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Hello and welcome to instalment 20.03 of the Weekly Chart.

Noteworthy:

105 votes this week (-6)

Billie Eilish remains at Number One

New entries for The Electric Soft Parade, Tame Impala, Grandaddy, Wild Nothing, Mac Miller and Caroline Rose

Grimes, Destroyer, Temples and FKA twigs all kicked out

Billie Eilish and Soccer Mommy move to the Hall of Fame



The chart:

Hall of fame:


2020 Chart (number of weeks as n°1)
Billie Eilish: everything i wanted (3)

Futurebirds - 'Crazy Boys'

Olivia Rodrigo - All I Want

Agnes Obel - Broken Sleep
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpsXTy6DCjQ

Justin Bieber - Yummy

Justin currently become trending after his latest single, "Yummy", become popular on social media. He was also using Tiktok as his trick to make this track become popular. Because of his trick, this track reaching #2 on Billboard's Hot 100.

It's surprising to me, running the songs poll for 2019, how many of the songs that perform very well here perform horribly there. Some hall of famers with barely any votes in the 2019 songs poll are:

"Now I'm in It" by HAIM
"i'm not where you are" by Marika Hackman
"Death Stranding" by Chvrches
"Love Yourself" by Sufjan Stevens
"Social Cues" by Cage the Elephant
"It Might Be Time" by Tame Impala

Anywho, I'll nominate both:

Soccer Mommy - "Circle the Drain"
Mitski - "Cop Car"

acroamor wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2020 5:44 pm It's surprising to me, running the songs poll for 2019, how many of the songs that perform very well here perform horribly there.

The inverse can be true as well- Cellophane and Final Form didn't last more than a week on here, while Juice bowed out after 3.

I'd have thought the Chart disproportionately benefited the lesser efforts of popular artists but FKA twigs has a following on the forum and Cellophane is a strong track, so I don't understand why it didn't gain traction here.

I don't have a nomination or much of a point, I just thought I'd join in the musing.

Bill Fay - Time's Going Somewhere

Jay-Jay Johanson - Niagara Falls
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7Nu3mFrXvA

Eminem - Darkness

Romain wrote: ↑Wed Jan 22, 2020 12:38 pm Jay-Jay Johanson - Niagara Falls
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7Nu3mFrXvA

As far as I can tell, this came out in April...correct me if I'm wrong

TheLastEnemy wrote: ↑Thu Jan 23, 2020 5:04 pm

Romain wrote: ↑Wed Jan 22, 2020 12:38 pm Jay-Jay Johanson - Niagara Falls
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7Nu3mFrXvA

As far as I can tell, this came out in April...correct me if I'm wrong

You are right, sorry.

Not to worry, I hadn't heard it before and really liked it. I even played it on my new radio show!

TheLastEnemy wrote: ↑Thu Jan 23, 2020 8:03 pm Not to worry, I hadn't heard it before and really liked it. I even played it on my new radio show!

Can your show only be heard live? I got to your page on the site but I couldn't see any link to listen to previous shows. I did see that you count down the Weekly Chart on it, though!

mileswide wrote: ↑Thu Jan 23, 2020 8:25 pm

TheLastEnemy wrote: ↑Thu Jan 23, 2020 8:03 pm Not to worry, I hadn't heard it before and really liked it. I even played it on my new radio show!

Can your show only be heard live? I got to your page on the site but I couldn't see any link to listen to previous shows. I did see that you count down the Weekly Chart on it, though!

At the moment, yes, but it should be repeated a couple of times a week - will let you know when I have regular time slots for that. I do count down - and play - the AMF Weekly Chart top 10 every week in the second half of the show, after playing my favourite new(ish) releases in the first hour.

TheLastEnemy wrote: ↑Fri Jan 24, 2020 1:08 am At the moment, yes, but it should be repeated a couple of times a week - will let you know when I have regular time slots for that.

Will look forward to hearing when you've got repeat slots or next week's show if no news before

TheLastEnemy wrote: ↑Thu Jan 23, 2020 8:03 pm Not to worry, I hadn't heard it before and really liked it. I even played it on my new radio show!

Thanks ! But the rules are the rules so here is a new nomination:

Mike Patton And Jean-Claude Vannier - Yard Bull
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uy-OQIE9ZM8

mileswide wrote: ↑Fri Jan 24, 2020 1:25 am Will look forward to hearing when you've got repeat slots or next week's show if no news before

I have repeat slots! The Thursday show will be repeated on Sundays at 9am, Mondays at 7am, and Tuesdays at 4pm. All UK time.

Nice! The early times are too ambitious for me at the minute but I'll aim to catch it on Tuesday afternoon.

I will nominate after all: Wire - Hung

mileswide wrote: ↑Sun Jan 26, 2020 3:34 pm I will nominate after all: Wire - Hung

Good choice, was planning to nominate that song next week

Andre wrote: ↑Sun Jan 26, 2020 11:04 pm Good choice, was planning to nominate that song next week

That's a relief, I can count on 2 votes for it this week then The album's not yet fully found its way into my affections but Hung's unresolved tension got me hooked on first listen!

mileswide wrote: ↑Mon Jan 27, 2020 6:40 pm

Andre wrote: ↑Sun Jan 26, 2020 11:04 pm Good choice, was planning to nominate that song next week

That's a relief, I can count on 2 votes for it this week then The album's not yet fully found its way into my affections but Hung's unresolved tension got me hooked on first listen!

Just listened to it and this is the first "great" album of 2020. Wire can pull out a stunner after 40 years of existence. There are some duds in the middle of the album, but it starts really well and Hung is something else.

Sorry TheLastEnemy, only just remembered the repeat was today (currently listening to the show after yours). Will have to catch the live show on Thursday

That's alright, I meant to check it was working and forgot myself... I thoroughly recommend The Alternative Nineties Show, which is on 5-6pm on Thursdays, just before me.

Top show, TLE! Liked that second song of Scratchy Beard i.e. Don't Lose Today

Possible suggestion for Weekly Chart Countdown--you could say something like "If you want to influence next week's chart, you can by signing up to AMF" only less corny than my wording. You might have a more Stratford skew to the Weekly Chart that way but at least you'd see a boost in turnout!

Thanks mileswide, will be nominating that Scratchy Beard track once it's out! Thanks for idea.