Top of the Pops : 2020

[crankshaft]

The fact that James Arthur still has a career is both baffling and upsetting.

[Camp Tramp]

So at my P/T  job I'm constantly hearing this song, which was in the charts at the beginning of the year

Lonely by Joel Corry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIG4GgGKdKo&list=PLg8XlsWcpEb9eSGEZGmCKuGxwkJVDDd3t&index=22&t=0s

I absolutely hate it but, it keeps entering my consciousness at the most inopportune moments. I suppose that makes it a very good pop song?

[daf]

30 October 2020 : Presenters: Lemuel Gulliver & The Karkus

(1)  (NEW) |  'POSITIONS' - ARIANA GRANDE
(2)  ⬇  (1)  |  'LEMONADE' - INTERNET MONEY / GUNNA / TOLIVER
(3)  (NEW) |  'REALLY LOVE' - KSI/CRAIG DAVID/DIGITAL FARM
(4)  ⬆  (6)  |  'SEE NOBODY' - WES NELSON & HARDY CAPRIO
(5)  ⬇  (3)  |  'YOU BROKE ME FIRST' - TATE MCRAE
(6)  ⬇  (2)  |  'AIN'T IT DIFFERENT' - HEADIE ONE / AJ TRACEY / STORMZY
(7)  ⬇  (4)  |  'WHAT YOU KNOW BOUT LOVE' - POP SMOKE
(8)  (NEW) |  'SWEET MELODY' - LITTLE MIX
(9)  ⬇  (5)  |  'MIDNIGHT SKY' - MILEY CYRUS
(10)⬇  (7)  |  'HOLY' - JUSTIN BIEBER ft. CHANCE THE RAPPER



- - - - - - - - - - - (New Entries) - - - - - - - - - - -
(37)  |  'LOADING' - CENTRAL CEE
(39)  |  'TEARDROPS' - BRING ME THE HORIZON
(44)  |  'GOLDEN' - HARRY STYLES
(47)  |  'BAD GUY' - MORRISSON ft. LOSKI
(52)  |  'PAPI CHULO' - OCTAVIAN & SKEPTA
(57)  |  'SO DONE' - KID LAROI
(69)  |  'WHOOPTY' - CJ
(71)  |  'SPICY' - TY DOLLA SIGN ft. POST MALONE
(84)  |  'I DON'T WANNA KNOW' - PUNCTUAL
(90)  |  'E-GIRLS ARE RUINING MY LIFE' - CORPSE & SAVAGE GA$P
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

[crankshaft]

"Positions" sounds both up to the minute and also like something Aaliyah would have done, which instantly makes it head and shoulders above several other recent #1s. Nice one Ariana.

[daf]

6 November 2020 : Presenters: Tobias Vaughn & Pack-e-e-e-e-e-r!!

(1)  ⬅  (1)  |  'POSITIONS' - ARIANA GRANDE
(2)  ⬅  (2)  |  'LEMONADE' - INTERNET MONEY / GUNNA / TOLIVER
(3)  ⬆  (4)  |  'SEE NOBODY' - WES NELSON & HARDY CAPRIO
(4)  ⬆  (5)  |  'YOU BROKE ME FIRST' - TATE MCRAE
(5)  ⬆  (7)  |  'WHAT YOU KNOW BOUT LOVE' - POP SMOKE
(6)  ⬅  (6)  |  'AIN'T IT DIFFERENT' - HEADIE ONE / AJ TRACEY / STORMZY
(7)  ⬆  (9)  |  'MIDNIGHT SKY' - MILEY CYRUS
(8)  ⬇  (3)  |  'REALLY LOVE' - KSI / CRAIG DAVID / DIGITAL FARM
(9)  (NEW) |  '34+35 - ARIANA GRANDE
(10)⬅ (10) |  'HOLY' - JUSTIN BIEBER ft. CHANCE THE RAPPER



- - - - - - - - - - - (New Entries) - - - - - - - - - - -
(16)  |  'MOTIVE' - ARIANA GRANDE ft. DOJA CAT
(26)  |  'DELUDED' - TION WAYNE ft. MIST
(32)  |  'FOUR NOTES - PAUL'S TUNE' - PAUL HARVEY & BBC PHILHARMONIC
(35)  |  'PARADISE' - MEDUZA ft. DERMOT KENNEDY
(46)  |  'FLOODED' - M HUNCHO & NAFE SMALLZ
(51)  |  'KINGSLAYER' - BRING ME THE HORIZON ft. BABYMETAL
(55)  |  '1X1' - BRING ME THE HORIZON ft. NOVA TWINS
(67)  |  'GINGER' - WIZKID ft. BURNA BOY
(79)  |  'FEVER' - DUA LIPA & ANGELE
(84)  |  'LOSSES' - LIL TJAY
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[daf]

13 November 2020 : Presenters: Kroton & High Brain

(1)  ⬅  (1)  |  'POSITIONS' - ARIANA GRANDE
(2)  ⬅  (2)  |  'LEMONADE' - INTERNET MONEY / GUNNA / TOLIVER
(3)  ⬆ (12) |  'SWEET MELODY' - LITTLE MIX
(4)  ⬇  (3)  |  'SEE NOBODY' - WES NELSON & HARDY CAPRIO
(5)  ⬆  (7)  |  'MIDNIGHT SKY' - MILEY CYRUS
(6)  ⬇  (4)  |  'YOU BROKE ME FIRST' - TATE MCRAE
(7)  ⬇  (5)  |  'WHAT YOU KNOW BOUT LOVE' - POP SMOKE
(8)  ⬅  (8)  |  'REALLY LOVE' - KSI / CRAIG DAVID / DIGITAL FARM
(9)  ⬆ (10) |  'HOLY' - JUSTIN BIEBER ft. CHANCE THE RAPPER
(10)⬆ (13) |  'LEVITATING' - DUA LIPA



- - - - - - - - - - - (New Entries) - - - - - - - - - - -
(22)  |  'POV' - ARIANA GRANDE
(23)  |  'CONFETTI' - LITTLE MIX
(35)  |  'STRAIGHT MURDER (GIGGS & DAVID)' - GIGGS ft. DAVE
(49)  |  'SPIN THIS COUPE' - ABRA CADABRA
(52)  |  'ZERO ZERO' - DUTCHAVELLI
(54)  |  'PLUGGED IN FREESTYLE' - FUMEZ THE ENGINEER / A92 / OFFICA
(59)  |  'GET OUT MY HEAD' - SHANE CODD
(63)  |  'I'LL CALL YOU BACK' - DUTCHAVELLI
(64)  |  'BUFF BADDIES' - GIGGS
(66)  |  'ALWAYS DO' - KID LAROI
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[daf]

20 November 2020 : Presenters: T-Mat & Slaar

(1)  ⬅  (1)  |  'POSITIONS' - ARIANA GRANDE
(2)  (NEW) |  'THEREFORE I AM' - BILLIE EILISH
(3)  ⬅  (3)  |  'SWEET MELODY' - LITTLE MIX
(4)  ⬇  (2)  |  'LEMONADE' - INTERNET MONEY / GUNNA / TOLIVER
(5)  ⬇  (4)  |  'SEE NOBODY' - WES NELSON & HARDY CAPRIO
(6)  ⬅  (6)  |  'YOU BROKE ME FIRST' - TATE MCRAE
(7)  (NEW) |  'STOP CRYING YOUR HEART OUT' - BBC CHILDREN IN NEED
(8)  ⬇  (5)  |  'MIDNIGHT SKY' - MILEY CYRUS
(9)  ⬇  (7)  |  'WHAT YOU KNOW BOUT LOVE' - POP SMOKE
(10)⬅ (10) |  'LEVITATING' - DUA LIPA



- - - - - - - - - - - (New Entries) - - - - - - - - - - -
(43)  |  'FLAVOUR' - LOSKI & STORMZY
(59)  |  'A LITTLE LOVE' - CELESTE
(60)  |  'HOLIDAY' - LIL NAS X
(65)  |  'CUT ME OFF' - YXNG BANE ft. D-BLOCK EUROPE
(82)  |  'THE BUSINESS' - TIESTO
(84)  |  'HAWAI' - MALUMA
(90)  |  'WITHOUT YOU' - KID LAROI
(96)  |  'LOVE IS A COMPASS' - GRIFF
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[daf]

27 November 2020 : Presenters: Milo Clancey ft. Gordon Gostelow & The Attractions

(1)   ⬅  (1)  |  'POSITIONS' - ARIANA GRANDE
(2)   ⬅  (2)  |  'THEREFORE I AM' - BILLIE EILISH
(3)   ⬅  (3)  |  'SWEET MELODY' - LITTLE MIX
(4)   ⬆  (5)  |  'SEE NOBODY' - WES NELSON & HARDY CAPRIO
(5)   ⬆ (10) |  'LEVITATING' - DUA LIPA
(6)   ⬅  (6)  |  'YOU BROKE ME FIRST' - TATE MCRAE
(7)   ⬆  (8)  |  'MIDNIGHT SKY' - MILEY CYRUS
(8)   (NEW) |  'PRISONER' - MILEY CYRUS ft. DUA LIPA
(9)   (NEW) |  'MONSTER' - SHAWN MENDES & JUSTIN BIEBER
(10) (NEW) |  'LIFE GOES ON' - BTS



- - - - - - - - - - - (New Entries) - - - - - - - - - - -
(63)  | 'THIS CHRISTMAS' - JESS GLYNNE
(65)  |  'MOVE ON' - LIL TJAY
(66)  |  'BLUE & GREY' - BTS
(77)  |  'DON'T CRY' - BUGZY MALONE & DERMOT KENNEDY
(80)  |  'BODY' - MEGAN THEE STALLION
(94)  |  'KATE WINSLET' - NSG ft. UNKNOWN T
(95)  |  'LOVE NOT WAR (THE TAMPA BEAT)' - JA-A-A-A-A-A-SON DERULO & NUKA
(99)  |  'NEVER REALLY MINE' - DUTCHAVELLI
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

[Jollity]

"Levitating" sounds like it's from 2002 or something, so I like it because I'm getting old and boring.

[daf]

Noticed a few Christmas oldies creeping into this week's chart - which I've excluded from the 'new entries' section - which is why there's that big gap between #10 and #63.

[kalowski]

Is there really a song called Kate Winslet?

[daf]

Looks like it!

On Kate Winslet, UK based group, NSG's debut Album followup single, the synergetic group spin James Cameron's Titanic references over Afropop instrumentals powered by snares that bounces with their high energies to build the plot of a captivating narrative which they aim to use to sway their muses and keep their listeners in a sonic headlock.

https://culturecustodian.com/nsg-featuring-unknown-t-kate-winslet/

(I've linked all the songs listed to their official youtube videos - so you can click on any title to hear it)

[Captain Z]

"Levitating" sounds like it's from 2002 or something, so I like it because I'm getting old and boring.

The whole of her Future Nostalgia album is a very pleasant listen.

[Pauline Walnuts]

The line ups for the real Top of the Pops is out!

https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/top-of-the-pops-christmas-day-and-new-year-2020-line-up-revealed__31769/


Top of the Pops Christmas special line-up
AJ Tracey & Aitch, Becky Hill, Celeste, Clean Bandit & Mabel, Ella Henderson, Jamie Cullum, Joel Corry & MNEK, KSI feat. Craig David & Digital Farm Animals

Top of the Pop New Years special line-up
Alfie Templeman, Arlo Parks, Becky Hill, Nathan Dawe feat. KSI & Ella Henderson, Sigala & James Arthur, Wes Nelson feat. Hardy Caprio, Yungblud


Oh, yeah, spoiler alert.


Thank the Cliff I thought we weren't going to have Clean Bandit on this year!

[daf]

Christ - the same old load of boring bastards again - James Arthur! Clean Bandit!

[daf]

4 December 2020 : Presenters: Lady Jennifer Buckingham & The War Lord

(1)  ⬅  (1)  |  'POSITIONS' - ARIANA GRANDE
(2)  ⬆ (14) |  'ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU - MARIAH CAREY
(3)  ⬆ (20) |  'LAST CHRISTMAS' - WHAM
(4)  ⬇  (3)  |  'SWEET MELODY' - LITTLE MIX
(5)  ⬆  (7)  |  'MIDNIGHT SKY' - MILEY CYRUS
(6)  ⬇  (2)  |  'THEREFORE I AM' - BILLIE EILISH
(7)  ⬇  (5)  |  'LEVITATING' - DUA LIPA
(8)  ⬆ (26) |  'FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK' - THE POGUES ft. KIRSTY MACCOLL
(9)  ⬇  (6)  |  'YOU BROKE ME FIRST' - TATE MCRAE
(10)⬆ (13) |  '34+35' - ARIANA GRANDE



- - - - - - - - - - - (New Entries) - - - - - - - - - - -
(35)  |  'ALL YOU'RE DREAMING OF' - LIAM GALLAGHER 
(53)  |  'NO TIME FOR TEARS' - NATHAN DAWE & LITTLE MIX 
(58)  |  'NAUGHTY LIST' - LIAM PAYNE ft. DIXIE D'AMELIO 
(66)  |  'ANGELS LIKE YOU' - MILEY CYRUS 
(86)  |  'GRAVEYARD SHIFT' - AJ TRACEY ft. SLOWTHAI 
(99)  |  'I'LL BE HOME' - MEGHAN TRAINOR 
(100)|  'IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER' - JAMIE CULLUM 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

[Some mad stuff going on in the chart - with last weeks number 10 ('Life Goes On' by BTS) dropping to #89! Did one of the members run over a puppy or something?]

[Jollity]

I suppose their record company just didn't consider all the wrinkly old Christmas songs everyone had to download now that it's December.

(it might be funny if "All I Want For Christmas Is You" was the 2020 Christmas number one instead of one of the new songs angling for it)

[Pauline Walnuts]

It would have been last year but for the fact that streams of old songs count half that of new songs.

https://www.officialcharts.com/media/657559/official-uk-singles-chart-rules-jan-2020.pdf

(Rule 7)

[daf]

I suppose these are the equivalent of compilation albums - for which they had to create a whole new chart when they starting hogging the top ten for months on end back in the eighties.

I think that they may well do the same with these oldies - call it something like the 'Goldies Chart' for anything over 25 years old.

[crankshaft]

At least Ladbaby doesn't appear to be going for a hat trick this Christmas.

[daf]

11 December 2020 : Presenters: Jon Pertwee & Liz Shaw

(1)   ⬆  (2)   |  'ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU - MARIAH CAREY
(2)   ⬆  (3)   |  'LAST CHRISTMAS' - WHAM
(3)   ⬇  (1)   |  'POSITIONS' - ARIANA GRANDE
(4)   ⬆  (8)   |  'FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK' - THE POGUES ft. KIRSTY MACCOLL
(5)   ⬇  (4)   |  'SWEET MELODY' - LITTLE MIX
(6)   ⬆ (14)  |  'MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE' - SHAKIN' STEVENS
(7)   ⬆ (13)  |  'IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS' - MICHAEL BAUBLÉ
(8)   ⬆ (15)  |  'DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS' - BAND AID
(9)   ⬆ (10)  |  '34+35' - ARIANA GRANDE
(10) ⬆ (15)  |  'STEP INTO CHRISTMAS' - ELTON JOHN



- - - - - - - - - - - (New Entries) - - - - - - - - - - -
(59)   |  'DAILY DUPPY - PT 1' - DIGGA D
(67)   |  'OH SANTA' - MARIAH CAREY /ARIANA GRANDE / JENNIFER HUDSON
(75)   |  'REAL S**T' - JUICE WRLD / BENNY BLANCO
(80)   |  'CUDDLE UP COZY DOWN CHRISTMAS' - DOLLY PARTON & MICHAEL BAUBLÉ
(81)   |  'THE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER' - SAM SMITH
(84)   |  'FOREVER YOUNG' - BECKY HILL
(97)   |  'PLASTIC HEARTS' - MILEY CYRUS
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[Captain Z]

Daily duppy 'bout the curves you got...

[Pauline Walnuts]

At least Ladbaby doesn't appear to be going for a hat trick this Christmas.

You spoke too soon:

"Following on from 2018's We Built This City and 2019's I Love Sausage Rolls, he will release a parody of Journey's Don't Stop Believin', called Don't Stop Me Eatin', this Friday."

https://www.nottinghampost.com/whats-on/whats-on-news/ladbaby-third-christmas-number-one-4795194

[crankshaft]

You spoke too soon:

"Following on from 2018's We Built This City and 2019's I Love Sausage Rolls, he will release a parody of Journey's Don't Stop Believin', called Don't Stop Me Eatin', this Friday."

https://www.nottinghampost.com/whats-on/whats-on-news/ladbaby-third-christmas-number-one-4795194

Bollocks. What a fucking cunt.

[daf]

The Beatles had gone from 'Please Please Me' to 'Tomorrow Never Knows' in the same amount of time that they've managed to squeeze out three covers!

[Captain Z]

You spoke too soon:

"Following on from 2018's We Built This City and 2019's I Love Sausage Rolls, he will release a parody of Journey's Don't Stop Believin', called Don't Stop Me Eatin', this Friday."

https://www.nottinghampost.com/whats-on/whats-on-news/ladbaby-third-christmas-number-one-4795194

Oh Jesus fuck.

[daf]

19 December 2020 : Presenters: Silurian Scientist & The Brig

(1)   ⬅  (1)  |  'ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU - MARIAH CAREY
(2)   ⬅  (2)  |  'LAST CHRISTMAS' - WHAM
(3)  (NEW)  |  'WILLOW' - TAYLOR SWIFT
(4)   ⬇  (3)  |  'POSITIONS' - ARIANA GRANDE
(5)   ⬇  (4)  |  'FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK' - THE POGUES ft. KIRSTY MACCOLL
(6)   ⬅  (6)  |  'MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE' - SHAKIN' STEVENS
(7)   ⬇  (8)  |  'DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS' - BAND AID
(8)   ⬇  (5)  |  'SWEET MELODY' - LITTLE MIX
(9)   ⬆ (13) |  'THIS CHRISTMAS' - JESS GLYNNE
(10) ⬆ (12) |  'WHOOPTY' - CJ



- - - - - - - - - - - (New Entries) - - - - - - - - - - -
(12)  |  'CHAMPAGNE PROBLEMS' - TAYLOR SWIFT
(19)  |  'NO BODY NO CRIME' - TAYLOR SWIFT ft. HAIM
(37)  |  'SHOW OUT' - KID CUDI / SKEPTA / POP SMOKE
(78)  |  'REMINDS ME OF YOU' - JUICE WRLD & KID LAROI
(83)  |  'YOUR NEW BOYFRIEND' - WILBUR SOOT
(86)  |  'TEQUILA SHOTS' - KID CUDI
(100)|  'BE THE ONE' - RUDIMENTAL / MORGAN / DIGGA D / TIKE
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[daf]

25 December 2020 : Presenters: Ambassador of Death & Benton

(1)  (NEW)  |  'DON'T STOP ME EATIN'' - LADBABY
(2)   ⬇  (1)  |  'ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU - MARIAH CAREY
(3)   ⬇  (2)  |  'LAST CHRISTMAS' - WHAM
(4)   ⬆  (9)  |  'THIS CHRISTMAS' - JESS GLYNNE
(5)  (NEW)  |  'BORIS JOHNSON IS A FUCKING CUNT' - THE KUNTS
(6)   ⬇  (5)  |  'FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK' - THE POGUES ft. KIRSTY MACCOLL
(7)   ⬇  (6)  |  'MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE' - SHAKIN' STEVENS
(8)   ⬆ (21) |  'ROCKIN' AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE' - JUSTIN BIEBER
(9)   ⬇  (7)  |  'DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS' - BAND AID
(10) ⬆ (11) |  'STEP INTO CHRISTMAS' - ELTON JOHN



- - - - - - - - - - - (New Entries) - - - - - - - - - - -
(30)  |  'AFTERGLOW' - ED SHEERAN
(65)  |  'GNAT' - EMINEM
(76)  |  'FAVORITE TIME OF YEAR' - CARRIE UNDERWOOD
(78)  |  'SNOWMAN' - SIA
(86)  |  'I NEED YOU CHRISTMAS' - JONAS BROTHERS
(100)|  'BLACK MAGIC' - EMINEM ft. SKYLAR GREY
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[daf]

The Top Ten Worst Hit Songs of 2020

[Chriddof]

I know they didn't play Kunt recently on Radio 1 because the Tory party control the BBC they thought it was unsuitable for radio. What did they say about it this week, seeing as it was smack bang in the middle of the Top 10 rundown?