My Charts - week 7 - the battle of my faves

[Tansike]

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My Charts - week 06/2019 – 7 february 2019 - can you Resist the Temptation?
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Singles Top40

Spoiler!

It’s the release week for Within Temptation’s long awaited seventh studio album “Resist”, and even though the band previously announced the release of a lyric video for a new single alongside the album release, no video came out thus far and therefor there isn’t an obvious debut atop the Singles Top40 for the band. However, their other four chart entries obviously benefitted from the album release, but none of them were strong enough to change something about the top. Ashley Tisdale’s “Love Me & Let Me Go” spends a second week at number one and Kerli’s “Better” sits at number two for a second week as well.

The highest of this weeks new arrivals makes the Top3 and that’s “Ategnatos”, the lead single and title track of the upcoming new album by Eluveitie, a folk metal band from Switzerland. “Ategnatos” will already be their eighth studio album, but they only appeared for the first time on my charts with their seventh release “Evocation II: Pantheon” in mid 2017 and so their new song is just their fourth chart entry but all of them reached the Top3 so far. The track makes its debut just two weeks after Cellar Darling’s “The Spell” (8-16) made its debut – Cellar Darling consists of three former band members of Eluveitie, and interestingly Eluveitie will release their album also two weeks after Cellar Darling’s album will come out.

Other new entries this week: Billie Eilish is on an incredible run right now and already released a new single called “Bury A Friend”, which debuts at #18 as her fifth notation and third Top20 hit. Her full-length debut album is expected to drop in late March (between Cellar Darling and Eluveitie – what a coincidence!). There are seven more new entries on the charts this week, but all of them missed the upper half. Mikolas Josef is new at #22 with “Abu Dhabi”, while fellow ESC contestant Saara Aalto arrives at #32 with “Dance Like Nobody’s Watching”. Ally Brooke debuts at #24 with “Low Key”, becoming the last Fifth Harmony member to get a chart entry as a solo artist but immediately outperforms Dinah Jane who spent one single week at #30 with “Bottled Up” so far. Finnish singer ALMA is new at #25 with “When I Die”, Norwegian pop singer Astrid S gets a third entry within a few months as “Someone New” comes in at #30, Alvaro Soler’s new single “Loca” starts at #33 and “Bones”, a collaboration by Galantis and OneRepublic arrives at #35.

Other talking points this week: As mentioned, it’s the release week of “Resist” by Within Temptation and as expected, it’s having a very significant effect on its singles. “Raise Your Banner” (13-5) and “The Reckoning” (22-7) both return to the Top10, with “Firelight” also having a big jump (24-13). Surprisingly, the most recent single “In Vain” declines a little bit this week (7-9). The two climbs for Within Temptation aren’t the only climbers into the Top10, as Alan Walker’s “Lost Control” also increases 11-4. Just outside the Top10, Sam Smith & Normani re-peak with “Dancing With A Stranger” (12-11). Mark Ronson & Miley Cyrus’ “Nothing Breaks Like A Heart” leaves the Top10 in its tenth week (9-12), just like Kerli’s “Savages” (10-14). Ariana Grande will release her new album already tomorrow, so it’s no surprise to see the “Sweetener” singles decreasing more and more. “God Is A Woman” is now the highest charting entry from that era, falling 21-23. The track reaches a big milestone this week, has it crosses 1,000 chart points, being her third song to do so following “Break Free” and “No Tears Left To Cry". Last but not least, after an impressive 14-weeks-chartrun, Eleni Foureira’s “Tómame” leaves the charts this time, making it the fourth longest charting non-ESC track by an ESC contestant ever, only behind “My Heart Is Refusing Me” (21 weeks) & “We Got That Power” (19 weeks) by Loreen and “Rainmaker” (17 weeks) by Emmelie de Forest.

Within Temptation’s “The Reckoning” is the biggest climber while Dua Lipa’s “Swan Song” drops 14-27 as the biggest loser this week.

1 (1) Ashley Tisdale – Love Me & Let Me Go
Chart Run: *1*-1- / 2w

2 (2) Kerli – Better
Chart Run: *1*-2-2- / 3w

3 (NEW) Eluveitie – Ategnatos
Chart Run: *3*- / 1w

4 (11) Alan Walker & Sorana – Lost Control
Chart Run: 11-*4*- / 2w

5 (13) Within Temptation feat. Anders Fridén – Raise Your Banner *G*
Chart Run: *1*-3-6-11-18-23-17-22-15-12-13-5- / 12w

6 (3) Ariana Grande – 7 Rings
Chart Run: *3*-3-6- / 3w

7 (22) Within Temptation feat. Jacoby Shaddix – The Reckoning *P*
Chart Run: *1*-1-1-3-4-4-5-9-13-7-2-9-16-20-20-13-17-21-19-22-7- / 21w

8 (6) Lindsey Stirling – I Wonder As I Wander *P*
Chart Run: *1*-1-1-4-9-10-8-5-2-1-3-1-3-5-6-8- / 16w

9 (7) Within Temptation – In Vain
Chart Run: *1*-4-7-9- / 4w

10 (5) Twenty One Pilots – Chlorine
Chart Run: *5*-10- / 2w

11 (12) Sam Smith & Normani – Dancing With A Stranger
Chart Run: *11*-17-12-11- / 4w

12 (9) Mark Ronson feat. Miley Cyrus – Nothing Breaks Like A Heart *G*
Chart Run: *1*-1-1-2-2-2-4-7-9-12- / 10w

13 (24) Within Temptation feat. Jasper Steverlinck – Firelight
Chart Run: *1*-5-10-14-25-36-34-23-21-24-13- / 11w

14 (10) Kerli – Savages *G*
Chart Run: *2*-3-6-8-9-7-6-9-10-14- / 10w

15 (4) Trinity The Tuck – The Face, The Body
Chart Run: *4*-15- / 2w

16 (8) Cellar Darling – The Spell
Chart Run: *2*-8-16- / 3w

17 (15) Amaranthe – Dream
Chart Run: *8*-15-17- / 3w

18 (NEW) Billie Eilish – Bury A Friend
Chart Run: *18*- / 1w

19 (16) Monique Heart – Brown Cow Stunning
Chart Run: *4*-5-13-16-19- / 5w

20 (18) Delain – Masters Of Destiny
Chart Run: *6*-18-20- / 3w

21 (17) Lana Del Rey – Hope Is A Very Dangerous Thing For A Woman Like Me - But I Have It
Chart Run: *2*-10-17-21- / 4w

22 (NEW) Mikolas Josef – Abu Dhabi
Chart Run: *22*- / 1w

23 (21) Ariana Grande – God Is A Woman *2xP*
Chart Run: *1*-2-1-1-1-2-4-6-5-5-6-13-12-5-5-6-8-9-8-8-11-9-5-6-6-9-14-18-21-23- / 30w

24 (NEW) Ally Brooke feat. Tyga – Low Key
Chart Run: *24*- / 1w

25 (NEW) ALMA – When I Die
Chart Run: *25*- / 1w

26 (20) Ariana Grande – No Tears Left To Cry *3xP*
Chart Run: *1*-1-4-9-5-3-4-9-12-8-9-5-2-3-6-8-10-1-3-2-2-4-7-18-17-11-12-15-18-21-22-29-31-28-21-12-11-8-10-14-20-26- / 42w

27 (14) Dua Lipa – Swan Song
Chart Run: *14*-27- / 2w

28 (19) Fleur East – Favourite Thing
Chart Run: *5*-7-11-19-28- / 5w

29 (23) Tori Kelly – Change Your Mind
Chart Run: *23*-29- / 2w

30 (NEW) Astrid S – Someone New
Chart Run: *30*- / 1w

31 (28) Little Mix feat. Ty Dolla $ign – Think About Us
Chart Run: *28*-31- / 2w

32 (NEW) Saara Aalto – Dance Like Nobody’s Watching
Chart Run: *32*- / 1w

33 (NEW) Alvaro Soler – Loca
Chart Run: *33*- / 1w

34 (25) Maren Morris – Girl
Chart Run: *15*-25-34- / 3w

35 (NEW) Galantis feat. OneRepublic – Bones
Chart Run: *35*- / 1w

36 (27) Imagine Dragons – Bad Liar
Chart Run: 17-18-37-Out-RE 22-11-*9*-16-27-36- / 9w

37 (26) Aurora – Animal
Chart Run: *26*-37- / 2w

38 (29) Michael Schulte – Back To The Start
Chart Run: *29*-38- / 2w

39 (31) Grimes feat. HANA – We Appreciate Power *G*
Chart Run: 3-*2*-4-4-7-14-19-26-31-39- / 10w

40 (33) Lauv & Troye Sivan – I’m So Tired
Chart Run: *33*-40- / 2w

Out of Top40
Out (30) Calvin Harris & Rag’n’Bone Man – Giant (3w)
Out (32) Kerstin Ott & Helene Fischer – Regenbogenfarben (5w)
Out (34) Ariana Grande – Imagine (5w)
Out (35) Lindsey Stirling – Carol Of The Bells *P* (21w)
Out (36) Anna Rossinelli – Hold Your Head Up (4w)
Out (37) Ariana Grande – Breathin *P* (16w)
Out (38) James Morrison feat. Joss Stone – My Love Goes On (1w)
Out (39) Halsey – Without Me *G* (17w)
Out (40) Eleni Foureira – Tómame (14w)

New certifications
none

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[Tansike]

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My Charts - week 06/2019 – 7 february 2019 - can you Resist the Temptation?
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Album Top20

Spoiler!

Within Temptation has released their new album “Resist”, which becomes one of the most obvious number one entry in a very long time this week and with around 300 plays it's also already the second most played album of the year. It’s their ninth chart entry, but only four of these entries were released since the album charts started with the other five entries being older releases making an entry due to concert effects or re-releases. Their previous album “Hydra” has spent an incredible 74 weeks on the Top20 and with its 4x Platinum certification it’s one of the most successful entries ever. Even their live release “Let Us Burn”, which debuted in late 2014 as their last chart entry so far, is certified with 2x Platinum and spent 35 weeks on the charts, so even though “Resist” only just debuted, it is expected to be a huge contender for the album of the year and it will be a very interesting battle with Ariana Grande’s new album “Thank U, Next” coming out tomorrow and Kerli’s long awaited new album “Shadow Works” dropping two weeks afterwards.

Ariana Grande’s “Sweetener” dips 1-2 and “My Indigo”, the solo album by Within Temptation’s frontwoman Sharon den Adel, makes the Top3 complete at #3 (3-3).

Other new and re-entries this week: Broods from New Zealand made a surprisingly big impact on the charts with their album “Conscious” three years ago, as it was their very first notation ever and immediately went Gold. The follow-up has a rather slow start now, as “Don’t Feed The Pop Monster” is new at #7. The success for Ashley Tisdale’s new single also impacts her old albums, with her debut “Headstrong” making a return to #13. The set came out a few years before the album charts started and therefor doesn’t have the chartrun it should have, as in theory it must be one of the most successful albums ever, having spawned four number one singles, including two 2x Platinum certified tracks and “Suddenly”, the currently most certified song of all time (6x Platinum). Within Temptation also benefit from the current success as their “The Heart Of Everything” comes back to #14. It’s one of the releases that came out prior the album charts started, but still made enough appearances to get certified with Gold this week. It’s already their second album to go Gold despite being released several years prior the album charts came out and therefor only made it to the charts following concert effects or similar events. A third and final comeback goes to Eluveitie’s “Evocation II: Pantheon” (#18).

Other talking points this week: With the new single getting more steam, Alan Walker’s “Different World” also keeps on rising back (7-5) and even gets certified with Gold this week. The Dark Element’s “The Dark Element” (9-10) also gets a new certification, but the set goes 2x Platinum, making Anette Olzon just the tenth artist to have more than one album with a multiple Platinum certification.

1 (NEW) Within Temptation – Resist
Chart Run: *1*- / 1w

2 (1) Ariana Grande – Sweetener *2xP*
Chart Run: *1*-2-1-1-3-3-5-4-2-3-4-3-2-1-5-3-4-3-2-1-1-2-2-1-2- / 25w

3 (3) My Indigo – My Indigo *2xP*
Chart Run: *1*-1-2-4-4-5-7-8-8-7-10-8-5-6-8-9-9-7-9-4-6-5-8-10-10-11-6-9-12-11-12-Out-RE 14-12-11-14-5-4-3-4-3-3- / 41w

4 (2) Amy MacDonald – Woman Of The World *G*
Chart Run: 11-7-7-10-7-3-*1*-1-2-4- / 10w

5 (7) Alan Walker – Different World *G*
Chart Run: *2*-7-6-8-9-12-7-5- / 8w

6 (5) Anna Rossinelli – White Garden
Chart Run: *3*-5-6- / 3w

7 (NEW) Broods – Don’t Feed The Pop Monster
Chart Run: *7*- / 1w

8 (4) Julia Michaels – Inner Monologue, Pt. 1
Chart Run: *4*-8- / 2w

9 (6) Rita Ora – Phoenix *G*
Chart Run: *1*-2-1-5-8-2-2-4-6-6-9- / 11w

10 (9) The Dark Element (Anette Olzon & Jani Liimatainen) – The Dark Element *2xP*
Chart Run: *1*-1-1-2-3-5-9-5-6-9-7-3-4-1-3-5-2-4-10-14-15-Out-RE 16-19-Out-RE 20-Out-RE 18-11-5-8-9-10- / 30w

11 (8) Amaranthe – Helix *P*
Chart Run: 2-*1*-2-3-2-6-8-11-12-16-14-13-6-5-8-11- / 16w

12 (15) Bebe Rexha – Expectations *P*
Chart Run: *1*-1-1-1-2-2-3-4-6-8-11-12-12-9-13-14-15-Out-RE 19-Out-RE 12-11-20-15-12- / 23w

13 (RE) Ashley Tisdale – Headstrong
Chart Run: 20-*8*-10-17-Out-RE 13- / 5w

14 (RE) Within Temptation – The Heart Of Everything *G*
Chart Run: 16-18-19-Out-RE 5-10-20-Out-RE 13-16-20-Out-RE *3*-6-13-Out-RE 14- / 13w

15 (12) Vanessa Mai – Schlager *G*
Chart Run: *1*-2-2-1-3-5-10-12-16-15-20-Out-RE 15-20-16-18-14-15-12-15- / 19w

16 (10) Alice Merton – Mint
Chart Run: *7*-10-16- / 3w

17 (11) Auri – Auri *P*
Chart Run: *1*-2-1-3-7-10-10-14-16-16-15-17-12-15-13-20-Out-RE 20-Out-RE 15-6-7-9-11-17- / 23w

18 (RE) Eluveitie – Evocation II: Pantheon *P*
Chart Run: *1*-1-1-3-5-8-10-7-6-9-9-10-9-14-16-16-18-Out-RE 12-18-Out-RE 18- / 20w

19 (14) Faun – XV – Best Of *P*
Chart Run: *4*-7-10-14-9-10-5-6-9-12-13-11-10-9-12-12-20-Out-RE 19-20-14-14-19- / 22w

20 (16) Imagine Dragons – Origins *G*
Chart Run: *1*-3-10-5-8-14-17-8-5-8-13-16-20- / 13w

Out of Top20
Out (13) Arch Enemy – Covered In Blood (2w)
Out (17) Twenty One Pilots – Trench (7w)
Out (18) Loreena McKennitt – Lost Souls *G* (10w)
Out (19) Clean Bandit – What Is Love? *G* (9w)
Out (20) Mike Posner – A Real Good Kid (2w)

New certifications
“The Dark Element” by The Dark Element goes 2x PLATINUM (400+ points)
“Different World” by Alan Walker and “The Heart Of Everything” by Within Temptation go GOLD (100+ points)

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[heppolo]

22 (NEW) Mikolas Josef – Abu Dhabi
Chart Run: *22*- / 1w

He's very charming, but this is just another recycle of his successful formula to me.

25 (NEW) ALMA – When I Die
Chart Run: *25*- / 1w

There are at least three ALMA singers now (Finnish, French and now Romanian), which is pretty confusing. ''When I Die'' has some makings of a hit.

[Tansike]

Yes, I agree about Mikolas' new song. It's "Lie To Me" part three now. He has to come up with something else otherwise I'll be over him very quickly.

Didn't hear about the Romanian ALMA yet but yes, it's getting confusing.

I also guess you're liking that high debut for Eluveitie this week?

[heppolo]

I also guess you're liking that high debut for Eluveitie this week?

"Ategnatos" is just powerful and moving, so a deserved high debut.

[Tansike]

"Ategnatos" is just powerful and moving, so a deserved high debut.

It is! Glad you approve it <3
Their album is one of the most anticipated releases of the year for me.

[heppolo]

Didn't hear about the Romanian ALMA yet but yes, it's getting confusing.

check in fact Bulgarian, not Romanian ALMA out (a sort of stuff Inna fans might like)

[phoenix98]

It is and funny thing is I’m currently in a completely different phase again It’s interesting how these feelings can change rather fast. This doesn’t mean I don’t love him or something like that, but I guess it’s more normal to have phases where you aren’t ‘sooo in love’. As beautiful as these feelings are, they’re also kinda stressful, so being in another phase may be less beautiful sometimes, but also less stressful and you can simply enjoy living with someone. As for your question… nothing yet. I’m not really someone who celebrates these anniversaries. But that’s what I’m saying now, let’s see how it will turn out in a month and a half

What about you? Are you someone who celebrates these anniversaries?

So basically, the "sooo in love" feelings faded just before Valentine's Day? Ouch...

Admittedly, I'm pretty bad about celebrating anniversaries too but that's something I'd like to change. It gets easier to take those landmarks for granted as time passes (6 years, 7 years, 8 years, etc), but I'd like to start putting in the effort to make those occasions a little more special/memorable.

Yeah, definitely. Ha, thank you. Sometimes it really isn’t that way though, at least not in ‘real life’. But that's another story

Ha, so are you saying that you DO talk about your man all the time in real life? When you talk to your boss for hours early every morning, is it all about him...?

I'm feeling completely that way too! On one side it's cool that it became a more common thing in my life, on another side I already felt kinda weird that concerts doesn't mean that much anymore when I went to see my two favorite bands last november. Speaking of concerts, I think I never asked you if you already attended concerts... so, did you? And if yes, who did you go to see live?

Concerts are still rare for me, and that's another thing I'd like to change. I get too easily intimidated/put off by high ticket prices, but the experience is often totally worth the cost. I saw Pentatonix with Calum Scott and Echosmith last summer (but that was with my bf's family, since his cousin really wanted to go and the venue was close to where we live). The last concert I attended for an artist I really care about was Katy back in fall 2017.

That's good IMO. Social media can be a lot of stress and bring a lot of negative feelings. I'm not someone who posts a lot of stuff (like, posting a pic every week is already a lot for me at the moment) so I haven't got many followers yet which feels weird, as I see some people having ten times as many followers as me and sometimes I feel less loved, if that makes sense? But on the other hand I also don't want to post something all the time like these social media people are doing, that's too stressful. So I'm probably someone who is in the middle of the road, but that already brings a few negative things with it. So it's good if you're not really into it, as you can live very well without it.

**Nod** That definitely makes sense, and it's a shame, because I think some social media is deliberately designed that way. It taps into people's insecurities and competitiveness, pushing them to post more and more in order to get more and more followers. It's an awesome feeling to know that people find you attractive and interesting, but craving that validation can lead to a nasty cycle pretty quickly. I think it's absolutely possible to use social media without it turning into something ugly and obsessive, but it's a tricky balance to achieve. The random, unprovoked negativity from strangers can be a real downer too. People use the anonymity as an opportunity to be pointlessly cruel.

Ugh, I still didn't listen to it. The last three weeks were weird, so many new releases and 2-3 of them didn't even make my charts like they would have in other occasions. Let's see if I'll finally check it out later this week.

NoOoOo worries. "Sunflower" hasn't converted me into a Post Malone stan or anything I was pleasantly surprised by it, but I wouldn't say it's a "YOU MUST CHECK THIS OUT ASAP!" song.

True. And no problem if you never check these out or won’t do so for a long time – I’m similar there and get so many recommendations, sometimes I simply don’t have the time (or the will) to check everything out as I also want to listen to ‘my’ stuff during my time off, as there's already enough I'd like to check out by myself...

Exactly! Recommendations/discoveries are an important part of why I enjoy checking out personal charts, but there's usually music that I'm interested in on my own that takes priority over checking out suggestions from others. The "my" stuff, as you put it.

“Break Free” is also certified with 3x Platinum and only has 64 points more than “No Tears” (including tomorrow’s update), so it looks like “No Tears” may become her biggest success ever

Also, in addition to that, “God Is A Woman” crosses 1k points this week too while “Sweetener” should be her biggest album ever by next week or the week after – this really was a massive era for her on my charts!

Woah! I mean, I guess I shouldn't be TOO shocked, since NTLTC was your No. 1 song of 2018...but it caught up to "Break Free"s points pretty fast, considering "Break Free" is several years older!

Ah, the massive success of the Sweetener singles is especially interesting since I didn't think Sweetener overall was one of your favorite Ari albums...but it sounds like that's changed? Or is there a disconnect between the quality/enjoyment of the singles and the rest of the album?

• Looks like Ashley isn't ready to let go of the top spot quite yet!
• Billie hasn't really been on my radar (I gave "Lovely" a listen or two when people were charting it, but it wasn't something I'd put into high rotation myself). "Bury A Friend" is pretty intriguing, though! She certainly seems to have a lot of creativity/artistry. I'm all for talented young acts like herself bringing something fresh to the pop music scene.
• I got a little confused by some of the comments above, but I believe the ALMA you have at No. 25 is the same ALMA from Charli XCX's "Out Of My Head" and Clean Bandit's "In Us I Believe," yeah? The "When I Die" video is my first time actually seeing what she looks like/finally putting a face to her voice.
• I owe Akini for bringing "Bones" to my attention recently. It's a lot of toe-tapping, hand-clapping, sing-along fun! It really hooks me once that "if you're asking meEeEeE, oh how do you knoOoOoOw" part kicks in. How have OneRepublic fared here in the past?
• I was a little surprised that "Anxiety" hasn't been charting at all, but I see Julia's EP doing alright here, so I guess that's just because "Anxiety" isn't technically a single?

Yet another lovely chart, Tancel!

[Tansike]

check in fact Bulgarian, not Romanian ALMA out (a sort of stuff Inna fans might like)

Thanks for the link - this actually sounds very nice! And yeah, it sounds like something Inna could do.

[Tansike]

So basically, the "sooo in love" feelings faded just before Valentine's Day? Ouch...

Admittedly, I'm pretty bad about celebrating anniversaries too but that's something I'd like to change. It gets easier to take those landmarks for granted as time passes (6 years, 7 years, 8 years, etc), but I'd like to start putting in the effort to make those occasions a little more special/memorable.

Haha, yeah basically!
Aw, that’s actually very sweet of you. I used to do that at the beginning of my first relationship, I even put a lot of work into these things but stopped doing these things. Maybe I should pick it up again as well.

Ha, so are you saying that you DO talk about your man all the time in real life? When you talk to your boss for hours early every morning, is it all about him...?

Yeah, I think I do talk often about him. But I also feel like I depend too much on him. Like, I still didn’t really figure it out to be independent in a relationship as well.

Concerts are still rare for me, and that's another thing I'd like to change. I get too easily intimidated/put off by high ticket prices, but the experience is often totally worth the cost. I saw Pentatonix with Calum Scott and Echosmith last summer (but that was with my bf's family, since his cousin really wanted to go and the venue was close to where we live). The last concert I attended for an artist I really care about was Katy back in fall 2017.

Oh, Pentatonix sounds very interesting. How was that one? Ah yeah, I already forgot about Katy but now I just remembered that we were talking about that one. I get your point with the ticket prices though, they really increased a lot over the years and even ‘little’ artist cost a lot these days. But it’s a compensation for them, they need to earn more from touring as they don’t earn as much as a few years ago with CD sales.

**Nod** That definitely makes sense, and it's a shame, because I think some social media is deliberately designed that way. It taps into people's insecurities and competitiveness, pushing them to post more and more in order to get more and more followers. It's an awesome feeling to know that people find you attractive and interesting, but craving that validation can lead to a nasty cycle pretty quickly. I think it's absolutely possible to use social media without it turning into something ugly and obsessive, but it's a tricky balance to achieve. The random, unprovoked negativity from strangers can be a real downer too. People use the anonymity as an opportunity to be pointlessly cruel.

So true! Especially for the young(er) people it’s really like that. My father for example has Facebook but he only uses it to post some pics and especially to keep contacts with some of his old friends. And that was the original idea behind Facebook. Similar with Instagram, it was actually meant as something to share pictures but it turned into a ‘who has the most, who is the best’-kinda thing. The negativity you’re mentioning is also a thing that became a little phenomenon in the past few years, no idea why there are people who do that. I’d never post cruel comments on social media, first because that’s not nice and second because I’m simply not that cruel. I wonder if these people really are that cruel.

NoOoOo worries. "Sunflower" hasn't converted me into a Post Malone stan or anything I was pleasantly surprised by it, but I wouldn't say it's a "YOU MUST CHECK THIS OUT ASAP!" song.

Good to know

Exactly! Recommendations/discoveries are an important part of why I enjoy checking out personal charts, but there's usually music that I'm interested in on my own that takes priority over checking out suggestions from others. The "my" stuff, as you put it.

We talked about this before, but I think for me personally it also has to do with streaming… since I discovered Apple Music for myself, there’s already a lot more that I’d like to check out for myself, so since then I’m also having less time to check other things out.

Woah! I mean, I guess I shouldn't be TOO shocked, since NTLTC was your No. 1 song of 2018...but it caught up to "Break Free"s points pretty fast, considering "Break Free" is several years older!

Ah, the massive success of the Sweetener singles is especially interesting since I didn't think Sweetener overall was one of your favorite Ari albums...but it sounds like that's changed? Or is there a disconnect between the quality/enjoyment of the singles and the rest of the album?

“No Tears” got a lot of points following a good Year-End effect, so yeah, it caught up pretty fast now. Also, don’t forget it’s about chart points, so once a song leaves my charts, it won’t get more points until it comes back, so even though “Break Free” came out many years ago, it didn’t get points in the last few years.

Oh, good question – I guess I never said how I feel about “Sweetener” now, and it’s in fact my most favorite album ever by Ariana now. I love it so much. You’re right that I wasn’t too sure about it at first, especially because of the album tracks, but they all grew on me and what I love the most about “Sweetener” is how it flows so well as a whole but still has some fantastic standouts (= the singles). The new “thank u, next” is even more cohesive, but the standouts are missing for me (so far).

• Looks like Ashley isn't ready to let go of the top spot quite yet!
• Billie hasn't really been on my radar (I gave "Lovely" a listen or two when people were charting it, but it wasn't something I'd put into high rotation myself). "Bury A Friend" is pretty intriguing, though! She certainly seems to have a lot of creativity/artistry. I'm all for talented young acts like herself bringing something fresh to the pop music scene.
• I got a little confused by some of the comments above, but I believe the ALMA you have at No. 25 is the same ALMA from Charli XCX's "Out Of My Head" and Clean Bandit's "In Us I Believe," yeah? The "When I Die" video is my first time actually seeing what she looks like/finally putting a face to her voice.
• I owe Akini for bringing "Bones" to my attention recently. It's a lot of toe-tapping, hand-clapping, sing-along fun! It really hooks me once that "if you're asking meEeEeE, oh how do you knoOoOoOw" part kicks in. How have OneRepublic fared here in the past?
• I was a little surprised that "Anxiety" hasn't been charting at all, but I see Julia's EP doing alright here, so I guess that's just because "Anxiety" isn't technically a single?

Yet another lovely chart, Tancel!

Not yet but maybe soon. It’s such a busy time at the moment… several of my most favorite artists keep on releasing singles. I mean, Ariana just released her album alongside a new single (Break Up…), Within Temptation just released a video for another single of their newly released album and Kerli also released a new single last Friday.

Glad you checked out “Bury A Friend”! “Lovely” was… well, lovely. It’s incredible how young she still is yet she already has so much success. I’m looking forward to her debut album next month as I’m slowly getting more and more into her as an artist.

You’re right about ALMA – it’s the singer from Finland who was featured on Charli’s and Clean Bandit’s songs. Ah, now I’m interested to hear if you imagined her differently?

Good to hear you enjoyed listening to “Bones”. It’s definitely a nice song but nothing that really stands out for me. OneRepublic had several hits on my charts, but started to decline in the last few years. Here’s their Discography

Hmm… yes, that’s one of the reasons, though I decided to be a bit more open about letting songs onto my charts (that was why “Imagine” debuted on the charts a few weeks ago but only like 1-2 weeks after its release). The main reason why “Anxiety” isn’t charting is because I think it’s very weak and definitely in the bottom 5 of the tracks with/by Selena that I know

Thank you so much!

[Tansike]

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My Charts - week 07/2019 – 14 february 2019 - the battle of my faves
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Singles Top40

Spoiler!

The year continues with several big new releases coming from some of my most favorite artists ever: this week Ariana Grande, Kerli and Within Temptation all picked their next singles that debut on my charts, with Ariana Grande also having released her new album, Within Temptation still being on a high due to the album release from a week ago and the anticipation for Kerli’s upcoming new album release is also rising. In the end, it’s Dutch symphonic rock band Within Temptation who takes the crown with “Supernova”, already the fifth release of the album “Resist” and their fifth consecutive single to debut atop the charts! In total, it’s the bands 20th chart entry and 10th number one single, making them the artist with the ninth most number one hits. Also, considering this is already the fifth top hit from the same album, “Resist” becomes just the fourth album to do so following Ariana Grande’s “My Everything” (five #1s), Lana Del Rey’s “Born To Die” (six #1s, seven including the re-release) and Lindsey Stirling’s “Brave Enough” (five #1s), respectively the fifth with re-releases included, as Lady Gaga’s “The Fame” and “The Fame Monster” spawned five #1s in total as well.

Kerli arrives at #2 with “Legends”, the third single of her upcoming new album “Shadow Works”. This is already the second time she misses out the top spot, as the lead single to the album also arrived at the second spot and never got to a new peak. Previously, the Estonian songstress only got #1s in her discography and “Legends” just misses out to become her 16th top hit, what would have tied her with Ariana for the artist with the most number one hits ever.

Even though Ariana has released her fifth album “Thank U, Next”, the boost for her singles is shockingly non existent, with “7 Rings” falling 6-9 and the new “Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored” only arriving at #7. This already marks her 33rd chart entry in nearly six years, with all of them reaching the Top10 but “Break Up” is also tied with “Santa Baby” (ft. Liz Gillies, 2013), “Let Me Love You” (ft. Lil Wayne, 2016), “Heatstroke” (by Calvin Harris, 2017) and “Quit” (by Cashmere Cat, 2017) as her lowest peaking entry so far.

Other new and re-entries this week: Following “Girl” that just left the charts, Maren Morris picked “Common” as the next release of her upcoming second studio album. The track features Brandi Carlile and debuts at #15. It’s only mid february yet the first song related to the Eurovision Song Contest enters the charts this week. Back in 2010, Anna Bergendahl was chosen to represent Sweden with “This Is My Life” on the contest but failed to make the grand finale, however it ended up as the most successful entry from that year on My Charts. Nine years later she’s trying it again and competes on ‘Melodifestivalen’, the Swedish pre-selection for the contest, with her song “Ashes To Ashes” that arrives at #21. The Chainsmokers teamed up with 5 Seconds Of Summer on “Who Do You Love?”, which is new at #25. A rather disappointing debut has Marina, formerly known as Marina And The Diamonds. “Handmade Heaven” is the name of the long awaited lead single for her fourth studio album and only makes it to #29 – at least ten spots lower than the peak for all seven entries from her last album “Froot”. Khalid enters at #34 with “Talk” while Kelly Rowland arrives at #39 with “Crown”.

There’s also one re-entry on the charts that belongs to Billie Eilish. The talented young singer is slowly but steady hyping up the release of her debut album, with current single “Bury A Friend” rising 18-13 in its second week. “You Should See Me In A Crown”, the lead single to the album, is able to re-enter at #22 due to that hype.

Other talking points this week: Ashley Tisdale’s former top hit “Love Me & Let Me Go” falls 1-3. After an impressive four-month-run in the Top10, Lindsey Stirling’s “I Wonder As I Wander” is down 8-11. Sam Smith & Normani’s “Dancing With A Stranger” remains very stable just outside the Top10 (11-12). While the new “Supernova” and the two singles “Raise Your Banner” (5-6) and “The Reckoning” (7-10) are still very successful, “In Vain” (9-16) and “Firelight” (13-19) are falling quite a few spots this week for Within Temptation, though the latter gets certified with Gold this week. Last but not least, it’s also worth a mention that there are several big drops on the charts this time with Trinity The Tuck’s “The Face, The Body” (15-28), Cellar Darling’s “The Spell” (16-32), Mikolas Josef’s “Abu Dhabi” (22-35) and Dua Lipa’s “Swan Song” (27-40) all falling over ten spots.

Billie Eilish’s “Bury A Friend” is the biggest climber while Cellar Darling’s “The Spell” is the biggest loser this week.

1 (NEW) Within Temptation – Supernova
Chart Run: *1*- / 1w

2 (NEW) Kerli – Legends
Chart Run: *2*- / 1w

3 (1) Ashley Tisdale – Love Me & Let Me Go
Chart Run: *1*-1-3- / 3w

4 (4) Alan Walker & Sorana – Lost Control
Chart Run: 11-*4*-4- / 3w

5 (2) Kerli – Better
Chart Run: *1*-2-2-5- / 4w

6 (5) Within Temptation feat. Anders Fridén – Raise Your Banner *G*
Chart Run: *1*-3-6-11-18-23-17-22-15-12-13-5-6- / 13w

7 (NEW) Ariana Grande – Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored
Chart Run: *7*- / 1w

8 (3) Eluveitie – Ategnatos
Chart Run: *3*-8- / 2w

9 (6) Ariana Grande – 7 Rings
Chart Run: *3*-3-6-9- / 4w

10 (7) Within Temptation feat. Jacoby Shaddix – The Reckoning *P*
Chart Run: *1*-1-1-3-4-4-5-9-13-7-2-9-16-20-20-13-17-21-19-22-7-10- / 22w

11 (8) Lindsey Stirling – I Wonder As I Wander *P*
Chart Run: *1*-1-1-4-9-10-8-5-2-1-3-1-3-5-6-8-11- / 17w

12 (11) Sam Smith & Normani – Dancing With A Stranger
Chart Run: *11*-17-12-11-12- / 5w

13 (18) Billie Eilish – Bury A Friend
Chart Run: 18-*13*- / 2w

14 (12) Mark Ronson feat. Miley Cyrus – Nothing Breaks Like A Heart *G*
Chart Run: *1*-1-1-2-2-2-4-7-9-12-14- / 11w

15 (NEW) Maren Morris feat. Brandi Carlile – Common
Chart Run: *15*- / 1w

16 (9) Within Temptation – In Vain
Chart Run: *1*-4-7-9-16- / 5w

17 (14) Kerli – Savages *G*
Chart Run: *2*-3-6-8-9-7-6-9-10-14-17- / 11w

18 (10) Twenty One Pilots – Chlorine
Chart Run: *5*-10-18- / 3w

19 (13) Within Temptation feat. Jasper Steverlinck – Firelight *G*
Chart Run: *1*-5-10-14-25-36-34-23-21-24-13-19- / 12w

20 (17) Amaranthe – Dream
Chart Run: *8*-15-17-20- / 4w

21 (NEW) Anna Bergendahl – Ashes To Ashes
Chart Run: *21*- / 1w

22 (RE) Billie Eilish – You Should See Me In A Crown
Chart Run: 13-14-*10*-11-18-26-37-Out-RE 22- / 8w

23 (20) Delain – Masters Of Destiny
Chart Run: *6*-18-20-23- / 4w

24 (24) Ally Brooke feat. Tyga – Low Key
Chart Run: *24*-24- / 2w

25 (NEW) The Chainsmokers & 5 Seconds Of Summer – Who Do You Love?
Chart Run: *25*- / 1w

26 (19) Monique Heart – Brown Cow Stunning
Chart Run: *4*-5-13-16-19-26- / 6w

27 (23) Ariana Grande – God Is A Woman *2xP*
Chart Run: *1*-2-1-1-1-2-4-6-5-5-6-13-12-5-5-6-8-9-8-8-11-9-5-6-6-9-14-18-21-23-27- / 31w

28 (15) Trinity The Tuck – The Face, The Body
Chart Run: *4*-15-28- / 3w

29 (NEW) Marina – Handmade Heaven
Chart Run: *29*- / 1w

30 (21) Lana Del Rey – Hope Is A Very Dangerous Thing For A Woman Like Me - But I Have It
Chart Run: *2*-10-17-21-30- / 5w

31 (26) Ariana Grande – No Tears Left To Cry *3xP*
Chart Run: *1*-1-4-9-5-3-4-9-12-8-9-5-2-3-6-8-10-1-3-2-2-4-7-18-17-11-12-15-18-21-22-29-31-28-21-12-11-8-10-14-20-26-31- / 43w

32 (16) Cellar Darling – The Spell
Chart Run: *2*-8-16-32- / 4w

33 (28) Fleur East – Favourite Thing
Chart Run: *5*-7-11-19-28-33- / 6w

34 (NEW) Khalid – Talk
Chart Run: *34*- / 1w

35 (22) Mikolas Josef – Abu Dhabi
Chart Run: *22*-35- / 2w

36 (31) Little Mix feat. Ty Dolla $ign – Think About Us
Chart Run: *28*-31-36- / 3w

37 (25) ALMA – When I Die
Chart Run: *25*-37- / 2w

38 (29) Tori Kelly – Change Your Mind
Chart Run: *23*-29-38- / 3w

39 (NEW) Kelly Rowland – Crown
Chart Run: *39*- / 1w

40 (27) Dua Lipa – Swan Song
Chart Run: *14*-27-40- / 3w

Out of Top40
Out (30) Astrid S – Someone New (1w)
Out (32) Saara Aalto – Dance Like Nobody’s Watching (1w)
Out (33) Alvaro Soler – Loca (1w)
Out (34) Maren Morris – Girl (3w)
Out (35) Galantis feat. OneRepublic – Bones (1w)
Out (36) Imagine Dragons – Bad Liar (9w)
Out (37) Aurora – Animal (2w)
Out (38) Michael Schulte – Back To The Start (2w)
Out (39) Grimes feat. HANA – We Appreciate Power *G* (10w)
Out (40) Lauv & Troye Sivan – I’m So Tired (2w)

New certifications
“Firelight” by Within Temptation feat. Jasper Steverlinck goes GOLD (250+ points)

Click here for the Certification Database

[Tansike]

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My Charts - week 07/2019 – 14 february 2019 - the battle of my faves
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Album Top20

Spoiler!

The first big battle of the year is over and Within Temptation is the winner, as their “Resist” spends a second week atop the charts. It’s holding off Ariana Grande’s fifth studio album “Thank U, Next” that debuts at number two. Her last three studio albums – “My Everything”, “Dangerous Woman” and “Sweetener” – all debuted atop the charts, with the “Christmas Kisses” EP being a fourth chart topper for the singer. Only her debut album “Yours Truly” (#3) and her second Christmas EP “Christmas & Chill” (#2) didn’t reach the top, but still made the Top3, making “Thank U, Next” already her seventh Top3 hit since her breakthrough in 2013. Closing out the Top3 is Ariana again, as “Sweetener” dips 2-3, having spent a half year in the Top5 now.

Other new and re-entries this week: Meghan Trainor released an EP called “The Love Train” that debuts at #4. Originally, the singer wanted to release her third album “Treat Myself” already last year but the plan got cancelled following several underperformances with the singles, so she went with an EP instead. Former Drag Race contestant Aja has the third and last debut of the week, as her debut album “Box Office” starts at #6. There are also two re-entries, both coming back due to the Grammy hype. Brandi Carlile got six nominations and won the three Americana categories for the song “The Joke” and her album “By The Way, I Forgive You”, which returns to #9. The set topped the charts for three weeks nearly a year ago. The other comeback belongs to Kacey Musgrave. The country singer has won several awards, including Album of the Year for “Golden Hour”. The record became her very first notation ever on my charts last year and returns to #12 now. It also gets certified with Gold this week, becoming her very first certification ever.

Other talking points this week: Rita Ora’s “Phoenix” leaves the upper half for its first time in its 12th week (9-11). That’s quite impressive considering she hasn’t released a new single in a long time. Julia Michael’s “Inner Monologue” EP (8-13) and Broods’ “Don’t Feed The Pop Monster” (7-14) leave the Top10 as well, but after a much shorter time. The biggest drop belongs to “The Dark Element” by the band with the same name, as the set falls 10-18 after having returned to the upper half for a few again.

1 (1) Within Temptation – Resist
Chart Run: *1*-1- / 2w

2 (NEW) Ariana Grande – Thank U, Next
Chart Run: *2*- / 1w

3 (2) Ariana Grande – Sweetener *2xP*
Chart Run: *1*-2-1-1-3-3-5-4-2-3-4-3-2-1-5-3-4-3-2-1-1-2-2-1-2-3- / 26w

4 (NEW) Meghan Trainor – The Love Train EP
Chart Run: *4*- / 1w

5 (3) My Indigo – My Indigo *2xP*
Chart Run: *1*-1-2-4-4-5-7-8-8-7-10-8-5-6-8-9-9-7-9-4-6-5-8-10-10-11-6-9-12-11-12-Out-RE 14-12-11-14-5-4-3-4-3-3-5- / 42w

6 (NEW) Aja – Box Office
Chart Run: *6*- / 1w

7 (4) Amy MacDonald – Woman Of The World *G*
Chart Run: 11-7-7-10-7-3-*1*-1-2-4-7- / 11w

8 (5) Alan Walker – Different World *G*
Chart Run: *2*-7-6-8-9-12-7-5-8- / 9w

9 (RE) Brandi Carlile – By The Way, I Forgive You *G*
Chart Run: *1*-1-1-2-4-4-7-9-15-18-12-13-12-17-Out-RE 19-Out-RE 9- / 16w

10 (6) Anna Rossinelli – White Garden
Chart Run: *3*-5-6-10- / 4w

11 (9) Rita Ora – Phoenix *G*
Chart Run: *1*-2-1-5-8-2-2-4-6-6-9-11- / 12w

12 (RE) Kacey Musgraves – Golden Hour *G*
Chart Run: *3*-7-8-11-15-14-18-10-14-17-Out-RE 12- / 11w

13 (8) Julia Michaels – Inner Monologue, Pt. 1
Chart Run: *4*-8-13- / 3w

14 (7) Broods – Don’t Feed The Pop Monster
Chart Run: *7*-14- / 2w

15 (12) Bebe Rexha – Expectations *P*
Chart Run: *1*-1-1-1-2-2-3-4-6-8-11-12-12-9-13-14-15-Out-RE 19-Out-RE 12-11-20-15-12-15- / 24w

16 (11) Amaranthe – Helix *P*
Chart Run: 2-*1*-2-3-2-6-8-11-12-16-14-13-6-5-8-11-16- / 17w

17 (18) Eluveitie – Evocation II: Pantheon *P*
Chart Run: *1*-1-1-3-5-8-10-7-6-9-9-10-9-14-16-16-18-Out-RE 12-18-Out-RE 18-17- / 21w

18 (10) The Dark Element (Anette Olzon & Jani Liimatainen) – The Dark Element *2xP*
Chart Run: *1*-1-1-2-3-5-9-5-6-9-7-3-4-1-3-5-2-4-10-14-15-Out-RE 16-19-Out-RE 20-Out-RE 18-11-5-8-9-10-18- / 31w

19 (13) Ashley Tisdale – Headstrong
Chart Run: 20-*8*-10-17-Out-RE 13-19- / 6w

20 (15) Vanessa Mai – Schlager *G*
Chart Run: *1*-2-2-1-3-5-10-12-16-15-20-Out-RE 15-20-16-18-14-15-12-15-20- / 20w

Out of Top20
Out (14) Within Temptation – The Heart Of Everything *G* (13w)
Out (16) Alice Merton – Mint (3w)
Out (17) Auri – Auri *P* (23w)
Out (19) Faun – XV – Best Of *P* (22w)
Out (20) Imagine Dragons – Origins *G* (13w)

New certifications
“Golden Hour” by Kacey Musgraves goes GOLD (100+ points)

Click here for the Certification Database

[heppolo]

21 (NEW) Anna Bergendahl – Ashes To Ashes
Chart Run: *21*- / 1w

I see a familiar one. One of the few good Melodifestivalen songs this year so far.

[stevyy]

Ari also debuted at #2 in my chart. <3 great album.

[Tansike]

21 (NEW) Anna Bergendahl – Ashes To Ashes
Chart Run: *21*- / 1w

I see a familiar one. One of the few good Melodifestivalen songs this year so far.

Glad to hear that! I didn't hear the other entries for Melodifestivalen this year, but I loved Anna's last ESC entry so I checked "Ashes To Ashes" out. A shame she didn't qualify for the finale right away though.

Ari also debuted at #2 in my chart. <3 great album.

YASSS so glad to hear that <3

[phoenix98]

Yeah, I think I do talk often about him. But I also feel like I depend too much on him. Like, I still didn’t really figure it out to be independent in a relationship as well.

Hmmm...well, you live on your own, you have your own job/income, you have your own hobbies (like UKMIX and concerts), so you still sound pretty independent to me. In what ways do you feel you depend on him too much? Or is that something he said...?

Oh, Pentatonix sounds very interesting. How was that one? Ah yeah, I already forgot about Katy but now I just remembered that we were talking about that one. I get your point with the ticket prices though, they really increased a lot over the years and even ‘little’ artist cost a lot these days. But it’s a compensation for them, they need to earn more from touring as they don’t earn as much as a few years ago with CD sales.

Eh, they're definitely talented, but it's hard to get SUPER excited about a bunch of acappella covers Glee was a bit different, since that was a weekly TV show with characters you grew to know/love, and the songs they covered often tied into the story arcs...but with Pentatonix, it was mostly just "cool, sounds great, but I'll go back to the original version now." It's impressive how massive they've becoming sticking mostly to covers (with a few original tunes sprinkled in), so kudos to them for finding such a winning formula!

So true! Especially for the young(er) people it’s really like that. My father for example has Facebook but he only uses it to post some pics and especially to keep contacts with some of his old friends. And that was the original idea behind Facebook. Similar with Instagram, it was actually meant as something to share pictures but it turned into a ‘who has the most, who is the best’-kinda thing. The negativity you’re mentioning is also a thing that became a little phenomenon in the past few years, no idea why there are people who do that. I’d never post cruel comments on social media, first because that’s not nice and second because I’m simply not that cruel. I wonder if these people really are that cruel.

Yeah, Facebook has become SUCH a different beast over the past 15ish years. I remember needing a college email address to even join It's hard to know what all of those trolls are thinking, but for some of them, I imagine it's just a really easy opportunity to dump on other people instead of actually facing/dealing with their own problems. Making someone else feel worse online is a quick rush/cheap thrill and (briefly) distracts them from their own misery.

We talked about this before, but I think for me personally it also has to do with streaming… since I discovered Apple Music for myself, there’s already a lot more that I’d like to check out for myself, so since then I’m also having less time to check other things out.

That totally makes sense, and it's been similar for me! I've been checking out way more full albums compared to when I'd have to go out and purchase each new one individually.

“No Tears” got a lot of points following a good Year-End effect, so yeah, it caught up pretty fast now. Also, don’t forget it’s about chart points, so once a song leaves my charts, it won’t get more points until it comes back, so even though “Break Free” came out many years ago, it didn’t get points in the last few years.

Makes sense. I guess I thought "Break Free" might've re-entered at least a few times over the years (since it seems like "Symphony" is always popping up again...)

I guess I never said how I feel about “Sweetener” now, and it’s in fact my most favorite album ever by Ariana now. I love it so much. You’re right that I wasn’t too sure about it at first, especially because of the album tracks, but they all grew on me and what I love the most about “Sweetener” is how it flows so well as a whole but still has some fantastic standouts (= the singles). The new “thank u, next” is even more cohesive, but the standouts are missing for me (so far).

Woah! I didn't realize things had changed that much, but I'm glad you've developed such a fondness for Sweetener. It's probably still my least favorite of hers (too soon too tell with TUN) but it's certainly not a disaster, and there's plenty to enjoy beyond the solid singles (like "Goodnight N Go," "Everytime," "Better Off," "Get Well Soon").

Glad you checked out “Bury A Friend”! “Lovely” was… well, lovely. It’s incredible how young she still is yet she already has so much success. I’m looking forward to her debut album next month as I’m slowly getting more and more into her as an artist.

**Nod** She's done a great job building more and more buzz leading into her album release (especially with the timing of "Bury A Friend" and its video).

You’re right about ALMA – it’s the singer from Finland who was featured on Charli’s and Clean Bandit’s songs. Ah, now I’m interested to hear if you imagined her differently?

Ha, well...I guess I expected closer to Charli XCX or Tove, since I associated her with the songs they've done together (and I think she even sounds a bit like Tove on the Clean Bandit track)...or closer to other European dance acts, like Inna.

Here’s their Discography

Thanks for the screenshot! I haven't been paying as much attention to them in recent years either. Their last big hits on my chart were "Counting Stars" and "If I Lose Myself." "Apologize" is a fun throwback that would've charted if I had one back then. That longevity for "Counting Stars," though!

Hmm… yes, that’s one of the reasons, though I decided to be a bit more open about letting songs onto my charts (that was why “Imagine” debuted on the charts a few weeks ago but only like 1-2 weeks after its release). The main reason why “Anxiety” isn’t charting is because I think it’s very weak and definitely in the bottom 5 of the tracks with/by Selena that I know

Ouch...but I kind of feel you there. "Anxiety" deals with such a worthwhile subject, and the lyrics are really interesting/relatable...but, as a song overall, it just doesn't come together well. Julia seems to have a habit of trying to be more quirky/adventurous with her melodies/song structure (like on Selena's "Bad Liar," Lauv's "No Way," her own "Uh Huh," etc) which is commendable in a sense, but the end result doesn't always work well for me.

• Your No. 1 certainly has a cool intro (before it starts sounding more like I'd expect from a metal track) Sharon's voice is as lovely as ever too!
• Although I would've loved to see more Ari on your first singles chart after her album release, I am NOT feeling her single selections lately, so I can understand why she doesn't have anything inside your Top 5. I'm glad the public's eating them up (as they should've been doing for years now), but they're not Ari at her best for me.
• With certain albums/EPs stealing most of my attention lately, I haven't been checking out as many random new singles from other acts, but I might add "Who Do You Love?" to my library after giving it a quick listen now. I hope their momentum doesn't completely die again right after "Youngblood" became so huge...
• Looks like Ari couldn't quite compete on your albums chart either. That's a rare miss for her here!

Yet another chart that lights up my life, Tancel!

[Tansike]

Hmmm...well, you live on your own, you have your own job/income, you have your own hobbies (like UKMIX and concerts), so you still sound pretty independent to me. In what ways do you feel you depend on him too much? Or is that something he said...?

I'll write you a message later today/tomorrow...

Eh, they're definitely talented, but it's hard to get SUPER excited about a bunch of acappella covers Glee was a bit different, since that was a weekly TV show with characters you grew to know/love, and the songs they covered often tied into the story arcs...but with Pentatonix, it was mostly just "cool, sounds great, but I'll go back to the original version now." It's impressive how massive they've becoming sticking mostly to covers (with a few original tunes sprinkled in), so kudos to them for finding such a winning formula!

Ah, I get your point! As you know (I guess?) my partner has an acapella band and he’s quite a big Pentatonix fan, so that’s probably one of the reasons why I got a little bit more into the band as of lately. Funny that you’re mentioning Glee as I was randomly watching a few videos about the show on YouTube over the weekend (like some ranking videos about the best performances and stuff like that). That was a hype that completely missed me back then, but it also wasn’t that popular over here while from what I remember it was HUGE in the US. As for the success, I feel like that’s also slowing down lately, I think they’re already past of their peak (it also doesn’t help they basically released or re-released a Christmas album for like five consecutive years now).

Yeah, Facebook has become SUCH a different beast over the past 15ish years. I remember needing a college email address to even join It's hard to know what all of those trolls are thinking, but for some of them, I imagine it's just a really easy opportunity to dump on other people instead of actually facing/dealing with their own problems. Making someone else feel worse online is a quick rush/cheap thrill and (briefly) distracts them from their own misery.

Oh really? Haha… honestly, I’ve only joined in 2010, so I was actually ‘very’ late with Facebook (compared to most other people around my/our age). True. I just wonder if they’re really thinking like that or if they just like it that they can throw some shade towards others without consequences.

That totally makes sense, and it's been similar for me! I've been checking out way more full albums compared to when I'd have to go out and purchase each new one individually.

…and is this a good development for you or not?
I’m asking because I still haven’t figured it out if I like that or not…

Makes sense. I guess I thought "Break Free" might've re-entered at least a few times over the years (since it seems like "Symphony" is always popping up again...)

Interestingly, it only re-entered once for four weeks, I think it was following the Manchester terrorist attack. Nothing ever since… maybe later this year following a concert effect.

Woah! I didn't realize things had changed that much, but I'm glad you've developed such a fondness for Sweetener. It's probably still my least favorite of hers (too soon too tell with TUN) but it's certainly not a disaster, and there's plenty to enjoy beyond the solid singles (like "Goodnight N Go," "Everytime," "Better Off," "Get Well Soon").

Ok, so while you’re surprised that it’s my favorite album of hers, I’m surprised it’s your least favorite! First, to be honest, her discography is already so strong, so it’s really tough to say which one is the best and worst. Second, it’s the most recent one (“Thank U, Next” is still too new IMO) so that usually gives it a bonus. Maybe I’ll think differently in a few years.
I also need to revisit “Yours Truly” as I usually pay that one dust.

Ha, well...I guess I expected closer to Charli XCX or Tove, since I associated her with the songs they've done together (and I think she even sounds a bit like Tove on the Clean Bandit track)...or closer to other European dance acts, like Inna.

Ah, sounds comprehensibly.

Thanks for the screenshot! I haven't been paying as much attention to them in recent years either. Their last big hits on my chart were "Counting Stars" and "If I Lose Myself." "Apologize" is a fun throwback that would've charted if I had one back then. That longevity for "Counting Stars," though!

Did you check out some stuff from their last album “Oh My My”?
Haha yeah, “Counting Stars” was a beast. The first time I heard it I fell in love with it and was so happy when they released it as a single a few weeks later. It’s one of the songs that crossed 1,000 points on my charts

Ouch...but I kind of feel you there. "Anxiety" deals with such a worthwhile subject, and the lyrics are really interesting/relatable...but, as a song overall, it just doesn't come together well. Julia seems to have a habit of trying to be more quirky/adventurous with her melodies/song structure (like on Selena's "Bad Liar," Lauv's "No Way," her own "Uh Huh," etc) which is commendable in a sense, but the end result doesn't always work well for me.

Hm. I forgot to mention that I actually love the message of the song, but as you say, as a song overall it does nothing for me. It’s so sad, as ‘Anxiety’ would be a fantastic theme for a song and they could have made a strong pop tune out of this.

• Your No. 1 certainly has a cool intro (before it starts sounding more like I'd expect from a metal track) Sharon's voice is as lovely as ever too!
• Although I would've loved to see more Ari on your first singles chart after her album release, I am NOT feeling her single selections lately, so I can understand why she doesn't have anything inside your Top 5. I'm glad the public's eating them up (as they should've been doing for years now), but they're not Ari at her best for me.
• With certain albums/EPs stealing most of my attention lately, I haven't been checking out as many random new singles from other acts, but I might add "Who Do You Love?" to my library after giving it a quick listen now. I hope their momentum doesn't completely die again right after "Youngblood" became so huge...
• Looks like Ari couldn't quite compete on your albums chart either. That's a rare miss for her here!

Yet another chart that lights up my life, Tancel!

Thanks a lot for checking it out <3

Good to hear that about the latest singles by Ariana, as I’m feeling completely the same. This era seems kinda lackluster when it comes to them, especially compared to the amazing single choices of her last three albums. I feel kinda sad these are the songs the public gets to know the most now, as she had so many gems in her discography yet it’s “7 Rings” or “Break Up…” that become her biggest hits?

Nice that you’re enjoying “Who Do You Love?”. Unfortunately, after just one week, I’m already quite over it. I feel like The Chainsmokers became too predictable. I do wish it will end up as a hit though simply because of 5 Seconds Of Summer.

Yes, it is. But it adds to the current picture on the singles charts. #2 may end up as its peak as someone else is releasing an album this week and something magical has to happen otherwise a #1 debut for that new release is 100% safe based on anticipation alone.

Thank you so much <3

[steophonic]

Ariana Grande album is great! Didn't know Amy Macdonald had new material out!

[Tansike]

Ariana Grande album is great! Didn't know Amy Macdonald had new material out!

It is, glad you're enjoying it as well! As for Amy, it's actually a best of with just two new songs, so not much new material. But I love it, it's good to have all of her hits on one record and I didn't play some of her older songs for a long time, so this best of was a good opportunity to get back into her stuff