May 2015 - Barry Philips Discos

None of last week’s new releases sold enough to break into the top 3 as last week’s best sellers remain the same. Omi with ‘Cheerleader’ therefore gets a 2^nd week at Number 1, once again holding off Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth with ‘See You Again’ and last week’s highest new entry from Carly Rae Jepson with ‘I Really Like You’ stays at Number 3.

On the top 40 this week there are 4 new entries. The highest is at Number 4 for Deep House duo Jacob Manson and Adam Englefield who are collectively better known as Blonde, they originate from Bristol. This new hit is called ‘All Cried Out’ and is their 4^th single release. It is the 2^nd time they have reached the top 40 as their previous single’ I Loved You’ peaked at Number 7 last year. This current track features vocals from Adam Newell who is one of the stars of the TV programme ‘Glee’, Newell also provides vocals to the current top 20 hit from Clean Bandit on the song ‘Stronger’.

Swedish singer /songwriter Ebba Nilsson better known by her stage name Tove La charts this week at Number 17 with ‘Talking Body’ a song she co-wrote. This is her 2^nd UK hit following on from ‘Stay High’ (Number 6) last year, she was also the vocalist on the Alesso hit Heroes (Number 6) earlier on this year. Tove La is a very successful songwriter for other artists most notably as the co writer of the Ellie Goulding Fifty Shades Of Grey song ‘Love Me Like You Do’.

American singer Ariana Grande’s 2^nd Album ‘My Everything’ has now produced 4 UK top 40 singles including 2 of last year’s Number 1’s ‘Bang Bang’ and ‘Problem’, the other hit was ‘Break Free’ the current hit charting this week at Number 36 is called ‘One Last Time’ and was co-written and co-produced by David Guetta .

The 4^th and final new entry this week is at Number 38 for Fetty Wap with ‘Trap Queen’. Fetty Wap’s real name is Willie Maxwell and he comes from Paterson New Jersey, he is a 24 year old rapper and this is his debut solo single. ‘Trap Queen’ has already been a major success in America peaking at Number 2 on Billboard earlier on this year, being kept off the top spot by Mark Ronson’s ‘Uptown Funk’.

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After playing 2^nd fiddle to Wiz Khalifa for the last 2 weeks, Omi finally takes over at Number 1 with ‘Cheerleader’, becoming the 7^th different song to top the charts this year.Omi originally recorded and released the song back in 2012 and it was a hit in Hawaii and his home in Jamaica, after hearing it in 2014 the song was remixed by German music producer Felix Jahen and since then it has become a worldwide hit. The song has now topped the charts in 14 countries including Australia, Germany and the Netherlands, it is yet to break in America where to date its peak position has only been a lowly Number 95.

It was back in 2012 that we last heard from Canadian singer Carly Rae Jepson. Her debut hit ‘Call Me Maybe’ spent 4 weeks at Number 1 in April and May and was followed later that year when she charted as featured artist on Owl City’s ‘Good Time’(Number 5). Since then things have been quiet, until now, as this week she has the highest new entry at Number 3 with ‘I Really Like You’, it is taken from her forth coming 3^rd studio Album to be called’ E.mo-tion’. The video for the song is notable for the appearance of Hollywood superstar Tom Hanks, Jepson co wrote the song with Peter Svennson who was the writer of the hit singles of the Swedish band The Cardigans back in the 1990’s.

Swedish music producer Alesso charts for a 2^nd time this year with the new entry at Number 10 called ‘Cool’, in total he has now had 5 top 40 singles. This new track features vocals from Roy English who is the lead singer of American rock group Eye Alaska.’Cool ‘samples a 2010 song from Kylie Minogue called ‘Get Outta My Way’ taken from her ‘Aphrodite’ Album. The video for the song was made at the Venice High School in Los Angles which is famous for being the venue where the film ‘Grease’ was made and also the recording of Britney Spears video ‘Baby One More Time’.

‘I’m An Albatraoz’ is a song that has a novelty feel to it and is a new entry on the UK top 40 this week at Number 25. The artist behind the song is Aron Chupa, he is also 1 of the 5 members of the Electro Dance group called Albatraoz who come from Sweden. All 5 group members also play professional football for Swedish 4^th division team Byttorps IF. ‘I’m An Albatraoz’ has already been a big success in Europe having peaked at Number 1 in Denmark and Sweden and Number 2 in Austria and the Netherlands, the song features uncredited vocals from Aron Chupas sister Nora Ekberg.

Born in Bray County Wicklow Ireland Andrew Hozier-Byrne better known by his stage name Hozier now has 2 singles in the top 40 this week , ‘Something New’ is a new entry at Number 36, ‘Take Me To Church’ now in its 40^th week on the chart drops 1 place to Number 17. Both songs are taken from his debut Album called ‘Hozier’. The video for the song features actress Natalie Dormer whom fans of ‘Game of Thrones’ will know better as Margaery Tyrell. In his native Ireland ‘From Eden’ (Number 2) and ‘Sedated’ (Number 4)have also charted.

Joshua Adenuga is an English rapper and Grime artist from Tottenham London, he has 1 of the 5 new entries in the top 40 at Number 39 this week with ‘Shutdown’. His debut Album back in 2007 was called ‘Greatest Hits’ but produced no hit singles, it was the track ‘Rescue Me’ from his 3^rd Album ‘Cross My Heart’ which peaked at Number 14 in 2010 that has given him his only top 20 single to date. Although as featured artist he has had a Number 3 hit on the Wiley song ‘Can You Hear Me’ in 2012.

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UK TOP 40 10TH MAY 2015 – WEEK 19.

UK TOP 40 03/05/2015 – WEEK 18.