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TOP 40 29TH SEPTEMBER 2014 – WEEK 39.
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It is the 39th new chart of the year and there is a 30th new song at the top of the chart. The new Number 1 single is the all female collaboration of Jesse J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj with ‘Bang Bang’, the song is the lead single from Jesse J,s  3rd studio Album ‘Sweet Talker’ and becomes her 3rd Number 1. The song is also on the deluxe edition of Ariana Grande,s 2nd studio Album ‘My Everything’, it becomes her 2nd chart topper this year, she  currently has 3 singles in this week’s top 40. The rap on the track is provided by Nicki Minaj, her 3rd studio Album ‘The Pinkprint’ is due for release on November 24th, it is unknown at this stage whether ‘Bang Bang’ will be one of the songs featured, this is the 1st time she has had a UK Number 1 single.

Last week’s Number 1 is this week’s Number 2 as the Sigma track ‘Changing’ drops 1 place while Taylor Swift climbs a place to Number 3.

In total there are 4 new entries and 1 re-entry, the next 2 entries this week are from 2 different artists both performing the same song, in at Number 13 is Power Music with their version of ‘All About That Bass’, the original version by Meghan Trainor has already topped the chart in America, Canada and Australia and is still awaiting its UK release. The Meghan Trainor version is only available to chart on streaming alone at the moment but it still becomes a new entry this week at 33.

The other new entry is at Number 25 for Shift k3y with ‘I Know’, Shift k3y is the stage name of 21 year old London born Lewis Shay Jankel, this is his 2nd top 40 single following on from his Number 3 single ‘Touch’ back in April. The song which re-enters the chart is at Number 40 from Kiesza with her Number 1 from earlier on this year ‘Hideaway’, the track has now been in the top 100 for 24 weeks

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TOP 40 21ST SEPTEMBER 2014 – WEEK 38.
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This week on the new top 40 there are just 3 new entries but one of these peaks in the top spot.

The song which becomes the 29th different chart topper this year is called ‘Changing’ and is from Sigma  ft Paloma Faith. Sigma are drum and bass music producers Cameron Edwards and Joe Lenzie who met at Leeds University back in 2006, ‘Changing’ gives them their 2nd Number 1 single this year as ‘Nobody To Love’ topped the chart back in April. Paloma Faith Blomfield is 33 years old and comes from London. To date she has released 3 solo Albums and 13 singles her most successful to date being her latest one which peaked at Number 6 recently called ‘Only Love Can Break Your Heart’ technically this is her 2nd appearance on a Number 1 single as a featured artist as she was part of the Justice Collective who released the charity single ‘He Aint Heavy He’s My Brother’ back in 2012.

Last week’s Number 1 from Calvin Harris, ‘Blame’ slips back one place to Number 2 and last week’s Number 2 is now the new Number 3 for Lilly Wood with ‘Prayer in C’.

The 2nd highest new entry is at Number 4 for Professor Green ft Tori Kelly with ‘Lullaby’. Professor Green is the stage name of British born rapper Stephen Paul Manderson. His soon to be released 3rd Album is to be called ‘Growing Up In Public’ and this is the 1st single taken from it. This new song gives him his 9th top 40 hit his most successful hit to date was a Number 1 back in 2011 with ‘Read All About It’ which featured Emile Sande. Tori Kelly is 21 years old and comes from California, she has released 4 solo singles to date and has appeared as featured artist on a further 4, this is her 1st appearance on the UK top 40.

The other new entry this week is at Number 35 for Hozier with ‘Take Me to Church’. Andrew Hozier-Byrne is 24 years old and comes from Bray, County Wicklow in Ireland he has just released his debut Album called ‘Hozier’ and has already tasted great success in his home country. ‘Take Me to Church’ reached Number 2 last year and 2 other tracks from his debut Album ‘Sedated’ and ‘Eden’ have both been top 5

As always enjoy the music.

TOP 40 14TH SEPTEMBER 2014 – WEEK 37.
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After spending 2 weeks at Number 1 Lilly Wood drops 1 place to Number 2 with ‘Prayer In C’ making way for the new Number 1 from Calvin Harris with vocals from John Newman,  the song is called  ‘Blame’, it becomes the 28th different chart topper this year .This is the 2nd Number 1 this year for Harris following on the success of ‘Summer’, in total he has now appeared on 7 chart toppers and a total of 20 top 40 singles. John Newman is 24 years old and comes from Settle North Yorkshire, his debut Album last year gave him 2 hit singles that included the Number 1 ‘Love Me Again’, he was also featured artist on the Rudimental chart topper ‘Feel the Love’.

The 2nd new entry is at Number 6 for Ten Walls with ‘Walking With Elephants’,  over  the last couple of years or so they have been building up a following and this is their break through track, it would come under the Deep House banner.

The 3rd new entry is at Number 10 for the latest offering from Chris Brown with ‘New Flame’, the song features contributions from Usher and Rick Ross and is taken from his forth coming 6th Album ‘X’. This is Chris Browns 25th chart entry, Ushers 26th and the 1st time Rick Ross has appeared on the UK top 40.

The 4th and final new entry is at Number 22 for Fall Out Boy with ‘Centuries’, Fall Out Boy are an American rock group from Chicago who formed in 2001, they have to date released 5 studio Albums and 2 live Albums. This is their 9th top 40 single, their biggest success to date occurred back in 2007 when ‘This Aint A Scene, It’s An Arms Race’ peaked at Number 2.

There is also 1 re-entry this week at Number 26 for A Great Big World featuring Christina Aguilera with ‘Say Something’, the song has been as high as Number 4 and it is the 24th hit for Aguilera and the 1st for A Great Big World.

As always enjoy the music.

TOP 40 7TH SEPTEMBER 2014 – WEEK 36
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TOP 40 7TH SEPTEMBER 2014 – WEEK 36

Last week’s Number 1 is this week’s Number 1, so it’s a 2nd week at the top for Lilly Wood with the Robin Schulz mix of ‘Prayer In C’.

In total there are 6 new entries  with the highest of them in at Number 2 for Duke Dumont with ‘Don’t Look Back’, his real name is Adam Dyment and this is his 3rd single release, the previous 2 , ‘Need U[100per cent]’ and ‘I Got U’ both got to Number 1.

New in at Number 3 are Dublin based band The Script with ‘Superheroes’, this is the 1st single to be taken from their 4th studio Album to be called ‘No Sound Without Silence’’, this is their 14th single release and  7th to break into the top 40.

There are 2 songs making steady headway up the top 10, Iggy Azalea in her 7th week on the chart climbs another 3 places to Number 4 with Black Widow’ and Sam Smith on his 8th week climbs a further 4 places to Number 5 with ‘I’m  Not The Only One’.

In total there are 6 new songs on the chart and the 3rd highest entry is at Number 11 for girl group G.R.L with ‘Ugly Heart’, they were put together by Robin Antin who was also the creator of the Pussycat Dolls. The song is their 1st solo hit but they did chart earlier on this year backing Pitbull on ‘Wild Wild Love’ .It was reported on September 5th 2014 that group member Simone Battle was found dead and of this time the cause of death is unknown.

The other new song to enter the top 20 this week is the dance music track ‘Pushing On’ from Oliver Dollar and Jimi Jules. Oliver Dollar comes from Berlin and Jimi Jules is described as a fusion of Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock, he comes from Switzerland.

George Ezra gets the new entry at Number 27 with ‘Blame It On Me’, the song is taken from his Number 3 debut Album ‘Wanted On Voyage’ and gives him 2 songs on the top 40 as ‘Budapest’ is at Number 17 on its 19th week on the chart.

The final new entry this week is at Number 38 for boy band 5 Seconds of Summer with the ballad ‘Amnesia’, this is their 4th hit from their debut Album called ‘5 Seconds of Summer’.

As always enjoy the music.

 

TOP 40 31ST AUGUST 2014 – WEEK 35
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It’s all change at the top this week as we have a new Number 1 and a new Number 2 which are both new entries. The song which becomes the 27th different chart topper this year is from Lilly Wood with the Robin Schulz mix of ‘Prayer In C’. Lilly Wood is the performing name of Pop/Folk duo Nili Hadeda who was born in Tel Aviv Israel and Bemjamin Coto, they have been performing together since 2006 ‘Prayer In C’ originally appeared on their 2010 Album ‘Invincible Friends’. Robin Schulz is a 27 year old German music producer and he has remixed the song leading to its current success, this is not the first Number 1 for Schulz this year as he also remixed the Mr Probz song ‘Waves’.

Missing out on the top spot is the 2nd new entry from Maroon 5 with ‘Maps’, the song is taken from their 5th studio Album called ‘V’. Maroon 5 had their first UK hit back in 2002 when ‘Harder To Breathe’ reached Number 13, since then they have achieved a further 14 top 40 singles including their only Number 1 to date ‘Payphone’ in 2011.

Last week’s Number 1 from David Guetta with ‘Lovers On the Sun’ drops 2 places to Number 3 and Taylor Swift holds onto the Number 4 spot for the second week.

The 3rd highest new entry is from Lethal Bizzle in at Number 11 with ‘Rari Workout’ ,his real name is Maxwell Ansah and he comes from London. This is his 10th top 40 single and 2nd hit this year following on from ‘The Drop’ which peaked at Number 20.

The 4th new entry this week is at Number 20 for Ariana Grande featuring Zedd with ‘Break Free’, the song is the 2nd single from her Album ‘My Everything’ the 1st release was ‘Problem’ which was Number 1 earlier on this year zedd is a German music producer whose best known songs include ‘Stay the Night’ and ‘Clarity’.

The 5th and final new song to chart this week is at Number 38 for Katy Perry with ‘This Is How We Do’, it is the 5th single release from last year’s ‘Prism’ Album which has so far produced 2 top 5 singles with ‘Roar’ and ‘Dark Horse’.

As always enjoy the music.