The chart is somewhat static this week outside of the Top 10, where some new favourites only move up a few notches while the older ones still curry favour.
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“Chocolate” (above) by Swedish production duos Jubël and NOTD, holds at #1 for a second appearance by a smidge. According to their You Tube description for the song, both duos provided the vocals, so as I suspected, have created the female voice using effects. It’s not a new trick but the guys have made it refreshing and catchy with this big earworm of a tune. NOTD also gets a second song on the chart as another catchy piece of business, “Panic” (below), a collaboration with Why Don’t We member Corbyn Besson, arrives at #28. Corbyn joins fellow Why Don’t We member and fellow Texan Zach Herron on the chart. Zach’s “caroline” (also below) rises 29-26.
Inching its way up 3-2 is “Without You” by Kygo and Hayla (below). It matches the #2 peak of both “For Life” and “Higher Love” for Kygo. Could Hayla get her third #1 song this year in two weeks? Wait and see!
Jude York soars into the Top 5 for the first time with the exuberant singalong “Monaco” up 7-4. Dance radio and club DJ’s – you’re missing out!
The Knocks always throw a great show and are in the Top 5 for the first time since 2016 with “Lover” (6-5, above), in collaboration with indie duo Dolores Forever. Their second entry on the chart, “All The Time/Tout le temps” with French duo YELLE, rises 28-24 (below).
The super-catchy “SuperFine” by NYC’s Fly By Midnight continues to make big moves, this time climbing 10-6.
The only new entry in the Top 10 this week is Alex Sampson’s retro-styled ballad “Pretty Baby” which moves up 11-10. Check out Alex’s new EP called Hopeless Romantic, which also includes the song.
After being away from the chart for 7 years, Zedd is eyeing the Top 10 with “Out Of Time” (14-11) with vocalist Bea Miller. Zedd stated recently that he’s releasing single versions of each track on his recent album Telos, so watch for those announcements on your favourite social media platform.
Two Friends and Alexander Stewart are a force at dance music radio right now, where “Wrong Way” has climbed into the Top 5. It’s also finding its way up this chart too, rising 22-18.
The Fastest Riser on the chart this week is “It’s Over Love”, in the Janika Tenn remix of the 1998 #1 club smash by Todd Terry and Shannon. It climbs 30-23.
The Highest Debut makes a big splash onto the chart this week at #20, no surprise given that it’s another superb offering this year for Dutch producer Sam Feldt. He teams up with Armenia’s Rosa Linn for the exuberant and joyous “Heart Like Mine”, which features one of the best samples of the year, the piano hook from “Clocks” by Coldplay. Sam of course recently finished off 3 appearances at #1 with “Mi Amor”, which is #9 this week.
The final new entry at #25 belongs to L.A.-based dance producer PLS&TY (aka Tommy Leas) who teams up with Australian multi-talent Georgi Kay for the European-sounding, hook-laden “Feel Love”. It’s PLS&TY’s third chart entry but first since 2019.
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On Saturdays and Sundays from 8pm to Midnight EST I bring you “Your Weekend New Music Mix”, four hours of commercial-free music from the 2000’s including many song choices from this blog.
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Energy885 in Miramichi, New Brunswick’s Energy885 now anchors Hunter Wilbur’s “Modern Hype” on Fridays at 6pm EST, which airs my New Music Pick of the Week. You can hear past episodes of “Modern Hype” at the following link: DJ Hunter.
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