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Post by Earl Purple on Jan 2, 2017 15:05:13 GMT 1
As is usual, I will put * next to the song if it was in the chart in 2015 and ** if it was in the final chart. As I run through this, the early charts of 2017 will get compiled but it won't be possible to add in the scores. I do however show what the combined 2015-16 scores were.
256 Metropolis - 100 Fables
255 The Cover Band - Kris Klark
254 Hello Summer - Rameez
253 Run - Coconut Kids
252 Sunday Love - Bat For Lashes
251 Monsters Ball - Higgleoos
* 250 Coz It's Christmas Time - Mariachis
249 Two Tickets (To Stetsonsmania) - Stetsons Electric
248 I Wanna Be Loved By You - Daniela Katzenberger & Lucas Cordalis
247 Daddy's Gun - Child Of Cecilia
246 A Love Song - Ladyhawke
245 Die For Rock N' Roll - Double Crush Syndrome
244 Playground - High Dive Heart
243 Mother Of Flame - Miracle Of Sound
242 My Perfect Situation - Abby K
241 Quit You - Nice Tiger
240 3 Miles High - Travis
239 Sign On - Penrose
238 I Can't Bear To Feel Myself Forgotten - Laura J Martin
237 When I'm With You - Shitbaby Mammals
* 236 Santa Monica - Teens In Trouble
235 At Most A Kiss - Blossoms
234 Waste A Moment - Kings Of Leon
233 The Only One - Keren Botaro
232 Better L8 Than Never - Amber Lynn Shelves
231 Those Girls - Piper Madison
230 Do The Mess Around - No Monster Club
229 Summer Song - Denim Snakes
228 Eye On You - Sugar Candy Mountain
227 Hard Enough - Sabella
226 Catherine The Great - Divine Comedy
225 Goodbye Upton Park - Cockney Rejects
224 Blue Monday - Gardenfield
* Mariachis: This was #2 at Christmas 2015 and made a fast descent, being #6 on the first week. Combining its totals would make it #51 in 2015 (up from #84) and #57 in 2016.
* Teens In Trouble. In spite of the word "Santa" in the title it is not of course a Christmas song, so its descent was slower thus it is higher in 2016 even though it started in a lower position. Just 2 weeks in 2015, 35-18 not enough to give it a proper placing that year, but in 2016 its extra points would make it #164.
The Blossoms single there is the higher placed of their 2 hits this year. Not quite as popular for me as there seems to be in general.
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Post by Earl Purple on Jan 3, 2017 23:03:39 GMT 1
233 The Only One - Keren Botaro
232 Better L8 Than Never - Amber Lynn Shelves
231 Those Girls - Piper Madison
230 Do The Mess Around - No Monster Club
229 Summer Song - Denim Snakes
228 Eye On You - Sugar Candy Mountain
227 Hard Enough - Sabella
226 Catherine The Great - Divine Comedy
225 Goodbye Upton Park - Cockney Rejects
224 Blue Monday - Gardenfield
223 World Of Silence - Ann May
222 Wheels Keep Turning - Estrella
221 Glory Into You - Katie M. Rider
220 No Ordinary Day - Katcha
219 Buildings - Only Child
218 Come Out Of The Cold - Los Damn Ramblers
217 Rainbow Sky - Infinity
216 Mother - Jerry Williams
215 Why Don't You Like Me? - Quarterlights
214 Outta My Depth - Sunburys
**213 Clean Plate Club - Dr. Martino
212 Talk About Glory - Simon Scardanelli
Many of those I would have to listen to to remember how they go. Some I am surprised to see this low, in particular Los Damn Ramblers and Denim Snakes.
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Post by Earl Purple on Jan 4, 2017 22:43:04 GMT 1
211 Out Of Control - Lush
210 Archer - Starflightrocks
209 Take The Seasons - Motion Coaster
208 Is It Possible / Sleep Song - Frankie Cosmos
207 Hole In My Soul - Kaiser Chiefs
206 80's Rockstars - Ghost Trip
205 Valentine Sweetheart - Those Kids
**204 Company - Roja
203 Lifeboat - Bel Plaine
202 Wake Up Now - Nuwan
**201 I Folking Love Christmas - Isaac And The Beekeepers
200 Big City Women - Tattletale Saints
199 Ready To Blow - Sandinistas
**198 Mighty Night - Baby Galaxy
197 We Held Hands Once But Then She Got Embarrassed - Hello Bear
196 Fishy Love - Griffinilla
195 Chit Chat - Beach Weather
194 She's Out Of My League - Cards After Midnight
193 I Go Quiet - Personal Best
**192 Modern Day Frankenstein - Lucy Spraggan
191 Glitterball Apocalypse - Last Great Dreamers
Isaac & the Beekeepers have dropped all the way to #59 already and given what kind of song it is, it probably will drop out. Lucy Spraggan and Baby Galaxy are still climbing and in the top 10, at #6 and #8 respectively.
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Post by Earl Purple on Jan 6, 2017 0:18:55 GMT 1
190 Song Despite Apathy - Tiny Little Houses
189 Pawns Of War - Miracle Of Sound
188 Candy Man - Rockapella
187 Make Believe - Clean Cut Kid
186 For Real - Ciao Lucifer
185 You Are The Only One - Sergey Lazarev
184 Talking Girlfriend Blues - Trapper Schoepp
183 Hard To Find - Sylvier
182 Bye Ministry Man - Dutch
181 Talking Across The Room - Hearsays
180 Never Lift A Finger - Adam Green
179 On My Mind - Spitfires
178 La La Land - Jax
177 Voices In My Head - Bob Mould
176 Got To Move - Sound Citizens
**175 Farmyard Fable - Made In Camelot
*174 Evil Little Genius - Jordan Sweeto
*173 People Are The Same - Hans On The Bass
*172 This Christmas - Skinny Lister & Beans On Toast
Jordan Sweeto had just one week in the chart in 2015 and moves up to #151.
Hans On The Bass had the 2nd biggest hit of the year in 2015. This single had 2 weeks in the chart in 2015 and would move up to #102.
Skinny Lister were the most successful artist of 2015, and had more weeks at #1 that year than any other artist in chart history. "This Christmas" was the Christmas #1 of 2015 and was positioned 23rd in the chart of that year. Combining its points would make it #10 of 2015 or #12 of 2016.
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Post by Earl Purple on Jan 6, 2017 13:49:03 GMT 1
171 Heavy Balloon - Tele Novella
170 Girls Rule The World - Haschak Sisters
169 I Am Enough - Heather Mae
168 Tip Toes - Foxgrease
167 The World Stopped Turning - Oho
166 Sweet Decadence - Broken Flags
165 I Thought You Were Gay - Ina Reni
164 Clearer - November Lights
163 Maple Trees - Master Bernitt
162 Connected - Mark Etheredge ft Paul Brown
161 Pieces Of A Dream - Mariko Cello
160 Dirty Dishes - Emma Cairo
159 Kill Your Darlings - Mesh
158 Animal Lover - Daisy Victoria
157 Team Full Of Harmony - Random Encounters
156 Botched Execution - Shovels & Rope
155 Fifty One Cards - Soar
154 Misery - Attica Riots
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Post by Earl Purple on Jan 7, 2017 23:28:23 GMT 1
153 Dominos - Peter Bjorn And John
152 Skellige Winds - Miracle Of Sound
151 It's Getting Better All The Time - Super Vacation
150 Catch Fire - Hicari
149 Just Let Go - Avakhan
148 We Met At A Party - Apella
147 When I Lost You - Yearning
146 We Come Along - Twinkles
145 Beautiful You - If Walls Could Talk...
144 Smoke From Distant Fires - Will Jay & Sonika Vaid
143 Can't Stop The Pain - Superfreaks Uk
142 I Wanna Know - Gillyan
**141 Santa Rocks - William Smulders & Lieke Grey
140 Good Grief - Bastille
139 Sharknado - Offspring
138 Distance Runner - Man & The Echo
137 In The City - Feed The Kid
We're getting some great "didn't they do better" songs on this list, in particular Peter Bjorn & John, Super Vacation and Apella. Quite a lot of very familiar ones in this list.
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Post by TheThorne on Jan 8, 2017 9:51:33 GMT 1
153 Dominos - Peter Bjorn And John We're getting some great "didn't they do better" songs on this list, in particular Peter Bjorn & John, Super Vacation and Apella. Quite a lot of very familiar ones in this list. Did you chart Peter Bjorn And John - What You Talking About? , I would say its the 2nd best song they have ever done and way better than 'Dominos'. I think #153 is a bit generous tbh. |
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Post by Earl Purple on Jan 8, 2017 10:09:29 GMT 1
I looked them up and post-2013, Dominos is their only song to have reached my playlist.
I will have to look through my search results to see why "What You Talking About" didn't get in. May be that back then I wasn't searching for videos up to 6 weeks later and it never got searched long enough, even if it ended up getting one.
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Post by Earl Purple on Jan 8, 2017 10:15:12 GMT 1
I just looked it up.
What You Talking About was on my list of 11 March, and Dominos appeared twice, on 15 May and 30 October so they must have re-released that one, and by its second release it had a video. The first release was probably an "instant grat" from the album and the second a "proper" single release. I don't quite get that. Release it once, properly.
Video for What You Talking About is dated on youtube as 27 May which is a lot more than 6 weeks after 11 March.
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Jan 8, 2017 13:16:09 GMT 1
you will be surprised how many indie/alternative acts pre release an instant grat then make it a proper single later on, as I chart grats it is very annoying, do I chart the song twice? do I chart the grat and ignore the single release later on in the year or do I ignore the grat that I LOVE and it might never get a full release so never even make my chart
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Jan 8, 2017 13:21:31 GMT 1
So far my favorites are
246 A Love Song - Ladyhawke
240 3 Miles High - Travis
235 At Most A Kiss - Blossoms
234 Waste A Moment - Kings Of Leon
229 Summer Song - Denim Snakes
226 Catherine The Great - Divine Comedy
211 Out Of Control - Lush
207 Hole In My Soul - Kaiser Chiefs
187 Make Believe - Clean Cut Kid
179 On My Mind - Spitfires
173 People Are The Same - Hans On The Bass
153 Dominos - Peter Bjorn And John
140 Good Grief - Bastille
139 Sharknado - Offspring
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Post by Earl Purple on Jan 9, 2017 2:11:29 GMT 1
136 Damn I'm Being Me Again - Bree
135 Fight The Feeling - Side
134 Stay Gold - Guthrie Brown
**133 Highway Queen - Nikki Lane
132 Voice In My Head - Boys Forever
131 Elephant In The Room - Riptide Movement
130 Idiot - Kitchen Sink Drama
129 Anywhere - Passenger
128 Still Breathing - Green Day
127 Protect This Love - Vicky-T
126 Stay Close - King No-One
*125 Without U - Crown Jwlz
124 Heavy Jesus - Honus Honus
123 Fantasy - Call The Shots
122 Sunrise - Rowan
121 Hero Of Gallifrey - Legs Nose Robinson
* One week at #26 in 2015 moves it up to #108
** In the first chart of 2017 this is #81 and that would move it up 7 places to #126.
Again there are songs I'd expect to be higher, in particular Riptide Movement and Green Day. These are mostly top 10 hits now though.
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Post by Earl Purple on Jan 9, 2017 23:10:53 GMT 1
120 Body Popping - Fingertrap
119 I Don't Know - Abby K
118 So Long - Spitfires
117 Everyday - Sacred Paws
116 Missin' You - Summer Set
115 Going The Distance - Zipper Club
114 I Can't Stay Away From You - Megan Truong
113 Banshee Beach - Bad Whoremoans
112 Rockabilly Riot - Rockabillyz
111 High School Is The Penalty For Transgressions Yet To Be Specified - Mr. T Experience
110 Colorblind - Mother Of Two
109 Copy Cats - Humdrum Express
108 (Things Will Eventually) Backfire - Lazy Lies
107 Magnificent Time - Travis
106 Valerie Leon - Daniel Romano
These were all top 10 hits but they're just outside the top 100 of the year. Some really good songs in here, particularly Travis and also Fingertrap and Mr T Experience.
Abby K released a lot of songs and did have one much bigger hit.
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Post by Earl Purple on Jan 10, 2017 23:40:19 GMT 1
105 High Heels - Dorian Electra
104 Deep Red - Angry Badgers
103 Me Myself And I - The Baboon Show
**102 It's Xmas Don't You Know! - Music In Translation
101 What Is Hype May Never Die - Beyond Repair
100 Better Way - Maxam
99 Kiss The Sky - Jason Derulo
98 Going Away - Ladz From Bkk
97 Brother - Breedlove & Chew Fu
96 A Nation Of Tribes - Public House Chorus
95 We Are The Colonels - Rioja Joe
94 Speaking Of The Devil - Blue Water Highway Band
93 Wanderlust - Gabriane
92 If You Find Yourself In London Town - Ginger Wildheart
Music In Translation was #9 on the last chart of 2016 and given what sort of song it is, hardly surprising it fell to #23 on the first chart of 2017. I guess one more week for it.
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Post by Earl Purple on Jan 12, 2017 0:12:32 GMT 1
91 Addictable - Giulia
90 Let Go Of The Past - Tuts
**89 Rock N' Roll Xmas - Peach
88 No Direction Home - Cheap Trick
**87 Russian Style - Hatters
86 Non-Standard Deviation - Alligator Smile
85 Scope - Lauren Black
84 Healing - Oh Honey
83 Lets Get Stoned - Alexis Babini
82 Don't Do That - Jane Decker
81 Butterflies - Harfonie
80 The Dog House - Keek
79 Geordie Lad - Skinny Lister
These are generally #5 and #6 peaks, although Jane Decker peaked only at #8 but had a longer chart run. Only a #5 for this Skinny Lister hit. Oh Honey had a #6 hit but were not as successful as High Dive Heart in 2016.
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Post by Earl Purple on Jan 13, 2017 15:04:18 GMT 1
78 Life Goes On - DJ Bobo
77 Edge Of The World - Miracle Of Sound
76 I Feel Like Jeremy Corbyn - Sam Harrison
75 Wings - Violent Colours
**74 Prisoner In Paradise - Sunrise Avenue
73 Runaway - Bad Wave
72 I'm Gonna Love You - Tiffany Houghton
71 Labor Of Love - Bon Jovi
70 Party Like A Russian - Robbie Williams
69 Creeper Creeper - Dameht
68 Rebecca Receiving - Dowling Poole
67 Our Place - Verge Collection
Sunrise Avenue are #99 on the first chart of 2017 which would lift it 2 places. It doesn't quite catch Bon Jovi which exited the chart on the first week of 2017 and peaked one place lower with the same number of weeks in the chart.
Dowling Poole was my HIT 14 entry and possibly should have been higher than it is.
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Post by Earl Purple on Jan 14, 2017 20:55:38 GMT 1
66 (Man Is) The Biggest b**** Of All - Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott
65 Tip Of The Hat - Gerhardt
64 Viva Love - ABC
63 Personal Daydream - Black Tie Event
62 Hollywood - Magnettes
61 Digital Heart - Ex-Cassette
60 Feel Alive - Johannesson
59 I Came To Love You - Alexander Rybak
58 Rhythm Of The Sun - Mariachis
57 Mr. Apples - Madness
**56 Slomo - San Cisco
San Cisco was still #3 on the last chart of the year, and although it fell to #5 on the first week of 2017 it still has a few weeks of its chart run to go. They also have another one higher up.
At this point I'm starting to see that they are all big hits. It was good to see the return of ABC, and one of the best Madness hits for a long long time.
A lot of nationalities represented here. Alexander Rybak won the Eurovision Song Contest for Norway in 2009. "I Came To Love You" is however his biggest hit in my chart so far, bigger than "Fairytale". Gerhardt is from the Netherlands, his song is old-fashioned rock-a-billy, and Johnanseson from Denmark. Mariachis are of Mexican origin, but live in the UK, I think. They had a big Christmas hit in 2015. I think Magnettes are Australian, and Ex-Cassette and San Cisco definitely are, whilst Black Tie Event are the only American act in this section.
Comparing this to the same section of my chart of 1966
66 With A Girl Like You - Troggs
65 Sorrow - Merseys
64 Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song) - Otis Redding
63 Twinkle Toes - Roy Orbison
62 Stop Her On Sight (SOS) - Edwin Starr
61 19th Nervous Breakdown - Rolling Stones
60 Get Ready - Temptations
59 Wouldn't It Be Nice - Beach Boys
58 Lady Jane - Rolling Stones
57 Lightnin' Strikes - Lou Christie
56 Paperback Writer - Beatles
Only 2 nationalities represented there in 1966, the UK and the USA. Mostly big name artists who had lots of hits. It's difficult to say one list is better than the other. For 2016 I have had to search further to find music. It is also noticeable that in the above section of 2016 the 3 British artists were all around in the 1980s (ok Jacqui Abbott joined the Beautiful South in the 1990s but Paul Heaton was around in the 80s).
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Post by Earl Purple on Jan 16, 2017 0:18:13 GMT 1
55 Glowing In The Dark - Girl And The Dreamcatcher
*54 Suburban Sex Dungeon - Dexters
53 How I Got Over - Reef
52 Stupid Cupid - Mischief
51 Return To Form - Ciaran Lavery
50 B Side - San Cisco
49 Echo Echo - Wisebud
48 Destiny - We Singing Colors
47 Blue Eyed Skies - Chasin Vegas
46 Bear - Wedding Present
* This was the first #1 of 2016 and spent just one week at that position. It was #3 on the last week of 2015 placed 80th. Combining these would make it #15 in 2015 and #14 in 2016.
Other than that these are mostly #3 hits, with Echo Echo actlaly peaking at #2 and Bear by the Wedding Present only #4 but that song had a long climb - rather surprisingly as they're a major act from the past, and would have been expected a quicker peak but it was a song that grew on me more as I heard it. Reef are of course another major band from the past who made a comeback.
I am not going to post the equivalent 1966 positions in here, but I am now posting both at the same position.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2017 18:19:07 GMT 1
Really interesting post about the nationalities of artists from your 1966 and 2016 charts.
It's not easy to find not UK and not US singers / groups from 1960s. Other European charts were very small and almost all singles in them were from UK / US acts.
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Post by Earl Purple on Jan 17, 2017 22:46:55 GMT 1
In 1966 there was a big hit for Los Bravos (Spain) and the Easybeats (Australia) but that was rare.
45 Shout Out To My Ex - Little Mix
**44 Bela Lugosi - Severed Limb
43 A Fistful O' Roses - Rumjacks
42 Down - Fiddler's Green
41 Suzanne - Thieves
*40 Black Moon Rising - Paranotes
*39 Alarm Clock - Jonas And I
*38 Happy At The Weekend - Office Clocks
37 Thank You Polystyrene - Helen Love
** Two more weeks in 2017, at #60 and #96 (I presume it will drop out next week) That moves it up to #40
Those from the beginning of the year: Paranotes had one week in 2015 at #9 and then was #2 on the first week of the year. It had a shortish run but would rise to #27 and would be among the #2s.
It also goes above Office Clocks which had its one week in 2015 at #19 and that lifts it only to #32.
Jonas & I had a far longer run in the chart than either, 2 weeks in 2015, 59-40 then went up and down and up again and eventually peaked at #3, however the weeks in the lower positions don't give it enough and whislt it would also be #32 with those 2 extra weeks, it would still be lower than Office Clocks (and thus would be lower than Paranotes too).
- If my chart was only based on the UK top 40 then Little Mix would be #1 of the year.
- Two celtic rock bands in a row and neither of them actually Irish. Rumjacks are Australian and Fiddler's Green are German (and have been around about 25 years). Paranotes are also German and Thieves are one-third German (the other members are British and American). Jonas And I are from Finland (and not the highest placed from that country).
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