Braintree Top 40

Looks like it’s back to normal here on the Braintree Top 40 with “The Middle” returning to its rightful spot after a week away.  This becomes its 5th week at #1, breaking the record set by Clean Bandit’s “I Miss You,” which held the top spot for 4 weeks back in November.

We have one lone debut in the top ten with Post Malone getting his first top ten with “Psycho” featuring Ty Dolla $ign appearing at #10.  His first charting single, “Rockstar,” just missed the top ten, peaking at #11. We also see four major jumps into the top ten with “Tongue” by MNEK going 34-4, “Getting Over You” by Lauv 25-7, “FRIENDS” by Marshmello & Anne-Marie 33-8, and “Le fils à papa (Remix) by Vianney 31-9.

This was a cool-down week for Daina as her takeover songs tumbled down to the nether regions of the chart.  Her highest charter of the week is “Window” by MAGIC GIANT, which falls 12-16. While Emm!e did listen to music this week, it was emo 00s music that no one else listens to, giving her another goose egg on the chart.  Celina also came up short as she put AJR and Jon Bellion on repeat for the week. She did help “Love Lies” by Khalid & Normani hit a new peak of #6, but that’s about it.

Emily kept “I Miss You” afloat at #16 while also providing a needed boost to “The Middle” which is the reason it was able to jump over “IDGAF” this week.  Breagh had one of her best weeks, helping “IDGAF” stay in the top five as well bringing Fleetwood Mac and The Smiths to Braintree for the first time. As usual, she keeps The Sheepdogs in business as “Feeling Good,” “Nobody,” and “I’ve Got a Hole Where My Heart Should Be” come in at #21, 39 and 40, respectively.

Soundtracks are doing very well in Braintree right now as we’ve seen with Call Me by Your Name, The Greatest Showman, and Fifty Shades Freed and Black Panther is no different.  Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s “All the Stars” debuts at #23, the second single from the soundtrack to appear on the Braintree Top 40 after “Pray for Me” debuted at #40 a few weeks ago.

We see two big re-entries this week as “Finesse” and “Basique” return to the chart after a short hiatus at #20 and #22.  “Basique” saw a resurgence after it was parodied at the 43rd César Awards last weekend, while “Finesse” returns for no good reason other than it’s a good song.

Next week looks to be a busy one as we see new singles from Years & Years, james Bay and Lily Allen.  We also see the soundtrack to A Wrinkle in Time released this week featuring DJ Khaled, Demi Lovato, Sade, Sia and Kehlani.  Will anything be able to dethrone “The Middle” for good? Find out next week!