So this week the Triple J Hottest 100 made it's impact and really it wasn't as wild as I thought it was going to be but it did trigger some changes in our top ten so let's start there because we have a new and old number one with "Stay" by The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber returning to the top spot for a fifteenth week mostly thanks to streaming that got boosted through the Hottest 100.
It pushed former number one "Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)" by Elton John and Dua Lipa back to number two as it couldn't go with "Stay" on streaming while the switch was also a body blow to "abcdefu" by Gayle which slipped back to number three...yeah it's sales are excellent but streaming hasn't matched the sales growth and I'm beginning to wonder it's run for number one is done at this point.
Holding steady at number four is "Heat Waves" by Glass Animals as it held off a challenge from "Industry Baby" by Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow who rode a wave of streaming thanks to Triple J and the Hottest 100 to bounce back up six places to number five.
Also rising is "Do It To It" by Acraze feat. Cherish jumped two to number six (who actually is listening to this? Seriously)
All of this pushed 'Shivers" back two places to seven and "Bad Habits" likewise to number eight both for Ed Sheeran.
The next two are courtesy of the Triple J Hottest 100 with "Good 4 U" by Olivia Rodrigo rebounding seven places to number 9 and the highest new entry of the week coming from childrens group The Wiggles with "Elephant (Trple J Like A Version)' which entered at number ten thanks to sales and streaming...I don't expect this to stay in the top ten and the indication is that this will likely fall out of the top ten next week.
Gains
So let's look at what else gained big outside the top ten and there's "Happier Than Ever" by Billie Eilish which jumped 14 spots to number 16, "Drivers License" by Olivia Rodrigo up 22 to 28 and "Need to Know" by Doja Cat up 9 to 40...all three of these gains can be attributed to Triple J's Hottest 100
Re Entries
Just the one re entry this week with "On My Knees" by Rufus Du Sol back at 22 thanks to the Hottest 100.
Losers
There were some heavy losses this week so I'm going to limit it to just the double digit losses because there were a lot of songs that took hits this week to keep this reasonably short so we start with "Moth to a Flame" by Swedish House Mafia and The Weeknd down 10 to number 38 (it really wasn't a good week for The Weeknd) then there's "Better Days" by Neiked and Mae Muller featuring Polo G skidding down 11 to number 35.
"One Right Now" by Post Malone and The Weeknd slumped ten spots to 32. Post Malone recently annouced his new album called "Twelve Carat Toothache" is coming sometime this year. "Save Your Tears" by The Weeknd is crying down ten to 33 while "Sacrifice" by The Weeknd plunged 14 to number 27.
Drop Outs
And again there's more The Weeknd here with both "Take My Breath" and "Is There Someone Else?" gone, they took with them "Acapulco" by Jason DeRulo, "Overpass Graffiti" by Ed Sheeran (disappointing as I like that song) and "All Too Well 10 Minute version (Taylor's Version)" by Taylor Swift.
Honestly that last song had a pretty impressive run that shouldn't be sneezed at.
New Entries
We got four new rather eclectic entries this week and unfortunately we are getting off to a bad start because...
36. "Pushin' P" by Gunna & Future feat. Young Thug
No, I am not doing this. I am not going to even bother dignifying this absolute piece of trash trap song where you can absolutely tell nobody is trying and when Gunna claims that this girl is not a lesbian but a 'pesbian' which appears to be lazy effort to make his p (which stands for pussy by the way) work within the song but no much like that whole Gunna album, this is utter JUNK...next.
34. "Lots of Nothing" by Spacey Jane
Oh this is much better. Great to have Spacey Jane back on the charts and even better with a pretty good song as this song brings in guitar that sounds really breezy and is totally consistent with their previous output but I also really like the content of the song as well with the song about dealing with the parts of yourself that you don't like and how it can feel like you are seeing those traits as part of a whole other person which I actually think is pretty interesting in terms of psychology and I can actually connect to some of those feelings expressed in the song so yeah this is absolutely worth hearing, check it out if you are curious
24. "Light Switch" by Charlie Puth
Well, I am surprised it's taken this long for Charlie Puth to return to the charts given he has been releasing scattered singles since 2019 that haven't had any impact at but with this song being from his upcoming album "Charlie" so how is the song? I don't know tbh, I definitely don't hate but I'm not sure I love it either, there's a solid groove which I do like and a melody that works but I am not a massive fan of that somewhat whispered vocal delivery that Puth uses here as it doesn't match the song's energy, it's not bad but it's certainly not good either which is a bit worrying because of the four new entries this week, I suspect this is the only song that will stick around.
10. "Elephant (Triple J LIke A Version)" by The Wiggles
So this was voted the number one song on the Hottest 100...a cover of Tame Impala song by children's group The Wiggles which on paper really just shouldn't work AT ALL and yet...it somehow works better than it has any right to especially as they manage to sneak in a bit of "Fruit Salad" in the middle of the song which makes it all the more infectious and fun so yeah I'm happy this debuted so damn high.
However it's not getting the best of the week because I just like "Lots of Nothing" by Spacey Jane just that little bit more. Worst of the week falls out easy because that's going to "Pushin' P" by Gunna and Future feat. Young Thug for being the musical equivalent of junk.
Next week..I don't know because New Music Friday was a bit weird...I guess it might be the fallout of all of this but we'll find out when the chart updates on Friday at 5pm AEDST
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