
I’m still enthralled with Fontaines D.C.‘s bombastic and unsettling masterpiece “Starburster”, consequently it remains at #1 on my Top 30 chart for a third week. twenty one pilots and Beach Weather hold the #2 and #3 spots again this week with their beautiful songs “The Craving” and “High in Low Places”, while “Panoramic View” by AWOLNATION moves back up to #4. Norwegian psych-noir duo Mayflower Madame‘s darkwave gem “A Foretold Ecstasy” moves up two spots to #5 and The Decemberists move up a notch to enter the top 10 with their delightful Latin-esque “Oh No!”
Two songs, both of which have been out for a while, finally enter my chart this week. At #29 is the enchanting “BIRDS OF A FEATHER” by Billie Eilish, giving her two songs on this chart, the other being “LUNCH”, which currently sits at #6. Both songs are from her latest album HIT ME HARD AND SOFT.
Coming in at #30 is “Good Luck, Babe!” by Missouri-born and now L.A.-based singer-songwriter sensation Chappell Roan. With her campy music aesthetic and performing style heavily influenced by drag queens, she’s recently gone viral, and I’ve happily climbed aboard the Chappell Roan bandwagon! Her debut album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, released in September 2023, was not an immediate commercial success despite being included on several best albums of 2023 lists. But following her run as an opening act for Olivia Rodrigo’s Guts World Tour, which ran from February-April 2024, and performances at music festivals like Coachella, Governors Ball and Lollapalooza, where she allegedly broke the record for the most crowded set at that festival’s history, Roan and her album eventually garnered a cult following. By mid-2024, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess had climbed numerous worldwide charts, reaching #1 in Ireland, New Zealand and the UK, and the top five in Australia and on the US Billboard 200 Album chart. Subsequently, several of the album’s singles entered various charts for the first time since their release, along with her follow-up single “Good Luck, Babe!”, which reached the top 10 in many countries, making it her most successful single to date.
- STARBURSTER – Fontaines D.C. (1)
- THE CRAVING – twenty one pilots (2)
- HIGH IN LOW PLACES – Beach Weather (3)
- PANORAMIC VIEW – AWOLNATION (5)
- A FORETOLD ECSTASY – Mayflower Madame (7)
- LUNCH – Billie Eilish (8)
- LIKE YOU DO – The Frontier (9)
- LOST IN SPACE – Foster the People (10)
- WRECKAGE – Pearl Jam (4)
- OH NO! – The Decemberists (11)
- END OF BEGINNING – Djo (6)
- I HAD SOME HELP – Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen (12)
- RUN YOUR MOUTH – The Marías (16)
- WHAT IF I FEEL LIKE THIS MY WHOLE LIFE? – HULLAH (17)
- PAYBACK – Aaron Frazer (18)
- ESPRESSO – Sabrina Carpenter (19)
- RAINBOW – Cage the Elephant (20)
- CREATURES IN HEAVEN – Glass Animals (13)
- TOO SWEET – Hozier (14) 19th week on chart
- WAKING LIFE – Nicholas a. Milillo feat. Dee Wolf, Bobby Jasso, Gabrielle Marella and the voice of Tony Milillo (21)
- STARGAZING – Myles Smith (22)
- VICES – 5ilas & Shimmer Johnson (15)
- YOU JUST PLAYED MY MIND – Oli Barton (25)
- WAR – Healer (26)
- BABY BLUE MOVIE – Cigarettes After Sex (27)
- HONEY – Mr Bewlay (28)
- MESSY – Lola Young (29)
- DOWNING STREET – Brain Ape (30)
- BIRDS OF A FEATHER – Billie Eilish (N)
- GOOD LUCK, BABE! – Chappell Roan (N)
I’ve been hearing a lot about Chappell Roane lately… I’ll have to give her music a listen!
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She’s pretty good!
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Pearl Jam are having a good run on your charts too. (Deservedly). Thank you for the music 😊
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You’re welcome! Yes, “Wreckage” has been in my top 10 for nearly three months. It’s become my favorite song by Pearl Jam.
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Another great week for music.
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Yes indeed. Thanks North!
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I live right next to where Chappell Roan grew up. It’s been crazy watching her blow up like this, a few years back it was no problem to watch her perform a club show here, now she’s pulling 50k crowds at festivals. Insane to watch it play out in real time.
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So you live near Springfield, MO? I lived in St. Louis from 1995-2011. Yes, her sudden rise to fame has been astonishing.
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Yep I live in Springfield. I grew up about an hour or so west of St. Louis, wound up in Springfield after I got out of the Navy, which roughly coincides with when you were in STL. This has been very cool to see for Chappell from a local standpoint, people here are pretty mind blown at how much she’s blown up.
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Chappell Roan’s debut album is pretty good. She has charisma. I thought Casual was a really good song.
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Yes, I’ve listened to a few of the songs, but need to listen to the entire album.
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Due to my recent family situation, I haven’t paid attention to new music over the past few weeks. I guess I missed when that Fontaines D.C. song first hit the top of your chart. It sounds intriguing. I just saw their new album “Romance” is coming out next Friday and have earmarked it fir my next weekly review. I covered Fontaines D.C once before myself, in April 2022 in connection with their then-new album “Skinty Fia.”
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This song is infectious and reminds me of a slightly more refrained ‘Prodigy’ product, but just as alluring. My son will love this when he gets to hear it.
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The mix of genres really showcases the ultimate variety in today’s music scene.
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I totally agree!
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Again you have me on a Decemberist song…the song “Oh No” I’ve been exploring their back catalog…I am becoming a fan.
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I really like their latest album.
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I’ve heard some on Spotify and I do as well. I’ve been listening to their back catalog and they are very flexible.
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