American genre-bending singer-songwriter Teddy Swims, whose sound has been described by Aaron Williams of UPROXX as “Post Malone singing Lenny Williams or Jelly Roll doing Teddy Pendergrass”, takes over the top spot this week with his blistering torch song “Lose Control”. With his impassioned vocals, the soaring orchestrals and that wailing guitar solo, I get chills every time I hear it. Born Jaten Collin Dimsdale in Conyers, Georgia, the gruff-voiced artist mixes R&B, soul, country, and pop to create his own unique sound that’s earned him over 26 million monthly listeners on Spotify alone. Released last June (of 2023), “Lose Control” has been a bit of a sleeper hit; now in its 24th week on the Billboard Hot 100, the song is currently at its peak position of #4, and also ranks #2 on the Adult Alternative Airplay chart. Thus far, it’s been streamed more than 221 million times on Spotify. The song is from his debut album I’ve Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 1), which dropped last September.

Mr. Swims isn’t the only “swim” act on this chart, as the enchanting dream pop gem “All I Die For”, by Canadian indie rock band SWiiMS, moves into the #2 spot. “Northern Attitude”, by Vermont singer-songwriter Noah Kahan and Irish singer-songwriter Hozier, jumps five spots to #4, and “Beautiful People (Stay High)” by The Black Keys leaps 14 spots to enter the top 10 at #8.

Two songs make their debut this week. Entering at #29 is “Neon Pill” by Nashville-based Cage the Elephant, their first new music in nearly three years. They’re one of my long-time favorite bands, so I’m thrilled to hear new music from them. Coming in at #30 is “Diamond and the Missing Son” by Northern Ireland alt-rock band Unquiet Nights, which I reviewed last month. The song is from their third album Seasons in Exile, which dropped January 19th.

1. LOSE CONTROL – Teddy Swims (2)
2. ALL I DIE FOR – SWiiMS (5)
3. THE AMERICAN DREAM IS KILLING ME – Green Day (1)
4. NORTHERN ATTITUDE – Noah Kahan feat. Hozier (9)
5. WHAT NOW – Brittany Howard (3)
6. MODERN GIRL – Bleachers (6)
7. NOTHING MATTERS – The Last Dinner Party (8)
8. BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE (STAY HIGH) – The Black Keys (22)
9. COOL ABOUT IT – boygenius (4)
10. MY LOVE MINE ALL MINE – Mitski (7)
11. BLAME BRETT – The Beaches (12)
12. WINTER COWBOY – Frank Joshua (13)
13. THE TOWER – Future Islands (15)
14. ALIVE! - Bakar (16)
15. MOTHER NATURE – MGMT (17)
16. LOVIN ON ME – Jack Harlow (19)
17. HOW DID YOU GET HERE? – Antony Szmierek (11)
18. PRETTY VICIOUS – The Struts (14)
19. ATTRACTION – Wild Horse (10)
20. RUN AWAY WITH ME – Cold War Kids (18)
21. HOUDINI – Dua Lipa (20)
22. NICE TO KNOW YOU – lovelytheband (23)
23. YOUR WORLD NOW – Marc Schuster (24)
24. NORMAL PEOPLE THINGS – Lovejoy (25)
25. MEANT TO BE – Wilco (27)
26. MY GOLDEN YEARS – The Lemon Twigs (28)
27. BLUSH – Vazum (29)
28. LUNAR ECLIPSE – The Vaccines (30)
29. NEON PILL – Cage the Elephant (N)
30. DIAMOND AND THE MISSING SON – Unquiet Nights (N)