{"id":4188,"date":"2018-07-01T20:36:59","date_gmt":"2018-07-01T19:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.housetoastonish.com\/?p=4188"},"modified":"2018-07-01T20:36:59","modified_gmt":"2018-07-01T19:36:59","slug":"charts-29-june-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.housetoastonish.com\/?p=4188","title":{"rendered":"Charts &#8211; 29 June 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>They&#8217;re changing the chart rules again! \u00a0But first&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. \u00a0George Ezra &#8211; &#8220;Shotgun&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aAiVsqfbn5g\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Our third new number one in a row. \u00a0This is more like it! \u00a0&#8220;Shotgun&#8221; entered at number 35 back in April as an album track download, vanished into the lower reaches, and returned four weeks ago when it got promoted to a single. \u00a0It&#8217;s George Ezra&#8217;s first number one, coming a little under three months after &#8220;Paradise&#8221; reached number two.<\/p>\n<p>But let&#8217;s talk about the rule changes. \u00a0There are two of them, and the chart company, who&#8217;ve been trialling them for a while, say that the differences shouldn&#8217;t be drastic. \u00a0Time will tell, once people start targetting them. \u00a0First, they&#8217;re going to give more weight to paid streams than free ones. \u00a0Whether this is a good idea depends very much on what you think the chart is meant to be measuring. \u00a0From the point of view of record companies, they certainly care more about the preferences of people who pay. \u00a0Whether it makes a difference to the public is another matter.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Second, they&#8217;re going to start counting video streams. \u00a0This was inevitable given how many people use YouTube as their main streaming service. \u00a0The counter argument is a reasonable one &#8211; you risk records making the chart based purely on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dTAAsCNK7RA&amp;frags=pl%2Cwn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">viral videos without nearly as many people being interested in the music<\/a>. \u00a0But apparently the trial runs suggest that&#8217;s not going to be a problem. \u00a0They haven&#8217;t repeated the error of the Billboard charts, which initially counted any YouTube video that featured copyrighted music, even if it was just being used as a soundtrack to user generated content &#8211; a rule that promptly led to &#8220;Harlem Shake&#8221; going to number one. \u00a0For the UK chart, the label have to be claiming copyright in the video as well as the soundtrack.<\/p>\n<p>This kicks in next week. \u00a0So we&#8217;ll see if we notice the difference&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. \u00a0XXXTentacion &#8211; &#8220;Sad!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iAeYPfrXwk4\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The death of an artist usually causes a surge of interest, but it rarely grows in the second week. \u00a0But all three XXXTentacion singles climb this week, with &#8220;Sad&#8221; leaping 31-5, &#8220;Moonlight&#8221; going from 32-17, and &#8220;Changes&#8221; from 33-22. \u00a0He&#8217;d never previously got above number 19.<\/p>\n<p>It now turns out that a video for &#8220;Sad&#8221; was filmed shortly before his death, and a grimly ironic one, since it shows him attending his own funeral. \u00a0It\u00a0<em>seems<\/em> to be gesturing at moving beyond his violent past, or at least wanting to, although given his history and the very serious allegations on which he was still due to face trial, this was troubling territory. \u00a0The media haven&#8217;t been sure quite how to play XXXTentacion&#8217;s death; Spotify ran a tribute playlist, and were attacked both for doing so, and for apparent hypocrisy given that they&#8217;d only recently pulled him from their playlists on moral grounds. \u00a0Radio 1 isn&#8217;t playing the single at all, even on the chart show, apparently on the basis that his record of violence is too appalling to be seen to be commemorating him. \u00a0And while &#8220;Sad&#8221; has nothing inherently offensive in its lyrics, it\u00a0<em>does\u00a0<\/em>feature him talking about how very, very upset he gets when his girlfriend leaves, which can&#8217;t help but bring other things to mind&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>There are four new entries this week, all outside the top 30&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>32. \u00a0Cheat Codes &amp; Little Mix &#8211; &#8220;Only You&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UYNCudIiZyw\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We last saw Cheat Codes a year ago when &#8220;No Promises&#8221; scraped the top 20. \u00a0And we haven&#8217;t seen Little Mix since they guested on the UK version of &#8220;Reggaeton (Lento)&#8221; last autumn. \u00a0This track is from a\u00a0<em>Love Island<\/em> tie-in album (don&#8217;t ask, Americans), and it&#8217;s better than that might lead you to expect, but nothing out of the ordinary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>34. \u00a0Tyga featuring Offset &#8211; &#8220;Taste&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LjxulQ1bEWg\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Oh, this guy. \u00a0Tyga shows up occasionally as a guest, but his only previous appearance as a lead artist was in 2012, when &#8220;Rack City&#8221; got to number 39. \u00a0He&#8217;s not got any more interesting in the last six years.<\/p>\n<p>Number 36 is\u00a0<strong>&#8220;Apeshit&#8221; by the Carters<\/strong>, but we had that video last week for the album.<\/p>\n<p><strong>39. \u00a0Dennis Lloyd &#8211; &#8220;Nevermind&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/naW6-WxmMiU\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Dennis Lloyd is an Israeli singer, but this is really a Wankelmut remix of <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/dN--2lvHNqU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a track which he first released in 2016<\/a>. \u00a0You might remember Wankelmut remixing &#8220;One Day \/ Reckoning Song&#8221; back in 2012. \u00a0This has done okay on the continent &#8211; it&#8217;s been number one in Austria.<\/p>\n<p><strong>40. \u00a0Jax Jones &amp; Mabel \u00a0featuring Rich the Kid &#8211; &#8220;Ring Ring&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PlRbnlDloUc\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>First time we&#8217;ve seen Jax Jones this year. \u00a0Mabel is the daughter of Neneh Cherry, who had a hit earlier this year with &#8220;Fine Line&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>This week&#8217;s other climbers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>&#8220;If You&#8217;re Over Me&#8221; by Years &amp; Years<\/strong> climbs 8-6.<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;I Like It&#8221; by Cardi B featuring Bad Bunny &amp; J Balvin<\/strong> climbs 9-8.<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Youngblood&#8221; by 5 Seconds of Summer<\/strong> climbs 13-11. \u00a0Didn&#8217;t think I&#8217;d see a 5 Seconds of Summer track climbing two weeks running in 2018.<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Rise&#8221; by Jonas Blue featuring Jack &amp; Jack<\/strong> climbs 17-12.<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Familiar&#8221; by Liam Payne &amp; J Balvin<\/strong> climbs 16-14.<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Lucid Dreams&#8221; by Juice WRLD<\/strong> climbs 23-18.<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;First Time&#8221; by M-22 featuring Medina<\/strong> climbs 28-24. \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VMuI-k_kWgU&amp;frags=pl%2Cwn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This one has a video now.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Oh My&#8221; by Dappy featuring Ay Em<\/strong> climbs 34-31. \u00a0Could it actually crawl into the top 30?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On the album chart,\u00a0<strong>The\u00a0<em>Greatest Showman<\/em> soundtrack<\/strong> is\u00a0<em>still<\/em> number one, for a 21st week in total, which must be deeply annoying to&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. \u00a0Panic at the Disco &#8211; &#8220;Pray for the Wicked&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BzbxacRr5Gk\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Panic at the Disco have never had a number one album, though &#8220;Pretty Odd&#8221; did reach number 2 in 2008. \u00a0Now they&#8217;ve got&#8230; another number two. \u00a0Oh well. \u00a0They long since dumped their rock influences to compete in Maroon 5 territory.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6. \u00a0Jane McDonald &#8211; &#8220;Cruising With Jane McDonald&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/7aD3y4G4J9KfimWTmoRfRU\" width=\"300\" height=\"380\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Ah, the album chart. \u00a0Jane McDonald is a cruise singer who had the good fortune to appear in a BBC reality show in 1998, and leveraged the exposure into a career. \u00a0This is a soundtrack album for her Channel 5 travelogue show, which won a Bafta last year. \u00a0She hasn&#8217;t had an album this far up the charts since 2008, when &#8220;Jane&#8221; reached number 7; her career peak was her self-titled debut, which reached number one in 1998.<\/p>\n<p><strong>12. \u00a0Nine Inch Nails &#8211; &#8220;Bad Witch&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eeJ_DzRJUI4\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Their last album proper, 2013&#8217;s &#8220;Hesitation Marks&#8221;, reached number 2 &#8211; though at 30 mins, this is close to being an EP, and that&#8217;s how it started off. \u00a0The track above is really good.<\/p>\n<p><strong>13. \u00a0Kamasi Washington &#8211; &#8220;Heaven &amp; Earth&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LdyabrdFMC8\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s a jazz saxophonist, and this is his first album to chart, though he&#8217;s been releasing music for years. \u00a0his previous EP, &#8220;Harmony of Difference&#8221;, was very well reviewed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>32. \u00a0Headie One &#8211; 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