meteorite

Still waiting for the official video for “Meteorite”… Coming soon?

“Let me feel your devotion
Let me feel your emotion
Love me like it’s the last night
Like it’s the last night

Hit me like a meteorite
Hit me like a meteorite, oh
Hit me like a meteorite
Don’t let me go, don’t let me go”

[Years & Years, Meteorite, Bridget Jones’s Baby Soundtrack]

Hitlist #812

September 26th, 2016

1. 2 (2) YEARS & YEARS, Meteorite
2. 1 (8) MASSIVE ATTACK FEAT. HOPE SANDOVAL, The Spoils
3. 4 (4) 周杰伦 (JAY CHOU), 土耳其冰激凌 (Turkish Ice Cream)
4. 5 (10) KUNGS VS. COOKIN’ ON 3 BURNERS, This Girl
5. 3 (4) ZHU, Palm Of My Hand
6. 10 (3) FLORENCE + THE MACHINE, Too Much Is Never Enough
7. 7 (7) EDITORS, All The Kings
8. 6 (12) YEARS & YEARS, Worship
9. 9 (14) ALAN WALKER, Sing Me To Sleep
10. 13 (6) SOPHIE ELLIS-BEXTOR, Come With Us
11. 15 (2) LADY GAGA, Perfect Illusion
12. 8 (5) LP, Lost On You
13. 17 (2) RÖYKSOPP FEAT. SUSANNE SUNDFØR, Never Ever
14. 16 (3) NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS, Jesus Alone
15. 12 (7) KENT, Den vänstra stranden
16. – (1) GREEN DAY, Revolution Radio
17. 14 (5) METALLICA, Hardwired
18. 18 (6) 李荣浩 (RONGHAO LI), 野生动物 (Wild Animals)
19. 11 (9) ALUNAGEORGE, Mean What I Mean
20. – (1) RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, Go Robot

 

worship

I love Years & Years. I regret that I knew them so late. Too late to fully show my appreciation for their hit single “King”. But the next one, “Shine”, already enjoyed full recognition. Also “Desire” was a big hit here, although it manged to climb only to the 2nd spot. And now “Worship” is at the top of my list! Interesting, even after over a year since the release of their album, I still get excited when I hear their songs. Truly a masterpiece and the best debut of 2015.

Hitlist #807

August 22nd, 2016

1. 2 (7) YEARS & YEARS, Worship
2. 1 (9) ALAN WALKER, Sing Me To Sleep
3. 5 (5) KUNGS VS. COOKIN’ ON 3 BURNERS, This Girl
4. 6 (10) 周杰伦 (JAY CHOU), 床边故事 (Bedtime Stories)
5. 9 (3) MASSIVE ATTACK FEAT. HOPE SANDOVAL, The Spoils
6. 8 (6) ZHU, Generationwhy
7. 3 (5) KATY PERRY, Rise
8. 4 (14) FRANS, If I Were Sorry
9. 14 (2)KENT, Den vänstra stranden
10. 10 (4) ALUNAGEORGE, Mean What I Mean
11. 13 (4) ÁLVARO SOLER, Agosto
12. – (1) METALLICA, Hardwired
13. 15 (2) EDITORS, All The Kings
14. 7 (13) 周杰伦 (JAY CHOU), 前世情人 (Lover From Previous Life)
15. 18 (2) GROMEE FEAT. MAY-BRITT SCHEFFER, Fearless
16. – (2) 林俊杰 (JJ LIN), 不为谁而做的歌 (Twilight)
17. 11 (14) KENT, Vi är inte längre där
18. – (1) 李荣浩 (RONGHAO LI), 野生动物 (Wild Animals)
19. 12 (7) TFBOYS, 样 (Young)
20. – (1) SOPHIE ELLIS-BEXTOR, Come With Us

missing Hong Kong

It’s been exactly 10 years since I went to Hong Kong for the first time. Will I ever go there again? I gotta believe… No wonder “Sing Me To Sleep” with the video made in Hong Kong returns to the top spot this week. Sorry, Katy Perry, “Rise” won’t rise, at least not now.

Hitlist #806

August 15th, 2016

1. 2 (8) ALAN WALKER, Sing Me To Sleep
2. 3 (6) YEARS & YEARS, Worship
3. 1 (4) KATY PERRY, Rise
4. 4 (13) FRANS, If I Were Sorry
5. 8 (4) KUNGS VS. COOKIN’ ON 3 BURNERS, This Girl
6. 5 (9) 周杰伦 (JAY CHOU), 床边故事 (Bedtime Stories)
7. 7 (12) 周杰伦 (JAY CHOU), (Lover From Previous Life)
8. 6 (5) ZHU, Generationwhy
9. 15 (2) MASSIVE ATTACK FEAT. HOPE SANDOVAL, The Spoils
10. 13 (3) ALUNAGEORGE, Mean What I Mean
11. 9 (13) KENT, Vi är inte längre där
12. 11 (6) TFBOYS, 样 (Young)
13. 16 (3) ÁLVARO SOLER, Agosto
14. – (1) KENT, Den vänstra stranden
15. – (1) EDITORS, All The Kings
16. 10 (9) THE LAST SHADOW PUPPETS, Miracle Aligner
17. 14 (3) THE CHAINSMOKERS FEAT. DAYA, Don’t Let Me Down
18. – (1) GROMEE FEAT. MAY-BRITT SCHEFFER, Fearless
19. 18 (8) PET SHOP BOYS, Twenty-Something
20. 17 (5) PJ HARVEY, Guilty

rise

“When the fire’s at my feet again
And the vultures all start circling
They’re whispering, “You’re out of time”
But still I rise

This is no mistake, no accident
When you think the final nail is in
Think again
Don’t be surprised
I will still rise”

[Katy Perry, Rise]

Hitlist #805

August 8th, 2016

1. 9 (3) KATY PERRY, Rise
2. 1 (7) ALAN WALKER, Sing Me To Sleep
3. 3 (5) YEARS & YEARS, Worship
4. 4 (12) FRANS, If I Were Sorry
5. 2 (8) 周杰伦 (JAY CHOU), 床边故事 (Bedtime Stories)
6. 5 (4) ZHU, Generationwhy
7. 7 (11) 周杰伦 (JAY CHOU), (Lover From Previous Life)
8. 13 (3) KUNGS VS. COOKIN’ ON 3 BURNERS, This Girl
9. 6 (12) KENT, Vi är inte längre där
10. 8 (8) THE LAST SHADOW PUPPETS, Miracle Aligner
11. 11 (5) TFBOYS, 样 (Young)
12. 10 (6) FRANS, Young Like Us
13. 19 (2) ALUNAGEORGE, Mean What I Mean
14. 15 (2) THE CHAINSMOKERS FEAT. DAYA, Don’t Let Me Down
15. – (1) MASSIVE ATTACK FEAT. HOPE SANDOVAL, The Spoils
16. 18 (2) ÁLVARO SOLER, Agosto
17. 12 (4) PJ HARVEY, Guilty
18. 17 (7) PET SHOP BOYS, Twenty-Something
19. 14 (5) WHITE LIES, Take It Out On Me
20. – (1) 方大同 (KHALIL FONG) & 王力宏 (LEEHOM WANG), Flow

sing me to sleep

New leader this week: it’s “Sing Me To Sleep” by Alan Walker. It’s haunting. And the video shot in my beloved Hong Kong brings me to tears. I miss that city so much! I need to arrange a trip there… I know I will. Sleep now, dream of Hong Kong streets.

Hitlist #803

July 25th, 2016

1. 3 (5) ALAN WALKER, Sing Me To Sleep
2. 1 (10) FRANS, If I Were Sorry
3. 2 (9) 周杰伦 (JAY CHOU), (Lover From Previous Life)
4. 5 (6) 周杰伦 (JAY CHOU), 床边故事 (Bedtime Stories)
5. 4 (10) KENT, Vi är inte längre där
6. 7 (3) YEARS & YEARS, Worship
7. 6 (4) FRANS, Young Like Us
8. 15 (2) ZHU, Generationwhy
9. 11 (3) TFBOYS, 样 (Young)
10. 10 (6) THE LAST SHADOW PUPPETS, Miracle Aligner
11. 16 (2) PJ HARVEY, Guilty
12. 17 (3) WHITE LIES, Take It Out On Me
13. 8 (10) RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, Dark Necessities
14. – (1) KATY PERRY, Rise
15. 12 (5) PET SHOP BOYS, Twenty-Something
16. 20 (19) THE LAST SHADOW PUPPETS, Aviation
17. 9 (7) ADELE, Send My Love (To Your New Lover)
18. 13 (4) IMANY, Don’t Be So Shy (Filatov & Karas Remix)
19. 14 (9) SERGEY LAZAREV, You Are The Only One
20. – (1) KUNGS VS. COOKIN’ ON 3 BURNERS, This Girl

if I were sorry

Frans is very patient. It seemed he wouldn’t be able to reach the top, but this week he’s done it! Really great. “If I Were Sorry” is a wonderful song and it’s the 2nd song from Eurovision Song Contest which has climbed to the top spot: the first was in 2009, Alexander Rybak with his “Fairytale”.

Hitlist #802

July 18th, 2016

1. 3 (9) FRANS, If I Were Sorry
2. 1 (8) 周杰伦 (JAY CHOU), (Lover From Previous Life)
3. 2 (4) ALAN WALKER, Sing Me To Sleep
4. 4 (9) KENT, Vi är inte längre där
5. 7 (5) 周杰伦 (JAY CHOU), 床边故事 (Bedtime Stories)
6. 9 (3) FRANS, Young Like Us
7. 13 (2) YEARS & YEARS, Worship
8. 5 (9) RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, Dark Necessities
9. 6 (6) ADELE, Send My Love (To Your New Lover)
10. 8 (5) THE LAST SHADOW PUPPETS, Miracle Aligner
11. 17 (2) TFBOYS, 样 (Young)
12. 10 (4) PET SHOP BOYS, Twenty-Something
13. 14 (3) IMANY, Don’t Be So Shy (Filatov & Karas Remix)
14. 11 (8) SERGEY LAZAREV, You Are The Only One
15. – (1) ZHU, Generationwhy
16. – (1) PJ HARVEY, Guilty
17. 20 (2) WHITE LIES, Take It Out On Me
18. 12 (11) RADIOHEAD, Burn The Witch
19. 15 (9) ÁLVARO SOLER, Sofia
20. 16 (18) THE LAST SHADOW PUPPETS, Aviation

Jay!

What can I say – I just love Jay! His “Lover From Previous Life” is leading my hitlist for the 3rd time and it seems that so far there’s no-one who can take this position from him. No-one… except Alan Walker who jumps with great confidence straight to #2. Let’s see next week!

Among 3 new entries there’s a fresh single from Frans – good timing, because “If I Were Sorry” has just started to go down; anyway it’s still in Top 5. Another new song is “Don’t Be So Shy” by Imany, which I can hear quite often in a remixed version on the radio. And one more is from JJ Lin: funny thing, I have his last year’s album, but I only listened to it several times, didn’t really enjoy it and actually didn’t notice that single. Better late than never!

Hitlist #800

July 4th, 2016

1. 1 (6) 周杰伦 (JAY CHOU), (Lover From Previous Life)
2. 7 (2) ALAN WALKER, Sing Me To Sleep
3. 2 (7) KENT, Vi är inte längre där
4. 8 (6) SERGEY LAZAREV, You Are The Only One
5. 3 (7) FRANS, If I Were Sorry
6. 4 (4) ADELE, Send My Love (To Your New Lover)
7. 5 (7) ÁLVARO SOLER, Sofia
8. 9 (7) RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, Dark Necessities
9. 13 (3) THE LAST SHADOW PUPPETS, Miracle Aligner
10. 6 (9) RADIOHEAD, Burn The Witch
11. 11 (3) 周杰伦 (JAY CHOU), 床边故事 (Bedtime Stories)
12. 16 (2) PET SHOP BOYS, Twenty-Something
13. 12 (5) PJ HARVEY, The Orange Monkey
14. – (1) IMANY, Don’t Be So Shy (Filatov & Karas Remix)
15. 15 (16) THE LAST SHADOW PUPPETS, Aviation
16. – (1) FRANS, Young Like Us
17. 14 (10) MUSE, Sign O’ The Times (BBC Radio 1: Live Lounge)
18. 20 (2) SIGUR RÓS, Óveður
19. – (1) 林俊杰 (JJ LIN), 不为谁而做的歌 (Twilight)
20. 10 (13) ZHU, In The Morning

前世情人

Jay Chou is sitting comfortably on the top spot of my list this week; is anyone surprised? Not really, as his new album has just been released. Brilliant artist! North-European artists are trying hard (Swedish Kent, Frans, Norwwegian Alan Walker, Icelandic Sigur Rós) but will they manage to climb over Jay? Additionally Pet Shop Boys are debuting their new single “Twenty-Something” – I’m sure they would like to score as big a hit as “The Pop Kids”… Personally I don’t think they can do it, but anything is possible: Alan Walker only spent one week on the list with his previous song “Faded”, and look what’s happening with his new hit! Big surprise.

Hitlist #799

June 27th, 2016

1. 1 (5) 周杰伦 (JAY CHOU), (Lover From Previous Life)
2. 3 (6) KENT, Vi är inte längre där
3. 2 (6) FRANS, If I Were Sorry
4. 7 (3) ADELE, Send My Love (To Your New Lover)
5. 8 (6) ÁLVARO SOLER, Sofia
6. 4 (8) RADIOHEAD, Burn The Witch
7. – (1) ALAN WALKER, Sing Me To Sleep
8. 5 (5) SERGEY LAZAREV, You Are The Only One
9. 6 (6) RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, Dark Necessities
10. 9 (12) ZHU, In The Morning
11. 13 (2) 周杰伦 (JAY CHOU), 床边故事 (Bedtime Stories)
12. 10 (4) PJ HARVEY, The Orange Monkey
13. 18 (2) THE LAST SHADOW PUPPETS, Miracle Aligner
14. 12 (9) MUSE, Sign O’ The Times (BBC Radio 1 :Live Lounge)
15. 19 (15) THE LAST SHADOW PUPPETS, Aviation
16. – (1) PET SHOP BOYS, Twenty-Something
17. 17 (3) BECK, Wow
18. 11 (10) TWENTY ONE PILOTS, Stressed Out
19. 15 (15) TFBOYS, 大梦想家 (Big Dreamer)
20. – (1) SIGUR RÓS, Óveður

lover from previous life

New leader this week: after a huge leap Jay Chou is at #1! And what’s more, his newest single is debuting at #13! What does it mean? Only that my idol is back with the new album! Hopefully I can listen to it soon. Jay Chou truely is a star. An angel. He is synonymous with my staying in China. … and how meaningful is his song’s title! “Lover From Previous Life” – it definitely is touching.

Another new entry belongs to The Last Shadow Puppets, who of course have a big chance scoring another big hit with “Miracle Aligner”.

Hitlist #798

June 20th, 2016

1. 15 (4) 周杰伦 (JAY CHOU), 前世情人 (Lover From Previous Life)
2. 2 (5) FRANS, If I Were Sorry
3. 1 (5) KENT, Vi är inte längre där
4. 4 (7) RADIOHEAD, Burn The Witch
5. 5 (4) SERGEY LAZAREV, You Are The Only One
6. 3 (5) RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, Dark Necessities
7. 12 (2) ADELE, Send My Love (To Your New Lover)
8. 7 (5) ÁLVARO SOLER, Sofia
9. 6 (11) ZHU, In The Morning
10. 14 (3) PJ HARVEY, The Orange Monkey
11. 8 (9) TWENTY ONE PILOTS, Stressed Out
12. 9 (8) MUSE, Sign O’ The Times (BBC Radio 1 :Live Lounge)
13. – (1) 周杰伦 (JAY CHOU), 床边故事 (Bedtime Stories)
14. 10 (13) MASSIVE ATTACK FEAT. AZAKEL, Ritual Spirit
15. 13 (14) TFBOYS, 大梦想家 (Big Dreamer)
16. 11 (8) DUA LIPA, Be The One
17. 20 (2) BECK, Wow
18. – (1) THE LAST SHADOW PUPPETS, Miracle Aligner
19. 16 (14) THE LAST SHADOW PUPPETS, Aviation
20. 18 (5) ZOË, Loin d’ici

vi är inte längre där

New leader this week! Actually, it’s not unexpectable, because it’s Kent! “Vi är inte längre där” is not their first #1 hit. Which one then? Good question! Ninth! And what a pity that they decided to split by the end of this year! Maybe they can still score the tenth #1!

There’s only one new entry: new single from PJ Harvey, as I’ve been listening to her album “The Hope Six Demolition Project” all over again. Really great stuff from Polly Jean.

(Isn’t it a surprise that Jay Chou only advanced 5 spots? It looks like his new song needs some more time to grow on me…)

Hitlist #796

June 6th, 2016

1. 5 (3) KENT, Vi är inte längre där
2. 3 (3) FRANS, If I Were Sorry
3. 1 (5) RADIOHEAD, Burn The Witch
4. 2 (9) ZHU, In The Morning
5. 4 (7) TWENTY ONE PILOTS, Stressed Out
6. 11 (3) ÁLVARO SOLER, Sofia
7. 13 (3) RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, Dark Necessities
8. 8 (6) MUSE, Sign O’ The Times (BBC Radio 1 :Live Lounge)
9. 6 (12) TFBOYS, 大梦想家 (Big Dreamer)
10. 17 (2) SERGEY LAZAREV, You Are The Only One
11. 14 (11) MASSIVE ATTACK FEAT. AZAKEL, Ritual Spirit
12. 9 (6) DUA LIPA, Be The One
13. 7 (12) THE LAST SHADOW PUPPETS, Aviation
14. 16 (3) ZOË, Loin d’ici
15. 20 (2) 周杰伦 (JAY CHOU), 前世情人 (Qianshi Qingren)
16. 10 (14) YEARS & YEARS FEAT. TOVE LO, Desire
17. 15 (4) JAMALA, 1944
18. 12 (4) JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, Can’t Stop The Feeling!
19. – (1) PJ HARVEY, The Orange Monkey
20. 18 (15) PET SHOP BOYS, The Pop Kids