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Yawn. Here we are again, with the inescapable feeling that nothing has changed since last month. Heat Waves at #1, that’s quite something isn’t it…? Yeah, me neither. Commence: “Light Switch” by Charlie Puth Peak #27, Current #29 Ah Charlie Puth, somebody that I genuinely don’t mind seeing back on the charts. His early hitsContinue reading “Billboard Roundup: March 2022”

I don’t want to repeat myself from last month’s introduction, but Jesus this has been a slow start to 2022. Yes, most year’s start slowly but this year seems especially so with not a single notable album or single released so far. At this point I’d even take a big release from an artist IContinue reading “Billboard Roundup: February 2022”

2022 is not starting well. My complaints aren’t so much with this first group of songs, although it is absolutely a mediocre crop, but more with the current state of the top of the charts. Songs seem to stick around forever these days and whilst I tolerated it last year when the big hits wereContinue reading “Billboard Roundup: January 2022”

Right, quick little roundup for December that I’ve shoved out in one hour, bit busy at the moment. Only five songs to talk about since Christmas music took over as usual, let’s begin. “abcdefu” by GAYLE Peak #15, Current #27 This is the first major hit of the new chart year, reaching the top tenContinue reading “Billboard Roundup: December 2021”

What’s this, a best list before the worst list? Well yeah, there is no worst list. Part of this is because the monthly format of Billboard Roundup means that I’ve already talked about literally every song on the year-end chart so I don’t especially feel the need to recap the worst as well as theContinue reading “The Top Ten Best Hit Songs of 2021”

Hello. Continuing an annual tradition that I started last year, this is a final Billboard Roundup of the year to finish covering everything I want to, before I put out my list of the best hit songs of 2021 to round out the year. Same format as last year since that seemed to work wellContinue reading “Billboard Roundup: 2021 extras”

With the new Billboard year already underway and Christmas songs already returning to the chart, 2021 has effectively drawn to a close, but not before two sizable album bombs made their impact in what turned out to be a pretty decent month. Shame country music still hasn’t got good again… “Cold As You” by LukeContinue reading “Billboard Roundup: November 2021”

October, two year anniversary of this shit now, that’s kinda cool. Not that interesting of a month really, we’ll get Ed Sheeran and Adele albums next month and then that will probably wrap it up for the year, with the year-end list being all but settled by this point. 2021 has felt like a bitContinue reading “Billboard Roundup: October 2021”

Another month rolls in, and as I predicted last month the new albums from Kanye West and especially Drake cut a swathe through the Hot 100, really limiting what other material was able to break the top 40. Shame that those records weren’t better but it did result in a pleasingly short list of songsContinue reading “Billboard Roundup: September 2021”

Not a great deal happened on the charts in August, but we did wind up with a very manageable group of songs and the highest average score in a while, so perhaps that was a good thing. With Kanye West and Drake album bombs set to hit back to back, September is already looking likeContinue reading “Billboard Roundup: August 2021”

Is the music getting worse or am I just getting more miserable? Hard to tell, but what I do know is that this is not a good selection of songs and 2021’s time slot for redemption is rapidly diminishing. Oh and the chart formula is still broken because somehow Good 4 U has still onlyContinue reading “Billboard Roundup: July 2021”

Another month, another pretty uninteresting selection. Really not sure my heart is in these anymore but a sense of completion drives me on so here we are. BTS ruled the singles world (sort of) whilst Olivia Rodrigo cemented her place in the music industry in spectacular fashion with the runaway success of her debut album.Continue reading “Billboard Roundup: June 2021”

I guess at this point of the year it’s hard to deny that there have now been several big chart moments, but to me it sure doesn’t feel like it. The current top ten contains six number one hits and one other (Save Your Tears) that will go number one next week, but I stillContinue reading “Billboard Roundup: April 2021”