“Chasing Cars” is a song by Scottish-Northern Irish band Snow Patrol. It was released as the second single from their fourth studio album, Eyes Open (2006). It was recorded in 2005 and released on in June 2006 in the United States and July 2006 in the United Kingdom. The song gained significant popularity in the […]
Someone You Loved (4) – 155 Weeks
“Someone You Loved” is a song recorded by Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi. It was released as a download in November 2018 through Vertigo Records and Universal Music as the third single from his second extended play, Breach (2018), and was later included on his debut album, Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent (2019). The song […]
My Way (5) – 134 Weeks
“My Way” is a song popularized in 1969 by Frank Sinatra set to the music of the French song “Comme d’habitude”. In 1967, Jacques Revaux wrote a ballad named “For Me”, with English lyrics about a couple falling out of love. According to Revaux, the demo was then sent to Petula Clark, Dalida and Claude […]
Sex On Fire (6) – 125 Weeks
“Sex on Fire” is the first single released from American band Kings of Leon’s fourth studio album, Only by the Night. The song gave Kings of Leon their first number-one single in Australia, Finland, Ireland, and the United Kingdom, charting at the top spot on digital downloads alone in the latter country, before its physical […]
Shotgun (7) – 122 Weeks
“Shotgun” is a song by British singer-songwriter George Ezra. The song was written by Ezra, Fred Gibson Bottle Studio and Joel Poott and produced by Cam Blackwood. It was released as a digital download in May 2018, as the third single from Ezra’s second studio album Staying at Tamara’s. The song reached number one on […]
Thinking Out Loud (Eight) – 118 Weeks
“Thinking Out Loud” is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, recorded for his second studio album, X (2014). It was written by Sheeran and Amy Wadge, and produced by frequent collaborator Jake Gosling. It was released in the US in September 2014 as the album’s third single. “Thinking Out Loud” is a romantic ballad […]
Shallow (9) – 115 Weeks
“Shallow” is a song performed by American singer Laady Gaga and American actor and filmmaker Bradley Cooper. It was released through Interscoope Records in September 2018, as the lead single from the soundtrack to the 2018 musical romantic drama film, A Star is Born. “Shallow” was written by Gaga with Andrew Wyatt, Anthony Rossomando and […]
Dance Monkey (10) – 115 Weeks
A new series starts today. This series details the 10 songs that have spent the most weeks in the UK Top 100 since the charts were first compiled in the late 1950’s/early 1960’s. “Dance Monkey” is a song by Australian singer Toones and I, released in May 2019 as the second single (first in the […]
Respect (1)
“Respect” is a song written and originally recorded by American singer Otis Redding. It was released in 1965 as a single from his third album Otis Blue and became a crossover hit for Redding. In 1967, fellow soul singer Aretha Franklin covered and rearranged “Respect”, resulting in a bigger hit and her signature song. The […]
Fight The Power (2)
“Fight the Power” is a song by American hip hop group Public Enemy, released as a single in the summer of 1989 on Motown Records. It was conceived at the request of film director Spike Lee, who sought a musical theme for his 1989 film Do The Right Thing. First issued on the film’s 1989 […]