Zach's Weekly Top 40 - October 14, 2016

• The weekly top 40 can now be found on Crownnote. The chart has been expanded to a top 40 listing as of this week. Songs will now be considered recurrent if they spend more than 20 weeks on the chart or were released more than 2 years ago. Recurrent songs must now chart within the top 20 in order to debut or re-enter on the chart and can then chart anywhere within the chart's 40 positions until they fall out of the top 40. The recurrent rule is just a way for me to attempt to keep the chart current.
• Starboy, by The Weeknd and featuring Daft Punk, rules the chart for a second week. Bruno Mars' 24K Magic debuts in the runner-up spot and could make plays for the top position in the coming weeks, though Starboy has a sizable lead at this point. Green Day's Bang Bang (4-3), Mike Perry's The Ocean(2-4) and Ariana Grande's Side to Side (6-5) round off the top 5. This marks the first trip to the top 5 for Bruno Mars, Green Day, Ariana Grande and Mike Perry (also his first charting). The Weeknd previously led the chart for a single week (May 19, 2016).
• Album releases from OneRepublic and Green Day drive a couple chart of the new entries this week. OneRepublic sees Kids new at #7 and Future Looks Good at #20. Green Day's Still Breathing enters at #12. Elsewhere, Alessia Cara, James Arthur, Nicki Minaj (featured), Chris Brown (featured), August Alsina (featured), Jeremih (featured) and Rick Ross (featured) appear on the chart for the first time. DNCE moves onto the scene with Body Moves at #33. Several re-entries also appear, in some cases helped by the expansion of the chart to 40 slots.
• The biggest gainer this week is Green Day's Bang Bang which only rose 4-3 over last week because of the strength of Starboy and 24K Magic but in many charting weeks previous would have enough hits for #1. Kodaline's High Hopes slides 5-30 and is the week's biggest loser.
• Mike Posner's I Took a Pill in Ibiza hits the 20 week mark and goes recurrent. It debuts at #1 on the Recurrent Songs tally. Over on the Top 10 Artists list, Green Day charts for the first time, entering at #1. The band (one of my favourites) benefits from my repeat listening of their new studio releaseRevolution Radio. OneRepublic also rides an album release to a debut on this chart, while The Chainsmokers and Jamaican dancehall artist Alkaline also make an entrance.

Dropouts
TW - LW - PK - WK --- SONG - ARTIST
xx - 08 - 08 - 01 --- AFIRE LOVE - Ed Sheeran
xx - 15 - 15 - 01 --- WASTE A MOMENT - Kings of Leon
xx - 30 - 30 - 01 --- FADE - Kanye West

Recurrent Songs (#15)
Introducing the weekly ranking of recurrent songs which must reach the top 20 of Zach's Weekly Top 40 in order to debut or re-enter the chart, and can then chart anywhere in the Top 40 until they drop out. Songs in this list have either been on the Top 40 for longer than 20 weeks and have fallen off, or are older than 2 years. Songs in this awesome colour right here are currently charting on the Top 40.

TW - LW - PK - WK --- SONG - ARTIST
01 - NE - 01 - 01 --- I TOOK A PILL IN IBIZA - Mike Posner (2015) (1st week @ #1) (4xP)
1. "I Took a Pill in Ibiza (SeeB Remix)", 2. "I Took a Pill in Ibiza"
02 - NE - 02 - 01 --- 7 YEARS - Lukas Graham (2015) (5xP)
03 - NE - 03 - 01 --- HIGH HOPES - Kodaline (2013) (G)
04 - NE - 04 - 01 --- AFIRE LOVE - Ed Sheeran (2014)
05 - 01 - 01 - 10 --- CHANDELIER - Sia (2013) (6 weeks @ #1) (2xP)
06 - RE - 06 - 02 --- LIVIN' ON A PRAYER - Bon Jovi (1986)
07 - RE - 05 - 03 --- WITH ARMS WIDE OPEN - Creed (2000) (G)
08 - NE - 08 - 01 --- BROKEN - Seether featuring Amy Lee (2004)
09 - NE - 09 - 01 --- HAPPY - Pharrell Williams (2013)
10 - RE - 03 - 03 --- TEMPERATURE - Sean Paul (2005) (G)

Top 10 Artists (#23)
TW - LW - PK - WK --- ARTIST
01 - RE - 01 - 06 --- GREEN DAY
02 - 08 - 01 - 14 --- THE WEEKND
03 - NE - 03 - 01 --- THE CHAINSMOKERS
04 - 06 - 02 - 09 --- ADELE
05 - NE - 05 - 01 --- ALKALINE
06 - 04 - 01 - 18 --- MUMFORD & SONS
07 - NE - 07 - 01 --- ONEREPUBLIC
08 - RE - 01 - 13 --- MAJOR LAZER
09 - RE - 03 - 08 --- KENDRICK LAMAR
10 - 05 - 04 - 05 --- SIA