So let's be honest this week was one of the quietest weeks of the year apart from some minor shifting within the top ten and just two new entries.
Lil Nas X spends a second week at number one and normally I would say that he has a lock on a third week but with Taylor Swift's new song set to likely challenge for number one so it's really turning into a numbers game.
Billie Eilish's "Bad Guy" stays where it is at number two as Eilish's album "When We all Fall asleep, where do we go" returned to the top of the ARIA album chart.
Dominic Fike's "3 Nights" climbed two places to number three given some strong streaming, it effectively pushed "Sucker" by the Jonas Brothers back to number four and "Talk" by Khalid and Disclosure back to number 5.
"Sunflower" by Post Malone and Swae Lee regained ground up one place to number 6 switching with Post Malone's other top ten hit "Wow" which went back to number 7.
Arriving in the top ten is Avicii's "SOS" with Aloe Blacc which went up three places to number 8. This song is doing well on sales and looks like it might have traction on streaming. It's one of two songs new to the top ten this week.
"Here with Me" by Marshmello and CHVRCHES remains at number nine.
The second song that is new into the top ten is Lewis Capaldi's "Someone You Loved" which umped three places to reach the top ten at number ten.
Gains
The biggest gain of the week belongs to Birds of Tokyo's "Good Lord" which jumped 11 places to 25 this week.
Happy to see "Woke Up Late" by Drax Project feat. Hailee Steinfeld up six places to 23 and "Exit Sign" by Hilltop Hoods feat. Ecca Vandal and Illy up five places to 22.
"So Am I" by Ava Max has leapt into the top 20, it's up from 22 to 14. I really am not the biggest fan of this song, it does feel like she's tried to copy the "Sweet But Psycho" formula but it didn't quite work.
"Lovely' by Khalid and Billie Eilish is back in the top 40 up from 42 to 37 while Dean Lewis's "Stay Awake" is up 6 places to 40.
Re-Entry
We have one re-entry this week, just a pity it's Imagine Dragons "Bad Liar" which returned at number 49. Really, Australia?
Losers
The losers are actually not the worst news this week, the biggest being "My Bad" by Khalid which dropped eleven places to 39 while Khalid's "Outta My Head" with John May slipped 8 places to 29. and "Better" slipped 7 places to 27.
"Kill this Love" by Blackpink slipped even further this week down to 43 from 34 while "Boy with Luv" by BTS featuring Halsey dropped out of the top ten down six places to 16.
Billie Eilish's "Wish You Were Gay" slipped 7 places to 21.
Drop Outs
Three songs fell out this week with two songs belonging to Ariana Grande with "Monopoly" feat. Victoria Monet and former number one "Thank U, Next" finally finding the exit.
Also gone is Khalid's "Saturday Nights" (which is disappointing, that song isn't bad)
New Entries
We got two new entries this week with one being pretty good and the other a slice of cringeworthy awful/ The highest debut going to the better song thankfully that being Amy Shark's "Mess Her Up" (I really wished "The Idiot" had of been the single but anyway) debuting at number 44.
Lil Dicky has rounded up some of the biggest names in music like Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande for a song that is allegedly said to be trying to send a message about the effects of climate change but crumbles in its attempted message with stupid and unfunny jokes, did we really need a baboons arse joke, Justin? but regardless, "Earth" debuts at number 46.
On that pretty crappy note, that finishes this week's top ten/chart review. We'll see what Taylor Swift's new song does, it does seem like it's on a trajectory toward a top 3 or top 5 debut, the public's reaction to the song has been weird to say the least, also the fact that Taylor is returning so soon after the Reputation era in 2017.
The chart for the week beginning May 6 is out at 5pm on Saturday.
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