Well this week feels like a bit of a non event especially as Ed Sheeran is bound to have an album bomb with his new album next week and it feels like so little happened this week apart from the three new entries but anyway let's start with the top ten where of course "Easy On Me" by Adele held the number one spot for a second week but those streaming margins are closing.
Granted I still don't see how "Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)" by Elton John and Dua Lipa, which remains at number two, gets to number one especially given what I'm expecting with what is likely to happen next week.
The same goes for "Stay" by The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber which remains at number three, its still solid on streaming but I don't see it having anywhere near the streaming to challenge Adele or Ed.
That brings us to the likely challengers for number one next week...that being former chart topper "Bad Habits" at number four and current single "Shivers" at number five both by Ed Sheeran, the release of the album will make the race for number one interesting especially as numbers are stacking up in Ed Sheeran's favour for next week.
Then "Heat Waves' by Glass Animals held position at number six (we can make this song go away any time now) while "Industry Baby" by Lil Nas X feat. Jack Harlow remains at number seven.
Now we get to the interesting part of the top ten this week because there was a new entry at number eight..."Moth to a Flame" by Swedish House Mafia and The Weeknd, now I will write about this song later but this song got here thanks to pretty damn good streaming numbers.
It forced "Happier Than Ever" by Billie Eilish back to number nine and "That's What I Want" by Lil Nas X back to number ten.
Gains
So the gains really aren't that massive this week with only "Out Out " by Joel Corry, Jax Jones, Charli XCX and Saweetie up eight to 31 while "Way 2 Sexy" by Drake feat. Future and Young Thug rebounded 5 to 31 and 'Blinding Lights' by The Weeknd continues to hang around on the chart this week up five to 29.
Losers
Adele's two returning entries both took seven place drops with "Someone Like You" to 47 and "Rolling in the Deep" to 50.
"Fair Trade" by Drake feat. Travis Scott slipped nine to 39 while "Without You" by The Kid Laroi feat. Miley Cyrus slipped six to 35 and '2055' by Sleepy Hallow plunged six to 34.
Drop Outs
We finally said goodbye and good riddance to both "Girls Want Girls" by Drake feat. Lil Baby and "Astronaut in the Ocean" by Masked Wolf with the latter sue to make the year end, in the case of the former...I am hoping it misses.
We also lost "Traitor" by Olivia Rodrigo, I am not sure where that song stands as far as year end list goes.
New Entries
Just the three new entries this week, let's begin with...
44. "Acapulco" by Jason Derulo
I've known about this song for awhile and honestly given it got massive radio push, I am not surprised people started seeking it out on streaming and on iTunes. Just a shame that in terms of the sound, it's probably the most generic production Jason Derulo has had on a song in a long time, "Acapulco" truly sounds like something out of 2014/15 that's aged badly but it's the lyrics that put this song into the category of asininely stupid, for a start Derulo opens the song with the line "I can't read ya, my sexy Mona Lisa"...uh Jason, Mona Lisa and sexy are words that should never be used in the same god damn fucking sentence! There was nothing inherently sexy about the god damn Mona Lisa.
He then uses the bridge to call this girl dysfunctional and crazy like his mother and then reaffirms that in the chorus by singing "You're just a little loco like boats in Acapulco", I can't tell at this point whether Derulo wants this girl out of his life or if he wants to bang her at this point.
Then there's the second verse where Derulo starts shilling for cryptocurrency and name drops fashion brands. Look, the song is actively so bonkers and stupid, it's not really all that hateable but it's also not that good, I'm passing.
43. "On My Knees" by Rufus Du Sol
So it's time to deal with Rufus Du Sol, a dance/electronic pop group hailing from Sydney with this song coming from their album entitled "Surrender' that was released last week and was ultimately the reason that "On My Knees" became this group's fifth song to hit the ARIA singles chart. It's just a shame that I'm not feeling this at all..the wailing noise that sounds like a feral cat yowling to get out just doesn't make the song sound good especially as it permeates through the whole song and drives me to the point of distraction which is a shame because get rid of the yowling feral cat noise, this could have been a pretty good song in he vein of The Presets. Oh well...it happens
8. "Moth to a Flame" by Swedish House Mafia and The Weeknd.
Welcome back to the ARIA singles chart, Swedish House Mafia, this group last had a hit on the singles chart thanks to "Don't You Worry Child" feat John Martin, the song peaking at number one and hitting number 10 on the ARIA singles chart year end in 2012 so it is nice to see they have come back this time teaming up with one of the biggest stars of the 2020s so far for this song and honestly this song is about what I would expect from both acts as "Moth to a Flame" sounds pretty close to some of the darker songs on "After Hours"...it really wouldn't sound out of place on that album with Swedish House Mafia adding just enough touches of their own to ensure that this song is not completely stolen by The Weeknd, as for the content of the song, well its about The Weeknd hooking up with this girl because this other guy's back whom the girl is loyal to but knows she has feelings for the Weeknd so will always go running back to him with The Weeknd urging her to be honest with this other guy rather than sleeping with him behind this poor dude's back, I actually like this a fair bit...it's a good song....not The Weeknd's best but hey, it's still really solid.
It's also easily the best of the week. As for the worst? Ughh, I'll give it to "On My Knees" by Rufus Du Sol only because "Acapulco" so actively dumb on so many levels that it's not worth hating.
Next week...yeah...it's going to be the Ed Sheeran show...strap in for that when ARIA updates the chart on Friday at 5pm
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