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Official Singles Chart Top 40 on 20/11/2020

20 November 2020 - 26 November 2020

The Official UK Top 40 chart is compiled by the Official Charts Company, based on official sales of sales of downloads, CD, vinyl, audio streams and video streams. The Top 40 is broadcast on BBC Radio 1 and MTV, the full Top 100 is published exclusively on OfficialCharts.com. View the biggest songs of 2023.

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Mrsliver

2

Egg.

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Mrsliver

1

I have a feeling Blinding Lights will rise due to current events

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

2

fun fact: if you’re at a restaurant and you’re waiting for the waiter... aren’t you the waiter? 🤔

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Mrsliver

3

No you just become a hungry guy sitting at a table wondering why it's been half an hour and the food hasn't arrived yet

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Foxes

4

Lmaooooo 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

2

fair play 😂😂😂

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Reece Monz

1

Haven't posted before, but I've seen some throwback suggestions and they are pretty dreadful...

So here's some GOOD throwbacks!

#1: Prince - Kiss (1986)
#2: La Roux - In For The Kill (2009)
#3: Dua Lipa - Hotter Than (2016)
#4: Lily Allen - The Fear (2009)
#5: Madonna - Hung Up (2005)
#6: Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc (2005)
#7: Nelly Furtado - Say It Right (2006)
#8: Fleetwood Mac - Dreams (1977)
#9: Black Eyed Peas - Where Is The Love? (2003)
#10: Christina Aguilera - Can't Hold Us Down (2002)

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GS

2

I love #3, #8 and #9

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

2

man, you’ve picked some goodens. i’m giving my shoutouts to 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 and 9. 😊

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Cameron

3

One month until Christmas 🥳

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

3

ikr, best time of the year. 🎄

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Cameron

2

100%

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crunch2k

2

who do people want to see #1 this week?

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Mrsliver

4

Billie though a part of me tells me Ariana will hold the top

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

3

definitely billie eilish.

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Piran

2

I want Billie to get it, but I think it’ll be Ariana again. :/

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GS

0

Stream heart attack by Scarlxrd

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

5

to anyone who randomly stumbles upon this comment...

you’re amazing. stay strong and don’t let anyone put you down. ❤️

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Piran

2

Thanks! I needed this. :)

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Mrsliver

4

The lyrics to AIWFCIY are pretty much engraved into the minds of every person who lives on earth

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GS

2

Yep lol

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

2

it’s gotten to the point i carved the words into my brain 😂

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

1

3 more days till this beauty! https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/aebd3d483306a9a02cf0ae1e2c103ce116e1b2f619846eff07405b3bf00ebad7.jpg
who’s looking forward to it? :)))

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Mrsliver

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Meh Im not into the Now discs anymore they leave out the bigger hits of the year and recently there has been a lot of repeats

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

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fair enough lol, they do leave out a lot of big hits (this one missed out midnight sky, ain’t it different, and mood swings) but i still buy them. i kinda wanna become a cd collector at this point.

also, what do you mean by “there has been a lot of repeats”? 🤔

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Mrsliver

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Repeat may not have been the best way to phrase it I mean they realese them in weird time frames and there are songs on the tracklist that could of easily been on the last installment since it released around that time

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Ad ctr

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how can anyone listen to any of this .......

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

5

hello everyone! i am back, and i am the 400th comment. :D

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ineedabigboi33

4

make my wish come true, baby all i want for christmas is....

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Mrsliver

3

My two front teeth

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Piran

2

Yoooooouuuuuuuuu! ;)

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Cameron

3

Now that you're gone I feel happy as 🎶

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ineedabigboi33

2

tuuuune!!! 10/10! 😍

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GS

4

Wrecking my , Miley

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ineedabigboi33

1

since everyone’s posting lyrics:

all this money, when i grew up, i had nothing. filled with backstabbers, my old life was disgusting - can’t believe i gotta thank god im living comfortably 🔥

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Cameron

2

Always look on the bright side of life, doo doo, doo doo doo doo doo doo doo 🎶

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ineedabigboi33

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hi guys! i’m new here. hope everyone is safe. and , were the comments toxic last week and this week. :o

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GS

3

Its not always like this, we are trying to get him off of disqus.

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ineedabigboi33

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yeah after reading the comments i know it’s him. shame!

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Cameron

2

I wrote my chapter, you'll turn the page when I'm gone, I hope you'll sing along 🎶

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GS

3

I wonder if magical me with have a chapter about a horses powerful kick?

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Cameron

2

Here's a little song I wrote, you might wanna sing it note for note, don't worry, be happy 🎶

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GS

3

Who heard of that new book called magic me

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ineedabigboi33

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is it on amazon? might pre order it. :)

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GS

3

Its got a whole chapter dedicated to a horses kick

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ineedabigboi33

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very interesting. 😁

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

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already ordered on amazon. needed a new toilet anyway. 🤭

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Cameron

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Who who cares what the haters think, they hating on me because we doing what they can't 🎶

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

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what a powerful message. just as powerful as a horse’s kick. :P

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GS

3

A horses kick is very powerful

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GS

2

Its good its not back in the day wouldve got you so wrapped on clifton 🔥

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Cameron

3

Let's get together, we're jumping all over all over the world 🎶

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Cameron

2

Don't look back in anger, I heard you say 🎶

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GS

1

Aint it different when in first stepped in the game > Aint it different I link my ting in LA > Aint it different spent like 10 years grinding

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Cameron

3

Haters gonna hate, potatoes gonna potate

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Mrsliver

3

It feels like an eternity since January

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GS

3

I love you baby and if its quite alright

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Cameron

3

You say it best, when you say nothing at all 🎶

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GS

3

You believe god is a woman

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Foxes

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Tuuuuuuunnnneee!!!!

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Cameron

3

Said it all, nothing to say at all, nothing to say that matters 🎶

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Cameron

2

You just want attention, you don't want my heart 🎶

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Cameron

2

They see me rollin, they hating 🎶

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Cameron

2

Turn it off

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Cameron

2

Can anybody hear me? It feels like I'm talking to myself 🎶

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GS

2

MAISIE IS THROUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Cameron

2

You gotta make your own kind of music, sing your own special song 🎶

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Cameron

3

Never listen to online trolls, most trolls are young kids who are uneducated and don't know what the real world is like yet, it's very rare for an online troll to be an adult, for example someone who is in their mid 20s.

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Mrsliver

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Trolls are everywhere on the Internet most of which just think they are smarter than everyone I've never seen anyone say how old they are though

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Cameron

3

Yep, they have nothing else to do and no one to talk to, bless them

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GS

3

They talk to brick walls

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Cameron

3

At least a brick wall has a personality

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Mrsliver

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This is not a comment

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Cameron

3

If you're disappointed with your presents this year, just remember that someone in the world will be getting a Nickelback CD for Christmas

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GS

3

Im asking for a better music taste, frank said i needed to get one. 👍🏻

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Cameron

3

I've heard Tesco might have some

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

3

yup, only 50p down there.

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Cameron

3

Bargain

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GS

3

Cooking in the kitchen and youre in the bedroom

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Cameron

4

Look at what I'm listening to

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Cameron

4

Everyone is welcome here don't worry

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Cameron

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Finish the sentence - On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me....(Wrong answers only)

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Rector

1

a partridge in a pear tree

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GS

2

12 Sanitisers
11 plastic visors
10pm curfew
9 months in lockdown
8 swabbing test kits
7 surgical face masks
6 person limit
5 toilet rolls
4 isolations
3 tiered system
2 metre distance
1 pointless track and trace app

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Cameron

2

2020 in a nutshell

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Cameron

1

There's always one

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Mrsliver

2

A can of sour cream and onion pringles

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Cameron

1

The best Pringles

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

1

a brand new book called magic me!

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Cameron

1

You need to be having a word with your true love then

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

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that’s my favourite flavour. :)

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Mrsliver

5

Throwback top 5 (18 November 2007)

1.Leona Lewis-Bleeding Love
2. Take That-Rule the World
3. Timberland pts OneRepublic-Apologize
4. Kylie Minogue-2 Hearts
5.Mark Ronson ft Amy Winehouse-Valerie

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Damián

5

Wowww, absolutely loved your list!!
Of course, Kylie's 2 hearts is my fave, but Rule the world, bleeding love and apologise are classics bangers!!!!!

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Rector

2

Rule the World is one of my fav songs and Apologize is a classic. I don't know the rest haha

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

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i like or love all of these songs. 2007 was mint.

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Cameron

4

Then one foggy Christmas Eve, Santa came to say

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Mrsliver

3

I wish it could be Christmas everyday

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Rector

3

"you're a , you're a punk"

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Cameron

3

Thanks

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Cameron

2

Same

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Rector

2

not to you of course :P

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

3

OMG 😂😂😂

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Cameron

2

Oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh

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Rector

2

but the very next day, you gave it away

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Cameron

3

Does anyone even eat the Bounties in the Celebrations box?

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GS

2

33 days

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GS

2

now from the top make it drop

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Rector

2

for this wet wet wet

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

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that’s some wet, that’s some wet 🎶

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GS

2

Girl put your records on🤪

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Mrsliver

3

Tell me your favourite song

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GS

2

You go ahead let your hair down

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GS

2

Aint it different when i first stepped in the game

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Mrsliver

2

Join the discussion...

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Cameron

4

A horse has a powerful kick

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Mrsliver

4

They'd make great football players

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Cameron

4

Indeed

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Cameron

2

What did the buffalo say to his son when left for school? Bison

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Cameron

4

Home Alone 3 and 4 didn't happen

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Mrsliver

3

They did just in a different universe

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Cameron

2

Think of a number between 1 and 100, add 5 to your number, then minus 5 to your number, that is your number

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Foxes

3

Truly revolutionary

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Cameron

2

Truly mind boggling

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Cameron

4

Dear Algebra, please stop telling us to find your X, she doesn't want you anymore

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Cameron

2

Santa's birthday in a few weeks

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Cameron

2

Best Christmas song

https://youtu.be/_5SfNi71nd8

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GS

2

👌

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Rector

3

I.... would rather take Ellie Goulding's River at this point

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Cameron

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I wouldn't

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Cameron

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The party's on, the spirits up, we're here tonight, and that's enough

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GS

1

Jingle bell jingle bell jingle bell rock

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Cameron

2

Wrong song lol

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GS

1

Last Christmas you gave me your heart but the very next day you gave it away

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Cameron

1

Wrong lyrics

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Mrsliver

3

Simply having a wonderful Christmas time

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Cameron

3

Great song

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GS

1

Macaroni on the pot thats some wet thats some wet

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GS

2

Who's santa's favourite singer? Elfis Presley.

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Cameron

3

What do you call someone who is scared of Santa? Claustrophobic

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Cameron

4

One time for Secret Santa, someone got me a tin of beans 🤦‍♂️

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Cameron

3

Santa gets all the praise but shoutout to Rudolph and the other reindeers

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Cameron

3

Ebenezer Scrooge was definitely in charge of the charts last year when River got #1

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Cameron

3

Everyone has a family member who puts a ridiculous amount of sellotape on your Christmas presents

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Cameron

2

What would your daddy do when he sees your mamma kissing Santa Claus?

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Cameron

3

Best chocolate of Heroes box is 100% the Creme Egg twisted 👌

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⁉️

4

Finally found someone that agrees. 😃

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Cameron

3

It always feels like there's less of them than the other chocolates though lol

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Cameron

3

Donald Trump may have lost the election but at least he showed Kevin McAllister where the lobby was

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Cameron

4

We need an Eminem Christmas song in our lives

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Mrsliver

3

I'm just trying to imagine what the name of the track would be

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Cameron

2

Good question lol

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

2

yes!! eminem for christmas number 1!

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Cameron

2

He's been close to getting the Christmas #1 twice

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Cameron

3

Deck the halls with boughs of holly FALALALALALA

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Cameron

2

Can't wait to get my annual Lynx Africa and pairs of socks for Christmas

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Mrsliver

3

The best gift anyone could give in the festive season

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Cameron

2

Yep definitely top of my Christmas list

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Cameron

2

Best part of Christmas Dinner is the roast potatoes, not even a debate 👌

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Mrsliver

4

I mean you're not wrong

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Cameron

3

Pigs in blankets come close though lol

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Piran

2

Hmm... I don’t knew if they’re my personal favourite, but they are really tasty! :D

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GS

3

No its the turkey 🦃

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Cameron

4

Hmm good shout actually

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Cameron

3

Can't beat a bit of Aunt Bessie's

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Piran

2

Yeah, Aunt Bessie’s is so good!

I personally think stuffing is underrated, haha. :)

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Cameron

4

Stuffing is criminally underrated

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Piran

1

My parents always give me extra stuffing for Christmas dinner, because they know how much I love it! :P

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Piran

2

They’re awesome too! :P

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Cameron

2

The more the merrier

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Piran

1

Definitely! I’m craving a roast now, haha. :)

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

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oh my god i love stuffing. i would eat a whole bowl of it for dinner if i could. 👌

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Cameron

2

Yep it's quality, I only have it on Christmas dinner though, I never have it on a normal Sunday dinner lol

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Mrsliver

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200nd comment

Bottom text

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smartamusic

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https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/0e7f2cf82ccb32234c91e544655a62e54daed148902f7e19a1b5dc60f41905fa.gif

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Mrsliver

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Uh OK?

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Cameron

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If anyone is reading this, you are awesome 👍

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Piran

3

Thanks! You are too. :)

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Cameron

4

You are the reason many people started commenting 👊

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Piran

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Aww, thanks! That means a lot. :)

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Piran

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Sorry about this guys, Frank created a fake account of me.

It’s obviously not the real one though, as there are completely different stats if you look my profile compared to his!

Hope you’re all having a nice Saturday. :)

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Ian Robert Herechuk

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Did you see my question to you and Thierry about Dan + Shays Christmas song?

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Piran

2

Yeah, I did! I’ll reply to it a little later. :)

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Piran

2

I haven’t heard their new Christmas song yet, but I’ll check it out tonight for sure. :)

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Iain Baird

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What has happened over in the Scottish charts?

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Piran

1

I don’t know, but there are so many debuts & re-entries on it! :O

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Warwick Bassett

1

Just out of interest- what's the deal with Baccara's Yes Sir I Can Boogie suddenly shooting to No.2 in sales-has it been used for some advert or performed on Strictly or something like that?

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Mrsliver

3

It was apparently played during the Scotland vs Serbia Euro qualifying match I don't know if that's true Cus I did not watch it as I have no interest in soccer

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TruthHurts

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Yup it's true. It was actually really funny, you can find it on YouTube. Only a few weeks ago Everton FC had Spirit of the Blues at number one in the Sales Chart. People might not be allowed to go to the football but they can support in other ways like this. love it!

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Mrsliver

3

I only just noticed that it's Justin's cover of rockin around the Christmas tree that charted i would of preferred Brenda Lee's version but oh well the cover is OK at best

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GS

2

Everyone stop replying to frank, hes clearly not going to change so lets not give him the attention he wants

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GS

4

Frank, your promise didnt last 20 minutes. Go get a job you little shiit

LM

Lee Moore

3

Why is Wham!'s total weeks on chart missing its initial charts runs from 1984-1986?
Also, why is the Children in Need single no longer credited as 'BBC Radio 2 Allstars'?
And why isn't Baccara is re-entry?

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GS

2

Record label issues i imagine

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MJ🌚

0

Last Christmas was originally released as a double A-side with Everything She Wants hence why 1984-86 isn’t on its run because it began charting separately from 2007 🙂

LM

Lee Moore

0

Ah yes, though it should still have its weeks added imo

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Karl Macnaughton

2

Baccara? I mean, I'm not entirely unhappy about it but I'm clearly missing something. Is it from Strictly or on TikTock or something?

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Piran

5

Scotland won their Euro qualifier match against Serbia last week & it’s back because of that apparently... not sure what the link is though! :P

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Cameron

4

England vs Scotland at the Euros now lol

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TruthHurts

2

Look it up on YouTube. When Scotland qualified for the Euros, the team chose, for some unknown reason to me, Yes Sir I Can Boogie by Baccara and danced around to it in Celebration. Were Baccara Spanish? Still can't suss out the link. Great classic disco tune anyway.

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Piran

3

Yeah, Baccara aren’t even Scottish, so it makes the choice for that song even more baffling.

Either way, a re-entry for it is amazing, whatever the reason! :P

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Piran

2

Haha, that’ll be a fun watch! :P

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Ian Robert Herechuk

1

Wings by Nico Santos also deserves more recognition

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Ian Robert Herechuk

2

I'm hoping for a new number one next week but have a feeling that Arisna will hang on again.

I want a push on Ava Max's Christmas release. It's nice to have the classics charting, but we should also support new tunes. And Christmas without you is excellent

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thierry henon

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Love AVA MAX!! I am so glad she is huge in Norway as she hasn't had much success lately in the UK but still just claimed her 2nd Top 20 in the USA!

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thierry henon

5

Great news for the talented DERMOT KENNEDY, a third Top 20 under his belt!!

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GS

4

ayyy 🥳🥳🥳

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Piran

4

I think it could get even higher than ‘Giants’ did. :)

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thierry henon

3

Evening Piran! How are you? Ready for the week end? BTW, have you heard of the singer GABBY BARRETT? Her new single I HOPE is big in USA..great song, shame it never charted in the UK.Number 3 right now in the HOT 100!!

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GS

5

I think he hates that song lmao

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Ian Robert Herechuk

1

Just her, or the reworked duet with Charlie Puth ?? But agree it's a good song

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thierry henon

1

with Charlie Puth indeed...

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Piran

4

Hey Thierry! :)

I’m okay thanks! How are you? I’m definitely ready for the weekend, haha.

I have heard of Gabby Barrett & ‘I Hope’... I’m sorry, but I really detest that song. The lyrics are spiteful, the vocals are overly compressed & the wailing guitars sound awful! :(

Honestly, I hate to say it being a country fan, but it might be among the worst songs of 2020 across any genre.

That being said, I absolutely adore ‘The Good Ones’ from that same album! :D

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Ian Robert Herechuk

1

If you like that song. You will probably like What Ifs by Kane Brown and Lauren Alaina. Also sadly overlooked in the UK

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thierry henon

0

Thanks Ian Robert! I will definitely check them out on youtube...

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Ian Robert Herechuk

2

If you both like country have you heard the new Dan + Shay Christmas song? Take me home for Christmas.

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Piran

2

I really like Dan + Shay, but ‘10,000 Hours’ is their only song to chart over here.

Hopefully they’ll get even more UK chart entries in the future! :D

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thierry henon

3

I really wanted the amazing Billie to claim the number 1 position this week!! She really deserved it..Next week, hopefully!!

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GS

5

Ignoring the idiots, what are your ratings for sunflower?

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Rector

3

8.5

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Cameron

4

8/10

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Mrsliver

4

10

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Foxes

5

9/10

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Piran

4

8/10. :)

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

2

light 9/10. that song is mint.

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Piran

8

Guys, don’t argue! It’s what he wants. :/

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Damián

3

Who's the guy who argue?

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Piran

2

Frank Griffin.

He’s also been impersonating some of us on here over the weekend! :(

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Piran

6

In advance, I hope you all have a good weekend. :)

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Piran

9

Finally, here are some throwbacks...

#1: Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You (1994)
#2: Kelly Clarkson - Underneath The Tree (2013)
#3: Mr Probz - Waves [Robin Schulz Remix] (2014)
#4: Darude - Sandstorm (2000)
#5: Wham! - Last Christmas (1986)
#6: Oasis - Live Forever (1994)
#7: Wiley ft Ms D - Heatwave (2012)
#8: Westlife - What About Now (2009)
#9: Take That - Shine (2006)
#10: The Pogues ft Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale Of New York (1987)

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Cameron

3

I swear Heatwave is in your throwbacks like every few weeks lol

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Piran

3

‘Cause it’s a banger! ;)

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GS

2

Im so glad someone else loves Underneath the tree as much as i do 😍😍

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Cameron

3

It is tbf

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Piran

2

It was my favourite Christmas song ever at one point, then The Goddess released ‘Christmas Tree Farm’ & that was never getting beaten! ;)

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Piran

2

It also makes me think of summer in these cold & wet evenings, haha. :)

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Cameron

3

Ms D also sang the chorus of another #1 song but she wasn't credited, do you know what it is? Lol

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Piran

2

‘Oopsy Daisy’ by Chip from 2009! ;)

She’s called Dyo now... is that the same Dyo that sang ‘$exual’?

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Cameron

3

Yeah it is

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Piran

2

Oh, cool! All three songs are good to be fair, haha. :)

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Mrsliver

3

Falling deserved so much better

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GS

2

Harry or Tevor ?

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Mrsliver

4

Harry

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GS

3

Yeah its a pretty good song

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Mrsliver

2

Trevor's was alright the first few listens but then the radio got on board and I kinda got sick of it

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GS

2

Falling and watermelon sugar were both in the chart this time a year ago and they are still here :O

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Mrsliver

2

Adore you is gone tho sadly I think it would still be here without the three track rule

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Aliya Astana

0

Why is Little Mix's Confetti album going down the chart? It's such a gem! I missed this kind of pop for so long, how come the UK is sleeping on it? Pff...

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MJ🌚

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I’ve been playing Confetti on repeat! such a great album!

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Piran

4

I can’t even post full links here now, but here are my favourite songs of the week (just replace the * with an o). :)

http://crownnote.c*m/charts/piran-delves/pirans-top-50-40

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Cameron

3

Bit daft that you can't even post links

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Piran

2

Yeah, it seems like the comments thread will really struggle if OCC won’t let us link anything outside of this site. :/

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Cameron

4

I think Midnight Sky has reached it's peak sadly

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Shadowcat222

2

Yes sadly...and she's releasing her new single with dua this week so...

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Cameron

4

Yeah it's already been released, it's decent imo

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Mrsliver

3

Therefore I am is great but honestly I prefer my future

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David N'jama

4

I've got cotton buds if you want them

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Mrsliver

2

Sure hand them over lol

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Cameron

2

Therefore I Am is the second song to debut at #2 this year, the other one was Toosie Slide which obviously went on to become #1 later on

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Piran

2

Let’s hope ‘Therefore I Am’ does the same then! ;)

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Cameron

3

I'd take Positions being #1 for the next four weeks if it meant Mariah was the Christmas #1 lol

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Piran

2

Hmm... okay, it’d be worth it! :P

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Piran

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WEEKLY CHART REVIEW (20/11/2020 - 26/11/2020)

🔴 (Negative)

1) ‘Positions’ is at #1 for a month & no, I am now disappointed about that! Yeah, both of Ari’s past two albums have unfortunately suffered from too much initial hype & that can consequently lead to a low replay factor. Not only did that happen with this song, but between the overexposure everywhere & the fact that an amazing closer is lower down but not getting the promotion it deserves, the title track just feels very uninspired & unoriginal at this point! It needs to go. Sorry to any fans!

2) I loved hearing ‘Really Love’ play on the chart show earlier, but it disappointed me that it was playing outside of the Top 10! I honestly thought it would stay in the region way longer than it actually did.

3) ‘Diamonds’ isn’t going to make the Top 10, is it? People really don’t see Sam Smith’s talent when it really shines through, do they?

4) Why Britain? Why are you letting an American drill act with limited charisma, entirely generic lyrics & worst of all, that entirely off-beat wailing in the background into the charts?! This is a sub-genre of rap that’s really upcoming & I’m trying to get more into it too, but this song is not what we want to be representing that sound.

5) Radio 1 always seem to have a thing where they generally put on some bangers or bops that sound amazing to end the week, then they’ll always completely break it abruptly with the odd terrible hit floating about! It was ‘Daisy’ for the past few weeks, but now they’ve taken an unhealthy obsession with ‘Put Your Records On’ & that ear-piercing mess of an “outro” where everything just falls apart even further. Why can’t this just tank already?!

🟠 (Mixed)

1) My prediction that it wouldn’t hold at the top was true, but it was easily one of the biggest sales debuts of the past few months for the Radio 2 charity single! I appreciate the cause, I also certainly appreciate the wide range of music styles & backgrounds that came together to make this possible, especially when they’re all covering an Oasis classic (even if I can’t hear KSI on this at all!), but is it just me, or does “Stop Crying Your Heart Out’ seem a bit more a demanding title than an endearing one? I get that it’s meant with good intentions, but it doesn’t carry the same emotional nor impactful weight that say ‘Times Like This’ or ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ did! Honestly, I don’t care if this drops fast on the charts, I care way more about the sales & proceeds that will go towards helping vulnerable children around the world, so at least this song managed to do that.

2) ‘Lemonade’ will be going on ACR next week! It’s kind of a shame, given how much the song has grown on me, but nobody can say it didn’t have a huge chart run.

3) ‘Golden’ moved up a few places! It wasn’t a highlight from Harry’s new album for me, but it’s a very radio-friendly hit & I could see it defying ACR than most other hits in this region of the chart.

4) On one hand, I’m gutted that ‘Blinding Lights’ will probably be gone next week! I wanted to make it a full year on the charts, as it was so close to getting there, but man, this being its 50th week inside the Top 40 is still beyond incredible.

5) AC/DC getting the fastest-selling album of 2020 so far with 62k combined sales chart is insane, although I can't really comment on it as I haven't listened to enough of it, haha.

🟢 (Positive)

1) Yeah, it might not be anything overly special in the same year that gave us ‘No Time To Die’, but Billie getting a new entry in the runner-up really impresses me! For as much as I hate to call ‘My Future’ a flop, it kind of was, so if Billie is starting possibly a new album cycle with only a few hundred sales away from it, then that’s awesome. As for this song, her brother Finneas’ production suits her deeper tones well, but I’m not too sure about some of the vocal mixing on the hook! This has enough grooviness for Billie to sound interesting to it, but it also loses the same emotional grasp that some of her career highlights have. I don’t know, this is still really good & it’s just the kind of thing the die-hards will love, but it didn’t blow me out of the park to be honest! Still really excited to hear what’s next though.

2) ‘Head & Heart’ didn’t move… I’ll take it if it means it’s going to stick around until next month!

3) Looks like ‘Train Wreck’ might go Top 10 soon if the festive hits don’t eclipse it soon. Honestly, at this point, it’s up there among James Arthur’s powerful ballads & it really should’ve been pushed as a single back in 2016 when it was first released! Oh well, better late than never, I guess.

4) ‘Get Out Of My Head’ got a huge sales boost to propel it into the Top 40! It’s not just huge download numbers which makes me think that this will go a lot higher, but it’s the kind of addictive summer jam that’ll honestly blow up on the radio at any time of year. The thumping piano keys, the swaggery vocal loops & the bouncy drop just make this a lot of fun!

5) Arguably the biggest positive point of them all… Mariah re-enters with her Christmas classic for the 14th consecutive year & two-thirds of the way through November,

6) ‘Holiday’ also coming back was a real surprise! I assume it came over ACR due to the album boost last week, but hey, it’s still a really groovy single & the fact that I wasn’t expecting to see it here again makes it all the more cool that it came back.

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

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Rob Parkinson

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Just 1 huge positive for me this week and that's 'get out my head' hit the top 30! I've been listening for a few weeks now and it really does just make me want to jump up and down and dance and put a huge smile on my face! Hope it spreads this feeling to everybody who hears it!

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Joshua Sombra

1

About Negative #3, I am sure or I hope that it will go on the Top 10 next week, it is still promoted good. It only dropped this week so I am pretty sure it will have a chance.

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Piran

2

We need another ACR clear-out for it to go Top 10 next week & other than maybe ‘Lemonade’, I don’t know what’ll drop out of the region!

‘Diamonds’ is huge on the radio right now, so I’ve got hope that it’ll at least remain stable. :)

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Piran

3

It’s my #1 song on Crown Note this week! It was #24 last week, haha. :)

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Joshua Sombra

1

I am a huge fan of this song and I stream this song everyday.

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Piran

2

Good! Keep it up. :)

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Rob Parkinson

2

Great to hear! Shame it has taken so long to catch on as the Xmas surge of singles about to flood the charts so its not going to get much chance to chart much higher, not sure it will be able to last until January to get higher.

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Damián

3

Great review as usual mate, it's slways a pleasure read it week after week!

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Kasper Elbjørn

3

This is not a chart. It's a playlist! I have said this before but there is something very wrong with the chart when the top 5 best-selling singles is not all in the top 20. I am not a particular fan of any of these songs but it's just distorted.
1. Stop Crying (#7)
2. Boogie (#52!!!)
3. Midnight Sky (#8)
4. Little Love (#59!!!)
5. Sweet Melody (#3)

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Piran

4

Sales only account for like 5% of the UK music market though, so in terms of the charts, they don’t really influence it that much!

As more people are streaming on a subscription, I think we’ll see sales die off further unless it’s for albums. :/

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Piran

2

Thanks for your kind words Dami! :D

How are you anyway?

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Piran

2

It might have a chance in early 2021, if people don’t completely drop it over the holidays!

Either way, I think it has serious hit potential, haha. :)

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Niall Cunniffe

2

so what's the other 95%? :o

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Piran

1

Streaming. :)

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Niall Cunniffe

1

golly. Seems a bit biased as popular artists continually have huge streaming numbers and therefore keep appearing in the charts due to their popularity alone.

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Blank

0

Measuring and "charting" popularity, is the whole point of the chart! I'm doing research to quantify how disproportionately successful the popular acts are compared to popular tracks / statistical averages.

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Niall Cunniffe

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Yeah but even if the most streamed artists release utter rubbish (like Ariana, Justin, or The Weeknd, for example), say them just rambling/muttering, the song will still chart because they have huge streaming numbers. Wheras those who don't have high streaming numbers, or don't release music on streaming platforms at all, are at a huge disadvantage. I don't know, I'm not an expert, but it doesn't seem right a song like 'Positions' (which I personally think is utter rubish!), goes to number 1 purely because the artist gets a lot of streams daily anyway. The charts today just seems to reflect most streamed artists, not the most popular songs. Sounds like interesting research though. Another intereting topic.

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Blank

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Much like in the past, the most popular by sales were in the top end of the chart. Now that hardly any physical (or even digital) sales happen, it's only right the Official chart is measured by the most popular method. Once it was shellac, then vinyl, then CD. Now streaming. What the sound is that achieves those streams depends on appeal and marketing - irrespective of musicianship, or sales method.
Maybe one day streams will be replaced on the chart by holographic concerts or augmented reality experiences. And I'm someone who, for my own consumption, hasn't left the physical era yet, which ended about 15 years ago for chart significance.

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Piran

7

It would appear that Bublé has defrosted! :P

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Piran

7

‘The Business’ debuting & ‘Sunflower’ re-entering are both nice surprises too. :)

JC

James Cook

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55 years of top 10 hits for Cher from 1965 to 2020. And 2020 gave Vera Lynn top 20 hits for 68 years!!!

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GS

1

Ima do a review on the chart tonight

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Cameron

4

I don't know why Sunflower is back, it's a good song though lol

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GS

2

It re entered xmas last year lol do people think its a christmas song

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Mrsliver

5

Probably because of the new spider man game on the ps5

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Cameron

4

Oh yes

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Cameron

4

Post Malone's album came out near the end of last year, can't remember if it was around November-December time though

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GS

3

October i believe

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David N'jama

3

maybe🤣🤣

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Piran

4

Review being posted here shortly. :)

It’s taking a few minutes longer because of a blatantly wrong ban on desktop!

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Rector

5

YES MARIAH

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GS

5

Wham will for sure join her next week

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Rector

4

I think so too! Along with The Pogues I hope!

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

3

coming for christmas number 1, for once!

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GS

4

Upvote to sign the petition to get piran, ocelot, me and alex unbanned

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Piran

2

Other way round! :P

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GS

3

Unbanned lol

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GS

3

Whoops 😂

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

2

i’m back on now tho. 😂

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Piran

8

The #1 might not have gone the way I wanted it too (I was rooting for Billie personally), I’m more interested that Mariah is back in the Top 40! :D

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Cameron

4

I don't want a lot for Christmas, this is all I'm asking for #mariahfornumberone

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Piran

4

Hey everyone! :)

How are you all doing?

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GS

5

Mariah re entering really lifted my mood :D

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Piran

3

Same here! Best part about this week’s Top 40. :)

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GS

4

Sunflower is back :O

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GS

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first