One of the hottest acts to burst onto the global music scene in 2021 has been Italian rock band Måneskin. Though they’ve been around since 2016, it was their win this past May of the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest for their song “ZITTI E BUONI” that catapulted the exciting and sexy band into superstardom. That song entered my Weekly Top 30 in mid-June, and they’ve remained on my chart every single week since with a run of singles – “ZITTI E BUONI”, “I WANNA BE YOUR SLAVE” and “Beggin'”. “Beggin'”, their fiery remake of the 1967 Four Seasons song, takes over the #1 spot this week, dethroning Two Feet’s “Don’t Bring Me Down” after a four-week run. “Beggin'” was a top 20 hit for the Four Seasons, and was reimagined 40 years later by Norwegian hip-hop duo Madcon, who had a #1 hit with it in several European countries. As I write this, Måneskin’s version has been #1 on the Billboard Alternative Airplay chart for 10 weeks.

In other chart developments, the War on Drugs climb to #3 with their beautiful “I Don’t Live Here Anymore”, featuring added vocals by Lucius. Entering the top 10 are “Love in October” by the immensely talented L.A. duo Ships Have Sailed, and “Good Friend” by Canadian artist dwi, whose marvelous album Mild Fantasy Violence I reviewed in October. The lone debut this week is “Wake Me Up” by British band Foals, currently one of my top 10 favorite bands in the world.

1. BEGGIN’ – Måneskin (4)
2. DON’T BRING ME DOWN – Two Feet (1)
3. I DON’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE – The War on Drugs featuring Lucius (5)
4. I DON’T WANNA TALK (I JUST WANNA DANCE) – Glass Animals (3)
5. EASY ON ME – Adele (2)
6. LOVE LOVE LOVE – My Morning Jacket (6)
7. ALL TOO WELL (10 Minute Version) – Taylor Swift (7)
8. JUSTIFIED – Kacey Musgraves (10)
9. LOVE IN OCTOBER – Ships Have Sailed (11)
10. GOOD FRIEND – dwi (12)
11. SURVIVOR – Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats (13)
12. NEVER LOOKED BACK – The Zangwills (8)
13. TAKE THE L – Roadkeeper (9)
14. STARTS WITH YOU – Shimmer Johnson (16)
15. TIME IN DISGUISE – Kings of Leon (17)
16. REARVIEW – G. Samedi (18)
17. SMILE – Wolf Alice (19)
18. THE TIPPING POINT – Tears For Fears (20)
19. CRUTCH – Band of Horses (21)
20. CAN YOU HANDLE MY LOVE?? – WALK THE MOON (14)
21. MINE FOREVER – Lord Huron (15)
22. I SEE THE SUN – Solar Eyes (24)
23. TWO CAR FAMILY – Apollo Junction (25)
24. LEFT BEHIND – a million rich daughters (26)
25. KALEIDOSCOPE – Soda Cracker Jesus (27)
26. JOURNEYMAN’S BALLET – Sam Rappaport (28)
27. U&ME – alt-J (29)
28. ONE AND THE SAME – Future Theory (30)
29. COLORADO – Milky Chance (22)
30. WAKE ME UP – Foals (N)