In this show, I talk about this week’s top 20, as well as review the new album by Charli XCX, Wuthering Heights.

Here is this week’s top 20: (Change, Highest Position, Weeks on Chart).

1 Sam Fender & Olivia Dean (Rein Me In) (🔼2, 1, 4 weeks)

2 Olivia Dean (So Easy(To Fall In Love)) (🔼2, 2, 4 weeks)

3 Olivia Dean (Man I need) (🔼2, 3, 4 weeks)

4 Pink Pantheress (Stateside) (🔼2, 4, 4 weeks)

5 Harry Styles (Aperture) (🔼3, 1, 4 weeks)

6 Dave/Tems (Raindance) (🔽5, 1, 4 weeks)

7 RAYE (Where is my husband) (🔽5, 2, 4 weeks)

8 Charli XCX (Chains of love) (🆕, 8, 1 week)

9 Olivia Dean (A Couple Minutes) (↔️, 9, 4 weeks)

10 Sonny Fodera / D O D* / Baskcomb* (Think About Us) (↔️, 10, 4 weeks)

11 Charli XVX (Dying for you) (🆕, 11, 1 week)

12 Sienna Spiro (Die On This Hill) (🔽5, 7, 4 weeks)

13 Miles Smith & Niall Horan (Drive Safe) (🔽2, 11, 2 weeks)

14 Charlie XCX (Always Everywhere) (🆕, 14, 1 week)

15 Fleetwood Mac (Landslide) (🔽2, 13, 4 weeks)

16 Central Cee (Iceman Freestyle) (🆕, 16, 1 week)

17 Sienna Spiro (You Stole The Show) (🔽5, 12, 4 weeks)

18 The Cure (Boys Don’t Cry) (🔽4, 12, 3 weeks)

19 Fred Again and Jamie T (Lights Burn Dimmer) (🆕, 19, 1 week)

20 Central Cee ft J Hus (Slaughter) (🆕, 20, 1 week)

In this episode, I discuss this week’s Top 20, explain why only two of the five new entries are really anything to celebrate, and look at the distressing figures about how much British music is in the official top 100

This week’s top 20 (yes top 20 not top 40, I shall eventually change the title of the podcast when I can be bothered to do some new artwork for it) as well as a look at forthcoming albums that I think will impact on the chart and a quick look at British success at this year’s Grammys.

A chat about British Music in the form of a Top 20 countdown based on the Official Chart in the UK but only featuring British Artists…

The latest unofficial British artists top 40, you can listen to the playlist here:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3iNSpPTVYSsFdhUYVabUSk?si=d25669abb9944d45

And you can listen to my personal podcast about writing here:

https://open.spotify.com/show/0rszqguw3EcoYnUscEp58j?si=1e0f18dc3867450a

The latest unofficial British artists top 40, you can listen to the playlist here:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3iNSpPTVYSsFdhUYVabUSk?si=d25669abb9944d45

And you can listen to my personal podcast about writing here:

https://open.spotify.com/show/0rszqguw3EcoYnUscEp58j?si=1e0f18dc3867450a

The latest unofficial British artists top 40, you can listen to the playlist here:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3iNSpPTVYSsFdhUYVabUSk?si=HyBSioE3R-GjixofVMprrQ&pi=e-RgnKghNRRdqX

And you can listen to my personal podcast about writing here:

https://open.spotify.com/show/0rszqguw3EcoYnUscEp58j?si=1gYdU3A3T2C3-eLQqL-qKA

New British artist top 40 for week commencing the 19th of January 2025.

Listen to the chart on Spotify using this link: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3iNSpPTVYSsFdhUYVabUSk?si=TJf2F8DURAqbgbvOphLAeA&pi=e-KlmmBfm4TLqs

The top 40 singles by British Artists this week, followed by brief commentary by myself on what I like and what I’m disappointed by in the chart this week..

Listen to the chart on Spotify using this link: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3iNSpPTVYSsFdhUYVabUSk?si=TJf2F8DURAqbgbvOphLAeA&pi=e-KlmmBfm4TLqs

The first chart of the year sees the majority of the Christmas songs fall away to be replaced by a lot of tunes that were in the charts before Christmas, plus a brand-new number one…

Listen to the chart on Spotify using this link: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3iNSpPTVYSsFdhUYVabUSk?si=TJf2F8DURAqbgbvOphLAeA&pi=e-KlmmBfm4TLqs