Tag: Top Songs June 2023

Top 30 Songs for June 18-24, 2023

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The wonderful “Not Strong Enough” by supergroup boygenius enjoys a second week at #1 on my latest Top 30 chart, while “Rescued” by the Foo Fighters moves into second place. The exuberant “1982” by Dutch rock band Morgendust enters the top 10 in its 11th week on the chart.

There were at at least seven songs I wanted to add this week, but unfortunately had to limit them to only three, as I didn’t want to drop any other songs off. Two of them – “Psychos”, by American singer-songwriter, musician, and teen movie actress Jenny Lewis, and “Spellbinding” by Chicago alt-rock band The Smashing Pumpkins – took a while to grow on me. I’ve never been a huge fan of The Smashing Pumpkins, mainly because of front man Billy Corgan’s nasally and shrill vocal style I often found grating, though I have liked some of their songs. “Spellbinding” is from their monumental 33-track album Atum: A Rock Opera in Three Acts, released on May 5th. The third debut, entering at #30, is “The Narcissist” by legendary Brit-pop band Blur, their first new music in eight years, since their 2015 album The Magic Whip. The song is from their forthcoming ninth album The Ballad of Darren, scheduled for release on July 21.

I must say that it’s heartening for an old man like me to see artists over 50, including Dave Grohl, Billy Corgan, Damon Albarn, Bootie Brown, Dave Gahan & Martin Gore of Depeche Mode, the Leto brothers, and the guys of Morgendust, still putting out great music.

  1. NOT STRONG ENOUGH – boygenius (1)
  2. RESCUED – Foo Fighters (4)
  3. EAT YOUR YOUNG – Hozier (2)
  4. KID – The Revivalists (3)
  5. GO DOWN RIVER – The Heavy Heavy (6)
  6. DUMMY – Portugal. The Man (5)
  7. ESSENCE – Refeci & Shimmer Johnson (8)
  8. RESCUE ME – Dirty Heads (9)
  9. LEAVING – Au Gres (10)
  10. 1982 – Morgendust (12)
  11. PAID OFF – Oli Barton & the Movement (7)
  12. THOSE EYES – New West (15)
  13. WHY – Future Theory (17)
  14. IN MY HEAD – Mike Shinoda & Kailee Morgue (16)
  15. THE WAY – Manchester Orchestra (14)
  16. HELLO – GROUPLOVE (19)
  17. PINEAPPLE SUNRISE – Beach Weather (20)
  18. NEW GOLD – Gorillaz, Tame Impala & Bootie Brown (13)
  19. MARRY ANOTHER MAN – Wise John (22)
  20. EMPTY NEST – Silversun Pickups (21)
  21. THE PERFECT PAIR – beabadoobee (11)
  22. WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE – Joy Oladokun & Noah Kahan (23)
  23. CHEMICAL – Post Malone (24)
  24. STUCK – 30 Seconds to Mars (28)
  25. GHOSTS AGAIN – Depeche Mode (18)
  26. SUPERGLUE – Michigander (27)
  27. PUPPET SHOW – Beck Black (29)
  28. PSYCHOS – Jenny Lewis (N)
  29. SPELLBINDING – The Smashing Pumpkins (N)
  30. THE NARCISSIST – Blur (N)

Top 30 Songs for June 11-17, 2023

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For those who may be unaware, boygenius is an American indie rock supergroup comprised of three incredibly talented female singer-songwriters – Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus, each of whom are successful artists in their own right. Their beautiful single “Not Strong Enough”, from their debut album The Record which was released on March 31st, takes over the #1 spot on my Weekly Top 30.

In an interview for Rolling Stone, Phoebe elaborated on the meaning behind the song’s Sheryl Crow-inspired lyrics: “The two wolves inside us can be self-hatred and self-aggrandizing. Being like, ‘I’m not strong enough to show up for you. I can’t be the partner that you want me to be.’ But also being like, ‘I’m too fucked up. I’m unknowable in some deep way!’ Self-hatred is a god complex sometimes, where you think you’re the most fucked-up person who’s ever lived. Straight up, you’re not. And it can make people behave really selfishly, and I love each of our interpretations of that concept.”

Besides their intelligent songwriting and outstanding musicianship, a prominent component of boygenius’ wonderful music are the three ladies’ distinctive vocals and gorgeous harmonies. For “Not Strong Enough”, Bridgers sings the first verse, Baker the second, and Dacus leads the chant in the song’s bridge: “Always an angel, never a god”, with all three singing the exuberant choruses.

The delightful video, shot by the three members of boygenius and edited by Phoebe’s younger brother Jackson Bridgers, shows the three having fun and enjoying each other’s company in various locations around Los Angeles, including the Santa Monica Pier and Getty Villa in Malibu, one of two campuses of the J. Paul Getty Museum.

And here’s a charming video of boygenius breaking down the meaning of “Not Strong Enough”, which shows their strong camaraderie and love for each other:

  1. NOT STRONG ENOUGH – boygenius (2)
  2. EAT YOUR YOUNG – Hozier (1)
  3. KID – The Revivalists (3)
  4. RESCUED – Foo Fighters (7)
  5. DUMMY – Portugal. The Man (5)
  6. GO DOWN RIVER – The Heavy Heavy (6)
  7. PAID OFF – Oli Barton & the Movement (4)
  8. ESSENCE – Refeci & Shimmer Johnson (10)
  9. RESCUE ME – Dirty Heads (12)
  10. LEAVING – Au Gres (13)
  11. THE PERFECT PAIR – beabadoobee (9)
  12. 1982 – Morgendust (14)
  13. NEW GOLD – Gorillaz, Tame Impala & Bootie Brown (8)
  14. THE WAY – Manchester Orchestra (15)
  15. THOSE EYES – New West (16)
  16. IN MY HEAD – Mike Shinoda & Kailee Morgue (19)
  17. WHY – Future Theory (20)
  18. GHOSTS AGAIN – Depeche Mode (11)
  19. HELLO – GROUPLOVE (22)
  20. PINEAPPLE SUNRISE – Beach Weather (24)
  21. EMPTY NEST – Silversun Pickups (23)
  22. MARRY ANOTHER MAN – Wise John (25)
  23. WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE – Joy Oladokun & Noah Kahan (26)
  24. CHEMICAL – Post Malone (27)
  25. THE WALK HOME – Young the Giant (17)
  26. FLOWERS – Miley Cyrus (18)
  27. SUPERGLUE – Michigander (28)
  28. STUCK – 30 Seconds to Mars (29)
  29. PUPPET SHOW – Beck Black (30)
  30. WOLF – Yeah Yeah Yeahs (21)

Top 30 Songs for June 4-10, 2023

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Hozier‘s provocative “Eat Your Young” remains at #1 for a second week, while “Not Strong Enough” by boygenius moves into second place. “The Perfect Pair” by Filipino-English singer-songwriter beabadoobee and “Essence” by Danish producer-composer Refeci and Canadian-American singer-songwriter Shimmer Johnson enter the top 10. Two songs make their debut this week: “Stuck” by L.A.-based alt-rock band 30 Seconds to Mars, now a duo consisting of the ageless Leto brothers Jared and Shannon, at #29. Their first new music in five years, the song is the lead single from their forthcoming sixth studio album, It’s the End of the World but It’s a Beautiful Day, due for release on September 15. Entering at #30 is the wonderful “Puppet Show” by another L.A.-based artist Beck Black, which I reviewed two weeks ago.

  1. EAT YOUR YOUNG – Hozier (1)
  2. NOT STRONG ENOUGH – boygenius (3)
  3. KID – The Revivalists (2)
  4. PAID OFF – Oli Barton & the Movement (4)
  5. DUMMY – Portugal. The Man (6)
  6. GO DOWN RIVER – The Heavy Heavy (7)
  7. RESCUED – Foo Fighters (10)
  8. NEW GOLD – Gorillaz, Tame Impala & Bootie Brown (5)
  9. THE PERFECT PAIR – beabadoobee (11)
  10. ESSENCE – Refeci & Shimmer Johnson (12)
  11. GHOSTS AGAIN – Depeche Mode (8)
  12. RESCUE ME – Dirty Heads (16)
  13. LEAVING – Au Gres (17)
  14. 1982 – Morgendust (15)
  15. THE WAY – Manchester Orchestra (18)
  16. THOSE EYES – New West (19)
  17. THE WALK HOME – Young the Giant (9)
  18. FLOWERS – Miley Cyrus (13)
  19. IN MY HEAD – Mike Shinoda & Kailee Morgue (20)
  20. WHY – Future Theory (21)
  21. WOLF – Yeah Yeah Yeahs (14)
  22. HELLO – GROUPLOVE (24)
  23. EMPTY NEST – Silversun Pickups (25)
  24. PINEAPPLE SUNRISE – Beach Weather (26)
  25. MARRY ANOTHER MAN – Wise John (27)
  26. WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE – Joy Oladokun & Noah Kahan (28)
  27. CHEMICAL – Post Malone (29)
  28. SUPERGLUE – Michigander (30)
  29. STUCK – 30 Seconds to Mars (N)
  30. PUPPET SHOW – Beck Black (N)