So we have the final chart for 2017 and we end it on a kind of a tame note. No real surprises apart from a couple of re-entries that I think can be explained away.
So what left the top ten? Not surprisingly "Feel it, Still" by Portugal the Man slipped to number 13 and was the only song to leave the top 10.
"Perfect" and its associated remixes by Ed Sheeran with Beyonce/Andrea Boccelli snared a fourth week at number one largely because nothing is getting close to it and "Divide" returned to number one on the album chart.
What did return to number 2 was "Havana" by Camila Cabello feat, Young Thug largely because it got a boost on iTunes, whether it's a chance of returning to number one is a wait and see.
That meant Eminem dropped to number three with "River" feat. Ed Sheeran. That song is getting tired really really fast. Sick of it already.
"Rockstar" by Post Malone and 21 Savage climbed back to number 4 overtaking Post Malone's other hit " I Fall Apart" at number 5 but I can see both these songs falling out of the top 5 if something stronger comes along.
Mariah Carey returns to the top ten for the first time in awhile with "All I want for Christmas is You" jumping from 11 to 6 but with Christmas now over, I can see this song dropping out of the chart pretty quickly so what comes into the top ten will be interesting to say the least.
"Silence" by Marshmello feat. Khalid remains steady at number 7. (Surprise hit for me but Khalid has had a huge 2017 so maybe it shouldn't of been a surprise)
The current Australian radio darling "Meant to Be" by Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line dropped two places to number 8. If only Australian radio would push Thomas Rhett's "Marry Me" as much as they push "Meant to be"...
Two songs that look like they've peaked and are on the way out are "Let You Down" by NF which dropped one place to number 9 and "Wolves" by Marshmello and Selena Gomez rounding out the top 10 at number 10
Granted, I am not sure about what is exactly going to be replacing them because the biggest gainer this week was a Christmas song (even though it's not very Christmas in terms of the song's spirit) "Last Christmas" by WHAM which rose from 37 to 11. Other big gains were oddly "Despacito" by Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee and Justin Bieber which jumped to 42 from 49 last week, Pink's "Beautiful Trauma" jumped from 36 to 26 and "What About Us" jumped from 46 to 39, "Whatever It Takes" by Imagine Dragons jumped from 48 to 34 (Cause it's actually the better of the Imagine Dragons songs on Evolve. Go figure)
I expect most of those gains to be lost next week though with some of those gains based on Christmas sales or being a song of the season as per Wham.
As for the losers? Biggest being "You Are the Reason" by Callum Scott which dropped from 27 to 46 and "Unforgettable" by French Montana feat. Swae-Lee falling from 38 to 47. Songs like "Sorry Not Sorry" by Demi Lovato and "Friends" by Justin Bieber and Bloodpop are on their way out.
So as I said there were no new entries inside the top 50 but outside the top 50? Well, there were two new entries to the top 100 with Paul Kelly's "How to Make Gravy" entering at 54 (yet again probably because of Christmas) and "This Is Me" by Keala Settle and the cast of The Greatest Showman entered at 79 (not surprising given it got performed at Carols by Candlelight).
As for re-entries? "Believer" by Imagine Dragons returned at 42 and "Galway Girl" by Ed Sheeran at number 50. Both probably because albums were popular Christmas gifts this year and Ed Sheeran does have the number one song in the country.
Two songs dropped out of the top 50 with "Walk on Water" by Eminem feat. Beyonce and "Stargazing" by Kygo and Justin Jesso falling out.
That wraps the week and yeah, hopefully we get a interesting week cause the chart badly needs a shake up just to get what looks to be some unstability going.
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