Elvis: Uhhh... ya don' suppose we c'n AI this post, too? I still ain't right from the afterparty...
Man, you are sad, sad! We have work to do, and that involves the number ones for target year 1969- and the first of 4 installments of the M10's top 40 for 2023! But first, we have a couple of debuts, the first at #10. These guys are a supergroup made from Chris Murphy, singer bassist from Canada's Sloan, former Barenaked Ladies frontman Steven Page, Pursuit Of Happiness frontman Moe Berg, and Odds founder Craig Northy. The call themselves the Trans Canada Highwaymen, and their lp of Canadian written covers included this gem....
Man, that's better than the original!
All up to your opinion... but I will say I hope it plays everywhere, because I had the Devil's own time finding it! Anyway, I want to give everyone links to the first set of our T40 for the year here next... meanwhile, flip the console to 1969 and we'll get looking int what's up this week...
40- Water Underground, Real Estate. Our current #1 (Oops, gave that away) sneaks in at the last moment. I told Laurie, if someone should ask the weird connection between me and my music, the lyrics to this explain it. (Not the video, mind you!)
39- A Man Will Do Wrong, The Arcs. Their 2nd M10 hit (the first was way back in September of '15) is the surprise sneak-in of 2023!
38- Die For You, Joji. The lap-over last #1 of last year and first of 2023.
37- Gaslight Anthem, Positive Charge. The first hit for Brian Fallon's reborn band.
36- Stick Season, Noah Kahan. One of the bright breaking big acts of the year, this single made #3 on Billboard's alt charts.
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Okay, so we doin' the song you wouldn't turn off?
I think I might just pick one without the usual fanfare, but let's see what's happening to our other friendly nations. This week in 1969, Canada was Topped by Peter Paul and Mary with Leaving On A Jet Plane- which topped Cashbox last week, but punked out at #30 in Australia; Australia was topped by by your own Suspicious Minds...
...which was #1 in both North American countries as well, though back in October. Here, Cashbox had the Supremes with Someday, We'll Be Together, which again struggled in Australia (#35) and missed the top in Canada (#4). If you press me for the top one I wouldn't turn off, I'd go with the Song at #3 on CB- next week, it would be Billboard's first #1 of the new decade, though on CB it would wait on another week of the last Supremes' hit- it would also be #1 in Canada but a stubborn Australia chart peaked it at #20-
...BJ Thomas with Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head.
Boy, that's appropriate today!
No kidding! Here's that second debut this week- it sits at #3 on Radiowavemonitor's College chart, and is the second time for this outfit on the M10 and made #2 on BB's adult Alt chart. The last time they were here was almost five years ago. Another supergroup, this is boygenius coming in at #6....
Yow. That's... a hard one to react to....
I agree. Let me throw in the next five of the year's top 40...
35- New, Lauren Daigle. One of 2 she'll have on the list.
34- Everything's Cool, Two Door Cinema Club. One of my favorite videos of the year...
Yer strange, ya know that?
Says the man who passed out in his army uniform...
33- Windowless Bedroom, Lily and Madeline. This week's #7 on the M10, as well.
Well, now we's down to 6 to name off at the end...
32- Need A Favor, Jelly Roll. I don't think I ever saw a song chart in so many places- the M10, the Hot 100, Country, Country alt, Alternative, college... and Christian.
Finally today...
31- Wasteland, Talk. The M10's Meat Loaf and his third #1.
Okay, buddy, how about that top ... er, just hit what we've missed...
9- Colbie Caillat down one with Meant For Me...
8- Saint Asonia, down one with Wolf....
5- Juliana Hatfield, up 5 with Sweet Is The Night- and #2 with Showdown....
4- Alvvays with Tile By Tile, down one- an' needin' 4 points to become their biggest hit on the M10...
An' #3- Built To Spill an' Carry The Zero, up 3.
Say, is this gonna be as big a mess next week?
I wouldn't be at all surprised, my friend....
