Welcome along to Effervescence!
We're on week 6 of the sixteen-week Summer Season – The longest season on the calendar!
An upcoming Effervescence note - There will be some 'American hits/classics' on July 4th for American Independence Day! Then, on July 11th, we will have our next full takeover edition. To celebrate 'International Day of Rock 'n' Roll' (July 13th). That'll be a 75-strong chart rundown made up of my picks from the veteran genre across the years.
Noteworthy cultural notes for this week:
- The 2024 UEFA European Football Championship, or 'Euro 2024', is ongoing from the opening ceremony on June 14th to the final on July 14th in Germany
- It's American Independence Day on Thursday, July 4th
- It's International Rock 'n' Roll Day on Friday, July 13th
- Parookaville ('PV' ), a German electronic dance music festival, takes place between July 17th and July 21st at Weeze Airport in Germany.
So Fresh So Clean [Record of the Week]:
Benjamin Ingrosso – “Look Who's Laughing Now” Swedish hit machine Benjamin Ingrosso returns this week with another of the tracks he performed during his 3-hit, seven-minute medley performance during this year's Eurovision Song Contest Semi-final #1. 'Look Who's Laughing' now follows the recent Purple Disco Machine collab 'Honey Boy' and 'Kite'. The new track is another summer-tinged, toe-tapping, radio-friendly banger sure to keep us bopping all season.
['So Fresh So Clean' is a featured brand new song released on the Friday after last week's Effervescence chart. Sometimes it's a big release but I do love a random selection. The track will not necessarily be the debut with the highest chart position, if at all.]
This Week's Movers & Shakers:
Longest Running Entry
'Love Hurt Repeat' – Alle Farben, Lewis Thompson, Mae Muller (21 Weeks)
Highest New Entry
'Fair' – Billy Gillies ft. Betsy (#1)
Biggest Climber
'HOT TO GO!' – Chappell Roan (▲37)
Biggest Faller
'Illuminate' – Grace Davies (▼26)
Highest Dropout
'Swim' – Becky Hill (#51)
Notable Playlists
Effervescence (My Top 75) All 75 tracks listed from #75 to #1. This is a rotating playlist that updates every week. The playlist is locked from Thursday until Sunday - GUARANTEED. Updates can start as early as Monday. This is the best way of peaking for an entire 'first look' at next week's countdown. Positions are not locked in until Thursdays.
Euro 2024 Season As a bit of a football nut, I enjoy a football anthem during international tournaments every couple of years. This summer it's The European Championships from June 14th to July 14th, so for a bit of fun, I have cobbled together the best of this year's efforts as well as some of yesteryear's bonafide classics. Ample cheese and all, enjoy!
Summer Season 2024 The perfect accompaniment to your work day or commute is designed to provide a great soundtrack without worrying about constant repeating songs. If you listen long enough, you will find great summer music from old to new, well-known staples to unheard gems, across multiple genres. You're never far from something you know, or something you don't and they're all great for this time of year!
The Summer Season 2024 playlist is for Sunday, May 12th, 2024 to Saturday, August 31st, 2024. This contains my Summer Scorchers playlist plus anything new/relevant released for the 2024 season specifically.
Here is a cheeky blend of the above two playlists, you know, so things don't get too football-centric but are still included.
- Number 1 Debut
Fair
Billy Gillies ft. featuring Betsy
Peak1 (for 1 weeks)Weeks1 - Number 2Peak2Weeks3
- Number 3
Honey Boy
Purple Disco Machine & Benjamin Ingrosso ft. featuring Nile Rodgers & Shenseea
From the album: Paradise, Pink Velvet Theatre
Peak1 (for 4 weeks)Weeks6 - Number 4 Down by 3Peak1 (for 1 weeks)Weeks2
- Number 5
Fire [Official UEFA EURO 2024 Song]
MEDUZA, OneRepublic, & Leony
From the album: Artificial Paradise, Oldschool Love
Peak5Weeks6 - Number 6 Down by 2Peak1 (for 2 weeks)Weeks9
- Number 7 DebutPeak7Weeks1
- Number 8 Up by 2Peak8Weeks2
- Number 9 Up by 12Peak9Weeks2
- Number 10 Down by 3Peak3Weeks6
- Number 11 Down by 3Peak8Weeks5
- Number 12 Down by 1
Elevate
Lewis Thompson ft. featuring RANI
Peak10Weeks11 - Number 13 Down by 4Peak6Weeks5
- Number 14 Up by 2Peak4Weeks5
- Number 15 DebutPeak15Weeks1
- Number 16 Down by 10Peak2Weeks6
- Number 17 Up by 6Peak17Weeks5
- Number 18 Up by 37Peak18Weeks2
- Number 19 Down by 7Peak4Weeks6
- Number 20 Down by 1Peak19Weeks3
- Number 21 Down by 6Peak12Weeks7
- Number 22 DebutPeak22Weeks1
- Number 23 Down by 3Peak20Weeks5
- Number 24 DebutPeak24Weeks1
- Number 25 Down by 7Peak17Weeks3
- Number 26 Down by 13Peak3Weeks6
- Number 27 Down by 5Peak7Weeks6
- Number 28 Debut
Disco Marathon
Don Diablo & R3HAB ft. featuring NEEKA
Peak28Weeks1 - Number 29 Down by 15Peak11Weeks4
- Number 30 Debut
Zeros
cassö & Jazzy ft. featuring Headie One
Peak30Weeks1 - Number 31 Down by 1Peak30Weeks6
- Number 32 Down by 6Peak17Weeks8
- Number 33 Down by 4Peak6Weeks17
- Number 34 Down by 6Peak5Weeks7
- Number 35 Down by 18Peak15Weeks3
- Number 36 Down by 1Peak35Weeks4
- Number 37 Up by 2
Not Even Love
Seven Lions & ILLENIUM ft. featuring ÁSDÍS
Peak37Weeks3 - Number 38 Up by 4Peak38Weeks3
- Number 39 Down by 3
Love Hurt Repeat
Alle Farben & Lewis Thompson ft. featuring Mae Muller
Peak1 (for 2 weeks)Weeks21 - Number 40 Down by 3Peak37Weeks6
- Number 41 Down by 16Peak13Weeks3
- Number 42 Down by 11
Wherever You Are
Martin Garrix & DubVision ft. featuring Shaun Farrugia
From the album: Another World
Peak31Weeks2 - Number 43 Up by 15Peak43Weeks6
- Number 44 Down by 12Peak8Weeks6
- Number 45 Down by 4Peak14Weeks8
- Number 46 Down by 6Peak40Weeks2
- Number 47 Down by 14Peak11Weeks12
- Number 48 Down by 3Peak25Weeks5
- Number 49 DebutPeak49Weeks1
- Number 50 Down by 26Peak18Weeks6
- Number 51 Down by 24Peak22Weeks5
- Number 52 Down by 18Peak34Weeks5
- Number 53 Up by 19
Trouble
Flight Facilities ft. featuring Owl Eyes
Peak53Weeks2 - Number 54 Down by 16Peak1 (for 2 weeks)Weeks20
- Number 55 DebutPeak55Weeks1
- Number 56 Down by 6Peak2Weeks9
- Number 57 Up by 7
This Is The Way
Five Finger Death Punch ft. featuring DMX
Peak57Weeks2 - Number 58 Down by 14Peak6Weeks6
- Number 59 Down by 7Peak22Weeks7
- Number 60 Down by 14Peak13Weeks13
- Number 61 Down by 7
No Promises
Topic & Giuseppe Ottaviani ft. featuring Sofiloud
Peak54Weeks2 - Number 62 Down by 15Peak15Weeks8
- Number 63 Down by 15Peak28Weeks6
- Number 64 DebutPeak64Weeks1
- Number 65 Up by 2
Mind Still
Sonny Fodera ft. featuring Blythe
Peak65Weeks2 - Number 66 DebutPeak66Weeks1
- Number 67 Down by 18Peak15Weeks11
- Number 68 Down by 25Peak12Weeks5
- Number 69 DebutPeak69Weeks1
- Number 70 Down by 7Peak56Weeks3
- Number 71 Up by 2Peak71Weeks2
- Number 72 Down by 4Peak68Weeks2
- Number 73 Down by 8
Team Side
Alan Walker & Sofiloud ft. featuring RCB
Peak1 (for 1 weeks)Weeks11 - Number 74 Down by 21
Doomsday Blue
From the album: Cathexis, Eurovision Song Contest: Malmö 2024, Eurosong 2024
Peak1 (for 1 weeks)Weeks20 - Number 75 Re-EntryPeak1 (for 1 weeks)Weeks3
- Number 51 DropoutPeak51Weeks2
- Number 56 DropoutPeak30Weeks5
- Number 57 DropoutPeak43Weeks4
- Number 59 DropoutPeak59Weeks2
- Number 60 DropoutPeak52Weeks2
- Number 61 DropoutPeak4Weeks10
- Number 62 DropoutPeak37Weeks4
- Number 66 DropoutPeak52Weeks5
- Number 69 DropoutPeak69Weeks1
- Number 70 DropoutPeak1 (for 4 weeks)Weeks24
- Number 71 DropoutPeak9Weeks9
- Number 74 DropoutPeak74Weeks1
- Number 75 DropoutPeak75Weeks1
8 Comments
Ahoy, Sergej!
As always I really appreciate your enthusiasm and interest in what we have going on around here. I thought you would be enjoying 'Look Who's Laughing Now' debuting in the Top 10. #47 in your own chart this week. I expect it's a likely big gain in the coming editions.
I have a question with Euro 2024 in full force and you being in the thick of it there in Germany. You may or may not have noticed I have made a separate Euro 2024 playlist and also incorporated that into my Summer Season 2024 circulation playlist. Are there any National songs, either official or unofficial that I have not discovered that would be worthy of me sticking in there? No obligation to respond or give an answer. I'm just interested.
As always said, thank you for stopping by and leaving the comment!
Well, I am mostly seeing the football (soccer) matches on German TV, mostly there are songs like "Wenn Du Mich Rufst" by Mark Forster and "Komm Schon" by Tim Bendzko which play on German TVs to hype up the games, outside of the official Euro song by MEDUZA, OneRepublic & Leony.
However, two songs that are currently everywhere on the German charts and football related are "Zeit, Dass Sich Was Dreht" by $oho Bahi and Herbert Grönemeyer and "Major Tom" by Peter Schilling (the unofficial german goal anthem).
Hopefully this'll do for suggestions of Euro-related songs.
Ahoy, Cheese!
Ha, no worries about the timing of any of your comments, ever. Drop them whenever works for you!
'Fair' really took me by surprise this week. When I saw Billy Gillies had a new one, I was intrigued. 'DNA' was good, it went Top 10 for me. Let's see what he's got next. Once I heard it it was something special. Very nostalgic. It instantly took me back to trances heyday at the turn of the century. I'm still absolutely loving it so it's looking good for a second week at the top, though Miss Carpenter and MEDUZA might take exception to that.
As for Happier, it's still on a very late momentum drive with me. It might potentially even enter the Top 40 next week. So much dance at the moment. It's Summer though, I guess we should expect it! The final track you mentioned, 'Zeros' is also still gaining momentum. Top 20 next week? We'll see!
Thank you for stopping by and dropping the comment!
Hi there Maxon!
Nice to see "Please Please Please" in the top 10 with a huge gain, the big gain for "Happier" and the debuts for "Look Who's Laughing Now" (Your Track of the Week), "Barcelona", "Three Lions", "HEAT", "Zeros", "Mi Amor" and "Me Before You".
Great chart!
Take care.
If you want to check out my latest chart, here is the link to it:
Sergej's Personal Chart