
Harry Styles‘ delightful synthpop song “As It Was” takes over the top spot on my latest Weekly Top 30. Though I was not a fan of the boy band One Direction, I think that most of its members are pretty talented singers in their own right. That said, Harry Styles stands head and shoulders above the rest, and I’ve really liked a lot of his music as a solo artist. “As It Was” is the lead single from his forthcoming album Harry’s House, to be released on May 20.
In other chart highlights, entering the top 10 are Florence + the Machine‘s gorgeous “My Love”, which climbs five spots to #6, and Brandi Carlisle‘s haunting “Broken Horses”, which moves up four notches to #8. Two songs make their debut this week: “Synchronize” by German duo Milky Chance, and “That’s Where I Am” by the amazing American singer-songwriter Maggie Rogers.
- AS IT WAS – Harry Styles (2)
- DECEPTION – Hannah Reem & Noodle Beard (1)
- WILD CHILD – The Black Keys (4)
- WHAT, ME WORRY? – Portugal. The Man (3)
- LOVE BRAND NEW – Bob Moses (6)
- MY LOVE – Florence + the Machine (11)
- BLACK SUMMER – Red Hot Chili Peppers (5)
- BROKEN HORSES – Brandi Carlile (12)
- BROKEN HEARTS – Ships Have Sailed (7)
- GIVE A LITTLE LOVIN’ – Jamie Alimorad (10)
- SLEEP – Gooseberry (14)
- CHASING TRAINS – HULLAH (15)
- WILD – Spoon (16)
- JUST LIKE ALWAYS – Oli Barton & the Movement & Maella (8)
- I’LL CALL YOU MINE – girl in red (9)
- CHEER UP BABY – Inhaler (13)
- I LOVE YOU – Fontaines D.C. (19)
- LA CIENEGA – Chief Springs (20)
- ON MY KNEES – RÜFÜS DU SOL (21)
- THE HURT WITHIN – Holy Coves (22)
- VIRGINIA (WIND IN THE NIGHT) – The Head and the Heart (23)
- DISTANCE – Mount Famine (24)
- BLOODRUSH – The Amazons (25)
- A LITTLE BIT OF LOVE – Weezer (26)
- 2am – Foals (27)
- CAVIAR – Two Feet (17)
- SHUT OFF THE LIGHTS – Bastille (29)
- MIRACLE MILE – Head Noise (30)
- SYNCHRONIZE – Milky Chance (N)
- THAT’S WHERE I AM – Maggie Rogers (N)
While the Milky Chance and Maggie Rogers songs aren’t in my core wheelhouse, I have to admit they are pretty catchy – the latter more so than the former, at least to my ears!
It’s also nice seeing a German act making your list. I had never heard of Milky Chance. Based on Wikipedia, it looks like they enjoyed some previous chart success in the U.S., especially with the debut album from October 2013, which climbed to no. 17 on the Billboard 200.
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Milky Chance had a massive hit “Stolen Dance” in 2014, and their previous hit single “Colorado” spent 10 weeks my Weekly Top 30 last October-December. Maggie Rogers is great too.
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I liked Maggie Rogers debut album a lot, so looking forward to the new one – first single that you featured is good.
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She’s really talented. I watched her Coachella set livestreamed on YouTube, and she’s a dynamic performer as well.
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Love Harry. I was set to see him in Munich before Covid killed that. Ah well. Thanks for sharing his latest track.
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I’m surprised about this choice. Still, it keeps your readers on our toes. 😁
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It’s pure pop, but I love it!
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