I’m sure the reason for Alexander Stewart getting a third appearance at #1 with “The Boy I Almost Was” had to do with his Toronto concert performance on March 13, which was simply exceptional! There’s a fair bit of movement as we will likely have a new #1 in two weeks, and there are four debuts.
Check out information about my ONLINE RADIO SHOWS after the chart commentary below as they are directly tied in with this blog. As most of you know, I host 4 online radio shows – The Big 20, the all-Canadian The MAPL Tapes, 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, The MAPL Tapes, 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.
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That means “The Boy I Almost Was” (above) matches the three chart #1 run of “Friends Don’t” at the end of last year. And Alexander’s new single “Every Lifetime” (below) leaps 29-21 as well. It’s a song that would do well at Top 40 and AC radio, though does not seem to be marketed to radio for some reason.
Sombr likely has another #1 in his pocket in two weeks as “Homewrecker” glides 6-2.
Also looking good is “Better Off” by Will Swinton, which climbs 10-5 and is his third Top 5 entry. Will is performing at Lolloapalooza in Chicago this summer.
Two infectious songs in very different ways, Pacifica’s “Indie Boyz” (8-6, above) and “Bad” by N i G H T S (9-7, below), both secure new peak positions this week.
New to the Top 10 are the Caribbean-African fusion of “Tha Rizzla” by Italy’s Filippide (11-8, above), and worldwide breakout “Blink” by Corbyn Besson and Taiwanese vocalist TZUYU (14-10, below). The latter is Corbyn’s second Top 10 appearance following 2024’s “Panic” with NOTD (#6). He also got to #8 in 2021 as a member of Why Don’t We with “Fallin’ (Adrenaline)”, and then #5 in 2022 when the group teamed up with Jonas Blue on “Don’t Wake Me Up”.
“All The Things She Said” as recorded in dark, bass synth-drenched cover by UK producer Harrison, is so easy to get stuck in your head and it leaps 19-12.
Illenium’s heavy and cathartic “War” (with Lø Spirit) from his latest album Odyssey moves up 18-14.
The Fastest Riser on the chart is “To Love Somebody” (above) by UK singer and violinist Holly Humberstone, which soars 27-18. You can also check out her new single, “Cruel World”, the title track from her upcoming album, below.
Also making a nice jump is the pop bop “Sweet Love” (above) by Stephen Sanchez, which rises 26-20. Stephen also has a follow-up single out, “Love Love Love” (below), which is also the title of his upcoming album.
The Highest Debut belongs to singer and actor Tyler Hilton with “Texas” at #25. It becomes Tyler’s 10th chart entry but his first since 2012. He’s also due for a new solo album, which would be his first since 2019. He’s been recording and touring a lot with his “One Tree Hill” co-star Kate Voegele over the past few years.
Next at #26 is Toronto area indie rock band The James Clark Institute with “Reluctantly in Love”. The song bridges the post new wave sounds of Joe Jackson and Elvis Costello with fantastic wordsmithing from songwriter James. It’s produced by Moe Berg (The Pursuit of Happiness, Trans-Canada Highwaymen), who also oprovides the guitar solo at the start of the song.
At #27 is Midnight Til Morning with “Heart on Fire” from their album Afterglow. These four talented Australian and American guys, who were put together into the band through Netflix’s TV show “Building the Band”, have great chemistry, and the song is a refreshingly positive anthemic rocker.
The last new entry at #28 is “Perfect’s Overrated”, an uplifting pop/dance track by Czechia’s Nicola Nicoletti from his debut album Gilded, which is chock full of great songs.
ONLINE RADIO SHOWS
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 evening at 6 pm EST.
The MAPL Tapes offers the best of Canadian music past and present, and can be heard Mondays at 6pm EST.
My New Music Pick of the Week debuts each week on The Big 20. It airs more than 25 times during the week and you can view its schedule by clicking at the following link: Schedule.
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.
My Retro Pick of the Week airs each week on Russ Horton’s “Top 40 Timeline”, Saturdays at 4pm EST. You can view its schedule by going to the lower right corner of the home page of this blog.
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I’m featured Tuesdays between 7 and 7:30 pm EST with my Retro Pick of the Week on the live online radio show “The 3D Variety Show”, powered by www.xstreamrockradio.com with “The Musicman” James Rogers. I also join occasionally for looks at music from our past through some live segments.
Chicago’s Lake Online Radio now anchors Hunter Wilbur’s “Modern Hype” on Sundays at Midnight EST, which airs my New Music Pick of the Week. You can also hear the new music pick on Hunter’s other show Fridays at 8pm EST on “Hot Hits with Hunter” on UK station Dodge Radio.
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! Schedules are updated regularly.
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