These are the top 100 songs that are making gains at mid-month

Beyond Radio’s Trending 100, July 2021

1 ED SHEERAN Bad Habits

2 CHVRCHES f/ ROBERT SMITH How Not To Drown

3 LORDE Solar Power

4 DUA LIPA Love Again

5 IMAGINE DRAGONS Wrecked

6 DOJA CAT & THE WEEKEND You Right

7 MANESKIN I Wanna Be Your Slave

8 BASTILLE Distorted Light Beam

9 BIG RED MACHINE f/ TAYLOR SWIFT Renegade

10 BECKY HILL & DAVID GUETTA Remember

11 GANG OF YOUTHS The Angel of 8th Ave.

12 POPPY Her

13 MABEL Let Them Know

14 NATALIE IMBRUGLIA Build It Better

15 CALVIN HARRIS f/ TOM GRENNAN By Your Side

16 AVA MAX Everytime I Cry

17 MANESKIN Beggin’

18 THE VACCINES Back In Love City

19 SIGALA & RITA ORA You For Me

20 TYLER, THE CREATOR Wusyaname

21 MILEY CYRUS Nothing Else Matters

22 NOTHING BUT THIEVES Futureproof

23 JESSIE J I Want Love

24 INHALER It Won’t Always Be Like This

25 KELSEA BALLERINI f/ LANY I Quit Drinking

26 DOJA CAT f/ ARIANA GRANDE I Don’t Do Drugs

27 DOJA CAT Need To Know

28 MARINA Venus Fly Trap

29 BEABADOOBEE Cologne

30 RAYE Call On Me

31 JOURNEY The Way We Used To Be

32 TYLER, THE CREATOR Juggernaut

33 BILLIE EILISH NDA

34 TYLER, THE CREATOR Rise

35 MAJID JORDAN Waves Of Blue

36 DYNORO f/ 24GLDN Monsters

37 WITHIN TEMPTATION Shed My Skin

38 JOHN A Song For Those Who Speed In Built-Up Areas

39 PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING People, Let’s Dance

40 SAM FENDER Seventeen Going Under

41 DIANA ROSS Thank You

42 TYLER, THE CREATOR Hot Wind Blows

43 TYLER, THE CREATOR Corso

44 JORDAN DAVIS Buy Dirt

45 TENILLE ARTS Back Then, Right Now

46 DAVID GUETTA, MISTAJAM & JOHN NEWMAN If You Really Love Me (How Will I Know)

47 TYLER, THE CREATOR Lumberjack

48 LUKE HEMMINGS Starting Line

49 JONAS BROTHERS Remember This

50 MEGAN THEE STALLION Thot St**

51 YVES TUMOR Jackie

52 SHARON VAN ETTEN f/ ANGEL OLSEN Like I Used To

53 NATHAN EVANS Told You So

54 GARBAGE The Creeps

55 THE KID LAROI f/ JUSTION BIEBER Stay

56 TYLER, THE CREATOR Wilshire

57 BANKS The Devil

58 SAULT London Gangs

59 COLD WAR KIDS What You Say

60 MANESKIN Le Parole Lontane

61 FLORRIE Street Lights

62 EMMA-JEAN THACKRAY Say Something

63 THE WOMBATS Method To The Madness

64 CAPITAL THEATRE People

65 MAISIE PETERS Psycho

66 VISTAS Young Forever

67 HIPPO CAMPUS Bad Dream Baby

68 TENNIS SYSTEM Autophobia

69 JOHN MAYER Last Train Home

70 DELTA HEAVY & KOVEN Feel

71 TWICE Alcohol-Free

72 ELVIE SHANE My Boy

73 SNOH AALEGRA Lost You

74 LUCY DACUS Brando

75 TYLER, THE CREATOR Lemonhead

76 JOHN B Blue Eyeshadow

77 DOJA CAT Ain’t Shit

78 TURNSTILE Mystery

79 KIM WILDE & BOY GEORGE Shine On

80 NEEDTOBREATHE f/ CARRIE UNDERWOOD I Wanna Remember

81 WILLOW Lipstick

82 HRVY 1 Day 2 Nights

83 BLOOD RED SHOES A Little Love

84 PIP BLOM Keep It Together

85 MARSHMELLO f/ JONAS BROTHERS Leave Before You Love Me

86 JANELLE MONAE Stronger

87 MAGDALENA BAY Chaeri

88 SPIRITBOX Secret Garden

89 SHYGIRL f/ SLOWTHAI BDE

90 KRIS ALLEN Don’t Stop Dancing

91 BRANTLEY GILBERT f/ TOBY KEITH & HARDY The Worst Country Song Of All Time

92 RAUW ALEJANDRO Todo De Ti

93 MARY J. BLIGE Hourglass

94 FOO FIGHTERS Making A Fire

95 CARLY PEARCE Next Girl

96 DURAND JONES & THE INDICATIONS Witchoo

97 BRAVE GIRLS Chi Mat Ba Ram

98 YEARS & YEARS The Edge Of Glory

99 CHRIS MALINCHAK In My Eyes

100 ATLAS GENIUS Elegant Strangers

Beyond Radio’s Trending 100, May 2021

POS/ARTIST/SONG/BR250

1 JESSIE WARE Please 4

The songstress wasted no time replacing herself in the top 5 on the BR250. This new single will be included on the deluxe version of the album “What’s Your Pleasure?” in June called “Platinum Pleasure”. All of the top 3 trending songs have debuted in the top 25 on the BR250 this week. “Your Power” is Eilish’s third preview into her upcoming second album, “Happier Than Ever”, scheduled for a late July release. While Eilish talks about personal power, Coldplay is looking outward with their latest single.

2 BILLIE EILISH Your Power 20

3 COLDPLAY Higher Power 23

4 CHVRCHES He Said She Said 12

The next 3 songs come from different areas of the Alternative universe. Chvrches delivers reliable synth-pop, Wolf Alice return to the harder side of their sound with “Smile” and 26 years in, the Chemical Brothers continue to burn up the dancefloor on this simmering track. Their pinnacle for me was “Galvanize” in 2005, peaking at #3.

5 WOLF ALICE Smile 25

6 THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS The Darkness That You Fear 49

7 LITTLE MIX Confetti 56

Hit worthy Brits, both emanating from music competition shows, hold the next 2 spots. Since the release of the #1 “Cannonball” in 2011, the girl group Little Mix has churned out 26 top 20 singles in the UK. They were crowned the winners of the inaugural X Factor. Similarly in 2002, Will Young won the first Pop Idol crown and has laned 12 titles in the UK top 20, the last one was “Jealousy” in 2011.

8 WILL YOUNG Daniel 64

9 PINK All I Know So Far 70

Though the former 2 artists have had impressive careers in the UK, Pink is truly an international superstar. Her profile has been front and center over the past 6 months with collaborations with Keith Urban, Rag ‘n Bone Man and her daughter. On May 21 the documentary film “All I Know So Far” and the corresponding live album will be released. Her song that performed the best on my chart was my #2 song of the 2013/14 cycle, the ever so fun “Walk Of Shame”. It spent 8 weeks at #2 on my hcart, though both “Raise Your Glass’ and “Glitter in the Air” made it to #1.

10 LITTLE SIMZ Introvert 41

The British rapper and singer makes a nice splash onto the BR250, moving 276-41 this week, increasing her chart totals from 5 to 15. The instrumentation on this song has the feel of a James Bond theme.

11 GARBAGE No Gods No Masters 78

The seventh album of the same name by the ‘90s era Alt kingpins, will be released next month. The title song is their second to reach the top 100 with the lead track “The Men Who Rule The World” moving into the top 30 at #28. From Wikipedia, “This is our seventh record, the significant numerology of which affected the DNA of its content: the seven virtues, the seven sorrows, and the seven deadly sins,” singer Shirley Manson explained, describing No Gods No Masters as “a critique of the rise of capitalist short-sightedness, racism, sexism and misogyny across the world.”^[

12 DOJA CAT f/ SZA Kiss Me More 8

This song supposedly interpolates Olivia Newton-John’s “Physical”, but I have a hard time hearing it. Dua Lipa’s “Physical” also interpolates that song.

13 RINA SAWAYAMA f/ ELTON JOHN Chosen Family 50

Elton John is an unabashed fan of Sawayama and lends his pipes to this heartfelt ballad about finding your tribe, a true LGBTQ anthem.

14 NOEL GALLAGHER’S HIGH FLYING BIRDS We’re On Our Way Now 112

The former Oasis brother has a compilation album coming out next month, celebrating this band’s 10^th anniversary. In 2015 their song “The Ballad Of The Mighty I” was my #1 song of the year.

15 AFROJACK & DAVID GUETTA Hero 139

This collaboration between the Dutch and French producers sounds very 2012 to me, not necessarily a bad place to be.

16 ONEREPUBLIC Run 140

17 WILLOW f/ TRAVIS BARKER Transparant Soul 167

18 MACHINE GUN KELLY f/ KELLIN QUINN Love Race 176

19 KYLIE MINOGUE Dance Floor Darling 75

20 JAKE BUGG Lost 181

21 KINGS OF CONVENIENCE Rocky Trail 182

22 JACK SAVORETTI f/ NILE RODGERS Who’s Hurting Who 189

23 THE WEEKND f/ ARIANA GRANDE Save Your Tears 5

24 TEXAS Mr. Haze 42

25 COUNTING CROWS Elevator Boots 174

26 ROYAL BLOOD Boilermaker 24

27 ROYAL BLOOD Oblivion 200

28 MODEST MOUSE We Are Between 211

29 THE BLACK KEYS Crawling Kingsnake 65

30 MARINA Purge The Poison 26

31 SPORTS TEAM Happy (God’s Own Country) 196

32 RAG ‘N’ BONE MAN & PINK Anywhere Away From Here 45

33 TWENTY ONE PILOTS Shy Away 9

34 BEBE REXHA f/ TRAVIS BARKER Break My Heart Myself 274

35 PENDULUM Come Alive 94

36 PROSPA Want Need Love 275

37 BEN PLATT Imagine 203

38 MAJESTIC f/ BONEY M Rasputin 29

39 REGARD f/ TROYE SIVAN & TATE MCRAE You 35

40 ALICE MERTON Vertigo 38

41 ELLE KING & MIRANDA LAMBERT Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home) 44

42 NICK KAMEN Each Time You Break My Heart 295

43 SIXTH FLOOR MEMORIES Little Light 303

44 JUNGLE Keep Moving 31

45 GIRL IN RED Body And Mind 314

46 RUSS MILLIONS vs. TION WAYNE Body 321

47 KELSEA BALLERINI f/ KENNY CHESNEY Half Of My Hometown 66

48 JUSTIN BIEBER f/ DANIEL CAESAR & GIVEON Peaches 15

49 YOLA Diamond Studded Shoes 148

50 MARK KNIGHT & BEVERLEY KNIGHT f/ THE LONDON COMMUNITY GOSPEL CHOIR Everything’s Gonna Be Alright 353

51 LOLA LENNOX Wherever You Go 257

52 LIZ PHAIR Spanish Doors 249

53 SHIFT K3Y f/ TINASHE Love Line 363

54 THE WALLFLOWERS Roots And Wings 169

55 CHEVELLE Mars Simula 306

56 SON MIEUX Drive 377

57 WEEZER I Need Some Of That 194

58 HARD FEELINGS Holding On Too Long 383

59 VHS COLLECTION The Dark 385

60 THE PROTOTYPES Reason 289

61 SQUID Pamphlets 398

62 BANNERS If I Don’t Have You 357

63 IMANBEK f/ SEAN PAUL & SOFIA REYES Danicng On Dangerous 399

64 ASHE & FINNEAS Till Forever Falls Apart 69

65 LIGHT THE TORCH Wilting In The Light 350

66 DREAMERS Palm Reader 322

67 PAUL YOUNG & LOS PACAMINOS Prarie Serenade 429

68 EVE 6 Can We Combine 435

69 TWENTY ONE PILOTS Choker 454

70 ANNIE American Cars 456

71 BEBE REXHA f/ LIL UZI VERT Die For A Man 457

72 FRANK TURNER The Gathering 459

73 KATY PERRY Cry About It Later 178

74 THE STRUTS f/ PARIS JACKSON Low Key In Love 213

75 LITTLE SIMZ f/ CLEO SOL Woman 477

76 JOHN GRANT Boy From Michigan 484

77 MONOLINK The Prey 490

78 MEG MYERS The Underground 47

79 TINA ARENA Church 492

80 NICK KAMEN I Promise Myself 494

81 DIGITAL FARM ANIMALS Last Night 504

82 RYAN ADAMS Do Not Disturb 518

83 CLEOPATRICK Family Van 520

84 JORJA SMITH Gone 425

85 MICK JAGGER f/ DAVE GROHL Eazy Sleazy 89

86 GIRL IN RED Serotonin 103

87 DAVID GUETTA Get Together 527

88 DAYTIME TV Zombie 406

89 FRANK CARTER & THE RATTLESNAKES My Town 532

90 EASY LIFE Skeletons 380

91 BROCKHAMPTON Chain On 536

92 ANDERSON EAST Madelyn 277

93 M-22 Gravity 267

94 INDIA JORDAN For You 349

95 IMANBEK f/ CHER LLOYD Baddest 560

96 FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Darkness Settles In 561

97 VAN MORRISON Only A Song 564

98 ILSE DELANGE I will Help You 569

99 TRAMPOLENE Oh Lover 578

100 GARBAGE The Men Who Rule The World 28

Not a lot to say this month. I’ve been working on a very important and personal podcast episode the last couple of weeks. It was released April 17.

Beyond Radio’s Trending 100, April 2021

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POS/ARTIST/SONG

1 LIL NAS X Montero (Call Me By Your Name)

Good for Lil Nas X not shying away from his sexuality on this tune, the sub-title a reference the 2017 LGBTQ movie and 2007 novel. The song debuted at #1 on the Hot 100 and has gone to #1 all around the world. The video is quite a thing, though I suppose no worse that Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion. I’ll let you find it on your own.

2 OLIVIA RODRIGO Deja Vu

Rodrigo stills seems to be angry at her ex but at least the song isn’t a complete rehash of “Drivers License”. I like the interesting instrumentation and it feels like because of that it could have more staying power, at least for me. ‘License’ moved up and down my chart very quickly.

3 LAURA MVULA Church Girl

4 YEARS & YEARS Starstruck

5 ROYAL BLOOD Limbo

6 GARBAGE The Men Who Rule The World

7 JUSTIN BIEBER f/ DANIEL CAESAR & GIVEON Peaches

8 IMAGINE DRAGONS Follow You

9 BRUNO MARS, ANDERSON.PAAK & SILK SONIC Leave The Door Open

10 BEABADOOBEE Last Day On Earth

11 DEMI LOVATO f/ ARIAN GRANDE Met Him Last Night

12 BECKY HILL Last Time

13 MILEY CYRUS Angels Like You

14 FRED AGAIN… Marea (We’ve Lost Dancing)

15 TWENTY-ONE PILOTS Shy Away

16 JAPANESE BREAKFAST Be Sweet

17 ROSE On The Ground

18 DEMI LOVATO Dancing With The Devil

19 DESTINY Je Me Casse

20 LONDON GRAMMAR How Does It Feel

21 MIMI WEBB Good Without

22 MASKED WOLF Astronaut in The Ocean

23 EVERYTHING EVERYTHING Supernormal

24 JODIE HARSH My House

25 INHALER Cheer Up Baby

26 JUNGLE Keep Moving

27 BLACK MIDI John L

28 TOM ODELL Monster

29 WOLF ALICE The Last Man On Earth

30 ALL TIME LOW Once In A Lifetime

31 BROCKHAMPTON Count On Me

32 LANA DEL REY Tulsa Jesus Freak

33 JULIA MICHAELS All Your Exes

34 RISE AGAINST Nowhere Generation

35 RAG ‘N’ BONE MAN & PINK Anywhere Away From Here

36 THE JOY FORMIDABLE Into The Blue

37 TAYLOR ACORN True Crime

38 FRANKY WAH Not In Love

39 BEACHY HEAD Destroy Us

40 ST. VINCENT The Melting Of The Sun

41 PHANTOM WAVE Depth Charge

42 BARBARA PRAVI Voila

43 LIFEHOUSE Cut & Run

44 JORJA SMITH Addicted

45 MAMMOTH WVH Don’t Back Down

46 DAUGHTRY Heavy Is The Crown

47 TWIN XL Slow Heart

48 CLEOPATRICK The Drake

49 TAYLOR SWIFT Seven

50 GABRIELLE Can’t Hurry Love

51 KSI f/ YUNGBLUD & POLO G Patience

52 EVANESCENCE Better Without You

53 SQUID Paddling

54 FOXES Dance

55 DADI FREYR 10 Years

56 MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA Keel Timing

57 FOO FIGHTERS Making A Fire

58 OF MONSTERS AND MEN Destroyer

59 REBECCA FERGUSON f/ NILE RODGERS No Words Needed

60 AJA Red Button

61 THE SNUTS Glasgow

62 DOJA CAT f/ SZA Kiss Me More

63 MEG MYERS The Underground

64 ALMOST MONDAY Live Forever

65 JOHN COGHLAN’S QUO No Return

66 TAYLOR SWIFT f/ MAREN MORRIS You All Over Me

67 STEFANIA Last Dance

68 TEXAS Mr. Haze

69 BEN HOWARD Sorry Kid

70 GIVEON Heartbreak Anniversary

71 BREE RUNWAY Hot Hot

72 LANA DEL REY Wild At Heart

73 THE BAND CAMINO 1 Last Cigarette

74 KYLIE MINOGUE Dance Floor Darling

75 DEMI LOVATO The Art Of Starting Over

76 NATHAN DAWE Way Too Long

77 NOIZU Summer 91

78 ARTBAT & SAILOR & I Best Of Me

79 ROSE Gone

80 GARY NUMAN Saints And Liars

81 BROCKHAMPTON f/ DANNY BROWN Buzzcut

82 THE VIOLENT Impression

83 DEMI LOVATO Melon Cake

84 WILL SPARKS Stand By Me

85 PANAMA WEDDING Fly To Panama

86 HUNTER HAYES The One That Got Away

87 SUPER-HI & NEEKA Following The Sun

88 DUA LIPA Love Again

89 AGAINST THE CURRENT Weapon

90 EMMA WHITE Thirties

91 NICK JONAS This Is Heaven

92 DOVE CAMERON LazyBaby

93 DUA LIPA Don’t Start Now

94 BLIND CHANNEL Dark Side

95 SELENA GOMEZ Baila Conmigo

96 MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA Bed Head

97 BEACH BUNNY Cloud 9

98 EVGENY LEBEDEV Digital Odyssey

99 RICK ASTLEY Unwanted

100 LESLEY ROY Maps

Beyond Radio’s Trending 100, March 2021

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1 WOLF ALICE The Last Man On Earth

In a big surprise to me Wolf Alice crash onto the BR250 at #16 on the strength of 23 adds. This is a much more subdued song then their biggest hit, 2014’s “Moaning Lisa Smile”.

2 BRUNO MARS, ANDERSON.PAAK & SILK SONIC Leave The Door Open

Hot off their Grammy performance this retro homage also debuts high on the BR250 at #25. Fully 12 titles debut in the top 100 from outside the top 250 this week and 74 songs make their debut on the BR250. Not sure if that is a record but it certainly seems like a spring cleaning.

3 JOEL CORRY f/ RAYE & DAVID GUETTA Bed

The third out of the box entry on the BR250 at #30, this track could follow Corry’s “Head & Heart” into the top 10. He was featured on the British version of “Jersey Shore” called “Geordie Shore” between 2011-13.

4 DUA LIPA We’re Good

I was disappointed that Lipa did not win Album of the Year at the Grammys but at least she won Pop Vocal Album. I thought this could compete for #1 on the BR250 this week but it only managed to reach #5. “Drivers License” is already losing ground so on the next chart it’s anyone’s guess.

5 JUSTIN BIEBER Hold On

6 NICK JONAS This Is Heaven

Two more out the box entries at #55 and #58 on the BR250, both songs reference heaven, for Bieber it’s not too far away and for Jonas, he has found it. Both have a light groove with Bieber winning the race at radio so far. Jonas is also on the Trending chart at #36 with “Spaceman”. He also just got some exposure announcing the Oscar nominations with his wife this morning.

7 MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA Bed Head

The word bed gets a second appearance in the top 10 on Trending and I’m sure the large bed Cardi B was upon at last night’s Grammy awards is trending somewhere else. This is an excellent, percolating track from the Atlanta band’s upcoming sixth album “The Million Masks Of God”, due for release at the end of April. Tis will likely be the band’s second song to reach my top 10. “I’ve Got Friends” reached #2 on my chart in early 2010.

8 AVA MAX My Head & My Heart

This song is currently in the Pop top 15 in the States and top 5 in Britain. 20 years ago the song “Around The World (La La La La La)”, from which this song was born, also made the Pop top 15 and was a major international hit.

9 STEPS & MICHELLE VISAGE Heartbreak In This City

Visage has been a part of Rupaul’s Drag Race franchise since 2011 and 30 years ago was a member of the girl group trio Seduction, who scored 4 top 25 singles on the Hot 100 including the #2 “Two To Make It Right”. Debuting at #68 on the BR250 this week, this could be Steps 4^th top 25 on the chart.

10 ZARA LARSSON Look What You’ve Done

Last week Larsson released the album “Poster Girl” which includes 6 singles she released from 2018 through early this year. Debuting at #56 this album track has performed better on the BR250 than all the singles except “Ruin My Life” which reached #42. She also appears at #95 Trending with “Need Someone”.

11 ELLA HENDERSON & TOM GRENNAN Let’s Go Home Together

Another top 5 UK track, both artists now have 2 top 40 hits on the BR250. Henderson peaked at #38 last year with “Take Care Of Me” and Grennan moves up to #23 this week with “Little Bit Of Love”.

12 PAUL WOOLFORD f/ AMBER MARK Heat

13 PURPLE DISCO MACHINE & MOSS KENA & THE KNOCKS Fireworks

These two DJ/producers have come off a pair of big international hits. Woolford reached #57 on the BR 250 with “Looking For Me” last fall and Purple Disco Machine’s “Hypnotized” has been in and out of the BR250 numerous times over the last year, reaching as high as #49. Both have made the European top 25.

14 BEBE REXHA Sacrifice

15 CONAN GRAY Overdrive

These two songs are currently getting traction at Pop radio. Rexha started out as a songwriter and has reached the top 10 on the Hot 100 three times via collaborations with G-Eazy, David Guetta, and Florida Georgia Line. Gray started out as a YouTube personality and has been improving over the last three BR250 entries, this being his first to hit the top 100, currently #72.

16 DJ SNAKE F/ SELENA GOMEZ Selfish Love

17 POST MALONE Only Wanna Be With You

18 ELENA TSAGRINOU El Diablo

19 ST. VINCENT Pay Your Way In Pain

20 KERO KERO BONITO The Princess And The Clock

21 THE OFFSPRING Let The Bad Times Roll

22 KALI UCHIS Telepatia

23 THE REYTONS Broke Boys Cartel

24 MAROON 5 f/ MEGAN THEE STALLION Beautiful Mistakes

25 KINGS OF LEON Echoing

26 GREEN DAY Here Comes The Shock

27 HAIM f/ TAYLOR SWIFT Gasoline

28 PINK & WILLOW SAGE HART Cover Me In Sunshine

29 RAG ‘N’ BONE MAN All You Ever Wanted

30 GO_A Shum

31 ERIC SAADE Every Minute

32 THE STRUMBELLAS Greatest Enemy

33 MAJESTIC f/ BONEY M Rasputin

34 DOTTER Little Tot

35 ALANIS MORISETTE Predator

36 NICK JONAS Spaceman

37 HOOVERPHONIC The Wrong Place

38 AMY MACDONALD Statues

39 NONAME Rainforest

40 LORD HURON Not Dead Yet

41 MAISIE PETERS John Hughes Movie

42 JAPANESE BREAKFAST Be Sweet

43 JAMES ARTHUR Medicine

44 SURF MESA f/ MADISON BEER Carried Away

45 GENDER ROLES Dead Or Alive

46 LAURA MVULA Safe Passage

47 JANE WEAVER Heartlow

48 SG LEWIS f/ NILE RODGERS One More

49 FRANKY WAH Should Have Seen It Coming

50 ALBA AUGUST Lights

51 ELLE KING & MIRANDA LAMBERT Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)

52 MAT KEARNEY Can’t Look Back

53 FRATELLIS Need A Little Love

54 NO ROME f/CHARLI XCX & THE 1975 Spinning

55 JAMES All The Colours Of You

56 FRANCES FOREVER Space Girl

57 THE HAUNTED YOUTH Teen Rebel

58 JESSIE WARE Remember Where You Are

59 TIGERCUB Beauty

60 LIL TJAY & 6LACK Calling My Phone

61 PAUL WELLER Cosmic Fringes

62 AFI Looking Tragic

63 ERIC CHURCH Hell Of A View

64 RICHARD ASHCROFT Bring On The Lucie (Freeda Peeple)

65 RINSE Tamaryn (Wherever I Am)

66 SASH! f/ SHAYNE WARD Coming Home

67 JESS MOSKALUKE Leave Each Other Alone

68 AJR Way Less Sad

69 MARTIN GARRIX f/ TOVE LO Pressure

70 BILLY NOMATES Heels

71 CROWDED HOUSE To The Island

72 BROTHERS OSBORNE All Night

73 RAYLEE Hero

74 CRISTOPH vs FRANK WAH vs ARTCHE The World You See

75 AJ TRACEY Anxious

76 VAMPIRE MONEY Outcast Club

77 THE CHAIN GANG OF 1974 Distorted (By You)

78 GRIFF Black Hole

79 BABY QUEEN These Drugs

80 ALBINA Tick Tock

81 GORGON CITY You’ve Done Enough

82 ALFIE TEMPLEMAN Everybody’s Gonna Love Somebody

83 DEATH FROM ABOVE 1979 One + One

84 DAYGLOW Close To You

85 ANTON EWALD New Religion

86 PALE WAVES Fall To Pieces

87 OLIVER HELDENS Never Look Back

88 SIR CHLOE Michelle

89 CASSANDRA JENKINS Hard Drive

90 J.I.D. Skegee

91 ASPYER Symphony

92 DUNCAN LAURENCE Arcade

93 BLACK HONEY Disinfect

94 NAVOS Believe Me

95 ZARA LARSSON Need Someone

96 CAM The Otherside

97 MCFLY You’re Not Special

98 ASHNIKKO f/ KELIS Deal With It

99 RITON & NIGHTCRAWLERS Friday

100 CASH CASH f/ WIZ KHALIFA & LUKAS GRAHAM Too Late

Beyond Radio’s Trending 100, February 2021

Beyond Radio’s Trending 100, January 2021

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POS/ARTIST/SONG/# ON BR250/POINTS

1 ED SHEERAN Afterglow 10 1887.05

Supposedly this sparse acoustic ballad is not the first single from his next album, just a one off for his fans. That didn’t stop it from going to #2 in the UK and in the top 20 on pop radio in the U.S.

2 JUSTIN BIEBER Anyone 25 1833.7

Bieber is pulling a Grande with 3 songs in the U.S. Pop top 20, 2 of those in the top 5 this week. This latest track is one I can give some time to. A far cry from the atrociousness of “Yummy”. This one has a light retro groove.

3 KYLIE MINOGUE & DUA LIPA Real Groove 12 1585.35

Dua Lipa’s vocal on this is really only a slight enhancement to the song, an unassuming disco nugget.

4 HARRY STYLES Treat People With Kindness 41 1512.3

I’m in love with the video to this song and feel it should be the motto for 2021. Last winter the peaked at #141 on te BR250 and this week jumps in at #41, giving Styles a 6^th top 50 on the chart from the album “Fine Line”. The album ended up as the #4 album of the year on the Billboard 200.

5 FOO FIGHTERS No Son Of Mine 42 1495.7

After the left field “Shame Shame”, Dave Grohl treats his audience to a solid rocker that stampedes through it’s 3 and half minutes. The background vocals provide a certain eeriness. For a nearly 30 year old band, they hardly ever disappoint.

6 TAYLOR SWIFT f/ HAIM No Body, No Crime 16 1224.7

A murder ballad from Taylor Swift. After her trail of ex-boyfriends, it doesn’t surprise me. Nor does the fact that she has 5 songs in the Trending 100 this month.

7 KINGS OF LEON The Bandit 66 1105.4

It’s been more than 4 years since the last Kings Of Leon album. Sounds like just where they left off. A rootsy alt-rocker with that distinctive voice.

8 THE WEEKND Save Your Tears 2 1050.05

This song has me going ho hum. This seems like a song that will stall out quickly.

9 SZA Good Days 105 856.9

This trance-y song features Jacob Collier who is up for album of the year at the Grammys. He has already won 4 Grammys for arranging including a whacked-out version of the “Flintstones” theme in 2017.

10 GWEN STEFANI Let Me Reintroduce Myself 14 843.15

Kind of an adorable, tongue in cheek song, especially the video.

11 TAYLOR SWIFT Willow 6 777.95

12 COLDPLAY Flags 89 769.1

The latest non-energetic single from Coldplay is said to be, according to Wikipedia, a bonus track on the Japanese version of the album.

13 PAUL MCCARTNEY Find My Way 53 735.2

McCartney’s album McCartney III, on which he played all the instruments, was a UK #1 and Stateside #2 album. His fellow Beatles band-mate, Ringo Starr, is also on the trending chart this month at #26.

14 TEENAGE WRIST Taste Of Gasoline 49 721.8

Tis L.A. alt-rock duo has had a good run on the BR250 in the last 18 months. This is their 4^th song to reach the top 100 and second to reach the top 50. They just released another single “Yellowbelly”. ‘Gasoline’, while still featuring a shoegaze gauze, is the most pop-oriented song by them that I have heard.

15 CHEVELLE Self Destructor 170 592.8

This Illinois band has amassed 24 Rock top 40 songs since 1999 with 5 #1’s and 14 top 10’s.

16 MILEY CYRUS f/ DUA LIPA Prisoner 1 588.95

17 CELESTE Love Is Back 174 574.6

18 THE AVALANCHES f/ MGMT & JOHNNY MARR The Divine Chord 32 558.7

19 PALE WAVES She’s My Religion 117 541.3

20 LONDON GRAMMAR Lose Your Head 223 491.8

21 TROYE SIVAN & KACEY MUSGRAVES f/ MARK RONSON Easy 44 478.75

22 HVME Goosebumps 137 460.9

23 BUGS Old Youth Feeling 213 429.8

24 BOOTCHY TEMPLE Lost Future 205 400

25 LOLA LENNOX La La Love Me 301 374

26 RINGO STARR Here’s To The Nights 319 351.4

27 SEGA BODEGA f/ LAPSLEY Make U Stay 325 347

28 DIERKS BENTLEY Gone 113 336.3

29 GRETA VAN FLEET Age Of Machine 233 336.2

30 GEORGIA Running Up That Hill 180 334

31 LIFE ON VENUS Everything Ends Here 343 332.2

32 SPIRITBOX Constance 256 322.8

33 TAYLOR SWIFT Marjorie 231 317.7

34 GRIFF Love Is A Compass 257 313

35 IMANBEK & GOODBOYS Goodbye 377 309.4

36 PLAYBOI CARTI New N3on 380 309

37 BIIG PIIG Feels Right 272 308

38 WITHIN TEMPTATION The Purge 92 290.05

39 GABRIELS Love And Hate In A Different Time 224 289.6

40 YOU ME AT SIX Suckapunch 91 273.8

41 DUA LIPA Hallucinate 119 270.95

42 CHRIS CORNELL Watching The Wheels 100 270.75

43 JOJO MASON The Gift 394 268.8

44 THE KNOCKS f/ FOSTER THE PEOPLE All About You 38 267.2

45 ROOSEVELT Strangers 339 266.4

46 DURAN DURAN Five Years 471 264.8

47 LAINEY WILSON Things A Man Oughta Know 313 263.6

48 MAMMOTH WVH Distance 52 257.2

49 ALY & AJ Potential Breakup Song (2020) 486 256.2

50 SPARKS iPhone 488 256

51 TAYLOR SWIFT Champagne Problems 293 254.8

52 HANSON Nothing Like A Love Song 88 252.8

53 KIAN Sunbeam 502 252.6

54 SMITH & BURROWS Parliament Hill 508 251.4

55 PUNCTUAL I Don’t Wanna Know 513 250

56 PALAYE ROYALE Black Sheep 522 248.6

57 COCO & THE BUTTERFIELDS Night Avenue 527 247.4

58 INGRID ANDRESS Lady Like 153 246.6

59 AMY MACDONALD Fire 281 245

60 ARLO PARKS Caroline 144 244.6

61 LIAM GALLAGHER All You’re Dreaming Of 21 237.55

62 TOM GRENNEN Little Bit Of Love 571 232.6

63 DARKSIDE Liberty Bell 579 228.6

64 BEARS IN TREES Ibuprofen 581 228.4

65 ASHLEY MCBRYDE Martha Divine 217 225.8

66 THOM YORKE, BURIAL & FOUR TET Her Revolution 194 224.2

67 TAYLOR SWIFT Ivy 479 221.5

68 ADRIANNA LENKER Anything 351 220.8

69 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Ghosts 106 218.6

70 BARRY GIBB f/ DOLLY PARTON Words 624 214.6

71 NEWDAD I Don’t Recognise 634 210.6

72 WHY DON’T WE Slow Down 541 209.6

73 NOTHING NOWHERE Fake Friend 638 209.4

74 YOU ME AT SIX Adrenaline 640 209.2

75 PAULA, POVOA & JERGE Primavera 142 206.75

76 JENNY LEWIS & SERENGETI Unblu 648 206.4

77 TIGERS JAW Lemon Mouth 424 205

78 TREY LEWIS Dicked Down In Dallas 384 204

79 ALL TIME LOW f/ BLACKBEAR & DEMI LOVATO Monsters 39 203.05

80 BLACK STONE CHERRY Again 130 202.1

81 BADBADNOTGOOD The Chocolate Conquistadors 662 202

82 BIFFY CLYRO Weird Leisure 553 200.4

83 IDLES War 374 200

84 THE MODERN Baby, It’s You 717 200

85 IST IST Black 718 200

86 BIG BOI f/ SLEEPY BROWN Can’t Sleep 719 200

87 J GRGRY Don’t Ever Give Up 720 200

88 MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE Famous Last Words 721 200

89 MANDELBRO Loser 722 200

90 THE STROKES Not The Same Anymore 723 200

91 50 CENT, NLE CHOPA & RILEYY LANEZ Part Of The Game 724 200

92 LORRAINE ELLISON Stay With Me (Baby) 725 200

93 ARCADE STATE The Rabbit Hole 726 200

94 JENNIFER LOPEZ In The Morning 131 199.25

95 SHAME Nigel Hitter 732 198.6

96 MOON FEVER Cocaine 734 197.6

97 YVES TUMOR Kerosene 735 197.6

98 24KGOLDN & DABABY Coco 264 197.35

99 MAGIC GANG Make Time For Change 363 196

100 THOM YORKE, BURIAL & FOUR TET His Rope 328 194

These are the top 100 songs that are making gains at mid-month

December 2020

POS/ARTIST/SONG/POS ON BR250/POINTS

1 MILEY CYRUS f/ DUA LIPA Prisoner 6 2233.75

Who didn’t think that this collaboration would top the trending chart? It’s already #1 in airplay in the UK and in the Pop top 25 in the States. Cyrus is going on 4 months at the top of the BR250 with “Midnight Sky” and Lipa is by far the biggest artist here this year. With Miley’s album release, 5 titles make the Trending Top 100. Her duet with Billy Idol, “Night Crawling”, comes in at #9 and another ‘80s icon, Joan Jett, shows up with her at #82 with “Bad Karma”.

2 RINA SAWAYAMA Lucid 65 1113.6

A new addition to the deluxe version of her album “Sawayama” that was released on November 25. A strong out the box debut on the BR250 at #65 means the song has potential to surpass “XS” and reach the top 25. That song peaked at #32 earlier this year. This one is a pure pop nugget produced by Bloodpop who also was behind Lady Gaga’s “Chromatica”.

3 BILLIE EILISH Therefore I Am 12 1055.3

#2 in both the UK and the U.S. This is her fourth top 20 in 2020.

4 THE WEEKND Save Your Tears 16 1026.85

He is definitely in an ‘80s mode on this synth-y track. Top 30 airplay on both sides of the Atlantic. But can any song of his keep them from playing “Blinding Lights”?

5 FOO FIGHTERS Shame Shame 7 1014.45

A different direction and a cool vibe to this #1 Rock tune from their upcoming tenth studio album.

6 BRITNEY SPEARS Swimming In The Stars 87 949.7

Interesting that Spears re-issued her 2016 album “Glory” twice this year. “Mood Ring” made it to #43 on the BR250 earlier in 2020. This one was released to coincide with her 39^th birthday. Another track “Matches”, is a collaboration with Backstreet Boys.

7 LIAM GALLAGHER All You’re Dreaming Of 73 902.5

A charity single for Action For Children UK, timed well as the Oasis song “Stop Crying Your Heart Out” was just a UK top 10 by the BBC Children In Need Allstars. Around since 1980, the BBC charity has been releasing a single every year since 1985.

8 PALE WAVES Change 44 878.8

This is the most straightforward Pop song the UK group has done. This has bested the #89 peak of 2018’s “Eighteen”.

9 MILEY CYRUS f/ BILLY IDOL Night Crawling 101 854.3

10 MARIAH CAREY f/ ARIANA GRANDE & JENNIFER HUDSON Oh Santa! 105 846.55

From Mariah’s Christmas special, I don’t think this can usurp “All I Want For Christmas Is You”, which is #1 on the Hot 100 again and probably would have been #1 every year if the Billboard rules allowed it all along.

11 THE BLEACHERS f/ BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Chinatown 68 821.25

12 SAM FENDER Winter Song 116 807.5

13 MARINA Man’s World 24 805.1

14 AVA MAX My Head & My Heart 29 803.75

15 NATHAN DAWE f/ LITTLE MIX No Time For Tears 96 776.1

16 SYSTEM OF A DOWN Protect the Land 17 737.1

17 MAMMOTH WVH Distance 119 689.7

18 SHANE CODD Get Out Of My Head 35 679.15

19 STEPS Something In Your Eyes 13 663.4

20 PROSPA The Thrill 115 662.2

21 SHAWN MENDES & JUSTIN BIEBER Monster 75 660.9

22 ERIC PRYDZ NOPUS 97 630

23 KENNYHOOPLA f/ TRAVIS BARKER Estella 172 521.25

24 CELESTE A Little Love 91 475.7

25 LP How Low Can You Go 232 471.8

26 MAXIMO PARK I Don’t Know What I’m Doing 235 463.2

27 BEVERLEY KNIGHT A Christmas Wish (The Theme To The Loss Adjuster) 242 457.8

28 TEENAGE WRIST Earth Is A Black Hole 47 447.6

29 MILEY CYRUS Angels Like You 255 434

30 ROXETTE Piece Of Cake 225 429.4

31 KING PRINCESS Pain 260 425.6

32 BICEP Saku 269 418

33 LIL NAS X Holiday 100 412.85

34 RINSE f/ HATCHIE Back Into Your Arms 233 407.4

35 ALANIS MORISETTE Happy X-mas (War Is Over) 278 403

36 BICEP Apricots 59 391.5

37 WORKING MEN’S CLUB John Cooper Clarke 166 390

38 ERIC CHURCH Hell Of A View 92 386.5

39 AC/DC Realize 80 381.7

40 TAYLOR SWIFT Willow 297 378.2

41 MOLLY AND THE KRELLS Expectations 303 375

42 THE FROCK DESTROYERS Her Majesty 304 375

43 JAKE BUGG All I Need 54 369.9

44 SOFT BLUE SHIMMER Cherry-Cola Abyss 311 369

45 ARLO PARKS Caroline 323 360.2

46 THOMAS RHETT What’s Your Country Song? 85 359

47 YUNGBLUD Mars 333 354.6

48 CODY JOHNSON & REBA MCINTIRE Dear Rodeo 222 343.65

49 MARIAH CAREY All I Want For Christmas Is You 186 340.45

50 WHAM Last Christmas 357 334.95

51 QUANTIC Theme From Selva 366 331

52 GIRL IN RED Two Queens in a King Size Bed 378 324

53 PALOMA FAITH & GREGORY PORTER Christmas Prayer 384 322

54 JENNIFER LOPEZ In The Morning 386 320.6

55 DES ROCS This Is Our Life 314 318.6

56 THE KID LAROI So Done 148 317.4

57 PUSCIFER Fake Affront 396 314.8

58 THE PALE WHITE Glue 336 314.4

59 SAULT Free 171 310

60 RADKEY Underground 409 308.2

61 CAMELPHAT Easier 334 298.9

62 SHAME Water In The Well 432 294

63 EVANESCENCE Yeah Right 436 292.8

64 YOU ME AT SIX Suckapunch 450 285.8

65 THE ANCHOREES Show Your Face 456 282.6

66 BLACK VEIL BRIDES Scarlet Cross 485 272.4

67 BRING ME THE HORIZON Teardrops 22 272.05

68 LAVENDER BLUSH Oh Anna 487 272

69 MID CITY Good For It 490 270.2

70 DALLAS SMITH Classic 210 269.6

71 RAYE f/ RUDIMENTAL Regardless 227 263.6

72 PARIS JACKSON Let Down 82 255.9

73 THE KID LAROI Without You 530 255.6

74 DELTA GOODREM Only Santa Knows 531 255

75 CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH Thousand Oaks 335 252.4

76 TEN TONNES Girl Are You Lonely Like Me? 540 252.4

77 KID BLOOM Hold In, Hold On 541 252

78 STEPS To The Beat Of My Heart 542 252

79 AARON FRAZER Over You 423 250.2

80 JADE BIRD Headstart 93 248.8

81 TWIN WILD Fumes 555 247

82 MILEY CYRUS f/ JOAN JETT Bad Karma 559 246

83 KELLY CLARKSON & BRETT ELDREDGE Under The Mistletoe 488 244.55

84 ALT FICTON Can’t Get It Right 566 243.8

85 DOGBAR CINEMA Bridge Too Far 294 242

86 ARAB STRAP Compersion Pt. 1 581 237.6

87 THE CRIBS Siren Sing-Along 589 235.6

88 BLOSSOMS Christmas Eve 437 233

89 JASON DERULO Love Not War (The Tampa Beat) 568 228.4

90 CLAIRO Sofia 46 228.2

91 CHRIS STAPLETON Starting Over 21 228

92 LIMAHL One Wish For Christmas 610 226

93 MILEY CYRUS WTF Do I Know 624 222.5

94 DOLLARS FOR DEADBEATS Gondola Rules 631 220

95 BEN HEMSLEY Please Playboy 636 219.2

96 WHY DON’T WE Lotus Inn 642 218

97 LIONVILLE I’ll Never Give My Heart Away 484 214

98 BABY STRANGE More! More! More! 661 214

99 GRAHAM GOULDMAN That’s Love Right There 504 212.2

100 ROBBIE WILLIAMS Can’t Stop Christmas 665 212.15

November 2020

POS/ARTIST/SONG/POS ON BR250/POINTS

1 ARIANA GRANDE Positions 7 3175.35

No surprise that Grande dominates the November trending chart as “Positions” debuted at #1 on the Hot 100 and the UK singles chart. In addition, the album also topped the chart in both countries. 7 of the tracks from the album also make the trending chart though I feel she performed better with “Thank You, Next”.

2 HARRY STYLES Golden 8 3135.25

5 singles in and Styles is still breaking into the BR250 top 10, the song moved 124-8 on the current chart. 4 of those have reached the top 10 (“Falling” only peaking at #16), while a sixth track, “Treat People With Kindness”, spent some time on the BR250 earlier this year as well. “Golden” is top Pop 20 in the States and top 10 in airplay in the UK.

3 LITTLE MIX Sweet Melody 17 2120.6

The third single from the just released #3 UK album “Confetti” gives the girl group their best showing on the BR250 this year, debuting at #17. The song is their 16^th UK top 10 single since 2011.

4 STEPS Something In Your Eyes 33 1702.6

The title track to the UK co-ed group, “What The Future Holds” slides from its peak of #18 on the BR250 this week while the third preview into the album debuts at #33. During their initial run on the UK charts between 1997-2001 they scored 14 UK top 10’s, 7 of those reaching the top 2.

5 BRING ME THE HORIZON Teardrops 79 1142.7

These alt-metal lads just came in at #5 on the UK album chart with “Post Human: Survival Horror”, supposedly the first of 4 EP’s to feature the post human moniker. The 4 preview singles all have reached the BR250’s top 100 with the sonic stew “Parasite Eve” making it all the way to #12.

6 MEDUZA f/ DERMOT KENNEDY Paradise 104 948.6

Irish singer Dermot Kennedy follows his UK top 5 and European top 20 single “Giants” a collaboration with this Italian production team. Last year Meduza had 2 songs make the top 50 on the BP250, “Piece of Your Heart” at #42 and “Lose Control” featuring Becky Hill at #28. Hill herself moves in the BR250 top 50 this week with “Space”, up 104-46.

7 KYLIE MINOGUE I Love It 54 1407.1

Superstar Minogue debuted at #1 in the UK and in Australia (and #25 in the States) with her fifteenth album “Disco”. Both “Say Something” and “Magic” are still in the top 25 on the main chart, with “I Love It” clocking in at #54 in it’s first week in the top 100.

8 JAX JONES f/ AU/RA I Miss You 31 1771.65

The English DJ has his best showing in 2020 with his new single. He has reached as high as #12 on the BR250 with last year’s “Play”.

9 DUA LIPA & ANGELE Fever 117 855.4

As if Lipa needed another song to add to her 2020 war chest, this is the tenth song to make the BR250 this year. The song reached #2 in France and #1 in Angele’s homeland of Belgium.

10 PALOMA FAITH Gold 124 834.8

Faith’s fifth album “Infinite Things” was released this past Friday. The lead single “Better Than This” has been in the BR250 top 100 for last 2 months, peaking at #55. This mid-tempo song puts her in Sia territory.

11 ARIANA GRANDE 34 + 35 141 789.45

Racy is the best way to describe this song that is following “Positions” up the Pop top 30 in the U.S.

12 GORILLAZ f/ BECK The Valley Of The Pagans 102 951.6

Finally, a fun and funky song from Damon Alban’s “Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez”. They have been releasing a single a month (except March) this year, corresponding with their web series.

13 THE AVALANCHES f/ LEON BRIDGES & ALAN PARSON PROJECT Interstellar Love 167 705.2

This Australian electronic duo may be even more left field than the Gorillaz. Their soundscape is all over the place. This song which samples “Eye In The Sky” is certainly one of their most accessible offerings.

14 SYSTEM OF A DOWN Protect the Land 169 703.35

15 years is a long hiatus but this Armenian-American metal band released 2 new songs in responses to the war that is being waged in Armenia this year.

15 HOT CHIP f/ JARVIS COCKER Straight To The Morning 89 1060

Jubilant disco is what you will find of the UK synth band’s latest single. Earlier this year they peaked at #40 on the BR250 with “Positive”.

16 FLEETWOOD MAC Dreams 97 998

17 24KGOLDN f/ IANN DIOR Mood 5 3882.3

18 ARCHITECTS Animals 120 846.15

19 FOO FIGHTERS Shame Shame 205 619

20 MICHAEL RAY Whiskey And Rain 151 748

21 CAMELPHAT f/ NOEL GALLAGHER Not Over Yet 219 581.9

22 CANNONS Fire For You 42 1566

23 SAM SMITH Diamonds 6 3593

24 LONDON GRAMMAR Californian Soil 32 1745.9

25 MILEY CYRUS f/ STEVIE NICKS Edge Of Midnight 233 538.3

26 AC/DC Shot In The Dark 9 2903.15

27 JUSTIN BIEBER f/ BENNY BLANCO Lonely 129 827.1

28 KSI f/ CRAIG DAVID & DIGITL FARM ANIMALS Really Love 220 580.05

29 DMA’S Round & Around 214 594.4

30 KYLIE MINOGUE Real Groove 250 502

31 INHALER When It Breaks 114 874.5

32 PEARL JAM Get It Back 99 986.1

33 ICONA POP F/ SOFI TUKKER Spa 157 729.4

34 BEBE REXHA & DOJA CAT Baby, I’m Jealous 83 1110.6

35 DEMI LOVATO Commander In Chief 142 787.6

36 LUCIA & THE BEST BOYS Perfectly Untrue 55 1402.7

37 SEA GIRLS Accident Waiting To Happen 289 449.8

38 TEENAGE WRIST Earth Is A Black Hole 291 447.3

39 SHAED No Other Way 225 563

40 BECKY HILL Space 46 1530.95

41 ARIANA GRANDE Love Language 318 418.3

42 DREAMERS Little New Moon 210 609

43 H.E.R. Damage 234 536.3

44 AGAINST THE CURRENT That Won’t Save Us 345 393

45 THE STROKES The Adults Are Talking 197 631.25

46 KYLIE MINOGUE Dance Floor Darling 371 375

47 MATT BERNINGER One More Second 271 474.55

48 TAME IMPALA Is It True 18 2114.8

49 ARIANA GRANDE Safety Net 391 358.9

50 YUNGBLUD Cotton Candy 206 618.9

51 ROOSEVELT Feels Right 248 506.6

52 BILLIE EILISH Therefore I Am 414 346.2

53 BLACK HONEY I Like The Way You Die 415 340.2

54 AMY SHARK C’mon 418 336.75

55 ROYAL BLOOD Trouble’s Coming 2 4542.7

56 MECHANICAL Flourescent Black 426 332

57 ARLO PARKS Green Eyes 290 448.6

58 JAKE BUGG All I Need 447 315.1

59 LANA DEL REY Let Me Love You Like A Woman 152 745.3

60 NILUFER YANYA Crash 454 312

61 MAGIC GANG Somebody Like You 471 301.6

62 THE KNOCKS f/ FOSTER THE PEOPLE All About You 479 295

63 SAM SMITH Kids Again 483 294

64 THE CRIBS Never Thought I’d Feel Again 490 292

65 PARIS JACKSON Let Down 494 290.4

66 ROB ZOMBIE The Triumph Of King Freak 496 288.3

67 JANE WEAVER The Revolution Of Super Visions 408 350

68 BAD NERVES Palace 221 577.1

69 EGOISM You You 505 281

70 CLAIRO Sofia 186 658.6

71 AYRON JONES Take Me Away 216 584.15

72 BID FOR ESCAPE Your Bones 384 365

73 SALEM Destroy Me 523 272.1

74 CROWDED HOUSE Whatever You Want 537 268.45

75 SHAWN MENDES Wonder 21 2032.3

76 ROMY Lifetime 19 2107.35

77 ARIANA GRANDE Nasty 539 266.3

78 PIXIES Hear Me Out 106 923.1

79 CARLY PEARCE Next Girl 109 903.85

80 GLASS ANIMALS Tangerine 103 950.55

81 MARSHMELLO & IMANBEK f/ USHER Too Much 399 353.65

82 DEATH OF HEATHER Hard To Cure 559 259

83 ARIANA GRANDE f/ DOJA CAT Motive 561 258.6

84 EMELI SANDE More Of You 571 255.6

85 FLEET FOXES Sunblind 574 255

86 NOTHING BUT THIEVES Impossible 25 1890.9

87 SOPHIE ELLIS-BEXTOR Crying At The Discotheque 30 1773.85

88 SMASHING PUMPKINS Ramona 590 248.2

89 ARIANA GRANDE POV 598 245.8

90 STUCK ON PLANET EARTH Ghosts On The Radio 601 244.8

91 MID CITY Liar Liar 337 406

92 BRING ME THE HORIZON 1X1 614 241.4

93 WHY DON’T WE Fallin’ 101 958.7

94 MACHINE GUN KELLY Bloody Valentine 86 1079.8

95 GOAT GIRL Sad Cowboy 634 236.4

96 CALVA LOUISE Trial 529 271

97 LITTLE MIX Confetti 639 236

98 JOENSU 1685 All Around You 411 347

99 TYNE-JAMES ORGAN Not Ready For Love 649 233.6

100 SHIRLEY BASSEY Look But Don’t Touch 655 231.4

October 2020

POS/ARTIST/SONG/POS ON BR250/POINTS

1 ROYAL BLOOD Trouble’s Coming 8 2851.6

Whoever thought Royal Blood would add a dance edge to their bluesy rock music? Well here it is, and it is quite groovy. They were trying to achieve a Daft Punk meets rock vibe and I think they found it. By blasting onto the BR250 this week at #8 it seems likely that they will surpass the #6 peak of 2017’s “Lights Out”.

2 KYLIE MINOGUE Magic 13 2495.85

The other out of the box BR250 splash (#13 debut) comes from Queen Kylie. The second single from the upcoming “Disco” album would keep me on the dance floor after the Royal Blood song. It has a wonderfully happy groove. This has been a great year for dance-pop. This week Dua Lipa tops my personal chart with “Hallucinate”, the first in that genre in a long time.

3 SHAWN MENDES Wonder 71 1198.15

This new single has a grand Sam Smith-ian chorus and is quite introspective from a lyrical standpoint. It’s already top 20 Pop in the States and top 10 in the UK. For some reason, his voice has always somewhat irked me. He has only made my top 100 once.

4 AC/DC Shot In The Dark 78 1144.15

It has been 5 years since AC/DC’s last release and Rock radio was clamoring for it. It debuted at #5 on that chart last week. Funny, in an interview with Mike Kerr of Royal Blood, he talked about AC/DC and their connecting of rock and dance music. The band’s 17^th album “Power Up” will be released in November. This song also marks the return of vocalist Brian Johnson.

5 SAM SMITH Diamonds 18 2238.65

Oh look, Sam Smith right here. He’s also right behind Mendes on the Mediabase Pop airplay chart right now. I’ve always been hot and cold with Smith but on this dance track I’m liking what I hear. This has already surpassed the BR250 peak of his 3 other singles over the last year. His third album “Love Goes” is scheduled for release at the end of the month.

6 DAVID GUETTA f/ SIA Let’s Love 9 2822.65

This duo has teamed up on numerous tracks over the years including the smash “Titanium”. I hear shades of A-Ha’s “Take On Me” but I don’t see a songwriting credit. The song is currently top 10 in the UK and top 15 in Australia.

7 LADY GAGA 911 29 1860.2

The frenetic techno pulse of the third single from Chromatica fits the theme of the song quite well. I have a different take on the song now that I understand it. The song talks about her relationship with taking an antipsychotic drug, thus the lyric “pop a 911”.

8 TRAVIS SCOTT f/ YOUNG THUG & M.I.A. Franchise 102 958.15

Scott made Billboard history with this song, it being his third to debut atop the Hot 100 in less than one year. It made it with one week to go. “Highest In The Room debuted at #1 on Oct. 19, 2019 and this on Oct. 10, 2020. In-between the song “The Scotts” with Kid Cudi was the third.

9 JUSTIN BIEBER f/ CHANCE THE RAPPER Holy 57 1348.35

The gospel influenced track actually features gospel artist Kirk Franklin in the choir at the end of the song. It is an across the globe hit, already top 5 on the Hot 100, Australia and in the UK plus top 15 across Europe.

10 BASTILLE Survivin’ 100 968

This UK band does not typically get a song on Pop radio in the States out of the box but it is already charting at Pop, Hot AC, AAA and Alternative. The thing that makes this song unique is the saxophone line that almost seems out of place.

11 OF MONSTERS AND MEN Visitor 24 2111.35

This Icelandic band has had an impressive run on Alternative radio over the last decade, landing 10 songs on that chart. This driving electro-pop song becomes their first top reach the top 25 on the BR250. In 2019 “Alligator” peaked at #36 and “Wars” topped out at #32.

12 BLACKPINK Lovesick Girls 122 829.1

This single co-written by David Guetta is the fourth to make the BR250. 2 of those are still on the chart, “Ice Cream” at #44 and “How Like That” #147 after a #20 peak.

13 KYGO & DONNA SUMMER Hot Stuff 36 1656.75

I like this re-working much better than the recent Tina Turner remix.

14 ROMY Lifetime 144 757.2

15 FLEET FOXES Can I Believe You 135 787.3

16 INTERNET MONEY & GUNNA f/ DON TOLIVER Lemonade 153 706.9

17 KEITH URBAN f/ PINK One Too Many 55 1378.8

Urban looks to possibly have his biggest pop hit with an assist from Pink.

18 SMASHING PUMPKINS Cyr 23 2114.65

19 24KGOLDN f/ IANN DIOR Mood 7 2948.85

20 SOPHIE ELLIS-BEXTOR Crying At The Discotheque 108 922.5

21 BEABADOOBEE Worth It 49 1522.3

22 ROXETTE Let Your Heart Dance With Me 176 629.8

23 MIRANDA LAMBERT Settling Down 141 765.75

24 ZAYN Better 181 613.3

25 AVA MAX Naked 130 814.1

26 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Ghosts 189 592.6

27 MACHINE GUN KELLY f/ HALSEY Forget Me Too 215 554.3

28 ELLA HENDERSON & ROGER SANCHEZ Dream On Me 217 551.9

29 MILEY CYRUS Midnight Sky 1 7339.6

30 NOTHING BUT THIEVES Impossible 94 1006

31 BECKY HILL Space 259 492.9

32 ONEREPUBLIC Wild Life 264 488.6

33 STEPS What The Future Holds 20 2192.15

34 DJANGO DJANGO Spirals 103 952.6

35 ALICIA KEYS Love Looks Better 171 641.3

36 MARSHMELLO & DEMI LOVATO Ok Not To Be Ok 51 1446.2

37 CHRIS STAPLETON Starting Over 109 917.5

38 LONDON GRAMMAR Californian Soil 289 463.5

39 WHY DON’T WE Fallin’ 291 462.55

40 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Letter To You 66 1242.45

41 TOM PETTY Leave Virginia Alone 305 449.45

42 BONOBO & TOTALLY ENORMOUS EXTINCT DINOSAURS Heartbreak 308 448.4

43 PHOEBE BRIDGERS Kyoto 25 2042.65

44 DEFTONES Genesis 170 642.5

45 MASTER KG f/ BURNA BOY & NOMCEBO ZIKODE Jerusalema 260 492.75

46 SLOWTHAI f/ JAMES BLAKE & MOUNT KIMBIE Feel Away 209 560.4

47 HARRY STYLES Golden 269 482.7

48 SUNFLOWER BEAN Moment In The Sun 285 467.2

49 MATT SIMONS Better Tomorrow 238 520.8

50 JANELLE MONAE Turntables 115 872.5

51 IDLES War 350 396

52 THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA Impossibile 309 448.2

53 MILEY CYRUS Heart Of Glass 356 387.7

54 BRING ME THE HORIZON f/ YUNGBLUD Obey 62 1286.75

55 BRANDY CLARK f/ BRANDI CARLILE Same Devil 360 384.1

56 USHER Bad Habits 196 578.7

57 EVERGLOW La Di Da 381 370

58 NAO f/ LIANNE LA HAVAS Woman 385 365.8

59 KATIE PRUITT Look The Other Way 387 365

60 GORGON CITY Burning 396 354.4

61 PIXIES Hear Me Out 428 338.2

62 BABY QUEEN Pretty Girl Lie 431 336.8

63 MXMTOON f/ CARLY RAE JEPSEN Ok On Your Own 192 585

64 CHRIS STEPHEN Home 241 516.7

65 RUN THE JEWELS Out Of Sight 212 558.2

66 THE BLUE STONES Let It Ride 247 503.25

67 LESS THAN JAKE Lie To Me 442 324.2

68 NO MUSEUMS Hotel 447 324

69 SUNDARA KARMA Kill Me 458 320

70 JORJA SMITH f/ POPCAAN Come Over 460 319

71 SASHA SLOAN Lie 221 549

72 SOFT SET 7 On Up 208 561.6

73 DELTA GOODREM Solid Gold 416 345.2

74 CHRIS PETERSEN Cowboy Coming Home 299 451.3

75 MORGAN WALLEN 7 Summers 226 545.85

76 THE BARE MINIMUM Scars And Stripes 473 307.4

77 SAARA ALTO & BAGA CHIPZ When The Sun Goes Down 199 577.7

78 THE AVALANCHES Take Care Of Your Dreaming 421 343

79 DIXIE D’AMELIO Be Happy 280 475.05

80 ALOK f/ TOVE LO Don’t Say Goodbye 494 296.2

81 SHAKIN’ STEVENS I Need You Now 497 294.6

82 THIS IS THE KIT Coming To Get You Nowhere 505 290.6

83 GORILLAZ f/ ELTON JOHN & 6LACK The Pink Phantom 510 289

84 CLIFF RICHARD Falling For You 519 284.2

85 NOTHING Bernie Sanders 524 282.2

86 KURT VILE How Lucky 527 279.85

87 TIFFANY WOYS Loved By You 370 378

88 MEG MYERS Any Way You Wanna Love 535 275.4

89 THE VAMPS Better 540 273.4

90 220 KID f/ JC STEWART Too Many Nights 475 306.8

91 SIR SLY Material Boy 204 574.2

92 MAREN MORRIS Better Than We Found It 544 271.2

93 STEVIE NICKS Show Them The Way 556 264.8

94 ROYAL REPUBLIC Superlove 145 746.4

95 TATE MCRAE You Broke Me First 58 1335.7

96 THE VOYD Be There 570 257.6

97 COLD YEARS Life With A View 134 794.1

98 BITCH FALCON Test Trip 583 253

99 LABRINTH No Ordinary 589 251.8

100 TRAVIS f/ SUSANNA HOFFS The Only Thing 150 712.75

September 2020

POS/ARTIST/SONG/POS ON BR250/POINTS

1 MILEY CYRUS Midnight Sky 1 3274.85

There was no touching Miley on the trending chart this week as the song also goes to #1 on the BR250 this week. The pulsating dance-pop preview to her 7^th album “She Is Miley Cyrus” addresses pansexuality and debuted at #10 in the UK and #14 on the Hot 100.

2 24KGOLDN f/ IANN DIOR Mood 27 1660.5

Following the streaming success of “Valentino” last year and reaching the top 15 on Alternative radio earlier this year with “City Of Angels”, the singer and rapper has exploded onto the Pop chart in the last few weeks. He has also hit #1 or #2 on numerous charts around the world as well as the Rock and Alternative songs chart in Billboard. He also shows up on the #25 song by Clean Bandit “Tick Tock” this week.

3 CALVIN HARRIS f/ THE WEEKND Over Now 39 1482.1

I would have expected this this easy-going slice of soul to make a bigger initial splash based on the caliber of the collaboration and The Weeknd’s radio dominance this year. However it is just at #25 on the Pop chart and debuted in the 30’s in the UK and on the Hot 100.

4 DEFTONES Ohms 20 1444.45

This is the Sacramento alt-metal band’s first release since 2016 and already is at #20 on the BR250. This is their 14^th song to reach the Rock top 40.

5 BTS Dynamite 21 1356.5

6 BLACKPINK & SELENA GOMEZ Ice Cream 91 946.25

Back to back K-Pop. The Hot 100 #1 by BTS is pure vintage boy band while Blackpink’s collab with Selena Gomez is a more current sound pop-hip-hop hybrid. “Dynamite” had the largest 1^st day global streaming of 2020 with close to 8 million plays. “Ice Cream”, co-written by Gomez, Ariana Grande, and Victoria Monet is chock full of double entendres. Both songs are in the top 25 on Pop radio.

7 DUA LIPA f/ MADONNA & MISSY ELLIIOTT Levitating 13 932.3

Another month, another Dua Lipa song in the Trending top 10. The remix is top 10 on the Dance chart but the question is what will be the next radio single in the U.S. after “Break My Heart”.

8 BASTILLE F/ GRAHAM COXON What You Gonna Do??? 6 890.05

All of last month’s top 10 have lost points in the tracking period this month except Bastille who only drops one position. The only other songs in this week’s top 25 to still see gains from last month are “WAP at #12 and Betty” at #22. “What You Gona Do???” is currently top 10 Alternative and top 25 Adult Alternative.

9 BIFFY CLYRO Space 42 874

The Scottish band’s 9^th album, “A Celebration of Endings” debuted at #1 on the UK album chart in August, their 3^rd in a row. This ballad was written by Steve Mac who has had a longstanding relationship with Westlife and has written songs for artist like Pink, Demi Lovato and Ed Sheeran.

10 SMASHING PUMPKINS Cyr 108 844

This mid-tempo electro-pop song just entered the Alternative top 40 and previews the band’s 11^th album.

11 LONDON GRAMMAR Baby It’s You 30 827.5

There is a subtle groove to the latest from this ethereal band whose 2017 album

12 CARDI B f/ MEGAN THEE STALLION WAP 10 813.5

13 STEPS What The Future Holds 136 729.3

14 MARIAH CAREY f/ LAURYN HILL Save The Day 63 706.9

15 SIGALA & JAMES ARTHUR Lasting Lover 151 705.8

16 EVERYTHING EVERYTHING Violent Sun 28 700.3

17 PHOENIX Identical 128 665.2

18 AGNES Fingers Crossed 93 631.7

19 NOTHING BUT THIEVES Unperson 194 586.4

20 DRAKE Laugh Now Cry Later 86 582.75

21 STRUTS Another Hit Of Showmanship 198 575.1

22 TAYLOR SWIFT Betty 18 571.45

23 BLOXX Off My Mind 74 567.9

24 VISTAS Stranger 212 552.6

25 CLEAN BANDIT & MABEL f/ 24KGOLDN Tick Tock 51 547.8

26 I DON’T KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME Leave Me Alone 41 502.45

27 TAME IMPALA Is It True 56 497.6

28 AVA MAX OMG What’s Happening 240 492.2

29 TOPIC & A7S Why Do You Lie To Me 242 490.6

30 DAVID GUETTA f/ SIA Let’s Love 245 487.4

31 SZA f/ TY DOLLA $IGN Hit Different 246 487.2

32 THE CHICKS Sleep At Night 40 485.45

33 SG LEWIS f/ ROBYN & CHANNEL TRES Impact 47 474.7

34 PALOMA FAITH Better Than This 265 465

35 NEW ORDER Be A Rebel 267 462.8

36 MORGAN WALLEN More Than My Hometown 153 462.8

37 IDLES Model Village 189 433.2

38 SIXX AM Maybe It’s Time 187 430.35

39 DUBSTAR Hygiene Strip 305 422.4

40 JASON DERULO Take You Dancing 29 421.5

41 LUKE COMBS Lovin’ On You 100 419.25

42 SWEATER CURSE All The Same 315 412

43 COLD YEARS Life With A View 193 411.5

44 ITZY Not Shy 297 401

45 WEEZER Beginning Of The End 118 389.4

46 SUFJAN STEVENS Video Game 88 387.8

47 CIRCA WAVES f/ ALFIE TEMPLEMAN Lemonade 350 383.2

48 BLINK 182 Quarantine 82 380.65

49 YTRAM vs ELDERBROOK Fire 356 375

50 EVANESCENCE Use My Voice 96 353.8

51 VICTORIA MONET Jaguar 294 352.9

52 SMASHING PUMPKINS The Colour Of Love 377 349.8

53 SEMISONIC All It Would Take 125 344.8

54 BRING ME THE HORIZON f/ YUNGBLUD Obey 386 340.6

55 STRUTS f/ROBBIE WILLIAMS Strange Days 388 339.6

56 BEABADOOBEE Worth It 389 339.6

57 CHRIS STAPLETON Starting Over 390 338.85

58 COREY TAYLOR Black Eyes Blue 158 335.25

59 THE HAPPY FITS Hold Me Down 393 334.4

60 SHERYL CROW In The End 399 328.4

61 DEEP SEA DIVER f/ SHARIN VAN ETTEN Impossible Weight 416 318.2

62 ZARA LARSSON WOW 418 316.95

63 KEITH URBAN Tumbleweed 423 313.8

64 TRAVIS f/ SUSANNA HOFFS The Only Thing 426 312.6

65 PAUL WOOLFORD & DIPLO Looking For Me 57 304.1

66 THE GO-GO’S Club Zero 83 302.6

67 ZEDD f/ JASMINE THOMPSON Funny 85 300.6

68 VICIOUS BLOSSOM May 290 299.4

69 CONAN GRAY Heather 287 299.2

70 KATY PERRY Cry About It Later 447 298

71 CLIPPING Say The Name 448 298

72 THE KILLERS f/ WEYES BLOOD My God 307 296

73 THE CRIBS Running Into You 211 292.8

74 RANDY TRAVIS Fools Love Affair 191 291

75 DISCLOSURE f/ KELIS Watch Your Step 475 287

76 GLASS ANIMALS Heat Waves 24 285.85

77 JADEN Cabin Fever 482 285.4

78 FOWL SCIENCE Samsara 332 279.4

79 TEMPLES Paraphernalia 496 278.2

80 PORIJ 150 498 277

81 HIKI The Snow Will Fall Again 519 269

82 HRVY & MATOMA Good Vibes 520 268.6

83 THE DARCYS Look Me In The Eyes 525 264.4

84 LOVE FAME TRAGEDY 5150 360 263

85 TRAVIS SCOTT The Plan 527 263

86 GLASVEGAS Keep Me A Space 273 262.6

87 BANNERS Someone To You 140 261.7

88 GLASS ANIMALS It’s All So Incredibly Loud 173 260.3

89 RYLAND JAMES Water 543 258.2

90 GIRL IN RED Rue 550 255.6

91 MERCY MUSIC Tuesday 552 255

92 AMY MACDONALD The Hudson 554 253.6

93 DAUGHTRY World On Fire 95 253.2

94 APOCALYPTICA f/ LZZY HALE Talk To Me 558 250.6

95 GORILLAZ f/ ROBERT SMITH Song Machine: Strange Timez 560 250.2

96 SMITH & THELL Year Of The Young 466 247.8

97 CHEMIA Modern Times 570 247.8

98 BLUE OYSTER CULT That Was Me 574 246.6

99 TATE MCRAE You Broke Me First 166 246.2

100 TEENAGE WRIST Silverspoon 98 244.8

August 2020

POS/ARTIST/SONG/POS ON BR250/POINTS

1 KYLIE MINOGUE Say Something 3 3427.95

The lead single from her 19^th studio album “Disco”, surprisingly eclipses the surge of Taylor Swift’s “Cardigan” to take the top spot on the Trending chart for August. Both songs were added to 29 charts, but Kylie sneaks out the win. Both also vault into the top 5 on this week’s BR250. In the UK ‘Something’ moves up to #11 on the airplay chart.

2 TAYLOR SWIFT Cardigan 5 3388.25

Swift can claim a victory however as 8 songs from the surprise album “Folklore” make it into the top 60 on the Trending chart. The album is a departure for her, introspective with an Alternative-Folk bent to it, written and recorded during the pandemic. In addition to oft producer Jack Antonoff she enlisted Aaron Dessner of the Alternative band The National as producers.

3 BEABADOOBEE Care 10 2267.2

Like going back to the mid-90’s and listening to Veruca Salt and Liz Phair. Not necessarily a bad thing. After 5 EP releases her debut album “Fake It Flowers” is on track for an October release.

4 TAYLOR SWIFT f/ BON IVER Exile 17 2128

I have never been a fan of Swift or Bon Iver but I will admit that I’ll be giving this and other tracks from the album more time to digest. This debuted at #6 on Billboard’s Hot 100 last week, 1 of 13 songs from the album that debuted in the top 50 (“Cardigan” at #1 and “The 1” at #4). Speaking of not a fan, the current methodology for the Hot 100 makes me a little bit crazy but I am certainly an old school guy.

5 DUA LIPA Hallucinate 4 1791.4

Radio single #4 is another Pop confection from the unstoppable Lipa. Already top 5 on the UK airplay chart, I’m sure it will follow suit in the States. She shows up again at #34 on the J. Balvin song “Un Dia (One Day)”. Her remix of “Levitating” with Madonna and Missy Elliott, just released, should impact on the next BR250 and bring the song back into the top 50 (or higher, it originally peaked at #44). A remix album is lsated for release at the end of the month.

6 KYGO & TINA TURNER What’s Love Got To Do With It 13 1611.3

Now this remix seems to me to be a waste of time. I get that he brought Whitney Houston back from the dead on last year’s “Higher Love” but at least her original version was not well known, appearing on the Japanese version of the album, ”I’m Your Baby Tonight”. This modernizes the song slightly but to me is a big yawn.

7 BASTILLE F/ GRAHAM COXON What You Gonna Do??? 33 1586.1

The rockier edge on the latest Bastille single is a welcome change of pace and Alternative radio is responding, already in the top 20.

8 BILLIE EILISH My Future 37 1521.2

The song starts in familiar Eilish territory and then goes full out “Miss Chatelaine” lounge. It debuted at #6 on the current Hot 100 chart. It is the second animated video on the chart, after “Hallucinate”. It is not vaulting up the airplay charts, so we’ll see how this one plays out. Her song “ilomilo” is also getting Alternative play right now.

9 KATY PERRY Smile 14 1487.35

The title song from her upcoming album is all over TV, featured in the current crop of Target commercials.

10 TROYE SIVAN Easy 41 1392.8

Australian Sivan had released a trio of songs from his upcoming EP, ”In A Dream”. They seem to like him in New Zealand. “Take Yourself Home” reached #9 this spring and this hit #11.

11 LITTLE MIX Holiday 57 1299.35

12 TAYLOR SWIFT Betty 73 1193.8

13 CHRIS CORNELL Patience 39 1100.25

14 MCFLY Happiness 85 1076.6

15 AVA MAX Who’s Laughing Now 88 1045.5

16 DOVES Prisoners 55 1038.5

17 NOTHING BUT THIEVES Real Love Song 9 1031.4

18 JOEL CORRY f/ MNEK Head & Heart 7 1018.95

19 FUTURE ISLANDS For Sure 28 966.35

20 JAMES BAY Chew On My Heart 48 963.25

21 LOVE REGENERATOR Live Without Your Love 104 908.1

22 JUICE WRLD & MARSHMELLO Come & Go 43 889.6

23 MAROON 5 Nobody’s Love 102 841.75

24 DISCLOSURE f/ AMINE & SLOWTHAI My High 58 820.7

25 MARILYN MANSON We Are Chaos 129 808.1

26 YUNGBLUD Strawberry Lipstick 133 798

27 SEMISONIC You’re Not Alone 16 788.2

28 RAYE Natalie Don’t 29 754.45

29 ALANIS MORISETTE Ablaze 145 751.7

30 GORILLAZ f/ SCHOOLBOY Q Pac-Man 130 736

31 JASON DERULO Take You Dancing 162 688.7

32 TY DOLLA $IGN f/ KANYE WEST, FKA TWIGS & SKRILLEX Ego Death 56 679.9

33 SAM SMITH f/ BURNA BOY My Oasis 168 673.7

34 J. BALVIN, DUA LIPA & BAD BUNNY f/ TAINY Un Dia (One Day) 166 667.55

35 THE VAMPS Married In Vegas 184 643.2

36 GLASS ANIMALS Heat Waves 71 623.7

37 JESSIE WARE What’s Your Pleasure? 25 613.5

38 TAYLOR SWIFT The 1 203 602.3

39 TAYLOR SWIFT Seven 218 581

40 JEFFERSON STARSHIP It’s About Time 79 566.1

41 CARDI B f/ MEGAN THEE STALLION WAP 226 563.6

42 MADDIE & TAE Die From A Broken Heart 44 554.3

43 THE CHICKS Sleep At Night 152 538.1

44 MELANIE C In And Out Of Love 243 531.8

45 BON JOVI Do What You Can 251 525.2

46 ZARA LARSSON Love Me Land 74 519.05

47 JIMMIE ALLEN f/ NELLY Good Times Roll 262 508.1

48 TAYLOR SWIFT The Last Great American Dynasty 263 507.4

49 EVERYTHING EVERYTHING Violent Sun 271 498.8

50 NATHAN DAWE f/ KSI Lighter 272 497.9

51 BIFFY CLYRO Weird Leisure 277 494.4

52 ANNE-MARIE f/ DOJA CAT To Be Young 87 489.45

53 TAYLOR SWIFT My Tears Ricochet 287 478.9

54 TAYLOR SWIFT August. 220 475

55 JAYDA G Both Of Us 291 471.6

56 THE GO-GO’S Club Zero 292 471

57 FONTAINES DC Televised Mind 49 464.8

58 BLACK HONEY Beaches 302 462

59 MARGO PRICE Letting Me Down 141 449.3

60 HEADIE ONE & DRAKE Only You Freestyle 312 446.9

61 THE CHICKS March March 98 446.2

62 SAINT MOTEL Preach 68 445.7

63 BADFLOWER 30 171 440.95

64 NEON TREES Nights 318 431.4

65 CHRIS PETERSEN Edge Of Eighteen 193 425.6

66 BOHEMES Von Fisennepark 327 424.6

67 ROISIN MURPHY Something More 330 421.8

68 KEITH URBAN Superman 338 418.6

69 LITTLE BIG TOWN Sugar Coat 241 416

70 THE ROLLING STONES f/ JIMMY PAGE Scarlet 299 412.25

71 JUICE WRLD Wishing Well 306 411.6

72 ALTERED BY MOM Pass The Crown 348 401.7

73 AVA MAX Kings & Queens 35 401.55

74 CAROLINE JONES All Of The Boys 315 398.1

75 BLOXX Off My Mind 355 397.8

76 ZEDD f/ JASMINE THOMPSON Funny 213 397.45

77 TRAVIS BARKER & RUN THE JEWELS Forever 363 392

78 ALANIS MORISETTE Reckoning 161 389.5

79 VICTORIA MONET Experience 23 387

80 THURSTON MOORE Cantaloupe 380 380.6

81 LP The One That You Love 335 378.2

82 JORJA SMITH By All Means 383 378.2

83 DELTA GOODREM Paralyzed 167 377.45

84 WILL BUTLER Surrender 391 373.6

85 LADY A Champagne Night 69 368.1

86 MK 2AM 403 366.4

87 THREE DAYS GRACE Somebody That I Used To Know 385 360.4

88 THE KNOCKS f/ MUNA Bodies 419 354.2

89 JAWSH 685 f/ JASON DERULO Savage Love 19 346.2

90 ASHE Save Myself 429 345.8

91 CALLUM BEATTIE Salamander Street 266 341.8

92 DMA’S Criminals 176 335.9

93 THE LICKERISH QUARTET Lighthouse Spaceship 447 332.6

94 ANOTHER SKY Fell In Love with The City 303 330.6

95 GFRIEND Apple 313 329.9

96 MICHAEL KIWANUKA Final Days 454 326.9

97 HARRY STYLES Watermelon Sugar 2 326.75

98 ABLEBODY Rio De Janeiro 458 324

99 I DON’T KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME Leave Me Alone 463 321.8

100 BLINDLOVE I Wanna Be Okay 333

July 2020

Pos./ARTIST/song/BR250 Pos./Points

1 HARRY STYLES Watermelon Sugar 3 1399.9

Appropriately a song that sounds like a breezy summer wind is the #1 trending song of July. The latest single from Styles that is showing up in top 10’s around the world was already a Beyond Radio hit when the album “Fine Line” was 1^st released. It reached #22 in December of last year and is now at #3 on the BR250.

2 THE KILLERS My Own Soul’s Warning 7 1391.75

The 2^nd official radio single from the Las Vegas band is already in the BR250 top 10 at #7 and top 15 at Alternative radio. It has that epic Killers sound, awash in synths and a driving beat.

3 BRING ME THE HORIZON Parasite Eve 52 1318.15

You never know what to expect from this UK band. This song starts with African inspired chanting then goes into a sinister half-rap half-sung verse backed by ominous industrial flourishes and then an explosive chorus. In September 2018 they reached #24 on the BR250 with “Mantra”.

4 JOEL CORRY f/ MNEK Head & Heart 69 1129.4

Corry rose to fame on an MTV reality series in the UK that was a spin-off of “Jersey Shore”. In 2019 he reached the UK top 10 with “Sorry” after it was featured in another UK reality series “Love Island”. This is his third single to reach the UK top 20.

5 BLACKPINK How You Like That 62 975.4

The K-Pop girl group have received a number of Guinness World Records for this new single including the most viewed video on YouTube in a 24-hour period. Haha, How you like that?

6 CAMELPHAT f/ YANNIS Hypercolour 76 965.4

This UK duo first appeared on Beyond Radio in late 2017 with “Cola” that peaked at #37 on the BR250 and made the top 20 in England. They have since reached the top 100 at Beyond Radio 6 times and just missed with a seventh, “Breathe” a #104 peak. This pulsating dance track )with Yannis, the vocalist from Foals) will be the first to reach my personal chart.

7 DOVES Carousels 26 888.8

This ethereal indie rock trio from the UK had a #1 song on my personal chart in 2002 with “Caught By The River” and look to make their first appearance in my weekly top 150 since 2009 with the latest release “Prisoners” This moody percussive track should also follow suit.

8 NOTHING BUT THIEVES Real Love Song 60 868.4

The second song to preview their upcoming album “Moral Panic” is a sweeping, synth-y mid-tempo ballad that reminds me of the Cure and other late 80’s bands. Once again the soaring vocals of lead singer Conor Mason take it to another level.

9 JESSIE WARE Save A Kiss 8 834.45

Her fourth album “What’s Your Pleasure?” just debuted on the UK album chart at #3 and this week 5 songs appear in the BR250. Ware has eclipsed the #9 peak of “Spolight” earlier this year by moving to #8 with this breathy disco nugget. The synths evoke a more subdued Moroder feel than Donna Summer’s “I Feel Love”.

10 ERIC CHURCH Stick That In Your Country Song 136 777.55

On an almost opposite end of the spectrum, the most adventurous artist in country music previews an upcoming album with a socially conscious and relevant single. Co-written by prolific songwriter Jeffrey Steele, this undoubtedly with bring him back to my top 10, marking his seventh appearance (including 3 #1’s). It is a true rocker that I’m sure has already stirred up controversy at Country radio. Hard to believe this was written prior to the pandemic and racial tensions of late. And in an unusual turn, he did not assist in the writing of this.

11 RASCAL FLATTS How They Remember You 104 711.25

Jeffrey Steele is responsible for a number of this band’s big hits. They just recently cancelled their farewell tour for obvious reasons. A new EP is coming out at the end of July with a possible album to follow.

12 KANYE WEST f/ TRAVIS SCOTT Wash Us In The Blood 133 700.6

The latest presidential candidate preview’s his 10^th studio album “God’s Country” with the second song here with industrial influence. And like #10, plenty of social commentary.

13 BECKY HILL & SIGALA Heaven On My Mind 111 653.6

14 VICTORIA MONET Experience 77 638.3

15 AJ TRACEY f/ MABEL West Ten 176 628.6

16 KATY J PEARSON Take Back The Radio 184 610

17 FONTAINES DC Televised Mind 188 600

18 THE BETHS Out Of Sight 189 599.4

19 SUFJAN STEVENS America 194 594.4

20 MICKEY GUYTON Black Like Me 16 555.7

21 JESSIE WARE The Kill 215 555.6

22 JAWSH 685 f/ JASON DERULO Savage Love 80 528.3

23 SEMISONIC You’re Not Alone 143 518.7

24 EVANESCENCE The Game Is Over 239 518.1

25 BEYONCE Black Parade 54 514.6

26 SEETHER Dangerous 120 498.55

27 MASSIVE WAGONS House Of Noise 255 495

28 PS1 Fake Friends 262 486.5

29 CHARLIE PUTH Girlfriend 192 484.9

30 JESSIE WARE Step Into My Life 271 473.2

31 JACK HARLOW What’s Poppin 186 459.55

32 JESSIE WARE What’s Your Pleasure? 125 450.2

33 ARCA f/ ROSALIA KLK 287 447.2

34 TY DOLLA $IGN Ego Death 288 446.4

35 ERASURE Hey Now (Think I Got A Feeling) 47 431.65

36 JUBEL f/ NEIMY Dancing in The Moonlight 299 429.75

37 CHRISTINE & THE QUEENS Eyes Of A Child 314 418.8

38 MRS. PISS Knelt 321 417

39 IZZY BIZU Faded 324 416.6

40 HURTS Suffer 267 406.6

41 POPPY All The Things She Said 98 406.5

42 IDLES Grounds 94 405.6

43 ROBIN SCHULZ f/ WES Alane 135 405.5

44 WILL FERRELL & MY MARIANNE Double Trouble 334 405.1

45 BAD OMENS Limits 344 395.3

46 THE PRETENDERS Didn’t Want To Be This Lonely 190 393.55

47 LUKE BRYAN One Margarita 148 384.75

48 SIGMA & JOHN NEWMAN High On You 355 383

49 CREEPER Be My End 230 380.6

50 DISCLOSURE f/ AMINE & SLOWTHAI My High 361 376.6

51 MATERIAL GIRL Flood 374 370

52 KATY PERRY Smile 376 366.2

53 SEEB f/ JULIE BERGAN Don’t You Wanna Play 377 365.6

54 ELLA HENDERSON Take Care Of You 100 362.5

55 JEFFERSON STARSHIP It’s About Time 298 353

56 BRITNEY SPEARS Mood Ring (By Demand) 51 352.1

57 RAYE Natalie Don’t 392 348.6

58 WILL FERRELL & MY MARIANNE Husavik 396 344.8

59 ZARA LARSSON Love Me Land 400 343.6

**60 IZ*ONE Secret Story Of The Swan 180 343.5**

61 ANDERSON.PAAK Lockdown 228 343.4

62 ARLO PARKS Black Dog 83 333

63 HAIM Los Angeles 424 329.2

64 TREVOR DANIEL f/ SELENA GOMEZ Past Life 349 325.1

65 DON DIABLO & ANDY GRAMMER Thousand Faces 241 325

66 LIELA MOSS Atoms At Me 438 322

67 JESSIE WARE Soul Control 195 318.5

68 SEEB f/ ZAK ABEL Sad In Scandinavia 448 316

69 HYLA Deserve 243 314.2

70 NECK DEEP Fall 453 311.4

71 TYRON HAPI & JORDIE IRELAND f/ CASSADEE POPE Make You Mine 446 302

72 MEGAN THEE STALLION Girls In The Hood 284 301.35

73 SPENCER CRANDALL Summer Us 471 300.7

74 KAIRON An Bat None 477 297.6

75 THE CHICKS March March 482 295.6

76 DABABY f/ RODDY RICCH Rockstar 17 295.45

77 OLD DOMINION Never Be Sorry 483 295.2

78 DAY ACHES After Glow 487 294.2

79 DOJA CAT f/ GUCCI MANE Like That 158 294

80 TEMPESST On The Run 491 293

81 LIL BABY The Bigger Picture 224 289.6

82 CLOCKWORKS The Future Is Not What It Was 351 286

83 JONAS BLUE & MAX Naked 283.8

84 WALK OFF THE EARTH Oh What A Feeling 411 283.6

85 THE STRIKE Nothing New 283.4

86 DIMENSION Saviour 281 281.6

87 SAINT MOTEL A Good Song Never Dies 68 279

88 CLEWERSON Notado 278

89 HAIM Don’t Wanna 33 275.25

90 JESSIE WARE In Your Eyes 272

91 HATCHIE & THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART Sometimes Always 270.6

92 ROLLING BLACKOUTS COASTAL FEVER Cameo 293 268

93 KLASS II Inovane 266

94 HAIM 3am 264.6

95 CHRIS SCHWEIZER Don’t Be Scared 263.6

96 KAREN HARDING Undo My Heart 310 260.2

97 CARO EMERALD Wake Up Romeo 255.6

98 CHRIS BROWN vs. YOUNG THUG Go Crazy 279 255.4

99 E^ST I Wanna Be Here 255

100 THE LUKA STATE Real Thing 255

June 2020

1 LADY GAGA & ARIANA GRANDE Rain On Me 1 4814.45

With the debut of “Chromatica”, 12 of those songs make the Trending Top 100 for mid-June, including the top 2. The album also debuts at #1 on the Billboard 200, with Jimmy Buffet’s latest release coming in at #2! The strength of ‘Rain’ catapults it into the top position on the BR250 as well. Her collaborations don’t hurt either.

2 LADY GAGA f/ BLACKPINK Sour Candy 28 1555

3 KATY PERRY Daisies 11 1206.85

It’s an all-female trending top 5. It’s been a year since Perry was in the BR250 top 10 (#1 with “Never Really Over”) and she just misses it at #11 this week on the main chart.

4 MICKEY GUYTON Black Like Me 71 1080.5

The Country singer debuts the timely “Black Like Me” and its release helps her other current single, “What Are You Gonna Tell Her?” move into the top 100 on the BR250 just behind at #75.

5 ELLIE GOULDING Power 42 1035.7

The English songstress interpolates Dua Lipa’s “Be The One” on the 5^th single to precede her July album “Brightest Blue”. David Paich of Toto gets a songwriting credit on this one.

6 BIFFY CLYRO Tiny Indoor Fireworks 52 956.3

This is the third song in the last 4 months by the Brit band to make the trending top 10 and to reach the BR250’s top 60.

7 WEEZER Hero 15 921.65

COVID songs abound and this is one of them. A second preview into the upcoming “Van Weezer” album, after last year’s “End of The Game”.

8 TOPIC & A7S Breaking Me 27 916.7

This is currently the #3 song on the European airplay chart. It’s driving me crazy, part of the song sounds like another I can’t place.

9 HARRY STYLES Watermelon Sugar 24 900.05

With its release as a radio single this song moves back into the top 25 on the main chart. It peaked at #22 in December an should surpass that on the next chart. This one sounds like a summer song.

10 LADY GAGA Babylon 114 805.8

11 TRAVIS A Ghost 116 798.6

Back after 4 years, strummy as ever, but that leads to an effervescent chorus. Not a bad return at all.

12 SHINEDOWN Atlas Falls 41 790

This uplifting rock ballad was originally recorded during the sessions for the 2012 “Amaryllis”. It was released in March to raise money for COVID relief and has so far raised 300K.

13 TERRACE MARTIN f/ DENZEL CURRY, DAYLYT, KAMASI WASHINGTON & G PERICO Pig Feet 129 750.2

Producer and oft collaborator with Kendrick Lamar released this song (like Mickey Guyton) in response to police brutality.

14 KIM PETRAS Malibu 50 739.1

15 ROSALIA & TRAVIS SCOTT TKN 135 724.8

16 FOXES Love Not Loving You 136 722.6

17 HAIM Don’t Wanna 123 690.8

18 MELANIE C Blame It On Me 149 676.6

19 IDLES Mr. Motivator 84 656

20 DADI FREYR Think About Things 64 645.8

21 EVERYTHING EVERYTHING Arch Enemy 121 634.2

22 LADY GAGA Alice 161 627.5

23 MACHINE GUN KELLY Bloody Valentine 77 605.1

24 LADY GAGA & ELTON JOHN Sine From Above 174 595.9

25 JAKE BUGG Rabbit Hole 182 582.2

26 LADY GAGA Enigma 156 579.6

27 FIONA APPLE Shameika 22 573.4

28 HURTS Voices 92 571.6

29 LENNON STELLA f/ CHARLIE PUTH Summer Feelings 146 566.9

30 PERFUME GENIUS On The Floor 33 549.05

31 HAYLEY WILLIAMS Dead Horse 95 541.3

32 RUN THE JEWELS f/ PHARRELL WILLIAMS & ZACK DE LA ROCHA Ju$t 207 538.6

33 TONES AND I Ur So F Cool 218 522.6

34 NIKO B Who’s That What’s That 223 514.1

35 LADY GAGA Fun Tonight 224 509.8

36 MARTIN GARRIX f/ JOHN MARTIN Higher Ground 172 499.5

37 KYGO f/ ONEREPUBLIC Lose Somebody 89 497.2

38 SOFI TUKKER & GORGON CITY House Arrest 240 479.7

39 POPPY All The Things She Said 256 460.8

40 CHARLI XCX Detonate 259 457

41 TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB Tiptoes 268 447.8

42 LADY GAGA Replay 269 445.3

43 INHALER Falling In 212 439.65

44 CARLY RAE JEPSEN This Love Isn’t Crazy 111 435.7

45 ALEC BENJAMIN Match in The Rain 283 429

46 TION WAYNE I Dunno 288 424

47 FOSTER THE PEOPLE Lamb’s Wool 219 423

48 ZHU & TINASHE Only 289 422.6

49 CAMDEN COX Apart 290 421.6

50 LADY GAGA 1000 Doves 334 376

51 REGARD f/ RAYE Secrets 62 375.95

52 LADY GAGA 911 335 375.8

53 JONAS BROTHERS f/ KAROL G X 81 375.35

54 KYGO f/ VALERIE BROUSSARD The Truth 336 375

55 CHLOE & HALLE Do It 186 373.1

56 SURF MESA f/ EMILEE ILY 148 364.25

57 ASHLEY TISDALE Lemons 357 360.6

58 RAY LAMONTAGNE Strong Enough 366 351.4

59 DOLLY PARTON When Life Is Good Again 372 343

60 THE ROOP On Fire 83 340.9

61 RUN THE JEWELS Walking In The Snow 376 340

62 TWICE More & More 378 338.3

63 BLOXX Lie Out Loud 157 337.9

64 NEON TREES New Best Friend 201 336.8

65 HAYLEY WILLIAMS Sugar on The Rim 385 335.6

66 THE LUKA STATE Feel It 137 333.9

67 BRITNEY SPEARS Mood Ring (By Demand) 231 331.2

68 DEADMAU5 & THE NEPTUNES Pomegranate 392 330

69 CARLY RAE JEPSEN Summer Love 356 323.35

70 LADY GAGA Free Woman 400 323

71 TKAY MAIDZA Shook 344 320.9

72 GRAVEYARD CLUB Valens 325 316.4

73 GJON’S TEARS Respondez-vous 408 314

74 CHVRCHES Forever 25 312.55

75 VISTAS Everything Changes In The End 416 308.4

76 TREVOR DANIEL Falling 164 303.65

77 GREEN DAY Dreaming 196 301.2

78 THE 1975 Guys 120 297.6

79 TRAVIS DENNING After A Few 311 297.55

80 WE ARE SCIENTISTS I Cut My Own Hair 320 293.8

81 INGRID ANDRESS The Stranger 175 292.9

82 LADY GAGA Plastic Doll 447 291.8

83 JESSIE WARE Save A Kiss 56 290.9

84 ALICE COOPER Don’t Give Up 262 288.15

85 LITTLE SIMZ Might Bang, Might Not 326 287.2

86 LEVELLERS Calling Out 457 285.6

87 BLOXX Thinking About Yourself 467 281.8

88 KYGO f/ KIM PETRAS Broken Glass 471 280.2

89 DECLAN MCKENNA The Key To Life On Earth 44 280.1

90 ERASURE Hey Now (Think I Got A Feeling) 472 280

91 YUNGBLUD Weird 159 279

92 SCOTT HELMAN Wait No More 477 278.2

93 OLIVER HELDENS Rave Machine 478 278

94 THE 1975 Tonight (I Wish I Was Your Boy) 482 275.6

95 THE PROTOTYPES & KUDU BLUE Oxygen 484 275

96 GALANTIS f/ FAOUZIA I Fly 487 274.6

97 TOMORROW X TOGETHER Can’t You See Me? 331 272.7

98 MICKEY GUYTON What Are You Gonna Tell Her? 75 272.4

99 BOB MOULD American Crisis 492 270.3

100 MOUNT MURAL World 284 270

May 2020

POS/ARTIST/SONG/OVERALL IN TOP 500/POINTS

1 THE 1975 If You’re Too Shy (Let Me Know) 13 1884.9

Strangely all 3 of the 1975’s albums have gone to #1 in the UK but this is the highest charting single on the UK singles chart (#14). The next album, “Notes On A Conditional Form” is coming out on May 22. They have released 7 of the songs from the album already, starting last year with the atypical “People”. Currently “Me & You Together Song” is in the Alternative top 20.

2 THE ROLLING STONES Living In A Ghost Town 17 1645.35

There are a plethora of Covid-19 related songs that have been released in the last few weeks. This puts the Stones in good form; sort of bluesy reggae-rock. There is also a pop remix by Alok that is not bad.

3 MARSHMELLO & HALSEY Be Kind 65 1066.25

I have not been a fan of Halsey, but this mid-tempo pop song will be her second to reach my top 100. It has just reached the Pop top 25.

4 MEGAN THEE STALLION f/ BEYONCE Savage 28 1062.85

The new Beyonce remix has brought this song to #2 on the Hot 100. This is her first Beyond Radio top 100 song, this week entering at #28.

5 EVERYTHING EVERYTHING In Birdsong 79 814.6

This avant-garde UK outfit has been around since 2010. This is currently #1 on the Underground 100 chart. They were not intending to release the song yet, but it felt appropriate for the time. They have reached the BR250 numerous times over the years.

6 THE KILLERS Fire In Bone 95 743.8

While “Caution” sits at #2 on the BR250, this second preview into the new album cracks the top 100 at #95. The 80’s influence on this song is evident. During the verses it reminds me of the Cure (though not as dark), but the soaring chorus is anything but Cure-like. It’s a nice mix of quirk and accessibility.

7 BILLY TALENT I Beg To Differ (This Will Get Better) 74 728.15

I’m not sure this was supposed to be a coronavirus song but it certainly falls into the mold. The Toronto rockers are feeling positive on this driving, energetic song. All 3 of their latest singles have made the BR250.

8 OASIS Don’t Stop 126 727.6

Released April 30, this demo from the mid-2000’s has a coronavirus backstory. Noel Gallagher found this on a blank cd and thought it was lost forever. Because of the lockdown he was going through old things like so many of us. Ironically, I was looking for a song from 2000 for my personal chart playlist and it was not available online anywhere. I found it on a blank cd in my basement. More on that in my next blog entry.

9 EVANESCENCE Wasted On You 88 716.2

This is a welcome return from the band after the lackluster remake of Fleetwood Mac’s “The Chain”. It debuts ion the BR250 at #88 this week. It should be an easy top 10 for me and potential chart-topper.

10 AVRIL LAVIGNE We Are Warriors 103 656.4

Re-recorded final track from her album “Head Above Water”, proceeds go to Project HOPE. The original was about her own health struggles. Another charity song sits at #20. A great remake of the Foo Fighters song “Times Like These”, featuring more than 25 mostly UK artists. It reached #1 on the UK singles chart in its second week on the chart.

11 THE SCOTTS The Scotts 155 623.85

12 REGARD f/ RAYE Secrets 159 618.3

13 AJ TRACEY Dinner Guest 164 604.6

14 ALANIS MORISETTE Diagnosis 144 601.9

15 THE WEEKND In Your Eyes 4 592.05

16 FIONA APPLE Shameika 73 590.35

Apple recently hit #4 on the Billboard 200 album chart with “Fetch The Bolt Cutters”, her first album in 8 years. It is a singular record, very experimental in nature. 10 songs from the album appear on charts from the Beyond Radio personal chart panel, 5 of those in the Trending 100 this week. This one is #30 on the current Mediabase AAA chart.

17 CHVRCHES Forever 55 578.9

18 BILLIE JOE I Think We’re Alone Now 45 568.55

19 JACK GARRATT Better 193 551.2

20 LIVE LOUNGE ALLSTARS Times Like These 110 539.5

21 LADY ANTEBELLUM Champagne Night 154 525.45

22 ARIANA GRANDE & JUSTIN BIEBER Stuck With U 212 506.8

23 DECLAN MCKENNA The Key To Life On Earth 102 504.2

24 THE GO SET Mixed Tapes 217 498.7

25 HAIM I Know Alone 218 498.4

26 JESSIE WARE Save A Kiss 220 495.9

27 THE ALLERGIES Felony 151 495.1

28 JAMES BLAKE You’re Too Precious 224 493.2

29 DUA LIPA Break My Heart 1 490.7

30 SAM SMITH & DEMI LOVATO I’m Ready 41 487.75

31 BRETT ELDREDGE Gabrielle 124 475

32 JESSIE WARE Ooh La La 120 473.3

33 WHITE REAPER Real Long Time 236 468.05

34 DAGNY Somebody 237 467.6

35 SEA GIRLS Do You Really Wanna Know 257 445.8

36 TIESTO & BECKY HILL Nothing Really Matters 127 437.4

37 JUICE WRLD Righteous 270 431.7

38 NZCA LINES Pure Luxury 272 424.6

39 REZZ & GRABBITZ Someone Else 238 421.25

40 AVA MAX Salt 206 417.25

41 BRIGHT EYES Forced Convalescence 286 411.2

42 KELSEA BALLERINI & HALSEY The Other Girl 96 409.7

43 TOVE LO I’m Coming 113 393

44 HAILEE STEINFELD I Love You’s 68 387.1

45 TOPIC & A7S Breaking Me 177 385.85

46 RECLAIM VIENNA Change The Echo 157 385.6

47 SEEB f/ GOODBIYS & HRVY Unfamiliar 311 385

48 TOM GRENNEN Oh Please 320 374.8

49 MARTINA MCBRIDE Girls Like Me 338 360.4

50 THOMAS RHETT Be A Light 98 359

51 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER Wildflower 23 358.15

52 PEARL JAM Retrograde 252 355.05

53 KEHLANI F&MU 348 353.1

54 HOCKEY DAD In This State 280 350.2

55 DMA’S The Glow 130 348.95

56 CHARLI XCX Claws 273 346.5

57 FLORENCE & THE MACHINE Light Of Love 145 346.2

58 KELLY CLARKSON I Dare You 29 340.3

59 GERRY CINNAMON Where We’re Going 78 337

60 FIONA APPLE For Her 374 330

61 DEARS I Know What You’re Thinking And It’s Awful 382 323.2

62 SAINT MOTEL A Good Song Never Dies 129 320.2

63 ISAIAH RAHSAD Why Worry 388 317.2

64 RUN THE JEWELS Ooh LA LA 122 313.8

65 220 KID & GRACEY Don’t Need Love 277 313.65

66 SIA Saved My Life 396 313.4

67 MADDIE & TAE Die From A Broken Heart 76 311.5

68 NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK House Party 417 305.4

69 CHER LLOYD Lost 426 300.6

70 CAMELPHAT f/ RHODES For A Feeling 427 297.6

71 SARA EVANS If I Can’t Have You 90 296.2

72 FLYNN One Of Us 431 295.2

73 GABBY BARRETT f/ CHARLIE PUTH I Hope 31 287.75

74 MICHAEL KIWANUKA Rolling 460 282.75

75 GLASS ANIMALS Dreamland 476 276.2

76 BENEE f/ GUS DAPPERTON Supalonely 15 272.55

77 DIXIE CHICKS Julianna Calm Down 485 272.4

78 ROBBIE DOHERTY Pour The Milk 487 272

79 WITHIN TEMPTATION Entertain You 489 271.05

80 BAD BUNNY Safaera 492 271

81 FIONA APPLE I Want You To Love Me 250 269.4

82 JAKE BUGG Saviours Of The City 500 268

83 GALANTIS f/ WRABEL The Lake 507 263

84 RINA SAWAYAMA XS 72 261.5

85 FONTAINES DC A Hero’s Death 525 257.8

86 POWFU f/ BEABADOOBEE Death Bed (Coffee For Your Head) 18 257.55

87 DEPRESSION CLUB Not Dead Yet 530 257

88 BRIGHT EYES Persona Non Grata 255 256

89 FRONT BOTTOMS Everyone Blooms 402 255.8

90 FIONA APPLE Relay 537 255

91 LAUREN AQUILINA Bad People 406 253.4

92 ALICIA KEYS Good Job 547 250.4

93 MAGIC GANG Take Back The Track 558 247.2

94 DRAKE Demons 561 246

95 FLUME f/ TORO Y MOI The Difference 114 245.7

96 ARLISSA Healing 570 243.2

97 THE BRAINS Satana Tarantula 572 240.8

98 LEON Who You Lovin’ 575 239.6

99 FIONA APPLE Newspaper 592 236

100 THE BLESSED ISLES Gone 213 233.8

April 2020

POS/ARTIST/SONG/OVERALL IN TOP 500/POINTS

1 THE KILLERS Caution 3 3049.55

The first single from the upcoming “Imploding The Mirage” is currently #2 on the Alternative chart. At Beyond Radio the song has doubled the number of charts since March, up to 60. The band got an assist from Lindsey Buckingham on this track.

2 DUA LIPA Break My Heart 14 2499.8

No surprise that the latest single release is making a big impact. The song is currently moving up through the top 20 on the Pop chart. The album “Future Nostalgia” was released at the end of March so 3 other tracks off the album are seeing impact (Levitating” #11, “Love Again” #30 and “Hallucinate” #32) in addition to “Physical” #17, which spends a third month with gains and is currently tracking as the #1 song of April.

3 NOTHING BUT THIEVES Is Everybody Going Crazy? 25 1840.75

This is a great return for the UK band. They have reached my top 10 5 times since 2015, with an additional 4 songs reaching my top 40. Interestingly their biggest U.S. hit “Trip Switch” only reached #22 on my chart.

4 THE WEEKND In Your Eyes 21 1768.25

While “Blinding Lights” hits #1 on U.S. Pop radio and continues in the top 5 at Beyond Radio, this slice of 80’s style sophisti-pop including the requisite sax solo (think Simply Red), is moving up in the top 30. The Weeknd collaborated again with Max Martin, who co-wrote “Blinding Lights” and “Can’t Feel My Face”. Martin, as a songwriter, has had 23 songs reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 since the late 90’s, starting with Britney Spears ‘Bay One More Time”.

5 LITTLE MIX Break Up Song 69 1051.45

More 80’s synth-pop influence on the latest by the UK girl group. This is their 15^th top 10 song in Britain since 2011. They won the 2011 installment of “X Factor”. Their first single, “Cannonball”, a cover of a Damien Rice song and sung on the show, went to #1.

6 LADY GAGA Stupid Love 2 1033.8

Gaga’s album “Chromatica” was scheduled to be released last Friday but has been postponed due to the corona virus outbreak. The song debuted at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 last month, making it her 12^th appearance in the top 5. Guess who co-wrote the song with her. Yes it was Max Martin.

7 JESSIE WARE Spotlight 9 954

This is proving to be her biggest song at Beyond Radio. Last month it was #5 on this chart and right now looking like it could make the top 10 this month. Though she has had 3 top 10 albums in the UK she only managed to reach the singles top 40 twice, both in 2014.

8 HAIM The Steps 27 908.15

This California female sibling trio has had 4 songs reach the Beyond Radio top 100 in the last 9 months. Each of these has had a distinctly different sound. “Summer Girls” had jazz elements, “Now I’m In It” an electro-pop vibe, “Hallelujah” a folk ballad and this song the late 70’s breezy quality of a Fleetwood Mac song.

9 AVA MAX Kings & Queens 38 897.55

The Euro-disco sound of this song and the success of her singles over the last 2 years would indicate that she is from somewhere on that side of the Atlantic. Actually Max was born in Milwaukee and raised in Virginai, though she is of Albanian descent.

10 BIFFY CLYRO End Of 45 845.9

This Scottish band’s 9^th album “A Celebration of Endings” is coming out this summer. This is the second preview into the album, last month “Instant History” was #4 on this chart. This one veers towards their harder-edged side.

11 DUA LIPA Levitating 94 838.7

12 TROYE SIVAN Take Yourself Home 104 821.9

13 BUSH Flowers On A Grave 34 806.35

14 DIXIE CHICKS Gaslighter 5 781.85

15 BENEE Supalonely 57 764.5

16 NOEL GALLAGHER’S HIGH FLYING BIRDS Come On Outside 39 741.9

17 DUA LIPA Physical 1 735.35

18 PEARL JAM Quick Escape 112 726.8

19 THE PRETENDERS The Buzz 100 726

20 ROISIN MURPHY Murphy’s Law 59 707.2

21 TAYLOR SWIFT The Man 15 706.95

22 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER Wildflower 141 671.35

23 KIESZA All Of The Feelings 51 638.8

24 FRATELLIS Six Days In June 74 624.7

25 SZA f/ JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE The Other Side 13 613.15

26 DOJA CAT Say So 6 577.45

27 MELANIE C Who I Am 88 572.5

28 OZZY OSBOURNE & ELTON JOHN Ordinary Man 19 572.05

29 DEMI LOVATO I Love Me 52 560.8

30 DUA LIPA Love Again 176 554

31 PERFUME GENIUS On The Floor 139 553.5

32 DUA LIPA Hallucinate 180 548.3

33 THE LEMON TWIGS The One 80 543.2

34 TWENTY ONE PILOTS Level Of Concern 195 515.25

35 JACK GARRATT Time 155 503.6

36 CREEPER Cyanide 92 501.7

37 LAUREN ALAINA Getting Good 90 499.85

38 SPORTS TEAM Here’s The Thing 41 477.4

39 THE DEARS The Worst In Us 221 475.6

40 ALANIS MORISETTE Smiling 23 469.1

41 CAYLEE HAMMICK Small Town Hypocrite 114 468.8

42 ITZY Wannabe 140 467

43 MID CITY Forget It 230 464.5

44 POWFU f/ BEABADOOBEE Death Bed (Coffee For Your Head) 123 448

45 BLOXX Coming Up Short 191 435.9

46 YVES TUMOR Gospel For A New Century 265 417

47 RUN THE JEWELS Ooh LA LA 268 411.8

48 COLDPLAY Trouble In Town 162 410.6

49 DEEP PURPLE Throw My Bones 178 399.9

50 COLDPLAY Champion Of The World 42 398.25

51 SAM HUNT Hard To Forget 44 388.45

52 LINDSAY LOHAN Back To Me 287 378.8

53 SQUID Sludge 304 362.8

54 GREYSON CHANCE Dancing Next To Me 148 360.8

55 TAME IMPALA Lost In Yesterday 10 358.25

56 T78 & RAITO Acid People 316 352

57 THE AIRBORNE TOXIC EVENT Come On Out 324 348

58 ONEREPUBLIC Didn’t I 84 341.55

59 KILLING ROY Applier 346 331

60 SCOTT STAPP Survivor 371 312.35

61 CHRISTINE & THE QUEENS People, I’ve Been Sad 53 311.2

62 SARA EVANS If I Can’t Have You 378 308.9

63 PURITY RING Stardew 267 306

64 SMITH & THELL Goliath 121 305.7

65 MICKEY GUYTON What Are You Gonna Tell Her? 119 303.7

66 LAUV Changes 392 302

67 LA ROUX Automatic Driver 232 298.4

68 ADAM LAMBERT f/ NILE RODGERS Roses 50 297.8

69 BILLON f/ RATIONALE Release Me 403 296

70 DAY WAVE Starting Again 404 296

71 PAUL HEATON & JACQUI ABBOTT A Good Day Is Hard To Find 406 295

72 WALLOWS OK 410 291

73 DREAM WIFE Sports! 411 291

74 THE CHAINSMOKERS f/ AMY SHARK The Reaper 413 290.6

75 ADAM LAMBERT Velvet 322 290

76 FLETCHER Forever 417 287

77 SAINT JHN Roses 22 286.8

78 BLEEKER Give A Little Bit More (Disaster) 424 282

79 HAYLEY WILLIAMS Over Yet 436 278.6

80 KENNYHOOPLA How Will I Rest In Peace If I’m Buried by A Highway 71 278.2

81 MABEL Boyfriend 46 277.25

82 LEON In A Stranger’s Arms 439 277

83 KYGO f/ ZARA LARSSON Like It Is 449 273.2

84 SURE Morrows 451 272.6

85 KATIE PRUITT Expectations 416 272.25

86 ROSALIA Dolerme 458 269

**87 IZ*ONE Fiesta 246 266.5**

88 DENNIS DEYOUNG East Of Midnight 462 266

89 SWIM DEEP World I Share 217 265.4

90 BAD WOLVES Sober 327 263.35

91 LESNEU Looking For You 472 263.2

92 ALL TIME LOW Getaway Green 476 262.8

93 ODDITY ROAD Talk All Night 484 260.6

94 THE SNUTS Coffee And Cigarettes 277 259

95 SAM FELDT f/ ELLA HENDERSON Hold Me Close 494 257.6

96 SEA GIRLS Why Won’t You Admit 285 256.9

97 THE WEEKND After Hours 26 254.85

98 HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS Her Love Is Killin’ Me 505 254.2

99 JJ WILDE The Rush 329 253.9

100 THE BEACHES Want What You Got 223 253.7

March 2020

POS/ARTIST/SONG/POINTS/OVERALL IN TOP 500

1 LADY GAGA Stupid Love 2518.1 10

No surprise that a new dance pop nugget from Lady Gaga would be the #1 trending song. What is encouraging is that it is yet another song that bucks the EDM sound of the last 5 years. I guess it could be described as retro but it also sounds fresh and fun. Already top 10 on Hot AC and top 15 Pop.

2 BILLIE EILISH No Time To Die 1715.2 5

As a complete 180 degree contrast, this James Bond theme is as somber and downtrodden as the title would indicate at the start. It does go into movie theme territory in the second verse. Doubtful this is going to be pitched to radio in the U.S. It is however getting airplay in the UK and Europe. It has made the top 10 on both official charts.

3 THE STROKES Bad Decisions 1280.3 28

The opening riff of this 7 years in the making single sounds like it was ripped right out of 1982. The chorus of course adds the signature Strokes-y sound. This is currently in the AAA top 10 and Alternative top 25.

4 BIFFY CLYRO Instant History 1000.8 45

This is the 1^st preview into the Scottish band’s 9^th album since 2001, “A Celebration Of Endings”, that will be released in May. They have had marginal success on U.S. rock radio while 4 of their last 5 albums have reached the UK top 3.

5 JESSIE WARE Spotlight 925.7 71

The latest single from the British songstress is a laid-back but throbbing disco nugget, reminiscent of Lisa Stansfield. The album “What’s My Pleasure?” is scheduled for release in early June.

6 SAM SMITH To Die For 881.55 20

I’m not sure what to think of this song yet. At first, I was not even going to give it a second listen, just another depressing tune. Listening to it now, it might grow on me. And certainly, it has dance remixes that would play well on Pop radio.

7 THE WEEKND After Hours 864.5 68

The dominance of “Blinding Lights” has been evident on the BR250 the last few months. It eclipsed the 1^st single “Heartless” here, though they are currently both in the U.S. Pop top 10. This new single has a bit more of an alternative bent to it. He is definitely a singular artist.

8 PEARL JAM Superblood Wolfmoon 799.5 42

Eddie Vedder and company replace last month’s #3 “Dance Of The Clairvoyants” with this more PJammy follow up.

9 SZA f/ JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE The Other Side 744.1 103

It seems inevitable that a Trolls sequel would include Justin Timberlake and here we are. A nice slice of R&B/Pop. This is SZA’s 6^th R&B top 10 since 2017.

10 DUA LIPA Physical 654.975 2

11 ROLLING BLACKOUTS COASTAL FEVER Cars In Space 643.6 84

12 HARRY STYLES Falling 635.6 112

13 NOVATINES Come Alive 586.8 150

14 CARIBOU Never Come Back 579.9 62

15 THE PUSSYCAT DOLLS React 525.75 13

16 SAM FENDER Hold Out 517.1 180

17 PURPLE DISCO MACHINE In My Arms 500.9 159

18 NOEL GALLAGHER’S HIGH FLYING BIRDS Come On Outside 499.6 190

19 KING PRINCESS Ohio 488.2 140

20 THE STROKES At The Door 478.6 69

21 DROPKICK MURPHYS Smash Shit Up 476.9 132

22 TAYLOR SWIFT The Man 455.075 33

23 SPORTS TEAM Here’s The Thing 430.5 234

24 BEST COAST Different Light 426.9 237

25 PSYCHEDELIC FURS Don’t Believe 420 89

26 DECLAN MCKENNA Beautiful Faces 396.6 40

27 DEZZA Close Your Eyes 394 266

28 ADAM LAMBERT f/ NILE RODGERS Roses 390.3 109

29 COLD WAR KIDS Who’s Gonna Love Me Now 387 201

30 KENNYHOOPLA How Will I Rest In Peace 368.6 187

31 KHALID f/ DISCLOSURE Know Your Worth 357.3 105

32 DIRK. Artline 355 294

33 MABEL Boyfriend 348.6 299

34 ALANIS MORISETTE Smiling 337.2 102

35 JONAS BLUE & PALOMA FAITH Mistakes 331.4 309

36 U.S. GIRLS 4 American Dollars 328.6 225

37 JAX JONES, MARTIN SOLVEIG & RAYE Tequila 327 261

38 DIXIE CHICKS Gaslighter 319.5 327

39 FRATELLIS Six Days In June 319.2 276

40 GORILLAZ Desole 315.6 334

41 THE ESTEVANS Wrong Idea 314.9 335

42 JOJI Run 313.45 86

43 CAGE THE ELEPHANT f/ IGGYPOP Broken Boy 310.4 146

44 HAIM The Steps 308 341

45 KALEO I Want More 303.8 161

46 JULIPER SKY Reflections Of The Winter Sun 303.2 349

47 JUSTIN BIEBER f/ QUAVO Intentions 296.575 110

48 BOWLING FOR SOUP Alexa Bliss 294.9 360

49 TENNIS Need Your Love 294.6 147

50 KEY4050 & PLUMB I Love You 290.6 369

51 BLUEPRINT A Rose Between Two Thorns 287 373

52 THE PALE WHITE Polaroid 286.6 375

53 REAL ESTATE Paper Cup 286 356

54 MEDUZA Born To Love 285.7 279

55 JAMES BLUNT f/ WARD THOMAS Halfway 285.5 229

56 GLASS ANIMALS Your Love (Deja Vu) 278.8 384

57 COLDPLAY Champion Of The World 276.575 121

58 SOCCER MOMMY Circle The Drain 275.8 128

59 TWIN ATLANTIC Oh! Euphoria! 275.6 389

60 DUSKY Seed Tray 273 392

61 SELENA GOMEZ Feel Me 272.5 212

62 RONAN KEATING & EMELI SANDE One Of A Kind 271.65 284

63 GRIMES Delete Forever 270.65 199

64 ARLO PARKS Eugene 266 406

65 DINOSAUR PILE-UP Round The Bend 263.6 339

66 DEER GROVE The Men On The Moon 252 429

67 LUCIA & THE BEST BOYS City of Angels 251.8 430

68 JAKE SHEARS Meltdown 251 432

69 CAMILA CABELLO f/ DABABY My Oh My 250.9 30

70 KATY PERRY Never Worn White 250.4 434

71 HOT MILK June Gloom 249.8 240

72 NIGHTWISH Noise 241.8 164

73 AUNTY SOCIAL Cortex 238.6 236

74 ALICIA KEYS Underdog 237.15 19

75 CHRISTINE & THE QUEENS People, I’ve Been Sad 233.9 44

76 NOEL GALLAGHER’S HIGH FLYING BIRDS Blue Moon Rising 233.6 113

77 BOY & BEAR Wicked Game 233.6 470

78 MARLON HOFFSTADT Hand In hand 230 482

79 MORRISSEY Knockabout World 228.2 485

80 TAME IMPALA Breathe Deeper 227.7 176

81 CILLA BLACK You’re Sensational 227.6 487

82 TAME IMPALA Is It True 226 489

83 BIFFY CLYRO End Of 225.6 492

84 PORRIDGE RADIO Sweet 224 497

85 HOCKEY DAD Itch 223.4 394

86 I BREAK HORSES I’ll Be The Death Of You 222 0

87 THE HEAD AND THE HEART Honeybee 218.4 450

88 EATS EVERYTHING Bill Murray 218 0

89 PET SHOP BOYS I Don’t Wanna 218 152

90 ROISIN MURPHY Murphy’s Law 214.9 0

91 LOVELYTHEBAND Loneliness For Love 214.4 104

92 JOHN (TIMESTWO) Western Wilds 210.7 0

93 RINA SAWAYAMA XS 209.9 0

94 FRAZEY FORD Azad 209.6 0

95 THE MYSTERINES Love’s Not Enough 205 0

96 070 SHAKE Guilty Conscience 202.7 206

97 T78 & RAITO Make You Feel 202 0

98 MUMFORD & SONS Blind Leading The Blind 200 457

99 YOLA Faraway Look 200 0

100 POLYGON Feel The Good 200 0

February 2020

POS/ARTIST/SONG/POINTS/OVERALL IN TOP 500

1 DUA LIPA Physical 2193.85 7

Another month, another Dua Lipa song in the top 5. This is the official 2^nd radio single, though I think “Future Nostalgia” would sound great on the radio. I hear shades of Patti Labelle’s “New Attitude” in this one.

2 GROUPLOVE Deleter 1395.45 13

About 10 years into their career, Grouplove are back with this top 20 Alternative single, a frenetic stomper.

3 PEARL JAM Dance Of The Clairvoyants 1381.2 19

Electronics and a groove! What’s happening? I think I like it. It’s nice to see bands well into their career take some risks. Another 3 decade old band, Green Day, are showing a new side as well with “Oh Yeah” and “Meet Me On The Roof”.

4 THE 1975 Me & You Together Song 1311.6 15

I’m sorry but the 1975 kinds of bores me. Maybe it’s his voice. This song is kind of jangly so exhibits a bit of a retro feel.

5 TAME IMPALA Lost In Yesterday 1191.8 11

Kevin Parker has a similar lilting vocal quality. Maybe the psychedelic nature of his music raises this above the 1975. After 4 singles in 2019, the album “The Slow Rush’ (an appropriate title), came out on Feb. 14. Surprisingly “Patience” is not on the album.

6 HAYLEY WILLIAMS Simmer 1141.85 29

I’ve been hot and cold on Paramore during the years but this is a nice change of pace for Williams. The smoldering single has a Kate Bush vibe to it.

7 BEST COAST Everything Has Changed 985.8 61

8 SAINT JHN Roses 954.55 50

9 CELESTE Stop This Flame 804.35 21

10 JONAS BROTHERS What A Man Gotta Do 802.85 26

11 CHRISTINE & THE QUEENS People, I’ve Been Sad 753 99

12 GREEN DAY Oh Yeah! 746.1 63

13 MAC MILLER Good News 716 86

14 OZZY OSBOURNE & ELTON JOHN Ordinary Man 696 28

15 GREY DAZE What’s In The Eye 646.65 92

16 SEA GIRLS Ready For More 638 126

17 GEORGIA 24 Hours 582.65 53

18 HALSEY You Should Be Sad 550.7 6

19 HOT CHIP Positive 538.3 44

20 BECKY HILL Better Off Without You 532.5 46

21 DMA’S Life Is A Changing Game 522.2 173

22 CREEPER Annabelle 517 179

23 MURA MASA Teenage Headache Dreams 502 185

24 GORILLAZ Momentary Bliss 494 192

25 MAC MILLER Blue World 486.6 197

26 DIIV The Spark 479 203

27 SPANISH LOVE SONGS Kick 473.2 133

28 SELENA GOMEZ Rare 472.6 10

29 PAUL HEATON & JACQUI ABBOTT You And Me (Were Meant To Be Together) 468.4 98

30 THE BLACK KEYS Shine A Little Light 468.3 35

31 WILL YOUNG Forever 465.6 158

32 CAROLINE ROSE Feel The Way I Want 433.8 193

33 ASH Darkest Hour Of The Night 411.2 248

34 FICKLE FRIENDS Pretty Great 407.4 249

35 ALICIA KEYS Underdog 405.15 23

36 JOYWAVE Half Your Age 402 222

37 MYSTERY JETS Petty Drone 399 257

38 DECLAN MCKENNA Beautiful Faces 398.8 258

39 BLOSSOMS If You Think This is Real Life 396.6 260

40 NOBRO Marianna 394 265

41 BILLY TALENT Reckless Paradise 388.8 273

42 DUKE DUMONT Therapy 386.25 91

43 TAYLOR SWIFT The Man 385.25 124

44 TAYLOR SWIFT Only The Young 378.1 281

45 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER No Shame 372.5 286

46 FONTAINES DC Liberty Belle 371 150

47 PET SHOP BOYS Monkey Business 370.85 30

48 DARKSOFT Cybersecurity 362 242

49 KYGO, AVICII & SANDRO CAVAZZA Forever Yours 360.25 111

50 THE PUSSYCAT DOLLS React 359 301

51 NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS And It’s Still Alright 354.2 274

52 DOJA CAT Say So 347.85 64

53 PET SHOP BOYS I Don’t Wanna 342 324

54 DEMI LOVATO Anyone 338.9 205

55 MARC ALMOND Slow Burn Love 335.8 255

56 BONIFACE Oh My God 332 338

57 NOEL GALLAGHER’S HIGH FLYING BIRDS Blue Moon Rising 325.8 348

58 DOJA CAT Boss Bitch 324.6 188

59 THE PALE WHITE Swim For Your Life 324 201

60 THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA Divinyls 318 100

61 OCEAN GROVE Sunny 317 162

62 JOEL CORRY Lonely 316.2 246

63 GAARDEN Be Bent And Don’t Ascend 312 367

64 PSYCHEDELIC FURS Don’t Believe 306.6 378

65 MOBY Power Is Taken 299 388

66 CARIBOU Never Come Back 294.4 397

67 AMTRAC f/ TOTALLY ENORMOUS EXTINCT DINOSAURS Radical 289 241

68 HAUSE PLANTS City Vocabulary 287 407

69 GAFFA TAPE SANDY My Desperate House 287 408

70 M!R!M Another Life Another Time 281.6 231

71 MILK TEETH Transparent 277.3 296

72 THE KNOW Hold Me Like You Know Me 277 420

73 070 SHAKE Gulty Conscience 275 425

74 WORK DRUGS Winter Keys 271 431

75 SHEPPARD Phoenix 263 443

76 THE SEA AT MIDNIGHT Medicine 262 447

77 EMINEM Darkness 256.75 195

78 CIRCA WAVES Move To San Francisco 256.6 112

79 KALEO Break My Baby 250.2 463

80 TAYLOR JANZEN What I Do 249 270

81 SURF ROCK IS DEAD Diabolik 247.6 471

82 LOUIS TOMLINSON Walls 242.7 230

83 EQUAL IDIOTS 16 241.4 247

84 ZUZU What You Want 239 493

85 BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB Is It Real 236.6 499

86 DAVID GUETTA Make It To Heaven 236 500

87 JAMES BLUNT Monsters 235.4 237

88 LANTERNS ON THE LAKE Baddies 235

89 PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS Reducer 230.4

90 MAGIC GANG Think 223.6

91 DIRTY HONEY Rolling 7’s 223.4 184

92 ROACHFORD Love Remedy 222 221

93 JON HOPKINS Scene Suspended 221.6

94 BOIDS Bike Thief 220

95 TONES AND I Never Seen The Rain 218.55 149

96 NADA SURF So Much Love 218.2 325

97 CAGE THE ELEPHANT f/ IGGYPOP Broken Boy 214.6 409

98 NADINE COYLE All That I Know 212

99 SQUAREPUSHER Nervelevers 212

100 COURTEENERS Hanging Off Your Cloud 210.6

January 2020

At this point in the month The Weeknd could snag #1 for January based on his trending points. “Adore You” does have a shot as nothing else in the top 10 has enough strength to compete. Harry Styles is still seeing 3 songs in the top 25 and has few other tunes from the new album “Fine Line” making some noise on a few personal charts. He continues to follow an interesting path as evidenced by the song “Treat People With Kindness”.

While Dua Lipa’s “Don’t Start Now” is starting to lose points she remains in the top 3 trending songs with the next release “Future Nostalgia”. Over the last year I feel she has made song choices that are thankfully a bit outside the current pop crop, creating a singular identity.

At #4 is the leftfield Grimes song “4 AEM”, an ethereal chant set to alt beats that gets more frenetic as the song goes on. In a similar left of center vein “In The Afternoon”, the return of MGMT, is much less mainstream then the place they started from in 2007.

These are the top 100 songs that are making gains at mid-month

Beyond Radio’s Trending 100, July 2021

1 ED SHEERAN Bad Habits

2 CHVRCHES f/ ROBERT SMITH How Not To Drown

3 LORDE Solar Power

4 DUA LIPA Love Again

5 IMAGINE DRAGONS Wrecked

6 DOJA CAT & THE WEEKEND You Right

7 MANESKIN I Wanna Be Your Slave

8 BASTILLE Distorted Light Beam

9 BIG RED MACHINE f/ TAYLOR SWIFT Renegade

10 BECKY HILL & DAVID GUETTA Remember

11 GANG OF YOUTHS The Angel of 8th Ave.

12 POPPY Her

13 MABEL Let Them Know

14 NATALIE IMBRUGLIA Build It Better

15 CALVIN HARRIS f/ TOM GRENNAN By Your Side

16 AVA MAX Everytime I Cry

17 MANESKIN Beggin’

18 THE VACCINES Back In Love City

19 SIGALA & RITA ORA You For Me

20 TYLER, THE CREATOR Wusyaname

21 MILEY CYRUS Nothing Else Matters

22 NOTHING BUT THIEVES Futureproof

23 JESSIE J I Want Love

24 INHALER It Won’t Always Be Like This

25 KELSEA BALLERINI f/ LANY I Quit Drinking

26 DOJA CAT f/ ARIANA GRANDE I Don’t Do Drugs

27 DOJA CAT Need To Know

28 MARINA Venus Fly Trap

29 BEABADOOBEE Cologne

30 RAYE Call On Me

31 JOURNEY The Way We Used To Be

32 TYLER, THE CREATOR Juggernaut

33 BILLIE EILISH NDA

34 TYLER, THE CREATOR Rise

35 MAJID JORDAN Waves Of Blue

36 DYNORO f/ 24GLDN Monsters

37 WITHIN TEMPTATION Shed My Skin

38 JOHN A Song For Those Who Speed In Built-Up Areas

39 PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING People, Let’s Dance

40 SAM FENDER Seventeen Going Under

41 DIANA ROSS Thank You

42 TYLER, THE CREATOR Hot Wind Blows

43 TYLER, THE CREATOR Corso

44 JORDAN DAVIS Buy Dirt

45 TENILLE ARTS Back Then, Right Now

46 DAVID GUETTA, MISTAJAM & JOHN NEWMAN If You Really Love Me (How Will I Know)

47 TYLER, THE CREATOR Lumberjack

48 LUKE HEMMINGS Starting Line

49 JONAS BROTHERS Remember This

50 MEGAN THEE STALLION Thot S**t

51 YVES TUMOR Jackie

52 SHARON VAN ETTEN f/ ANGEL OLSEN Like I Used To

53 NATHAN EVANS Told You So

54 GARBAGE The Creeps

55 THE KID LAROI f/ JUSTION BIEBER Stay

56 TYLER, THE CREATOR Wilshire

57 BANKS The Devil

58 SAULT London Gangs

59 COLD WAR KIDS What You Say

60 MANESKIN Le Parole Lontane

61 FLORRIE Street Lights

62 EMMA-JEAN THACKRAY Say Something

63 THE WOMBATS Method To The Madness

64 CAPITAL THEATRE People

65 MAISIE PETERS Psycho

66 VISTAS Young Forever

67 HIPPO CAMPUS Bad Dream Baby

68 TENNIS SYSTEM Autophobia

69 JOHN MAYER Last Train Home

70 DELTA HEAVY & KOVEN Feel

71 TWICE Alcohol-Free

72 ELVIE SHANE My Boy

73 SNOH AALEGRA Lost You

74 LUCY DACUS Brando

75 TYLER, THE CREATOR Lemonhead

76 JOHN B Blue Eyeshadow

77 DOJA CAT Ain’t Shit

78 TURNSTILE Mystery

50 MEGAN THEE STALLION Thot St**

The former Oasis brother has a compilation album coming out next month, celebrating this band’s 10^th anniversary. In 2015 their song “The Ballad Of The Mighty I” was my #1 song of the year.