MEL'S CURRENT TOP 20
Significant songs that you don't care about.
January 21, 2021.
This Week - Song Title - Artist - Last Week
1. Find My Way - Paul McCartney - 2
2. Tick Tock (featuring 24kGoldn) - Clean Bandit & Mabel - 3
3. No Body, No Crime - Taylor Swift featuring HAIM - 8
4. Willow - Taylor Swift - 1
5. Let Me Reintroduce Myself - Gwen Stefani - 5
6. Afterglow - Ed Sheeran - 7
7. Change - Pale Waves - 9
8. Dig - Fanny Lumsden - 10
9. Mood - 24KGoldn f/Iann Dior - 4
10. Something in Your Eyes - Steps - 6
11. Treat People With Kindness - Harry Styles - 18
12. Here's To The Nights - Ringo Starr - 14
13. Realize - AC/DC - 16
14. Anyone - Justin Bieber - 19
15. No Son of Mine - Foo Fighters - 20
16. What's Your Country Song - Thomas Rhett - 11
17. Shot in the Dark - AC/DC - 12
18. Kings & Queens - Ava Max - 13
19. Minimum Wage - Blake Shelton - NEW
20. Driver's License - Olivia Rodrigo - NEW
CHART NOTES
Paul McCartney top sthe chart this week with "Find My Way." It's the first single off his new album McCartney III. He is the first of two former Beatles on the chart. Ringo Starr moves up from #14 to #12 with "Here's To the Nights." It's a star studded single featuring former bandmate Paul as well as other familiar faces.
At #2 is a holder on from last year. "Tick Tock" by Clean Bandit featuring 24kGoldn & Mabel moves up one spot from #3 to #2. It was at #2 in December 2020, and made it to the Top 100 Songs of the Year at position #30. I just love the song and the video is cool.
Country star Blake Shelton debuts at #19 with "Minimum Wage." Newcomer to the charts, Olivia Rodrigo makes her debut with "Driver's License" coming in at #20. Olivia has gotten a lot of "buzz" lately. She may be the breakout artist of 2021.
Best new video is "Realize" by AC/DC. A great rock anthem now has a great cutting edge, high contrast band performance video in black and white. Very nice. The song is at #13 up from #16 last week.
Significant songs that you don't care about.
Posted January 14, 2021 - Week of January 17
TW - Song Title - Artist - LW
1. Willow - Taylor Swift- 1
2. Find My Way - Paul McCartney - 5
3. Tick Tock (featuring 24kGoldn) - Clean Bandit & Mabel - 3
4. Mood - 24KGoldn f/Iann Dior - 4
5. Let Me Reintroduce Myself - Gwen Stefani - 6
6. Something in Your Eyes - Steps - 2
7. Afterglow - Ed Sheeran - 8
8. No Body, No Crime - Taylor Swift featuring HAIM - 18
9. Change - Pale Waves - 14
10. Dig - Fanny Lumsden - 12
11. What's Your Country Song - Thomas Rhett - 7
12. Shot in the Dark - AC/DC - 9
13. Kings & Queens - Ava Max - 10
14. Here's To The Nights - Ringo Starr - 19
15. What The Future Holds - Steps - 13
16. Realize - AC/DC - 20
17. Golden - Harry Styles - 11
18. Treat People With Kindness - Harry Styles - NEW
19. Anyone - Justin Bieber - NEW
20. No Son of Mine - Foo Fighters - NEW
CHART NOTES:Taylor Swift holds at #1 for the third consecutive week with her hit "Willow". The track taken from the Evermore album is one of two songs on the chart from it this week. The other is "No Body, No Crime" which bolts from last week's debut of #18 to #8 this week. The track also features the group HAIM.
Paul McCartney moves up three points to claim the #2 position with "Find My Way", the debut single off the album McCartney III.
Pale Waves seem to be riding high as "Change" from their upcoming album Who Am I? It's a good pop alt rock song that moves from #14 to #9.
Three songs make their chart debut. Harry Styles' latest "Treat People With Kindness" checks in at #18, Justin Bieber is at #19 with "Anyone" and the Foo Fighters are at #20 with "No Son of Mine".
I have high hopes that the new, upcoming Foo Fighters album Medicine at Midnight will be a great pop-rock masterpiece. Three songs have been released in advance of the album's debut.
VIDEO SHOWCASE
Top debut single @ #18 - Harry Styles "Treat People with Kindness"
Starting this week, I will be posting the Current Top 20 chart to this blog every weekend. The charts are published to the Current Top 20 chart pages usually on Thursday evenings. This is the tabled version of the chart.
NOTES:Taylor Swift holds the #1 spot for a 2nd consecutive week with "Willow". It was the first single released from her second album release of 2020, Evermore. New on the chart at #18 is "No Body No Crime" by Taylor Swift from the same album.
Taylor Swift is not the only artist with two songs on the chart. AC/DC have two songs with "Shot in the Dark" still in the top 10, but moving downward from #6 to #9 after it peaked at #1 a few weeks back. New for AC/DC is "Realize" making its debut on the chart at #20. Both songs are from their current album Power Up.
Two Beatles: Paul McCartney's latest single "Find My Way" moves from #10 to #5 on the chart in its third week. The song is from his McCartney III album which came out on December 17, 2020. Ringo Starr has a new song that debuts at #19 this week. "Here's to the Nights" features Ringo and a bunch of his friends singing various parts on the new single. Check it out.
All of the songs and more can be played on my YouTube channel below:
This year I reactivated Mel's Current Top 20 weekly chart. I decided to do this after 18 weeks of 2020 had already passed. The first chart was published during the week of May 7, 2020. The first #1 song upon reactivation was The Rolling Stones' "Living in a Ghost Town", which to me became the anthem of the 2020... the first year of COVID-19. The song was a reaction to the worldwide lockdowns, closure of many businesses and a new way to deal with everyday life.
"Living in a Ghost Town" held on to the #1 spot on my chart for 8 weeks, spending a total of 15 weeks on. It ended up being my #1 song of 2020.
Since I came up a bit short of songs for my year end chart, I had to mine several songs that came out in 2019 that I would have probably listed on the chart had it started in January. Hence you will see familiar titles such as Lewis Capaldi's "Someone You Loved" @ #2 and Taylor Swift's "You Need to Calm Down" at #5. I will call these holdovers from late 2019 that would have probably been on my chart. There are about a dozen of these songs on the Top 100.
Since this weekly chart contains only 20 positions, songs come and go through the chart fairly quickly, usually about 8 to 10 weeks, though several last longer. This year a song only needed to be listed at least for one week at any position to make it to the chart. Hence we got one week performers such as the Foo Fighters "Shame Shame" scraping in at the lower positions. Doubt that will happen next year.
Some interesting notes about the Top 100
The Rolling Stones' "Living in a Ghost Town" was barely a hit on most charts. I suspect it got some rock radio airplay. It went to #1 in Germany only, #2 in Scotland, and #61 in their native UK. On the U.S. Hot Rock and Alternative chart the single went to #3... which is not too bad for a niche genre.
Lewis Capaldi's "Someone You Loved" is a carryover hit from 2019 and its follow-up "Before You Go" were long lasting #1 hits on my chart. While not officially released as a single, the bonus album track "Let It Roll" went to #2 on my chart.
Taylor Swift had a big year, scoring 4 tracks on my Top 100 chart. Three of those were #1 hit.... "You Need to Calm Down" a 2019 carryover track, "Cardigan" from her Folklore album and just scraping in before the calendar flipped to 2021, "Willow" from her latest Evermore. "The Man" from her Lover album was a #3 hit with "Betty" from Folklore coming in at #7.
Only in Hawaii would Katy Perry's "Harleys in Hawaii" would go to #1. It did on my chart though it was a carryover from 2019. She also scored with "Daisies" and "Smile".
Rock had some big tracks this year... In addition to The Rolling Stones, AC/DC had a huge hit with "Shot in the Dark" from their latest album Power Up. Other rock songs that scored included Blossoms' cover of The Beatles "Paperback Writer", Tom Petty& the Heartbreakers "Leave Virginia Alone," Bruce Springsteen's "Letter to You", Sixx:A.M.'s "Maybe Its Time" and "Caution" by. The Killers.
One of the most unusual songs to make the Top 20 this year was a 43 year old single track from Fleetwood Mac's Rumours album. Stevie Nicks' "Dreams" made a big chart comeback after the song was featured in a viral TikTok video posted by Nathan Apodaca lip synching to it while riding a skateboard and drinking a bottle of Ocean Spray juice. The video has become legendary and sparked a host of imitators including Nicks herself and bandmate Mick Fleetwood. In 1977 "Dreams" became Fleetwood Mac's only #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. This year it got listed again on the Hot 100 peaking at #12, which is the same position that it made it to my Current Top 20 chart.
Paul McCartney scores two songs on the Top 100. "Home Tonight" is a carryover single from 2019 that went to #2 and his latest, "Find Your Way" just made it in this year by being a #10 hit for the second week on the chart (Dec. 31).
Several K-Pop songs made it to my Current Top 20 chart. The biggest was by K-Pop girl group Blackpink. "How You Like That" held on to the #1 spot during part of the summer for 4 weeks, good enough to place it at #4 for the year. They also scored hit singles with "Lovesick Girls," "Ice Cream" (with Selena Gomez) and "Pretty Savage". All of the tracks were featured on their debut LP The Album.
The other K-Pop group to hit the charts this year was boy band BTS. They had a #1 hit with "Dynamite" and came back with another record called "Life Goes On".
These are just some of the songs worthy of my mention. There are plenty more. Just check out the video playlist and chart below.
THE TOP 100 HITS OF 2020
As compiled from Mel's Current Top 20 weekly charts.
Rank
Song Title
Artist
Peak
TAP*
Total Weeks
1
Living in a Ghost Town
The Rolling Stones
1
8
15
2
Someone You Loved
Lewis Capaldi
1
7
24
3
Do What You Can (featuring Jennifer Nettles)
Bon Jovi
1
5
12
4
How You Like That
Blackpink
1
4
18
5
You Need to Calm Down
Taylor Swift
1
4
14
6
Before You Go
Lewis Capaldi
1
3
16
7
Shot in the Dark
AC/DC
1
3
12
8
What The Future Holds
STEPS
1
3
12
9
Harleys in Hawaii
Katy Perry
1
2
19
10
Watermelon Sugar
Harry Styles
1
2
16
11
Cardigan
Taylor Swift
1
2
13
12
Zen (featuring K.Flay & grandson)
X Ambassadors
1
2
13
13
A Good Song Never Dies
Saint Motel
1
2
9
14
Something in Your Eyes
STEPS
1
1
8
15
Dynamite
BTS
1
1
14
16
Supalonely (ft. Gus Dapperton)
Benee
1
1
14
17
Willow
Taylor Swift
1
1
3
18
Let It Roll
Lewis Capaldi
2
5
12
19
Memories
Maroon 5
2
3
22
20
Home Tonight
Paul McCartney
2
2
19
21
Adore You
Harry Styles
2
2
16
22
Jolene
Chiquis featuring Becky G
2
2
13
23
Maybe It's Time
Sixx:A.M.
2
2
12
24
Who's Laughing Now
Ava Max
2
2
12
25
Wonder
Shawn Mendes
2
2
11
26
Kings & Queens
Ava Max
2
2
10
27
Only Human
Jonas Brothers
2
1
11
28
Rain on Me (with Ariana Grandé)
Lady Gaga
2
1
9
29
Tales From The Loop
Phillip Glass & Paul Leonard-Morgan
2
1
9
30
Tick Tock (featuring 24KGoldn)
Clean Bandit & Mabel
2
1
6
31
The Man
Taylor Swift
3
2
10
32
Beautiful People (featuring Khalid)
Ed Sheeran
3
1
19
33
Seniorita
Shawn Mendes
3
1
17
34
I Don't Care
Ed Sheeran with Justin Beiber
3
1
15
35
Bluebird
Miranda Lambert
3
1
13
36
Nice To Meet Ya
Niall Horan
3
1
12
37
Girlfriend
Charlie Puth
3
1
9
38
Tangerine Skies
Declan J Donovan
4
2
13
39
Smile
Katy Perry
4
2
10
40
Lovesick Girls
Blackpink
4
1
11
41
I Hope
Gabby Barrett
4
1
10
42
Daisies
Katy Perry
4
1
9
43
What's Your Country song
Thomas Rhett
4
1
5
44
Golden
Harry Styles
5
3
9
45
Bad Guy
Billie Eilish
5
1
21
46
Youth
Grouplove
5
1
11
47
Patience
Chris Cornell
5
1
9
48
What's Love Got To Do With It
Kygo, Tina Turner
5
1
7
49
Mood
24kGoldn f/Iann Dior
5
1
3
50
Paperback Writer
Blossoms
6
2
7
51
I Think We're Alone Now
Billie Joe Armstrong
6
1
7
52
The Worst in Me
Rob Thomas
7
1
13
53
Joan of Arc on the Dance Floor
Aly & AJ
7
2
11
54
Betty
Taylor Swift
7
2
9
55
Fingers Crossed
Agnes
7
1
8
56
Ice Cream
Blackpink featuring Selena Gomez
7
1
7
57
I Love My Country
Florida Georgia Line
8
1
9
58
Letter to You
Bruce Springsteen
8
1
8
59
Somebody
Dagny
8
1
7
60
Oh Santa!
Mariah Carey
8
1
4
61
Level of Concern
Twenty One Pilots
9
3
7
62
Sweet Melody
Little Mix
9
2
8
63
You're Not Alone
Semisonic
9
2
7
64
Leave Virginia Alone
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
9
1
6
65
Nobody But You (featuring Gwen Stefani)
Blake Shelton
10
3
6
66
Blues Comin' On
Dion
10
2
8
67
Club Zero
The Go-Go's
10
2
6
68
Cowboy Coming Home
Chris Petersen
10
2
6
69
Legends Never Die
Orville Peck, Shania Twain
10
1
6
70
Rescue Dog
Train
10
1
6
71
Wake Up Romeo
Caro Emerald
10
1
6
72
Anxious
Kate Voegle
10
1
5
73
Find My Way
Paul McCartney
10
1
2
74
Nobody's Love
Maroon 5
11
2
8
75
Let Me Reintroduce Myself
Gwen Stefani
11
1
2
76
Dreams
Fleetwood Mac
12
2
5
77
How They Remember You
Rascal Flatts
12
2
5
78
911
Lady Gaga
12
1
6
79
Superman
Keith Urban
12
1
6
80
Hero
Weezer
12
1
5
81
I Should Probably Go To Bed
Dan + Shay
12
1
5
82
Life Goes On
BTS
12
1
4
83
X (featuring Karol G)
Jonas Brothers
13
2
4
84
The Rising
Nancy Wilson
13
1
7
85
One Too Many
Keith Urban & Pink
13
1
5
86
Black and White
Niall Horan
13
1
4
87
Caution
The Killers
13
1
4
88
Sleeping On My Dreams
Jacob Collier
14
2
5
89
Hot Stuff
Kygo, Donna Summer
14
1
5
90
Dig
Fanny Lumsden
14
1
2
91
Pretty Savage
Blackpink
15
1
4
92
The Good Old Days
John Paul White
15
1
4
93
Say Something
Kylie Minogue
15
1
3
94
Dreamer
Chris Osmond
16
1
3
95
Hey!
Bryan Lanning
17
1
3
96
Therefore I Am
Billie Eilish
17
1
3
97
No Time For Love Like Now
Michael Stipe & Big Red Machine
17
1
2
98
News Today
Black Eyed Peas
19
1
1
99
Bummerland
AJR
20
1
1
100
Shame Shame
Foo Fighters
20
1
1
Compiled from Mel's Current Top 20 weekly charts * TAP = Total Weeks @ Peak Position
Dare you to listen to this audio track of WAP, worst song of 2020. The official video is even nastier. Don't go there. The rest of the songs aren't worth wasting time or space on.