I’m happy that The Killers are still together and making music more than 20 years after their formation, and their latest single, the beautiful, uplifting anthem “boy”, takes over the #1 spot on this week’s Top 30. About the song, band front man and vocalist Brandon Flowers said: “This was the first song written after we had to cancel the ‘Imploding The Mirage’ tour due to the pandemic. I had recently moved back to Utah and started to make trips to Nephi, where I grew up. I found that the place I had wanted to get away from so desperately at 16 was now a place that I couldn’t stop returning to. I have a son approaching the age I was at that time in my life. With ‘boy’, I want to reach out and tell myself – and my sons – to not overthink it. And to look for the ‘white arrows’ in their lives. For me now, white arrows are my wife, children, my songs and the stage.”

In other chart developments, Måneskin‘s “Supermodel” inches up a notch to #2, while Death Cab for Cutie‘s “Here to Forever” moves up three spots to #3. I can’t get enough of Beach Weather‘s “Sex, Drugs, Etc.”, which enters the top 10 at #10. The biggest upward mover is “My Babe” by Spoon, jumping seven spots to #20. And the lone debut this week is the delightfully delicious “Wet Dream” by quirky English duo Wet Leg. I couldn’t stand “Chaise Longue” but really like “Wet Dream” a lot.

1. BOY – The Killers (2)
2. SUPERMODEL – Måneskin (3)
3. HERE TO FOREVER – Death Cab for Cutie (6)
4. BROKEN RECORD – NAVE (1)
5. BONES – Imagine Dragons (7)
6. BAD HABIT – Steve Lacy (10)
7. UNTIL I FOUND YOU – Stephen Sanchez (4)
8. TEK IT – Cafuné (9)
9. VIVA LAS VENGEANCE – Panic! At the Disco (5)
10. SEX, DRUGS, ETC. – Beach Weather (14)
11. PLEASE WRITE RESPONSIBLY – Granfalloon (12)
12. PART OF THE BAND – The 1975 (13)
13. BREAK MY SOUL – Beyoncé (8)
14. FAILURE TO COMPLY – MISSIO (11)
15. WHAT’S THE TRICK? – Jack White (15)
16. SEASICK – The Rare Occasions (18)
17. FREE – Florence + the Machine (21)
18. CRACKER ISLAND – Gorillaz featuring Thundercat (22)
19. SOMETHING LOUD – Jimmy Eat World (23)
20. MY BABE – Spoon (27)
21. GIANTS – WALK THE MOON (25)
22. PARTY4ONE – dwi (26)
23. SIDELINES – Phoebe Bridgers (17)
24. CLOSER – The Frontier (16) 20th week on chart
25. MISTAKES – Sharon Van Etten (19)
26. SISTERS – pMad (29)
27. BITTER – Wild Horse (30)
28. LEMON TREE – Mt. Joy (20)
29. ABOUT DAMN TIME – Lizzo (24)
30. WET DREAM – Wet Leg (N)