from the album release and jumps all the way 31-9 for a completely new peak. It’s just one spot above the band’s new single Mirror Mirror at #10.

Hailee Steinfeld scored a nice summer hit with Coast last year and it seems like she wants to try it again, as her new single SunKissing definitely has a nice summer feeling to it as well and becomes her 12th chart entry ever at #13. Latin Pop stars Rosalía and Rauw Alejandro are both scoring hits all around the world and are also in a relationship. Since they both seem to have a similar musical background, they decided to release a collaboration called Beso that arrives at #19. German musicians Michael Schulte and R3hab teamed up on Waterfall (#26), while RuPaul’s Drag Race UK star Bimini gets the seventh and final debut with Rodeo at #40.

Other Eurovision entries this week: Noa Kirel’s Unicorn (4-6, Israel) and Mae Muller’s I Wrote A Song (5-8, UK) hold up well in the Top10 and are still set for great results in the contest in May. Alika’s Bridges (10-14, Estonia) and Käärijä’s Cha Cha Cha (8-16, Finland) both leave the Top10, Pasha Parfeni’s Soarele si Luna reaches the Top20 for the first time (22-17, Moldova). La Zarra’s Évidemment (18-20, France) and Vesna’s My Sister’s Crown (19-21, Czechia) keep hanging around the Top20, Voyager’s Promise keeps reaching new peaks (34-28, Australia), while Andrew Lambrou’s Break A Broken Heart keeps falling down (25-33, Cyprus). Special shoutouts go to Keiino’s Alt Du Kan Se (11-18) and Patty Gurdy’s Melodies Of Hope (28-31).

Other talking points this week: Just one more thing worth a shoutout, as Zara Larsson’s may actually get a sleeper hit with her current single Can’t Tame Her on the official charts out there and the song also keeps climbing back here, up 33-29 this week.

Babymetal’s Light And Darkness is the biggest climber, while Melanie Martinez’ Death drops 20-36 as the biggest loser this week.

1 (3) IRU – Echo
Chart Run: 3-*1*- / 2w

2 (NEW) Leony – Holding On
Chart Run: *2*- / 1w

3 (1) Ava Max – Ghost
Chart Run: *1*-3- / 2w

4 (2) Loreen – Tattoo
Chart Run: *1*-1-2-4- / 4w

5 (NEW) Lana Del Rey feat. Jon Batiste – Candy Necklace
Chart Run: *5*- / 1w

6 (4) Noa Kirel – Unicorn
Chart Run: *3*-4-6- / 3w

7 (6) Miley Cyrus – River
Chart Run: 8-*6*-7- / 3w

8 (5) Mae Muller – I Wrote A Song
Chart Run: *5*-5-8- / 3w

9 (31) Babymetal – Light And Darkness
Chart Run: 10-10-24-31-*9*- / 5w

10 (NEW) Babymetal – Mirror Mirror
Chart Run: *10*- / 1w

11 (7) Alessandra – Queen Of Kings *G*
Chart Run: 3-*1*-1-2-2-4-7-11- / 8w

12 (9) Blackmore’s Night – Wish You Were Here
Chart Run: *1*-3-6-9-12- / 5w

13 (NEW) Hailee Steinfeld – SunKissing
Chart Run: *13*- / 1w

14 (10) Alika – Bridges
Chart Run: 21-18-*10*-14- / 4w

15 (12) Marina Kaye – Heavenbound
Chart Run: *12*-12-15- / 3w

16 (8) Käärijä – Cha Cha Cha
Chart Run: 8-*2*-8-16- / 4w

17 (22) Pasha Parfeni – Soarele si Luna
Chart Run: 29-22-*17*- / 3w

18 (11) Keiino – Alt Du Kan Se *G*
Chart Run: 3-*2*-2-2-4-4-7-11-18- / 9w

19 (NEW) Rosalía & Rauw Alejandro – Beso
Chart Run: *19*- / 1w

20 (18) La Zarra – Évidemment
Chart Run: 23-21-*18*-20- / 4w

21 (19) Vesna – My Sister’s Crown
Chart Run: *12*-20-19-21- / 4w

22 (14) Blackmore’s Night & Ian Anderson – Play Minstrel Play
Chart Run: 5-*4*-5-7-9-14-22- / 7w

23 (15) Bebe Rexha – Heart Wants What It Wants
Chart Run: 5-*3*-6-11-15-23- / 6w

24 (13) Rebecca Black – Sick To My Stomach
Chart Run: 19-Out-RE 23-26-13-*5*-10-13-24- / 8w

25 (16) Milky Chance – Living In A Haze
Chart Run: 14-*13*-16-25- / 4w

26 (NEW) Michael Schulte & R3hab – Waterfall
Chart Run: *26*- / 1w

27 (17) Blackmore’s Night – Shadow Of The Moon *P*
Chart Run: *2*-3-5-8-12-10-9-11-17-18-29-32-33-25-20-24-16-17-27- / 19w

28 (34) Voyager – Promise
Chart Run: 38-37-34-*28*- / 4w

29 (33) Zara Larsson – Can’t Tame Her
Chart Run: *5*-9-12-18-25-36-38-33-29- / 9w

30 (23) Bea Miller – Jealous Of My Friends
Chart Run: *23*-30- / 2w

31 (28) Patty Gurdy – Melodies Of Hope
Chart Run: *1*-3-7-16-20-25-28-31- / 8w

32 (30) Lost Frequencies, Elley Duhé & X Ambassadors – Back To You *G*
Chart Run: 9-*1*-2-2-2-2-8-11-15-20-28-34-33-30-32- / 15w

33 (25) Andrew Lambrou – Break A Broken Heart
Chart Run: *15*-22-25-33- / 4w

34 (27) Taylor Swift – Lavender Haze
Chart Run: *2*-4-4-6-9-13-23-27-34- / 9w

35 (21) Freya Ridings – Face In The Crowd
Chart Run: *7*-9-14-21-35- / 5w

36 (20) Melanie Martinez – Death
Chart Run: *20*-36- / 2w

37 (26) Blackmore’s Night – Greensleeves *G*
Chart Run: *5*-6-13-14-17-11-14-22-17-26-37- / 11w

38 (29) Delain – Moth To A Flame
Chart Run: *8*-13-24-26-32-29-38- / 7w

39 (35) Tiësto & Tate McRae – 10:35 *P*
Chart Run: 5-*1*-2-3-2-5-5-7-3-6-10-18-17-20-22-29-33-35-35-39- / 20w

40 (NEW) Bimini – Rodeo
Chart Run: *40*- / 1w

Out of Top40
Out (24) Ilira – You (1w)
Out (32) Delain – The Quest And The Curse (6w)
Out (36) Caroline Polachek – Sunset (4w)
Out (37) Anne-Marie, Minnie & (G)I-dle – Expectations (2w)
Out (38) Rebecca Black – Crumbs (13w)
Out (39) Sam Smith – I’m Not Here To Make Friends (8w)
Out (40) Calvin Harris & Ellie Goulding – Miracle (2w)

New certifications
none

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[Tansike]

I plan to spend more time with "River".

1 (NEW) Ava Max – Ghost
2 (1) Loreen – Tattoo
6 (8) Miley Cyrus – River
13 (10) Rebecca Black – Sick To My Stomach
27 (23) Taylor Swift – Lavender Haze
39 (34) Sam Smith – I’m Not Here To Make Friends
40 (19) Calvin Harris & Ellie Goulding – Miracle

Sounds good - I hope it can become a grower for you then. It's such a good Pop song IMO

[Tansike]

**Hug** If this is your busiest time of year, I'll try to keep my comments slightly more concise (thankfully, it's nearly April now). Impressive that you managed to keep a rotating crew of 30 all evenly-leveled! I think my stubborness with sticking to a core crew of six is a big part of why I don't enjoy modern Pokémon games as much (they definitely seem designed for us to rotate and experiment with a bigger squad).

Yes, this week already looks better... still one big thing I need to deliver at work this week and I'm nowhere near to where I should be with it, but I'm sure I'll get there! 
The thing with the rotating crew is that I can discover more Pokémon through this plus I get attached more to the world of Paldea. Instead of rushing through it, I stay at some places to level up my Pokémon and that's been super fun tbh. 

I still think they need to install some sort of "reset" for gym / boss battles so there's a way of playing the whole game with a completely new team once you're finished without having to reset the whole game. That would be so much fun. 

It would've been nice to see some actual game footage, but the new DLC approach they started with SwSh does feel less predatory than the old "third versions" (which got us to buy basically the same game again 1-2 years after the initial paired versions, though I did like that 3rd versions gave me an opportunity to travel through the whole region again with a new team of six and some slight tweaks to the story/opponents The DLC's just feel like extra post-post game content, for better or worse).

I still never downloaded the DLC's for SwSh The third versions were more my thing, as I don't mind buying another game and playing through, but with SwSh I just didn't see the point of why to download that for a side storyline when I've stopped playing the main games a while ago. Overall I was slightly disappointed with the announcements on the Pokémon day, I expected more (for example also when it comes to older games being available on Switch...).

For sure, and it's impressive that she's stayed relevant enough to be such a big touring force in 2023 (compared to other popstars who debuted in the late-90's and fizzled out before we even hit 2010). I just wish "Trustfall" was at least doing as well as "Walk Me Home" or "One Too Many" on the Hot 100 (since I like it so much better).

True! She's one of the biggest touring forces also especially from her peers, so that's great for her.
Ah, I can see that.... Trustfall at least seems to be a decent hit in some European countries. IMO Runaway would've been a better choice for the second single (also uptempo and IMO more modern & hit potential).

Ah, if your brother was constantly blasting Funhouse, it makes sense that you wouldn't bother buying the album for yourself. (IIRC, he's straight, yeah)? Does that mean you did buy Loose?

True! Also, yes, he is straight as far as I know.
Yep, I bought Loose back then and played it nonstop. Such a classic! Did you heard the album back then as well?

Enough to make my chart, at least.

But that's already great! I mean, it's not like Eurovision was that popular in the US back then so I assume you discovered it through UKMix / online forums as well?

At a time when Trump currently holds the No. 1 on Billboard's Digital Song Sales chart and Morgan Wallen became more popular than ever after using the n-word, I can't act like Meghan Trainor's the most upsetting thing on the music scene.

Oh god I honestly feel sorry. I mean there's so many crazy things going on in the US (as a big Drag Race fan I'm also super worried about all the Drag ban discussions) and yesterday I was just wondering how the heck is someone like Morgan Wallen this successful... have you heard something by him? Maybe his music is not all that bad... but the things he said & has done kinda make me want to ignore his music no matter what. Anyways, yes, Meghan is like so far away from being "bad" in that aspect. Even the opposite: It's always good to have fun pure Pop music back in the charts!

• Ava owning 2023 so far "Ghost" definitely deserves a proper video too, but at least she/her team are supporting the song in some way
• "Jaded" was my biggest ESV standout last week, but "River" might climb past it this week. "blowing bubbles in the bath, I can't stop from thinking lately, you could be the one, have the honor of my babies..."
• Wasn't expecting "Can't Tame Her" to start taking off ~2 months after it dropped (at least in the UK), but I'm rooting for it!
• Poor "Miracle" Maybe Ellie can get back on track with "By The End Of The Night"
• Emails I Can’t Send has had a decent run on your Album Chart, but has "Nonsense" not charted at all?

Yet another chart that stays on my mind, Tancel!

She does! It's still so frustrating how they handled the whole second era. First such a long break following the lead, and after that they had like no idea what to do with Ava anymore and just tried different songs without proper promo and hoped for the best? How can someone come from such a huge debut era (plus another huge hit with The Motto) and completely bomb with the second album?

Ah, love to hear that about River! I gave the album a few more chances lately... like, I really tried to spend some time with it as I was hoping for it to click more with me, it's Miley after all. But I just ended up realizing that besides the middle part with Handstand, River and Violet Chemistry, there's really nothing else that's truly above average for me on the album. It's my second least favorite album by hers, only above Breakout (though I haven't heard that one in years so if I ever check it out again, there's a chance ESV may end up being my least favorite ).

Yes yes yes so happy to see Can't Tame Her becoming a sleeper hit. It's still not in the UK Spotify Top200 which is weird as it's doing well on every other platform, but fingers crossed it appears soon and also in some more countries. If something by Zara can be another hit for her, it's probably that one. She also does some promo performances in a few talk shows etc. so it's cool to see her being out there & trying it again.

I'm a bit worried when it comes to Ellie right now because I think By The End Of The Night is one of the dullest things she's ever done

Nope, Nonsense hasn't charted (yet). Emails I Can't Send is a perfect case of an album where I enjoy the songs in part of the album, but as stand alone tracks they don't have much replay value for me. But Nonsense seems to be taking off on the charts out there, so I may give it a proper ear.

Thank you

[Tansike]

Iru came through with the Echo!
A slow start for what seems to be a new chart hit in how many years for Hozier.

She did! Exactly the Ethno-Pop I was looking out for! Plus she will definitely deliver vocally. The lyrics are a mess though

Hozier keeps releasing good stuff for sure. Let's see if he can get a hit with it...

[Tansike]

Better late than never with Ghost!

New Inna is a bop.

Yes! The release of the official visualizer let me move it onto the main chart. Still the song I think they need to invest more, it could be a hit.

Still having mixed feelings about the Inna song. It's just so short.

[JSparksFan]

I plan to spend more time with "River".

1 (NEW) Ava Max – Ghost
2 (1) Loreen – Tattoo
6 (8) Miley Cyrus – River
13 (10) Rebecca Black – Sick To My Stomach
27 (23) Taylor Swift – Lavender Haze
39 (34) Sam Smith – I’m Not Here To Make Friends
40 (19) Calvin Harris & Ellie Goulding – Miracle

[crystalphoenix]

January - March is always so super busy for me so haven't picked it up again for some time... but I ended up with around 30 Pokémon and I actually leveled them all up to the level cap before each new challenge. Takes some time but it's been super fun. So not just a team of six but basically most Water Pokémon that are available early on + some more blue-ish / water-ish Pokémon.

**Hug** If this is your busiest time of year, I'll try to keep my comments slightly more concise (thankfully, it's nearly April now). Impressive that you managed to keep a rotating crew of 30 all evenly-leveled! I think my stubborness with sticking to a core crew of six is a big part of why I don't enjoy modern Pokémon games as much (they definitely seem designed for us to rotate and experiment with a bigger squad).

Yeah, I'm disappointed they weren't made available with the last big update. I was slightly underwhelmed with what they announced on Pokémon day - I also expected the DLC's to come out way earlier... I may have lost all the interest until they come out But we'll see, I'm definitely still more invested into the new games compared to many previous generations. What are your thoughts about the DLCs?

It would've been nice to see some actual game footage, but the new DLC approach they started with SwSh does feel less predatory than the old "third versions" (which got us to buy basically the same game again 1-2 years after the initial paired versions, though I did like that 3rd versions gave me an opportunity to travel through the whole region again with a new team of six and some slight tweaks to the story/opponents The DLC's just feel like extra post-post game content, for better or worse).

Makes sense for Cover Me In Sunshine. iirc it was also just a hit in Australia, German speaking countries and the UK maybe. More like a surprising hit. Other than that... I mean, to be fair, she's reached an age where there aren't just many Popstars scoring hits on the singles charts. She makes the most money with touring and so her trajectory makes somewhat sense. I also think it's been too long since she released something really fresh / exciting... one album that didn't fully click may have been ok, but it's been 2-3 (depending on who gets asked) now.

For sure, and it's impressive that she's stayed relevant enough to be such a big touring force in 2023 (compared to other popstars who debuted in the late-90's and fizzled out before we even hit 2010). I just wish "Trustfall" was at least doing as well as "Walk Me Home" or "One Too Many" on the Hot 100 (since I like it so much better).

Haha similar situation with me too... I always liked some of her stuff but never cared to dive more into her albums until streaming made it easier. My brother had Funhouse back then and played it to death though. Maybe I'm Not Dead would be a good choice for album to still check out at some point, as it's been sooo huge... iirc the same "era" like Nelly Furtado's Loose that I absolutely adored back then.

Ah, if your brother was constantly blasting Funhouse, it makes sense that you wouldn't bother buying the album for yourself. (IIRC, he's straight, yeah)? Does that mean you did buy Loose?

But you liked Euphoria back then? Loreen is definitely coming strong this year and could snatch another Eurovision win. So, so exciting <3

Enough to make my chart, at least.

Hm, good point, that could be the case. Are you enjoying Miracle so far? I'm... not sure if I like it. I'm definitely disappointed because I Need Your Love & Outside were both awesome and among my faves by both of them.

I am, but it seems like a lot of UKMIXers feel more like you (underwhelmed by it/see it as a more-basic step down from the Higher Than Heaven singles).

Agreed. Meghan is one of these artists that just get a shitstorm for existing. The song also doesn't do much for me but I still hope it becomes a hit just to shut her haters up

At a time when Trump currently holds the No. 1 on Billboard's Digital Song Sales chart and Morgan Wallen became more popular than ever after using the n-word, I can't act like Meghan Trainor's the most upsetting thing on the music scene.

• Ava owning 2023 so far "Ghost" definitely deserves a proper video too, but at least she/her team are supporting the song in some way
• "Jaded" was my biggest ESV standout last week, but "River" might climb past it this week. "blowing bubbles in the bath, I can't stop from thinking lately, you could be the one, have the honor of my babies..."
• Wasn't expecting "Can't Tame Her" to start taking off ~2 months after it dropped (at least in the UK), but I'm rooting for it!
• Poor "Miracle" Maybe Ellie can get back on track with "By The End Of The Night"
• Emails I Can’t Send has had a decent run on your Album Chart, but has "Nonsense" not charted at all?

Yet another chart that stays on my mind, Tancel!

[heppolo]

Iru came through with the Echo!
A slow start for what seems to be a new chart hit in how many years for Hozier.

[Thriller]

Better late than never with Ghost!

New Inna is a bop.

[Tansike]

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My Charts - week 11/2023 – 17 march 2023 - the Echo of a Ghost
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Bubbling Under

Spoiler!

Several new entries from a week ago showed great potential, but the main chart keeps being super competitive and some more new releases keep on coming out, so all of the eight new entries from last time are already falling out – plus, with Ava Max’ Ghost moving over to the main chart following a strong run, there’s just her Turn Off The Lights that survives the bloodbath that is this week (2-4).

With Eurovision taking over the main chart already now, some songs that could’ve debuted on the main chart rather easily settle down for the Bubbling Under chart now – including No Sleep, a collaboration by Regard and Ella Henderson. Both already scored some big (dance) hits in the last few years, so their collaboration was highly anticipated and debuts right at #1 on this list. It’s closely followed by The Grants at #2, a new taste of Lana Del Rey’s upcoming new album. This is also a shocking non entry for the main Top40. Romanian Dance-Pop queen usually gets high debuts on the main chart too, but her new track My Crystal Nails settles down for #6 on this list instead. Between all of these, there are two tracks from Blackmore’s Night’s currently reigning album Shadow Of The Moon, with Mond Tanz coming in at #3, and Writings On The Wall making its debut at #5.

Other debuts include Nico Santos’ Number 1 (#7), Astrid S’ **** Off (#8), Hozier’s Eat Your Song (#9) and Tori Kelly’s Missin U (#10).

Nine debuts but these were still not all new songs on the shortlist, as Lewis Capaldi’s How I’m Feeling Now plus Hozier’s other two tracks All Things End and Through Me (The Flood) fail to enter the list.

1 (NEW) Regard & Ella Henderson – No Sleep
Chart Run: *1*- / 1w

2 (NEW) Lana Del Rey – The Grants
Chart Run: *2*- / 1w

3 (NEW) Blackmore’s Night – Mond Tanz
Chart Run: *3*- / 1w

4 (2) Ava Max – Turn Off The Lights
Chart Run: 3-3-*2*-2-4-4-2-4- / 8w

5 (NEW) Blackmore’s Night – Writings On The Wall
Chart Run: *5*- / 1w

6 (NEW) Inna – My Crystal Nails
Chart Run: *6*- / 1w

7 (NEW) Nico Santos – Number 1
Chart Run: *7*- / 1w

8 (NEW) Astrid S – **** Off
Chart Run: *8*- / 1w

9 (NEW) Hozier – Eat Your Song
Chart Run: *9*- / 1w

10 (NEW) Tori Kelly – Missin U
Chart Run: *10*- / 1w

[Tansike]

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My Charts - week 11/2023 – 17 march 2023 - the Echo of a Ghost
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Album Top20

Spoiler!

Renaissance Folk band Blackmore’s Night spend a second week atop the album charts with their 25th anniversary edition of their debut album Shadow Of The Moon, joining Ava Max’ Diamonds & Dancefloors as the second album with multiple weeks at number one in 2023 now. And speaking of Ava, her current album rises back up 4-2, now that Ghost finally moves over to the main chart and makes an immediate big impact there. The Top3 gets completed by Miley Cyrus’ Endless Summer Vacation, dipping 2-3.

New and re-entries this week: The highest of the new or re-entries is actually the latter, as Sabrina Carpenter released a deluxe version of last years Emails I Can’t Send, now called Emails I Can’t Send fwd:. This re-release lets the album re-enter the chart at #4, which is one spot higher than its original peak from last summer. This also means it ties the peak of Singular Act II now, her only other album entry from 2019. The only new entry is just one spot below at #5, where Aly & AJ’s new album With Love From comes in. It’s their fourth entry to date following the Ten Years EP (#10 in 2017), the Sanctuary EP (#5 in 2019), and the album A Touch Of The Beat… (#2 in 2021). The hype for Loreen’s Eurovision entry this year is huge and so it’s no surprise to see her debut album Heal finally making a comeback at #11. It charts for its 60th week now and with its 3x Platinum certification, it’s not only the most successful album coming from an Eurovision artist ever, but also among the most successful albums overall. Blackmore’s Night’s To The Moon And Back – 20 Years And Beyond also comes back once again at #18.

Other talking points this week: Rebecca Black’s Let Her Burn leaves the Top5 for its first time (3-6), but the singer’s debut has proven to be a surprisingly big success, now also being certified with Gold, getting her her very first certification ever. It was foreshadowed last week but actually happens now: With Folklore staying at #7 (7-7), it places above Taylor’s current album Midnights now (6-9). Finally, after being super stable in the lower half for over two months, Tarja’s Best Of: Living The Dream returns back to the Top10 (15-10).

1 (1) Blackmore’s Night – Shadow Of The Moon (25th Anniversary Edition)
Chart Run: *1*-1- / 2w

2 (4) Ava Max – Diamonds & Dancefloors *G*
Chart Run: *1*-1-1-1-1-2-4-2- / 8w

3 (2) Miley Cyrus – Endless Summer Vacation
Chart Run: *2*-3- / 2w

4 (RE) Sabrina Carpenter – Emails I Can’t Send fwd:
Chart Run: 5-7-12-17-Out-RE *4*- / 5w

5 (NEW) Aly & AJ – With Love From
Chart Run: *5*- / 1w

6 (3) Rebecca Black – Let Her Burn *G*
Chart Run: 3-4-3-*1*-3-6- / 6w

7 (7) Taylor Swift – Folklore *2xP*
Chart Run: 2-*1*-1-1-1-4-7-9-13-16-20-17-17-Out-RE 18-15-14-11-15-16-Out-RE 16-18-18-18-Out-RE 17-15-Out-RE 16-Out-RE 19-Out-RE 20-18-11-10-5-13-17-20-Out-RE 18-13-3-4-3-3-6-7-9-4-6-1-6-9-10-11-11-8-7-7- / 55w

8 (5) Caroline Polachek – Desire, I Want To Turn Into You
Chart Run: *2*-3-5-8- / 4w

9 (6) Taylor Swift – Midnights *P*
Chart Run: *1*-1-1-1-1-1-2-1-1-1-1-2-4-2-2-4-5-4-6-6-9- / 21w

10 (15) Tarja – Best Of: Living The Dream *G*
Chart Run: *1*-2-3-6-8-8-12-14-15-17-19-16-16-15-10- / 15w

11 (RE) Loreen – Heal *3xP*
Chart Run: *1*-3-4-4-2-5-7-8-9-7-9-4-5-7-6-3-4-6-9-12-11-15-14-17-19-20-20-14-3-4-6-7-10-10-11-13-17-20-18-13-2-2-2-4-5-8-11-15-16-15-18-15-17-Out-RE 17-20-19-Out-RE 15-18-Out-RE 13-Out-RE 11- / 60w

12 (9) Adam Lambert – High Drama
Chart Run: *5*-5-9-12- / 4w

13 (8) Macklemore – Ben
Chart Run: *4*-8-13- / 3w

14 (10) Delain – Dark Waters
Chart Run: *2*-2-6-7-10-14- / 6w

15 (12) Raye – My 21st Century Blues
Chart Run: *4*-5-8-8-9-12-15- / 7w

16 (14) Sam Smith – Gloria
Chart Run: *4*-6-11-7-9-10-14-16- / 8w

17 (13) Paramore – This Is Why
Chart Run: 8-*6*-10-12-13-17- / 6w

18 (RE) Blackmore’s Night – To The Moon And Back - 20 Years And Beyond *P*
Chart Run: 9-Out-RE 18-Out-RE 15-14-19-Out-RE 15-12-7-6-*5*-8-13-15-17-18-13-19-18-17-17-20-Out-RE 13-9-10-16-13-5-13-17-Out-RE 13-16-Out-RE 14-14-Out-RE 18- / 34w

19 (11) Meghan Trainor – Takin’ It Back *G*
Chart Run: 3-*2*-4-7-11-12-15-16-Out-RE 11-19- / 10w

20 (17) Beyond The Black – Beyond The Black *G*
Chart Run: *1*-3-3-5-7-10-13-15-17-20- / 10w

Out of Top20
Out (16) P!nk – Trustfall (4w)
Out (18) Taylor Swift – Red (Taylor’s Version) *2xP* (38w)
Out (19) Taylor Swift – Fearless (Taylor’s Version) *P* (24w)
Out (20) Elle King – Come Get Your Wife (7w)

New certifications
Let Her Burn by Rebecca Black goes GOLD (100+ points)

Click here for the Certification Database

[Tansike]

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My Charts - week 11/2023 – 17 march 2023 - the Echo of a Ghost
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Singles Top40

Spoiler!

Following the release of an official visualizer for Ghost, the track of Ava Max’ second album Diamonds & Dancefloors finally moves from the Bubbling Under chart to the main chart, where it immediately comes in on top. It’s already Ava’s 22nd chart entry since making her debut with Sweet But Psycho in late 2018, and also already her 11th number one track. Additionally, Ghost is already her third top hit in 2023 alone, where she remains the only artist with multiple number one songs so far.

The Eurovision takeover is in full effect and Loreen has been a huge competitor for a third week, though Tattoo ends up dipping 1-2. Another big threat was IRU’s Echo. Echo was recently revealed as the 37th and therefore final entry for the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest 2023 and will represent Georgia. IRU has already won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest a few years ago and is doing exceptionally well in the betting odds so far. With its arrival at #3, it immediately becomes the second highest peaking Georgian entry ever, only their very first Eurovision entry – Sopho’s Visionary Dream – peaked higher (#1 in 2007).

Other Eurovision entries this week: Noa Kirel’s Unicorn (3-4, Israel), Mae Muller’s I Wrote A Song (5-5, UK), Alessandra’s Queen Of Kings (4-7, Norway) and Käärijä’s Cha Cha Cha (2-8, Finland) all hold up well in the Top10, where Alessandra’s entry also gets certified with Gold as the very first certified Eurovision hit from 2023, and fourth song reaching the milestone this year overall. With Alika’s Bridges also jumping 18-10 (Estonia), there are seven Eurovision entries in the Top10 now. La Zarra reaches the Top20 for her first time with Évidemment (21-18, France), joining Vesna’s My Sister’s Crown (20-19, Czechia). Pasha Parfeni’s Soarele si Luna (29-22, Moldova) and Voyager’s Promise (37-34, Australia) also reach new peaks, while Andrew Lambrou’s Break A Broken Heart slips 22-25 (Cyprus). Also Eurovision related are Alt Du Kan Se, that leaves the Top10 for the first time following a strong run for Keiino (7-11), and Patty Gurdy’s Melodies Of Hope (25-28).

Other new and re-entries this week: Melanie Martinez is back with a new album, as the singer announced the upcoming release of Portals and starts it with the lead track Death. The song debuts at #20 as just her third entry so far, as she previously peaked at #2 with Pity Party in 2016 and at #31 with Copy Cat in 2020. Fellow American singer Bea Miller is not far behind, as her new track Jealous Of My Friends debuts at #23. It’s her fourth entry so far, where S.L.U.T. (#34 in 2018) and It’s Not U It’s Me (#17 in 2020) didn’t make too much noise, but The Baddest alongside K/DA, (G)I-dle, Wolftyla & League Of Legends was a massive hit in 2020 / 2021 (#1 and certified with Platinum). Swiss-Albanian singer Ilira owns the fifth and already final debut of the week, as her new single You arrives at #24. Another Heart (#4) and Clean Break (#1) were both big hits for her last year.

Other talking points this week: While the world keeps showing tons of love towards Flowers, it seems to be River that actually ends up as a good hit for Miley Cyrus on my charts, as the song rises 8-6 in its second week. It’s Miley’s highest peaking entry since Prisoner with Dua Lipa hit #4 in late 2020 and ties Slide Away (2019) as her third lowest peaking entry ever now. There are some more good news, as Back To You by Lost Frequencies, Elley Duhé and X Ambassadors (33-30) and 10:35 by Tiësto & Tate McRae (35-35) keep surviving at the bottom of the Top40, proving to be two of the biggest hits of the current time. Zara Larsson also recovers 38-33 with Can’t Tame Her.

Alika’s Bridges is the biggest climber, while Anne-Marie, Minnie & (G)I-dle’s Expectations drops 15-37 as the biggest loser this week.

1 (NEW) Ava Max – Ghost
Chart Run: *1*- / 1w

2 (1) Loreen – Tattoo
Chart Run: *1*-1-2- / 3w

3 (NEW) IRU – Echo
Chart Run: *3*- / 1w

4 (3) Noa Kirel – Unicorn
Chart Run: *3*-4- / 2w

5 (5) Mae Muller – I Wrote A Song
Chart Run: *5*-5- / 2w

6 (8) Miley Cyrus – River
Chart Run: 8-*6*- / 2w

7 (4) Alessandra – Queen Of Kings *G*
Chart Run: 3-*1*-1-2-2-4-7- / 7w

8 (2) Käärijä – Cha Cha Cha
Chart Run: 8-*2*-8- / 3w

9 (6) Blackmore’s Night – Wish You Were Here
Chart Run: *1*-3-6-9- / 4w

10 (18) Alika – Bridges
Chart Run: 21-18-*10*- / 3w

11 (7) Keiino – Alt Du Kan Se *G*
Chart Run: 3-*2*-2-2-4-4-7-11- / 8w

12 (12) Marina Kaye – Heavenbound
Chart Run: *12*-12- / 2w

13 (10) Rebecca Black – Sick To My Stomach
Chart Run: 19-Out-RE 23-26-13-*5*-10-13- / 7w

14 (9) Blackmore’s Night & Ian Anderson – Play Minstrel Play
Chart Run: 5-*4*-5-7-9-14- / 6w

15 (11) Bebe Rexha – Heart Wants What It Wants
Chart Run: 5-*3*-6-11-15- / 5w

16 (13) Milky Chance – Living In A Haze
Chart Run: 14-*13*-16- / 3w

17 (16) Blackmore’s Night – Shadow Of The Moon *P*
Chart Run: *2*-3-5-8-12-10-9-11-17-18-29-32-33-25-20-24-16-17- / 18w

18 (21) La Zarra – Évidemment
Chart Run: 23-21-*18*- / 3w

19 (20) Vesna – My Sister’s Crown
Chart Run: *12*-20-19- / 3w

20 (NEW) Melanie Martinez – Death
Chart Run: *20*- / 1w

21 (14) Freya Ridings – Face In The Crowd
Chart Run: *7*-9-14-21- / 4w

22 (29) Pasha Parfeni – Soarele si Luna
Chart Run: 29-*22*- / 2w

23 (NEW) Bea Miller – Jealous Of My Friends
Chart Run: *23*- / 1w

24 (NEW) Ilira – You
Chart Run: *24*- / 1w

25 (22) Andrew Lambrou – Break A Broken Heart
Chart Run: *15*-22-25- / 3w

26 (17) Blackmore’s Night – Greensleeves *G*
Chart Run: *5*-6-13-14-17-11-14-22-17-26- / 10w

27 (23) Taylor Swift – Lavender Haze
Chart Run: *2*-4-4-6-9-13-23-27- / 8w

28 (25) Patty Gurdy – Melodies Of Hope
Chart Run: *1*-3-7-16-20-25-28- / 7w

29 (32) Delain – Moth To A Flame
Chart Run: *8*-13-24-26-32-29- / 6w

30 (33) Lost Frequencies, Elley Duhé & X Ambassadors – Back To You *G*
Chart Run: 9-*1*-2-2-2-2-8-11-15-20-28-34-33-30- / 14w

31 (24) Babymetal – Light And Darkness
Chart Run: *10*-10-24-31- / 4w

32 (26) Delain – The Quest And The Curse
Chart Run: *6*-8-12-19-26-32- / 6w

33 (38) Zara Larsson – Can’t Tame Her
Chart Run: *5*-9-12-18-25-36-38-33- / 8w

34 (37) Voyager – Promise
Chart Run: 38-37-*34*- / 3w

35 (35) Tiësto & Tate McRae – 10:35 *P*
Chart Run: 5-*1*-2-3-2-5-5-7-3-6-10-18-17-20-22-29-33-35-35- / 19w

36 (28) Caroline Polachek – Sunset
Chart Run: *15*-16-28-36- / 4w

37 (15) Anne-Marie, Minnie & (G)I-dle – Expectations
Chart Run: *15*-37- / 2w

38 (31) Rebecca Black – Crumbs
Chart Run: 22-11-*9*-14-20-26-38-Out-RE 32-38-27-25-31-38- / 13w

39 (34) Sam Smith – I’m Not Here To Make Friends
Chart Run: 16-20-21-*9*-17-28-34-39- / 8w

40 (19) Calvin Harris & Ellie Goulding – Miracle
Chart Run: *19*-40- / 2w

Out of Top40
Out (27) Halsey – Die 4 Me (3w)
Out (30) Meghan Trainor – Mother (1w)
Out (36) The Weeknd & Ariana Grande – Die For You (3w)
Out (39) Demi Lovato – Still Alive (2w)
Out (40) Lord Of The Lost – Blood & Glitter (2w)

New certifications
Queen Of Kings by Alessandra goes GOLD (250+ points)

Click here for the Certification Database

[Tansike]

Lots of good ESC entries (and Marina Kaye and Miley). I'm not (and never have been) big on Loreen. There's always something missing for me.

yay - especially for the Marina shoutout. She's already been better, but still a good track from her and I hope a fourth album may be coming out soon. She's been missed! Ah I can see that, from what I've seen, Loreen is not fully your taste. But that's so nice about Eurovision - there are so many songs so there's at least one song for everyone

[Tansike]

Love that! Who ended up on your "found around the water" team?

January - March is always so super busy for me so haven't picked it up again for some time... but I ended up with around 30 Pokémon and I actually leveled them all up to the level cap before each new challenge. Takes some time but it's been super fun. So not just a team of six but basically most Water Pokémon that are available early on + some more blue-ish / water-ish Pokémon.

Yeah, it's baffling that the early Gens still aren't playable on the Switch in any (legal) way (can't purchase them or play them via Nintendo Switch Online, AFAIK).

Yeah, I'm disappointed they weren't made available with the last big update. I was slightly underwhelmed with what they announced on Pokémon day - I also expected the DLC's to come out way earlier... I may have lost all the interest until they come out But we'll see, I'm definitely still more invested into the new games compared to many previous generations. What are your thoughts about the DLCs?

Ok ok Flowers didn't grow through the album release - but thankfully, River is a much better second single (at least imo...)

It's sweet that she's so enthused about being a mom and seems to have a strong bond with her kids...but it never made my chart I wasn't too bothered that the US mostly ignored her 2020-2022 singles, but now "Trustfall" is struggling to end that dry spell/win back the GP, which is frustrating to watch. At least the rest of the world is showing it more love.

Makes sense for Cover Me In Sunshine. iirc it was also just a hit in Australia, German speaking countries and the UK maybe. More like a surprising hit. Other than that... I mean, to be fair, she's reached an age where there aren't just many Popstars scoring hits on the singles charts. She makes the most money with touring and so her trajectory makes somewhat sense. I also think it's been too long since she released something really fresh / exciting... one album that didn't fully click may have been ok, but it's been 2-3 (depending on who gets asked) now.

Same, and I don't know why I never checked out a full album of hers until Beautiful Trauma/I had streaming, but I can't explain why I never bothered picking up albums like I'm Not Dead or Funhouse on CD. I guess she was just more of a "singles artist" for me, but her personality was plenty charming too, so idk what was holding me back.

Haha similar situation with me too... I always liked some of her stuff but never cared to dive more into her albums until streaming made it easier. My brother had Funhouse back then and played it to death though. Maybe I'm Not Dead would be a good choice for album to still check out at some point, as it's been sooo huge... iirc the same "era" like Nelly Furtado's Loose that I absolutely adored back then.

• All this Loreen Eurovision buzz transports me straight to 2012! Not sure if I like "Tattoo" as much as "Euphoria," though...
• Calvin's taking us even further back in time with that new Ellie collab! I wonder if the success of "I'm Good (Blue)" inspired him at all, since "Miracle" also draws from the late-90's/early-00's
• Poor Meghan getting shat on like she's the worst thing to ever happen to mainstream music I can't say "Mother" does a ton for me, but I also can't blame her for wanting to capitalize on the viral success of "Made You Look." **shrug**
• I feel like such a fake/fickle fan for "rooting against" Miley, but it's honestly a relief to see that you didn't debut Endless Summer Vacation at No. 1 It reminds me of how I felt about A Star Is Born: confused by critics and fans alike being so enthusiastic about an era that feels like one of the artist's dullest
• Did Carrie just drop a random standalone single (or might there be a Deluxe Edition of D&R on the way)?

Yet another chart that stuck with me, Tancel!

But you liked Euphoria back then? Loreen is definitely coming strong this year and could snatch another Eurovision win. So, so exciting <3

Hm, good point, that could be the case. Are you enjoying Miracle so far? I'm... not sure if I like it. I'm definitely disappointed because I Need Your Love & Outside were both awesome and among my faves by both of them.

Agreed. Meghan is one of these artists that just get a shitstorm for existing. The song also doesn't do much for me but I still hope it becomes a hit just to shut her haters up

Not us "hating" on Miley!! Who would've seen that coming? IMO the album is slightly turning into a solid grower, but it's still definitely not as good as most of her previous albums. The A Star Is Born comparison makes totally sense here, because I felt the same during that era too (and I still think Shallow is... meh). But to be fair, there are currently a bunch of good new albums being released so I'm fine with Miley not being as good as I was hoping for, so there's more room for others

Yep, it was just a random single - no word on a new album or re-release of Denim & Rhinestones.

Thank you

[Tansike]

River's already out-peaked "Flowers"!

8 (NEW) Miley Cyrus – River
10 (5) Rebecca Black – Sick To My Stomach
23 (13) Taylor Swift – Lavender Haze
31 (25) Rebecca Black – Crumbs
34 (28) Sam Smith – I’m Not Here To Make Friends
36 (17) The Weeknd & Ariana Grande – Die For You

I know, probably unpopular opinion, but River > Flowers IMO

[Tansike]

So glad Loreen was chosen!

Cool new entries for Mae and Miley. Mae is a real ear worm.

Yes - imagine how shocking it would have been if Sweden chose someone else

Yes to the M - love <3 Another good success at Eurovision for the UK is safe with I Wrote A Song.

[Tansike]

Solid entry for the UK this year by Mae Muller.
As for "Unicorn", the parts don't really gel together that well, I had a proper chuckle at her going "YOU WANNA SEE ME DANCE?" all of a sudden

UK will definitely get another solid success at Eurovision this year - though definitely not as high as Spaceman ended up.
I love me some Unicorn - it's very Blackpink-ish, and I really like their stuff too.

[Blondini]

Lots of good ESC entries (and Marina Kaye and Miley). I'm not (and never have been) big on Loreen. There's always something missing for me.

[crystalphoenix]

Ah... same here for most of the year so far except for the events. Though I started to get into Scarlet last week. Tried a Nuzlocke, failed completely though So I stopped caring about the "death" rules and just do other Nuzlocke rules aka level caps & nicknames. Plus I stick to a certain pattern when it comes to catching Pokémon (basically everything in or around water).

Love that! Who ended up on your "found around the water" team?

Oh wow, that looks awesome! Had no idea something like this exists. I'm still waiting for them to release the older Pokémon games onto Switch. Fingers crossed for a big announcement later today, because today's Pokémon day

Yeah, it's baffling that the early Gens still aren't playable on the Switch in any (legal) way (can't purchase them or play them via Nintendo Switch Online, AFAIK).

Well, the let's cross our fingers that Flowers may grow on us through the album release!

Angels Like You would be my least favorite. Though there'd be a few more that I like even less if we'd include some songs where she just featured (didn't count them... but like Real And True, 23 etc.... somehow I don't see these as part of her discography).

Ha, "Angels Like You" is a pretty fitting pick (and I'm with you on discounting those forgotten featured tracks too).

Ah, makes sense. So Cover Me In Sunshine didn't do it for you either? That one was such a big hit over here.

It's sweet that she's so enthused about being a mom and seems to have a strong bond with her kids...but it never made my chart I wasn't too bothered that the US mostly ignored her 2020-2022 singles, but now "Trustfall" is struggling to end that dry spell/win back the GP, which is frustrating to watch. At least the rest of the world is showing it more love.

P!nk's only certified album is Beautiful Trauma (Gold, though rather close to Platinum). Before that, only The Truth About Love charted but with a bad run (8-Out-RE 19-Out) and Hurts 2B Human while peaking at #2, it still as a good way to go until Gold. P!nk always had some good hits here and there, but I've never been too invested into her. What about you?

Same, and I don't know why I never checked out a full album of hers until Beautiful Trauma/I had streaming, but I can't explain why I never bothered picking up albums like I'm Not Dead or Funhouse on CD. I guess she was just more of a "singles artist" for me, but her personality was plenty charming too, so idk what was holding me back.

• All this Loreen Eurovision buzz transports me straight to 2012! Not sure if I like "Tattoo" as much as "Euphoria," though...
• Calvin's taking us even further back in time with that new Ellie collab! I wonder if the success of "I'm Good (Blue)" inspired him at all, since "Miracle" also draws from the late-90's/early-00's
• Poor Meghan getting shat on like she's the worst thing to ever happen to mainstream music I can't say "Mother" does a ton for me, but I also can't blame her for wanting to capitalize on the viral success of "Made You Look." **shrug**
• I feel like such a fake/fickle fan for "rooting against" Miley, but it's honestly a relief to see that you didn't debut Endless Summer Vacation at No. 1 It reminds me of how I felt about A Star Is Born: confused by critics and fans alike being so enthusiastic about an era that feels like one of the artist's dullest
• Did Carrie just drop a random standalone single (or might there be a Deluxe Edition of D&R on the way)?

Yet another chart that stuck with me, Tancel!

[JSparksFan]

River's already out-peaked "Flowers"!

8 (NEW) Miley Cyrus – River
10 (5) Rebecca Black – Sick To My Stomach
23 (13) Taylor Swift – Lavender Haze
31 (25) Rebecca Black – Crumbs
34 (28) Sam Smith – I’m Not Here To Make Friends
36 (17) The Weeknd & Ariana Grande – Die For You

[Thriller]

So glad Loreen was chosen!

Cool new entries for Mae and Miley. Mae is a real ear worm.

[heppolo]

Solid entry for the UK this year by Mae Muller.
As for "Unicorn", the parts don't really gel together that well, I had a proper chuckle at her going "YOU WANNA SEE ME DANCE?" all of a sudden