{"id":3578,"date":"2016-10-24T22:34:48","date_gmt":"2016-10-24T21:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.housetoastonish.com\/?p=3578"},"modified":"2016-10-24T22:36:22","modified_gmt":"2016-10-24T21:36:22","slug":"charts-21-october-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.housetoastonish.com\/?p=3578","title":{"rendered":"Charts &#8211; 21 October 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>See, it can still be done.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. \u00a0Little\u00a0Mix &#8211; &#8220;Shout Out To My Ex&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bFDzhKdrN9M\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Well, I think you know what you&#8217;re getting with a title like that &#8211; you dumped me, you broke my heart, I have risen above you, etc etc. \u00a0It&#8217;s exactly that. \u00a0And given that Little\u00a0Mix actually can sing, having them in unison on the chorus doesn&#8217;t seem the best use of them. \u00a0But whatever. \u00a0I&#8217;ve heard it done worse.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->More to the point, it&#8217;s late 2016 and here&#8217;s a new entry at number 1 on the strength of first-week sales\u00a0&#8211; this is only\u00a0at number 7 on the streaming chart. \u00a0And in fact, it&#8217;s not even a complete first week; the single was a midweek release\u00a0after being\u00a0debuted on the\u00a0<em>X Factor\u00a0<\/em>Sunday night results show. \u00a0Which means it&#8217;s at number 1 on the strength of\u00a0four days sales plus a few hours on the Sunday night. \u00a0And in a\u00a0world where records have\u00a0generally\u00a0gone back to entering low and climbing\u00a0the chart over the course of a month or so, this is strikingly unusual. \u00a0Not unheard of &#8211;\u00a0Major Lazer&#8217;s &#8220;Cold Water&#8221; did it in August, as did Zayn Malik&#8217;s &#8220;Pillowtalk&#8221; in February &#8211; but very much not the norm.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/xwjwCFZpdns\" target=\"_blank\">5. \u00a0Hailee Steinfeld &amp; Grey featuring Zedd &#8211; &#8220;Starving&#8221;<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/b4iTFTfk-fk\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>12. \u00a0Neiked &#8211; &#8220;Sexual&#8221;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The joint highest climbers, both up 12 places. \u00a0It comes to my attention that\u00a0Dyo, the inexplicably uncredited singer on &#8220;Sexual&#8221;, has charted before:\u00a0as\u00a0&#8220;Ms D&#8221;, she\u00a0had several credited appearances\u00a0in 2012-13\u00a0as a\u00a0guest singer on Wiley singles. \u00a0In particular, she was on his number 1 single <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/qimiWfZAtXw\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Heatwave&#8221;<\/a>, though\u00a0she didn&#8217;t make the video and\u00a0had her part lipsynched by models. \u00a0She was also the singer on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fkXTG-AmzEA\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Oopsy Daisy&#8221; by Chipmunk<\/a>, a number 1 hit in\u00a02009, for which she received no credit and got lip-synched by an actress in the video. \u00a0She really needed a better agent. \u00a0I\u00a0<em>think<\/em> that&#8217;s really her in the video for <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/TbQaCCb_Gzc\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Can You Hear Me (Ayayaya)&#8221;<\/a>, though.<\/p>\n<p><strong>16. \u00a0Maroon 5 featuring Kendrick Lamar &#8211; &#8220;Don&#8217;t Wanna Know&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ANS9sSJA9Yc\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Oh god, it&#8217;s a\u00a0<em>Pokemon Go\u00a0<\/em>themed video. \u00a0That&#8217;s already over, isn&#8217;t it? \u00a0No? \u00a0I should ask a young person, I guess. \u00a0The record is Maroon 5&#8217;s usual\u00a0polished FM coffee table stuff, but it&#8217;s got a certain effortlessness to it, I&#8217;ve got to admit. \u00a0For whatever reason,\u00a0even though Kendrick Lamar has been tacked on to the single, the video uses the original version\u00a0without him. \u00a0Lamar has been a\u00a0featured guest on six top 40 hits, but has only had one of his own (&#8220;I&#8221;, from 2014).<\/p>\n<p><strong>31. \u00a0Fifth Harmony &#8211; &#8220;That&#8217;s My Girl&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lXVLhwztIa0\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Yes, that\u00a0<em>is<\/em> an official alternate video. \u00a0A cobbled together, completely random one, I grant you, but it&#8217;s some sort of official. \u00a0The\u00a0regular one is here if you want to watch it &#8211;\u00a0the Wikipedia summary says it &#8220;shows the group in a post-apocalyptic world where they dance through the streets singing the song&#8217;s empowering lyrics and saving the affected people&#8221;. \u00a0So a sort of girl power Oxfam, I guess. \u00a0I&#8217;d rate this as one of Fifth Harmony&#8217;s better singles on the strength of the brass riff, though be advised I don&#8217;t think this is saying much.<\/p>\n<p><strong>37. \u00a0Galantis featuring Hook N\u00a0Sling &#8211; &#8220;Love On Me&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8gz9NsNH96Q\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>.<\/p>\n<p>This has been hovering\u00a0outside the top 40 for the last two weeks. \u00a0It&#8217;s\u00a0Galantis&#8217; fourth hit, and the other three all climbed to the top 10 in the end. \u00a0Hook N Sling is an Australian DJ, who&#8217;s had the occasional hit in Europe but is making his first UK chart appearance here.\u00a0\u00a0The established Galantis disco cut-up formula is joined this time by a dash of tropical house, because 2016. \u00a0Lots of colour in the video, great hook. \u00a0This ought to go further.<\/p>\n<p><strong>40. \u00a0Shawn Mendes &#8211; &#8220;Mercy&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KkGVmN68ByU\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The second official single from the album. \u00a0It&#8217;s been hovering\u00a0outside the top 40 for the last three weeks, but it might gain a bit more momentum now that it&#8217;s scraped over the line.<\/p>\n<p>On the album chart, the wave of releases for the Christmas market continues.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>&#8220;WALLS&#8221; by Kings of Leon<\/strong> enters at number 1. \u00a0Their fifth straight number one album is also the\u00a0first\u00a0to produce no hit singles, though to be fair, it was marginal last time round. \u00a0The title\u00a0is short for &#8220;We Are Like Love Songs&#8221;. \u00a0Single: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/AmAaWCFlxEE\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Waste a Moment&#8221;<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;The Singles&#8221; by Phil Collins<\/strong> at 2. \u00a0Fairly self-explanatory. \u00a0Let&#8217;s have his debut <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ylITtfio9Mg\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;In The Air Tonight&#8221;<\/a>, a number 2 hit in 1981.<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;The Wave&#8221; by Tom Chaplin<\/strong> at 3. \u00a0Debut solo album by the lead singer of Keane. \u00a0Single: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/NSxyV6RUMDk\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Hardened Heart&#8221;<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>An expanded re-issue of\u00a0<strong>&#8220;Be Here Now&#8221; by Oasis<\/strong> is number 4. \u00a0That&#8217;s the one with the bloated &#8220;D&#8217;You Know What I Mean?&#8221; on it &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jyJU2136ym4\" target=\"_blank\">the 2016 reissue has wisely knocked a minute forty off the track<\/a> and it&#8217;s <em>still<\/em>\u00a0nearly six minutes long. \u00a0There&#8217;s also a re-entry for &#8220;What&#8217;s\u00a0the Story Morning Glory&#8221; at 40.<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Gameshow&#8221; by Two Door Cinema Club<\/strong> at 5. \u00a0Their third album, and the\u00a0second to make the top 5. \u00a0For some reason, Two Door Cinema Club have had very little\u00a0singles chart success despite\u00a0making records that seem fairly radio\u00a0friendly to me. \u00a0Single: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/RrJZJtY6u7o\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Are We Ready? (Wreck)&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Superwoman&#8221; by Rebecca Ferguson<\/strong> at 7. \u00a0The 2010\u00a0<em>X Factor<\/em> runner up, now on her fourth album, all of which have made the top 10. \u00a0The lead\u00a0single, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/WkMOfRYYwJI\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Bones&#8221;<\/a>, is a cover of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Ye5fxkj0CQs\" target=\"_blank\">a Ginny Blackmore song<\/a> that got to number 1 in New\u00a0Zealand in 2013.<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Like an Arrow&#8221; by Blackberry Smoke<\/strong> at 8. \u00a0Southern rock. \u00a0It&#8217;s their third album to chart\u00a0in this country, and the first to make the top 10. \u00a0Here&#8217;s a BBC 2 performance of <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Lfjfnn5aNk0\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Waiting For\u00a0The Thunder&#8221;<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;In Winter&#8221; by Katie Melua<\/strong> at 9. \u00a0Her seventh album, all of which have made the top 10. \u00a0It&#8217;s the first without Mike Batt involved (because the contract finally ran out). \u00a0The album was recorded in Georgia (not the American one) and\u00a0features the Gori Women&#8217;s Choir. \u00a0Single: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/CofMpBvcSzA\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Dreams On Fire&#8221;<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Fire on the Floor&#8221; by Beth Hart<\/strong> at 28. \u00a0Hart has been around for 20 years plus, but this is only her second album to chart in the UK. \u00a0It&#8217;s blues soul, basically. \u00a0Single: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/PMIZEol5Zkk\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Love is a Lie&#8221;<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Music for Cats&#8221; by David Teie<\/strong> at 33. \u00a0This is not a joke &#8211; Teie is a cellist and researcher who has previously published a paper documenting his success in\u00a0musically entertaining cotton-top tamarins, and he now turns his attention to\u00a0the unmet musical needs of cats. \u00a0It&#8217;s basically\u00a0a mixture of strings and ambient sounds (there&#8217;s a lot of purring and ticking), and on the strength of a few minutes listen, it&#8217;s actually rather pleasant. \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/6U2nNfUuFEYjqF3UoZTx18\" target=\"_blank\">Here&#8217;s the album on Spotify<\/a>, if you want.<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;This Time\u00a0It&#8217;s Personal&#8221; 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