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TMJ Charts: Lana Del Rey Gets Her #1

A very busy week on the charts as we have many debuts, chart returns and a new #1 on the Songs tally with Lana Del Rey finally reaching the top for the very first time since her chart debut with the song Radio. Having debuted at the #100 position in late April of this year and bouncing out after only one week, the song finally picked up a really good pace when it re-entered at #62 in mid-August. By early this month it was already inside the Top 10 and has now won the battle against Gotye's Eyes Wide Open, which is down to #3 this week.


And watch out for this week's #2 where we have No Doubt picking up as Greatest Gainer with Push And Shove jumping from 17 with only 3 weeks on the chart, and now most likely to follow the steps of their previous chart-topper Settle Down. There's also The Killers, who jump 4 to #4 with Flesh And Bone, a new Top 10 hit for Gotye as Save Me rockets from #27 to #6, P!nk reaches a new peak of 7 in the second round of Blow Me (One Last Kiss) for the top, and the return of Santigold with The Keepers at #10.

The week's biggest jump belongs to Kanye West, Jay-Z and Big Sean as Clique leaps 42 spots all the way to #14. And making up for last week's drought, there are plenty of new songs this time around starting with the Highest Debut at #72 where Bruno Mars returns to the chart with his new single Locked Out Of Heaven. His most recent chart entry was It Will Rain which peaked at #26 earlier this year. There's also Imagine Dragons making a double chart debut with It's Time at #74 and Radioactive at #100. Chris Brown crowns a new chart entry with Turn Up The Music at #81. Metric returns to the chart since 2009's Gimme Sympathy, this time with Youth Without Youth entering at #87, and so does Nelly Furtado whose last chart entry came in 2009 with Manos Al Aire, but now returns with Spirit Indestructible as Power Play of the week at #92. Lana Del Rey scores a new chart entry at #94 with Ride, and Christina Aguilera's Your Body at #98 is her first solo track in two years.

Somewhere Only We Know by Keane and Making Mirrors by Gotye repeat at #1 on the Recurrent Songs chart and Albums chart this week, respectively.

TMJ Charts: Gotye Stays at #1

This week brings us Gotye spending a second week at #1 with the song Eyes Wide Open, from his album Making Mirrors. With his previous hit Somebody That I Used To Know, he's the only artist this year to have scored two #1 songs on the Songs Chart, and he comes at second place as the artist with the most weeks at the top this year with 8, so far. Only Santigold has spent more at the top with record-breaking 19 weeks.

Eyes Wide Open (Live at David Letterman)

More on the Songs charts with Lana Del Rey scoring her fourth Top 10 hit so far with Radio jumping eight to #6. Her previous hits include Summertime Sadness (#5), Blue Jeans (#4), and Video Games (#2). Meanwhile, Santigold returns to the Top 5 with Disparate Youth and Gotye's second song in the Top 10, Giving Me A Chance, remains steady at #8. The week's Hot Shot and Highest Debut belongs to No Doubt whose Push And Shove featuring Busy Signal and Major Lazer starts at #30. There's only a couple more debuts this week with Kanye West, Big Sean and Jay-Z's Clique entering at #75, and Power Play track of the week, Don't You Worry Child by Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin, entering at #97. The Highest Jump is Gotye's Save Me which leaps 44 spots this week to #45.

The Recurrent Songs chart has Friendly Fires spending a second week at the top with Jump In The Pool, while Making Mirrors by Gotye spends its 11th week at the top of the Albums chart.

TMJ Charts: M83 Here To Stay

Another great week for M83 as it stays at the top spot of the Songs chart for a second week with Midnight City, and once again, as Greatest Gainer. The songs has now exceeded all expectations and has also helped the band get their first #1 on the Albums chart as Hurry Up, We're Dreaming. moves 2-1.

Midnight City (Live on Carson Daly)


Santigold's big hit Disparate Youth stays at #2 while WZRD's Love Hard stays at #3. Lana Del Rey gets her first Top 5 hit with Blue Jeans getting a new peak at #5 in its 23rd week on the chart, while Linkin Park moves up to #7 with Burn It Down. Coldplay and Maroon 5 return to the Top 10 as Princess Of China jumps 8 to #9 and Payphone moves one to #10. Their most recent Top 10 hits were Paradise (#2) and Moves Like Jagger (#6), respectively.

And there's more from Maroon 5 as they also get the Power Play and Highest Debut of the week with One More Night at #34. Other debuts include a chart-first for Garbage whose Blood For Poppies debuts at #35, a chart-return for P!nk with her latest pop anthem Blow Me (One Last Kiss) coming in at #47 and another chart entry for Lana Del Rey with Summertime Sadness debuting at #48. More new entries from Simple Plan, Muse, Linkin Park, Katy Perry and Chris Brown at the lower end of the chart.

The Recurrent Songs chart sees a new #1 song as Chris Brown and Benny Benassi take over with the chart favorite Beautiful People.

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TMJ Charts: M83 Dethrones Santigold

A record-breaking streak of 17 weeks at #1 for Santigold's Disparate Youth has finally come to and end as we now turn our heads to M83 whose Midnight City reigns as the new #1 on the Songs chart. And it comes as big feat, not only because it's the electronic band's first chart-topper but it's a song that has been all over the chart since its debut. It first appeared in early November of last year where it bowed at #74 only to climb to #66 four weeks later before experiencing a brief absence starting early December. By February of this year the song re-enters at #97 and goes up to #42 by late March, before hovering around the lower parts of the chart once again. But it wasn't until early May that the song picks up a steady pace and finally breaks the Top 40. And steady ever since, it's now reached the top as Greatest Gainer in its 27th week on the chart. I can only remember one song that's taken longer to reach the summit and it's Kings Of Leon's Closer which back in 2009 conquered the top in its 37th week.

Midnight City (Official Video)

In other chart news, it's a good week for Flo Rida who sees Wild Ones featuring Sia pick up once again and is the week's Power Play at #18. There's also two debuts from his new album: I Cry is the week's Highest Debut at #29 followed by Run featuring RedFoo at #42. Howler's Black Lagoon is the week's other debut entering at #87. The week's Biggest Jump is Benny Benassi's Close To Me featuring Gary Go, a song that refuses to leave the chart and goes up 45 places to #55.

And a couple of names are also news. First off, Alanis Morissette gets her best chart peak so far as her newest single, Guardian, stands at #7 this week. Her best effort had been Incomplete which went as high as #9 in 2008. Another return to the top belongs to Linkin Park with Burn It Down standing at #10. This is their best chart position since Waiting For The End reached #6 in October of 2010.

TMJ Charts: Santigold Is Not Giving Up Yet

There's no stopping Santigold on the charts as she extends her record-breaking #1 run to 17 consecutive weeks with Disparate Youth. At this point I'm just trying to figure out what other song will be able to stay on top for so long, so what we're talking about here is basically hall-of-fame status. I should move along and try to compile a list of historic events that have left a mark in the charts. In the meantime, it's a good thing we still have new live performances to post from Santigold.

Disparate Youth (Live at Radio 1's Hackney Weekend)


Going back to this week's charts, there's a serious threat of a new #1, probably very soon. WZRD stays at #2 with a bullet with Love Hard, while, out of nowhere, electronic band M83 shoots for the stars as Midnight City raises from the ashes and scores Greatest Gainer honors with a move to #4, this is after lingering up and down the charts for 25 weeks. Friendly Fires is not giving up yet and stays at #3 once again with Chimes, and Lana Del Rey returns for a second round at the Top 10 with Blue Jeans moving to #9.

Strong re-entries for Jay-Z and Kanye West who score Power Play of the week with Niggas In Paris, and Birdy's Without A Word goes all the way to #33. The Biggest Jump of the week is another song that's not ready to lose steam yet: Gym Class Heroes and Neon Hitch scale back to the top half of the chart at #48 with Ass Back Home.

On the Recurrent Charts we see Kings Of Leon once again at the top with Notion for a total of 7 weeks at #1, while Santigold recovers her spot at the throne with Master Of My Make-Believe for a total of five non-consecutive weeks at #1.

TMJ Charts: Santigold Breaks #1 Record!

I saw it coming and it's happened. A 7-year-old record has finally been broken and we all have Santigold to turn our heads to. 16 weeks at the top gives Disparate Youth the honor of being the longest stay at the top for any song since I started this little chart back in late 2004. The record was previously held by Mariah Carey whose We Belong Together spent a total of 15 weeks at the top back in 2005. A few years later - six, to be exact - that record was almost broken when Friendly Fires tied at 15 weeks at the top with Hawaiian Air. That was in late 2011, but now the record goes back to one and one woman only. Cheers to that!

Disparate Youth - Live at BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge


Now the thing is how long can she hold on to the top spot. Let's not forget that Disparate Youth had an incredible debut at #2, only to claim the #1 spot the week after. And the thing is that it's still ahead from its closest competitor by quite a decent amount of points. WZRD is getting ready though to claim their first chart-topper with either Love Hard (the week's Greatest Gainer) or Teleport 2 Me, Jamie which finds a new peak at #4. Alex Clare is also headlining the Top 10 with two tracks as Up All Night returns to #7 and Too Close goes single-digit for the first time at #9. And we say good-bye to Adele's Someone Like You as it leaves the Top 10 for the first time since December 23, 2011. The Biggest Jump and Power Play of the week goes to a well-deserved return to the charts to one favorite, Alanis Morissette, as Guardian jumps to #28. Her last chart appearance came in early 2009 when Not As We peaked at #63.

The Recurrent Chart sees Kings Of Leon returning to the #1 spot with Notion for a sixth week, while WZRD returns to the top of the albums chart with their self-titled record for a second week.

TMJ Charts: Santigold Ties Record at #1

In the blink of an eye, or actually, 15 weeks at #1 give Santigold something to talk about. Disparate Youth is now tied to Mariah Carey's We Belong Together (2005) and Friendly Fires' Hawaiian Air (late 2011) as the song with most weeks at the top of the Songs chart. The big news is that she could actually break the record as things have been slow for the past couple of weeks. So, stay tuned and check out the next chart to see if that actually happens.

Disparate Youth (Live at the 2012 Coachella Music & Arts Festival)

TMJ Charts: #1 Double for Santigold

If you've followed the charts for the past weeks I'm sure you've noticed that the Santigold obsession is not going away any time soon. This time, in fact, she scores a #1 chart double as Disparate Youth spends its 11th consecutive week at the top of the Songs chart, while its parent album Master Of My Make-Believe reaches the summit of the Albums chart for the first time. I haven't got a chance to keep track of this feat unfortunately, but she's just one of the few to achieve this type of thing. I got some homework to do.

Disparate Youth (Live at the 2012 Coachella Music & Arts Festival)


Elsewhere on the Songs chart the Top 3 stays the same with Gotye & Kimbra's Somebody That I Used To Know refusing to leave the #2 spot and Friendly Fires' Chimes trying to get higher at #3. Of course, Santigold's domination is worth another mention with her previous single Big Mouth getting a re-boost while earning Greatest Gainer honors and a new peak at #4. Her apparent new official single, Look At These Hoes follows the footsteps and sits at #12 in its third week. She also gets the Highest Debut of the week as Fame enters the chart at #47. And she's not alone on this chart conquest with Alex Clare making serious moves to the high end of the chart, claiming the #5 and #6 spots this week with Up All Night and Humming Bird, respectively. He also scores multiple debuts this week starting with Whispering (#65), When Doves Cry (#66), Treading Water (#84), I Won't Let You Down (#85), Tight Rope (#86) and I Love You (#87). He also scores the Highest Jump of the week as Too Close moves up 41 spots to #57. Marina & The Diamonds scores another debut with Primadonna at #64, as does M83 with New Map at #67. Keane returns to the charts thanks to the release of Strangeland and gets three new entries with In Your Own Time (#71), Sea Fog (#72) and Day Will Come (#74).

The Recurrent Songs chart has Amy Winehouse at #1 for a third consecutive week with He Can Only Hold Her from her album Back To Black.

'Look At These Hoes' by Santigold

TMJ Charts: Santigold Steady at #1

Like there's anything else to say. This past week was the release of one of the most anticipated albums on my list and that means, of course, that Disparate Youth had nothing else to do than stay at the top of the Songs chart. This marks the song's ninth consecutive week at #1, and obviously, Santigold's best charting song to-date. She's about to embark on a serious rampage here on the charts because she also scores four out of the seven new chart entries this week, starting with Look At These Hoes at #76, followed by Pirate In The Water at #93, The Keepers at #94 and God From The Machine at #96.

Disparate Youth (Live at Late Night with Jimmy Fallon)


But the Highest Debut of the week belongs, yet again, to Alex Clare. I told you last week how I've been playing his album almost non-stop. After a few listens, that little gem titled Up All Night stands out, and is this week's Power Play making its debut at #30. But there's also Too Close entering at #97, a song that's making me give dubstep a more serious chance. The seventh song to debut this week is WZRD's High Off Life which enters at #92.

Gotye scores the week's biggest jump with I Feel Better moving up 52 spots to #38 while achieving a new peak after 15 weeks on the chart. The Greatest Gainer is Calvin Harris whose Feel So Close gets closer to the top as it jumps three to #5 this week.

The Recurrent Songs chart sees a new queen as the late Amy Winehouse dethrones Marina & The Diamonds with He Can Only Hold Her from her album Back To Black.

Speaking of albums, that chart gets some much needed action with Santigold's Master Of My Make-Believe debuting at #2, an almost clean and never-before-seen debut at #1 if it weren't for Friendly Fires' Pala which holds steady and scores an incredible 17th week at the top.

TMJ Charts: Santigold Wins the Race

So, who won the 8th week at the top race? Once again it's Santigold holding on to the #1 spot of the Songs chart with Disparate Youth, off her newest album release Master Of My Make-Believe. The song has now spent eight consecutive weeks at the top out of the nine its spent on the chart. Amazing, isn't it? That leaves Gotye and Kimbra waiting in line for a not-unlikely return to the top as Somebody That I Used To Know gets stuck at #2 for yet another week. Both songs see gains this week, but with Santigold as winner you get to enjoy my favorite Disparate Youth remix so far:

Disparate Youth (The 2 Bears Remix) by Santigold


And again, watch out for Friendly Fires as they're coming in with full force and get Greatest Gainers honors again this week as Chimes jumps up five to #3. If it eventually reaches the top, it'll become their third #1 single off Pala.

A new addiction and a new addition to the charts is Alex Clare, whose The Lateness Of The Hour album has got me on a loop for this past week. And he's coming with a bang, reaching the Hot Shot and Highest Debut as Humming Bird enters directly at #22. Expect other songs from Alex Clare's album to enter the charts in the coming weeks.

Other chart entries this week include Jennifer Lopez and Pitbull's Dance Again debuting at #92; Drake, Lil Wayne and Tyga debut at #95 with a remix to The Motto; and another chart first for Birdy, making her debut at #96 with the song Without A Word. Lana Del Rey's Off To The Races is the Biggest Jump at #39 this week, while David Guetta, Taio Cruz and Ludacris resurface at #80 as Power Play of the week with Little Bad Girl. Good moves as well for Justin Bieber's Boyfriend (lol!) with a new peak at #36, while Gym Class Heroes and Neon Hitch rebound to #43 with Ass Back Home.

Marina & The Diamonds stays at the #1 spot of the Recurrent Songs charts with Obsessions, while Friendly Fires' Pala returns to the top of the Albums chart for a total of sixteen weeks at #1.

TMJ Charts: Santigold Still On Top

I guess I take it seriously when it comes to taking a "small break" because it's been too long since I last posted a chart commentary. Not that I was asked for a reason, but I just needed to come clean in case you were wondering. Anyway, I can't remember exactly what the last post was about but I'm guessing Santigold was topping the songs chart when that happened. And if you were expecting any type of changes there, well, it's not your lucky day. Seven weeks have gone by and she still rocks the top with her Disparate Youth. Wait, what? You have not listened to this amazing song yet? Well I suggest you do, like, right now:



And with Santigold not wanting to leave the throne any time soon, so do Gotye and Kimbra. Their chart, and now worldwide hit Somebody That I Used To Know, is back at #2. Let's remember that they also spent 7 weeks at the top before Santigold took over. So, who will get the eighth? A return to the top for Gotye would be quite a feat and a chart first. Santigold, Gotye. Gotye, Santigold. Is anybody else trying to push ahead of these two? Actually, there is. This past week I re-discovered some Friendly Fires songs (yes, again!) and Chimes gets the ticket! The song is Greatest Gainer and Jump with an incredible 77 spot move to #8 this week. Show Me Lights is another winner as Power Play of the week, rebounding all the way to #25 in its 18th week on the chart. Both songs score new chart peaks, by the way. If you can recall, Friendly Fires scored two #1 songs: the record-breaking Hawaiian Air, followed by Blue Cassette.

Other big movers include Calvin Harris with a song that past me by last year and is just starting to get the regular plays. Feel So Close is the title and jumps this week to #21. LMFAO and Natalia Kills get a second chance with Champagne Showers getting a new peak at #28, while Chris Brown and Benny Benassi rebound and place themselves at #30 with Beautiful People.

An oddly slow-paced chart this week for some other peeps. Adele is still hanging in there with two of the oldest charting songs in the Top 10: Set Fire To The Rain gets a new peak at #6 in its 35th week while Someone Like You loses momentum and falls to #7 in its 38th week. 21, on the other hand scores it's 15th week at the top of the Albums chart! KT Tunstall scores a new chart entry with The Punk as Highest Debut of the week while Drake and Rihanna round it up with Take Care making its entrance at #88.

And speaking of Marina & The Diamonds... Actually, in reference to all the videos posted for her new upcoming release, Electra Heart, she scores the #1 spot of the Recurrent Songs Chart with Obsessions.

More on the charts below, and don't forget to click the title links for the good-looking versions.

TMJ Charts: Queen Santigold + WZRD Takeover

Santigold sits comfortably at the top spot of the songs chart for a second week with Disparate Youth, the latest from her upcoming Master Of My Make-Believe album. The song is, once again, the greatest gainer track of the week with a +70 point-move from last week. At this pace, you should expect it to stay on top for many more weeks to come.

Disparate Youth (Live at the FADER FORT)

But things are looking very interesting with both Gotye and Adele making gains for Somebody That I Used To Know (#2) and Someone Like You (#3) respectively, while WZRD score their first top ten with Teleport 2 Me, Jamie rocketing all the way to #6 in its second week. We Are Young by fun. featuring Janelle Monáe moves up one to #7 and Lana Del Rey closes at #10 with Born To Die.

Much more chart action for WZRD scoring the biggest jump with Live & Learn making a leap from #73 all the way to #20, while Love Hard enters at #32 as power play and highest debut of the week. WZRD also score a new chart entry with The Dream Time Machine debuting at #92. Other debuts this week include Shock by Ana Tijoux (#43), Easy Way Out by Gotye (#77), Turn Up The Music by Chris Brown (#85), Glad You Came by The Wanted (#93), Sorry For Party Rocking by LMFAO (#94), Breathing by Jason Derülo (#96), Live My Life by Far East Movement and Justin Bieber (#97), Call Me Maybe by Carly Rae Jepsen (#98) and Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair by Arctic Monkeys (#100).

And there's no stopping Adele on the other charts as she keeps dominating both Recurrent Songs and Albums for another week. Rolling In The Deep spends its tenth week at #1 while her album 21 scores a twelfth week at the top.

'Disparate Youth (Switch Remix)' by Santigold

And speaking of our new and current #1 song on the charts, take a listen to the Switch Remix of Santigold's Disparate Youth. (Click here to listen to the original.)

TMJ Charts: Santigold Conquers

After scoring one of the highest debuts ever on the charts, it's no surprise that Santigold reigns supreme as she moves 2-1 this week with Disparate Youth, the official first single of her upcoming sophomore album Master Of My Make-Believe. And her first #1 single on the Songs charts proves to be a force to be reckoned with considering Disparate Youth also gets greatest gainer honors this week on its move to the pole position. A recent proof of this is Somebody That I Used To Know, which after multiple and consecutive greatest gainer honors racked up a total seven weeks at #1. The Gotye and Kimbra duet is now down to #2 in its 14th week on the chart along with a triple-platinum status.



Elsewhere on the Top Ten things are mostly static, except for a jump to #8 by fun.'s We Are Young featuring Janelle Monáe and LMFAO's Party Rock Anthem returning to #9 in the song's 33rd week on the chart. Avicii also gets a high score with Levels moving up to #10.

The week's Highest Debut comes courtesy of WZRD's first single from their self-titled debut album. Teleport 2 Me, Jamie enters the Songs chart at #14. But this isn't the only WZRD track making it into the charts as Where Did You Sleep Last Night?, Dr. Pill and Live & Learn also debut at #70, #72 and #73 respectively. Other new entries include Arctic Monkeys with R U Mine? debuting at #71, Train's Drive By at #99 and Skrillex featuring Sirah at #100 with Bangarang.

TMJ Charts: Gotye Still #1, Santigold's Big Debut

Two main things are happening this week on the charts. First of all, Gotye manages to stay at the top of the Songs countdown for a seventh consecutive week with the Kimbra-assisted Somebody That I Used To Know, extending it's lead as the biggest song of the year so far. But things get complicated now that we have a huge debut from Santigold, whose Disparate Youth shots all the way up to the #2 spot. So with more evident competition now, Gotye's chances to stay at the top have gone from big to slim.

Santigold's debut is huge in many ways because it's the fifth song ever to debut at the runner-up position after The-Dream and Mariah Carey's My Love (2009), Sean Garrett and Ludacris' Grippin' (2008), Hellogoodbye's Here (In Your Arms) (2007) and Natasha Bedingfield's These Words (2004). It's also Santigold's best charting song after I'm A Lady peaked at #5 in 2008, and with that, it's most likely going to become her first #1 song on the charts in the upcoming weeks.

Further down the chart there's no giving up on Adele as she hangs at #3 with Someone Like You while Flo Rida and Sia return to the Top Ten with Wild Ones jumping to #8. Wilco is about to go big on the charts now that Born Alone is both the biggest jump and power play with a huge leap to #39 this week. They've already outdone themselves after their first chart entry, Walken (2007), peaked at #59. New entries this week include Nicki Minaj with Starships at #88 followed by Katy Perry's Part Of Me at #89.

Adele keeps reigning more charts as her hit Rolling In The Deep stays at #1 of the Recurrent Charts for an eighth week while her album 21 climbs back up again to the #1 position for a total of 10 weeks at the top.

Santigold › Disparate Youth

Just last week I was raving about Santigold's newest single Disparate Youth. Well now - lucky us - the official video has been released. I really can't say that it is what I had in mind but it doesn't change the fact that this is one of the best songs I've heard this year.. so far. The song is actually aiming for a really high debut on the charts, probably a long-awaited #1 debut? Check out tomorrow's charts to see where it stands. In the meantime, enjoy the video and count the days until Santigold's sophomore album, Master Of My Make-Believe, sees the light of day. That's next month, fyi.

'Disparate Youth' by Santigold

If you thought a few weeks ago that Big Mouth was already a crazy good comeback from Santigold - well, at least I did, and you can check out the charts for further proof - you'll flip out at this new track from her upcoming release Master Of My Make-Believe, which apparently IS the official first single from her sophomore studio album. The single will be available as of tomorrow February 21st on the US iTunes store, with an EP, probably filled with remixes and/or a B-Side, coming for the UK. Call me fanatic if you want, but this is exactly what I've been waiting for. Enjoy!