As we sail into November, the chart starts with a new #1 by an artist who was recently at #1 and also got to #2 with another collaboration in the Spring. There are also a few big movers out of the debuts from the last chart. And speaking of debuts, I have four of them for you to check out.
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Dutch dance producer Sam Feldt is having a tremendous year that got a whole lot better with “Heart Like Mine”, his collaboration with Rosa Linn, which advances 5-1 to displace his friends Kygo and Kayla. It’s a beautiful song that surrounds the classic piano hook from Coldplay’s “Clocks”, which it beats out, having peaked at #2 in 2003 (I was very fond of Gabriel & Dresden’s remix too).
This means that Jude Cole’s “Monaco” gets stuck at #2, but hardly a bad thing given that it’s the talented Aussie’s first dance single for a major dance label (Spinnin’). And guess what? He’s just released a follow up in the form of a dance version of “Those Were The Days”, which is a cover of the Russian folk song that was translated into English and popularized by Beatles protégé Mary Hopkin in 1968. Check it out below!
Fly By Midnight have now climbed from the bottom of the chart all the way to #3 with the hook-filled “SuperFine”.
Currently the #1 dance song in the world, “I Adore You” by Hugel, Topic, Arash and Daecolm advances 8-5.
Another song that had a slow burn but has now become North America’s most popular dance single is “Wrong Way” by L.A.’s Two Friends with Toronto’s Alexander Stewart. It climbs 10-7 to become Two Friends’ highest entry to date. Meanwhile Alexander Stewart is playing his home town, and I’ll be seeing that show on Friday, November 29 at Danforth Music Hall! Opening for Alexander are two other singers brimming with talent, Billieanne and Alex Sampson!
BTS’ JIMIN gets his third Top 10 entry as “Who” climbs 11-9. It follows last year’s #1 song of the year, “Like Crazy”, and “Angel”, which got to #6.
It’s been a six year wait, but L.A.-based dance producer PLS&TY obtains his second Top 10 entry with “Feel Love”. His first one was the Morgan Page extended remix of “Down For Me”, which reached #6. This new collaboration with Aussie singer/songwriter Georgi Kay rises 13-10.
The Fastest Riser on the chart is “Surrender Your Love” by TELYKast and Sam Gray, which soars 24-15. TELYKast was recently in the Top 10 with “Without Your Love”, which topped out at #9.
Swedish producers NOTD look like they’re headed for a second consecutive Top 10 entry as “Panic”, with Why Don’t We’s Corbyn Besson, climbs 22-17.
Bud Cahill’s hypnotic instrumental “Intergalactic Highway” has already started to make short work of the chart as it rises 28-20.
Phoenix dance producer Ekonovah’s latest burst of energetic dance music with some disco flavours, “Take Me Home”, moves up 29-23.
The four debuts begin with the first chart entry for 80’s favourites Duran Duran since 2011’s “All You Need Is Now” (#8) with their sparkling cover of the Electric Light Orchestra’s 1976 smash “Evil Woman”. I’ve never seen Duran Duran in concert but did see their recent Austin City Limits performance on TV, and it was terrific. If you saw it too then you know that Simon LeBon’s voice still sounds wonderful and is definitely at its best on “Evil Woman”.
Next up at #25 is Swedish House Mafia with their third chart entry, “Finally”. It also happens to have a brilliant vocal by Alicia Keys, who has been MIA on this chart since 2009, becoming her ninth chart entry.
Then at #26 is the comeback solo single by British singer Berri called “Overthinking”. Berri’s big smash in the UK and dance charts worldwide was a cover of Ellie Greenwich’s “The Sunshine After The Rain” in 1995. The return of Berri is aided immensely by Rod Thomas, aka Bright Light Bright Light, on whose single “Snap” she was recently featured.
The fourth new entry is “Flames” by New Zealand alternative singer/songwriter Will Swinton at #27. Given Will’s other top notch recent singles “Fall Apart” and “Where I Belong”, it was a hard choice to make but “Flames” is that much more larger-than-life and it would be a treat to see him sing it in concert. In fact he’s currently on tour opening for Baby Jake at select US cities.
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