Death Cab for Cutie remain at #1 for a second week with “Riptides”, while The Strokes slide into second place with “Going Shopping”. Olivia Rodrigo finally enters my top 10 with “Drop Dead“.

Four songs enter my chart this week, and each is accompanied by a terrific video. Therefore, instead of embedding the video of my #1 song, I’m sharing the videos for each of my four new entries, the first of which is the wonderfully sultry “Back in Love” by the very beguiling English singer-songwriter, model and actress Suki Waterhouse. The song will be included on her forthcoming third studio album Loveland, scheduled for release on July 10th. It’s her second song to appear on my chart, following “Supersad”, which peaked at #11 in late 2024.

Coming in at #28 is “marathons” by the irrepressibly charming indie pop/rock band Sorry Ghost. Originally formed as a pop punk band in Baton Rouge, Louisiana but now based in Los Angeles since 2021, the band consists of Matt Polito (guitar, vocals) Dan Anton (bass, lead vocals), Tate Silver (drums) and Sean Duong (guitar, vocals). It’s their second song to appear on my chart, following last year’s delightful “polyester (yes sir)”, which ranks #55 on my 100 Best Songs of 2025 list. The guys have a wicked sense of humor, frequently delighting their fans with hilarious and endearing video reels of themselves on Instagram and TikTok. Their music videos are also highly entertaining and creative, as is definitely the case with the one for “marathons”:

Next up is “Repeat Offender” by Scottish alternative metal band Gloom is Okay. It isn’t often I’m blown away the first time I hear a song, but I have to say I was immediately stunned by the dramatic beauty and majestic impact of “Repeat Offender”. Based in Glasgow, Gloom is Okay is comprised of frontman Martin Walker (vocals, guitars, synths, programming) Iain MacLeod (bass) and Mark Norris (drums). It’s their first new music in three years, since their excellent 2023 self-titled EP Gloom is Okay, which I reviewed on this blog. “Repeat Offender” is the lead single from their forthcoming debut album Nothing Human. Walker says the song is essentially about handling narcissistic people.

Coming in at #30 is “Online” by Canadian artist Western Jaguar, the music project of singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jeffrey Trainor. Based in the beautiful Fraser River Valley east of Vancouver, British Columbia, the earnest, amiable musician makes what he calls joyfully sad music and has been a favorite of mine since learning about him in late 2018. I’ve featured him numerous times on this blog and several of his songs have appeared on my chart, two of which – “Disappear” (2019) and “Darling” (2023) – went all the way to #1. Jeff never fails to write thought-provoking lyrics set to infectious melodies, and “Online” hooked me at first listen. The song was inspired by his fear of the impact of the internet on our lives: “I wanted to capture that shady, seedy feeling the web can have. Who knows who’s real or what’s real nowadays. Hell, can I even prove to you I’m real? But there is this almost superiority complex or confidence that can come from the modern digital age that just seems off.”

1. RIPTIDES – Death Cab for Cutie (1)
2. GOING SHOPPING – The Strokes (4)
3. SLUMBER PARTY – Brigitte Calls Me Baby (2)
4. BEDROOM POSTERS – Yellowcard feat. Good Charlotte (3)
5. HEADLIGHTS – In Color (7)
6. HOMEWRECKER – Sombr (8)
7. FREAKIN’ OUT – Dexter and The Moonrocks (9)
8. DRAG PATH – Twenty One Pilots (5)
9. DIFFERENT KIND OF LOVE – Young the Giant (6)
10. DROP DEAD – Olivia Rodrigo (12)
11. SELF AWARE – Temper City (13)
12. HEAVY FOOT – Mon Rovîa (11)
13. DYING TO LOVE – Bad Omens (14)
14. TO LOVE SOMEBODY – Holly Humberstone (15)
15. UNTIL THE SUN EXPLODES – Sublime (17)
16. BE WITH YOU – Muse (16)
17. WAITING FOR ME – Talk in Waves (10)
18. IN MY ROOM – Julia Wolf (23)
19. EXIT WOUND – Ships Have Sailed (24)
20. RIDE LONESOME – Beck (25)
21. GOOD2B – Goose (26)
22. KILL ME FAST – Three Days Grace (21)
23. STARLIGHT – Cannons (22)
24. PICKING DRAGONS’ POCKETS – Modest Mouse (29)
25. RAGING HALLS – Lyia Meta (30)
26. THE GREAT DIVIDE – Noah Kahan (20)
27. BACK IN LOVE – Suki Waterhouse (N)
28. MARATHONS – Sorry Ghost (N)
29. REPEAT OFFENDER – Gloom Is Okay (N)
30. ONLINE – Western Jaguar (N)