Let's dive into this week because it sure is an interesting one and it seems we do have a set number one for now so diving into our top ten where "Ordinary" by Alex Warren remains at number one for a second week, it has a lead on streaming but nowhere else which does make it vulnerable to other competitors.
That may not be the case for "APT" by Rose and Bruno Mars which held at number two but it's losing ground on streaming
"That's So True" by Gracie Abrams rose one place to number three on the back of some residual streaming. Also up a spot to number four thanks to streaming is "Pink Pony Club" by Chappell Roan although some of this might also be due to "Anxiety" by Doechii down two to five as it bleeds on streaming despite having a sales lead.
Standing still is "Messy" by Lola Young which is stuck at number six, its not got that much streaming or sales so it's pretty much inertia keeping it in the top ten.
Speaking of inertia, "Birds of a Feather" by Billie Eilish rebounded three places to number seven while "Beautiful Things" by Benson Boone climbed one spot to number eight, they both took advantage of "Die With A Smile" by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars falling two spots to number nine.
Finally Drake completes our top ten with "Nokia" up one place to number ten and looks set to hang around in the top ten thanks to having some decent sales and streaming, Great. Not. (Yeah, that song has soured on me a bit, doesn't help it's on an album that is complete ass).
Gains
So not too much in the way of big gains this week but I will express some annoyance at the eight place gain for "Riptide" by Vance Joy to thirty six...so tired of old songs clogging the chart if I am to be blunt.
I don't mind the five place gains to thirty two for "Love Me Not" by Ravyn Lenae, the same for "Indigo" by Sam Barber and Avery Anna to twenty nine.
Re-Entries
Two returns this week with "Mr Brightside" by The Killers back at forty nine and "Busy Woman" by Sabrina Carpenter at forty seveen
Losers
Lets blow through some of these big losers this week with "TV Off" by Kendrick Lamar down seven to fifty. Unsurprisingly but sadly, "The Giver" by Chappell Roan is down fifteen to forty three.
"Denial Is A River" by Doechii slumped seven places to thirty seven as it's streaming is surprising slowing down.
Drop Outs
So apart from the two Playboi Carti left overs that left this week, we also lost longstanding hit in "Stargazing" by Myles Smith and other songs with a shorter run like "Abracadabra" by Lady Gaga, "Like Jennie" by Jennie and "Burning Down" by Alex Warren
New Entries
Four new entries this week, beginning with...
45. "Dandelion" by Ariana Grande
First of two songs from the External Sunshine deluxe album that charted this week and I cannot be the only one who thinks this song is as wonky as hell, right? From the weirdly out of tune trumpet to that weird drum noise and Ariana sounding needlessly thin and compressed on a song where she's telling this guy he can blow her away because she'll be his dandelion and no, Ariana, you've got a beautiful voice and really the production needs to be better. I'm moving on.
35. "Undressed" by sombr
Breaking on to the charts this week is an American singer songwriter Sombr and right now he has two songs gaining traction with this one being the better one, it sounds like a better version of an indie pop/rock song with the backing vocals and Sombr actually sounding like he has space and room to breathe in the mix surrounded by guitars and a gentle keyboard and especially with lyrics about a relationship on the edge but he isn't quite ready to let go, she still means a lot to him and he isn't ready to move on. Decent song. Worth checking out.
23. "Mutt" by Leon Thomas
The second of our two debutants on the chart this week is Leon Thomas, a GRAMMY winning singer songwriter and producer with this song being on his sophomore album and well...I am not as much of a fan of this as I would like to be mostly because it just doesn't click in the production especially with some of those choices and while the lyrics play to lack of trust through drug use etc, I just can't get my head around this, check it out if you are curious but I am going move on pretty quickly about this.
16. "Twilight Zone" by Ariana Grande
So this might surprise some people but I think this song from the deluxe edition of "Eternal Sunshine" is Ariana Grande's best song since "No Tears Left to Cry" back in 2018. I just love the sound and gentle cooing singing from Ariana Grande here even though the production is more compressed and tinny than it needs to be around her vocals which is weird considering she has one of the best voices in pop music today outside of Adele, there's frustration that works well here. This is excellent. Check it out.
Yeah, it also gets best of the week just edging out "Undressed" by Sombr. Worst is also going to Ariana Grande for "Dandelion"...I just cannot stand how wonky that song is.
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