My Charts - week 37 - Revamped Love

[heppolo]

Nice to see Teya & Salena still together, even with a whacky single.

[JSparksFan]

Just played "My Own Beat" and it's good stuff. Interesting to see Clean Bandit as the featured act; it's usually the other way 'round.

Also great that "Angel" has rebounded and held stable in the top 10. Have you seen her acoustic "Angel" version? It's terrific!

1 (1) Leigh-Anne feat. Ayra Starr – My Love
2 (NEW) Louane & Clean Bandit – My Own Beat
6 (4) Doja Cat – Demons
10 (10) Halle – Angel
12 (9) Doja Cat – Paint The Town Red
14 (8) Charlie Puth – Lipstick
16 (12) Kim Petras – King Of Hearts *P*
17 (NEW) Carly Rae Jepsen – Shadow
20 (13) Olivia Rodrigo – Vampire
27 (NEW) Olivia Rodrigo – Get Him Back!
29 (26) Billie Eilish – What Was I Made For?
30 (20) Miley Cyrus – Used To Be Young
32 (33) Taylor Swift – I Can See You *G*
36 (35) Olivia Rodrigo – Bad Idea Right?
38 (30) Troye Sivan – Rush *G*
40 (23) Nicki Minaj – Last Time I Saw You

It truly is So glad UKMix is showing some love for My Love!

Ah, so fun, as last week it just happened with me as well, that's why Demons & Paint The Town Red both entered at the same time and climbed a lot in their second weeks. Just on time, the album already drops next week and Doja basically went from no hype to the most hype possible.

Yep!

[Tansike]

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My Charts - week 37/2023 – 15 september 2023 - Revamped Love
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Bubbling Under

Spoiler!

For the first time ever in months – mostly because Kim Petras’ Hit It From The Back refused to leave the chart – the whole Bubbling Under chart is new, as ten new entries arrive on the list. Half of them are album tracks from the three albums that impact the Album Top20, with the other half being new singles that were released this week but didn’t stand out enough to enter the Top40.

Demi Lovato and Louane get the highest entries on the albums charts and they both also get two high entries on the Bubbling Under chart each. Demi Lovato however snatches the top easily, as the Rock Version of Neon Lights with The Maine was clearly the standout of the week and debuts at #1. Demi’s new album Revamped also brings the Rock Version of Cool For The Summer to #3. Louane is somewhat unlucky, as the French singer is the runner-up on all three charts this week, with Sentiments Heureux track Nuages debuting at #2. It gets joined by fellow album track Parano at #4.

Madison Beer is the third artist who benefits from an album release, as her new set Silence Between Songs brings the title track to #8. Sweet Relief and Envy The Leaves were two more album tracks that stand out and were close to making appearances.

Maren Morris finally returns with new music and to do so, the Country-Pop singer released two tracks at once with The Tree and Get The Hell Out Of Here, both being labeled as The Bridge. They both enter the list at #5 and at #6. Doja Cat is new at #7 with Balut, Teya & Salena’s Bye Bye Bye starts at #9 as the follow-up to their Eurovision entry Who The Hell Is Edgar?, and Sia’s Gimme Love closes the chart at #10.

1 (NEW) Demi Lovato & The Maine – Neon Lights (Rock Version)
Chart Run: *1*- / 1w

2 (NEW) Louane – Nuages
Chart Run: *2*- / 1w

3 (NEW) Demi Lovato – Cool For The Summer (Rock Version)
Chart Run: *3*- / 1w

4 (NEW) Louane – Parano
Chart Run: *4*- / 1w

5 (NEW) Maren Morris – The Tree
Chart Run: *5*- / 1w

6 (NEW) Maren Morris – Get The Hell Out Of Here
Chart Run: *6*- / 1w

7 (NEW) Doja Cat – Balut
Chart Run: *7*- / 1w

8 (NEW) Madison Beer – Silence Between Songs
Chart Run: *8*- / 1w

9 (NEW) Teya & Salena – Bye Bye Bye
Chart Run: *9*- / 1w

10 (NEW) Sia – Gimme Love
Chart Run: *10*- / 1w

[Tansike]

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My Charts - week 37/2023 – 15 september 2023 - Revamped Love
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Album Top20

Spoiler!

Three albums were released and all three of them battled it out for the top this week, resulting in an all new Top3. Coming in on top is Demi Lovato, who released Revamped, an album that dives back into her discography and gives some of her biggest songs a Rock makeover. With its arrival at #1, it becomes Demi’s fifth consecutive number one album and seventh chart entry overall.

Demi’s closest rival ended up being Louane, as the French singer put out a deluxe version of her most recent album Sentiments. The original album reached #4 in late 2022 as already her biggest success to date, but Sentiments Heureux even exceeds that and makes it all the way to #2.

Closing out the Top3 at #3 is Madison Beer, who released her new album Silence Between Songs. It’s already her third chart entry, as she peaked at #2 with both, As She Pleases (2020) and Life Support (2021).

Other talking points this week: In its eleventh week on the charts, Taylor Swift’s Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) keeps holding up well in the Top10, only going down three spots due to the three new releases above it (3-6). The album also gets certified with Platinum this week, making it already her tenth album to reach this milestone. Additionally, Red (Taylor’s Version) seems to have another revival, as the album jumps back up 13-7, making this run already the third time the album re-enters the Top20 in the lower part only to return back to the Top10. Folklore also charts in the Top10 (7-10) and celebrates its massive 80th week on the charts, becoming just the 8th album ever to do so. The Taylor mania ends with Midnights still surviving for another week at the bottom of the Top20 (19-19). Another certification goes out to Tarja, as her Rocking Heels: Live At Metal Church (5-9) gets certified with Gold. She keeps her perfect certification ratio through this, as all of her 15 (!) albums that entered the charts since 2010 made it to at least Gold status.

Finally, here’s an incoming warning: Next week is expected to become a bloodbath with currently seven expected new releases to make their impact on the Top20. All currently charting albums are still going strong, including the ones in the lower half of the Top20, hence their stability (Tori Kelly, Feuerschwanz). But with this many new releases, it will become a real fight for a spot within the Top20.

1 (NEW) Demi Lovato – Revamped
Chart Run: *1*- / 1w

2 (RE) Louane – Sentiments Heureux
Chart Run: 5-4-4-9-10-15-20-Out-RE *2*- / 8w

3 (NEW) Madison Beer – Silence Between Songs
Chart Run: *3*- / 1w

4 (1) Katja Krasavice – Ein Herz für Bitches
Chart Run: *1*-1-4- / 3w

5 (2) Olivia Rodrigo – Guts
Chart Run: *2*-5- / 2w

6 (3) Taylor Swift – Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) *P*
Chart Run: *1*-1-1-2-2-2-4-6-3-3-6- / 11w

7 (13) Taylor Swift – Red (Taylor’s Version) *2xP*
Chart Run: *1*-1-2-1-2-3-1-5-10-14-11-8-12-16-19-Out-RE 18-5-5-3-6-6-9-11-17-Out-RE 20-Out-RE 13-5-5-3-4-2-5-8-14-15-17-20-18-Out-RE 18-13-7- / 41w

8 (4) Ariana Grande – Yours Truly *P*
Chart Run: 3-3-4-8-8-7-6-9-11-19-Out-RE 18-16-Out-RE 6-7-10-15-Out-RE 20-8-15-Out-RE 6-9-14-Out-RE *1*-2-4-8- / 26w

9 (5) Tarja – Rocking Heels: Live At Metal Church *G*
Chart Run: *1*-1-2-4-5-9- / 6w

10 (7) Taylor Swift – Folklore *3xP*
Chart Run: 2-*1*-1-1-1-4-7-9-13-16-20-17-17-Out-RE 18-15-14-11-15-16-Out-RE 16-18-18-18-Out-RE 17-15-Out-RE 16-Out-RE 19-Out-RE 20-18-11-10-5-13-17-20-Out-RE 18-13-3-4-3-3-6-7-9-4-6-1-6-10-11-11-8-7-7-11-11-8-7-9-16-13-10-15-20-17-Out-RE 19-18-20-15-12-9-12-9-4-2-4-9-7-10- / 80w

11 (6) Ashnikko – Weedkiller
Chart Run: *3*-8-6-11- / 4w

12 (11) Zheani – The Spiritual Meat Grinder
Chart Run: *6*-11-12- / 3w

13 (9) Carly Rae Jepsen – The Loveliest Time *G*
Chart Run: 3-*1*-3-6-10-7-9-13- / 8w

14 (8) Hozier – Unreal Unearth
Chart Run: *3*-5-10-8-14- / 5w

15 (10) Icona Pop – Club Romantech
Chart Run: *5*-10-15- / 3w

16 (12) Kim Petras – Feed The Beast *G*
Chart Run: *1*-1-2-2-3-4-4-5-7-9-12-12-16- / 13w

17 (14) Blackmore’s Night – Shadow Of The Moon (25th Anniversary Edition) *P*
Chart Run: *1*-1-1-3-6-8-5-8-7-6-11-13-11-17-14-16-9-4-4-4-7-8-8-9-11-13-14-17- / 28w

18 (15) Tori Kelly – Tori
Chart Run: *8*-10-14-19-16-17-15-18- / 8w

19 (19) Taylor Swift – Midnights *3xP*
Chart Run: *1*-1-1-1-1-1-2-1-1-1-1-2-4-2-2-4-5-4-6-6-9-12-13-15-18-20-18-17-15-18-2-2-1-2-4-6-7-9-11-14-11-11-15-20-20-19-19- / 47w

20 (16) Feuerschwanz – Fegefeuer
Chart Run: *2*-5-6-9-13-12-15-16-20- / 9w

Out of Top20
Out (17) Pvris – Evergreen (9w)
Out (18) Birdy – Portraits (4w)
Out (20) Robin Schulz – Pink (3w)

New certifications
Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) by Taylor Swift goes PLATINUM (200+ points)
Rocking Heels: Live At Metal Church by Tarja goes GOLD (100+ points)

Click here for the Certification Database

[Tansike]

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My Charts - week 37/2023 – 15 september 2023 - Revamped Love
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Singles Top40

Spoiler!

Leigh-Anne’s strong arrival wasn’t just a one week kind of thing, as the former member of Little Mix actually defends the top spot against two high new entries this week. My Love with Ayra Starr therefore gets a second week at number one, making it the seventh song of the year with multiple weeks atop the Top40.

The highest of a total of nine new entries comes in at #2 and just like Leigh-Anne’s big debut last week, it’s also a rather unexpected big impact. It’s the song My Own Beat by French singer Louane and British band Clean Bandit, from Louane’s re-released album Sentiments Heureux. Louane’s making appearances on the charts since her debut Chambre 12 in 2015, but My Own Beat is just her fifth and highest entry so far. Late last year, Secret from the same album became her first Top20 entry by peaking at #6. As for Clean Bandit, this is somewhat of a comeback, as they haven’t been this high on the charts since Tick Tock with Mabel & 24kGoldn (#1 in 2020). Before that, they were responsible for big hits such as Rockabye with Anne-Marie & Sean Paul (#3 & Gold in 2016), Solo with Demi Lovato (#1 & Platinum in 2018), or most notably Symphony with Zara Larsson (#1 on the Year-End Charts 2017).

Speaking of Zara Larsson, the Swedish hitmaker owns the second highest debut of the week and with her new single On My Love arriving at #3, she also completes the Top3. On My Love is a collaboration with French DJ and producer David Guetta, making this already their second collaboration following This One’s For You (#8 in 2016). On My Love is Zara’s highest appearance since Love Me Land was a top hit in mid 2020 and already 24th chart entry overall since breaking through with Uncover in 2015.

Other new entries this week: Two more new entries get into the Top10 right away and they’re both from former Eurovision artists. First up is Michael Schulte, who represented Germany with You Let Me Walk Alone in 2018. He is preparing the release of his upcoming new album Remember Me and with the new single Better Me (with R3hab) debuting at #7, he scores his very first Top10 entry. Norwegian trio Keiino are not new to that part of the chart, more the opposite, as their new single Get Up continues their streak by becoming their 20th Top10 entry at #8. However, it breaks their Top3 streak after twelve songs and ties Dancing In The Smoke (2019) and Colors (2020) as their lowest peaking chart entry so far. Canadian singer Tate McRae scored a huge hit all around the world with 10:35 alongside Tiësto just recently and to build up on it, she released her new single Greedy that debuts at #13. Fellow Canadian singer Carly Rae Jepsen finally reaches the main chart with Shadow, after topping the Bubbling Under chart just a week ago, the song enters the Top40 at #17. Bella Poarch and Lauv teamed up on Crush at #21, while Jimbo – a contestant from the first season of Canada’s Drag Race (2020) and most recent winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars 8 – gets a very first chart entry with Stitch at #23.

Finally, the ninth and last debut goes out to Olivia Rodrigo, who chose Get Him Back! as the third single of her new album Guts. The song arrives at #27, joining Vampire (13-20) and Bad Idea Right? (35-36) on the Top40.

Other talking points this week: Following her big jump the last time, Halle stays at #10 with Angel. Paris Paloma stayed at her spot the last time, but her current song As Good A Reason rises 25-18 this week, giving her a second Top20 hit. Also rising up the charts is Madison Beer’s Spinnin, as the track recovers 37-31 due to Madison’s album release for Silence Between Songs. Last but not least, there’s also a new certification happening this week, as Katja Krasavice & Luna’s Neonlights gets certified with Gold.

Paris Paloma’s As Good A Reason is the biggest climber, while Nicki Minaj’s Last Time I Saw You drops 23-40 as the biggest loser this week.

1 (1) Leigh-Anne feat. Ayra Starr – My Love
Chart Run: *1*-1- / 2w

2 (NEW) Louane & Clean Bandit – My Own Beat
Chart Run: *2*- / 1w

3 (NEW) Zara Larsson & David Guetta – On My Love
Chart Run: *3*- / 1w

4 (3) Katja Krasavice & Felix Jaehn – Ich hab den schönsten Arsch der Welt *G*
Chart Run: *1*-1-2-1-1-1-1-1-3-4- / 10w

5 (2) Katja Krasavice– Ein Herz für Bitches
Chart Run: *2*-2-5- / 3w

6 (4) Doja Cat – Demons
Chart Run: 15-*4*-6- / 3w

7 (NEW) Michael Schulte & R3hab – Better Me
Chart Run: *7*- / 1w

8 (NEW) Keiino – Get Up
Chart Run: *8*- / 1w

9 (7) Marshmello & Dove Cameron – Other Boys
Chart Run: *7*-9- / 2w

10 (10) Halle – Angel
Chart Run: 13-18-26-24-21-*10*-10- / 7w

11 (5) Beyzil – Daydream
Chart Run: *4*-5-11- / 3w

12 (9) Doja Cat – Paint The Town Red
Chart Run: 13-*9*-12- / 3w

13 (NEW) Tate McRae – Greedy
Chart Run: *13*- / 1w

14 (8) Charlie Puth – Lipstick
Chart Run: 21-12-*5*-8-14- / 5w

15 (6) Katja Krasavice & Luna – Neonlights *G*
Chart Run: 5-3-*2*-3-3-6-15- / 7w

16 (12) Kim Petras – King Of Hearts *P*
Chart Run: *1*-1-3-2-3-4-4-4-5-8-10-12-16- / 13w

17 (NEW) Carly Rae Jepsen – Shadow
Chart Run: *17*- / 1w

18 (25) Paris Paloma – As Good A Reason
Chart Run: 25-25-*18*- / 3w

19 (14) Icona Pop – Fall In Love
Chart Run: 12-*6*-7-14-19- / 5w

20 (13) Olivia Rodrigo – Vampire
Chart Run: *13*-18-21-19-21-24-27-32-33-Out-RE 13-20- / 11w

21 (NEW) Bella Poarch & Lauv – Crush
Chart Run: *21*- / 1w

22 (21) Måneskin – Honey (Are You Coming?)
Chart Run: *16*-21-22- / 3w

23 (NEW) Jimbo – Stitch
Chart Run: *23*- / 1w

24 (15) Ilira – Look At Me Now
Chart Run: 6-*5*-9-15-24- / 5w

25 (11) Katja Krasavice – Frauen
Chart Run: *2*-Out-RE 6-11-25- / 4w

26 (18) Birdy – Raincatchers
Chart Run: 32-Out-RE 15-*10*-14-18-26- / 6w

27 (NEW) Olivia Rodrigo – Get Him Back!
Chart Run: *27*- / 1w

28 (17) Within Temptation – Bleed Out
Chart Run: *3*-4-11-17-28- / 5w

29 (26) Billie Eilish – What Was I Made For?
Chart Run: 15-21-29-11-*8*-13-13-24-26-29- / 10w

30 (20) Miley Cyrus – Used To Be Young
Chart Run: *7*-12-20-30- / 4w

31 (37) Madison Beer – Spinnin
Chart Run: *9*-15-26-37-31- / 5w

32 (33) Taylor Swift – I Can See You *G*
Chart Run: *1*-3-4-7-10-12-19-26-31-33-32- / 11w

33 (36) Timbaland feat. Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake – Keep Going Up
Chart Run: *29*-36-33- / 3w

34 (32) Felix Jaehn feat. Kiddo – Nonstop
Chart Run: 9-*6*-7-11-20-27-32-34- / 8w

35 (34) Lost Frequencies – The Feeling
Chart Run: 32-26-37-39-40-37-31-25-22-*19*-20-21-30-34-35- / 15w

36 (35) Olivia Rodrigo – Bad Idea Right?
Chart Run: *15*-24-40-Out-RE 35-36- / 5w

37 (40) Colbie Caillat & Sheryl Crow – I’ll Be Here
Chart Run: 40-*37*- / 2w

38 (30) Troye Sivan – Rush *G*
Chart Run: 6-2-*1*-3-5-8-14-22-30-38- / 10w

39 (28) Post Malone – Chemical
Chart Run: 36-21-14-16-*11*-20-28-39- / 8w

40 (23) Nicki Minaj – Last Time I Saw You
Chart Run: *17*-23-40- / 3w

Out of Top40
Out (16) Cardi B & Megan Thee Stallion – Bongos (1w)
Out (19) Selena Gomez – Single Soon (3w)
Out (22) Alvaro Soler – Oxígeno (1w)
Out (24) Lost Frequencies & Tom Gregory – Dive (2w)
Out (27) The Cast Of Drag Race Philippines – Boogsh! (Pak Girls Version) (6w)
Out (29) Avaion & Sam Welch – Goodbye (1w)
Out (31) Katja Krasavice feat. Elif – Highway *G* (15w)
Out (38) Katja Krasavice – Friendzone *G* (16w)
Out (39) Calvin Harris & Sam Smith – Desire (7w)

New certifications
Neonlights by Katja Krasavice & Luna goes GOLD (250+ points)

Click here for the Certification Database

[Tansike]

I mean it’s not bad but for me it’s just a cover of a song that I’ve heard too many times back when it was new. So even though her version is a nice variation of it, I don’t really have much desire to listen to it tbh. Bebe’s “I’m Good” was similar for me. Covers don’t really do a lot for me when I’ve heard the original song hundreds of times already :/

Makes totally sense!
I still love the original (aw, the VIVA days <3)

[Tansike]

Ha, yeah, it does seem like a lot of music fans (especially those my age or older) are too reluctant to acknowledge her success/impact (stuck in the whole "back in MY day, we had REAL superstars..." mentality). It's surreal watching my age group become the "old men yelling at clouds" crowd.

True to both!! Oh wow, back in my (early) 20s I thought it's never possible that me or my age group would end up like that but I guess that's just completely normal and it happens with every generation? Especially when it comes to music - do you know someone in our age group who still "loves" what's in the charts right now and cares about every new TikToker like we cared about all the Justin Biebers, Miley Cyruses and Selena Gomezes back then?

Yeah, I'm just bracing myself for all-time-faves like "Style" and "Blank Space" to sound extra-jarring in their new Max-less versions (though maybe Tay will prove me wrong).

ooooor maybe they sound extra special and cool? But yeah, this and Reputation are probably the albums that will be the most difficult to re-release, it's going to be tough no matter what to make the sound of 1989 and Rep to be "better" compared to the originals.

Ha, very fair (though I do love that cinemas let you pick your seats in advance now).

Yes, that's a great feat - is it something rather new in the US though?
Also just wondering, how much does going to the cinema cost there?

Woah, so not only did you survive your partner's entire extended family, but also literal. TYPHOONS?! No wonder you get a bit stressed there! I'm glad you found a "fortress of solitude" upstairs, at least.

Well, last year it was my first ever earthquake AND a thunderstorm (that happened while we were at home, but since it's normal to have thunderstorms there, their buildings have lightning rods and there were sparks on these so that means the thunder hit them right away - I was so close to crying it was so frightening). But hey, for them it's so normal. Like very near to their home there's a vulcano that erupted around three years ago, I even hiked on that volcano back in 2018 and that's not possible anymore They're like "ok nice, another one of these" while we are like "OMG we are dyinnnngggg xD"

Thanks for sharing that whole list! Were there any special factors that helped make "Ring Frei" such a smash back in the day? (Looks like it didn't have anything to do with Eurovision).

LaFee was super popular in the German speaking countries at that time, somewhat of a teen idol as she was like 15 years young when her first album became a huge success, Ring Frei was the lead to her third album that unfortunately started her downfall. She would've had some more bigger hits on my charts, maybe even a longer running #1, but these came out prior my charts started. As you know, I do have a soft spot for these Goth-y Rock songs (like Evanescence etc.) and she made this kind of music, which was cool to see for such a young and successful artist. I also thought she was very likable.

Good question! In terms of Paulboard impact, her biggest era might actually be When The Sun Goes Down, since "Who Says," "Love You Like A Love Song," and "Dices" were all No. 1 smashes with great longevity. Akini also turned me onto "My Dilemma" before I bought the album. Rare landed a lot of tracks on my chart too. (I still haven't checked out Revival in full).

Ohhhhhh I knew your Selena knowledge wasn't complete but somehow I forgot it was Revival that you skipped. Please, it's definitely one of these album you have to check out at some point (not this week or year, but if you're doing a list of albums that you want to check out in your life, put it on there if it isn't already). Kinda OT but it's still wild how Revival was her only album with a proper rollout when it comes to having enough singles.
With that being said, When The Sun Goes Down was truly fantastic.

Not sure how I feel about the rest of WEEDKILLER A lot of the album is much more...aggressive, Pop/Rap than "Dying Star." (I've only given it one full listen so far, though). Some of it reminds me of Chloe Moriondo's last album.

Aw. I get it though. But to me, Weedkiller is somewhat of an easier digestible version of Zheani's The Spiritual Meat Grinder Do you enjoyed Moonlight Magic of Ashnikko's Weedkiller? IMO it's probably the biggest "hit" in terms of its sound. But yep, if Dying Star was your first impression, I get why you're feeling the way you do about the whole album now. Good comparison!

My Pokénthusiasm has been higher in general lately, since I finally got ahold of Emerald and LeafGreen (which I'd skipped as a teen). Also, after the Sword & Shield DLC, I'm not expecting too much additional story content in the SV DLC/it'll mostly be about catching all the old Pokémon that were added (which, like you mentioned, is a fine cozy autumn activity).

EMERALD!!!!! My favorite game in the whole series! How did you like it?

Just started with the DLC yesterday and will try to dive more into it later today. Maybe it's time to revive the Pokémon topic on UKMix to talk about it?

• More like Slay-Anne A major chart improvement over what "Don't Say Love" managed here (though I think I prefer that one)
• "Paint The Town Red" doesn't do a ton for me, but I was glad to see it climb to No. 1 on the Hot 100 (compared to some of the other US chart-toppers in recent months)
• Lovely new Top 10 peak for Halle
• Oof, poor "Tension"
• The GUTS impact! I'm slightly surprised that none of its tracks made your Bubbling Under, while the album itself debuts at No. 2. I'd love to hear more of your thoughts about the album/Olivia in general
• Speaking of Bubbling Under, I definitely approve of the Carly Rae domination! Of all the tracks to get a remix, I wouldn't have expected "Shadow," but it's the song that's grown on me the most since the album release. She grabs a Gold cert too!
• Thanks for giving Zheani a chance! Relieved to see that she wasn't a total waste of your time/I didn't totally misjudge your taste, ha

Yet another chart that was love at first sight, Tancel!

<3 Yes, Leigh-Anne is slaying right away with this one. So unexpected - especially since Little Mix never got a #1. I think I need to revisit Don't Say Love again.

Haha yeah, the #1s on the Hot 100 weren't that good in the last few weeks. Paint The Town Red is such an unexpected big hit though - it's also #1 over here in Switzerland (already for two weeks) when Doja's previous highest peaking song was Woman at #7. It felt like Doja's current era wouldn't be a success just a few weeks ago, but how the tables have turned.

Angel is so good and needs way more love!

I know Especially following the fantastic Padam Padam, but somehow Tension is doing not much for me. Maybe the album release will help?

Guts is one of these albums where 1) it's very good as a whole but I haven't found highlights to enter the Bubbling Under chart yet and 2) if I have to choose highlights, it's easily Vampire, one of the singles. So far, Guts makes a better impression as a whole than Sour, which I thought was just a slightly above average album but with two big highlights (Brutal, Good 4 U). All-American Bitch and Teenage Dream are two other songs that are slowly standing out from the rest, but said, I like the whole listening experience a lot, sound-wise it's a perfect continuation to Sour and Olivia seems sympathetic. What are your thoughts on her?

Shadow was so close to enter the main chart! Let's see if she can do it this week. But yes, interesting choice for sure, they need to push Psychedelic Switch.
And yes, Gold for the album - honestly, as a whole, The Loveliest Time is on its track to become my most favorite album by Carly!

It's a good mini album with two good highlights (Bring Wet ****, Hammerhead) - but I just dislike these short songs. The ideas are great, I just need at least one more minute on almost all of the songs to get really into them.

Thank you so much!

[SilentDream]

So I'd guess you didn't enjoy Ich hab den schönsten Arsch der Welt?

I mean it’s not bad but for me it’s just a cover of a song that I’ve heard too many times back when it was new. So even though her version is a nice variation of it, I don’t really have much desire to listen to it tbh. Bebe’s “I’m Good” was similar for me. Covers don’t really do a lot for me when I’ve heard the original song hundreds of times already :/

[Tansike]

"Deutschland sucht die Superbitch" is such a BOP. And "Ein Herz für Bitches" too, but I think I prefer the former for now. I also like "Ohne einen Mann", what are your thoughts on that one? The other tracks from the album haven't impressed me too much yet tbh, but those three are a really nice trinity. I also like how she throws shade at Dieter Bohlen in "Mia Khalifa".

Wohoo, I'm not completely alone with my love for Katja Honestly, she's making great music and I'm sad she's already going downhill with her charts success in Germany. Deutschland sucht die Superbitch would have been a fantastic choice for another single tbh. I also really like Ohne meinen Mann, from the non-singles on the album it keeps changing spots as my third/fourth favorite alongside Mia Khalifa. Legend is still my favorite non-single. So I'd guess you didn't enjoy Ich hab den schönsten Arsch der Welt?

[Tansike]

Just played "My Love" and it's a bop.

I was taking a while to warm to Doja Cat this era, but the new songs finally clicked with me yesterday. I'm perched for the album!

...

It truly is So glad UKMix is showing some love for My Love!

Ah, so fun, as last week it just happened with me as well, that's why Demons & Paint The Town Red both entered at the same time and climbed a lot in their second weeks. Just on time, the album already drops next week and Doja basically went from no hype to the most hype possible.

[Tansike]

Leigh-Anne’s new one is fire! Good to see Demons climb.

Leigh-Anne's one is such a surprise for me. Didn't love the LM solo singles so far, but this is a hit right away. A shame the UK doesn't show more love (missing out on the Top20 it seems).

Great to see some love for Demons - imo better than Paint The Town Red.

[crystalphoenix]

Me? Stirring up stan wars? Nah but seriously, even if I wouldn't be a fan I think I'd still make that comment, because facts are facts and I just can't think of someone else who dominated the way Taylor currently does (and she's been doing for a while now, despite being in the business for already such a long time).

Ha, yeah, it does seem like a lot of music fans (especially those my age or older) are too reluctant to acknowledge her success/impact (stuck in the whole "back in MY day, we had REAL superstars..." mentality). It's surreal watching my age group become the "old men yelling at clouds" crowd.

Oh yeah, huge expectations on the The Vault songs! But even if the re-recorded originals won't be doing it for you, I guess that wouldn't be the biggest loss anyways as you've been someone who stuck to the originals most of the times anyways?

Yeah, I'm just bracing myself for all-time-faves like "Style" and "Blank Space" to sound extra-jarring in their new Max-less versions (though maybe Tay will prove me wrong).

Well, my movie taste may be all over the place. There's nothing I truly hate but also nothing I truly adore - like some of my favorite movies are Lord Of The Rings, Shrek, Pirates Of The Caribbean and all about Marvel... so I guess fantasy the most? I think for now I definitely wait for an official streaming release - if the interest is still there, I'll be watching it, but as for now, it's not worth spending so much for going to the cinema (which is super expensive here, so I prefer staying at home & having it cozy instead of going out, haha...)

Ha, very fair (though I do love that cinemas let you pick your seats in advance now).

It also was (hence me falling in a hole the last time) but it surely helped that we went there again just a year later, so I got used to it quicker. Also to be fair, there were times when people were at our house and after like just an hour or so, I went upstairs to our room and stayed there for a few hours all by myself, only to go down again just to say bye, because yeah, I'm usually someone who also needs a lot of "me time" (or recovery time from social events as you say). Eh, I gotta admit, I basically took no pictures at all Also, the weather was abysmal, a typhoon came by in the first week and after that it was always stormy and rainy. We were just once at the beach but while we were swimming, a tornado started to appear in the clouds so we immediately went back I posted two stories on socials during my trip there, maybe you've at least seen them?

Woah, so not only did you survive your partner's entire extended family, but also literal. TYPHOONS?! No wonder you get a bit stressed there! I'm glad you found a "fortress of solitude" upstairs, at least.

Oh wow, that's actually a great question - because you just made me realize that this is already the longest running #1 non-English song of all time and it just got that record this week, surpassing LaFee's Ring Frei that spent five weeks atop in 2008 / 2009. There weren't "many" non Englisch songs with multiple weeks at #1, here's a list:

Thanks for sharing that whole list! Were there any special factors that helped make "Ring Frei" such a smash back in the day? (Looks like it didn't have anything to do with Eurovision).

Yep, Single Soon is definitely an improvement over her last few songs but to be truly fair, Selena has lowered my expectations for new songs by her in the last few years with each new release It's a good bop for sure but at this point I'm not sure if she's ever coming close to the greatness of her earlier days (or at least up until the Revival era) for me personally. iirc you still haven't heard most stuff from her & The Scene days, right? So I'd guess Revival is also her peak for you?

Good question! In terms of Paulboard impact, her biggest era might actually be When The Sun Goes Down, since "Who Says," "Love You Like A Love Song," and "Dices" were all No. 1 smashes with great longevity. Akini also turned me onto "My Dilemma" before I bought the album. Rare landed a lot of tracks on my chart too. (I still haven't checked out Revival in full).

If you like the collab with Ethel Cain, the album is definitely worth a spin if you have some time to do so. It's a great album. My brother recommended it to me after he found out I was into Grimes.

Not sure how I feel about the rest of WEEDKILLER A lot of the album is much more...aggressive, Pop/Rap than "Dying Star." (I've only given it one full listen so far, though). Some of it reminds me of Chloe Moriondo's last album.

Hmm not much yet to be honest. Besides watching Nuzlockes on YouTube from my favorite Nuzlockers the Pokémon fever hasn't caught me in a while now; haven't played for two months or so. I'll definitely be getting back into the games once The Teal Mask gets released though, plus the days are getting colder & darker again = more game friendly, so maybe the fever catches me again. How's your excitement for it?

My Pokénthusiasm has been higher in general lately, since I finally got ahold of Emerald and LeafGreen (which I'd skipped as a teen). Also, after the Sword & Shield DLC, I'm not expecting too much additional story content in the SV DLC/it'll mostly be about catching all the old Pokémon that were added (which, like you mentioned, is a fine cozy autumn activity).

• More like Slay-Anne A major chart improvement over what "Don't Say Love" managed here (though I think I prefer that one)
• "Paint The Town Red" doesn't do a ton for me, but I was glad to see it climb to No. 1 on the Hot 100 (compared to some of the other US chart-toppers in recent months)
• Lovely new Top 10 peak for Halle
• Oof, poor "Tension"
• The GUTS impact! I'm slightly surprised that none of its tracks made your Bubbling Under, while the album itself debuts at No. 2. I'd love to hear more of your thoughts about the album/Olivia in general
• Speaking of Bubbling Under, I definitely approve of the Carly Rae domination! Of all the tracks to get a remix, I wouldn't have expected "Shadow," but it's the song that's grown on me the most since the album release. She grabs a Gold cert too!
• Thanks for giving Zheani a chance! Relieved to see that she wasn't a total waste of your time/I didn't totally misjudge your taste, ha

Yet another chart that was love at first sight, Tancel!

[SilentDream]

"Deutschland sucht die Superbitch" is such a BOP. And "Ein Herz für Bitches" too, but I think I prefer the former for now. I also like "Ohne einen Mann", what are your thoughts on that one? The other tracks from the album haven't impressed me too much yet tbh, but those three are a really nice trinity. I also like how she throws shade at Dieter Bohlen in "Mia Khalifa".

[JSparksFan]

Just played "My Love" and it's a bop.

I was taking a while to warm to Doja Cat this era, but the new songs finally clicked with me yesterday. I'm perched for the album!

1 (NEW) Leigh-Anne feat. Ayra Starr – My Love
4 (15) Doja Cat – Demons
8 (5) Charlie Puth – Lipstick
9 (13) Doja Cat – Paint The Town Red
10 (21) Halle – Angel
12 (10) Kim Petras – King Of Hearts *P*
13 (RE) Olivia Rodrigo – Vampire
16 (NEW) Cardi B & Megan Thee Stallion – Bongos
19 (8) Selena Gomez – Single Soon
20 (12) Miley Cyrus – Used To Be Young
23 (17) Nicki Minaj – Last Time I Saw You
26 (24) Billie Eilish – What Was I Made For?
30 (22) Troye Sivan – Rush *G*
33 (31) Taylor Swift – I Can See You *G*
35 (RE) Olivia Rodrigo – Bad Idea Right?

[Thriller]

Leigh-Anne’s new one is fire! Good to see Demons climb.

[Tansike]

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My Charts - week 36/2023 – 8 september 2023 - My Love
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Bubbling Under

Spoiler!

Carly Rae Jepsen’s Shadow came extremely close to entering the main chart, but in the end, the song leaps 4-1 on the Bubbling Under chart, giving her current album The Loveliest Time already the second top hit on this list following Psychedelic Switch from a few weeks ago.

Katja Krasavice remains strong on this list as well, and despite Ohne einen Mann falling out (ex #7), there are still two high charting entries from her current album Ein Herz für Bitches with Legend (1-2) and Deutschland sucht die Super Bitch (2-3). Ariana Grande also remains well, with Piano (3-4), Honeymoon Avenue (5-8) and Tattooed Heart (6-9) still charting, though all fall down some spots.

There are two new arrivals and one re-entry. The two new arrivals are both singles that were released this week and just missed out on the Top40, with The Chainsmokers’s Summertime Friends being new at #7, while Miranda Lambert’s Driving Back There In My Mind sneaks in at #10. The re-entry belongs to Ashnikko, who comes back to #5 with Moonlight Magic.

Kim Petras recovers 10-6 with Hit It From The Back to complete the Bubbling Under chart.

1 (4) Carly Rae Jepsen – Shadow
Chart Run: 4-*1*- / 2w

2 (1) Katja Krasavice – Legend
Chart Run: *1*-2- / 2w

3 (2) Katja Krasavice – Deutschland sucht die Super Bitch
Chart Run: *2*-3- / 2w

4 (3) Ariana Grande – Piano
Chart Run: *1*-3-4- / 3w

5 (RE) Ashnikko – Moonlight Magic
Chart Run: *5*-Out-RE 5- / 2w

6 (10) Kim Petras – Hit It From The Back
Chart Run: *1*-1-3-2-2-3-1-5-8-10-10-6- / 12w

7 (NEW) The Chainsmokers – Summertime Friends
Chart Run: *7*- / 1w

8 (5) Ariana Grande – Honeymoon Avenue
Chart Run: *2*-5-8- / 3w

9 (6) Ariana Grande – Tattooed Heart
Chart Run: *3*-6-9- / 3w

10 (NEW) Miranda Lambert – Driving Back There In My Mind
Chart Run: *10*- / 1w

[Tansike]

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My Charts - week 36/2023 – 8 september 2023 - My Love
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Album Top20

Spoiler!

Probably less surprisingly considering all the success on the Singles Top40, Katja Krasavice’s fourth album Ein Herz für Bitches stays at number one for a second week. The album just became Katja’s fourth top album in Germany, a huge achievement considering already her last album made her the first female artist having her first three albums being number one entries in the country. While being her third top album on My Chart, it’s also her third album with multiple weeks atop now, and becomes the eighth album of 2023 to do so.

Katja’s biggest competition is the only new entry of the week - it wasn’t the busiest week when it comes to the new release schedule, as there are no other debuts or re-entry on the Top20 this week. But Olivia Rodrigo finally released her long awaited second album Guts and makes it all the way to #2, therefore outperforming her debut Sour that peaked at #3 in mid 2021.

Taylor Swift’s Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) completes the Top3 (3-3).

Other talking points this week: With this being a rather quiet week, this lets other albums rebound a bit. Lucky ones are Ashnikko’s Weedkiller (8-6), Taylor Swift’s Folklore (9-7), Hozier’s Unreal Unearth (10-8), but also Taylor’s Red (Taylor’s Version) (18-13). Carly Rae Jepsen’s The Loveliest Time may dip down a bit (7-9), but the album gets certified with Gold this week, making it her first certified album since Emotion (2015) and just the third overall, as her breakthrough Kiss also got certified back in 2012. Finally, while a bunch of albums in the lower half of the chart keep hanging around, Birdy’s Portraits (11-18) and Robin Schulz’ Pink (14-20) stand out for the wrong reasons with their big drops.

1 (1) Katja Krasavice – Ein Herz für Bitches
Chart Run: *1*-1- / 2w

2 (NEW) Olivia Rodrigo – Guts
Chart Run: *2*- / 1w

3 (3) Taylor Swift – Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) *G*
Chart Run: *1*-1-1-2-2-2-4-6-3-3- / 10w

4 (2) Ariana Grande – Yours Truly *P*
Chart Run: 3-3-4-8-8-7-6-9-11-19-Out-RE 18-16-Out-RE 6-7-10-15-Out-RE 20-8-15-Out-RE 6-9-14-Out-RE *1*-2-4- / 25w

5 (4) Tarja – Rocking Heels: Live At Metal Church
Chart Run: *1*-1-2-4-5- / 5w

6 (8) Ashnikko – Weedkiller
Chart Run: *3*-8-6- / 3w

7 (9) Taylor Swift – Folklore *3xP*
Chart Run: 2-*1*-1-1-1-4-7-9-13-16-20-17-17-Out-RE 18-15-14-11-15-16-Out-RE 16-18-18-18-Out-RE 17-15-Out-RE 16-Out-RE 19-Out-RE 20-18-11-10-5-13-17-20-Out-RE 18-13-3-4-3-3-6-7-9-4-6-1-6-10-11-11-8-7-7-11-11-8-7-9-16-13-10-15-20-17-Out-RE 19-18-20-15-12-9-12-9-4-2-4-9-7- / 79w

8 (10) Hozier – Unreal Unearth
Chart Run: *3*-5-10-8- / 4w

9 (7) Carly Rae Jepsen – The Loveliest Time *G*
Chart Run: 3-*1*-3-6-10-7-9- / 7w

10 (5) Icona Pop – Club Romantech
Chart Run: *5*-10- / 2w

11 (6) Zheani – The Spiritual Meat Grinder
Chart Run: *6*-11- / 2w

12 (12) Kim Petras – Feed The Beast *G*
Chart Run: *1*-1-2-2-3-4-4-5-7-9-12-12- / 12w

13 (18) Taylor Swift – Red (Taylor’s Version) *2xP*
Chart Run: *1*-1-2-1-2-3-1-5-10-14-11-8-12-16-19-Out-RE 18-5-5-3-6-6-9-11-17-Out-RE 20-Out-RE 13-5-5-3-4-2-5-8-14-15-17-20-18-Out-RE 18-13- / 40w

14 (13) Blackmore’s Night – Shadow Of The Moon (25th Anniversary Edition) *P*
Chart Run: *1*-1-1-3-6-8-5-8-7-6-11-13-11-17-14-16-9-4-4-4-7-8-8-9-11-13-14- / 27w

15 (17) Tori Kelly – Tori
Chart Run: *8*-10-14-19-16-17-15- / 7w

16 (15) Feuerschwanz – Fegefeuer
Chart Run: *2*-5-6-9-13-12-15-16- / 8w

17 (16) Pvris – Evergreen
Chart Run: *3*-6-10-12-15-18-14-16-17- / 9w

18 (11) Birdy – Portraits
Chart Run: *5*-7-11-18- / 4w

19 (20) Taylor Swift – Midnights *3xP*
Chart Run: *1*-1-1-1-1-1-2-1-1-1-1-2-4-2-2-4-5-4-6-6-9-12-13-15-18-20-18-17-15-18-2-2-1-2-4-6-7-9-11-14-11-11-15-20-20-19- / 46w

20 (14) Robin Schulz – Pink
Chart Run: *8*-14-20- / 3w

Out of Top20
Out (19) Taylor Swift – Evermore *2xP* (65w)

New certifications
The Loveliest Time by Carly Rae Jepsen goes GOLD (100+ points)

Click here for the Certification Database

[Tansike]

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My Charts - week 36/2023 – 8 september 2023 - My Love
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Singles Top40

Spoiler!

Back in Fall 2015, British girl group Little Mix made their first chart impact with Black Magic from their third album Get Weird, when they have been big household names in their home country for years at that point. Up until their so far final release In Between in 2021, the group has become reliable hit makers, including having a Platinum certified hit with Sweet Melody (2020). Despite that, they were never able to get a number one hit, though they came close three times with Touch (2017), the aforementioned Sweet Melody, and No (2021) all peaking at #2. This makes this week even more sweeter, as Little Mix member Leigh-Anne (Pinnock) just released her second solo single called My Love and makes it all the way to the top. Leigh-Anne’s solo debut single Don’t Say Love had to settle down for the Bubbling Under chart (#4 around two months ago), making this an even greater achievement. My Love is a collaboration with Ayra Starr, who also happens to get her very first chart entry through this.

All four members of Little Mix are most likely to try out solo careers, though Perrie Edwards and Jade Thirlwall have yet to release their solo debuts. Jesy Nelson already left the band before their break, and reached #20 with Boyz featuring Nicki Minaj in 2020, while follow-up Bad Thing peaked at #3 on the Bubbling Under chart earlier this year.

Katja Krasavice completes the Top3 with two of her songs. Her new album’s title track Ein Herz für Bitches was close to rising to the top, but got prevented on last minute through Leigh-Anne’s strong arrival. So the song repeats its runner-up spot from last week, while Ich hab den schönsten Arsch der Welt finally leaves the top after an impressive seven non-consecutive weeks (1-3). Overall, the album’s release impact is already slowing down, but the German singer still owns a total of six entries on the list, with just Raindrops with Leony leaving (ex #32). Fellow Ein Herz für Bitches singles Neonlights with Luna (3-6) and Frauen (6-11) are still placed high, while her older singles Highway with Elif (28-31) and Friendzone (23-38) are towards the bottom of the Top40, with the latter experiencing a big drop.

Other new and re-entries this week: The second highest new entry from a total of six debuts also reaches the Top10, with Other Boys, a collaboration by Marshmello and Dove Cameron. The song starts at #7, being Dove’s fourth chart entry but first to reach the Top10, while DJ and producer Marshmello already gets his tenth entry overall and sixth to reach the Top10 through this. Besides all the debuts, there are also two re-entries on the Top40, both being fueled by the release of Guts, Olivia Rodrigo’s second studio album. The album spawned two singles so far, with the lead Vampire returning all the way back to its peak at #13, while Bad Idea Right? comes back to #35.

Three years ago, rappers Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion teamed up for WAP, a much talked about and very successful song all around the globe. The two teamed up again on their new track Bongos, that enters the chart at #16. It’s Cardi’s comeback to the Top40 after more than two years, when she was featured on Lizzo’s Rumors - or even more than two and a half years when it comes to being the lead artist, when Up reached #20 in early 2021. German-Spanish singer Alvaro Soler debuts at #22 with his new single Oxígeno, Avaion teamed up with Sam Welch on Goodbye at #29, while Colbie Caillat and Sheryl Crow both just sneak in at #40 with I’ll Be Here.

Other talking points this week: Doja Cat got two Top20 entries at once with Paint The Town Red and Demons last week, and both songs leap further into the Top10 this time. Especially Demons gets a big boost, as the song surges 15-4 to become Doja’s highest peaking entry since her first two hits Boss Bitch (#1) and Say So (#4) from early 2020. Paint The Town Red increases 13-9, making the two songs her eighth and ninth Top10 entry from 17 chart entries overall. Another big boost goes to Halle, who has been holding up relatively well around the middle of the Top40 with her solo debut single Angel, but as foreshadowed, the song really turns into an unexpected hit and jumps 21-10 now. Less good news go to Kim Petras, though it still deserves a shoutout that King Of Hearts has to leave the Top10 for its first time following an impressive eleven weeks run (10-12).

Doja Cat’s Demons and Halle’s Angel share the title for biggest climbers, while Katja Krasavice’s Friendzone is the biggest loser this week.

1 (NEW) Leigh-Anne feat. Ayra Starr – My Love
Chart Run: *1*- / 1w

2 (2) Katja Krasavice– Ein Herz für Bitches
Chart Run: *2*-2- / 2w

3 (1) Katja Krasavice & Felix Jaehn – Ich hab den schönsten Arsch der Welt *G*
Chart Run: *1*-1-2-1-1-1-1-1-3- / 9w

4 (15) Doja Cat – Demons
Chart Run: 15-*4*- / 2w

5 (4) Beyzil – Daydream
Chart Run: *4*-5- / 2w

6 (3) Katja Krasavice & Luna – Neonlights
Chart Run: 5-3-*2*-3-3-6- / 6w

7 (NEW) Marshmello & Dove Cameron – Other Boys
Chart Run: *7*- / 1w

8 (5) Charlie Puth – Lipstick
Chart Run: 21-12-*5*-8- / 4w

9 (13) Doja Cat – Paint The Town Red
Chart Run: 13-*9*- / 2w

10 (21) Halle – Angel
Chart Run: 13-18-26-24-21-*10*- / 6w

11 (6) Katja Krasavice – Frauen
Chart Run: *2*-Out-RE 6-11- / 3w

12 (10) Kim Petras – King Of Hearts *P*
Chart Run: *1*-1-3-2-3-4-4-4-5-8-10-12- / 12w

13 (RE) Olivia Rodrigo – Vampire
Chart Run: *13*-18-21-19-21-24-27-32-33-Out-RE 13- / 10w

14 (7) Icona Pop – Fall In Love
Chart Run: 12-*6*-7-14- / 4w

15 (9) Ilira – Look At Me Now
Chart Run: 6-*5*-9-15- / 4w

16 (NEW) Cardi B & Megan Thee Stallion – Bongos
Chart Run: *16*- / 1w

17 (11) Within Temptation – Bleed Out
Chart Run: *3*-4-11-17- / 4w

18 (14) Birdy – Raincatchers
Chart Run: 32-Out-RE 15-*10*-14-18- / 5w

19 (8) Selena Gomez – Single Soon
Chart Run: *2*-8-19- / 3w

20 (12) Miley Cyrus – Used To Be Young
Chart Run: *7*-12-20- / 3w

21 (16) Måneskin – Honey (Are You Coming?)
Chart Run: *16*-21- / 2w

22 (NEW) Alvaro Soler – Oxígeno
Chart Run: *22*- / 1w

23 (17) Nicki Minaj – Last Time I Saw You
Chart Run: *17*-23- / 2w

24 (19) Lost Frequencies & Tom Gregory – Dive
Chart Run: *19*-24- / 2w

25 (25) Paris Paloma – As Good A Reason
Chart Run: *25*-25- / 2w

26 (24) Billie Eilish – What Was I Made For?
Chart Run: 15-21-29-11-*8*-13-13-24-26- / 9w

27 (18) The Cast Of Drag Race Philippines – Boogsh! (Pak Girls Version)
Chart Run: *2*-2-4-9-18-27- / 6w

28 (20) Post Malone – Chemical
Chart Run: 36-21-14-16-*11*-20-28- / 7w

29 (NEW) Avaion & Sam Welch – Goodbye
Chart Run: *29*- / 1w

30 (22) Troye Sivan – Rush *G*
Chart Run: 6-2-*1*-3-5-8-14-22-30- / 9w

31 (28) Katja Krasavice feat. Elif – Highway *G*
Chart Run: *2*-4-3-2-5-13-16-21-27-31-34-40-Out-RE 39-28-31- / 15w

32 (27) Felix Jaehn feat. Kiddo – Nonstop
Chart Run: 9-*6*-7-11-20-27-32- / 7w

33 (31) Taylor Swift – I Can See You *G*
Chart Run: *1*-3-4-7-10-12-19-26-31-33- / 10w

34 (30) Lost Frequencies – The Feeling
Chart Run: 32-26-37-39-40-37-31-25-22-*19*-20-21-30-34- / 14w

35 (RE) Olivia Rodrigo – Bad Idea Right?
Chart Run: *15*-24-40-Out-RE 35- / 4w

36 (29) Timbaland feat. Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake – Keep Going Up
Chart Run: *29*-36- / 2w

37 (26) Madison Beer – Spinnin
Chart Run: *9*-15-26-37- / 4w

38 (23) Katja Krasavice – Friendzone *G*
Chart Run: *1*-1-3-6-9-13-24-25-32-31-34-Out-RE 32-37-30-23-38- / 16w

39 (34) Calvin Harris & Sam Smith – Desire
Chart Run: *6*-7-9-14-22-34-39- / 7w

40 (NEW) Colbie Caillat & Sheryl Crow – I’ll Be Here
Chart Run: *40*- / 1w

Out of Top40
Out (32) Katja Krasavice & Leony – Raindrops *P* (19w)
Out (33) Dennis Lloyd – Not Around Me (2w)
Out (35) Tori Kelly – Cut (2w)
Out (36) Blackpink – The Girls (2w)
Out (37) Bastian Baker – Can’t Be Loved (2w)
Out (38) Kylie Minogue – Tension (1w)
Out (39) Babymetal feat. Tom Morello – Metali!! (3w)
Out (40) Blackmore’s Night – Shadow Of The Moon *P* (30w)

New certifications
none

Click here for the Certification Database

[Tansike]

Decent debut for "Honey", I like the "it's 5 AM" bit where Damiano attempts a falsetto

Yes, that's actually my favorite part of the song (and honestly, the only part that makes this song different to what they've already released in the past).

Kinda nice to have them still scoring hits, a rare feat for Eurovision winners, let alone from the Rock genre.

[heppolo]

Decent debut for "Honey", I like the "it's 5 AM" bit where Damiano attempts a falsetto

[Tansike]

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My Charts - week 35/2023 – 1 september 2023 - a <3 for Katja
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Bubbling Under

Spoiler!

Katja Krasavice makes her album release week perfect, as she also tops the Bubbling Under chart and therefore sits at number one on all three charts. Following the release of her fourth studio album Ein Herz für Bitches, it’s the album opener Legend that stands out the most besides the official singles and debuts right at #1, though fellow album track Deutschland sucht die Super Bitch is right behind at #2. But there’s more, as with Ohne einen Mann at #7, Katja owns three entries on the list.

Katja is not the only artist who owns three charts entries, as Ariana Grande still rides high on the tenth anniversary release for her debut album Yours Truly, with Piano (1-3), Honeymoon Avenue (2-5) and Tattooed Heart (3-6) all still doing well.

Carly Rae Jepsen makes a debut at #4 with Shadow from her current album The Loveliest Time, just in time as the album’s only proper single Shy Boy leaves the Singles Top40. The entry for Shadow is mainly fueled by the George Daniel remix, that was officially released to give the song a boost. It’s already Carly’s third entry from the album, as Psychedelic Switch and Kamikaze charted just a few weeks ago.

The fifth and already final debut goes to Imagine Dragons, as their Children Of The Sky is new at #8. The song serves as an official soundtrack for a new game. Further shoutouts go to Anna Rossinelli’s Wonderland and Mark Forster’s Lego, two new single releases that came close to enter the list as well.

Finally, Tarja’s Sleeping Sun (Live At Metal Church) (4-9) and Kim Petras’ Hit It From The Back (10-10) complete the Bubbling Under chart.

1 (NEW) Katja Krasavice – Legend
Chart Run: *1*- / 1w

2 (NEW) Katja Krasavice – Deutschland sucht die Super Bitch
Chart Run: *2*- / 1w

3 (1) Ariana Grande – Piano
Chart Run: *1*-3- / 2w

4 (NEW) Carly Rae Jepsen – Shadow
Chart Run: *4*- / 1w

5 (2) Ariana Grande – Honeymoon Avenue
Chart Run: *2*-5- / 2w

6 (3) Ariana Grande – Tattooed Heart
Chart Run: *3*-6- / 2w

7 (NEW) Katja Krasavice – Ohne einen Mann
Chart Run: *7*- / 1w

8 (NEW) Imagine Dragons – Children Of The Sky
Chart Run: *8*- / 1w

9 (4) Tarja – Sleeping Sun (Live At Metal Church)
Chart Run: *1*-1-4-9- / 4w

10 (10) Kim Petras – Hit It From The Back
Chart Run: *1*-1-3-2-2-3-1-5-8-10-10- / 11w

[Tansike]

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My Charts - week 35/2023 – 1 september 2023 - a <3 for Katja
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Album Top20

Spoiler!

Katja Krasavice has released her fourth studio album Ein Herz für Bitches and as expected, she makes it all the way to number one this week. This isn’t a big surprise especially considering how well the singles - most notably Ich hab den schönsten Arsch der Welt with Felix Jaehn - have been doing. Overall, Ein Herz für Bitches is Katja’s fourth chart entry; her debut Bo$$ Bitch reached #5 in 2020, follow-up Eure Mami topped the chart for three weeks in 2021, while her third album Pussy Power topped the chart for two weeks in 2022.

Ariana Grande’s Yours Truly dips 1-2, while Taylor Swift’s Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) recovers 6-3 and completes the Top3.

Other new entries this week: Swedish Dance-Pop duo Icona Pop started their career with a big bang all the way back in 2013, when I Love It with Charli XCX became a big hit all around the world. They never really disappeared and kept releasing stand alone singles, but ten years later, they’re finally back with their second album Club Romantech, including also finally getting another hit with the current Fall In Love. Club Romantech starts at #5, the same debut and peak position of their debut album This Is… from ten years ago. That’s just one spot above the third and final debut of the week, Australian musician Zheani who makes her very first chart debut with the album The Spiritual Meat Grinder at #6.

Other talking points this week: Just as 1989 leaves the charts (ex #17), Taylor’s already back with another one, as Red (Taylor’s Version) returns to #18. It joins the already mentioned Speak Now (Taylor’s Version), Folklore that keeps charting in the upper half (4-9), Evermore that falls 13-19, and Midnights, that stays at #20. Finally, following a strong ten weeks run, Kim Petras’ Feed The Beast has to leave the Top10 for its first time, dipping 9-12.

1 (NEW) Katja Krasavice – Ein Herz für Bitches
Chart Run: *1*- / 1w

2 (1) Ariana Grande – Yours Truly *P*
Chart Run: 3-3-4-8-8-7-6-9-11-19-Out-RE 18-16-Out-RE 6-7-10-15-Out-RE 20-8-15-Out-RE 6-9-14-Out-RE *1*-2- / 24w

3 (6) Taylor Swift – Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) *G*
Chart Run: *1*-1-1-2-2-2-4-6-3- / 9w

4 (2) Tarja – Rocking Heels: Live At Metal Church
Chart Run: *1*-1-2-4- / 4w

5 (NEW) Icona Pop – Club Romantech
Chart Run: *5*- / 1w

6 (NEW) Zheani – The Spiritual Meat Grinder
Chart Run: *6*- / 1w

7 (10) Carly Rae Jepsen – The Loveliest Time
Chart Run: 3-*1*-3-6-10-7- / 6w

8 (3) Ashnikko – Weedkiller
Chart Run: *3*-8- / 2w

9 (4) Taylor Swift – Folklore *3xP*
Chart Run: 2-*1*-1-1-1-4-7-9-13-16-20-17-17-Out-RE 18-15-14-11-15-16-Out-RE 16-18-18-18-Out-RE 17-15-Out-RE 16-Out-RE 19-Out-RE 20-18-11-10-5-13-17-20-Out-RE 18-13-3-4-3-3-6-7-9-4-6-1-6-10-11-11-8-7-7-11-11-8-7-9-16-13-10-15-20-17-Out-RE 19-18-20-15-12-9-12-9-4-2-4-9- / 78w

10 (5) Hozier – Unreal Unearth
Chart Run: *3*-5-10- / 3w

11 (7) Birdy – Portraits
Chart Run: *5*-7-11- / 3w

12 (9) Kim Petras – Feed The Beast *G*
Chart Run: *1*-1-2-2-3-4-4-5-7-9-12- / 11w

13 (11) Blackmore’s Night – Shadow Of The Moon (25th Anniversary Edition) *P*
Chart Run: *1*-1-1-3-6-8-5-8-7-6-11-13-11-17-14-16-9-4-4-4-7-8-8-9-11-13- / 26w

14 (8) Robin Schulz – Pink
Chart Run: *8*-14- / 2w

15 (12) Feuerschwanz – Fegefeuer
Chart Run: *2*-5-6-9-13-12-15- / 7w

16 (14) Pvris – Evergreen
Chart Run: *3*-6-10-12-15-18-14-16- / 8w

17 (16) Tori Kelly – Tori
Chart Run: *8*-10-14-19-16-17- / 6w

18 (RE) Taylor Swift – Red (Taylor’s Version) *2xP*
Chart Run: *1*-1-2-1-2-3-1-5-10-14-11-8-12-16-19-Out-RE 18-5-5-3-6-6-9-11-17-Out-RE 20-Out-RE 13-5-5-3-4-2-5-8-14-15-17-20-18-Out-RE 18- / 39w

19 (13) Taylor Swift – Evermore *2xP*
Chart Run: 2-*1*-1-2-2-2-2-4-6-9-11-15-14-20-15-16-17-16-19-17-Out-RE 16-9-12-Out-RE 15-12-14-16-11-12-10-16-20-14-15-18-Out-RE 12-9-7-10-5-6-4-11-15-17-Out-RE 19-16-18-17-19-17-11-12-14-10-5-7-11-15-19-Out-RE 18-12-10-13-19- / 65w

20 (20) Taylor Swift – Midnights *3xP*
Chart Run: *1*-1-1-1-1-1-2-1-1-1-1-2-4-2-2-4-5-4-6-6-9-12-13-15-18-20-18-17-15-18-2-2-1-2-4-6-7-9-11-14-11-11-15-20-20- / 45w

Out of Top20
Out (15) Post Malone – Austin (5w)
Out (17) Taylor Swift – 1989 *2xP* (53w)
Out (18) Anne-Marie – Unhealthy (5w)
Out (19) Ciara – CiCi (2w)

New certifications
none

Click here for the Certification Database

[Tansike]

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My Charts - week 35/2023 – 1 september 2023 - a <3 for Katja
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Singles Top40

Spoiler!

Katja Krasavice has been on top of the Singles Top40 for several weeks now and got some additional entries along the way, but with this being finally her album release week, the German singer and former YouTube personality is as successful as never before, with a total of seven songs in the Top40. First things first though, despite there being a completely new single to support the album’s release, it’s still the album’s second single Ich hab den schönsten Arsch der Welt with Felix Jaehn that is still on top, and being there for already its seventh week now. It’s the first song to spend seven weeks at number one since Grimes’ Shinigami Eyes from early 2022. With this massive success, the song could be a real contender to become the most successful song of the year and if it does, it would break a curse that the number one song of a year is usually released in the first half of the year (or in most cases even within the first quarter) - only one song that was released in the second half of the year topped the year-end charts since 2013.

Katja’s fourth album is called Ein Herz für Bitches and its title track serves as the album’s fourth and most likely also final single, having been a real contender for the top spot as well but finally settles down for the runner-up slot. Overall, it’s Katja’s 19th chart entry since making her debut with Dicke Lippen in early 2018, and already 11th to reach the Top3, not only making her the most successful non English artist of the past five years, but overall one of the biggest hit makers during that time. The album’s third single Neonlights with Luna also keeps holding up at #3, giving Katja the whole Top3.

Frauen was released as the album’s first single in Spring, unfortunately right around the Eurovision craziness. So while it debuted at #2, it left the Top40 completely the following week (though more than half of the charts left them in that week). The song was never able to recover up until now, as the album release brings it back to #6. Additionally to the four official Ein Herz für Bitches singles, Katja has been charting with three of her biggest hits already last week, and these three also improve further this time. Friendzone from her second album Eure Mami (2021) is still the highest of these, rising 30-23. It’s followed by fellow Eure Mami single Highway with Elif, that jumps 39-28. Her final entry is Raindrops with Leony from her third album Pussy Power, her biggest hit so far is increasing 39-32.

Other new entries this week: The second highest new entry goes to Beyzil, a Swiss artist who gets his very first chart debut with the dance track Daydream at #4. The vocals are by his girlfriend and both of them have actually been my roommates not too long ago, so this is a very proud moment! Doja Cat is currently preparing the upcoming release for Scarlet, her next album that will be released later this month. Attention served as the album’s lead single and already reached #11 earlier this year. Paint The Town Red was chosen as the album’s second single a few weeks ago and only reached the Bubbling Under chart, but with the song being a sudden hit all around the globe, the attention was brought back to it. Additionally, Doja Cat just put Scarlet out for pre-orders and also already released another new single with Demons - and all these things actually result in Paint The Town Red to finally debut at #13. Demons is not too far behind, coming in at #15 and therefore giving Doja two new Top20 hits at once. With Måneskin’s Honey (Are You Coming?) at #16, Nicki Minaj’s Last Time I Saw You at #17, and Lost Frequencies & Tom Gregory’s Dive at #19, there are a bunch more new arrivals in the Top20. Most notably is Nicki’s debut, as she’s failed to make a proper impact as a lead artist lately, while Lost Frequencies gets his follow-up entry to the slowburner The Feeling (21-30).

Newcomer Paris Paloma is back. Following the breakthrough hit Labour (#4 earlier this year) that also brought the previously released Notre Dame to the chart (#28), the British singer-songwriter released As Good A Reason as her new song that debuts at #25. From a newcomer to three artists who’ve been in the business for a very long time and celebrate their comeback in a way: Timbaland, Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake. The three already collaborated on the song Give It To Me all the way back in 2007, while Timbaland also produced Nelly Furtado’s biggest album Loose (2006) as well as the super successful FutureSex / LoveSounds era for Justin (2006), so the expectations on their comeback has been huge and built up for years. Their new collaboration is called Keep Going Up and starts at #29, which is Timbaland’s first entry in five years, Nelly’s first entry in over six years, with Justin being the only one who kept releasing songs and entered the charts, last time alongside Calvin Harris, Halsey and Pharrell Williams on Stay With Me (#2 in 2022). The tenth and final debut of the week belongs to Kylie Minogue, as the Australian legend finally released the follow-up to her number one track Padam Padam with Tension, the title track to her upcoming album. Unfortunately, the song can’t live up to the hype of its predecessor and just barely sneaks in at #38.

Other talking points this week: Charlie Puth keeps rising with his current track Lipstick - after just missing out on the Top20 in his debut week and missing out on the Top10 last week, the song leaps 12-5 this time, becoming his highest appearance in almost seven years, when Dangerously peaked at #4 in late 2016. Prior Dangerously, only We Don’t Talk Anymore with Selena Gomez also peaked at #4, making Lipstick Charlie’s third highest peaking chart entry ever. Kim Petras’ King Of Hearts may go downwards, but the song is still within the Top10 and that’s already in its 11th chart week (8-10). The song reaches Platinum status, making it Kim’s first song reaching the milestone. Back to a climber, as Halle’s Angel recovers 24-21 despite tons of the new arrivals above her. The song has been holding up really well lately and still has the potential to become a true surprise hit. Last but not least, Troye Sivan’s Rush (14-22) and Taylor Swift’s I Can See You (26-31) both get certified with Gold. While being a first for Troye, Taylor keeps being on a strong streak, as this is already her sixth Gold certified song within the last year.

Katja Krasavice & Elif’s Highway is the biggest climber, while amongst several big drops, Babymetal & Tom Morello’s Metali!! takes the biggest dive of the week (17-39).

1 (1) Katja Krasavice & Felix Jaehn – Ich hab den schönsten Arsch der Welt *G*
Chart Run: *1*-1-2-1-1-1-1-1- / 8w

2 (NEW) Katja Krasavice– Ein Herz für Bitches
Chart Run: *2*- / 1w

3 (3) Katja Krasavice & Luna – Neonlights
Chart Run: 5-3-*2*-3-3- / 5w

4 (NEW) Beyzil – Daydream
Chart Run: *4*- / 1w

5 (12) Charlie Puth – Lipstick
Chart Run: 21-12-*5*- / 3w

6 (RE) Katja Krasavice – Frauen
Chart Run: *2*-Out-RE 6- / 2w

7 (6) Icona Pop – Fall In Love
Chart Run: 12-*6*-7- / 3w

8 (2) Selena Gomez – Single Soon
Chart Run: *2*-8- / 2w

9 (5) Ilira – Look At Me Now
Chart Run: 6-*5*-9- / 3w

10 (8) Kim Petras – King Of Hearts *P*
Chart Run: *1*-1-3-2-3-4-4-4-5-8-10- / 11w

11 (4) Within Temptation – Bleed Out
Chart Run: *3*-4-11- / 3w

12 (7) Miley Cyrus – Used To Be Young
Chart Run: *7*-12- / 2w

13 (NEW) Doja Cat – Paint The Town Red
Chart Run: *13*- / 1w

14 (10) Birdy – Raincatchers
Chart Run: 32-Out-RE 15-*10*-14- / 4w

15 (NEW) Doja Cat – Demons
Chart Run: *15*- / 1w

16 (NEW) Måneskin – Honey (Are You Coming?)
Chart Run: *16*- / 1w

17 (NEW) Nicki Minaj – Last Time I Saw You
Chart Run: *17*- / 1w

18 (9) The Cast Of Drag Race Philippines – Boogsh! (Pak Girls Version)
Chart Run: *2*-2-4-9-18- / 5w

19 (NEW) Lost Frequencies & Tom Gregory – Dive
Chart Run: *19*- / 1w

20 (11) Post Malone – Chemical
Chart Run: 36-21-14-16-*11*-20- / 6w

21 (24) Halle – Angel
Chart Run: *13*-18-26-24-21- / 5w

22 (14) Troye Sivan – Rush *G*
Chart Run: 6-2-*1*-3-5-8-14-22- / 8w

23 (30) Katja Krasavice – Friendzone *G*
Chart Run: *1*-1-3-6-9-13-24-25-32-31-34-Out-RE 32-37-30-23- / 15w

24 (13) Billie Eilish – What Was I Made For?
Chart Run: 15-21-29-11-*8*-13-13-24- / 8w

25 (NEW) Paris Paloma – As Good A Reason
Chart Run: *25*- / 1w

26 (15) Madison Beer – Spinnin
Chart Run: *9*-15-26- / 3w

27 (20) Felix Jaehn feat. Kiddo – Nonstop
Chart Run: 9-*6*-7-11-20-27- / 6w

28 (39) Katja Krasavice feat. Elif – Highway *G*
Chart Run: *2*-4-3-2-5-13-16-21-27-31-34-40-Out-RE 39-28- / 14w

29 (NEW) Timbaland feat. Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake – Keep Going Up
Chart Run: *29*- / 1w

30 (21) Lost Frequencies – The Feeling
Chart Run: 32-26-37-39-40-37-31-25-22-*19*-20-21-30- / 13w

31 (26) Taylor Swift – I Can See You *G*
Chart Run: *1*-3-4-7-10-12-19-26-31- / 9w

32 (37) Katja Krasavice & Leony – Raindrops *P*
Chart Run: *1*-1-6-6-11-13-11-11-9-16-20-23-21-11-17-29-38-Out-RE 37-32- / 19w

33 (18) Dennis Lloyd – Not Around Me
Chart Run: *18*-33- / 2w

34 (22) Calvin Harris & Sam Smith – Desire
Chart Run: *6*-7-9-14-22-34- / 6w

35 (28) Tori Kelly – Cut
Chart Run: *28*-35- / 2w

36 (19) Blackpink – The Girls
Chart Run: *19*-36- / 2w

37 (16) Bastian Baker – Can’t Be Loved
Chart Run: *16*-37- / 2w

38 (NEW) Kylie Minogue – Tension
Chart Run: *38*- / 1w

39 (17) Babymetal feat. Tom Morello – Metali!!
Chart Run: *7*-17-39- / 3w

40 (31) Blackmore’s Night – Shadow Of The Moon *P*
Chart Run: *2*-3-5-8-12-10-9-11-17-18-29-32-33-25-20-24-16-17-27-32-40-Out-RE 37-19-10-15-20-23-28-31-40- / 30w

Out of Top40
Out (23) Hozier – De Selby 2 (2w)
Out (25) The Cast Of Drag Race Philippines – Boogsh! (Vlyungangühveoux Version) (3w)
Out (27) Iggy Azalea – Money Come (1w)
Out (29) Carly Rae Jepsen – Shy Boy *G* (10w)
Out (32) Feuerschwanz – SGFRD Dragonslayer (8w)
Out (33) Olivia Rodrigo – Vampire (9w)
Out (34) Amaranthe – Damnation Flame *G* (9w)
Out (35) Charli XCX – Speed Drive (9w)
Out (36) Taylor Swift – Cruel Summer *G* (10w)
Out (38) Alok & Ava Max – Car Keys (Ayla) (9w)
Out (40) Olivia Rodrigo – Bad Idea Right? (3w)

New certifications
King Of Hearts by Kim Petras goes PLATINUM (400+ points)
Rush by Troye Sivan and I Can See You by Taylor Swift go GOLD (250+ points)

Click here for the Certification Database

[Tansike]

It's nice to see Birdy getting into the top 10

Great song, her best in years. She deserves more mainstream success again...

[Tansike]

Hype! Now that she's done it on the Hot 100, it's time for (the far more significant achievement of) total Marcelboard domination.

Well, we have to wait almost a year until we will find out - but to be fair, she's already having 4-6 albums charting in each week for the whole year so far. She keeps out doing herself in each new year, incredible!

Look at you, stirring up stan wars just like that General Music Discussion thread.

Yes! "Cruel Summer" smashing now is exciting, but also makes more sense since it wasn't a single before/it's "new" to the GP in 2023 - but a former multi-week-No. 1 like "Blank Space" re-entering the chart just because she announced 1989 (TV) is WILD!

I've got lots of love for 1989 (so I'm extra-excited for the Vault tracks, but setting my expectations low for how some of the TV's will sound without Max).

Me? Stirring up stan wars? Nah but seriously, even if I wouldn't be a fan I think I'd still make that comment, because facts are facts and I just can't think of someone else who dominated the way Taylor currently does (and she's been doing for a while now, despite being in the business for already such a long time).

Yep. Also, it's been more common these days to see "old" songs suddenly being successes, and Cruel Summer was one of Taylor's song that makes the most sense to suddenly blow up.
With Blank Space & Style re-entering and the original 1989 suddenly being back in the Top10 (even at #1 in Ireland!!) I'm already so, so, sooo excited just to see all the charts action happening in the release week of 1989 (TV), let alone being already way too excited for the music / album itself <3

Oh yeah, huge expectations on the The Vault songs! But even if the re-recorded originals won't be doing it for you, I guess that wouldn't be the biggest loss anyways as you've been someone who stuck to the originals most of the times anyways?

Hmm, I'm realizing now that I don't know much about your taste in movies, so I'm not sure. It's tough for any movie to fully live up to hype the size of Barbie's, so I'll say that I'm glad I saw it, but not in a rush to see it again. It definitely has more slow/reflective moments than I expected (when I thought it'd be more silly overall/mostly geared toward making kids laugh, with just a few "adult" jokes thrown in).

Well, my movie taste may be all over the place. There's nothing I truly hate but also nothing I truly adore - like some of my favorite movies are Lord Of The Rings, Shrek, Pirates Of The Caribbean and all about Marvel... so I guess fantasy the most?
I think for now I definitely wait for an official streaming release - if the interest is still there, I'll be watching it, but as for now, it's not worth spending so much for going to the cinema (which is super expensive here, so I prefer staying at home & having it cozy instead of going out, haha...)

Phew, that. sounds. INTENSE! I'm definitely someone who needs some "down time"/"recovery time" between social events, so having 10+ people buzzing around all day every day would probably make my head explode Huge respect for not only stepping up to the challenge, but learning to genuinely enjoy it! Your man's very lucky to have such an adaptable partner. (Any chance you'll share some beach pix here...?)

Aw, so you and your man are already planning your retirement there?

It also was (hence me falling in a hole the last time) but it surely helped that we went there again just a year later, so I got used to it quicker. Also to be fair, there were times when people were at our house and after like just an hour or so, I went upstairs to our room and stayed there for a few hours all by myself, only to go down again just to say bye, because yeah, I'm usually someone who also needs a lot of "me time" (or recovery time from social events as you say).
Eh, I gotta admit, I basically took no pictures at all Also, the weather was abysmal, a typhoon came by in the first week and after that it was always stormy and rainy. We were just once at the beach but while we were swimming, a tornado started to appear in the clouds so we immediately went back
I posted two stories on socials during my trip there, maybe you've at least seen them?

Yes we do

• Six weeks (and even blocking Selener) is no small feat! What's your biggest non-English hit of all-time?
• Speaking of Selena, sounds like you're enjoying "Single Soon" more than any of her other 2021-2023 offerings (though still not quite enough to stop Katja & Felix) I like it, but I was hoping it'd hit me even harder, since she seemed to be hyping it up more than any other release in a while
• I definitely agree with it belonging several spots about Miley. Not sure why she decided to drop this random ballad and tack it into ESV instead of just...properly promoting "Jaded" more? Or any or the other single-worthy tracks left on ESV? I get that "River" and "Jaded" have both under-performed, but it's not like "Used To Be Young" screams "smash hit potential" either
• The Yours Truversary impact!! LOVE that the album's gone to No. 1 now. Seeing "Piano" + "Honeymoon Avenue" as your Bubbling Under Top 2 really takes me back (two of my faves from that album). I get that a lot of people view YT as too childish and not at all reflective of her now, but I thought it was a sweet introduction to her (and what her voice can do)
• I wasn't planning to check out Ashnikko's full album, but I'm really enjoying her collab with Ethel Cain
• Unrelated to music, but are you hyped at all for The Teal Mask?
• Tony's chart recently introduced me to Zheani, who might be up your alley. Some of her stuff is like Grimes + Charli + Drag Race sass (with the occasional touch of metal too):

Spoiler!

Yet another chart that's the most beautiful in the world, Tancel!

Oh wow, that's actually a great question - because you just made me realize that this is already the longest running #1 non-English song of all time and it just got that record this week, surpassing LaFee's Ring Frei that spent five weeks atop in 2008 / 2009. There weren't "many" non Englisch songs with multiple weeks at #1, here's a list:

Spoiler!

Julieta Venegas - Me voy (2 weeks in 2007)
LaFee - Ring Frei (4 weeks in 2008 + 1 week in 2009)
Eisblume - Eisblumen (4 weeks in 2009)
Anette Olzon - Vintersjäl (2 weeks in 2016)
Eluveitie - Lvgvs (2 weeks in 2017)
Elina Nechayeva - La forza (2 weeks 2018)
Eluveitie - Ambiramus (3 weeks in 2019)
Katja Krasavice & Leony - Raindrops (2 weeks in 2021)
Katja Krasavice - Friendzone (2 weeks in 2021)
Go_A - Shum (2 weeks in 2021)
Faun feat. Eluveitie - Gwydion (4 weeks in 2022)
Katja Krasavice & Marwin Balsters (2 weeks in 2022)

Going by overall success though that's not as easy to find out, but judging from the list above, LaFee's Ring Frei has the most chart points (and is still a song I like to listen to these days).

Yep, Single Soon is definitely an improvement over her last few songs but to be truly fair, Selena has lowered my expectations for new songs by her in the last few years with each new release It's a good bop for sure but at this point I'm not sure if she's ever coming close to the greatness of her earlier days (or at least up until the Revival era) for me personally. iirc you still haven't heard most stuff from her & The Scene days, right? So I'd guess Revival is also her peak for you?

Miley's been so confusing. I like Used To Be Young - the more I listen to it, the more I like it. But yeah, weird release strategy. But let's be real, as a big Miley fan I still think Endless Summer Vacation was a rather boring album and her weakest to date, I don't think any of the songs would've been a success for her

YESSSS <3 <3 <3 So so glad to hear you also enjoying Piano! I mean, Honeymoon Avenue seems to be universally loved, but Piano has always been my personal fave of the record and I'm not feeling alone on that one anymore <3 This anniversary release made me realize that it's actually not even that different to the latest stuff she's been doing. Yes she grew older of course but the stuff on Yours Truly aged so, so well.

If you like the collab with Ethel Cain, the album is definitely worth a spin if you have some time to do so. It's a great album. My brother recommended it to me after he found out I was into Grimes.

Hmm not much yet to be honest. Besides watching Nuzlockes on YouTube from my favorite Nuzlockers the Pokémon fever hasn't caught me in a while now; haven't played for two months or so. I'll definitely be getting back into the games once The Teal Mask gets released though, plus the days are getting colder & darker again = more game friendly, so maybe the fever catches me again. How's your excitement for it?

Ugh, that sounds VERY promising! Just saw she's released an album last week so I just added it to my library and check it out in full tomorrow. Tomorrow's new release schedule doesn't look as full anyways, so thank you for the perfect timed recommendation!

Thank you