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Post by S1m on Dec 26, 2020 15:58:01 GMT 1
Teenager Alfie Templeman looks set for a great 2021 after a prolific 2020. This marks the 3rd of his 4 appearances in the year end, meaning he is one of those rare acts to have two top ten hits in the countdown.
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Post by S1m on Dec 26, 2020 16:00:09 GMT 1
08. PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY IN THE MOVIES - AWOLNATION feat. Rivers Cuomo
PEAK: #1 (4 weeks) RUN: 28-18-11-6-2-2-1-1-1-1-4-7-11-14-19-24-33-40-50-55-60-65-68-71-72-74-75-75-
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Dec 26, 2020 16:02:56 GMT 1
Great countdown, no fuss, my highlights so far 115. YOU AND ME (WERE MEANT TO BE TOGETHER) PAUL HEATON & JACQUI ABBOTT 108. ORIGINAL ME YUNGBLUD FEAT. DAN REYNOLDS 107. TROUBLE'S COMING ROYAL BLOOD 103. UNPERSON NOTHING BUT THIEVES 97. TAKE A PIECE THE BIG MOON 90. BOBBY, DON'T YOU THINK THEY KNOW? MORRISSEY FEAT. THELMA HOUSTON 87. THE KEEPER BLOSSOMS 86. DON'T WANNA HAIM 84. ELEANOR RED RUM CLUB 72. LEMONADE CIRCA WAVES FEAT. ALFIE TEMPLEMAN 71. BEAUTIFUL FACES DECLAN MCKENNA 68. LIBERTY BELLE FONTAINES D.C. 64. JACQUELINE CIRCA WAVES 51. NOVOCAINE TWIN ATLANTIC 31. IF YOU THINK THIS IS REAL LIFE BLOSSOMS 28. HERE'S THE THING SPORTS TEAM 24. SAD HAPPY CIRCA WAVES 23. LET'S LOVE DAVID GUETTA FEAT. SIA 17. IMPOSSIBLE NOTHING BUT THIEVES 15. STRAIGHT TO THE MORNING HOT CHIP FEAT. JARVIS COCKER 13. THE KEY TO LIFE ON EARTH DECLAN MCKENNA 08. PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY IN THE MOVIES - AWOLNATION feat. Rivers Cuomo
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Post by S1m on Dec 26, 2020 16:02:57 GMT 1
AWOLNATION scored a much belated second #1 this year after "Sail" back in 2014 off the back of only two releases! This was meant to coincide with our own Route 66 adventure this summer, so is especially meaningful.
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Post by S1m on Dec 26, 2020 16:03:57 GMT 1
Great countdown, no fuss, my highlights so far 115. YOU AND ME (WERE MEANT TO BE TOGETHER) PAUL HEATON & JACQUI ABBOTT 108. ORIGINAL ME YUNGBLUD FEAT. DAN REYNOLDS 107. TROUBLE'S COMING ROYAL BLOOD 103. UNPERSON NOTHING BUT THIEVES 97. TAKE A PIECE THE BIG MOON 90. BOBBY, DON'T YOU THINK THEY KNOW? MORRISSEY FEAT. THELMA HOUSTON 87. THE KEEPER BLOSSOMS 86. DON'T WANNA HAIM 84. ELEANOR RED RUM CLUB 72. LEMONADE CIRCA WAVES FEAT. ALFIE TEMPLEMAN 71. BEAUTIFUL FACES DECLAN MCKENNA 68. LIBERTY BELLE FONTAINES D.C. 64. JACQUELINE CIRCA WAVES 51. NOVOCAINE TWIN ATLANTIC 31. IF YOU THINK THIS IS REAL LIFE BLOSSOMS 28. HERE'S THE THING SPORTS TEAM 24. SAD HAPPY CIRCA WAVES 23. LET'S LOVE DAVID GUETTA FEAT. SIA 17. IMPOSSIBLE NOTHING BUT THIEVES 15. STRAIGHT TO THE MORNING HOT CHIP FEAT. JARVIS COCKER 13. THE KEY TO LIFE ON EARTH DECLAN MCKENNA Cheers fella! Still always check in on your charts to see what I've missed as your indie tastes are right in sync with mine!
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Dec 26, 2020 16:05:21 GMT 1
I just reviewed the AWOLNATION album today and gave PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY IN THE MOVIES 10/10 so that's another big tick from me
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Post by S1m on Dec 26, 2020 16:07:41 GMT 1
07. OBVIOUS GUY - Alfie Templeman
PEAK: #1 (4 weeks) RUN: 18-5-3-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-2-2-6-9-11-16-20-28-35-40-46-54-60-66-
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Post by S1m on Dec 26, 2020 16:09:11 GMT 1
More love for Alfie Templeman and in any other year this could easily have been my #1. Love the disco retro vibe with a fresh teenage angst kind of spin and looking forward to seeing what he does next.
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Post by S1m on Dec 26, 2020 16:11:47 GMT 1
06. IS EVERYBODY GOING CRAZY? - Nothing But Thieves
PEAK: #1 (5 weeks) RUN: 2-1-1-1-1-1-4-7-8-10-13-15-18-23-26-30-37-39-45-55-60-65-66-69-70-71-69-70-73-73
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Post by S1m on Dec 26, 2020 16:14:28 GMT 1
Nothing But Thieves again make the year end top 10 after finishing #2 in 2015 and #9th in 2017 with "Wake Up Call" and "Amsterdam" respectively. There's still one to come though!
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Post by S1m on Dec 26, 2020 16:15:54 GMT 1
05. REASONS I DRINK - Alanis Morissette
PEAK: #1 (5 weeks) RUN: 2-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-6-8-9-13-16-18-21-26-29-36-41-50-55-59-65-67-69-71-72-73-70-73-73
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Post by S1m on Dec 26, 2020 16:18:17 GMT 1
I've always loved Alanis. "Jagged Little Pill" was my teenage therapy and me and my never-was-girlfriend at the time made a pilgrimage to London to see her in concert before staying up all night roaming around London (had return tickets, but money to stay anywhere!) so it's been amazing to see her return to her angsty best. As a recovering alcoholic myself, this song had resonance. As my grandfather who struggled with alcoholism also died as this song came out, it seemed to take on even more relevance for me.
She also has a 2nd track to come, equalling Paloma's record of two in the top 5 year end.
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Post by S1m on Dec 26, 2020 16:21:26 GMT 1
04. IN THE END - Sheryl Crow
PEAK: #1 (8 weeks and counting!) RUN: 66-15-8-6-4-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-
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Post by S1m on Dec 26, 2020 16:23:56 GMT 1
Not much I need to say about this one, but what a year and what a sentiment. Initially, on the eve of the US elections, I wasn't sure which track was going to be #1 but I figured either way, this summed it up, and then in the chaotic aftermath, it just stayed and stayed. Will it still be there by the time of the inauguration? This was the third of Sheryl's #1s but over 20 years after her last.
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Post by S1m on Dec 26, 2020 23:31:54 GMT 1
03. SMILING - Alanis Morissette
PEAK: #1 (4 weeks) RUN: 51-44-35-28-25-9-7-6-2-2-1-1-1-1-5-7-10-15-19-20-27-35-39-46-50-58-63-69-72-73-75-75
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Post by S1m on Dec 26, 2020 23:32:58 GMT 1
And here's Alanis' final appearance, at #3. Easily one of my favourite albums of the year too, she can do not wrong for me in the way she describes how you can still be f***ed up even when you're grown up.
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Post by S1m on Dec 26, 2020 23:35:06 GMT 1
02. REAL LOVE SONG - Nothing But Thieves
PEAK: #1 (3 weeks) RUN: 34-29-19-11-9-5-3-3-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-5-7-10-14-17-24-30-35-41-50-57-
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Post by S1m on Dec 26, 2020 23:37:02 GMT 1
This was so close, I could even still swap them around. Perhaps I should do a tie at the top like some I've seen this year, but I've never done that before, but I love love love this song. Nothing But Thieves are usually singing about what I'm thinking and whether it's confusion at the world or sadness at ourselves, they've hit the nail on the head again this year. This is their highest placing since a similar #2 in 2015.
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Post by S1m on Dec 26, 2020 23:38:28 GMT 1
01. BARCELONA - Twin Atlantic
PEAK: #1 (4 weeks) RUN: 54-47-46-43-29-19-5-3-2-1-1-1-1-4-5-6-6-8-9-10-13-20-25-32-35-39-40-45-50-55-65-69-71-72-73-73-74
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Post by S1m on Dec 27, 2020 22:19:22 GMT 1
Here's the full 115:
Top 115 SONGS 1. BARCELONA - Twin Atlantic 2. REAL LOVE SONG - Nothing But Thieves 3. SMILING - Alanis Morissette 4. IN THE END - Sheryl Crow 5. REASONS I DRINK - Alanis Morissette 6. IS EVERYBODY GOING CRAZY? - Nothing But Thieves 7. OBVIOUS GUY - Alfie Templeman 8. PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY IN THE MOVIES - AWOLNATION feat. Rivers Cuomo 9. HAPPINESS IN LIQUID FORM ALFIE TEMPLEMAN 10. PREACH SAINT MOTEL
11. SADBOI RALEIGH RITCHIE 12. SOMETHING IN YOUR EYES STEPS 13. THE KEY TO LIFE ON EARTH DECLAN MCKENNA 14. LEBRON JAMES DO NOTHING 15. STRAIGHT TO THE MORNING HOT CHIP FEAT. JARVIS COCKER 16. LOSER MANDELBRO 17. IMPOSSIBLE NOTHING BUT THIEVES 18. NO TIME TO DIE - Billie Eilish 19. MALIBU KIM PETRAS 20. FOREVER ISN'T LONG ENOUGH ALFIE TEMPLEMAN
21. BURNT OUT STAR OFFWORLD 22. ARISTOCRATS RALEIGH RITCHIE 23. LET'S LOVE DAVID GUETTA FEAT. SIA 24. SAD HAPPY CIRCA WAVES 25. ON THE LINE SAN CISCO 26. IMPACT SG LEWIS, ROBYN & CHANNEL TRES 27. DREAM ON ME ELLA HENDERSON & ROGER SANCHEZ 28. HERE'S THE THING SPORTS TEAM 29. BETTER THAN THIS - Paloma Faith 30. I FOUND OUT - Offworld
31. IF YOU THINK THIS IS REAL LIFE BLOSSOMS 32. VIOLENT SUN EVERYTHING EVERYTHING 33. POWER OVER ME DERMOT KENNEDY 34. STOP THIS FLAME CELESTE 35. PHYSICAL DUA LIPA 36. DIAGNOSIS ALANIS MORISSETTE 37. HEATHER CONAN GRAY 38. RUNNING THE WORLD JARVIS COCKER 39. DANIEL, YOU'RE STILL A CHILD DECLAN MCKENNA 40. OUR PATHETIC AGE DJ SHADOW FEAT. SAMUEL T. HERRING
41. I MISS YOU JAX JONES FEAT. AU/RA 42. SPOTLIGHT JESSIE WARE 43. BEFORE YOU GO LEWIS CAPALDI 44. REASONS SAN CISCO 45. THEREFORE I AM BILLIE EILISH 46. ARCH ENEMY EVERYTHING EVERYTHING 47. ABOUT LOVE MARINA 48. FACE TO FACE REX ORANGE COUNTY 49. SQUARES RALEIGH RITCHIE 50. MAD AT DISNEY SALEM ILESE
51. NOVOCAINE TWIN ATLANTIC 52. MIDNIGHT SKY MILEY CYRUS 53. A GOOD SONG NEVER DIES SAINT MOTEL 54. GOLD PALOMA FAITH 55. HOUSE MUSIC ALL NIGHT LONG JARV IS 56. FLOWERBEDS SFVEN 57. HALLUCINATE DUA LIPA 58. GOLDEN HARRY STYLES 59. NATALIE DON'T RAYE 60. THE MAN TAYLOR SWIFT
61. WILDFIRES SAULT 62. STRANGE CELESTE 63. BRAVE TO BE ALIVE OFFWORLD 64. JACQUELINE CIRCA WAVES 65. STUPID LOVE LADY GAGA 66. THINK ABOUT THINGS DAđI FREYR 67. BADDEST motherf***er IN THE BEEHIVE THE DELTA RIGGS 68. LIBERTY BELLE FONTAINES D.C. 69. OFFLINE FRIENDLY FIRES 70. CHANGE MY MIND CELINE DION 71. BEAUTIFUL FACES DECLAN MCKENNA 72. LEMONADE CIRCA WAVES FEAT. ALFIE TEMPLEMAN 73. HURT ARLO PARKS 74. FLAWS SAN CISCO 75. MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE ALL SAINTS & STING
76. THE STEPS HAIM 77. INSECURITY METRONOMY 78. DIAMONDS SAM SMITH 79. WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS STEPS 80. HUSAVIK / DOUBLE TROUBLE FIRE SAGA (WILL FERRELL & MY MARIANNE)
81. NOW I'M IN IT HAIM 82. BLINDING LIGHTS THE WEEKND 83. CARDIGAN TAYLOR SWIFT 84. ELEANOR RED RUM CLUB 85. I DISAPPEAR IN YOUR ARMS CHRISTINE AND THE QUEENS 86. DON'T WANNA HAIM 87. THE KEEPER BLOSSOMS 88. BETTER JUDGEMENT RYAN KEEN 89. TIME MACHINE ALICIA KEYS 90. BOBBY, DON'T YOU THINK THEY KNOW? MORRISSEY FEAT. THELMA HOUSTON
91. MAGIC KYLIE MINOGUE 92. VESSEL BIG BLACK DELTA 93. TEETH 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER 94. SAY SO DOJA CAT 95. SWEET MELODY LITTLE MIX 96. EVERYTHING I WANTED BILLIE EILISH 97. TAKE A PIECE THE BIG MOON 98. PEOPLE, I'VE BEEN SAD CHRISTINE AND THE QUEENS 99. WHITE ROOMS AND PEOPLE WORKING MEN'S CLUB 100. DON'T START NOW DUA LIPA
101. CRY CRY CRY / CHAMPION OF THE WORLD COLDPLAY 102. WATERMELON SUGAR HARRY STYLES 103. UNPERSON NOTHING BUT THIEVES 104. PRISONER MILEY CYRUS FEAT. DUA LIPA 105. BORING PEOPLE L DEVINE 106. MODEL VILLAGE IDLES 107. TROUBLE'S COMING ROYAL BLOOD 108. ORIGINAL ME YUNGBLUD FEAT. DAN REYNOLDS 109. HOLIDAY LITTLE MIX 110. ADORE YOU HARRY STYLES 111. WILDFLOWER 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER 112. HEAD & HEART JOEL CORRY FEAT. MNEK 113. FOREVER WILL YOUNG 114. MONSTERS JAMES BLUNT 115. YOU AND ME (WERE MEANT TO BE TOGETHER) PAUL HEATON & JACQUI ABBOTT
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