Official Singles Chart on 29/5/2020

We got to 900 plus guys! 96 more comments then we’re at 1000... ;)
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I’m gonna take a train through 2015, then afterwards, it’ll be 2018.

I think the 80s is way better than this modern rubbish.

Here’s to 800+! (raises glass of Tango Tropical)

I promised a banger every 100 comments, so hear you go, it’s Megan & Queen B! ;)
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Hello? Is anyone online?

why are 1953 charts not loading please fix

The Sales Chart is the proper chart.

We just got up to 700+ comments! Banger time!
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(I just wanna make the mu-la-la)

Wow 700 comments, that is amazing 👏.

I really really hope "Daisies" by Katy Perry will get the recognition it deserves. I think it's such a beautiful and powerful song, hopefully her label has a plan.

Since we’re at 600 comments, I’ll post not one, but two tunes! :)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EgBJmlPo8Xw
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TOamHghGCfg

Also, 600 comments now! :O

Hey everyone! :)

Just wanted to make a quick comment regarding my Emoji Challenges...

Firstly, I would like to thank you all so much for participating in them & even doing your own when I'm not here! It's clear that a lot of people are enjoying them, so I plan on continuing them for a good while yet.

However, there is an update I need to make, because here is what happens when we look at the overall leaderboard so far...

Coolocelot: 34
Cameron: 16
Jstar: 15
Michael: 15
Fintendo: 8
Frank: 3
Rector: 3
Alex: 3
Gordon: 3
Mateusz: 3
George: 2
Hulnia: 2
Techfan: 2
David: 1
Electric Dude: 1

Now, you'll also notice immediately that Coolocelot has an insane lead. That being said, other than me, he's the only other person who regularly comments on both Headline Planet every Monday night & OCC every Friday night, where I post these challenges, while not many other people who have participated take part more than once a week!

That's why, starting with immediate effect, this leaderboard will be broke down into two separate leaderboards, to make these challenges more fair & exciting! Therefore, I've separated the points depending on which site you generally tend to comment on.

So, when that happens, we have...

OCC:
Coolocelot: 17
Cameron: 16
Fintendo: 8
Jstar: 5
Frank: 3
Rector: 3
Alex: 3
Mateusz: 2
George: 2
Hulnia: 2
David: 1
Electric Dude: 1

Headline Planet:
Coolocelot: 17
Michael: 15
Jstar: 10
Gordon: 3
Techfan: 1

These are the numbers so far for Gaga's album according to Buzzjack

UK OCC - Sunday update*

1 CHROMATICA (35.6k)
2 DISSIMULATION (2.1k)

* Missing SPOTIFY, YOUTUBE for Sat, AMAZON HDEL for Fri.

So disappointed to see Ellie Goulding's Power debuting at 86!, why is she having so low debuts when on previous albums she got plenty of top tens?

500 comments! :)

It’s time for an incredible trap hit, and a 2010s classic to celebrate!
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Emoji Challenge Results...

Weekly Theme: P!NK Songs [correctly guessed first by Cameron] +3

SONG 1: U 🤢 ('You Make Me Sick') [correctly guessed first by Cameron] +1
SONG 2: 🙏 🎧 🎛️ ('God Is A DJ') [going to give Electric Dude the point though, due to me making a mistake by telling him his guess of 'Get This Party Started' was right, also because of him participating a lot last night] +1
SONG 3: 🤪 👧s ('Stupid Love') [correctly guessed first by Jstar] +1
SONG 4: U + ✋ ('U + Ur Hand') [correctly guessed first by Cameron] +1
SONG 5: 🚫 🍺 ('Sober') [correctly guessed first by Cameron] +1
SONG 6: ⬆️ 🍷 ('Raise Your Glass') [correctly guessed first by Cameron] +1
SONG 7: 🌉💡🌉 ('Bridge Of Light') [correctly guessed first by Cameron] +1
SONG 8: 🔥 🌎 🔥 ('Setting The World On Fire') [correctly guessed first by Jstar] +1
SONG 9: 10x10x10x10x10x10 😴 💭 ('A Million Dreams') [correctly guessed first by Jstar] +1
SONG 10: 🤕 ✏️ 👨 ('Hurts 2B Human') [correctly guessed first by Cameron] +1

Scores:
Cameron: 9 (Winner) 🥇
Jstar: 3 🥈
Electric Dude: 1 🥉

Cameron is now second in overall leaderboard, behind Coolocelot! :D

Happy to see Rain on Me at Number 1, It's such a fun song :)
Also I noticed every week Ed Sheeran's Perfect remains in the 40-50 area and I find thats so impressive considering how old it is.
For next week I am really really hoping that "Sour Candy" a new song by Lady Gaga and Blackpink can get somewhere in the top 40, it's such a awesome song and I'm happy to see Blackpink back again

All of Gaga's songs from Chromatica were in the top 50 for Spotify U.K yesterday.

Okay, here's a poll for all of you...

I'll post five artists popular artists & I'd like you all to tell me your favourite song by them.

I'm happy to take requests & I'll let you know what my favourite is in the replies too! :)

So this week, we have:

Taylor Swift
Eminem
Katy Perry
Ariana Grande
Ed Sheeran

Review 29/05/20
The new entries were good this week surf mesa has a good summer vibe which I can see climbing,the Eurovision entry is amazing infact I can see this climbing in the next coming weeks. KSI's new album/song that charted was an improvement to be honest. I have to give credit a number #2 album from a youtuber,just a shame #baldski didn't happen. rain on me brings me back to 2011 lady gaga days,you know back with edge of glory and co. although I do feel Rockstar should have stayed number 1 for longer but rain on me no doubt a good song 9/10 from me that. if anyone is intrested we have a newly set up group where we discuss the chart,post the daily statistics (so basically a chart update every single day with the numbers) and we post the chart earlier and do live coverage of it. the group ahs grown over the past weeks.therefore appreciate anyone who joins

Top 5 songs to peak at Number 2:
5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMs0GnYze34 (Let Me Love You)
4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTFtOOh47oo (Unforgettable)
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34Na4j8AVgA (Starboy)
2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSWrepLjTKc (Day n Nite)
1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkk2H3Ztrfk (White Noise)

I’m the odd one out here, and that won’t change. My three rap essentials of the week:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5SejM_hBvMM
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lIlMtVGI5Pg
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mYLbPinpBH8

400 comments now! :O

Okay, that's a good note to end it on tonight! I'll leave you with my favourite track from officially the UK's #1 album! :)

Good night all! :D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aQgtT_ygSE

Ik I would be a few comments down getting here late but not 400 comments late jheeez!

That said tho liking the chart this week although I do have that sneaky feeling we ain’t seen the last of rockstar yet at the top!

One thing I’d really like to see next week it’s obvs I think breaking me is going to the top 10 which I’m happy about but I would LOVE to see flowers sneak in there! No one deserves it more than nathan dawe!

I wonder if Rain On Me will stay on #1 next week due to Chromatica being released

There’s only three things I fear in life. I fear spiders, I fear coronavirus, and I fear the police after what happened to George Floyd.

KSI - Before:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xsPwQVnlDg0
After:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0iOSVD1fitU

300 comments! :D

Here's one of the many amazing tracks from Kygo's new album to celebrate.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obYhybs63Cc

Hello, and welcome to another chart review. Let’s start by looking at some notable gains. Firstly, “Rover” continues its rise to the top, looks like this is here to stay, it’s definitely grown on me as a pretty fun and catchy banger. “Breaking Me” also continues to rise as it begins to skirt the top 10, and while I don’t dislike this, I’m certainly pretty cold on it so if it becomes a hit I won’t be particularly enthusiastic about it. “Flowers” and “Don’t Need Love” also continue to rise, the latter of which I’m more pleased about than the former. “Watermelon Sugar” gets a big boost via the video. It will be interesting to see whether this sticks around. “Secrets” rises, this has grown on me a lot and I would be really happy to see this become huge. “Party Girl”, on the other hand, continues its steep climb up the charts despite being utterly mediocre. “If You’re Too Shy (Let Me Know)” gets a boost off the album, what’s really telling is whether it can sustain this momentum, and most surprisingly, “Think About Things” gets a boost to within the top 40! Will this be a hit? “Ily (I Love You Baby)” sadly continues its ascent, and surprisingly “Go Crazy” actually picks up off the debut: maybe this will be the 2020 version of “No Guidance”. “Midnight (The Hanging Tree)” has been sustaining its presence in the lower half of the charts, it seems to have some staying power there, which I’m very pleased about. What I’m less pleased about are gains for “Surrender” and “Like It Is” however…
Moving onto some notable losses, the big surprise for me is that “Stuck With U” didn’t fall harder than it did, I was expecting a similar fate to “GOOBA”. “If The World Was Ending” takes a loss, maybe it’s hit its peak? “WHATS POPPIN” also takes a loss, I hope this can still rebound and pick up a few more points though. “Daisies” drops off though not by as much as I was expecting, and “After Party” drops, let’s see it drop out the charts as quick as possible. “Falling” takes a massive hit, I’m no expert on this chart’s weird rules but I expect ACR is at play. “Supalonely” takes a hit, which is a shame because it was growing on me. Notable dropouts are “Sunday Best”, which definitely isn’t taking off over here as much as it is in the US, “X”, which I thought had the potential to be a real hit, and “Guys”, which I thought would get a boost off the album. Let’s move on to the main event though, our new entries, of which we have a whopping 14…
Let’s start with #96 – “Together” by Sia, and yeah I have to say I don’t like this. The production and specifically the vocal mixing sounds really tinny and cheap, the lyrics are generic inspirational fodder, the plinky keys are hackneyed and overall Sia’s voice isn’t flattered here at all and sounds very strained. The bridge was probably the worst part of the song though, Sia delivers these lines in the most awkward and embarrassing way. Not a fan of this, strong 3/10.
At #90 we have “TOP FLOOR” by Gunna and Travis Scott. This is ok, nothing special, the horn sample for the beat sounds a bit cheap but the slow pace of it and thunderous bass are an ok vibe. Travis Scott’s vocal performance is ok but Gunna’s leaves something to be desired as the song quickly wears out its welcome. Nothing too see here, decent 5/10.
At #86 we have “Power” by Ellie Goulding, and wow, we could’ve had something great here. This reminds me of the Gorillaz song “We Got The Power”, and there’s really some elements of this I love. Goulding’s vocal performance is good, the dynamic bass loop is great for providing a strong backbone to the song, it really grounds it. The tempo is good, I like the reverb-laden mix with huge snares, and a lot of percussive embellishments to make the song stand out, and I like the progression too. My main problem here is production-related once more, I feel like there’s just this artificial sheen on the whole song, I think the vocal mixing is subpar, and overall this needed to come together more to just sound much more rounded, instead it comes off as a bit tinny in the high-end. This could’ve been great but this will always really distract me from the core of the song so for me, a strong 5 to a light 6 at most.
At #84 we have “DOLLAZ ON MY HEAD” by Gunna and Young Thug, and this is much better. I like the dreamy beat with a much higher tempo, so there’s a good groove here and it’s much less patience-testing. Gunna proves once again that he’s the most redundant trap artist in the mainstream by delivering a completely nondescript vocal performance, but it’s ok to listen to. Young Thug comes in and doesn’t inject as much energy into the song as I would like. Also I would love to hear some fatter bass on this song, that would really make it pop some more. This is fine enough, strong 5/10.
At #83 we have the last of our Gunna songs, “WUNNA”, and this is by far the best of the bunch. The beat is blissful and hypnotic, that’s really why this works so well, it’s a really tranquil vibe that surprisingly matches Gunna’s understated delivery well. Here, his voice is just an accessory to the production, so I don’t feel like he needs to deliver an amazing vocal performance, instead he just rides this beat effortlessly. This is good stuff. For me, a strong 6/10.
Moving on from Gunna, at #82 we have “Nothing Revealed / Everything Denied” by The 1975, and, as I expected, they deliver again. This time, there’s clear hip hop influence as the vocals are bathed in a nice layer of autotune which plays well against the blissed-out keys and choppy beat. The rapping isn’t amazing, but it’s not bad. The chorus is really lovely and overall the vibe of the song is really lovely and melancholic. The mixing of the choral vocals is a little sloppy but apart from that, this is pretty good. Strong 6/10.
At #72 we have “Hickory Dickory Dock” by Fredo, and yeah this isn’t very good. The main problem is, again, the production, which sounds so cheap. The snares really should have way more low-end, they sound so clattery in the ears, it’s a really cheap sound that makes the beat sound thrown-together. It really distracts from the rest of the song, though there isn’t much worth saving. It’s a standard drill song with a pretty subpar hook and a pretty subpar vocal performance. If the production wasn’t really distracting this would be mediocre at best. A decent 4/10 for me.
Moving onto #68 we have “Daechwita” by Agust D. I respect what this is trying to do, it’s supposed to be an aggressive trap banger, but for me it falls somewhat short. I like the eerie samples used, and there’s a lot of embellishments that actually make this a fairly dynamic piece of production, but I think it can be a bit messy at times, not as crisp-sounding and clear as it should be. Agust D’s vocal performance is ok but not flattered by the production issues I highlighted, and overall the song outstays its welcome. For me, this is a decent 5/10.
At #57 we have “Raw” by Aitch. First of all, I have to compliment the production. Aitch always has great taste in production, this conjures a really menacing vibe, with clicking percussion, some eerie synths, and just the right amount of space in the mix. Aitch’s vocal performance and lyrics are good. The only problem really is that it definitely does sound a little like what would constitute album filler, it needs to be just a bit more dynamic, there needs to be an injection of energy in the second half, a problem I’ve consistently had with Aitch’s music. It tends to just be him coasting on a vibe, which is generally good, but never great. For me this is a strong 5/10.
At #56 we have “Tonight (I Wish I Was Your Boy” by The 1975, and this is definitely the worst of the 2 new entries we have from the band this week. This has a more uptempo groove, and regardless of the passionate vocals which are similar to the other song, the vibe here is more nonchalant, I don’t think it really comes together. The horns are a bit shrill and overall I think this sounds a little messy. I like the vocals and the chord progression, but I think where it falls apart is the groove of the song and the embellishments. For me, this is a decent 5/10.
Moving into the top 40, we have “Who’s That What’s That” by Niko B at #39, and this is not at all what I was expecting. It’s basically a low-fi hip hop song with some vinyl crackle, accompanied by a few comedic verses which I have to admit, were quite funny. This fella’s matter-of-fact delivery as he details how he got his girlfriend locked up by planting coke in her purse, and how he hates McDonalds gherkins, is just absurd enough to work, and when accompanied by some ridiculous ad-libs, this makes for a pretty funny song that it’s impossible not to root for. Light 6/10.
At #27 we have “Killa Killa” by KSI and Aiyana-Lee. I like the production here, it’s quite fast-paced with a nice twinkly melody line, overall conjures a quite careless and fun vibe. The hook, though, while catchy, I don’t really like, and KSI continues not to impress me as a vocalist, he has some annoying ad-libs and the autotune is a little obnoxious. It’s not offensive though. Light 5/10.
At #24 we have KSI’s highest charting debut this week, “Cap” featuring Offset. The production is ok, a generic trap rumble. Offset rides the beat well as he usually does with his energetic and dynamic vocal style, but KSI really just ruins the song. His vocals are lathered with autotune, he slurs his words, he sounds completely unpolished and mediocre over this and he really pales in comparison to Offset, it’s pretty embarrassing. I’m about sick of KSI songs in the charts at this point. This is a very light 5/10.
Finally, at #1 we have “Rain On Me” by Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande, and honestly, this may be even more disappointing than Stupid Love. Lady Gaga really isn’t a presence here. Despite some slightly odd vocal inflections towards the end, she could be replaced with any other vocalist here over this washed out, generic disco-inspired song with a really meagre groove. It just isn’t interesting from a sound perspective. Ariana delivers an ok vocal performance but it’s not really a song that makes the best use of her, there’s no drama to this song, no good tension and resolution, and really from Gaga I expected something so much more show-stopping and dramatic, especially in the melodic department. It just doesn’t sound like Gaga is trying anymore, which is a shame. Light 5/10.
So I can’t believe I’m saying it but “WUNNA” is my best of the week, narrowly edging out “Nothing Revealed / Everything Denied”, and my worst of the week is “Together” by a country mile. This was really tedious to write with so many new entries and I’m definitely flagging now so thanks so much for reading, and have a good day.

2017: XO Tour Llif3
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2019: Ransom
2020: Quarantine Cyphers

I think this 2016 rap hit, is my 2nd guiltiest pleasure after Fefe.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=K44j-sb1SRY

We did it! Break My Heart avoided ACR!
Rain by Aitch is still going though.

BRITISH FRIENDS INVESTIGATE THE ELLITE AND MK ULTRA, WASH THE BRAIN, DO NOT ALLOW A TOP TEN WITH THAT MUSIC !! THAT'S WHY THEY NEED MORE LIGHT AND BRITISH MUSIC, 11, 12, 17 ARE OF LIGHT AND 25 AND 30 ... DO NOT ALLOW TO BE CONQUERED WITH THE DARKNESS

Ava's new single has been announced, and I'm ready

Hey everyone! :)

I'm signing off now too, but I'll be back on either later or over the weekend.

Take care everybody!

The weekend has officially... begun!
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Over 200 comments in about an hour.

Well done everyone! :D

Emoji Challenge! :D

Songs on their way in the replies in a couple of minutes.

Remember to try & guess the theme too if you can!

By the way, I'm not a big fan of Rain On Me, Stupid love is far better.

THE 1975 has only one song in the top 40 but KSI gets 3. WTF is wrong with people??

Who do you prefer out of these? POLL!!!

Lady Gaga or Madonna
Billie Eilish or Melanie Martinez
Lil Baby or Young Thug
Elvis Presley or The Beatles
EMINEM or Biggie
Rihanna or Taylor Swift

You decide! ;)