My second personal chart of ’24 is pretty active, with a few big if unexpected moves, and after since some 2023 favourites have now departed, there are five debuts! Over 2,690 songs have charted since the BILLCS Top 30’s inception in January 1998. My online BILLCS Top 30 Archive will be updated by the end of the week to include this chart.
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: BILLCS Top 30 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 Big 20 and the picks of the week are happily being syndicated and you can find the current schedule for all at the bottom of the home page of this blog.
Reminder: Don’t forget to click on the photos to hear the song or watch the video.
“Lovin On Me” by Jack Harlow continues to reign the chart. Because it’s such an odd choice for me for a #1, I think it all boils down to the basics – good house-flavoured beat that makes you want to dance, and an infectious and playful vocal from Jack. We all need on occasion a song that’s light and fun, and “Lovin On Me” does that for me.
“Lovin On Me” however is not without competition for as soon as the next chart in two weeks. A song that’s quite different from it, Benson Boone’s dreamy ballad “To Love Someone”, soars this week 8-2, matching the peak of 2022’s “In The Stars”, which also belatedly became a Top 40 radio hit last year. His next single, “Beautiful Things” arrives on Friday January 19.
Also very much in the running is “Rock The Party” by British producers WH0. If you want to put the bounce back into your day, this is the song to play right now. It climbs 4-3.
“Memento” is an emotional new wave-influenced rocker from Windsor, Ontario artist MELØ, who gets his first Top 10 entry as the song rises 12-9.
The second arrival in the Top 10 is also the Fastest Riser on the chart. The slammin’ house track “What You Do” by Todd Terry completely transforms Gene Chandler’s 1966 release “You Can’t Hurt Me No More”, and highlights the best part of Gene’s vocal performance on that track. It becomes Todd’s 2nd Top 10 entry. The “Duke of Earl” himself, Mr. Chandler is alive and well at 86.
NYC’s Great Good Fine OK are back to dazzle us with their invested brand of pop, R&B and dance, all present on “Blame”, which moves up 21-16.
If I was a record label, I’d be promoting the hell out of Matoma & JP Cooper’s memorable “Sound of Shadows”, which rises 26-19. It’s an album track from Matoma’s new Love For The Beat album that is as good as if not better than many of the singles previously released from the album.
Two of my favourite dance performers, The Knocks and Sofi Tukker, are back with their first collaboration in a while, “One On One”, which is the Highest Debut at #25. It was co-written by Dragonette’s Martina Sorbara, who also provides some vocals. This fun disco-house track is the 10th entry on the chart for The Knocks, and the 6th for Sofi Tukker, who have both got to #1 separately, The Knocks with “Kiss The Sky” (with Wyclef Jean) and Sofi Tukker on “Everybody Needs A Kiss” (with Benny Benassi).
Next is “Sit Down” by Keiynan at #26. Queer Australian singer, actor and dancer Keiynan really takes some stylistic risks on his new album The Heart Defence Mixtape, which is what pulls it all together into one interesting grab bag of songs. “Sit Down” is R&B/alternative which you’ll enjoy if you like music by Steve Lacy, yb. or Jean Dawson. It’s Keiynan’s second visit to the chart – his song “Preach” reached #8 in 2018.
Bowing at #27 is “Rescue Me”, the new collaboration by Dutch producer Justin Mylo and British house music queen Karen Harding. It’s Justin’s first appearance on the chart, but 10th for Karen, and it extends her current chart run which started on September 11, 2023, to 10 charts (20 weeks) by replacing previous entry “Need Your Love” with Felix Cartal, which exits the chart.
At #29 is the first chart entry for the duo previously known as Rico & Miella (aka Rico and Michelle Caruso), now dubbed Years Of War. Their emotional future bass-flavoured indie dance track “Used To Be”, released last Fall, continues to endure, and lands a place on the chart this week. Groove Cruise travellers can look forward to catching Years Of War aboard ship this week.
Getting a second concurrent appearance on the chart, from their EP Curfew Hours, at #30 it’s Australian rockers Moonwood with “Cool If I Love You?”. The lads are flying high currently with “Curfew” rising 7-6.
You can hear me and many of my blog choices on this growing list of online radio stations and features!
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.
At Midnight EST on Saturdays, you can also hear my Retro Pick of the Week on Russ Horton’s amazing “Top 40 Timeline” oldies show.
“Your Weekend Music Mix” has a second home on Saturday and Sunday evenings from 8pm to Midnight EST! It’s a different mix from Radio GTA’s show, and like that one it is also commercial free.
“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 nearly 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.
Energy885 in Miramichi, New Brunswick’s Energy885 now anchors Hunter Wilbur’s “Addictive Energy” shows, which airs my New Music Pick of the Week. Energy885 is also airing my Retro Pick Of The Week as well on Wednesday and Friday mornings at 9:30 AM EST. You can hear recent episodes of Addictive Energy at this link.
You can also listen to my Retro Pick of the Week on Russ Horton’s “Top 40 Timeline” on this station at 6pm EST Saturdays.
For other details about all of the shows, such as dates and times of broadcasts, go to my home page and scroll down to the bottom right side! The schedules are up-to-date.
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