My Charts - week 29 - Stay With Me Last Night

[Tansike]

I'm listening to "Zero Gravity" now. The studio version definitely eclipses her live performance! Good to see "Queens Everywhere" debut so high. I think the verses were pretty solid throughout, but I love Yvie's verse the most (surprise, surprise ) as well as the ad-libs by Silky and Vanjie towards the end. "Nana Banana" is also pretty good!

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Oh, so you actually enjoy the studio version more than the live performance? Took me a while to get into “Queens Everywhere” but I got there! Agreed about Yvie’s part being the clear highlight, though I also love Vanjie’s parts. I would live for a Vanjie/Yvie-only version to be honest

24-40 isn't looking like the hottest chart run ever, but it's something at least!

True. I liked his performance during the Final a lot but somehow the studio version doesn’t give me the same feelings as his performance did, that’s why he’s not doing better.

Hmm...I hardly remember what those two sound like. I need to revisit them.

I’m sure (or I hope) you will enjoy them

Yeah, unfortunately, there's no "Run Away with Me", but "Right Words, Wrong Time" isn't terribly far off, I think.

Despite having listened to the album a few times already, I don’t have that song in my mind right now. Guess I need to dive into the whole album better than I did so far…

[Mainshow]

Yeah, after all the Eurovision still did its impact on me and I feel like this years edition will end up as one of the most successful ones on my charts

Haha I really enjoy "Soldi" and "Arcade" but there are a few others that I enjoy a lot more. The highlights of this year were really strong to me though, as "Soldi" and "Arcade" could have been clear faves of mine in some other years.

Australia's song was a huge grower for me, now I'm also enjoying it but it really was the breathtaking staging that impressed me the most. Love Norway, would have been a great winner to me

Lena's album is a great pop record and may even end up this year as one of the best pop releases. Strong from start to finish IMO, even though it's obviously not on the same level as "Crystal Sky". So damn happy how well she's doing with it!

Ah... yeah, it looks like I've started to get a bit over Tarja as some of her latest singles didn't do as well as her songs used to do with me. Still looking forward to "In The Raw" as the first singles of her albums ended up as my least favorite songs on the last two albums so there's hope it's similar with "Dead Promises"

It somehow makes sense, though, since Luca Hänni did slay and brought the best result for Switzerland/your country in your life (so far)... I can still remember how much I did love 2010 due to Lena's victory [and it's still one of my favourite years].

After you being not so keen on the entries before the actual contest, it's really great to read that so many songs have grown on you! ;)

Lena's album doesn't have instant favourites like Crystal Sky but as a whole, I think it's a pretty good and cohesive record. Maybe it will have some longevity.

Btw, have you noticed that Tarja's "dead Promises" will be a feature on the album? xD

[Tansike]

It somehow makes sense, though, since Luca Hänni did slay and brought the best result for Switzerland/your country in your life (so far)... I can still remember how much I did love 2010 due to Lena's victory [and it's still one of my favourite years].

After you being not so keen on the entries before the actual contest, it's really great to read that so many songs have grown on you! ;)

Lena's album doesn't have instant favourites like Crystal Sky but as a whole, I think it's a pretty good and cohesive record. Maybe it will have some longevity.

Btw, have you noticed that Tarja's "dead Promises" will be a feature on the album? xD

True. It really was such a different feeling this year compared to all previous years I've witnessed. People finally were into the contest again and also rooting for our own entry, which is weird as it was the first time in years we didn't choose our entry by ourselfs

Agreed about Lena's album. The highlight's aren't as strong as on "Crystal Sky" but it's still a great record as a whole.

What do you mean about "Dead Promises" being a feature on the album?

[Mainshow]

Sry on the run but you can listen to the studio version which is a feature on FB (a snippet):
The album version of “Dead Promises” came to life with the help of none other but Björn “Speed” Strid of Soilwork! The song gets an all new twist from his fantastic vocals.

Pre-order “In The Raw”, out August 30th: https://tarja-intheraw.com/
Listen to the single version of “Dead Promises”: https://tarja.lnk.to/DeadPromises

[Tansike]

[MENTION=32891]Mainshow[/MENTION]

Thanks! I just saw it on Facebook during my lunch break today but I really don't like that duet version based on that snippet

[Tansike]

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My Charts - week 23/2019 – 6 june 2019 - Miley got the power
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Singles Top40

Spoiler!

Following the rather surprising release of her “She Is Coming” mini album, Miley Cyrus’ new single “Mother’s Daughter” also impacts the Singles Top40 and immediately makes it to the top. It’s already her 17th chart entry in total and also already her 14th number one hit. Her last album “Younger Now” spawned three chart entries with “Malibu”, “Inspired” and its title track, though none of them made it to the top, so this is a promising start for her new era.

Several big female pop stars disappointed with their releases lately and they rather flopped compared to their previous chart entries, especially the likes of Carly Rae Jepsen, Ellie Goulding, Zara Larsson and to a lesser extent Halsey and Lana Del Rey. Thankfully, it looks like this trend is changing again with Miley debuting atop with her new single “Mother’s Daughter” and also with Katy Perry’s comeback song “Never Really Over”, as that one debuts at #3 this week. This is already the 26th chart notation for the singer and all but one of them reached the Top10. However, we would have to go back to 2013 when it comes to the last time she reached the Top3 as a lead artist and without the help from featuring artists.

Other new and re-entries this week: The Chainsmokers have teamed up with Bebe Rexha on their new single “Call You Mine” that debuts at #12 this week. It’s the highest peaking single for the former since “You Owe Me” peaked at #4 a year and a half ago and their third highest peaking chart entry ever. German industrial metal band Rammstein get another hit as their new single “Ausländer” starts at #13, with “Deutschland” making a comeback at #37. Was Cardi B just a one album pony? Her “Invasion Of Privacy” era was a big success, but ever since the rapper is struggling to get another hit. Her new single “Press” may already be her 13th notation in less than two years, but also her second lowest peaking entry to date as it only arrives at #29. The two Norwegian musicians Astrid S and Kygo both appeared on the Bubbling Under chart a week ago, this week their new singles also make it onto the Singles Top40 with “The First One” starting at #34 for Astrid S and “Not Ok” with Chelsea Cutler entering the chart at #39 for Kygo.

ESC entries this week: The entries from the contest are still strong on the charts. Keiino’s “Spirit In The Sky” dips 1-2, Kate Miller-Heidke’s “Zero Gravity” (2-6), Zena’s “Like It” (4-7) and Tamta’s “Replay” (6-10) are also in the Top10. Duncan Laurence’ “Arcade” (8-11) leaves the Top10 alongside Michela’s “Chameleon” (9-14), with Mahmood’s “Soldi” (11-16) and Ester Peony’s “On A Sunday” (17-19) being in the upper half of the chart as well. In addition to those, Miki’s “La venda” (20-23), Chingiz’ “Truth” (12-25), Bilal Hassani’s “Roi” (19-26), Luca Hänni’s “She Got Me” (16-30), Carousel’s “That Night” (28-32), Jonida Maliqi “Ktheju tokës” (32-35) and Nevena Bozovic “Kruna” (33-38) are still charting as well.

Other talking points this week: Lana Del Rey still gets a Top5 peak as “Doin’ Time” rises 7-4 this week. Todrick Hall has an even bigger jump for the gay anthem of the year called “Nails, Hair, Hips, Heels” (13-5). Halsey’s “Nightmare” already drops 10-17 after just one week in the Top10, making it a rather disappointing comeback for the singer so far. Ed Sheeran had a weak start for his new singles “Cross Me” and “I Don’t Care”, but it looks like they both are growers as the former is up 22-20 while the latter increases 39-31.

Todrick Hall’s “Nails, Hips, Hair, Heels” is alongside Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber’s “I Don’t Care” the biggest climber of the week while Luca Hänni’s “She Got Me” is the biggest loser.

1 (NEW) Miley Cyrus – Mother’s Daughter
Chart Run: *1*- / 1w

2 (1) Keiino – Spirit In The Sky
Chart Run: 14-22-36-34-4-*1*-2- / 7w

3 (NEW) Katy Perry – Never Really Over
Chart Run: *3*- / 1w

4 (7) Lana Del Rey – Doin’ Time
Chart Run: 11-7-*4*- / 3w

5 (13) Todrick Hall – Nails, Hair, Hips, Heels
Chart Run: 13-*5*- / 2w

6 (2) Kate Miller-Heidke – Zero Gravity
Chart Run: 6-*2*-2-6- / 4w

7 (4) Zena – Like It
Chart Run: 16-12-*4*-7- / 4w

8 (5) Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus – Old Town Road
Chart Run: 24-26-31-31-24-15-*5*-8- / 8w

9 (3) RuPaul feat. A'Keria C. Davenport, Brooke Lynn Hytes, Silky Nutmeg Ganache, Vanessa Vanjie Mateo & Yvie Oddly – Queens Everywhere
Chart Run: *3*-9- / 2w

10 (6) Tamta – Replay *G*
Chart Run: 17-15-10-18-23-30-31-Out-RE *3*-5-6-10- / 11w

11 (8) Duncan Laurence – Arcade
Chart Run: 29-40-Out-RE 29-*6*-8-11- / 6w

12 (NEW) The Chainsmokers & Bebe Rexha – Call You Mine
Chart Run: *12*- / 1w

13 (NEW) Rammstein – Ausländer
Chart Run: *13*- / 1w

14 (9) Michela – Chameleon *G*
Chart Run: 2-*1*-3-5-7-1-9-14- / 8w

15 (14) Marina – Superstar
Chart Run: 2-2-*1*-9-14-15- / 6w

16 (11) Mahmood – Soldi
Chart Run: 34-40-35-*8*-11-16- / 6w

17 (10) Halsey – Nightmare
Chart Run: 14-*10*-17- / 3w

18 (15) Kygo & Rita Ora – Carry On
Chart Run: 7-5-8-*2*-13-15-18- / 7w

19 (17) Ester Peony – On A Sunday
Chart Run: *17*-17-19- / 3w

21 (18) OneRepublic – Rescue Me
Chart Run: 20-*18*-21- / 3w

20 (22) Ed Sheeran feat. Chance The Rapper & PnB Rock – Cross Me
Chart Run: 22-*20*- / 2w

22 (21) Within Temptation – Mad World
Chart Run: *1*-3-4-6-11-22-21-22- / 8w

23 (20) Miki – La venda
Chart Run: *18*-20-23- / 3w

24 (24) Netta – Nana Banana
Chart Run: *24*-24- / 2w

25 (12) Chingiz – Truth
Chart Run: *7*-12-25- / 3w

26 (19) Bilal Hassani – Roi
Chart Run: 20-35-Out-RE *5*-10-19-26- / 6w

27 (26) Plastique Tiara – Irresistible
Chart Run: *1*-3-8-21-26-27- / 6w

28 (25) Ally Brooke feat. A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie – Lips Don’t Lie
Chart Run: *25*-28- / 2w

29 (NEW) Cardi B – Press
Chart Run: *29*- / 1w

30 (16) Luca Hänni – She Got Me
Chart Run: *3*-5-16-37-Out-RE 3-16-30- / 7w

31 (39) Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber – I Don't Care
Chart Run: 39-*31*- / 2w

32 (28) Carousel – That Night
Chart Run: 35-*28*-32- / 3w

33 (30) Cellar Darling – Freeze
Chart Run: *2*-6-9-14-29-30-33- / 7w

34 (NEW) Astrid S – The First One
Chart Run: *34*- / 1w

35 (32) Jonida Maliqi – Ktheju tokës
Chart Run: *27*-32-35- / 3w

36 (37) RuPaul feat. Monét X Change, Monique Heart, Naomi Smalls & Trinity The Tuck – Super Queen
Chart Run: *1*-2-9-18-29-34-Out-RE 37-36- / 8w

37 (RE) Rammstein – Deutschland
Chart Run: *5*-8-16-13-30-Out-RE 37- / 6w

38 (33) Nevena Bozovic – Kruna
Chart Run: *28*-33-38- / 3w

39 (NEW) Kygo & Chelsea Cutler – Not Ok
Chart Run: *39*- / 1w

40 (36) Blackpink – Kill This Love
Chart Run: 12-5-*4*-8-12-19-32-36-40- / 9w

Out of Top40
Out (23) Sergey Lazarev – Scream (4w)
Out (27) Hatari – Hatrið mun sigra (3w)
Out (29) Ciara – Thinkin Bout You (4w)
Out (31) Zala Kralj & Gašper Šantl – Sebi (3w)
Out (34) Tamara Todevska – Proud (2w)
Out (35) Lena – Don’t Lie To Me *G* (11w)
Out (38) Katerine Duska – Better Love (2w)
Out (40) John Lundvik – Too Late For Love (2w)

New certifications
none

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[Tansike]

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My Charts - week 23/2019 – 6 june 2019 - Miley got the power
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Album Top20

Spoiler!

Miley Cyrus not only tops the Singles Top40, but her new mini album called “She Is Coming” also debuts atop the Album Top20 to become her fifth consecutive number one album and seventh entry on the album charts overall. “She Is Coming” is the first of three mini albums that will lead up to the singers next studio album called “She Is Miley Cyrus”, with the second mini album dropping this Summer and the third during Fall. “She Is Coming” had a much stronger start than expected with around 200 plays so far (the second most played album of the last 30 days), as the set was expected to miss out a top debut at first with the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 still going strong but dipping 1-2 now. Ashley Tisdale’s “Symptoms” rounds up the Top3 (2-3).

Other new entries this week: Basically out of nothing, Romanian dance-pop singer Inna has released her new album “Yo” on Friday. The set moves away from her usual dance-pop sound to a more latin sound with all songs being sung in Spanish. Inna already released a few singles prior the album, with two of them making it onto the Singles Top40 but both failed to get a Top10 peak, making them her first chart entries to miss that part of the charts. Due to that it’s probably less surprising to see “Yo” debuting at #5 as her sixth chart entry on the Album Top20 but also as her first one to not debut at #2, as all others debuted at #2 with two of them re-peaking atop the charts later in their runs.

Other talking points this week: After two weeks at #5, Rammstein’s “Rammstein” climbs 5-4 to reach a new peak in its third charting week. Marina’s “Love + Fear” dips 6-7 but gets certified with Gold this week, becoming her third consecutive album with a certification. Within Temptation’s “Resist” (16-13) and Kerli’s “Shadow Works” (13-14) were both expected to be huge smashes, though after a good start both albums fell rather fast to what was expected. Both sets finally get certified with Platinum this week though, making them the first two releases from 2019 doing so.

1 (NEW) Miley Cyrus – She Is Coming
Chart Run: *1*- / 1w

2 (1) Eurovision Song Contest 2019 *G*
Chart Run: *1*-3-5-2-1-1-2- / 7w

3 (2) Ashley Tisdale – Symptoms
Chart Run: *1*-1-2-2-3- / 5w

4 (5) Rammstein – Rammstein
Chart Run: 5-5-*4*- / 3w

5 (NEW) Inna – Yo
Chart Run: *5*- / 1w

6 (4) Carly Rae Jepsen – Dedicated
Chart Run: *3*-4-6- / 3w

7 (6) Marina – Love + Fear *G*
Chart Run: *1*-2-4-4-6-7- / 6w

8 (3) Todrick Hall – Haus Party 1
Chart Run: *3*-8- / 2w

9 (7) Ciara – Beauty Marks
Chart Run: *3*-7-7-9- / 4w

10 (9) Lena – Only Love, L *G*
Chart Run: *2*-2-3-6-8-9-10-9-10- / 9w

11 (8) Bilal Hassani – Kingdom
Chart Run: 12-*6*-8-11- / 4w

12 (11) Aly & AJ – Sanctuary EP
Chart Run: *5*-8-11-12- / 4w

13 (16) Within Temptation – Resist *P*
Chart Run: *1*-1-1-3-2-3-4-7-8-11-8-14-17-20-Out-RE 16-13- / 16w

14 (13) Kerli – Shadow Works *P*
Chart Run: *1*-1-1-1-2-3-4-5-8-11-14-17-16-13-14- / 15w

15 (14) Eluveitie – Ategnatos *G*
Chart Run: *1*-1-2-7-10-13-15-14-15- / 9w

16 (12) Billie Eilish – When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? *G*
Chart Run: *1*-3-3-4-8-9-10-12-12-16- / 10w

17 (20) James Bay – Oh My Messy Mind EP
Chart Run: *6*-14-20-17- / 4w

18 (10) P!nk – Hurts 2B Human
Chart Run: *2*-4-8-11-10-18- / 6w

19 (15) Various Artists – For The Throne
Chart Run: *4*-7-11-13-15-19- / 6w

20 (17) Mrs. Greenbird – Dark Waters
Chart Run: *5*-10-13-15-17-17-20- / 7w

Out of Top20
Out (18) Lewis Capaldi – Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent (2w)
Out (19) Lizzo – Cuz I Love U (6w)

New certifications
“Resist” by Within Temptation and “Shadow Works” by Kerli go PLATINUM (200+ points)
“Love + Fear” by Marina goes GOLD (100+ points)

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[Tansike]

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My Charts - week 23/2019 – 6 june 2019 - Miley got the power
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Bubbling Under

Spoiler!

The Bubbling Under chart is very busy this week with nine new entries. Only Ashley Tisdale’s “Insomnia” survived for another week but falls 3-7.

Miley Cyrus really owns this week with her new mini album called “She Is Coming”. While she debuts atop the Singles Top40 with the single “Mother’s Daughter” and also atop the Album Top20 with “She Is Coming”, four other tracks from that release make it onto the Bubbling Under chart with “Cattitude” featuring RuPaul topping that one. It’s followed by “Unholy” at #2, “Party Up The Street” with Swae Lee & Mike Will Made It at #5 and “D.R.E.A.M.” featuring Ghostface Killah at #8. Only missing out a debut is “The Most”.

In addition to Miley’s slayage, some new releases from last week failed to enter the main chart but make it onto the Bubbling Under chart. Swedish singer and songwriter Tove Lo returns with her new single “Glad He’s Gone” that starts at #4, Sofi Tukker teamed up with Bomba Estéreo on their new single called “Playa Grande” at #6, Mika is back after a long break with his new single “Ice Cream” at #9 while Cheryl closes the Bubbling Under chart with her song “Let You” at #10.

1 (NEW) Miley Cyrus feat. RuPaul – Cattitude
Chart Run: *1*- / 1w

2 (NEW) Miley Cyrus – Unholy
Chart Run: *2*- / 1w

3 (NEW) Tove Lo – Glad He’s Gone
Chart Run: *3*- / 1w

4 (NEW) Rammstein – Puppe
Chart Run: *4*- / 1w

5 (NEW) Miley Cyrus, Swae Lee & Mike Will Made It – Party Up The Street
Chart Run: *5*- / 1w

6 (NEW) Sofi Tukker & Bomba Estéreo – Playa Grande
Chart Run: *6*- / 1w

7 (3) Ashley Tisdale – Insomnia
Chart Run: *1*-1-1-3-7- / 5w

8 (NEW) Miley Cyrus feat. Ghostface Killah – D.R.E.A.M.
Chart Run: *8*- / 1w

9 (NEW) Mika – Ice Cream
Chart Run: *9*- / 1w

10 (NEW) Cheryl – Let You
Chart Run: *10*- / 1w

[heppolo]

13 (NEW) Rammstein – Ausländer
Chart Run: *13*- / 1w

back to business after a rather lacklustre "Radio".

10 (NEW) Cheryl – Let You
Chart Run: *10*- / 1w

I am on the fence about this, it is not bad by any means, but there's nothing that really sticks and can make it memorable enough

[JSparksFan]

I'm not a big fan of any of Miley's She Is Coming stuff, but "Mother's Daughter" is my favourite from the EP. Actually...I've had the song on repeat since I started replying to this week's chart, and I'm really enjoying it! "Never Really Over" is an underwhelming return for Katy, but I'm sure she'll come with better on the LP.

1 (NEW) Miley Cyrus – Mother’s Daughter
2 (1) Keiino – Spirit In The Sky
3 (NEW) Katy Perry – Never Really Over
4 (7) Lana Del Rey – Doin’ Time
5 (13) Todrick Hall – Nails, Hair, Hips, Heels
6 (2) Kate Miller-Heidke – Zero Gravity
7 (4) Zena – Like It
8 (5) Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus – Old Town Road
9 (3) RuPaul feat. A'Keria C. Davenport, Brooke Lynn Hytes, Silky Nutmeg Ganache, Vanessa Vanjie Mateo & Yvie Oddly – Queens Everywhere
11 (8) Duncan Laurence – Arcade
14 (9) Michela – Chameleon *G*
16 (11) Mahmood – Soldi
17 (10) Halsey – Nightmare
18 (15) Kygo & Rita Ora – Carry On
21 (18) OneRepublic – Rescue Me
20 (22) Ed Sheeran feat. Chance The Rapper & PnB Rock – Cross Me
23 (20) Miki – La venda
24 (24) Netta – Nana Banana
29 (NEW) Cardi B – Press
30 (16) Luca Hänni – She Got Me
31 (39) Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber – I Don't Care
36 (37) RuPaul feat. Monét X Change, Monique Heart, Naomi Smalls & Trinity The Tuck – Super Queen

Oh, so you actually enjoy the studio version more than the live performance?

Yep!

Took me a while to get into “Queens Everywhere” but I got there! Agreed about Yvie’s part being the clear highlight, though I also love Vanjie’s parts. I would live for a Vanjie/Yvie-only version to be honest

Yeah, I think the song is good, but not amazing. I actually kinda like everyone's parts.

True. I liked his performance during the Final a lot but somehow the studio version doesn’t give me the same feelings as his performance did, that’s why he’s not doing better.

It's the complete opposite case for me!

[Tansike]

13 (NEW) Rammstein – Ausländer
Chart Run: *13*- / 1w

back to business after a rather lacklustre "Radio".

True. "Radio" seemed very weak after "Deutschland" and "Ausländer" is back in a similar league. Though "Radio" keeps growing on me lately...

10 (NEW) Cheryl – Let You
Chart Run: *10*- / 1w

I am on the fence about this, it is not bad by any means, but there's nothing that really sticks and can make it memorable enough

Agreed.

[Tansike]

I'm not a big fan of any of Miley's She Is Coming stuff, but "Mother's Daughter" is my favourite from the EP. Actually...I've had the song on repeat since I started replying to this week's chart, and I'm really enjoying it! "Never Really Over" is an underwhelming return for Katy, but I'm sure she'll come with better on the LP.

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Yas! So happy to hear you've started to enjoy some more songs from "She Is Coming" "Mother's Daughter" is my favorite one as well, closely followed by "Unholy", "Cattitude" and "Party Up The Street".
Hmm... a week ago I would have replied differently, but now I kinda have to agree when it comes to Katy's new song. Loved it at first but got over it rather quickly.

Also nice to see some appreciation for Todrick Hall's anthem

It's the complete opposite case for me!

Oh, I didn't know that. So you weren't that much into his live performance of "Too Late For Love"?

[crystalphoenix]

Just googled Undertale as I never heard about it and the pictures look great! I’ll read more into it as it looks like something that I’d have a lot of fun playing it as well

NoOo pressure, but I'd love to know what you think of Undertale (if you get a chance to check it out). There were definitely some aspects that frustrated me as someone who basically only knows Pokémon games (like not being able to save whenever I wanted, and the ways to win battles didn't always feel intuitive). The characters are all VERY charming and memorable, though! The story also gets quite interesting toward the end (especially if you do the "pacifist route" - which means you can't kill any enemies, and playing through the game that way changes the final boss fights drastically).

Thanks a lot for explaining it all to me! So it really sounds like I imagined... I would love if they would have the same thing over here. So you have to pay for these four years without a scholarship; is it common to receive a scholarship or is it more a rare thing? Also living on campus is probably a cool thing as you're getting the full college experience that way and you can really concentrate on it, right (in addition to meet/bond with others as you said)? Wow, sounds really cool!

Another related question: What happens after college? Do you get a full time shop afterwards? Because over here it's like school -> apprenticeship -> full time (normal) job so I wonder if college is basically the time in the US when we would do an apprenticeship over here

No prob! It's fun to reminisce and talk about those years. I think a lot of people I know received some kind of scholarship or academic-based financial aid (due to their good grades in high school) that reduced the overall cost, but I don't think any got a "full ride"/completely-free experience. The rising cost of college is a big issue in the US now, and some people find themselves in debt for many years after graduating (if they had to take out loans to pay for college).

The idea is that you'll have an easier time landing a decent full-time job after earning a college degree, but there's still exceptions (especially if the economy isn't great when you graduate). Students often do unpaid "internships" of some kind during their college years (especially over summer break) to get more real-world/hands-on experience and increase their chances of being hired somewhere full-time after graduation. It sounds like you did an apprenticeship, so what'd you think of that?

Yep, it was. I never realized that she reacted the way someone should until recently - like it's something natural and normal.

Thanks for sharing your story! I feel for you, these feelings are our own feelings and we should share it when we're ready, so having to share it when you weren't ready yet must have been a bad feeling at that point. Also sorry to hear that about your mom I hope things turned out better at some point and it's nice to hear your dad has been chill enough now

You've got a woke mom.

**Hug** She mentioned that she hoped I'd find someone to love and spend my life with. I'm sure she would've been kind to Ian if they could've met.

Well, after all the stories I’ve told you, it’s probably easy to guess what or who the reason for these spontaneous changes was… So it wasn’t even something like let’s say school that changed the evening (as I have school on evenings every now and then) or similar stuff what would be a ‘good’ reason for a spontaneous change. In these two cases where I missed to see a concert completely despite having bought tickets it was due to something changing spontaneously even though it was a known thing for certain people for a while yet they didn’t care to tell about that early enough.

Ah Well, it was very kind of you not to get furious at certain people for those last-minute spontaneous changes (especially if they prevented you from seeing concerts you'd been excited for...)

Ah, I forgot about “Can’t Get You Out Of My Head” being a hit in the US as well. Good to know the US didn’t sleep on this one at least, as it’s definitely one of her big-gest signature hits ever. It’s weird how she never really break through in the US though as she did it in the UK, all over Europe and obviously in Australia/NZ. Sometimes I feel like foreign artists have it very hard to make it through in the US…

**Nod** It's definitely a problem that pushed me toward sites like UKMIX (and following charts from other countries) to discover all the great acts who don't get much/any attention in the US. There's always been exceptions who managed to become huge here (The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Elton John, Adele, etc.), but I feel like the struggle for foreign acts has gotten even worse in recent years: Rita Ora, Little Mix, Years & Years, Olly Murs, Jess Glynne, George Ezra, Cheryl (Cole), etc. Some of those might have US fanbases/followings to a degree, so their albums can sometimes still earn high debuts, but only 1-2 hit singles (if that) compared to their strings of big hits overseas.

I’m sorry, but that’s not allowed. But there are some nice bodeeh pics here and there and sometimes some nice profiles lead to even nicer Instagram accounts

Ah, so the REAL reason you're on there is just to promote your Insta, eh?

…so it must be nice to know that “Paparazzi” is the most successful single for the original “The Fame” era followed by “Just Dance”, “LoveGame” being third and “Poker Face” last

That is VERY nice to know!

Yep, it’s actually the best-reviewed video game movie on Rotten Toma-toes, so that’s a real triumph and I’m so glad it’s getting some love from the critics. It’s also a box office success which is very cool! So as a big Pokémon fan you enjoyed it, but what were your thoughts about it overall? Because I loved the animation of the Pokémon, they all looked pretty awesome. But I wasn’t too keen on the storyline.

**Nod** I've seen a lot of responses like that, and I pretty much agree. It was a perfectly "fine" movie: not terribly boring, but not terribly interesting/innovative either (as far as mysteries go). The chance to see all these CGI Pokémon in a more "real-world" setting was a MAJOR part of the appeal, but I wish it featured a greater variety of Pokémon overall, and the Pokémon themselves actually doing more than just standing next to people. I get that the movie didn't want to focus on battling much, but it would've been nice to see Pokémon using their powers for other random tasks (like Ditto and Psyduck did). Detective Pikachu himself didn't even interview that many Pokémon (aside from the fantastic Mr. Mime scene), which is a HUGE part of the game.

Good question! I guess he’d be Ed while I’d be Bieber

Is that a top/bottom reference, or just that you've got the better body...?

Ok, that’s a good point and that change atop the charts with all of these songs (and artists) would have been way cooler than Lil Nas X spending even more weeks atop the chart. I wonder if he’ll break the all time record when it comes to weeks at number one, “Old Town Road” is so unstoppable right now and has been such a huge hit out of nowhere!

I'd prefer if it didn't break Mariah's (and "Despacito"s) record for weeks at No. 1 but it still has a ridiculous lead over the No. 2's lately, so we shall see...

But on my way home from work today I just realized that Halsey and Lana Del Rey may be two other cases with 'pop' girls that I love releasing songs that are underwhelming compared to their previous releases...

Ouch, that list just keeps on growing.

• Sorry for missing last week, but there's uhLOT to love about this new chart! Awesome to see Miley earn yet another No. 1 (I'd forgotten that "Malibu" never made it to the top, thanks to Queen Lindsey). SMH @ you not even mentioning "The Most" to Akini, though.
• Speaking of Akini, don't let him dampen your enthusiasm for "Never Really Over," because it's absolutely popgasmic! Probably my favorite single of hers since..."Birthday"? (Which I know a lot of people don't like, but I adore it). <3
• I'm relieved that "I Don't Care" managed to enter (and even climb in its second week) "Cross Me" is making some nice gains too! UKMIX seems very unimpressed, but I'm really enjoying this era of Ed's so far.
• Any chance we'll see "Find U Again," though?

Yet another chart that feels like family, Marsike!

[Tansike]

NoOo pressure, but I'd love to know what you think of Undertale (if you get a chance to check it out). There were definitely some aspects that frustrated me as someone who basically only knows Pokémon games (like not being able to save whenever I wanted, and the ways to win battles didn't always feel intuitive). The characters are all VERY charming and memorable, though! The story also gets quite interesting toward the end (especially if you do the "pacifist route" - which means you can't kill any enemies, and playing through the game that way changes the final boss fights drastically).

Sure. It's still on my list of possible things to buy and thanks for your little review. But a week ago I saw the Mario Party game in store for a good price so I bought it (I loved the first few editions of Mario Party with the Nintendo 64 ) so that's the game I play right now. It's no Undertale and no Pokémon but at least something that got me back into gaming mood Speaking of Pokémon, I really do have the desire to play a Pokémon game but not Let's Go or another already existing one, so I'm really looking forward to Sword / Shield at the moment. What do you think of the new informations we got last week?

No prob! It's fun to reminisce and talk about those years. I think a lot of people I know received some kind of scholarship or academic-based financial aid (due to their good grades in high school) that reduced the overall cost, but I don't think any got a "full ride"/completely-free experience. The rising cost of college is a big issue in the US now, and some people find themselves in debt for many years after graduating (if they had to take out loans to pay for college).

The idea is that you'll have an easier time landing a decent full-time job after earning a college degree, but there's still exceptions (especially if the economy isn't great when you graduate). Students often do unpaid "internships" of some kind during their college years (especially over summer break) to get more real-world/hands-on experience and increase their chances of being hired somewhere full-time after graduation. It sounds like you did an apprenticeship, so what'd you think of that?

Yeah, I heard about that stuff a lot lately as my partner is slightly obsessed with US politics lately and keeps watching YouTube videos about it. I have to admit I always thought that only a few college – like the good ones – cost something and others are ‘for free’ or paid by the government. What about school prior college? You don’t have to pay for that one in the US, do you?

Ah, thanks for explaining. So you must go to college or are there other opportunities after school? I guess it’s either a college or an internship?
Yes, I did and it was good. The thing with an apprenticeship is that you already have to decide what you want to work in the future when you’re 14, because that’s the time when you start searching for an apprenticeship and it usually starts when you’re 15/16 and takes 3-4 years. Thankfully I already knew early that I want to work with numbers/finance stuff so I decided to do a so called ‘Kaufmännische Lehre’. That’s the most popular apprenticeship over here and prepares you for many jobs that work in an office, like secretary, accountant, but also language stuff… I guess both – going to a college and an apprenticeship – have their pros and cons. College sounds more fun and like a better transition from school to ‘adult life’ than apprenticeship, as in that one you’re usually going to school for only two days a week and the others are in a company basically as a normal worker (though you’re labelled as apprentice during that time).

You've got a woke mom.

**Hug** She mentioned that she hoped I'd find someone to love and spend my life with. I'm sure she would've been kind to Ian if they could've met.

I have to tell her that at one point

I'm sure she would have! So the thing she was hoping for came true

Ah Well, it was very kind of you not to get furious at certain people for those last-minute spontaneous changes (especially if they prevented you from seeing concerts you'd been excited for...)

Honestly, I was low-key furious… but that’s life.

**Nod** It's definitely a problem that pushed me toward sites like UKMIX (and following charts from other countries) to discover all the great acts who don't get much/any attention in the US. There's always been exceptions who managed to become huge here (The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Elton John, Adele, etc.), but I feel like the struggle for foreign acts has gotten even worse in recent years: Rita Ora, Little Mix, Years & Years, Olly Murs, Jess Glynne, George Ezra, Cheryl (Cole), etc. Some of those might have US fanbases/followings to a degree, so their albums can sometimes still earn high debuts, but only 1-2 hit singles (if that) compared to their strings of big hits overseas.

Yeah. I remember we were already talking about something similar when it came to Rita Ora a few months ago. From that point of view, American artists probably have it the easiest to break through on a worldwide scale and I wonder why it is that way. Probably because decades ago it was clear that if someone breaks through in a huge territory like the US, then it HAS to be good so people from other countries pick it up as well and somehow it remained that way?

Ah, so the REAL reason you're on there is just to promote your Insta, eh?

Nope, that's not my intention behind me being there.

**Nod** I've seen a lot of responses like that, and I pretty much agree. It was a perfectly "fine" movie: not terribly boring, but not terribly interesting/innovative either (as far as mysteries go). The chance to see all these CGI Pokémon in a more "real-world" setting was a MAJOR part of the appeal, but I wish it featured a greater variety of Pokémon overall, and the Pokémon themselves actually doing more than just standing next to people. I get that the movie didn't want to focus on battling much, but it would've been nice to see Pokémon using their powers for other random tasks (like Ditto and Psyduck did). Detective Pikachu himself didn't even interview that many Pokémon (aside from the fantastic Mr. Mime scene), which is a HUGE part of the game.

Good points. It feels like this movie was made for non-Pokémon fans instead of the opposite, because everyone thinks the talking Pikachu is cute and stuff like that. My partner enjoyed the movie more than I did and he never cared about Pokémon at all. Agreed about the Mr. Mime scene btw!

Instead of a second Detective Pikachu movie I’d love to get something with a similar plot to the Anime series but with the same real life concept as Detective Pikachu. That would be awesome, but I’m not sure if there’s a market for this?

Is that a top/bottom reference, or just that you've got the better body...?

No, I really didn't think about that, haha. I just thought Justin has a younger voice and also is younger (though not that much) so I thought it makes more sense if I'd sing his parts as I'm the younger from us two.

I'd prefer if it didn't break Mariah's (and "Despacito"s) record for weeks at No. 1 but it still has a ridiculous lead over the No. 2's lately, so we shall see...

Yeah, there's still a real competition missing so far and I don't know what song could surpass "Old Town Road" soon. But there are still some weeks to go, right? iirc it just got its tenth week at #1 and Mariah's record is like 16 weeks, right?

Ouch, that list just keeps on growing.

Maybe it's just the normal progress. Artists can't keep their a game for all the time and people always move on. I read somewhere that our taste in music is changing every few years or so, so it's really normal to move on and get into other artists more than always being into the same artists and having the same faves. Of course a few could stick with us but not all of them.

• Sorry for missing last week, but there's uhLOT to love about this new chart! Awesome to see Miley earn yet another No. 1 (I'd forgotten that "Malibu" never made it to the top, thanks to Queen Lindsey). SMH @ you not even mentioning "The Most" to Akini, though.
• Speaking of Akini, don't let him dampen your enthusiasm for "Never Really Over," because it's absolutely popgasmic! Probably my favorite single of hers since..."Birthday"? (Which I know a lot of people don't like, but I adore it). <3
• I'm relieved that "I Don't Care" managed to enter (and even climb in its second week) "Cross Me" is making some nice gains too! UKMIX seems very unimpressed, but I'm really enjoying this era of Ed's so far.
• Any chance we'll see "Find U Again," though?

Yet another chart that feels like family, Marsike!

Aww... no problem. You also say I don't have to apologize if I miss out a (few...) weeks so you definitely don't have to apologize either for missing out one week. Oh wow, did you look it up who blocked Miley or how come you know that? Even I had no idea who blocked her on top of my mind... but yes, Miley got her power back and I'm glad she's not one of the pop girls who disappoint me with their new stuff. Aw, I already saw that "The Most" seems to be one of your favorite ones from "She Is Coming", unfortunately it's currently my least fave. Still like it though and it’s about to move up one spot in my “She Is Coming” ranking…

Not sure if you saw my reply to him but after loving "Never Really Over" at first (hence the great debut), I got over it rather quickly lately so there's a rather big-ish drop to be expected this week Glad you're loving it so much but I still need to get into it more after the first week hype died off with me. "365" was definitely the better tune for me so far.

Yes, finally got into these two. My partner and I went to a short weekend trip last weekend and had to drive 5-6 hours a way, during that time I played "Cross Me" to him and he loved it right away so I had to repeat it several times, that's kinda how I got into it. Same with "I Don't Care"; as I told you my partner enjoys it a lot so I heard it every now and then as well plus his band wants to make a cover of it. With the whole album coming out soon I think both may stick with me for a little bit longer despite the lukewarm first impression I had with them.

Not yet. To be honest I wanted to check it out at first but knowing that the album is coming out very soon I decided to wait for the whole release now. Simply because it's been so incredibly busy lately that I kinda 'need' one or two less busy weeks to dive into current releases more.

Thank you so much

[Tansike]

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My Charts - week 24/2019 – 13 june 2019 - back to normality
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Singles Top40

Spoiler!

Following some extremely busy weeks, last Friday had many less potential new releases for an entry and with the Eurovision entries also slowing down more and more, this week is the most quiet in a long time and gives room for some re-entries and some other songs to grow. Miley Cyrus is able to spend a second week atop with “Mother’s Daughter”, making it the first time in six years the singer has two consecutive top hits with multiple weeks at number one. Keiino’s “Spirit In The Sky” remains at #2 for another week while Todrick Hall’s “Nails, Hair, Hips, Heels” rises 5-3 to complete the Top3.

New and re-entries this week: For the first time in weeks or most likely even months, there’s absolutely no new arrival in the Top20, as Sofi Tukker’s “Playa Grande” is new at #25 as the highest debut of the week. The duo has teamed up with Colombian band Bomba Estéreo on that song. This is already the fifth entry for Sofi Tukker since their breakthrough in early 2018, so they’re slowly becoming chart staples. One spot below is Shawn Mendes’ “If I Can’t Have You”. The song was already released a few weeks ago and even peaked at #2 on the Bubbling Under chart, but it has missed a debut on the main chart so far due to all the releases especially coming from the Eurovision Song Contest. It’s Shawn’s ninth chart entry to date with all of them reaching the Top30. Having represented Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with his hit “Rhythm Inside”, Loïc Nottet has proved to be a respectable hit maker ever since. “29” is his new single and enters the charts at – what a coincidence – #29. The fourth and already final new entry of the week is Rammstein’s “Radio” at #37. The track was originally released as the second single of their current self-titled album though it missed to make a debut until now. Interestingly, it basically switches positions with “Deutschland” that re-entered the chart at #37 a week ago and falls out again.

In addition to those four debuts there are also four re-entries, two of them coming back due to new album releases and the other two coming back due to it being a less busy time. Jonas Brothers surprising comeback hit “Sucker” makes it back to #16 as they’ve just released the album “Happiness Begins”, while Aurora’s “Animal” is back at #39 following the release of her “Infections Of A Different Kind – Step 2”. The other two re-entries are two songs that already made a relatively big impression earlier this year: Kerli’s “Legends” (#35) and Within Temptation’s “Supernova” (#38).

ESC entries this week: Duncan Laurence won the contest for his home country Netherlands with his pop ballad “Arcade”. The song peaked at #6 just after the contest but kept on falling down in small steps lately. Surprisingly, with this week being less busy, the winner song improves 11-4 to become the highest peaking ESC winning entry since Jamala’s “1944” peaked at #3 in 2016. Zena’s “Like It” (7-7) and Kate Miller-Heidke’s “Zero Gravity” (6-8) remain in the Top10. Tamta’s “Replay” may leave that part (10-12), but Cyprus’ entry remains extremely popular and even surpasses Michela’s “Chameleon” (14-17) as this years most successful entry so far. Mahmood’s “Soldi” also keeps on being very stable on the charts (16-18). Ester Peony’s “On A Sunday” (19-21), Bilal Hassani’s “Roi” (26-28), Miki’s “La venda” (23-30) and Chingiz’ “Truth” (25-34) are the remaining entries from the contest on the charts. With a total of 2,437 chart points that all contest songs gathered so far, 2019 is already the third most successful contest on My Charts following 2016 with 3,027 points and 2018 with 2,476 points.

Other talking points this week: There are quite a few songs that reach new heights on this weeks Top40. Netta’s “Nana Banana” makes a surprising jump up 24-5 to tie her ESC winning title “Toy” as her highest peaking single so far. Rammstein get their second Top10 hit as “Ausländer” increases 13-9, Ed Sheeran & Co.’s “Cross Me” is up 20-13, Astrid S’ “The First One” moves 34-27 and Kygo & Chelsea Cutler’s “Not Ok” goes up 39-36. Katy Perry’s “Never Really Over” already loses some steam (3-11) while Within Temptation’s “Mad World” moves back up into the upper half and gets certified with Gold this week (22-19).

Netta’s “Nana Banana” is the biggest climber while Chingiz’ “Truth” is the biggest loser this week.

1 (1) Miley Cyrus – Mother’s Daughter
Chart Run: *1*-1- / 2w

2 (2) Keiino – Spirit In The Sky
Chart Run: 14-22-36-34-4-*1*-2-2- / 8w

3 (5) Todrick Hall – Nails, Hair, Hips, Heels
Chart Run: 13-5-*3*- / 3w

4 (11) Duncan Laurence – Arcade
Chart Run: 29-40-Out-RE 29-6-8-11-*4*- / 7w

5 (24) Netta – Nana Banana
Chart Run: 24-24-*5*- / 3w

6 (4) Lana Del Rey – Doin’ Time
Chart Run: 11-7-*4*-6- / 4w

7 (7) Zena – Like It
Chart Run: 16-12-*4*-7-7- / 5w

8 (6) Kate Miller-Heidke – Zero Gravity
Chart Run: 6-*2*-2-6-8- / 5w

9 (13) Rammstein – Ausländer
Chart Run: 13-*9*- / 2w

10 (8) Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus – Old Town Road
Chart Run: 24-26-31-31-24-15-*5*-8-10- / 9w

11 (3) Katy Perry – Never Really Over
Chart Run: *3*-11- / 2w

12 (10) Tamta – Replay *G*
Chart Run: 17-15-10-18-23-30-31-Out-RE *3*-5-6-10-12- / 12w

13 (20) Ed Sheeran feat. Chance The Rapper & PnB Rock – Cross Me
Chart Run: 22-20-*13*- / 3w

14 (9) RuPaul feat. A'Keria C. Davenport, Brooke Lynn Hytes, Silky Nutmeg Ganache, Vanessa Vanjie Mateo & Yvie Oddly – Queens Everywhere
Chart Run: *3*-9-14- / 3w

15 (12) The Chainsmokers & Bebe Rexha – Call You Mine
Chart Run: *12*-15- / 2w

16 (RE) Jonas Brothers – Sucker
Chart Run: 16-*15*-20-26-Out-RE 16- / 5w

17 (14) Michela – Chameleon *G*
Chart Run: 2-*1*-3-5-7-1-9-14-17- / 9w

18 (16) Mahmood – Soldi
Chart Run: 34-40-35-*8*-11-16-18- / 7w

19 (22) Within Temptation – Mad World *G*
Chart Run: *1*-3-4-6-11-22-21-22-19- / 9w

20 (15) Marina – Superstar
Chart Run: 2-2-*1*-9-14-15-20- / 7w

21 (19) Ester Peony – On A Sunday
Chart Run: *17*-17-19-21- / 4w

22 (18) Kygo & Rita Ora – Carry On
Chart Run: 7-5-8-*2*-13-15-18-22- / 8w

23 (17) Halsey – Nightmare
Chart Run: 14-*10*-17-23- / 4w

24 (21) OneRepublic – Rescue Me
Chart Run: 20-*18*-21-24- / 4w

25 (NEW) Sofi Tukker & Bomba Estéreo – Playa Grande
Chart Run: *25*- / 1w

26 (NEW) Shawn Mendes – If I Can’t Have You
Chart Run: *26*- / 1w

27 (34) Astrid S – The First One
Chart Run: 34-*27*- / 2w

28 (26) Bilal Hassani – Roi
Chart Run: 20-35-Out-RE *5*-10-19-26-28- / 7w

29 (NEW) Loïc Nottet – 29
Chart Run: *29*- / 1w

30 (23) Miki – La venda
Chart Run: *18*-20-23-30- / 4w

31 (28) Ally Brooke feat. A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie – Lips Don’t Lie
Chart Run: *25*-28-31- / 3w

32 (31) Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber – I Don't Care
Chart Run: 39-*31*-32- / 3w

33 (27) Plastique Tiara – Irresistible
Chart Run: *1*-3-8-21-26-27-33- / 7w

34 (25) Chingiz – Truth
Chart Run: *7*-12-25-34- / 4w

35 (RE) Kerli – Legends *G*
Chart Run: 2-4-*1*-3-8-14-20-24-35-Out-RE 35- / 10w

36 (39) Kygo & Chelsea Cutler – Not Ok
Chart Run: 39-*36*- / 2w

37 (NEW) Rammstein – Radio
Chart Run: *37*- / 1w

38 (RE) Within Temptation – Supernova *G*
Chart Run: *1*-2-4-4-6-10-13-21-24-28-36-Out-RE 38- / 12w

39 (RE) Aurora – Animal
Chart Run: *26*-37-Out-RE 39- / 3w

40 (33) Cellar Darling – Freeze
Chart Run: *2*-6-9-14-29-30-33-40- / 8w

Out of Top40
Out (29) Cardi B – Press (1w)
Out (30) Luca Hänni – She Got Me (7w)
Out (32) Carousel – That Night (3w)
Out (35) Jonida Maliqi – Ktheju tokës (3w)
Out (36) RuPaul feat. Monét X Change, Monique Heart, Naomi Smalls & Trinity The Tuck – Super Queen (8w)
Out (37) Rammstein – Deutschland (6w)
Out (38) Nevena Bozovic – Kruna (3w)
Out (40) Blackpink – Kill This Love (9w)

New certifications
“Mad World” by Within Temptation goes GOLD (250+ points)

Click here for the Certification Database

 

[Tansike]

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My Charts - week 24/2019 – 13 june 2019 - back to normality
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Album Top20

Spoiler!

Similar to the Singles Top40, the Album Top20 is also more quiet than in many previous weeks this time despite three new arrivals in the Top10. All of these arrivals weren’t that anticipated though and so this week also has some old(er) albums climbing back up the charts. However, it’s still Miley Cyrus’ “She Is Coming” that rules the charts as it spends a second week at number one. She’s followed by Ashley Tisdale’s “Symptoms” (3-2) and the compilation for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 (2-3) that both switch their positions. The former also gets certified with Gold this week. With eight weeks in the Top5, the latter is just the second release of that series in doing so following the 2012 contest compilation.

The highest debut of the week belongs to the Jonas Brothers. The trio have returned to the music scene with their single “Sucker” a while ago and smashed as they never did before. Their new album is called “Happiness Begins” and with its start at #4 it becomes their very first notation on the album charts.

Other new entries this week: Norwegian pop singer Aurora has released the second installment of her “Infections Of A Different Kind” series and debuts at #6 with it as her third but lowest peaking chart entry so far. The first installment peaked at #2 last Fall while her debut album “All My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend” debuted and peaked at #3 in early 2016. The third and final new entry is the posthumous released “Tim” by the late Swedish DJ and producer Avicii at #10. With just one entry on the Singles Top40 so far (“SOS” peaked at #19) it was expected to do worse than his previous entries, though it’s still his fourth Top10 appearance following “True” (#2 for three weeks in 2013, certified with Gold), “Stories” (#8 in 2015) and the “Avïci (01)” EP (#8 in 2017).

Other talking points this week: As mentioned, due to it being a less busier time and the new releases being no big ones, some older albums are able to climb up the charts and two of them are “Shadow Works” by Kerli (14-7) and “Resist” by Within Temptation (13-8). Both albums got certified with Platinum just a week ago and return into the upper half now. Bilal Hassani’s “Kingdom” also goes back into the Top10 as it increases 11-9. Last but not least, there’s also something negative worth a mention this week and that’s the drop for Inna’s “Yo” (5-18). The singer already got a weaker-than-usual start with her new album a week ago but even declines shockingly fast this week. Her previous five chart entries were all certified with Gold or in two cases even with Platinum and have spent multiple weeks in the Top10, in some cases even in the Top5, so this drop is rather shocking and shows that every artist can underperform at some point.

1 (1) Miley Cyrus – She Is Coming
Chart Run: *1*-1- / 2w

2 (3) Ashley Tisdale – Symptoms *G*
Chart Run: *1*-1-2-2-3-2- / 6w

3 (2) Eurovision Song Contest 2019 *G*
Chart Run: *1*-3-5-2-1-1-2-3- / 8w

4 (NEW) Jonas Brothers – Happiness Begins
Chart Run: *4*- / 1w

5 (4) Rammstein – Rammstein
Chart Run: 5-5-*4*-5- / 4w

6 (NEW) Aurora – Infections Of A Different Kind – Step 2
Chart Run: *6*- / 1w

7 (14) Kerli – Shadow Works *P*
Chart Run: *1*-1-1-1-2-3-4-5-8-11-14-17-16-13-14-7- / 16w

8 (13) Within Temptation – Resist *P*
Chart Run: *1*-1-1-3-2-3-4-7-8-11-8-14-17-20-Out-RE 16-13-8- / 17w

9 (11) Bilal Hassani – Kingdom
Chart Run: 12-*6*-8-11-9- / 5w

10 (NEW) Avicii – Tim
Chart Run: *10*- / 1w

11 (6) Carly Rae Jepsen – Dedicated
Chart Run: *3*-4-6-11- / 4w

12 (7) Marina – Love + Fear *G*
Chart Run: *1*-2-4-4-6-7-12- / 7w

13 (15) Eluveitie – Ategnatos *G*
Chart Run: *1*-1-2-7-10-13-15-14-15-13- / 10w

14 (9) Ciara – Beauty Marks
Chart Run: *3*-7-7-9-14- / 5w

15 (8) Todrick Hall – Haus Party 1
Chart Run: *3*-8-15- / 3w

16 (10) Lena – Only Love, L *G*
Chart Run: *2*-2-3-6-8-9-10-9-10-16- / 10w

17 (12) Aly & AJ – Sanctuary EP
Chart Run: *5*-8-11-12-17- / 5w

18 (5) Inna – Yo
Chart Run: *5*-18- / 2w

19 (16) Billie Eilish – When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? *G*
Chart Run: *1*-3-3-4-8-9-10-12-12-16-19- / 11w

20 (18) P!nk – Hurts 2B Human
Chart Run: *2*-4-8-11-10-18-20- / 7w

Out of Top20
Out (17) James Bay – Oh My Messy Mind EP (4w)
Out (19) Various Artists – For The Throne (6w)
Out (20) Mrs. Greenbird – Dark Waters (7w)

New certifications
“Symptoms” by Ashley Tisdale goes GOLD (100+ points)

Click here for the Certification Database

 

[Tansike]

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My Charts - week 24/2019 – 13 june 2019 - back to normality
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Bubbling Under

Spoiler!

Miley completely owns the Bubbling Under chart this week as despite “D.R.E.A.M.” from her current release “She Is Coming” falls out, she gets another additional three new entries. “Unholy” climbs 2-1 as her most successful non-single song, followed by “Party Up The Street” (5-2) and “Cattitude” (1-3). “The Most” debuts at #8, so all songs from “She Is Coming” made it to the Bubbling Under chart now.

While it was clear that every song is allowed to enter the Bubbling Under chart – as long as it didn’t make it onto the Singles Top40 – it wasn’t that clear when it comes to older songs. So far this hasn’t been a problem but last week there were a few older tracks from Miley Cyrus that made a huge impact on my daily life as well, so I decided to let them onto the Bubbling Under chart as well. This means the Bubbling Under chart basically reflects my most successful songs of the week that didn’t make it onto the main chart (yet).

The two older songs by Miley are “1 Sun” at #5 (from her “Miley Cyrus And Her Dead Petz” album in 2015) and “Do My Thang” at #6 (from her “Bangerz” album in 2013). Both have been big faves of mine already back when their albums came out and if there would have been a Bubbling Under chart at that time, both songs would have been at number one for at least one week.

Ashley Tisdale’s “Insomnia” gets a sixth week on the chart (7-10). The singer and actress gets a second entry this time as the album closer “Feeling So Good” makes an appearance at #7.

Rammstein’s “Puppe” (4-4) and Kerli’s “One” (re at #9) make the Bubbling Under chart complete.

1 (2) Miley Cyrus – Unholy
Chart Run: 2-*1*- / 2w

2 (5) Miley Cyrus, Swae Lee & Mike Will Made It – Party Up The Street
Chart Run: 5-*2*- / 2w

3 (1) Miley Cyrus feat. RuPaul – Cattitude
Chart Run: *1*-3- / 2w

4 (4) Rammstein – Puppe
Chart Run: *4*-4- / 2w

5 (NEW) Miley Cyrus – 1 Sun
Chart Run: *5*- / 1w

6 (NEW) Miley Cyrus – Do My Thang
Chart Run: *6*- / 1w

7 (NEW) Ashley Tisdale – Feeling So Good
Chart Run: *7*- / 1w

8 (NEW) Miley Cyrus – The Most
Chart Run: *8*- / 1w

9 (RE) Kerli – One
Chart Run: 5-*2*-2-3-6-5-8-9-Out-RE 9- / 9w

10 (7) Ashley Tisdale – Insomnia
Chart Run: *1*-1-1-3-7-10- / 6w

[crystalphoenix]

Sure. It's still on my list of possible things to buy and thanks for your little review. But a week ago I saw the Mario Party game in store for a good price so I bought it (I loved the first few editions of Mario Party with the Nintendo 64 ) so that's the game I play right now. It's no Undertale and no Pokémon but at least something that got me back into gaming mood Speaking of Pokémon, I really do have the desire to play a Pokémon game but not Let's Go or another already existing one, so I'm really looking forward to Sword / Shield at the moment. What do you think of the new informations we got last week?

I haven't played a Mario Party game in ages, but I remember having a lot of fun with them back in the day! Have you been playing with your partner, or are there ways to play solo? I recall you mentioning a competitive side of yourself when it came to Pokkén , so hopefully Mario Party hasn't caused any strife with your partner.

What a week it's been for Pokémon! I was excited by some of the stuff they showed at E3 (especially Yamper) <3 but the news about the National Dex has really overshadowed everything else about SwSh. That announcement was so unexpected and so disappointing I don't want to abandon a franchise I love this much because of one (terrible) creative decision, but I hope fans can find ways to convince them to re-think this new policy/approach of completely excluding old Pokémon, without having to boycott the games.

Yeah, I heard about that stuff a lot lately as my partner is slightly obsessed with US politics lately and keeps watching YouTube videos about it. I have to admit I always thought that only a few college – like the good ones – cost something and others are ‘for free’ or paid by the government. What about school prior college? You don’t have to pay for that one in the US, do you?

Ah, thanks for explaining. So you must go to college or are there other opportunities after school? I guess it’s either a college or an internship? Yes, I did and it was good. The thing with an apprenticeship is that you already have to decide what you want to work in the future when you’re 14, because that’s the time when you start searching for an apprenticeship and it usually starts when you’re 15/16 and takes 3-4 years. Thankfully I already knew early that I want to work with num-bers/finance stuff so I decided to do a so called ‘Kaufmännische Lehre’. That’s the most popular ap-prenticeship over here and prepares you for many jobs that work in an office, like secretary, account-ant, but also language stuff… I guess both – going to a college and an apprenticeship – have their pros and cons. College sounds more fun and like a better transition from school to ‘adult life’ than apprenticeship, as in that one you’re usually going to school for only two days a week and the others are in a company basically as a normal worker (though you’re labelled as apprentice during that time).

Is that because your partner wants to move to the US someday? It's possible to attend expensive private schools for your entire education (if you can afford that), but I don't think that's very common (at least not where I grew up/not in my social circle). My friends all attended free public schools until college.

Nah - there's often a big push/pressure to attend college (and I think having a college degree still opens more career opportunities for you), but a lot of people across the US never go. Some just start working full-time as soon as they graduate high school (age 17-18), especially if they're interested in a career that doesn't require a degree (like more physical-skill-based work, such as car repair), or they join their pre-existing family business. Woah, 14 does seem young to make decisions like that and start working (even part-time), but it sounds like that apprenticeship system ultimately worked out for the best for you.

Honestly, I was low-key furious… but that’s life.

You're a saint for managing to keep that low-key.

Yeah. I remember we were already talking about something similar when it came to Rita Ora a few months ago. From that point of view, American artists probably have it the easiest to break through on a worldwide scale and I wonder why it is that way. Probably be-cause decades ago it was clear that if someone breaks through in a huge territory like the US, then it HAS to be good so people from other countries pick it up as well and somehow it remained that way?

Yeah, there's definitely an argument to be made that the US has too much global influence when it comes to entertainment in general (not just singers, but Hollywood/actors/TV shows too). American-made entertainment often gets a huge worldwide push, but "foreign films" and non-English-music are treated as niche markets here in the US.

Good points. It feels like this movie was made for non-Pokémon fans instead of the opposite, because everyone thinks the talking Pikachu is cute and stuff like that. My partner enjoyed the movie more than I did and he never cared about Pokémon at all. Agreed about the Mr. Mime scene btw!

Instead of a second Detective Pikachu movie I’d love to get something with a similar plot to the Anime series but with the same real life concept as Detective Pikachu. That would be awesome, but I’m not sure if there’s a market for this?

**Nod** That's a great point, and I think Detective Pikachu was deliberately made with that in mind: to help introduce people to and sell them on the Pokémon universe, while still including fun "Easter eggs" for the diehard fans. That's probably at least partially why Detective Pikachu mostly avoided complex battle stuff (like type matchups, abilities, status effects), so that most audiences wouldn't feel overwhelmed (or just bored) by all this new terminology.

A live-action movie adaptation of the anime would be tricky, since it'd be tough to please diehard fans ("Ash doesn't look like that! Brock doesn't sound like that! That's not exactly how it happened on the show!!!"), while your average movie-goer might not care enough to go see something like that. I like the idea of more movies with fresh stories that are set in the Pokémon universe, though (maybe something about Pokémon Rangers...)

No, I really didn't think about that, haha. I just thought Justin has a younger voice and also is younger (though not that much) so I thought it makes more sense if I'd sing his parts as I'm the younger from us two.

Gotta remind your partner that he's the old man in the relationship, eh?

Yeah, there's still a real competition missing so far and I don't know what song could surpass "Old Town Road" soon. But there are still some weeks to go, right? iirc it just got its tenth week at #1 and Mariah's record is like 16 weeks, right?

Assuming it's announced as still being No. 1 today, "Old Town Road" will have 11 weeks on top and the record is 16. Idk how likely this is, but I'd love if the "You Need To Calm Down" video was massive enough to knock OTR down next week...

Maybe it's just the normal progress. Artists can't keep their a game for all the time and people always move on. I read somewhere that our taste in music is changing every few years or so, so it's really normal to move on and get into other artists more than always being into the same artists and having the same faves. Of course a few could stick with us but not all of them.

Ah, that's a really thoughtful, introspective way of looking at it: recognizing how much of the change is actually us/our tastes VS the artists.

Aww... no problem. You also say I don't have to apologize if I miss out a (few...) weeks so you definitely don't have to apologize either for missing out one week. Oh wow, did you look it up who blocked Miley or how come you know that? Even I had no idea who blocked her on top of my mind... but yes, Miley got her power back and I'm glad she's not one of the pop girls who disappoint me with their new stuff. Aw, I already saw that "The Most" seems to be one of your favorite ones from "She Is Coming", unfortunately it's currently my least fave. Still like it though and it’s about to move up one spot in my “She Is Coming” ranking…

I wish my memory was that good, but I had to look it up Hopefully "The Most" can at least move above "Party Up The Street."

Yes, finally got into these two. My partner and I went to a short weekend trip last weekend and had to drive 5-6 hours a way, during that time I played "Cross Me" to him and he loved it right away so I had to repeat it several times, that's kinda how I got into it. Same with "I Don't Care"; as I told you my partner enjoys it a lot so I heard it every now and then as well plus his band wants to make a cover of it. With the whole album coming out soon I think both may stick with me for a little bit longer despite the lukewarm first impression I had with them.

Bless him for saving this era for you How'd that trip go?

Not yet. To be honest I wanted to check it out at first but knowing that the album is coming out very soon I decided to wait for the whole release now. Simply because it's been so incredibly busy lately that I kinda 'need' one or two less busy weeks to dive into current re-leases more.

Ah, that makes sense, and is a good way to avoid being overloaded with too much new music at once. Hopefully that means "Find U Again" will have a better chance of standing out/debuting high too.

• So Miley also had two consecutive multi-week-No. 1's back in 2013? I imagine one of those was "Wrecking Ball," but I didn't think you were THAT into "We Can't Stop" or "Adore You," so I'm not sure of the other one...
• Ouch, straight out of the Top 10 for Katy.
• But at least "Cross Me" is on the verge of entering that region! **Fingers crossed**
• Nice to see "If I Can't Have You" debut! I thought it might've missed its chance and been forgotten by the time Eurovision hype faded.
• Looks like "D.R.E.A.M." is the She Is Coming track that "The Most" managed to move above. I'm actually pretty into "D.R.E.A.M." too but at least "The Most" isn't dead-last from that EP anymore!

Yet another motherf**king awesome chart, Tancel!

[Tansike]

I haven't played a Mario Party game in ages, but I remember having a lot of fun with them back in the day! Have you been playing with your partner, or are there ways to play solo? I recall you mentioning a competitive side of yourself when it came to Pokkén , so hopefully Mario Party hasn't caused any strife with your partner.

What a week it's been for Pokémon! I was excited by some of the stuff they showed at E3 (especially Yamper) <3 but the news about the National Dex has really overshadowed everything else about SwSh. That announcement was so unexpected and so disappointing I don't want to abandon a franchise I love this much because of one (terrible) creative decision, but I hope fans can find ways to convince them to re-think this new policy/approach of completely excluding old Pokémon, without having to boycott the games.

Do you remember which one you played back in the day and on which console? Was it one of the first ones on the Nintendo 64?
I've been playing solo and with my partner, though he's not a big fan of it yet. There are ways to play it solo and I'm loving it that much that I don't mind playing it solo. Haha, well, half of the times we played together he was better than me and the other half I was better than him, so it's all good between us

Oh, is SwSh the 'official' shortcut for Sword/Shield? I like that! Anyways, yes, it should have been a great week for Pokémon but some of the news weren't that pleasing and unfortunately that stuff kinda weighted more than the positive stuff (at least for me and I felt like it's similar with many other people). After a while I made peace with that though. As long as the game is great (and in that case it has to be really, really good) I'm fine with it and they can get the National Dex back with the next game. I also assume we may get Sword/Shield 2 a year or two later and maybe they will add the National Dex onto these games, with SwSh having the task to introduce die hard fans to a new Pokémon World (=open world, new evolution, new Pokémon, back to Gyms...) and also tries to attract new Pokémon Fans without too many possible Pokémon to catch. If they will do it right, it may be a win-win situation after all.

Is that because your partner wants to move to the US someday? It's possible to attend expensive private schools for your entire education (if you can afford that), but I don't think that's very common (at least not where I grew up/not in my social circle). My friends all attended free public schools until college.

Nah - there's often a big push/pressure to attend college (and I think having a college degree still opens more career opportunities for you), but a lot of people across the US never go. Some just start working full-time as soon as they graduate high school (age 17-18), especially if they're interested in a career that doesn't require a degree (like more physical-skill-based work, such as car repair), or they join their pre-existing family business. Woah, 14 does seem young to make decisions like that and start working (even part-time), but it sounds like that apprenticeship system ultimately worked out for the best for you.

No, I don't even know why he's so obsessed with Trump & US politics lately. We were watching a 90 minutes documentary on YouTube about US politics just yesterday... but I have to admit some of these things are really interesting - and worrying.

Ok, thanks for clearing that up. The 'big pressure to attend college' sounds exactly the same like it is over here but with an apprenticeship. I really like the US education system on paper, though I obviously only can judge it from what I heard and read. Yes, that's really young to make decisions like this but yeah, it worked out for me. Interestingly, there has been a change in the last few years as more young people decide to go to university after their apprenticeship instead of working full-time.

You're a saint for managing to keep that low-key.

Yeah, there's definitely an argument to be made that the US has too much global influence when it comes to entertainment in general (not just singers, but Hollywood/actors/TV shows too). American-made entertainment often gets a huge worldwide push, but "foreign films" and non-English-music are treated as niche markets here in the US.

True. But it's often that way; the bigger the country is, the bigger its influence. There are some Swiss TV stations with own shows for example, but most people still watch German TV stations with German shows. Same with the music (=German artists being successful in Austria/Switzerland as well, but Swiss artists barely making it in Austria/Germany, same with Austrian artists). Or Australia/New Zealand with more Australian artists making it big in NZ as well but less NZ artists making it in Australia.

**Nod** That's a great point, and I think Detective Pikachu was deliberately made with that in mind: to help introduce people to and sell them on the Pokémon universe, while still including fun "Easter eggs" for the diehard fans. That's probably at least partially why Detective Pikachu mostly avoided complex battle stuff (like type matchups, abilities, status effects), so that most audiences wouldn't feel overwhelmed (or just bored) by all this new terminology.

A live-action movie adaptation of the anime would be tricky, since it'd be tough to please diehard fans ("Ash doesn't look like that! Brock doesn't sound like that! That's not exactly how it happened on the show!!!"), while your average movie-goer might not care enough to go see something like that. I like the idea of more movies with fresh stories that are set in the Pokémon universe, though (maybe something about Pokémon Rangers...)

True. I didn't even realize there are basically no typical things from a Pokémon fight in the movie except a very few moves. But honestly, we shouldn't forget it's 'Detective Pikachu' so it's about clearing a case and not becoming the best Pokémon trainer. Speaking of it, have you played the Detective Pikachu game?

Damn, I forgot about that and you're absolutely right... there's no way they could please all the fans with a movie like that I hate how fans can be in that aspect. Pokémon Rangers sounds interesting, or a movie similar to Pokkén may work as well, but we already low-key got that with the Charizard scene...

Gotta remind your partner that he's the old man in the relationship, eh?

Hehe... well, to be fair, I never think about our age difference if it wouldn't be for him always reminding me of it...

Assuming it's announced as still being No. 1 today, "Old Town Road" will have 11 weeks on top and the record is 16. Idk how likely this is, but I'd love if the "You Need To Calm Down" video was massive enough to knock OTR down next week...

Fingers crossed as Taylor is having a nice lead over "Old Town Road" on iTunes and is above the song on Spotify as well. The song is also definitely better than "ME!" was... what do you think?

Ah, that's a really thoughtful, introspective way of looking at it: recognizing how much of the change is actually us/our tastes VS the artists.

Yeah. And I think that's really the case with some artists/releases - especially Carly Rae Jepsen. Last and this week I tried to spend a little bit more attention to "Dedicated" and 'really' listen to it - trying to dive into lyrics, the music... and it still didn't work as much as I thought it would. I still enjoy it but it took me a while to be able to name my faves from the album while I was able to name "LA Hallucinations" as a huge favorite of mine of "Emotion" after the very first play for example. But what I heard was that the music on "Dedicated" isn't even that different to "Emotion" - so it kinda has to be my own taste that makes the difference?

I wish my memory was that good, but I had to look it up Hopefully "The Most" can at least move above "Party Up The Street."

Well, who knows, maybe you still remembered that due to some special occasion... Ah, I already answered that below (weirdly enough, I often start replying to the part you write down for the current chart )

Bless him for saving this era for you How'd that trip go?

Thanks for asking! The trip was very nice... but also very... eh... let's say green

Ah, that makes sense, and is a good way to avoid being overloaded with too much new music at once. Hopefully that means "Find U Again" will have a better chance of standing out/debuting high too.

Didn't even think about that yet, but yes, the album release boost could give "Find U Again" an even better debut (if I also like it of course - but I have to admit I'm slightly getting thirsty for new Camila).

• So Miley also had two consecutive multi-week-No. 1's back in 2013? I imagine one of those was "Wrecking Ball," but I didn't think you were THAT into "We Can't Stop" or "Adore You," so I'm not sure of the other one...
• Ouch, straight out of the Top 10 for Katy.
• But at least "Cross Me" is on the verge of entering that region! **Fingers crossed**
• Nice to see "If I Can't Have You" debut! I thought it might've missed its chance and been forgotten by the time Eurovision hype faded.
• Looks like "D.R.E.A.M." is the She Is Coming track that "The Most" managed to move above. I'm actually pretty into "D.R.E.A.M." too but at least "The Most" isn't dead-last from that EP anymore!

Yet another motherf**king awesome chart, Tancel!

Oh, actually both - "We Can't Stop" and "Adore You" - reached the top spot. But the part '...first time in six years the singer has two consecutive top hits with multiple weeks at number one' wasn't well written from me as the last time she had two consecutive #1s with multiple weeks at #1 was with "Who Owns My Heart" (2010, three weeks) -> "Fall Down" (by will.i.am, 2013, two weeks). "We Can't Stop" and "Adore You" both spent just one week at #1.

I know But don't worry, it's not really over yet...

Not sure about that. As for now, I think #13 may be the peak of "Cross Me" - at least until the album drops. Still a shame this doesn't seem to get picked up by the GP.

Shawn's song was one of the tracks that benefitted a lot from the quiet week and the fact I checked out less music than in previous weeks. I'm glad I gave "If I Can't Have You" another chance as it's definitely a good pop song.

Yep. "D.R.E.A.M." is my least favorite from "She Is Coming" now, but I still enjoy it. "The Most" is second last right now but I'm enjoying it more and more. I don't see it surpassing my personal holy trinity that is "Mother's Daughter"/"Unholy"/"Party Up The Street" that are my clear faves right now - but I'm slowly moving away from "Cattitude".

Thank you so much

[Tansike]

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My Charts - week 25/2019 – 20 june 2019 - Miley is still On A Roll
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Singles Top40

Spoiler!

It’s summer and as every year, this time has less new releases and therefor it’s not the busiest time for a third week in a row. Six debuts and one re-entry made the Top40 this week, with three of these arriving in the Top10. Miley Cyrus is not able to spend three consecutive weeks atop the charts with “Mother’s Daughter” as the song dips 1-2; however, the singer still has enough reasons to celebrate. The series ‘Black Mirror’ released their fifth season on Netflix including an episode called ‘Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too’ where Miley Cyrus has a main role as fictional popstar Ashley O. During that episode, a music video is seen in a lot of scenes where Ashley O performs to a song called “On A Roll” that also got released due to popular demand and exactly that song debuts at #1 this week. Even though “On A Roll” got released with Ashley O as the artist, the song obviously belongs to Miley’s discography, making it her 15th number one single.

In that aspect there is something to clear up. It’s clear that this release as Ashley O goes into Miley’s discography, similar to how Within Temptation’s frontwoman Sharon den Adel already got entries with her real name and under the artist name My Indigo that all count into one discography. However, when posting facts about Miley’s discography in the past, I always missed out that she also got an entry as Hannah Montana with the Platinum certified “Supergirl” back in 2009. This song never counted to her discography so far but will do so from now on, meaning that she wasn’t able to have a 100% ratio in getting #1 hits from 2008 to 2015 as “Supergirl” only peaked at #3.

Other new and re-entries this week: Taylor Swift is back! The former country star underperformed with her last single “ME!”, but finally goes back to her strength with its follow-up “You Need To Calm Down” that debuts at #5. Both songs will be on her upcoming new album “Lover”. New at #7 is “A Brand New Day”, a collaboration by K-Pop superstars BTS and Swedish hitmaker Zara Larsson. It’s the bands fourth chart entry and third Top10 hit while Zara already gets her 12th Top10 hit and 15th chart entry overall. With 18 Top10 hits in every year since 2010 except 2014 and 2019, Romanian dance-pop singer Inna used to be one of the most consistent hit makers on My Charts until she decided to move away from her dance-pop pearls to a latin sound last year with the singles “Ra” (#27) and “Sin Ti” (#38). The newly released album “Yo” also underperformed completely, as it’s leaving the Top20 this week after just two weeks – but it looks like there’s something that may save her again, as she decided to release “Te Vas” as the albums next single. The song still has some elements from her earlier stuff and debuts at #12 this week.

Only a very few weeks until American singer-songwriter Banks will finally release her third studio album simply called “III”. Its lead single “Gimme” peaked at #16 a few weeks ago but had to leave the Top40 prematurely due to the ESC hype, its follow-up “Look What You’re Doing To Me” featuring Francis And The Lights doesn’t do better and only makes it to #26 as her tenth but second lowest peaking chart entry to date. Following a very messy and disappointing era, British girl group Little Mix are already back with a new single called “Bounce Back” that arrives at #32 this week – their tenth chart entry as well. Last but not least, Mark Ronson and Miley Cyrus’ “Nothing Breaks Like A Heart” makes a comeback at #37.

Other talking points this week: Some of the Eurovision entries are still going incredibly strong even a month after the contest. Keiino’s “Spirit In The Sky” becomes the third song to go Gold this year (2-3), with Duncan Laurence’ “Arcade” (4-4), Zena’s “Like It” (7-8) and Tamta’s “Replay” (12-9) all being in the Top10 as well. Katy Perry’s “Never Really Over” (11-10) and “Call You Mine” by The Chainsmokers & Bebe Rexha (15-13) are able to move back up a little bit. Last but not least, Kygo and Rita Ora’s “Carry On” gets certified with Gold this week as well (22-25), becoming Kygo’s very first certified release.

Tamta’s “Replay”, Shawn Mendes’ “If I Can’t Have You” (26-23) and Within Temptation’s “Supernova” (38-35) all share the title as the biggest climbers while Netta’s “Nana Banana” drops 5-16 as the biggest loser this week.

1 (NEW) Ashley O (Miley Cyrus) – On A Roll
Chart Run: *1*- / 1w

2 (1) Miley Cyrus – Mother’s Daughter
Chart Run: *1*-1-2- / 3w

3 (2) Keiino – Spirit In The Sky *G*
Chart Run: 14-22-36-34-4-*1*-2-2-3- / 9w

4 (4) Duncan Laurence – Arcade
Chart Run: 29-40-Out-RE 29-6-8-11-*4*-4- / 8w

5 (NEW) Taylor Swift – You Need To Calm Down
Chart Run: *5*- / 1w

6 (3) Todrick Hall – Nails, Hair, Hips, Heels
Chart Run: 13-5-*3*-6- / 4w

7 (NEW) BTS & Zara Larsson – A Brand New Day
Chart Run: *7*- / 1w

8 (7) Zena – Like It
Chart Run: 16-12-*4*-7-7-8- / 6w

9 (12) Tamta – Replay *G*
Chart Run: 17-15-10-18-23-30-31-Out-RE *3*-5-6-10-12-9- / 13w

10 (11) Katy Perry – Never Really Over
Chart Run: *3*-11-10- / 3w

11 (8) Kate Miller-Heidke – Zero Gravity
Chart Run: 6-*2*-2-6-8-11- / 6w

12 (NEW) Inna – Te Vas
Chart Run: *12*- / 1w

13 (15) The Chainsmokers & Bebe Rexha – Call You Mine
Chart Run: *12*-15-13- / 3w

14 (10) Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus – Old Town Road
Chart Run: 24-26-31-31-24-15-*5*-8-10-14- / 10w

15 (6) Lana Del Rey – Doin’ Time
Chart Run: 11-7-*4*-6-15- / 5w

16 (5) Netta – Nana Banana
Chart Run: 24-24-*5*-16- / 4w

17 (9) Rammstein – Ausländer
Chart Run: 13-*9*-17- / 3w

18 (13) Ed Sheeran feat. Chance The Rapper & PnB Rock – Cross Me
Chart Run: 22-20-*13*-18- / 4w

19 (21) Ester Peony – On A Sunday
Chart Run: *17*-17-19-21-19- / 5w

20 (17) Michela – Chameleon *G*
Chart Run: 2-*1*-3-5-7-1-9-14-17-20- / 10w

21 (18) Mahmood – Soldi
Chart Run: 34-40-35-*8*-11-16-18-21- / 8w

22 (16) Jonas Brothers – Sucker
Chart Run: 16-*15*-20-26-Out-RE 16-22- / 6w

23 (26) Shawn Mendes – If I Can’t Have You
Chart Run: 26-*23*- / 2w

24 (14) RuPaul feat. A'Keria C. Davenport, Brooke Lynn Hytes, Silky Nutmeg Ganache, Vanessa Vanjie Mateo & Yvie Oddly – Queens Everywhere
Chart Run: *3*-9-14-24- / 4w

25 (22) Kygo & Rita Ora – Carry On *G*
Chart Run: 7-5-8-*2*-13-15-18-22-25- / 9w

26 (NEW) Banks feat. Francis And The Lights – Look What You’re Doing To Me
Chart Run: *26*- / 1w

27 (19) Within Temptation – Mad World *G*
Chart Run: *1*-3-4-6-11-22-21-22-19-27- / 10w

28 (24) OneRepublic – Rescue Me
Chart Run: 20-*18*-21-24-28- / 5w

29 (20) Marina – Superstar
Chart Run: 2-2-*1*-9-14-15-20-29- / 8w

30 (23) Halsey – Nightmare
Chart Run: 14-*10*-17-23-30- / 5w

31 (28) Bilal Hassani – Roi
Chart Run: 20-35-Out-RE *5*-10-19-26-28-31- / 8w

32 (NEW) Little Mix – Bounce Back
Chart Run: *32*- / 1w

33 (30) Miki – La venda
Chart Run: *18*-20-23-30-33- / 5w

34 (25) Sofi Tukker & Bomba Estéreo – Playa Grande
Chart Run: *25*-34- / 2w

35 (38) Within Temptation – Supernova *G*
Chart Run: *1*-2-4-4-6-10-13-21-24-28-36-Out-RE 38-35- / 13w

36 (27) Astrid S – The First One
Chart Run: 34-*27*-36- / 3w

37 (RE) Mark Ronson feat. Miley Cyrus – Nothing Breaks Like A Heart *P*
Chart Run: *1*-1-1-2-2-2-4-7-9-12-14-21-27-24-20-17-22-29-34-35-32-Out-RE 37- / 22w

38 (35) Kerli – Legends *G*
Chart Run: 2-4-*1*-3-8-14-20-24-35-Out-RE 35-38- / 11w

39 (33) Plastique Tiara – Irresistible
Chart Run: *1*-3-8-21-26-27-33-39- / 8w

40 (32) Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber – I Don't Care
Chart Run: 39-*31*-32-40- / 4w

Out of Top40
Out (29) Loïc Nottet – 29 (1w)
Out (31) Ally Brooke feat. A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie – Lips Don’t Lie (3w)
Out (34) Chingiz – Truth (4w)
Out (36) Kygo & Chelsea Cutler – Not Ok (2w)
Out (37) Rammstein – Radio (1w)
Out (39) Aurora – Animal (3w)
Out (40) Cellar Darling – Freeze (8w)

New certifications
“Spirit In The Sky” by Keiino and “Carry On” by Kygo & Rita Ora go GOLD (250+ points)

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[Tansike]

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My Charts - week 25/2019 – 20 june 2019 - Miley is still On A Roll
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Album Top20

Spoiler!

It’s also still not the busiest time on the Album Top20 but there were yet again three new arrivals that all make appearances in the upper half this week, with at least one of them being by someone who could have shaken things up with a better handled era so far. But first things first – Miley Cyrus spends a third straight week atop the charts with “She Is Coming”, making it already the fifth album with three or more weeks at number one this year following “Sweetener” by Ariana Grande, “Resist” by Within Temptation, the compilation for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 (all three weeks) and “Shadow Works” by Kerli (four weeks). That’s very impressive considering 2018 had five albums with three or more weeks at number one during the whole year, with “Sign Of The Dragonhead” by Leaves’ Eyes, “Expectations” by Bebe Rexha and “Sweetener” by Ariana Grande all having had four weeks atop as the longest running number one albums of 2018. It’s also Miley’s fourth album with at least three weeks on top following “Can’t Be Tamed” (eight weeks), “Bangerz” (seven weeks) and “Younger Now” (three weeks).

Ashley Tisdale’s “Symptoms” (2-2) and the compilation for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 (3-3) remain at their positions as well, making the Top3 very stagnant.

As shortly mentioned, one of this weeks debut is by someone who is used to make a big impression: Madonna. The Queen Of Pop has finally released her long awaited new studio album called “Madame X” as her first release since “Rebel Heart” that came out over four years ago. The lead single to her new album was called “Medellin” and not only ended up as her first chart entry to miss out a Top4 spot on the Singles Top40, but it even peaked at a miserable #24 with none of its follow-ups even making an appearance, so it’s probably less surprising to see “Madame X” opening at #4. For comparisons sake: “Rebel Heart” topped the charts for three non-consecutive weeks and went Platinum; its predecessor “MDNA” topped the charts for one week in 2012 and went Platinum as well.

Other new and re-entries this week: Eleni Foureira represented Cyprus at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with her hit “Fuego” that ended up as the countries best result ever in ESC history. Even though she already got a few other chart entries ever since, none of these songs found their way onto her newly released EP called “Gypsy Woman” that starts at #5 this week. Also arriving in the upper half is Bastille’s third album called “Doom Days”. Unfortunately, all of its singles missed the Singles Top40 so far and the album only debuts at #10 – their debut “All This Bad Blood” peaked at #4 while its follow-up “Wild World” debuted and peaked at #5. Last but not least, there’s also a re-entry at the bottom of the Top20. It’s been very quiet around Selena Gomez – especially album-wise, as her last set came out nearly four years ago – but it seems like there’s finally something going on as she made some interviews and confirmed her new album for the first time ever. That alone brings her last record “Revival” back to #17.

Other talking points this week: The Jonas Brothers have a solid second week as their “Happiness Begins” only dips 4-6. Within Temptation’s “Resist” (8-7) and Kerli’s “Shadow Works” (7-8) also remain stable and switch their spots from a week ago. There’s not a lot more going on that’s worth a mention, except that Inna’s “Yo” already leaves the charts completely after just two weeks.

1 (1) Miley Cyrus – She Is Coming
Chart Run: *1*-1-1- / 3w

2 (2) Ashley Tisdale – Symptoms *G*
Chart Run: *1*-1-2-2-3-2-2- / 7w

3 (3) Eurovision Song Contest 2019 *G*
Chart Run: *1*-3-5-2-1-1-2-3-3- / 9w

4 (NEW) Madonna – Madame X
Chart Run: *4*- / 1w

5 (NEW) Eleni Foureira – Gypsy Woman EP
Chart Run: *5*- / 1w

6 (4) Jonas Brothers – Happiness Begins
Chart Run: *4*-6- / 2w

7 (8) Within Temptation – Resist *P*
Chart Run: *1*-1-1-3-2-3-4-7-8-11-8-14-17-20-Out-RE 16-13-8-7- / 18w

8 (7) Kerli – Shadow Works *P*
Chart Run: *1*-1-1-1-2-3-4-5-8-11-14-17-16-13-14-7-8- / 17w

9 (5) Rammstein – Rammstein
Chart Run: 5-5-*4*-5-9- / 5w

10 (NEW) Bastille – Doom Days
Chart Run: *10*- / 1w

11 (9) Aurora – Infections Of A Different Kind – Step 2
Chart Run: *6*-11- / 2w

12 (9) Bilal Hassani – Kingdom
Chart Run: 12-*6*-8-11-9-12- / 6w

13 (13) Eluveitie – Ategnatos *G*
Chart Run: *1*-1-2-7-10-13-15-14-15-13-13- / 11w

14 (10) Avicii – Tim
Chart Run: *10*-14- / 2w

15 (12) Marina – Love + Fear *G*
Chart Run: *1*-2-4-4-6-7-12-15- / 8w

16 (11) Carly Rae Jepsen – Dedicated
Chart Run: *3*-4-6-11-16- / 5w

17 (RE) Selena Gomez – Revival *2xP*
Chart Run: *1*-1-3-6-7-8-11-9-18-11-14-8-4-5-5-6-8-11-14-20-Out-RE 19-13-11-9-11-10-7-3-3-6-10-17-Out-RE 19-16-15-20-Out-RE 17-Out-RE 20-17-Out-RE 16-Out-RE 18-Out-RE 15-8-7-12-Out-RE 17- / 46w

18 (17) Aly & AJ – Sanctuary EP
Chart Run: *5*-8-11-12-17-18- / 6w

19 (14) Ciara – Beauty Marks
Chart Run: *3*-7-7-9-14-19- / 6w

20 (16) Lena – Only Love, L *G*
Chart Run: *2*-2-3-6-8-9-10-9-10-16-20- / 11w

Out of Top20
Out (15) Todrick Hall – Haus Party 1 (3w)
Out (18) Inna – Yo (2w)
Out (19) Billie Eilish – When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? *G* (11w)
Out (20) P!nk – Hurts 2B Human (7w)

New certifications
none

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[Tansike]

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My Charts - week 25/2019 – 20 june 2019 - Miley is still On A Roll
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Bubbling Under

Spoiler!

Miley Cyrus still owns the Bubbling Under chart with her “She Is Coming” release, as “Unholy” (1-1), “Party Up The Street” (2-2), “Cattitude” (3-5) and “The Most” (8-6) are still charting. In addition to those, the B-Side of her Ashley O release “On A Roll” called “Right Where It Belongs” debuts at #3.

Two songs that weren’t able to make it onto the Singles Top40 yet make their debuts on the Bubbling Under chart this week with “Let You Know” by Flume and London Grammar at #8 and “Dream Glow” by BTS and Charli XCX at #10. The latter was actually already released two weeks ago but got a better boost through the release of the Zara Larsson collaboration that enters the main chart this week.

Kerli’s “One” (9-4) and “Feeling So Good” (7-7) & “Insomnia” (10-9) by Ashley Tisdale make the Bubbling Under chart complete.

1 (1) Miley Cyrus – Unholy
Chart Run: 2-*1*-1- / 3w

2 (2) Miley Cyrus, Swae Lee & Mike Will Made It – Party Up The Street
Chart Run: 5-*2*-2- / 3w

3 (NEW) Ashley O (Miley Cyrus) – Right Where It Belongs
Chart Run: *3*- / 1w

4 (9) Kerli – One
Chart Run: 5-*2*-2-3-6-5-8-9-Out-RE 9-4- / 10w

5 (3) Miley Cyrus feat. RuPaul – Cattitude
Chart Run: *1*-3-5- / 3w

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

7 (7) Ashley Tisdale – Feeling So Good
Chart Run: *7*-7- / 2w

8 (NEW) Flume feat. London Grammar – Let You Know
Chart Run: *8*- / 1w

9 (10) Ashley Tisdale – Insomnia
Chart Run: *1*-1-1-3-7-10-9- / 7w

10 (NEW) BTS & Charli XCX – Dream Glow
Chart Run: *10*- / 1w

[Tansike]

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My Charts - week 25/2019 – 20 june 2019 - Mid-Year Report
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Unbelievable but true: Half of 2019 is already over with this weeks chart as the chart year of My Charts always starts with the final week of a calendar year, so in the current case there were already 26 weekly charts for the chart year 2019.

There were a massive 269 different songs on the Singles Top40 and 110 different albums on the Album Top20 in 2019 so far – for comparisons, 2018 had a total of 464 songs and 205 albums on the charts, both being new records and both being likely to be broken again this year.

There’s currently one release from 2018 in the Top10 of the Singles Year-To-Date Charts while there are four releases from 2018 in the Top10 of the Album Year-To-Date Charts so far, the rest are all releases from this year. 2018 had two older releases in the Top10 of the Album Year-End Charts while the highest old release on the Singles Year-End Charts was at #19, so this year has been quite similar in that aspect.

What’s interesting on both lists is that there’s no single or album that really stands out so far. In all previous years there has been a release from the first half of the year – most of the time even from the first quarter – that slayed the charts and ended up very high on the list. Since becoming a Singles Top40, there were only two songs as Year-End Charts #1s that didn’t reach 1,000 chart points with “Symphony” in 2017 (686 points) and “Feral Hearts” in 2016 (900 points) – the most successful single of 2019 has just 468 points so far. As for the albums, 2016 was the only year since becoming an Album Top20 where the Year-End Charts #1 didn’t reach double Platinum status (400+ points) and the most successful album of 2019 has 234 points so far.

Below are the current ten most successful singles and albums of the year 2019 so far. They are listed alphabetical by artist name and not by points; plus the shown chartruns are just their runs during this chart year, so for older releases the runs pre-2019 are not shown. ‘SC’ at the end of a chartrun means ‘still charting’, so the song or the album is still on the weekly chart.

Singles Year-To-Date Charts

Spoiler!

The Year-To-Date Top10 currently has seven female artists, two collaborations (with female vocals) and a female fronted band, clearly showing that girls really run the world.

2019 is the year with several comebacks from some of my most favorite artists: Ashley Tisdale, Ellie Goulding, Kerli, Lena and Within Temptation all returned with new releases and were able to get some big hits through that. The Eurovision Song Contest also made a bigger impact than in the previous years with two songs in the current Top10: Michela’s “Chameleon” and Tamta’s “Replay”. Both are still in the upper half of the Singles Charts. “Nothing Breaks Like A Heart” by Mark Ronson and Miley Cyrus became a number one hit at the end of 2018 and stayed on the charts for several more weeks through 2019, being the only release from a previous year on that list. Bebe Rexha already proved to be a hit maker with her solo hits in previous years; especially in 2018 where she ended up #5 on the Year-End Charts with “I’m A Mess” – will “Last Hurrah” finish around the same place? Last but not least, Alan Walker & Sorana’s “Lost Control” may be the most surprising appearance on that list, as the Norwegian DJ and producer never had a hit as big as that one.

Other notable mentions: Since the Top10 is full with female vocals, there are still some songs in the Top20 with male vocals with “Raise Your Banner” by Within Temptation feat. Anders Fridén, “Spirit In The Sky” by Keiino and “Dancing With A Stranger” by Sam Smith & Normani. The first weekly #1 of this chart year – “I Wonder As I Wander” by Lindsey Stirling – currently sits at #11 on the list. The most successful song from last year – “No Tears Left To Cry” by Ariana Grande – also got some points this year and is at #36, just two spots below her own “God Is A Woman” that placed second on the Year-End Charts 2018. Just like last year, Drag Race also influenced My Charts with Monique Heart’s “Brown Cow Stunning” (#25), Plastique Tiara’s “Irresistible” (#40) and RuPaul’s “Super Queen” featuring the cast of All Stars 3 (#43) all being in the Top50. Duncan Laurence’ ESC-winning track “Arcade” is currently at #30 while Ashley O / Miley Cyrus’ current chart topping hit “On A Roll” is #125.

Alan Walker & Sorana – Lost Control *G*
Chart Run: 11-*4*-4-7-12-14-14-12-14-20-22-25-33-Out / 13w

Ashley Tisdale – Love Me & Let Me Go *P*
Chart Run: *1*-1-3-8-11-12-9-7-8-13-18-20-28-37-4-10-39-Out / 17w

Bebe Rexha – Last Hurrah *G*
Chart Run: 6-8-11-10-6-*4*-7-10-14-22-33-Out / 11w

Ellie Goulding – Flux *G*
Chart Run: 7-*1*-2-2-2-4-7-12-19-28-Out / 10w

Kerli – Better *P*
Chart Run: *1*-2-2-5-10-3-2-2-4-7-12-17-26-35-Out / 14w

Lena – Don’t Lie To Me *G*
Chart Run: 3-3-6-*2*-3-5-10-15-18-33-35-Out / 11w

Mark Ronson feat. Miley Cyrus – Nothing Breaks Like A Heart *P*
Chart Run: *2*-2-2-4-7-9-12-14-21-27-24-20-17-22-29-34-35-32-Out-RE 37-SC / 19w

Michela – Chameleon *G*
Chart Run: 2-*1*-3-5-7-1-9-14-17-20-SC / 10w

Tamta – Replay *G*
Chart Run: 17-15-10-18-23-30-31-Out-RE *3*-5-6-10-12-9-SC / 13w

Within Temptation – Supernova *G*
Chart Run: *1*-2-4-4-6-10-13-21-24-28-36-Out-RE 38-35-SC / 13w

Album Year-To-Date Charts

Spoiler!

Similar to the Singles Year-To-Date Charts, the Album Year-To-Date Charts is also owned by female artists as there are seven proper studio albums by female artists, one best of compilation by a female artist, one studio album by a female fronted band and a compilation with various artists in the Top10.

The comebacks of some of my most favorite artists ever also had its impact on this list, with Ashley Tisdale, Kerli, Lena and Within Temptation all being very successful with their new albums. It’s also less surprising to see the compilation of the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 on that list, as it spawned several hit singles and is likely to end up as one of the most successful releases of that series. “When We Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?” is clearly the most successful debut album of the year so far. Ariana Grande and My Indigo were battling for the most successful album last year and they continued to smash at the beginning of 2019 as well. Rita Ora’s “Phoenix” also came out last year but made an even bigger impact in 2019. Last but not least, Amy MacDonald has the most surprising entry on the album list with her best of “Woman Of The World” that only peaked at #7 at the end of 2018 but suddenly started to get super successful this year.

Other notable mentions: Swiss folk-metal band Eluveitie currently have two releases in the Top20 with “Ategnatos” and “Evocation II: Pantheon” as the second artist with multiple albums in the Top20. The other artist with two albums in the Top20 is Ariana Grande, as her most recent release “Thank U, Next” is at #13. The first weekly #1 of this chart year – “Warmer In The Winter” by Lindsey Stirling – currently sits at #38. Miley Cyrus’ current chart topping album “She Is Coming” is #28.

Amy MacDonald – Woman Of The World *P*
Chart Run: 10-7-3-*1*-1-2-4-7-7-12-15-20-Out / 12w

Ariana Grande – Sweetener *2xP*
Chart Run: 2-*1*-1-2-2-1-2-3-5-8-9-12-10-13-17-20-18-Out / 17w

Ashley Tisdale – Symptoms *G*
Chart Run: *1*-1-2-2-3-2-2-SC / 7w

Billie Eilish – When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? *G*
Chart Run: *1*-3-3-4-8-9-10-12-12-16-19-Out / 11w

Eurovision Song Contest 2019 *G*
Chart Run: *1*-3-5-2-1-1-2-3-3-SC / 9w

Kerli – Shadow Works *P*
Chart Run: *1*-1-1-1-2-3-4-5-8-11-14-17-16-13-14-7-8-SC / 17w

Lena – Only Love, L *G*
Chart Run: *2*-2-3-6-8-9-10-9-10-16-20-SC / 11w

My Indigo (Sharon den Adel) – My Indigo *3xP*
Chart Run: 14-5-4-*3*-4-3-3-5-6-10-12-16-15-14-11-17-15-Out / 17w

Rita Ora – Phoenix *P*
Chart Run: 8-*2*-2-4-6-6-9-11-16-Out-RE 13-18-Out-RE 5-11-19-Out / 14w

Within Temptation – Resist *P*
Chart Run: *1*-1-1-3-2-3-4-7-8-11-8-14-17-20-Out-RE 16-13-8-7-SC / 18w

[heppolo]

1 (NEW) Ashley O (Miley Cyrus) – On A Roll
Chart Run: *1*- / 1w

Hannah Montana was more bubblegum tbh.

12 (NEW) Inna – Te Vas
Chart Run: *12*- / 1w

Another day, another new single/video/song from Inna, this one is not bad at all.

[Mainshow]

Nice to see Miley's double reign! 2019 will clearly be her year again.
"Ausländer" is my favoruite Rammstein single taken from their latest record. I'm glad it's part of your chart although it seems to be falling like crazy already
"Arcade" is stable! That's great! However, a Top 3 placing/peak would be incredible but since there's basically sadly no hype, I don't think it's possible anymore - His concert in Cologne is officially sold-out (after it got a new location due to high demand), though.
Nice new entry by Taylor! - She can be fake and annyoing somedays but I appreciate her effort and her last 3 eras made me dislike her less. She's slaying.
Nice little rise for hottie Shawn.

"Only Love, L" being #20 right now is worrying.I don't want to see it gone next week

I love to see your mid-year album chart. I would like to see "Resist" winning the race in the end but there are still 6 months to go!
Seeing "Replay" on your mid-year single chart is a bit random, I think, is that song your favourite entry of 2019 in the end?
I like "Chameloen", "Don't Lie To Me" and "Supernova" as well but I think that this year needs more hits to convince me (in general).

Waiting for Selegend Godmez to slay with her upcoming record