I’m just gonna let the music speak for itself on this new chart! It’s hard to believe there will be only two more charts before the end of 2023!!
Here’s the link to the online version of the chart: BILLCS Top 30
Here’s the link to my Spotify playlist of the chart: Chart Playlist
Check out my ONLINE RADIO SHOWS below as they are increasingly tied in with this blog. As most of you know, I host 3 online radio shows – The Big 20 and two iterations of Your Weekend New Music Mix – and produce 2 online radio segments – my new music and retro picks of the week – that are all pre-recorded.
The top of the chart remains the same as two of my favourite dance songs of the year will keep us movin’ and groovin’ through the early new year. At #1 again is Steve Angello & WH0 with “What You Need” (above) and #2 remains “Want My Lovin'” (below) by British producers Marvel Riot and American R&B/dance vocalist MOYA. Both cleverly use samples from older dance releases – “What You Need” draws from Carrie Lucas’ disco treasure “Gotta Keep Dancing”, while “Want My Lovin'” uses the hook from Felix’s 1992 house classic “Don’t You Want Me”.
Could Bright Light Bright Light notch up yet another #1 on my chart? With his first chart entry back in 2010 reaching the summit, his latest release “Down To One” could get there as soon as two weeks from now.
Rising 6-5 is “Need Your Love” (above) by Canadian dance producer Felix Cartal and UK house music queen Karen Harding. It’s Felix’s first Top 5 entry, though his side project Glass Petals got to #5 in 2021 with “Heartbeat”. For Karen, it’s her 4th trip to the Top 5, and her second one this year following #4 “Wings (I Won’t Let You Down)” with Armand Van Helden (whose first chart entry appeared back in 1999!). Karen’s concurrent chart entry “Wrong Places” (below), from her debut album Take Me Somewhere, climbs 19-16. Check out Felix’s latest release “Background Noise”, with vocalist and fellow Canadian Naliya, also below.
The ALTÉGO remix of British singer/songwriter Tom Grennan’s bop “How Does It Feel” (below) breaks loose and climbs 13-8 in its 6th appearance (12th week) on the chart.
Miami producer Gt_ofice’s concurrent entries on the chart are both making waves. “Can’t Deny” (above, with JAYEM and Alix Robson) swiftly moves up 16-11, while “Feels Like Us” (below, with ALWZ SNNY and Robbie Rosen) rises 23-18. These are two different but fresh-sounding pop/dance tracks perfect for dance music radio.
Chicago producer and former restauranteur Pete Cho has one of the most likable new indie dance/pop songs around in “Fan of You”, up 17-12. The perspective of the song is post-breakup, but still amiable towards the ex as explained by the song’s title.
The Fastest Riser on the chart is by Martin Garrix, who to me has had one of his best years for music by taking risks and focusing on the pop/dance genre. Featuring South African vocalist Lloyiso, the simple but lovely “Real Love” soars 21-14.
Jung Kook and Jack Harlow’s “3D” (above) continues to move up, climbing 20-17, as both have released new singles. Also from Jung Kook’s album Golden is the funky, hip hop-inspired “Standing Next To You” (below), and Jack Harlow just got to #1 out of the gate with the catchy “Lovin on Me” (also below).
“Superhero” should follow Audien’s “Antidote” (below) to the Top 10, and it’s off to a solid start, rising 26-20.
Australia-based rockers Moonwood are up 27-22 with “Curfew” (above) from their EP Curfew Hours, while Spain’s The Boy From The South” sees “Man Down” (below) climb 28-23.
The first of three debuts belongs to the melt-worthy ballad “To Love Someone” by Washington-born singer/songwriter Benson Boone at #28. It’s Benson’s 4th appearance on the chart.
Next at #29 is the first entry for prolific Windsor, Ontario pop/rock artist MELØ with “Memento”, a powerful song written in the aftermath of loss featuring some great 80’s-flavoured keyboard and guitar work. It’s from his 3-track EP called Farewell For Now.
And at #30 is “Follow Me”, a cover of the 1992 house release (a big favourite of mine which became a club hit 10 years later in a re-recorded version) by ALY-US, as revived in reverent fashion by NYC producer Lohrasp Kansara and vocalist Norman Alexander, whose spot-on vocal really takes the song to another level.
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Listen to The Big 20 from 10pm to Midnight EST on Wednesdays as “The Musicman” James Rogers and I bring you the latest in new songs. The show also repeats on Saturday mornings at 10 a.m. EST and Sunday mornings at 2:00 AM EST. You can hear recent episodes of The Big 20 at this link.
On Saturdays and Sundays from Noon to 6pm EST I bring you “Your Weekend New Music Mix” six hours of commercial-free music from the 2000’s including many song choices from this blog.
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“The Big 20” also airs on this station at 6pm EST Saturdays, and my “Retro Pick of the Week” plays on Russ Horton’s “Top 40 Timeline” at 4pm EST.
The 3D Variety Show by Planet Radio Canada
I’m featured Tuesdays between 7 and 7:30 pm EST with my New Music Pick of the Week which debuts every week on “The 3D Variety Show” with “The Musicman” James Rogers, and I also join occasionally for looks at music from our past through some live segments. A repeat of “The 3D Variety Show” airs on Wednesdays at 7pm EST on Radio GTA. My pick of the week airs more than 30 times during the week and you can view its schedule by clicking here. You can hear recent episodes of The 3D Variety Show at this link.
Addictive Energy
This is a weekly show hosted by Hunter Wilbur that airs on several online stations but is anchored at Mix88.ca on Saturdays beginning at 8pm EST. You can hear recent episodes of Addictive Energy at this link.
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