ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart. 13th April. The one where Australia continues "Choosin' Texas" in the top ten

So I am grateful that this week's chart is a bit slower,n no new entries and a bunch of songs re-entering this week mostly because this week's "Pretty Fly (for 1999)" is A LOT this week (seven new entries) and this week is a bit of a slow down with Ella Langley likely to have some impact next week however lets get straight to our top ten where "Man I Need" by Olivia Dean returned to number onem ow this is absolutely on its incredible streaming strength because the bottom has gone out of sales for this song, it's losing ground there fast.

Which might well open the way for Sam Fender and Olivia Dean to return to number one with "Rein Me In" which slipped back to number two, it's doing better on sales and if it can bridge that streaming margin than it can make a play for number one.

It seems like "IloveitILoveitIloveit" by Bella Kay has stalled out at number three, this is it's fourth consecutive week at number three and it's not really looking like making a push for higher spots which leaves it vulnerable to our big top ten gainer this week "Choosin' Texas" by Ella Langley which climbed six places to number four, this song is killing it on sales and just needs a good streaming uplift and this can absolutely make a play for number one. Hey Twitter stans, looks like the song you dismissed as a "local" hit is now a global hit. 

From there 'Dracula" by Tame Impala slipped one back to number five, the same goes for "So Easy (To Fall in Love)" by Olivia Dean to number six.

Unfortunately "Ordinary" by Alex Warren held firm at number six, that was not the case for " Stateside" by Pink Pantheress and Zara Larsson which slipped two spots to number eight. 

Finally both "Raindance" by Dave and Tems and "Where is My Husband" by Raye both fell one spot to numbers nine and ten respectively.

Losers

We did see some big losers this week with "Aperture" by Harry Styles down ten slots to forty nine, it could be out nex week.

"Father" by Ye and Travis Scott down twelve to forty two while "Swim" by BTS continues to fall away down ten to twenty nine.

Drop Outs

No real surprises with the drop outs this week with "All the Love" by Ye and Andre Troutman, "Potch Light" by Noah Kahan, "Click Clack Symphony" by Raye and Hans Zimmer ad "Body to Body" by BTS all gone.

Gains

"Sailor Song" by Gigi Perez got a ten place boost to number thirty eight while "I Had Some Help" by Post Malone and Morgan Wallen climbed eight to thirty three.

Those two were the only big gains this week.

Re-Entries

Four returns this week and they are all older songs with "Carry You Home" back at fifty for Alex Warren. "Pink Skies" came over at number forty seven for Zach Bryan. 

Sadly "Manchild" by Sabrina Carpenter back at forty six and "APT" by Rose and Bruno Mars returning at number forty two.

That wraps our week with there being no new entries. Next week is probably going to be Ella Langley and Katseye...sadly.

Pretty Fly (For 1999) 11th April. Tearin' Up Electricity Til Time Is Through for No Scrub

 We have a LONG week here...seven new entries and the top ten continues to be whatever it is mostly because the top two didn't change with "Baby, One More Time" by Britney Spears keeping the number one slot ahead of "That Don't Impress Me Much" by Shania Twain at number two.

However a new player for the top is emerging in the firm of "Why Don't You Get a Job" by The Offspring which jumped from eleven to number three, this has momentum on it's side big time as it blasted past "Anthem for the Year 2000" by Silverchair which slipped one to number four, 

"Touch It" by Monifah continues to climb much to my disgust, it's back up one spot to number five this week. 

The Vengabus has stalled! "We Like to Party (The Vengabus)" by Vengaboys is stuck in neutral at number six and is facing a threat from "Changes" by 2Pac which climbed two spots to number seven.

The rest of the top ten took dips this week with "The Animal Song" by Savage Garden down three to number eight, "This Kiss" by Faith Hill down two to number nine and finally "No Matter What" by Boyzone sliding five spots to number ten.

Losers

"Big Big World" by Emilia took a big big dump down eleven to be on the cusp of leaving the chart at number fifty. 

Chef's "Chocolate Salty Balls" have hit their used by date so they down ten slots to forty three wbile people have realized that "Nothing Really Matters" by Madonna doesn't really matter so it dived seven to forty two. 

Nobody's got the feeling with Five as "Got the Feelin'" just utterly collapsed from twenty eight to forty one. 

"Whiskey in the Jar" by Metallica is nearly three quarters empty in the chart jar as it dived nine spots to forty. 

People are tired of hearing about "Miami" from Will Smith clearlly as it skidattled eleven to thity eight. 

"When You're Gone" by Bryan Adams and Mel C is done as it slipped nine to thirty four while "How Do I Deal" by Jennifer Love Hewitt slipped nine to twenty six. 

Gains

We didn't have all that many major gains with the biggest gain of the week belonging to "Smile 'n' Shine" rising, smiling and shining all the way from forty seven to twenty nine. 

Honeyz follow up "End of the Line" rose six to twenty four.

Re-Entries

Just the one return with George Michael and Mary J. Blige collab "As" back at forty nine.

New Entries

Seven new entries this week, beginning with...

46. "Cigarettes Will Kill You" by Ben Lee

So I am going to be honest here...i am not a huge Bwn Lee fan, his voice can come off a little abrasive but here it does kind of work for the song especially wuth that repettive piano loop and Ben sliding closer to grunge in his vocal tone. The thing that is probably the most interesting about this song is the content where Lee frames the song around toxic relationships throough the lense of having a cigarette and how too much of a toxic habit will eventually kill you much like how a toxic relationship kills the people within it. Good song. 

39. "Electricity" by Something for Kate

Keeping the Australian flavour going, we have the latest for Something for Kate and this song is pretty dang great! I love the lyrics that focus on the breaking the limits of what humans can do in terms of wishing to move faster and find more energy and speed rather than be constrained being human, I guess it's more a thought of being more than a human being with superpowers? I also love the energy in the production that just radiates from the guitarwork here. Damn brilliant song, check it out!. 

33. "Freak On A Leash" by Korn

Was not expecting Korn, of all bands, to show up on the charts but here we are. "Freak on a Leash" is a single from the album 'Follow the Leader" and yeah, this is about as nu metal as it gets. I am not really a fan of distortion in music generally but it works fine here for what it is and the lyrics from Jonathan Davis that go into not allowing others comments and opinions to shape who he is or what he can be in the world. It's not really to my taste but hey, if nu metal and crunchy guitars that shred are your thing than check this out.

27. "Tearin' Up My Heart" by NSync

The firsr of two boy band songs to appear in the new entries this week with this one being the second single from NSync's debut album and I actually like this one more than "I Want You Back" more because the hook feels catchy and there's a resonance to the lyrics about where he is confused by this relationship which he knows is in trouble but he is unsure about whether to stay or go and it's slowly tearing him apart while she's witholding a decision on the relationship. It's a solid enough song that's got a better foundaton than "I Want You Back" so I'll take it.

22. "Strong Enough" by Cher

The follow up to "Believe" has arrived and sadly i am not really as much of a fan of this as I would like to be, the production feels way too elegant in some ways for a woman saying she's strong enough to move on without a deadbeat man who is sleeping with another woman in her life. At least, "Believe" worked for the dancefloor, this one feels more like an empowerment anthem that sounds scarcely believeable., not buying it. 

15. "Until the Time is Through" by Five

The latest single from Five and I think this one might be the best of the singles so far, it's less brash or abrasive as "If Ya Gettin' Down" and there's no forced rapping to be seen here, it's a gorgeous ballad wheree the group for a change sound great and there's none of that ridiculous rapping that has made them sound awful on previous singles but this hits the spot for its earnestness even if the idea of a couple staying together forever is a bit over reaching to some degree, still this is pretty cute. 

11. "No Scrubs" by TL,

We fimish off the week with the latest single from American R'n'B group TLC and they are back with a message for all those lazy blancmage men who are sponging off them, they are done with "scrubs" llke them and they won't tolerate getting with a guy who doesn't have a bit of cash to flash in his wallet and all three ladies can sell the attitude convincingly however Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes really is the best part of this song with her rap verse, it's punchy and nails the point. I also love the strings on this song. Good song, check it out.

That wraps our week and what a long week it is. Worst of the week is going to "Strong Enough" by Cher...it's the weakest of the songs here. Best is going to "Electricity" by Something for Kate. I really did like that song. 

ARIA Singles Top 50 Chart Review. 6th April. The one where we no talk about THAT guy.

 So this week surprised me in some ways, we got a new number one that I am incredibly excited to write about and we have a litany of movement to deal with so let's dive into the top ten where we have our first new number of 2026 and it's a first for the lead artist and the second for the featured artist...it's "Rein Me In" by Sam Fender and Olivia Dean, now make no mistake here, this is was absolutely won on the margins here because this sure as hell is not dominating in any of the sectors be it sales, streaming or Youtube but it did just enough to take the number one however this is not a strong chart topper by any matter of means.

It does leave the door open for "Man I Need" by Olivia Dean, which slipped back to number two this week, to return to number one considering it's strength on streaming. It did stay ahead of "ILoveitILoveitIloveit" by Bella Kay which remained at number three week despite a good week on streaming this week. 

Up three to number four is "Dracula" by Tame Impalawhile "So Easy (To Fall in Love)" by Olivia Dean remains at number five and "Stateside" by Pink Pantheress and Zara Larsson is on hold at number six. 

"Ordinary" by Alex Warren rebounded one slot to number seven because this song refuses to go away. "Raindance" by Dave and Tems climbed one spot to number eight.

An album boost saw Raye's "Where Is My Husband" climb two places to number nine while rising five places to be our sole new arrival to the top ten it's "Choosin' Texas" by Ella Langley at number ten. 

Losers

" Body to Body" by BTS slipped twenty slots this week to forty six while "Swim" sank fifteen places to nineteen. 

"Porchlight" by Noah Kahan saw it's light dimmed eight places to forty while "Aperture" by Harry Styles also did an eight place skid to thirty nine.

Drop Outs

None of the drop outs are that surprising with BTS and Harry Styles album tracks gone alongside "The Visitor" by Sienna Spiro and"Sleepless in a Hotel Room" by Luke Combs

Maybe the only song of this departing crew that might make the year end is "DTMF"  by Bad Bunny.

Gains

No real major gains this week, combination of new entries and returns keeping this at a minimum with the gains. I guess the biggest would be that gain for "Choosin' Texas" by Ella Langley into the top ten that I have already mentioned.

Re-Entries

Two returns this week witb "I Run" by HVN and Kaitlyn Aragon at fifty and "Just Keep Watching" by Tate McRae back at number forty five.

New Entries

So this week means I have to deal with the Kanye West conundrum because of our four new enties, two come from West's new album, I instigated a policy when West released the two previous albums that I would not cover any track that charted because of the way Kanye has behaved and that policy going to remind in place, yes, I am aware he has apologised but proof will be in his actions not in the words he says. I am also not obliged to give Kanye any kind of platforn,

So the two songs that did chart from Kanye are "Father" with Travis Scott at thirty two and "All The Love" feat. Andre Troutman at thirty three.

Moving on the other two new arrivals, he start with...

49. "Ween't For the Wind" by Ella Langley

Si I have been expecting more Ella Langley songs to show up given the success of "Choosin' Texas" so I am not surprised to see this song here and I think I'd be fine wth this song picking up even more traction bbecause this is really a damn solid song even though...yeah it's a bit compressed (it's Music Row production...what do you expect?) but there's something about this song that feels really homespun and like this is something that is coming from Ella's heart. 

It;s a sibg about somebody who isn't able to stay in the one place for too long and this is that person reflecting on that journey and just floating wherever the wind takes them. Damn good song, check it out if you are curious

42. "Click Clack Symphony" by RAYE feat. Hans Zimmer.

The only song from RAYE's new album "This Music May Contain Hope" to hit the chart this week and I am kind of sad about that given I think Raye deserves better than the crumbs she is being handed and this song really isn't one of the best cuts from the album...although its still decent, I just wish the song settled down a groove and melody because it just swerves from right to left and every which way with it's sound which I guess could be a part of the part. It's fine enough but I'd rather see "I Know You're Hurting On" on the chart over this.

That was our week wth "Weren't for the Wind" by Ella Langley taking best of the week. Worst of the week is between the two Kanye songs,,,you can choose which one as I have no desire to listen to unfinished music from a man who doesn't deserve anymore real attention.

Pretty Fly (For 1999). 4th April. End of the Line so Smile 'n' Shine!

 Kind of an abortive week at hand here, we've only got the two new entries to deal with but there has been a bunch of movement on the chart this week just not in our top three so let's get to our top ten where for yet another week it's "...Baby One More Time" by Britney Spears riding steady at number one and continues to hold off "That Don't Impress Me Much" by Shania Twain at number two and "Anthem for the Year 2000" by Silverchair at number three.

Now where things get interesting is outside of that top three because back up to number four is "The Animal Song" by Savage Garden which rebounded one spot this week, it was followed by "No Matter What" by Boyzone which unfortunately continued it's rebound from last week up one to number five.

However the worst news inside our top ten is the rebound from number ten to number six for "Touch It" by Monifah...ugh...really?

At least all of that had the benefit of pushing "This Kiss" by Faith Hill down three to number seven while jumping ten slots into the top ten is "We Lke to Party (The Vengabus)" by The Vengaboys to nimber eight...definitely wasn't expecting this song to do so well but hey, the hook is catchy even if the constant refrain of "Weliketoparty" is annoying.

Then we have two other new arrivals to our top ten with 2pac's "Changes" jumping from forty two to number nine, another great song and I do love the sample use while "Heartbeat" by Steps is also into the top ten up five to number ten. 

Losers

Alright so let's deal with the big fallers this week and we start with Korn's "Got This Life" which slipped nine spots to forty three while "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy" by The Offspring is heading toward jumping off the chart cliff at speed down from twenty eight to forty two. 

Now for the fall I am absolutely delighted about which is that "DooDah!" by Cartoons slipped ten spots to forty one this week. I cannot wait to see the back of this song. 

"Believe" by Cher is also headed for the exit after a wonderful run down from twenty one to thirty eight. 

Human Nature's "Last to Know" slipped nien to number twenty three which is kind of sad because it's a really good cover. 

Re-Entries

One return this week with "Enjoy Yourself" by A+ returning at number twenty nine

Gains

So we havr quite a few good gains outside of our top ten, let's start with Dru Hill's "How Deep Is Your Love" up from thirty six to eighteen this week. 

"You Don't Know Me" by Armand Van Helden feat. Duane Harden had a nice ten place gain to nineteen.  

Will Smith's "Miami" has been having a weird chart run, this week, it's up thirteen to twenty seven while "Every Morning" by Sugar Ray up twelve to thirty two.

"What It's LIke" by Everlast got a nice boost from forty seven to thirty four and "Praise You" by Fatboy Slim is up six to thirty six

New Entries

Two new entries, starting with...

47. "Smile 'n' Shine" by Pandora

So both new entries today are follow ups to previously successful songs, this one for Swedish singer Pandora was originally released in 1997 and is only just charting now in Australia and honestly? I'd be surprised if this one takes off as much as "A Little BIt" did given this song isn't quite as catchy as that song was and this song doesn't work to Pandora's strengths as a vocallist either. I don't know. It's that bad but it's not a song that I am willingly going to go back to either. 

30. "End of the Line' by Honeyz

We finally got the follow to Honeyz hit "Finally Found" and I think I might like this one a lot more than "Finally Found", there's just more to this song in the production and the group sound great with the harmonies as they beg this guy to make up his mind about the relationship either tell her to leave or show that he wants her to stay because the relationship has hit the end of line line and he needs to be a big boy and make a decision. Unfortunately i don't see this being as big as "Finally Found",,,that song has a really good hook but it would be nice if it sticks around. Check it out.

Yeah, it's also the best of the week. The worst of the week is going to "Smile 'n' Shine" by Pandora...it just doesn't work for me like her previous single did.

ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart Review: 30th March. The one where it's a mess.

So I apologise if I come off as grumpy this edition of the ARIA Singles Chart Review, some if it is due to in real life stuff and some of it is due to the sudden turn to...well...you'll see it was something of a rough week...we got a mini album bomb from the new BTS album "Arirang" which I do have opinions on which we'll get to but lets deal with the rest of the chart first where for yet amother week "Man I Need" by Olivia Dean continues to hold sway at the top, this song is still a titan on streaming and it's not going to be pushed off the top spot easily.


As I said last week, I don't think the compettion is going to come from "Rein Me In" by Sam Fender and Olivia Dean which remains glued to number two however "IloveitIloveitILoveit" by Bella Kay, which remained at number three, is fighting "Man I Need" for dominance on streaming right now and I can see it pushing it's way past "Rein Me In" in the weeks ahead.


There;s a new entry at number four courtesy of "Swim" by BTS in the first sign of "Arirang" having some impaxt on the chart even if it's not going to last which probably means there's a chance for "So Easy (To Fall in Love" by Olivia Dean holding steady at number five and "Stateside" by Pink Pantheress and Zara Larsson down two to number six to rebound next week...we'll see.


Tame Impala's "Dracula" rose one to number sevn this week while "Ordinary" by Alex Warren slipped one back to number eight and "Raindance" by Dave and Tems" held firm at number nine.


finally returninig to the top ten is "Golden" from K-Pop Demon Hunters up two slots, this will not hang around, it's more likely an Oscars boost.


Losers


The continued losses for the Harry Styles album continued as "Taste Back" dropped fourteen slots to number thirty seven, "Aperture" down nine to thirty one and "American Girls" fell six out of the top ten to number twelve. '


Outside of that "DTMF" by Bad Bunny fell seven to forty.


Drop Outs

So if you are wondering where the rest of the Harry Styles songs that didn't drop out last week are, they are here alongside "Just Keep Watching" by Tate McRae and "I Run" by HVN and Kaitlyn Aragon.


Gains

Not much in the way of big gains this week with "Birds of a Feather" by Billie Eilish up six to tirty four and "Manchild" by Sabrina Carpenter also up six to thirty six.

Re-Entries

So this where the impact of Luke Combs album "The Way I Am" comes into play because he has two of the three new entries courtesy of "Sleepless in a Hotel Room" at forty seven and "Be By You" at number thirty nine. 

The third return is the now habitual return of "I Had Some Help" by Post Malone and Morgan Wallen at nnumber forty four. 

New Entries

We have five new entries total this week but because we're somewhat in album bomb territory for BTS, I will only cover the songs in the top twenty so with that..."FYA" at forty eight, "Hooligan" at forty six and 'Body to Body" at twenty six.

This means we're starting our new arrivals with...

41. "The Visitor" by Sienna Spiro

Time fot another piano led ballad from Sienna Spiro and yeah, it's another boring as hell dirge that sounds like ass where she's bitching that she's just some temporary thing everytime in a relationship with a man. This isn't as bad as "Die On a Hill" but this sure as hell is basic and honestly, I really struggle to care at all about this.

4. "Swim" by BTS

So the biggest problem with BTS's new album is the production just how much it just sounds like it was done on the cheap given how thin a lot of it sounds but that isn't even the biggest problem with this song which is the actual single from the album, the biggest issue with this song is that it feels derivative of The Kid Laroi circa 2021 complete with the same sort of vocal delivery as Laroi, this is just completely forgettable rather than outright bad. BTS are capable of much better than this. 

No best of the week, I am giving worst of the week to "The Visitor" by Sienna Spiro for being uninspired dirge. 

Pretty Fly (For 1999) 28th March: Last to Know Me So Why Don't You Get A Job?

 So this is the kind of week where its just as expected, there's this weird stability about the top four of the top ten and the new arrivals to the chart are more or less what is expected including one new debut in our top ten which we will get too but let's begin at the very top where Britney Spears still reigns courtesy of "Baby, One More Time", it's a comfortable number one at this point ahead of "That Don't Impress Me Much" by Shania Twain stuck at number two, "Anthem for the Year 2000" by Silverchair at number three and "This Kiss" by Faith Hill mercifully remaining glued to number four (frankly if this song climbs any fucking higher the temptation to scream will be too fucking great)

Then we have two songs rebounding after losses last week with "The Animal Song" by Savage Garden up one to number six and "No Matter What" by Boyzone somehow up three spots to number six...yeah, I am getting annoyed with how much the latter is sticking around. 

"Lullaby" by Shawn Mullins continues to be rocked to sleep at number seven while "Have You Ever" by Brandy climbs three places to number eight.

Now we get to our new entry at number nine and one I am going to have something to say about a bit later in this blog, it's "Why Don't You Get a Job" by The Offspring. This song has a huge chance of climbing higher in the weeks ahead so we will have to keep a watch on this song.

Finally in pleasing news. Monifah's "Touch It" slipped five spots to number ten. Good riddance to bad rubbish!

Losers

Nobody's moving to "Body Movin'" by Beastie Boys so that swan dived ten spots to forty eight this week while "Goodbye" by Spice Girls is heading toward the exit down from thirty nine to forty six.

Will Smith's "Miami" slipped eight to forty this week. Kind of sad this song wasn't  bigger...it's actually a pretty good song.

Dru Hill is finding out the public's love of "How Deep is Your Love" is not very deep so it's down twelve to thirty six while Madonna's "Nothing Really Matters" doesn't seem to care it fell ten to thirty two.

Former number one and this year's blog retrospective anthem "Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)" by The Offspring is on its way out as it tumbled from thirteen to twenty eight but we do have that new Offspring song to talk about. 

Gains

Our small group of gains are actually decent...I guess...Green Day's "Time of Your Life (Good Riddance)" climbed nine spots to thirty nine and apparently people can't get enough of Chef's "Chocolate Salty Balls" so that's up six to thirty.

The one gain that absolutely sucks an unbelieveable amount of ass is "DooDah!" by Cartoons which climbed from it's debut of forty seven last week to number thirty one this week and no, that is not good news. 

Re-Entries

We do have the one re-entry this week courtesy of Jennifer Paige's "Crush" which came back at number fifty. Don't mind because while it was a hit in 1998, it's a damn great song. 

New Entries

Four new entries this week beginning with...

47. "What It's Like" by Everlast

So Whitey Ford aka Everlast is an American, singer, rapper and songwriter, he was also a member of House of Pain but given what this song about, I will not be making comment on House of Pain's "Jump Around" here but focus on what "What It's Like" is about with its strong focus on people having empathy for those doing it tough and to not judge somebody going through a nightmare like being homeless through no fault of their own and I do like the pretty damn solid guitar lick and how the song is able to weave three stories in to send it's message. Good song, check it out if you are curious. 

29. "You Don't Know Me" by Armand Van Helden feat. Duane Harden

So two Americans team up here with pruducer Armand Van Helden teaming up with vocallist Duane Harden for what is actually a pretty good slice of New York house music with a somewhat glossy touch that kind of works in the song's favour in bringing the city club vibe to the song which feels somewhat appropriate given the song is about overcoming others judgements and reminding them the individual is something more than just superficial perceptions by others. Check it out if you are curious.

14. "Last to Know" by Human Nature

So this is the only pop song we're covering this week and it comes from Australia's own Human Nature and it's a cover of a song from 90s r'n'b group Color Me Badd (the band I tore apart for the atrocious "I Adore Mi Amor" back during Good 1992 Vibrations) and while the original felt a little too bare bones, Human Nature amp up the pop with some spare guitar, some keyboards and harmonies to question why they are the last find out why their partner isn't giving them the affection they should because they are giving that affection to another person. It's not better than "Cruel" (that song is a high water mark for Human Nature to me) but its certainly good, give it a spin. 

9. "Why Don't You Get A Job" by The Offspring. 

We run out the week with The Offspring's follow up to "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)" and I am going to say this, this song can be a bit obnoxiious thanks to that vocal delivery but again just like with "Pretty Fky (For A White Guy)", "Why Don't You Get A Job?" is a hilarious repudiation of those who sit around at home spending other people's momey without ever actually earning a dollar themselves. One poor dude has to lose his gold digging girlfriend "in the worst kind of way" with the response being that he should stop handing over his hard earned on the hook. Goofy ass song but well worth checking out.

Nothing that really warrants worst of the week so I am nixing that for this week however as for best of the week? Tight go but I think I am going to give to "Last to Know" by Human Nature...yeah it's a cover but I'm a sucker for boyband harmonies. 

ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart Review: 23rd March

 This is a settle down week as the chart recalibrated following the Harry Styles album bomb last week and with a limited impact likely from BTS next week, we'll see how things play out however nothing is getting in the way of Olviia Dean's "Man I Need" which racked up another week at number one to break the record for the longest running non Australian chart topper and really...it's a margins game given the gap has closed on streaming. 

Which brings us to "Rein Me In" by Sam Fender and Olivia Dean which remains stalled at number two and is coming under heavy pressure from "IloveitIlloveitIloveit" by Bella Kay up one to number three after having spent the week at number one on Spotify streaming. 

Rising one spot to number four is "Stateside" by Pink Psntheress and Zara Larsson, also up one is "So Easy (To Fall in Love)" by Oliva Dean, these gains can be explained through "American Girls" by Harry Styles slipping three spots to number six. 

Remaining steady at number seven is "Ordinary" by Alex Warren because this song just clings on and on like an unremovable stain. 

For the first time since 2024, there's an Australian song in the top ten...shame it's "Dracula" by Tame Impala, it climbed seven points to hit the top ten for the first time in it's chart run.

"Raindance" by Dave and Tems is back in the top ten rebounding two spots to number nine while Raye 's "Where is My Husband" slumped two to number ten but should rebound soon courtesy of the release of her upcoming album. 

Losers

ALL the big losers are from the Harry Styles album bomb so let's blast through these quickly "Carla's Song" down nineteen to fifty, "Dance No More" has started grooving spots fifteen spots to forty four, people continue to not listen to "Are You Listening Yet?" as it's stumbled seventeen to thirty nine while "Pop" has well and truly popped down fourteen to thirty six, "Coming Up Roses" actually wilted eleven spots to thirty two, "Ready, Steady, Go" false started down eighteen to thirty one, "Taste Back" lost it's taste so down nine to twenty three while "Aperture" slumped twelve being out of focus to twenty two. 

Drop Outs

the rest of the Harry Styles album account for the drop outs this week with "The Waiting Game", "Season 2 Weight Loss" and "Paint by Numbers" departing the chart. 

Gains

Given everything else that wasn't Harry Styles moved up, I am going to focus only on those songs that had double digit gains this week, we start with Ella Langley's "Choosin' Texas" which finally got a good boost this week up ten slots to number sixteen as Australia finally decide to make this song a hit which is fine by me.

What I am not fine with are the continued gains for "White Keys" by Dominic Fike which climbed another ten places tp twenty and looks to have streaming traction...geezus...I know we're short of guys doing nicely in the pop mainstream but we do not need this!

"Fever Dream" by Alex Warren rebounded eleven spots to twenty four while Milky and Mallgrab's "Just the Way You Are" jumped ten spots to thirty.

Re-Entries

So we have two re entries this week with the first of those being "Die With A Smike" by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars at number forty seven and the other being "Midnight Sun" by Zara Larsson back at number thirty four.

New Entries

Just the one new entry this week so let's talk about...

29. "Porch Light" by Noah Kahan

I have been so disappointed in the performance of the lead single "The Great Divide" mostly because that song really grew on me something insane but anyway we have the follow up single with it almost completely along the same lines as the previous single with this person Kahan is talking too having gossip about their health spreading all over the internet and how this person is tearing thier life apart even if Kahan's vocals are not at all impressive on this song. It's fine enough but he has done better. Meh.

That wraps our week, likely a bunch of BTS and maybe Luke Combs next week but we'll have to see.