Next week… next week looks set to be pretty busy at the top of the chart.  This week, yeah, not so much.

38.  Kygo featuring Parson James – “Stole The Show”

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A busy week on the album chart; another largely dead one for the singles.  The addition of streaming data really seems to be helping to slow down the charts, for better or worse – probably better, actually.  We’ll come to an example of why in a bit.  First…

30.  The Weeknd – “The Hills”

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This is the post-Eurovision chart, which in recent years has resulted in some oddities making one-week appearances.  This year, not so much.  And since the release schedules were otherwise quiet, it’s a placid week.

30.  Charles Hamilton featuring Rita Ora – “New York Raining”

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A slightly busier chart than we’ve seen in recent weeks, but six new entries is still fairly tame by the standards of recent years.  Perhaps due to the streaming data slowing things down?

39.  Jessie J – “Flashlight”

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Schedule?  What schedule?  Luckily, it’s another insanely quiet week, with a grand total of three new entries.  Nothing much happening in the lower half of the chart (well, “Trap Queen” climbs nine, if that excites you), so we can skip directly to…

17.  David Guetta featuring Nicki Minaj & Afrojack – “Hey Mama”

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Pretty uneventful week.  Running late anyway.  Let’s get going.

38.  Fetty Wap – “Trap Queen”

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This week, Swedish novelty records, American high schools, and CBeebies credit sequences.

39.  Skepta – “Shutdown”

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Luckily for me, as I finally get to this on Thursday night, it was a very quiet week.

32.  Skrillex & Diplo featuring Justin Bieber – “Where Are Ü Now”

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A very odd week, full of singles suddenly vaulting their way up the charts after making an initial appearance at the bottom end.

29.  Meghan Trainor – “Dear Future Husband”

Up 11.  The midweeks don’t show it making much further progress, though.  I keep mis-typing the title as “Dead Future Husband”, which sounds like a much more interesting song.

27.  Kodaline – “The One”

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So, no reviews this week – because there’s nothing to review, aside from anything else – but don’t forget there’s a new podcast, one post down.  Meanwhile… for the second week running, the midweek charts get it wrong.

40.  Meghan Trainor – “Dear Future Husband”

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