Official Singles Chart on 27/11/2020

lets be frank, 80s music is quite frankly 💩

Where is flappie - The chistmas hit from 2020 by Todd Rundgren - (original from Youp van het Hek - Netherlands)

it started out as kiss how did it end up like this

i swear im addicted to blue cheese

How do you find a peak chart position for a song that didn't make the top 100?

How is Positions still number one? :-/ Dull, dull, dull. The bottom half of the top 10 is definitely better than the top half for me this week.

Also, an entire year in the Top 40 as consecutive weeks for Blinding Lights is definitely worth a mention. I don't remember that ever happening before! Could be wrong but I can't think what else managed it. Even Dance Monkey only managed 50.

They got rid of the exclamation mark in wham and I'm slightly annoyed by it for some reason

Predictions for where Mariah will be next week?

Unpopular opinion but I actually like so done It's pretty goofy

DERMOT KENNEDY WITH THREE APPERANCES 😍😍

Where's Man's World by Marina? That got millions of views and streams in one week but I can't see it!

Nathan Dawe & Little Mix for next week's number one🙂

1. Positions 7/10
originally i thought this was her best lead single (somehow) but its getting boring at this point
2. Therefore I Am 8/10
love this but i have no idea why, deserved a better music video
3. Sweet Melody 7/10
sounds a little outdated but im glad confetti's singles arent flopping horribly :)
4. See Nobody 7/10
5. Levitating 6/10
feel like im the only one who doesnt love this song 💀
6, You Broke Me First 5/10
7. Midnight Sky 9/10
8. Prisoner 8/10
9. Monster 3/10
when shawn mentos and dustbin beaver collab it will not turn out well
10. Life Goes On 4/10
boring

Correction! Wizzard reached a peak of Number 4
in the UK charts in 1973 with
I Wish It Could be Christmas Everyday.
For some reason you have Number 10.
PLEASE CORRECT THIS IMMEDIATELY!!!

"Levitating" levitating @ Top 5!

January: Ee er er er (the box)
February: La la la la lonely (lonely)
March: do dooo do do do do do do do dooooo (moral of the story)
April: Mu la la (rover)
May: Do do do do do do duh duh duh duh duh duh duh duh (pour the milk)
June: Oh na na (Houdini)
July: Buh buh buh buh (H&H)
August: Tatatata (Take you dancing)
September: LooOOOooOOoonely (lonely)
October: Do do do do do do do do do do (Sweet melody)
November: Duh Duh Duh Duh (golden)

scoring the top 40 this week!

amazing (5 points): 2, 5, 6, 11, 14, 15, 20, 22, 30, 34, 34, 38
good (4 points): 4, 7, 8, 16, 18, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29
okay (3 points): 17, 19, 28, 37, 39, 40
meh (2 points): 3, 9, 10, 12, 31, 32, 35,
bad (1 point): 13, 36
awful (0 points): 1

TOTAL: (5x12)+(4x12)+(3x6)+(2x7)+(1x2)=142/200

71%

I really hope there's an end of year chart show this year

Stop Crying Your Heart Out went from #7 to #93

All I want for christmas is a Holly jolly white christmas rockin' around the christmas tree

Glad to see DERMOT KENNEDY still climbing and he is number 1 in IRELAND: great news!! And the amazing MARIAH CAREY already at 14 this week!!

Billie should have been number 1 this week!! ariana's single is so boring!!

the revenge of christmas songs!

🎶I dont want a lot for Christmas this is all I'm asking for 🎶

its a holiday i got £s on £s

mariah hater 😂😂

This time last year on the 29th November 2019 chart, All I Want For Christmas Is You was at #34 👀

I predicted Mariah to jump up 10 places, she jumped up nearly 20 places lol

UFO still no picture after 8 weeks 😂

petition for all i want for christmas is you to come off acr and to number 1 this year... who’s signing?

Fact: Mariah would be #2 without ACR

Throwback top 5 (27 November 2005)
1. Madonna-Hang Up
2.Westlife-You Raise me up
3.Black Eyed Peas-My Humps
4.Simon Webbe-No Worries
5. Girls Aloud-Biology

Santa Tell Me would be #37 without the three song rule :o

sorry i’m late peeps! :P

good chart this week, but i’m sick to the moon and back of the number 1, especially as it was very bad to start with. i love seeing the christmas takeover begin and loading re entering the top 40.

i hope river re enters soon

best songs in the chart this week:

see nobody - wes nelson
sweet melody - little mix
really love - ksi
all i want for christmas is you - mariah carey
paradise - meduza
pov - ariana grande
get out my head - shane codd
i miss u - jax jones
fairytale of new york - the pogues
ufo - d block europe
sunflower - post malone
do they know its christmas - band aid
holiday - lil nas x
underneath the tree - kelly clarkson
aint it different - headie one
chingy - digga d
one too may - p!nk
one more sleep - leona lewis
too many nights - 220 kid
martin & gina - polo g
the business - tiesto
put your records on - ritt momney

Im surprised JB's cover of rockin' around the Christmas tree is doing well

So it’s nice to see all the Christmas Songs entering the chart this week, but what are your favourites ?
My Top 10 for now:

1 Do They Know Its Christmas - Band Aid
2 Oh Holy Night - Il Divo
3 The Magic of Christmas Day - Celine Dion
4 One More Sleep - Leona Lewis
5 Last Christmas - Wham!
6 On This Winters Night - Lady A
7 Christmas Without You - Ava Max
8 All I want for Christmas is You - Mariah Carey
9 Hallelujah - Carrie Underwood & John Legend
10 Please come Home for Christmas - Jon Bon Jovi

A mix of old and new - and some lesser known ones here. Anyone got some other less known ones we should all check out ??

Blinding Lights to get pushed out of the top 40 next week so that both it and Dance Monkey can only have 51 weeks in the top 40 >:D

Ouch that fall for tick tock

lol ritt momney survived

WEEKLY CHART REVIEW (27/11/2020 - 04/12/2020)

🔴 (Negative)

1) I think just about everybody here (even some of the die-hard Arianators!), are getting tired seeing ‘Positions’ at #1! Yeah, of course a lead single from a huge global popstar like Ariana Grande was going to top the charts… but for five consecutive weeks?! This better not pass ‘Thank U, Next’ as her longest leader.

2) I don’t know if it’s a trend in 2020, but I just can’t connect with neither Shawn’s nor JB’s music! For the former, if it’s trying to go for more of a rock edge with his upcoming album… honestly, for as much as I’m not really all that sold on ‘Wonder’, he at least had some real punch there! Instead, he just sounds really boring & unengaged here, with really blocky & flat production that wouldn’t even do him any justice anyway. Sure, the content does have a more interesting theme behind it this time, but JB can’t really add anything onto that! Like I said, this is really not clicking for me & it’s so frustrating, because I know both artists have way more talent in them, e.g. ‘Something Big’, There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back’ & ‘If I Can’t Have You’ for Shawn Mendes, along with ‘What Do You Mean?’, ‘Sorry’ & ‘Cold Water’ for Justin Bieber... to name only a few! Both of them need to go back to those kind of songs & for as mean as it sounds, I actually hope this tanks in order for them to realise that.

3) Mind you, at least ‘Wonder’ doesn’t have the wailing & incredibly forgettable flow that ‘Whoopty’ does, so to see absolutely blow up on Spotify & almost crack the Top 10 is truly concerning! Trust me, if I have a “strongly negative” section, the gain for this would probably be in it.

4) I’ve just given up on ‘Diamonds’ hitting the Top 10 at this point! Sam Smith, I’m so sorry, you deserved way better than this with such an anthem.

5) Why the heck is ‘Loading’ back in?! Those trumpets are so bad that I can’t focus on anything else to do with the song.

🟠 (Mixed)

1) I can’t remember if I’ve said this before, but I actually knew a lot about BTS & even supported some of the native hits before they even touched the UK charts, so it’s kind of cool that they’re at the point now where they can sell literally tens of thousands of copies, even if it isn’t in English! Unfortunately, this one cooled off me a fair bit throughout the week. Sure, I really like the gentle production & the smooth vocals, but it does feel like some of the members sound very strained when they push into their upper range & it wouldn’t go off live at all in my opinion! The description of life events has been a key part of what BTS really good songwriters, but this just doesn’t land in the same way for me & it sounds more like a track that should be left as a deep-cut. Again, this isn’t bad, but don’t expect this to have the same kind of longevity that ‘Dynamite’ had, because I doubt it’ll even come close to that!

2) I don’t know how it managed it, but ‘Blinding Lights’ is still here! Don’t get me wrong, I still love the song & it didn’t even leave my own chart all that long ago, but man, 52 weeks inside the Official Chart is too much for any song. I said it about ‘Dance Monkey’ & I’ll say it again here, but sometimes, you’ve just got to let a huge smash go for a while before you genuinely realise how awesome it is! I’m impressed that it hit this significant milestone, but yeah, we need to drop it for something far newer now (maybe even an upcoming Christmas song?).

3) So I only heard ‘Plugged In Freestyle’ for the first time during the chart show… the drill-inspired beat was definitely a right fit for Fumez The Engineer’s flow, but I’m not really sure how much hype he brings to this as an MC. Again, after only one listen, that’s all I can say on it for now, but overall, while I see the appeal behind this, I don’t think it’s on a solid enough level to stick with me personally.

4) Magic always seems to happen on the albums chart whenever Michael Ball & Alfie Boe work together! It’s not really my particular style of music, but I’ll tell you this, it’s definitely going to get a second week on Christmas week for sure.

🟢 (Positive)

1) While there wasn’t really much action at the very top, I adore seeing ‘Levitating’ break through into the Top 5! I said that this would be a successful single choice from the day ‘Future Nostalgia’ was released & exactly eight months later, I’m so happy to say that I was right. The DaBaby remix is fire too.

2) Speaking of Dua… okay, I was honestly unsure about how well ‘Prisoner’ would hold up, but I’ll tell you what, I’m so glad that it’s the highest debut of the week! Not only do Dua & MIley have amazing chemistry & charisma in this, but the latter brings back her intensely raw vocals, which the more I’m hearing them, the more I believe that’s the reason that she’s getting a second wind in 2020. The guitar groove & the interpolation on the disco classic ‘Physical’ (also a Dua reference) are really cool features too! I don’t know how this’ll get promoted with both ‘Levitating’ & ‘Midnight Sky’ both still performing even better, but yeah, I really hope this catches onto the radio early & doesn’t get dropped now ahead of the inevitable festive takeover. Awesome collaboration!

3) One word… Christmas! Okay, the insanely huge jump for Mariah is the highlight (especially considering we’re still not even in December yet!), but I honestly either like or love every other festive song here too, even if the inevitable & ginormous takeover throughout the next month will undoubtedly get a little annoying if it’s starting this soon, haha.

4) Finally… a EDM song that I recommend before it’s picked up on airwaves is slowly becoming a real dark horse in the charts! The fact that this summery banger is doing so well on downloads despite the country not having the right weather nor situation for it right now is a really promising sign for dance music in 2020 & it shows how optimistic some music fans are about the future. If it can do the same throughout December, then it might even start 2021 in a better position than it is now!

5) Netflix & PS5, you’ve just got a Post Malone tune that’s aged amazingly well for me back into the Top 40, so thank you so much! Since it came off ACR this week, it might not even drop away that fast either. This reminds me of far simpler times!

6) On the other hand, while I’m indifferent on ‘Holy’ & ‘Lemonade’ finally getting put on ACR this week, it did clear out both ‘Daisy’ & ‘Put Your Records On’, which is certainly a step in the right direction! I’m still baffled that the latter two even got this far at all, but hey, at least they’re both a thing of the past now.

Thanks for reading everyone! Have a good weekend. :)

OMG... ‘UNDERNEATH THE TREE’ AT 46!!!!!! :D

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Only four more weeks until Christmas Day! 🎄