Braintree Top 40

Now that the Christmas rush is through, Harry Styles returns to #1 for a 2nd week as "Adore You," thanks to Tanya Styles, fended off Celina's new obsession with Billie EIlish.  "my strange addiction" re-enters the chart at #3 after previously peaking at #23 back in June.  Stormzy & Aitch both get their highest peaks ever as "Pop Boy" soars to #4.  Stormzy's previous peak as an artist was #5 with "Own It," which Aitch's was #8 with his feature on Young T & Bugsey's "Strike a Pose".

Tones and I earns a 2nd top en as "Never Seen the Rain re-enters at #9 while Janelle Monae makes yet another run in the top ten with "Make Me Feel" at #10.  We see two debuts just outside the top ten as SAINt JHN and Bastille debut at #11 and 12, respectively.  Look for them to challenge for the top spot in the coming weeks as Braintree gets acquainted with these songs.

The UK carries over their success from 2019 into the new year as Young T & Bugsey get a 2nd chart entry with "Don't Rush" and Sam Fender debuts with "The Borders" at #14 and 15, respectively.  This is thanks to Josh, as he refuses to comes to terms with the fact that he is not actually British.  Alexandra works best with lo-fi apparently as we see two lo-fi jams debut as well as taking over the Bubbling Under.  Mike Maguire throws Lana a bone and gets her on at #38 while Catie continues to bump "Higher Love," which re-enters at #32.  Victoria's sole contribution is a debut for "Be Prepared" by Jeremy Irons from The Lion King soundtrack.

Plenty of year-end playlists were created this week as well as end of decade as we see the return of "Cruel Summer," "Truth Hurts," "bad guy," "Sucker," and "We Found Love".  Will these songs get a second wind on the chart or is this their final goodbye as we replace them with the newcomers of 2020?

Speaking of year-end, let's take a look at some stats from 2019!

Braintree Top 5 of 2019

1. Lizzo - “Truth Hurts”

2. Shawn Mendes - “If I Can’t Have You”

3. Jonas Brothers - “Sucker”

4. Billie Eilish - “bad guy”

5. Mark Ronson - “Find U Again (feat. Camila Cabello)”

And now here is everyone's #1 song of the year!

Josh - Mark Ronson - “Find U Again (feat. Camila Cabello)”

Emm!e - Lauv - “There’s No Way (feat. Julia Michaels)”

Daina - Kesha - “Raising Hell (feat. Big Freedia)”

Celina - Lewis Capaldi - “Someone You Loved”

Emily - Kesha - “Raising Hell (feat. Big Freedia)”

Breagh - Vampire Weekend - “Sunflower (feat. Steve Lacy)”

Catie - Nipsey Hussle - “Grinding All My Life”

Sara - A$AP Ferg - “Nandos”

Mike McCarthy - Frank Ocean - “DHL”

Victoria - Steven Universe - “Change Your Mind”

Tanya - Post Malone - “Circles” (by ONE play over “Lights Up”!)

Mike Maguire - Lana Del Rey - “California”

Alexandra - Trevor Horn - “Blue Monday”

Next week, we see the release of the new Justin Bieber song, "Yummy," which is almost guaranteed to debut at #1 if Tanya has anything to say about it.  We also have a new Jojo song to be on the lookout for.  Other than that, it's another quiet week as Bieber scared off the competition.  Who will win Tanya's heart?  Her old flame Justin or her new crush Harry?  Find out next week on the Braintree Top 40!

Here is this week's Bubbling Under:

1. aXian - If I Ever Build a House

2. DRWN. - Ramsey

3. Delayde - sekao

4. Fifth Harmony - Work From Home (feat. Ty Dolla $ign)

5. Lana Del Rey - Norman Fucking Rockwell

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