Pretty Fly (For 1999). 31st October Wairing for Ready Venus Baby Tonight

So this is plenty late already, let's dive straight into the top ten where for yet another week, it's "Mambo No. 5" by Lou Bega sitting at number one but for how much longer? It's now got some rather healthy and strong opposition now with "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" by Eiffel 65 climbing six spots to number two and it's looking much healthier than "Mambo No. 5" is right now. 

We'll talk about our new entry at number three "Don't Call Me Baby" by Madison Avenue when we get to our new entries but it's in a strong place for a challenge for number one also.

All this meant that "Genie in a Bottle" by Christina Aguilera fell two to number four, it does feel like this song has very peaked and is now on the downswing especially as much to my delight "Smooth" by Santana climbed four to number five.

"Larger Than Life" by Backstreet Boys stumbled back three spots to number six while "2 Times" by Ann Lee remained at number seven. "I Knew I Loved You" by Savage Garden slid four to number eight.

Rising into the top ten is "Sister" by Sister2Sister rose four to arrive in the top ten at number nine. 

While "Unpretty" by TLCis on the way out down five to number ten.

Losers

So "All Star" by Smash Mouth slipped eleven to twenty three while "Boom. Boom, Boom, Boom!" by Vengaboys collapsed thirteen to forty four. "Goin' Down" by Mel C took a major hit down twenty one slots to forty six.

Finally "Sweet Like Chocolate" by Shanks" & Bigfoot fell nine to forty seven

Gains

Not much in the way of gains this week outside of the top ten with "In My Eyes" by Milk Inc being the biggest gain of the week up nine to thirty three.

New Entries

 

Five new entries this week beginning with...

36. "Ready 1" by Grinspoon

So we begin this week with the latest single from Grinspoon with this being the lead single for their second album "Easy". The band described this song as a "call to arms" to get a festival crowd moving and I do hear that in the lyrics. It's a solid slice of alt metal that does work for what it's trying to do. Check it out if you are curious. 

35. "Waiting for Tonight" by Jennifer Lopez\

So it seeems strange that Jennifer Lopez's label have waited so long to follow up "If You Had My Love" given the success that song had, you'd think they would want to strike while the iron is hot but none the less we have this new song and I will say this is a whole lot better than "If You Had My Love" more because it feels like a complete vibe as the 20th century winds down with its somewhat Latin dance vibe and Jennifer Lopez genuinely sounds like she cannot wait for tonight because it will set her free. Good song, check it out/

31. "Satisfy You" by Puff Daddy feat. Mase

I am not touching this song with a ten foot barge pole. Ew.

29. "Venus Or Mars" by Jackson Mendoza 

We have got another Australian sister duo this week, this time via sister duo Jackson Mendoza with this song being their debut single and well...this sounds like an indie pop/rock song with the Mendoza sisters shifting into this kind of annoying bratty vocals that immediately take me out of the song not to mention that "Woo woo hoo!" that drives me crazy on the hook...seriously...this song actually has some really shoddy production. I think I'll skip this more often than not.

3. "Don't Call Me Baby" by Madison Avenue

Ending the week with another newcomer, this time its Madison Avenue. a male and female electronic duo with this song being the first from this pair to hit the chart and wow...this might top the Jackson Menzoza song for being annoying because dear god, the lyrics just sound like her finger wagging right in front of somebody's face just because they called her a name she didn't like complete with a fucking lecture for a hook, Yeah don't call me again, Madison Avenue.

But it's not the worst of the week, that's going to Jackson Mendoza for whatever the hell "Venus or Mars" is. Jennifer Lopez runs away with the best for "Waiting for Tonight"

ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart Review: 2nd November. The One Where a Babydoll hits the top ten

 Yeah, I think the prediction I made last week \about the previous week being the last of the big charting weeks of the year felt right becuse we got absolutely zero new entries this week. Let's sraer withour top ten where "Housewife" by Tate McRae remains at number one for a second week because it held the lead on streaming this week. 

"Choosin' Texas" by Ella Langley rebounded one spot to number two mostly because streaming and sales haven't completely let go of this song yet. .Adela's "Nicole Kidman" climbed three slots to hit a new peak of number three.

"Expectations" by Olivia Rodrigo and the remix featuring Chappell Roan fell back two slots to number four, streaming is losing interest in this fast, expect this to free fall next week.

"Reun Me In" by Sam Fender and Olivia Dean held steady at number five while "Man I Need" by Olivia Dean stumbled two sllots to number six. "Stop The Wedding" by Ashe remained locked in at number seven.

Much ro my delight "Lies" by Zach Bryan feat Lana Del Rey climbed four to number eight. Nice to see streaming getting behind this song!.

The biggest gain of rhe week belongs though to "Babydoll" by Jamie Miller which climbed a massive eighteen spots to number nine! Finally "Boston" by Stella Lefty fell one to number ten...hopefully this song leaves the top ten, the sooner the better!.

Losers

Taylor Swift's "Patient Zero" fell eight to sixteen as streaming seems to be done with this song. "A Couple Minutes" by Olivia Dean fell seven to forty.

"Lodi When" by Zach Bryan fell six to forty four. 

Drop Outs

So we did have three drop outs this week beginning with "Flower in a Hurricane" by Justice, Tame Impala, SZA, and King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, it took with it "Daisies" by Justin Bieber and "Messy" by Lola Young. 

Gains

So apart from "Babydoll" by Jamie Miller's massive rise. We didn't get too much in the way of gains...at least gains with some decent quality because "No Broke Boys" by Disco Lines and Tinashe rebounded seven spots to twenty five while "Movin' to the Sun" by Hugel, Imael Angel and Ultra Nate also rebounded seven to  thirty four.

Re-Entries\

Three returns this week unfortunately "Die on This Hill" by Sienna Spiro is back at forty eight because nobody thought to bburn that song off with a fire hose. "Animal by Katseye returned at forty five while possibly because of our current number one "Sports Car" by Tate McRae is back at thirty six.

With there being no new entries that wraps our week. Next week might well be another quiet one, w'll have to see. 

ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart Review. 26th October The One Where Housewife Sweeps Up the Competition

 This might be one of the last 'big' chart weeks of 2026 some big name drops a major project between now and 2027. We got some impact from Zach Bryan's new EP and we also got a brand new number one that being "Housewife" by Tate McRae, it got there on the strength of really good streaming even if sales aren't quite catching up yet. We'll get to the quality of this song later.

It also wasn't the only new arrival to the top ten because a Chappell Roan remix saw Olivia Rodrigo's "Expectations" jump back into the top fifty at number two, the concern here is whether or not it will stick around in the weeks ahead and I see a bumpy future for this on streaming already...unfortunately as I think the remix is pretty damn great. 

Now "Choosin' Texas" by Ella Langley rebounded one to number three mostly because streaming and sales haven't completely kicked the bucket for this song yet!

It was a tough week for Olivia Dean as "Man I Need" slipped two to number four and her collab with Sam Fender "Rein Me In" dropped two to number five. Adela's "Nicole Kidman" slipped to number six. 

Rising one spot to nimber seven is "Stop The Wedding" by Ashe as streaming is really pushing this song!.

"Patient Zero" by Taylor Swift slipped seven spots to number eight as streaming decided to dump this song hard...then again there is something of a Taylor Swift backlash going on right now.

Finally "Boston" by Stella Lefty slid two to number nine while "Stupid Song" by Olivia Rodrigo dropped four to number ten because her label is now prioritising "Expectations"

Losers

Most of the losers this week are Olivia Dean songs with "So Easy (To Fall in Love)" down eight to eighteen, "Nice to Each Other" down nine to twenty four, "A Couple Minutes" down eleven to thirty three and "Baby Steps" plummeted fifteen to forty two. 

Oh Noah Kahan's "Willing and Able" slipped nine to forty, "Raindance" by Dave and Tems fell eight to forty four and "Hate That I Made You Love Me" by Ariana Grande fell eight to forty eight.

Drop Outs

So most of these drop outs have been bouncing on and off the charts for weeks. It was a bad week for Sienna Spiro with both "Die on This Hill" and "Material Lover" both taking their exits.

Also gone are "Cinderella" by Mac Miller feat Ty Dolla $ign, "Animal" by Katseye, "Let Alone the One You Love" by Olivia Dean, "That's So True" by Gracie Abrams and "Victory Lap" by Fred Again, SKepta and PlaqueboyMax.

Gains

Not much in the way of big gains this week akough we did see "Babydoll" up eight to twenty seven. 

Re-Entries

 So Lola Young's "Messy" returned at number fifty while back at forty five is "Stateside" by Pink Pantheress and Zara Larsson. 

New Entries

Four new entries this week beginning with...

43. "Flower in a Hurricane" by Justice, Tame Impala, SZA and King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard

Good lord, this is one of those Calvin Harris circa 2017 songs where the combination of artists is so weird that it makes you double take and wonder how the fuck we ended up here, this song is of course for the Grand Theft Auto VI soundtrack and we got this eighties sounding instrumental from both Justice and King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard that has plenty of appeal, it actually sounds really good however I wish both SZA and Tame Impala had more presence and energy on this song, I sadly found both of them pretty easy to ignore here. 

38. "Lodi When" by Zach Bryan

First of two Zach Bryan songs from his latest excellent EP "Young Manhood and Other Donatable Organs" with this being the song a lot of people were proclaiming as one of the best on the EP, now I do think this is pretty damn good but I don't see it as the best song on the EP, for me, the song is probably held back by the introduction. it just sounds so abrasive to my ear but then Zach and the warm  organic guitar kicks in and the song works to a high level, its about being your own saviour and realizing that sometimes you have to save yourself  It's a nice piece of introspection from Zach but if we're looking for the best on the EP....

12. "Lies" by Zach Bryan feat. Lana Del Rey

So I was a little surprised when I first saw Lana Del Rey's name as a feature on this track but then again I shouldn't have been., Lana has been pushing toward a suspected move into country for awhile and maybe a collab with Zach Bryan on a song of his and yeah, this might be the best thing she has  ever done, this song is absolutely beautiful although the content of this is pretty dark where Zach begs Lana to tell him that she still loves him even though it would be a complete lie because he cannot face the truth about the end of the relationship and Lana knows it, eventually Zach r3ealizes that he needs the cold hard truth, its a devastating song lyrically but Zach and Lana have some seriously good chemistry here. This is one of the best songs to hit the chart in months, check it out!

1. "Housewife" by Tate McRae

Honestly, I was dreading a new Tate McRae song so when I heard she was dropping this with that title, my stomache started tying in knots, this generally doesn't lead to good things especially from an artist like Tate McRae so my expectations were at an all time low for this song and yeah...while I actually somewhat think there's elements of this song that work in terms of the instrumental but it's McRae's voice that gives me the impression that she cannot sell this being her own housewife at all, she comes off sounding way too cutesy here and that is quite off putting to me in a song where you are trying to claim being your own "housewife"...this isn't terrible but it sure is forgettably mediocre.

It's also the worst of the week. The best is "Lies" by Zach Bryan feat. Lana Del Rey...that song pretty much runs away with the best this week.

Pretty Fly (For 1999) 24th October. Eternal Learning to Like Me For Me in Ibiza

 A pretty standard week at hand here so let's dive straight into the top ten where of course the lack of competition means that for yet another week it's "Mambo No. 5" at number one ahead of  "Genie in A Bottle" by Christina Aguilera at number two. 

Much to my surprise "Larger Than Life" by the Backstreet Boys rebounded four to number three while "I Knew I Loved You" by Savage Garden also had something of a rebound up two to number four. That was bad news for "Unpretty" by TLC which hit a downswing of two spots to number five while "Last Kiss by Pearl Jam fell back one to number six.

Ann Lee's "Two Times" went down three times to number seven while there's Eiffel 65 have made an eight place leap to number eight with "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" (this song may be the one to challenge "Mambo No. 5"...we'll see). 

"Smooth" by Santana feat. Rob Thomas hit a rut remaining at number nine while "If Ya Gettin' Down" by Five slipped two to number ten.

Losers

So let's begin with "I Love You" by Martina McBride which slipped eleven to be on the precipice of exiting the top fifty altogether at fifty. 

"Sometimes" by Britney Spears slumped seven to forty three while "In My Eyes" by Milk Inc collapsed from twenty nine to forty two. 

"Sweet Like Chocolate" by Shanks & Bigfoot is experiencing a sour moment on the chart down ten to thirty eight while Whitney Houston's underwhelming "My Love is Your Love" slipped nine to thirty six. 

"Boom Boom Boom Boom!" by Vengaboys fell eleven to thirty one, 

Gains

We did see some decent gains this week outside of Eiffel 65 climnbing into the top ten with "Weir" by Killing Heidi moving back into the top twenty up from twenty two to seventeen however it's S Club 7 who look to have had the biggest gain of the week with "Bring It All Back" up eleven to twenty three. 

There was also a seven place rebound for "Have a Look" by Vanessa Amorosi to thirty four while Ilanda's "Tasty" ravenously ate up seven positions to forty one and Powderfinger's "Passenger" recovered eight to forty two. 

Re-Entries

Just one return with "Goin' Down" by Mel C back at twenty five

 New Entries

Four new entries this week beginning with....

49. "Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me For Me)" by Blessid Union of Souls

So we're starting with a rock band that form in Cincinatti, Ohio in 1990 with this being the first song to hit the ARIA singles chart and I have to say I find this song to be pretty god damn insufferable from that god damn harmonica to the yowling vocals that this woman likes him for him...good for you that she doesn't care about the material things you have etc which I also don't buy she doesn't care about for one second. Ugh. Let's move on from this smug disaster. 

44. "We're Going to Ibiza" by Vengaboys

So what's this third single from Vengaboys got to offer? Turns out about as much as one gets when you ask somebody if they have Prince Albert in a can which is not much because wow for a song all about going to Ibiza, one of the biggest party islands in the world, this sounds all very canned and disposable this song sounds in the production and in the vocals...it may as well have been canned Prince Albert! There's nothing loose or playful that gives me the impression they are having fun but rather on a the Vengaplane circling around Spain for hours on end...Next!

40. "Learn to Fly" by Foo Fighters

So lead single from the Foos third studio album "There Is Nothing Left to Lose" and yeah...this is what rock should sound like, the drums pounding and the guitars playing some killer riffs while Dave Grohl sounds absolutely phenomenal here. I don't really have much to say about this song at all...that's how good it is...at least to my ears although we should probably talk about the content although that seems pretty simple here as the song is about Grohl's desitre to learn how to fly an aircraft!

32. "Eternal Flame" by Human Nature

Ending off the week with a cover of The Bangles 1989 hit "Eternal Flame"  from Australia quartet Human Nature and I'll say this straight up, this is one of my favourite covers of any song that I have heard. I love how magical the production in the middle of the song is and the harmonies from Human Nature just give this song something bit fresh, it's not better than the original but sometimes a cover can do a damn great song justice and Human Nature do it well here. 

That ends our week and man...the best of the week is a close go here, I am going to give a tie between "Learning to Fly" by Foo Fighters and "Eternal Flame" by Human Nature. "Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me For Me" by Blessid Union of Souls is getting worst of the week for being completely insufferable. 

ARIA Singles Top 50 Chart Review. 19th October: The One Where We Finally have a Good Song called "Babydoll"

 Alright so we have a bit of a quieter week at hand which I am grateful for as my real life tome to do these blogs is getting shorter so let's dive into this week beginning with our top ten where "Patient Zero" by Taylor Swift retook number one, it's not going to stay there given what's coming next week and this song is taking a huge dive on both sales and streaming right now.

However it did enough to stay ahead of "Man I Need" by Olivia Dean which rebounded to number likewise her hit with Sam Fender "Rein Me In" at number three. 

Former chart topper "Choosin' Texas" by Ella Langley dipped three spots to number four, I think people are finally done with this song, it took hits on both sales and streaming this week. (I kind of would have preferred this remain at number one, I still like this song a lot). 

Holding steady at number five is "Nicole Kidman" by Adela while "Stupid Song" by Olivia Rodrigo rose two to number six. Stella Lefty's "Boston" held firm at number seven.

Now we finally got a new pretty damn good song in the top ten "Stop the Wedding" by Ashe which climbed two slots to number eight and continues to remind me a lot of BIlly Joel for some inexplicable reason. 

Down three but refusing to leave the top ten is "Ordinary" by Alex Warren at number nine while Olivia Dean has a third song in the top ten this week with the return of "So Easy (To Fall in Love)" rising two to number  ten.

Losers

Noah Kahan was the biggest loser this week with "Orbiter" down ten spots to thirty three and "Willing and Able" down nine to thirty one.

"Fate of Ophelia" by Taylor Swift slumped eight to twenty five as the boost from the encore edition of her last album fades away. 

Drop Outs

Speaking of Taylor Swift, the other three encore tracks fell out of the top fifty this week, those being "Cleveland!", "Pink Clouding" and "Babylon"

Also saw exits for all three new entries last week those being "Draw You Out" by Noah Kahan, "Storm" by Gener8iion and Yung Lean and most pleasingly... "Solar Eclipse" by Drake and Don Toliver...hopefully it's a message to Drake to do better.

Gains

So turns out the gain for "Nice to Each Other" by Olivia Dean last week that I was puzzled was because she was touring, I say that because most of our major gains are for Olivia Dean songs with "A Couple Minutes" up sixteen to twenty two and "Baby Steps" up nineteen to twenty seven

Also we did see "Dracula"  by Tame Impala get an eight place rebound to fourteen but I think that's mostly due to the upcoming Halloween. 

Re Entries

Five returns this week beginning with "Victory Lap" by Fred Again, Skepta and Plaqueboy Max back at fifty, I am not sure that's a win when back at forty nine is "That's So True" by Gracie Abrams however I'm fine with "Weren't For the Wind" by Ella Langley returning at forty eight.

Olivia Dean's "Let Alone The One You Love" makes a reappearance on the chart at forty five and "Cinderella" by Mac Miller featuring Ty Dolla $ign returned at forty two.

New Entries

One new entry this week so let's dive into...

35. "Babydoll" by Jamie Miller

Oh come on...don't look at me like that...this is not a cover of the horrible Dominic Fike song of the same name, I would argue this "Babydoll" is much much better than the Fike song mostly because Welsh singer-songwriter Jamie Miller musically is playing in the more soulful lane of say an Olivia Dean with this and Miller is embracing a positive approach to a possible relationship with this woman he is infatuated with and that it might well be worth the pain and "Babydoll" is only ever used as a term of affection by Miller. I won't say the song is great or anything and Miller does risk getting pigeonholed if he isn't careful but this is a good song that's worth checking out.

That wraps our week. Yeah, bit of a quiet one but wow...it's about to get busy...Tate McRaw, Olivia Rodrigo and Zach Bryan next week. 

Pretty Fly (for 1999). 17th October. Sister Heartbreaker, the Sun is Shining

 Let's dive straight in because I am massively behind right now. For yet another week "Mambo No. 5" by Lou Bega sits at number one and really nothing around it looks like getting close to it. Certainly not 'Genie in a Bottle" by Christina Aguilera which remains stalled at number two and looks like it may well come under threat from "Unpretty" by TLC which climbed slot to number three.

Also finally moving up is Ann Lee's "2 Times" which rose four to number four this week taking "Last Kiss" by Pearl Jam up one to number five and "I Knew I Loved You" by Savage Garden up one to nnmber six with it. 

"Larger Than Life" by Backstreet Boys staggered down four to number seven while "If Ya Getting Down" by Five fell three to number eight. So happy about the latter of these songs finally seeming to have peaked.

Into the top ten is "Smooth" by Santana and Rob Thomas which jumped two slots to number nine while "All Star" by Smash Mouth slipped one slot to number ten...this song also seems to be done. 

Loser

So former chart topper "If You Had My Love" by Jennifer Lopez is on the way out down ten to forty two.

Unfortunately "Have A Look" by Vanessa Amorosi also seems to be on the way out as it plummeted from twenty four to forty one. "Swear It Again" by Westlife tumbled from twenty nine to forty. 

Sadly "Miss You Love" by Silverchair did the ten place dive to thirty eight, the same went for Wamdue Project's "King of My Castle" as that that burned to thirty six. Sliding from twenty five to thirty three is "Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing" by Chris Isaak.

Gains

It's quieter in our gains this week with the biggest being Eiffel 65's "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" climbing from twenty two to sixteen. There's also "You"ve Got Away" by Shania Twain up seven to thirty two. 

Re-Entries

Only one return this week and that was "Passenger" by Powderfinger at fifty.

New Entries

Five new entries this week beginning with....

49. "Around the World" by Red Hot Chili Peppers

The latest single from "Califonication" and given I wasn't exactly a fan of their previous single I was absolutely not expecting much with this song and well...this starts well before we get Anthony Kiedis diving into the most annoying sing talking vocal delivery that might be possible to the point he might be trying to rap somehow but he doesn't quite have a flow down that suits the song, either way I am giving this song a miss.  Pretty disappointing if I am to be honest.

37. "Sun is Shining" by Bob Marley vs. Funstar De Luxe

What even is this? Did we really need a remix of a song from reggae legend Bob Marley but anyway Funkstar De Luxe (real name: Martin Aulkjaer Ottesen) is a Danish producer and remix artist and look while I do think the remix is pretty tastefully done, I do question the overall need for such a remix to exist when most people if they are going to listen to Bob Marley will likely seek out the original version of the song. That's all. 

19. "(You Drive Me) Crazy)" by Britney Spears

So this is the new single and not "Soda Pop"..really, Britney? Okay, well look, the music video does feature Melissa Joan Hart of Sabrina the Teenage Witch fame so I guess I'd better give this song another chance even though it's not one of my favourites from the album and yeah my issues with this song are still there, the knock of the percussion here and Britney's attempts to sell that she's absolutely insanely in love with this guy are not ones that I am buying. I don't really care for this. 

14. "Sister" by Sister2Sister

Seems a bit funny for a song called "Sister" to be released by a pair of sisters but that's what we have here from Sister2Sister an Australian sister duo Sharon and Christine Muscrat amd really, this song doesn't leave me with a heck of a lot to say, it's pretty cute pop song all about being sisters which kind of rings true to me...cause yeah a sibling is sometimes that closest friend who'll be there when the times are good or bad. Honestly, just a very cute song that I'd say is merely good. 

11. "Heartbreaker" by Mariah Carey

Kind of surprised this didn't debut in the top ten given how Mariah fans adore their queen but yeah this is her new single and...it's alright, Mariah's vocals are on song as per what you'd expect from Mariah but I think where I have an issue with this song is in the content see Mariah's attracted to this guy who she knows is bad news but she still wants to hook with him anyway which feels very capricioous in a way that makes me feel very uncomfortable so ebb?

That ends our week and wow, the quality here isn't great. Worst of the week goes to "Sun is Shining" by Bob Marley v Funstar De Luxe, it's just completely unnecessary. Best of the week is going to Sister2Sister for "Sister", it's not a great song but it's the best of what is on offer here. 

ARIA top 50 Singles Chart. 12th October The One Where Choosin' Texas is Unfortunately Co-Opted

 This week is not exactly a good one...we got a new entry that might be the biggest piece of sbit I have heard in some time but anyway before all of that nonsense, let's dive into the top ten where we have a returning number one..."Choosin' Texas" by Ella Langley...it's this song's sixteenth week at number one, streaming was enough to push this song past "Patient Zero" by Taylor Swift down to number two as it couldn't match on streams.

What is interesting is what is going on behind because "Man I Need" by Olivia Dean has picked up a second wind on streaming and could make a play to return to number one as it rebounded four to number three.

"Rein Me In" by Sam Fender and Olivia Dean rebounded two number four while "Nicole Kidman" by Adela bounced back three to number five, Sadly "Ordinary" by Alex Warren also got a three place rebound to number six...seems like that song will be on the chart until the two year rule is used on it. 

The rest of the top ten is also just songs slotting back into normal position post Taylor Swift's mini album bomb with "Boston" by Stella Lefty up four to seven, " Stupid Song" by Olivia Rodrigo up five to eight, "Ain't In LA" by Adela moving up three to nine and "The Cure" by Olivia Rodrigo up four to number ten. 

Losers

The big story in our losers is the collapse of the Taylor Swift songs that aren't "Patient Zero" with "Babylon" faring the best of them and that fell twenty eight spots to thirty two, "Pink Clouding" tumbled thirty one to thirty six and "Cleveland!" took a well deserved thirty six place dive to thirty nine.

Outside of Taylor, "Moving to The Sun" by Hugel, Imael Angel and Ultra Nate is not really getting going here as it plummeted seventeen spots to forty.

Drop Outs

So we did see two Taylor Swift songs depart with those being "Opalite" and "I Knew It, I Knew You" (should make the year end for 2026).

Also gone are "Cinderella" by Mac Miller feat. Ty Dolla $ign, "Janice STFU" by Drake (more about him in the new entries and "Oh Yeah?" by Steve Lacy. 

The rest are recent new entries that just weren't likely to see more time time on the chart with "Ashke" by Mxrci and Karan Aujla and "Blessings" by Calvin Harris and Clementine Douglas.

Gains

So it appears we are going to give Ashe a hit with "Stop The Wedding" up twelve to eleven...actually happy with that...that song has been an earworm for me lately.

Out of nowhere though is an unexplainable twenty place gain to nineteen for "Nice to Each Other" by Olivia Dean...maybe people are revisting "The Art of Loving" or something because otherwise...huh?

Sombr's "My Body Isn't Ready" climbed nine to twenty four.

Re-Entries

Let's blow through the four returns this week, "Material Lover" by Sienna Spiro is back at forty nine while Spiro's other hit "Die on this Hill" continues to be a pest I want to call an exterminator for as it returned at forty seven.

"Baby Sreps" by Olivia Dean stepped back onto the chart at forty six while "A Couple of Minutes" also by Olvia Dean returned at  forty two.

New Entries

Three new entries this week, we unfortunately must first deal with what escaped out of Canada first...

48. "Solar Eclipse" by Drake feat. Don Toliver

Why couldn't Drake just be satisfied with "STFU Janice" going number one on the Hot 100 and just rest for the rest of 2026 and not released this absolute nonsense? This is just trend chasing garbage because Drake isn't the biggest thing on the charts right now...yes, he and Don Toliver interpolated "Choosin' Texas" by Ella Langley and it's fucking embarrassing how bad the interplation is because it's just Drake crooning about this woman having hold of his wood grain because she's from Texas which springs to mind any number of small penis jokes etc and how she is riding on him spilling yak (gross) which springs to mind that these two are having sloppy drunken sex. Did Dtrake miss the point of "Choosin' Texas" or something?

Don Toliver isn't much better here, his verse is talking about how it's all over her blouse and mouth and given Drake's verse...ew ew ew. Also the music is some of the most tuneless mush I have heard this year. GET THIS SHIT OFF THE FUCKING CHARTS! Absolute gross piece of fucking shit.

42. "Storm" by Gener8tion feat. Yung Lean

This is going to take a moment to explain, Gener8tion is the name of an electronic/dance and audiovisual project headed by DJ Surkin, a French DJ that uses multiple platforms to express elements that are dystopian, high concept and cinematic visuals with futuristic electronic music pair that with Swedish rapper Yung Lean who first rose to prominence after "Ginseng Strip 2000" went viral in 2013 hence we get this song and on the instrumental alone, this is a pretty damn solid song, it reminds me of the Pet Shop Boys in some ways.

Just a shame that Yung Lean feels like a complete non presence on this song but I do think the bones of a really good song are here so I guess, check it out if you are curious.

35. "Draw You Out" by Noah Kahan

Ending the week with a new single from Noah Kahan, I was actually excited to check this out given his most recent album really grew on me this year and this was for the sound track of the new Hunger Games film which has had a good track record of great songs eg "Can't Catch Me Now" by Olivia Rodrigo. 
Sadly this isn't anywhere near "Can't Catch Me Now" quality because this song really does feel like a lesser cut from the album "The Great Divide", everything from the guitar driving the song to lyrics just feel like a song that got left off the album but recorded for the soundtrack of this movie out of sheer ambivalence. 

But it's not worst of the week...that's going to "Solar Eclipse" by Drake and Don Toliver for being one of the most disgusting songs I have ever heard. 

Best is going to "Storm" by Gener8ion and Yung Lean if only because the instrumental is actually really good.