7th January 2024
It’s 3 weeks on top for Lufthaus and Robbie and Sophie, as Sophie brings her 2001 chart-topper and track of the year back courtesy of a TV series (The Tourist) and a big global movie, Saltburn, Murder On The Dancefloor makes it a third chart run. New in at 2, Lindsey Buckingham topped my early 1982 chart with the fab Trouble, which is selling on itunes, no idea why though. Cyril goes top 10 which means Suzi Quatro gets a top 10 for the first time since Strict Machine in 2011, for a 51-year run of ’em, on and off. Chris Norman last did it in 1977 or so. Stumblin’ In didnt go top 10 first time round, though it should have.
This week we lost Glynis Johns at the age of 100, she was in Mary Poppins back in the day and was already around 40 then! In 1973 she starred in A Little Night Music on Broadway and the song Send In The Clowns was written specifically for her and her uniquely British vocal style. Nobody has done it better than she did. No-one. She wrings emotion out of every word and barely sings. Debuting 50-years-late at 47. David Soul also sadly died, he was huge in 1977, and his two hugest tunes pop back in for the first time in 47 years, Silver Lady and Don’t Give Up On Us.
That leaves 2 Britpop bands returning to my chart, both of them somewhat looked down on at the time and since really, but as I don’t care about Cool, I just know what I like, it’s nice to see them both back – Cast at 72 with Faraway charting for the first time this century after a gap of nearly 25 years, and a chart span of 35 years if we count The La’s (and I do). Kula Shaker have only been absent for a mere 17 years, but nabbed 2 chart-toppers back in the mid-nineties. Natural Magick is quite catchy.
1 1 1 6 IMMORTAL – Lufthaus feat Sophie Ellis-Bextor & Robbie Williams 580850
2 NEW 2 1 TROUBLE – Lindsey Buckingham 115000
3 2 1 7 SEBASTIAN – Cockney Rebel 885000
4 7 2 13 STORY – Kylie Minogue 696900
5 5 5 7 BAD WOMAN – Paloma Faith 256700
6 6 1 8 GOOD AT BREAKING HEARTS – Jungle featuring JNR Williams & 33.3 690000
7 9 7 6 WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? – MisterWives 195500
8 8 8 9 HOUDINI – Dua Lipa 235400
9 10 9 3 LAND OF MAKE BELIEVE – Bucks Fizz 106750
10 22 10 4 STUMBLIN’ IN – CYRIL featuring Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman 73500
11 16 11 5 JAMCOD – The Jesus And Mary Chain 103400
12 4 1 6 GO NOW – The Moody Blues 546000
13 3 3 10 RADIOPHONIC – Pet Shop Boys 411900
14 11 4 10 LOOK AT YOU NOW – Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 434400
15 38 15 2 SHADES OF LOVE – The Blessed Madonna featuring The Joy 44200
16 13 1 16 HOLD ON TO NOW – Kylie Minogue 923800
17 12 4 14 VERUSCHKA – Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 444200
18 18 18 7 ANGELS CRY TOO – Lucia & The Best Boys 96800
19 25 19 5 ONE ON ONE – The Knocks & SOFI TUKKER 70350
20 19 1 11 NOW AND THEN – The Beatles 874000
21 21 4 13 AEIOU – PNAU & Empire Of The Sun 443300
22 15 4 10 SAVOUR THE MIRACLE OF LIFE – Dario G 352800
23 14 7 10 ALREADY KNOW – Gustaph 297550
24 23 17 10 WE’RE GONNA GET THERE IN THE END – Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds 142000
25 31 25 6 WORTH IT – RAYE 69900
26 26 26 10 ALARM CLOCK – Sheryl Crow 119450
27 20 14 11 HASS HASS – Diljit Dosanjh X SIA 218600
28 28 28 8 CAN’T CATCH ME NOW – Olivia Rodrigo 108750
29 39 29 6 PRADA – Casso, D-Block Europe and RAYE 66600
30 32 30 6 WONDER EYE – Little Moon 74050
31 24 19 6 ARIA – Argy & Omnya 117150
32 48 32 2 NO CALIFORNIA – Ilsey 30100
33 37 33 5 THE DAY BEFORE YOU CAME – ABBA 82800
34 17 17 10 LOVE VOUDOU – Duran Duran 140800
35 35 35 8 GIRL – The Beatles 110100
36 29 12 10 OVERDRIVE – Ofenbach featuring Norma Jean Martine 240600
37 30 7 12 DOPAMINE – Mehro 302800
38 27 27 8 OWNER OF A LONELY HEART – Trevor Horn & Rick Astley 124600
39 34 1 15 SURE ENOUGH – Two Door Cinema Club 783000
40 33 26 8 I’VE BEEN IN LOVE – Jungle featuring Channel Tres 126050
41 44 41 8 THIS BOY – The Beatles 90300
42 36 1 18 SOMETHING ON MY MIND – Purple Disco Machine x Duke Dumont x Nothing But Thieves 943850
43 41 41 6 SOMETIMES (I’M ALONE) – The Kiffness 71300
44 52 44 8 MICHELLE – The Beatles 66550
45 57 45 6 LOVE ME/HATE ME – Mari Bella 54800
46 49 46 8 HEY BULLDOG – The Beatles 77200
47 NEW 47 1 SEND IN THE CLOWNS – Glynis Johns 12500
48 NEW 48 1 MURDER ON THE DANCEFLOOR – Sophie Ellis-Bextor 12300
49 54 49 3 DEAR JESSIE – Madonna 29300
50 42 32 10 PROBLEMZ – Jungle 128800
51 40 40 8 TK421 – Lenny Kravitz 93950
52 69 52 2 I REMEMBER EVERYTHING – Zach Bryan featuring Kacey Musgrave 17700
53 71 53 2 STRONG ENOUGH – Jonas Brothers featuring Bailey Zimmerman 17050
54 46 19 12 SKIPPING LIKE A STONE – Chemical Brothers featuring Beck 170950
55 43 33 9 HELLO LOVE – Jesse Ware 116100
56 47 17 11 STILL BELIEVE IN LOVE – Mary J. Blige featuring Vado 157450
57 60 57 5 WALKED IN THE ROOM – Channel Tres 40400
58 68 58 2 SPIRIT – The Killers 16600
59 50 50 9 RAINY DAYS IN JUNE – Barbara 74600
60 67 60 4 BLOODLINES – Fay Wildhagen 26800
61 51 18 10 SUPER GRAPHIC ULTRA MODERN GIRL – Chappell Roan 162550
62 55 3 11 KNOWING ME KNOWING YOU – ABBA 386200
63 53 53 5 ONE OF US – ABBA 42150
64 58 13 15 MOONLIGHT – Bimini x Girls Of The Internet 280700
65 62 7 15 RAGAZZO SOLA – Annalisa 314350
66 NEW 66 1 DON’T GIVE UP ON US – David Soul 6800
67 65 10 14 MIRAGE – OneRepublic, Assassin’s Creed, Mishaal Tamer 243900
68 61 29 10 EVERY NIGHT – Jungle 143800
69 56 40 9 I KEEP THEM ON THE FLOOR BESIDE MY BED (THE CHRISTMAS EDITION) – Agnetha Faltskog 83700
70 63 63 6 WE CAN HAVE IT ALL – Danny Byrd 38200
71 75 8 16 TENSION – Kylie Minogue 262650
72 NEW 72 1 FARAWAY – Cast 5600
73 NEW 73 1 SILVER LADY – David Soul 5400
74 64 46 9 CARE – Lucia & The Best Boys 77700
75 NEW 75 1 NATURAL MAGICK – Kula Shaker 5000
DROP OUTS
66 64 7 LEAVING NEW YORK – Micky Dolenz 41800
45 25 11 DJ PLAY A CHRISTMAS SONG – Cher 117650
59 59 2 HEY MR CHRISTMAS – Showaddywaddy 20200
70 47 7 WRAP ME UP – Jimmy Fallon & Meghan Trainor 55000
72 30 9 TRYOUTS FOR THE HUMAN RACE – Stefanie Joosten featuring Giorgio Moroder 126600
73 49 9 FEEL THE LOVE – Bananarama 71200
74 74 1 HAPPY NEW YEAR – ABBA 5200
14th January 2024
It’s 4 weeks on top for Immortal as Sophie Ellis-Bextor is everywhere – just not with this one sadly! There’s not much happening at the top end, but plenty of new entries, the highest from Teddy Swims as Lose Control gets a debut at 49. Others? The Black Keys return with a new goodie, Ella Henderson is never far away from a dance collab, this time Rudimental, ditto Alok with Bebe Rexha and UK Eurovision act Mae Muller is back to guesting.
Shaznay Lewis is back with some All Saints styled new music, that’s 27 years for her in my charts, Bright Light Bright Light keeps his chart run going, Ariane Grande returns, Alicia Keys is knocking on 25 years of action with her new one, and Dizzee Rascal returns to chart activity after a sizeable gap. Call me old fashioned but I will happily take his brand of rap-based music over some of the current big names.
1 1 1 7 IMMORTAL – Lufthaus feat Sophie Ellis-Bextor & Robbie Williams 750850
2 2 2 2 TROUBLE – Lindsey Buckingham 230000
3 3 1 8 SEBASTIAN – Cockney Rebel 970000
4 5 4 8 BAD WOMAN – Paloma Faith 321700
5 6 1 9 GOOD AT BREAKING HEARTS – Jungle featuring JNR Williams & 33.3 750000
6 4 2 14 STORY – Kylie Minogue 751900
7 7 7 7 WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? – MisterWives 245500
8 8 8 10 HOUDINI – Dua Lipa 283400
9 9 9 4 LAND OF MAKE BELIEVE – Bucks Fizz 151750
10 11 10 6 JAMCOD – The Jesus And Mary Chain 145400
11 10 10 5 STUMBLIN’ IN – CYRIL featuring Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman 110500
12 15 12 3 SHADES OF LOVE – The Blessed Madonna featuring The Joy 89200
13 14 4 11 LOOK AT YOU NOW – Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 466400
14 18 14 8 ANGELS CRY TOO – Lucia & The Best Boys 125800
15 19 15 6 ONE ON ONE – The Knocks & SOFI TUKKER 97350
16 16 1 17 HOLD ON TO NOW – Kylie Minogue 948800
17 12 1 7 GO NOW – The Moody Blues 569000
18 13 3 11 RADIOPHONIC – Pet Shop Boys 433900
19 37 7 13 DOPAMINE – Mehro 323800
20 29 20 7 PRADA – Casso, D-Block Europe and RAYE 86600
21 17 4 15 VERUSCHKA – Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 463950
22 22 4 11 SAVOUR THE MIRACLE OF LIFE – Dario G 372300
23 21 4 14 AEIOU – PNAU & Empire Of The Sun 462550
24 49 24 4 DEAR JESSIE – Madonna 48300
25 20 1 12 NOW AND THEN – The Beatles 893750
26 26 26 11 ALARM CLOCK – Sheryl Crow 137950
27 25 25 7 WORTH IT – RAYE 88300
28 23 7 11 ALREADY KNOW – Gustaph 315850
29 24 17 11 WE’RE GONNA GET THERE IN THE END – Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds 160200
30 30 30 7 WONDER EYE – Little Moon 92050
31 32 31 3 NO CALIFORNIA – Ilsey 48000
32 33 32 6 THE DAY BEFORE YOU CAME – ABBA 100600
33 28 28 9 CAN’T CATCH ME NOW – Olivia Rodrigo 126450
34 44 44 9 MICHELLE – The Beatles 84150
35 35 35 9 GIRL – The Beatles 127600
36 27 14 12 HASS HASS – Diljit Dosanjh X SIA 236000
37 47 37 2 SEND IN THE CLOWNS – Glynis Johns 29800
38 41 38 9 THIS BOY – The Beatles 107500
39 48 39 2 MURDER ON THE DANCEFLOOR – Sophie Ellis-Bextor 29400
40 45 40 7 LOVE ME/HATE ME – Mari Bella 71800
41 31 19 7 ARIA – Argy & Omnya 131150
42 34 17 11 LOVE VOUDOU – Duran Duran 154550
43 39 1 16 SURE ENOUGH – Two Door Cinema Club 796500
44 42 1 19 SOMETHING ON MY MIND – Purple Disco Machine x Duke Dumont x Nothing But Thieves 956100
45 53 45 3 STRONG ENOUGH – Jonas Brothers featuring Bailey Zimmerman 30050
46 46 46 9 HEY BULLDOG – The Beatles 89950
47 36 12 11 OVERDRIVE – Ofenbach featuring Norma Jean Martine 253100
48 57 48 6 WALKED IN THE ROOM – Channel Tres 52700
49 NEW 49 1 LOSE CONTROL – Teddy Swims 12100
50 52 50 3 I REMEMBER EVERYTHING – Zach Bryan featuring Kacey Musgrave 29700
51 40 26 9 I’VE BEEN IN LOVE – Jungle featuring Channel Tres 137800
52 50 32 11 PROBLEMZ – Jungle 140300
53 60 53 5 BLOODLINES – Fay Wildhagen 38050
54 58 54 3 SPIRIT – The Killers 27600
55 38 27 9 OWNER OF A LONELY HEART – Trevor Horn & Rick Astley 135350
56 43 41 7 SOMETIMES (I’M ALONE) – The Kiffness 81800
57 56 17 12 STILL BELIEVE IN LOVE – Mary J. Blige featuring Vado 167850
58 66 58 2 DON’T GIVE UP ON US – David Soul 17000
59 NEW 59 1 A LITTLE MORE LOST – Georgia Ku 10100
60 NEW 60 1 BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE (STAY HIGH) – The Black Keys 10000
61 54 19 13 SKIPPING LIKE A STONE – Chemical Brothers featuring Beck 178450
62 51 40 9 TK421 – Lenny Kravitz 101350
63 NEW 63 1 ALIBI – Ella Henderson featuring Rudimental 7200
64 73 64 2 SILVER LADY – David Soul 12500
65 65 7 16 RAGAZZO SOLA – Annalisa 321350
66 NEW 66 1 DEEP IN YOUR LOVE – Alok & Bebe Rexha 6800
67 55 33 10 HELLO LOVE – Jesse Ware 122700
68 72 68 2 FARAWAY – Cast 12000
69 NEW 69 1 LOVE HURT REPEAT – Allen Farben & Lewis Thompson featuring Mae Muller 6200
70 75 70 2 NATURAL MAGICK – Kula Shaker 11000
71 NEW 71 1 MIRACLE – Shaznay Lewis 5800
72 NEW 72 1 YOU WANT MY – Bright Light Bright Light 5600
73 NEW 73 1 LIFELINE – Alicia Keys 5400
74 NEW 74 1 WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT – Dizzee Rascal featuring Jme & Double E 5200
75 NEW 75 1 YES, AND? – Ariane Grande 5000
DROP OUTS
74 46 9 CARE – Lucia & The Best Boys 77700
67 10 14 MIRAGE – OneRepublic, Assassin’s Creed, Mishaal Tamer 243900
68 29 10 EVERY NIGHT – Jungle 143800
69 40 9 I KEEP THEM ON THE FLOOR BESIDE MY BED (THE CHRISTMAS EDITION) – Agnetha Faltskog 83700
70 63 6 WE CAN HAVE IT ALL – Danny Byrd 38200
71 8 16 TENSION – Kylie Minogue 262650
61 18 10 SUPER GRAPHIC ULTRA MODERN GIRL – Chappell Roan 162550
62 3 11 KNOWING ME KNOWING YOU – ABBA 386200
63 53 5 ONE OF US – ABBA 42150
64 13 15 MOONLIGHT – Bimini x Girls Of The Internet 280700
59 50 9 RAINY DAYS IN JUNE – Barbara 74600
21st January 2024
It’s 5 weeks on top for Immortal amongst a static top end, but there’s loads if new dance tracks jostling for attention and The Black Keys rocket up to 8 with Stay High. Kaiser Chiefs are straight in at 19 with an unusual single, Shades Of Love, love the strings on it. 20 years 9f top 20s for Ricky and co. New at 20 leapfrogging her alarm clock, Sheryl Crow makes it 30 years of top 20s with the sprawling rock fabness of Am I Getting Through.
Bananarama make it 43 years of chart entries as Supernova is new at 40, outpeaking the first single from their latest compilation album, very Pet Shop Boys I think. At 45 Jennifer Lopez is back to have 26 years since I first bought one of her CD singles in Florida, Can’t Get Enough sounds not unlike an old single from 20 odd years back I can’t put my finger on. It might be I Wish Skee Lo or something similar.
X Ambassadors add to their run of entries with No Strings at 53, kings do a collab with David guetta and Izzy Bizu, all have charted before but this Cathy Dennis revamp gives monsieur guetta an extended run pushing 20 years or more. Bryn Christopher is back with a goodie, High, Johnny Mart knows The Answer – over 40 years of hits since This Charming Man!
Becky Hill adds to her back catalogue, Justin Timberlake returns low key and a bit Selfish for 25 years of chart entries since he was first NSync, which just leaves oldies back from pop star losses from Frank Farian Boney M mastermind and voice on the tracks returning here 45 years on, plus Nightflight To Venus the title track from the monster album my mum bought for her 40th birthday party, and which charts for the first time as album tracks were banned then. Folk singer Melanie topped my chart in 1972 with Brand New Key but I’ve opted for her best 2 ballads following her sad passing, and the lead singer if The Shangri Las has died, letting me debut the oddly dark Past Present and Future.
1 1 1 8 IMMORTAL – Lufthaus feat Sophie Ellis-Bextor & Robbie Williams 920850
2 2 2 3 TROUBLE – Lindsey Buckingham 345000
3 3 1 9 SEBASTIAN – Cockney Rebel 1055000
4 4 4 9 BAD WOMAN – Paloma Faith 386700
5 5 1 10 GOOD AT BREAKING HEARTS – Jungle featuring JNR Williams & 33.3 810000
6 8 6 11 HOUDINI – Dua Lipa 338400
7 7 7 8 WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? – MisterWives 295500
8 60 8 2 BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE (STAY HIGH) – The Black Keys 58000
9 12 9 4 SHADES OF LOVE – The Blessed Madonna featuring The Joy 134200
10 10 10 7 JAMCOD – The Jesus And Mary Chain 187400
11 11 10 6 STUMBLIN’ IN – CYRIL featuring Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman 147500
12 6 2 15 STORY – Kylie Minogue 786900
13 15 13 7 ONE ON ONE – The Knocks & SOFI TUKKER 129350
14 20 14 8 PRADA – Casso, D-Block Europe and RAYE 115600
15 24 15 5 DEAR JESSIE – Madonna 75300
16 13 4 12 LOOK AT YOU NOW – Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 491400
17 37 17 3 SEND IN THE CLOWNS – Glynis Johns 52800
18 16 1 18 HOLD ON TO NOW – Kylie Minogue 970800
19 NEW 19 1 BURNING IN FLAMES – Kaiser Chiefs 21000
20 NEW 20 1 AM I GETTING THROUGH PARTS 1 & 2 – Sheryl Crow 20000
21 14 14 9 ANGELS CRY TOO – Lucia & The Best Boys 145550
22 9 9 5 LAND OF MAKE BELIEVE – Bucks Fizz 171250
23 23 4 15 AEIOU – PNAU & Empire Of The Sun 481800
24 17 1 8 GO NOW – The Moody Blues 588000
25 21 4 16 VERUSCHKA – Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 482700
26 18 3 12 RADIOPHONIC – Pet Shop Boys 452500
27 27 25 8 WORTH IT – RAYE 106700
28 40 28 8 LOVE ME/HATE ME – Mari Bella 90100
29 31 29 4 NO CALIFORNIA – Ilsey 66200
30 34 30 10 MICHELLE – The Beatles 102150
31 19 7 14 DOPAMINE – Mehro 341700
32 32 32 7 THE DAY BEFORE YOU CAME – ABBA 118400
33 25 1 13 NOW AND THEN – The Beatles 911450
34 22 4 12 SAVOUR THE MIRACLE OF LIFE – Dario G 389900
35 29 17 12 WE’RE GONNA GET THERE IN THE END – Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds 177700
36 38 36 10 THIS BOY – The Beatles 124900
37 59 37 2 A LITTLE MORE LOST – Georgia Ku 37400
38 28 7 12 ALREADY KNOW – Gustaph 333050
39 49 39 2 LOSE CONTROL – Teddy Swims 29200
40 NEW 40 1 SUPERNOVA – Bananarama 17000
41 46 41 10 HEY BULLDOG – The Beatles 103950
42 45 42 4 STRONG ENOUGH – Jonas Brothers featuring Bailey Zimmerman 43800
43 50 43 4 I REMEMBER EVERYTHING – Zach Bryan featuring Kacey Musgrave 43200
44 30 30 8 WONDER EYE – Little Moon 105300
45 NEW 45 1 CAN’T GET ENOUGH – Jennifer Lopez 13000
46 36 14 13 HASS HASS – Diljit Dosanjh X SIA 248750
47 26 26 12 ALARM CLOCK – Sheryl Crow 150450
48 75 48 2 YES, AND? – Ariane Grande 17300
49 35 35 10 GIRL – The Beatles 139700
50 33 28 10 CAN’T CATCH ME NOW – Olivia Rodrigo 138450
51 44 1 20 SOMETHING ON MY MIND – Purple Disco Machine x Duke Dumont x Nothing But Thieves 967850
52 39 39 3 MURDER ON THE DANCEFLOOR – Sophie Ellis-Bextor 40900
53 NEW 53 1 NO STRINGS – X Ambassadors 11250
54 54 54 4 SPIRIT – The Killers 38600
55 43 1 17 SURE ENOUGH – Two Door Cinema Club 807300
56 48 48 7 WALKED IN THE ROOM – Channel Tres 63300
57 73 57 2 LIFELINE – Alicia Keys 15800
58 NEW 58 1 ALL NIGHT LONG – Kungs, David Guetta & Izzy Bizu 10200
59 NEW 59 1 HIGH – Bryn Christopher 10100
60 NEW 60 1 THE OTHERSIDE – Ross Quinn 10000
61 53 53 6 BLOODLINES – Fay Wildhagen 45550
62 63 62 2 ALIBI – Ella Henderson featuring Rudimental 14600
63 NEW 63 1 THE ANSWER – Johnny Marr 7200
64 66 64 2 DEEP IN YOUR LOVE – Alok & Bebe Rexha 13900
65 NEW 65 1 NEVER BE ALONE – Becky Hill & Sonny Fodera 7000
66 69 66 2 LOVE HURT REPEAT – Allen Farben & Lewis Thompson featuring Mae Muller 13000
67 70 67 3 NATURAL MAGICK – Kula Shaker 17600
68 68 68 3 FARAWAY – Cast 18400
69 71 69 2 MIRACLE – Shaznay Lewis 12000
70 NEW 70 1 WHAT HAVE THEY DONE TO MY SONG MA – Melanie 6000
71 NEW 71 1 RASPUTIN – Boney M 5800
72 72 72 2 YOU WANT MY – Bright Light Bright Light 11200
73 74 73 2 WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT – Dizzee Rascal featuring Jme & Double E 10600
74 NEW 74 1 SELFISH – Justin Timberlake 5200
75 NEW 75 1 GOTTA GO HOME – Boney M 5000
76 42 17 12 LOVE VOUDOU – Duran Duran 159350
77 41 19 8 ARIA – Argy & Omnya 135750
78 NEW 78 1 RUBY TUESDAY – Melanie 4400
79 NEW 79 1 NIGHTFLIGHT TO VENUS – Boney M 4200
80 NEW 80 1 PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE – The Shangri-Las 4000
DROP OUTS
47 12 11 OVERDRIVE – Ofenbach featuring Norma Jean Martine 253100
51 26 9 I’VE BEEN IN LOVE – Jungle featuring Channel Tres 137800
52 32 11 PROBLEMZ – Jungle 140300
55 27 9 OWNER OF A LONELY HEART – Trevor Horn & Rick Astley 135400
56 41 7 SOMETIMES (I’M ALONE) – The Kiffness 81900
57 17 12 STILL BELIEVE IN LOVE – Mary J. Blige featuring Vado 167850
58 58 2 DON’T GIVE UP ON US – David Soul 17000
61 19 13 SKIPPING LIKE A STONE – Chemical Brothers featuring Beck 178450
62 40 9 TK421 – Lenny Kravitz 101350
64 64 2 SILVER LADY – David Soul 12500
65 7 16 RAGAZZO SOLA – Annalisa 321350
67 33 10 HELLO LOVE – Jesse Ware 122700
28th January 2024
It’s a mass top 10 clearout as Nero grabs a first chart-topper in 13 years of charting and 7 years on since the last top 10, with vocal assistance from Alana Watson on the drum n bass Blame You, straight in from nowhere holding off a challenge from WE ARE ONE an a banging Spitfire new in at 2, a debut for them. Nothing But Thieves topped my chart on Purple Disco Machine’s Something On My Mind, and both of them debut this week, the former at 4 on the exciting Oh No :: He Said What? A 4th chart entry for them while PDM’s Beat Of Your Heart at 73 are pushing 10 chart entries in just 5 years.
Kaiser Chiefs leap to 5 Burning In Flames, the same position How 2 Dance peaked at in 2023, for a 19th chart hit in 19 years, 10 of them top 10, 12 of them top 12. I find those stats pleasingly appropriate. Sheryl Crow gets a first top 10 since 2018, 30 years of charting, but never got higher than number 5, Summer Day in 2010. X Ambassadors grab a 3rd top 10 since Renegades debuted in 2015, No Strings, and Cathy Dennis’ All Night Long gets revamped at 10 for Kungs (4th top 10 in 8 years) David Guetta (at least 12 top 10’s in 21 years) and Izzy Bizu (2nd top 10 in 7 years).
Rita Ora has a fab return with Shape Of Me, hooking up with Keith Urban, who’s rarely out of my charts the last 2 or 3 years. She’s been away as lead artist for 7 years, on her 7th lead artist track since 2012, and her highest-peaking with Shape Of Me. Highest climber is Justin Timberlake for 22 years of solo charting, that’s just Selfish! Pet Shop Boys have a new single out ahead of an album in April, and have a very lowkey debut at 60 for Loneliness, thought Rent is also back after a gap of 37 years lower down thanks to Saltburn. No other act has as many new tracks charting for me in 56 years of personal charts, though, so I doubt they are too fussed, but it extends their run to 39 years.
Other newies: current UK chart-topper Noah kahan finally drops in with his 2nd chart hit, The Zutons return after a gap of 16 years for a 5th chart entry in 18 years, Elbow are back after a 7-year break for a chart span of 22 years, and Sparks chart another oldie that has never charted before. They don’t like to Dick Around.
1 NEW 1 1 BLAME YOU – Nero featuring Alana Watson 170000
2 NEW 2 1 SPITFIRE – WE ARE ONE 115000
3 1 1 9 IMMORTAL – Lufthaus feat Sophie Ellis-Bextor & Robbie Williams 1005850
4 NEW 4 1 OH NO :: HE SAID WHAT? – Nothing but Thieves 65000
5 19 5 2 BURNING IN FLAMES – Kaiser Chiefs 81000
6 8 6 3 BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE (STAY HIGH) – The Black Keys 113000
7 9 7 5 SHADES OF LOVE – The Blessed Madonna featuring The Joy 184200
8 20 8 2 AM I GETTING THROUGH PARTS 1 & 2 – Sheryl Crow 68000
9 53 9 2 NO STRINGS – X Ambassadors 56250
10 58 10 2 ALL NIGHT LONG – Kungs, David Guetta & Izzy Bizu 52200
11 14 11 9 PRADA – Casso, D-Block Europe and RAYE 152600
12 NEW 12 1 SHAPE OF ME – Rita Ora featuring Keith Urban 35000
13 3 1 10 SEBASTIAN – Cockney Rebel 1087000
14 4 4 10 BAD WOMAN – Paloma Faith 415700
15 5 1 11 GOOD AT BREAKING HEARTS – Jungle featuring JNR Williams & 33.3 837000
16 17 16 4 SEND IN THE CLOWNS – Glynis Johns 77800
17 39 17 3 LOSE CONTROL – Teddy Swims 52200
18 7 7 9 WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? – MisterWives 317500
19 6 6 12 HOUDINI – Dua Lipa 359400
20 74 20 2 SELFISH – Justin Timberlake 25200
21 10 10 8 JAMCOD – The Jesus And Mary Chain 207150
22 11 10 7 STUMBLIN’ IN – CYRIL featuring Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman 167000
23 18 1 19 HOLD ON TO NOW – Kylie Minogue 990050
24 12 2 16 STORY – Kylie Minogue 805900
25 28 25 9 LOVE ME/HATE ME – Mari Bella 108850
26 48 26 3 YES, AND? – Ariana Grande 35800
27 2 2 4 TROUBLE – Lindsey Buckingham 363400
28 45 28 2 CAN’T GET ENOUGH – Jennifer Lopez 31300
29 13 13 8 ONE ON ONE – The Knocks & SOFI TUKKER 147550
30 30 30 11 MICHELLE – The Beatles 120150
31 40 31 2 SUPERNOVA – Bananarama 34900
32 15 15 6 DEAR JESSIE – Madonna 93100
33 37 33 3 A LITTLE MORE LOST – Georgia Ku 55100
34 16 4 13 LOOK AT YOU NOW – Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 509000
35 29 29 5 NO CALIFORNIA – Ilsey 83700
36 63 36 2 THE ANSWER – Johnny Marr 24600
37 43 37 5 I REMEMBER EVERYTHING – Zach Bryan featuring Kacey Musgrave 60500
38 23 4 16 AEIOU – PNAU & Empire Of The Sun 499000
39 NEW 39 1 LIL BOO THANG – Paul Russell 17100
40 57 40 3 LIFELINE – Alicia Keys 32800
41 41 41 11 HEY BULLDOG – The Beatles 117950
42 24 1 9 GO NOW – The Moody Blues 601750
43 32 32 8 THE DAY BEFORE YOU CAME – ABBA 131900
44 25 4 17 VERUSCHKA – Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 495950
45 69 45 3 MIRACLE – Shaznay Lewis 25000
46 21 14 10 ANGELS CRY TOO – Lucia & The Best Boys 158300
47 64 47 3 DEEP IN YOUR LOVE – Alok & Bebe Rexha 26400
48 65 48 2 NEVER BE ALONE – Becky Hill & Sonny Fodera 19300
49 36 36 11 THIS BOY – The Beatles 137000
50 62 50 3 ALIBI – Ella Henderson featuring Rudimental 26600
51 59 51 2 HIGH – Bryn Christopher 21850
52 27 25 9 WORTH IT – RAYE 118200
53 31 7 15 DOPAMINE – Mehro 352950
54 60 54 2 THE OTHERSIDE – Ross Quinn 21000
55 33 1 14 NOW AND THEN – The Beatles 922250
56 51 1 21 SOMETHING ON MY MIND – Purple Disco Machine x Duke Dumont x Nothing But Thieves 978350
57 34 4 13 SAVOUR THE MIRACLE OF LIFE – Dario G 400200
58 38 7 13 ALREADY KNOW – Gustaph 343250
59 66 59 3 LOVE HURT REPEAT – Alle Farben & Lewis Thompson featuring Mae Muller 23100
60 NEW 60 1 LONELINESS – Pet Shop Boys 10000
61 67 61 4 NATURAL MAGICK – Kula Shaker 25100
62 73 62 3 WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT – Dizzee Rascal featuring Jme & Double E 18000
63 75 63 2 GOTTA GO HOME – Boney M 12200
64 42 42 5 STRONG ENOUGH – Jonas Brothers featuring Bailey Zimmerman 50900
65 35 17 13 WE’RE GONNA GET THERE IN THE END – Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds 184700
66 79 66 2 NIGHTFLIGHT TO VENUS – Boney M 11000
67 54 54 5 SPIRIT – The Killers 45200
68 68 68 4 FARAWAY – Cast 24800
69 70 69 2 WHAT HAVE THEY DONE TO MY SONG MA – Melanie 12200
70 NEW 70 1 STICK SEASON – Noah Kahan 6000
71 71 71 2 RASPUTIN – Boney M 11600
72 72 72 3 YOU WANT MY – Bright Light Bright Light 16800
73 NEW 73 1 BEAT OF YOUR HEART – Purple Disco Machine & ASDIS 5400
74 NEW 74 1 CREEPING ON THE DANCEFLOOR – The Zutons 5200
75 NEW 75 1 LOVER’S LEAP – Elbow 5000
76 78 76 2 RUBY TUESDAY – Melanie 9200
77 46 14 14 HASS HASS – Diljit Dosanjh X SIA 253350
78 80 78 2 PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE – The Shangri-Las 8400
79 NEW 79 1 RENT – Pet Shop Boys 4200
80 NEW 80 1 DICK AROUND – Sparks 4000
DROP OUTS
22 9 5 LAND OF MAKE BELIEVE – Bucks Fizz 171250
26 3 12 RADIOPHONIC – Pet Shop Boys 452500
44 30 8 WONDER EYE – Little Moon 105300
47 26 12 ALARM CLOCK – Sheryl Crow 150450
49 35 10 GIRL – The Beatles 139700
50 28 10 CAN’T CATCH ME NOW – Olivia Rodrigo 138450
52 39 3 MURDER ON THE DANCEFLOOR – Sophie Ellis-Bextor 40900
55 1 17 SURE ENOUGH – Two Door Cinema Club 807300
56 48 7 WALKED IN THE ROOM – Channel Tres 63300
61 53 6 BLOODLINES – Fay Wildhagen 45550
76 17 12 LOVE VOUDOU – Duran Duran 159350
77 19 8 ARIA – Argy & Omnya 135750
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