Twice a week, Tad's LGBT Music Chart brings you the Top 50 music videos by LGBTQ artists from around the world.
Midweek chart for 10th May 2023
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Chart notes:
Canadian musician Alexander Stewart (from Toronto, Ontario) grabs the #1 spot on Tad's LGBT Music Chart at midweek with "Leave Me in the Dark", moving up 3 more places from the weekend's #4 position. Alexander has already had chart success in Canada, but he's been steadily gaining fans around the world from his videos on YouTube and TikTok. He told BBC Newsbeat recently that his lyrics purposely avoid gender pronouns in order to include the LGBTQ community and fans who might still be trying to figure out their sexual orientation. Alexander said, "I've always preferred gender-neutral lyrics because I think it's important that everyone can relate." Over the past three days, the video for "Leave Me in the Dark" has gained an additional 116,718 views on YouTube (which is an increase of 4.71% since the weekend's chart).
Three videos move up into the Top Ten at midweek, including a return from a former #1 hit: Italian/Norwegian singer/songwriter Alessandra Mele rebounds back up 3 places to #9 with "Queen of Kings". American DJ/producer Diplo (from Hendersonville, Tennessee) and American singer/actress Dove Cameron (from Burbank, California) climb 10 notches to #7 with "Use Me (Brutal Hearts)". They're joined in the Top Ten by American singer/songwriter Chappell Roan (from Willard, Missouri), who's rising 1 more spot to #10 with "Kaleidoscope".
Thirteen songs fall off the chart to make way for thirteen new songs. The midweek chart features 13 debuts by LGBTQ artists from Germany, Canada, the U.S.A., France, Mexico, and Sweden:
- Téo Lavabo (from France)
- Joy Oladokun (from Arizona, USA)
- Dorian Electra (from Texas, USA)
- Wincent Weiss (from Germany)
- Danni Moreno (from Mexico)
- Kaytraminé (from Quebec, Canada)
- Brianna Musco (from New Jersey, USA)
- Kelela (from Maryland, USA)
- Sophie B. Hawkins (from New York, USA)
- The Aces (from Utah, USA)
- Siovo (from Germany)
- Curtis Waters (originally from Alberta, Canada & now residing in North Carolina, USA)
- Oscar Zia (from Sweden)
Chart positions are determined by a system of points assigned from a combination of YouTube views and votes. If you'd like to vote for your favorite videos, please feel free to leave a comment on this blog (anonymous comments are permitted) or send me a private message (see the email address below). Suggestions for new videos are also welcomed, but they must be from an LGBTQ artist and they must be available on YouTube.
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The midweek Top 50 LGBT chart:
| This week | Last week | Artist & title | Orig. | Peak | Weeks on chart |
| 1 | 4 | Alexander Stewart – “Leave Me in the Dark” | CA | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 2 | PrettiBoiRoq & Chanel Jole – “BBA” | US | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 5 | The Scarlet Opera – “Riot” | US | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | Xana – “Bad Bandit” | CA | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | 7 | Thiago Pantaleão – “Mente Pra Mim” | BR | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | 9 | Måneskin – “Baby Said” | IT | 6 | 5 |
| 7 | 17 | Diplo, Johnny Blue Skies, & Dove Cameron – “Use Me (Brutal Hearts)” | US | 7 | 3 |
| 8 | 8 | Henry Moodie – “Drunk Text” | GB | 1 | 14 |
| 9 | 12 | Alessandra Mele – “Queen of Kings” | IT/NO | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | 11 | Chappell Roan – “Kaleidoscope” | US | 10 | 4 |
| 11 | 15 | Jake Shears – “Too Much Music” | US/GB | 11 | 5 |
| 12 | 14 | Alice Longyu Gao – “Come 2 Brazil” | CN/US | 12 | 5 |
| 13 | 3 | Zee Machine – “Thunder” | CN/US | 1 | 8 |
| 14 | 29 | Jade LeMac – “There’s People Watching” | CA | 14 | 2 |
| 15 | 22 | Mathew V – “The Man I Love” | CA | 15 | 4 |
| 16 | 33 | Johnny Manuel – “Out of Time” | US/AU | 16 | 2 |
| 17 | 21 | Zolita – “Crazy Ex” | US | 17 | 3 |
| 18 | 40 | Romy – “Enjoy Your Life” | GB | 18 | 2 |
| 19 | 30 | Pabllo Vittar & Anitta – “Balinha de Coração” | BR | 19 | 3 |
| 20 | 35 | Lil Peep – “Your Eyes” | US | 20 | 2 |
| 21 | 31 | Girli – “Imposter Syndrome” | GB | 21 | 3 |
| 22 | 18 | Cassidy King – “Can’t Be Friends” | US | 18 | 4 |
| 23 | 6 | Kacy García – “Supe Que Eras Para Mí” | PR | 1 | 11 |
| 24 | 45 | Serpentwithfeet – “Gonna Go” | US | 24 | 2 |
| 25 | 10 | Ruben – “Easier” | NO | 4 | 7 |
| 26 | 44 | Lauren Ruth Ward – “Mindseye” | US | 26 | 2 |
| 27 | 23 | Blanco & Mina – “Un Briciolo Di Allegria” | IT | 23 | 3 |
| 28 | 13 | Boygenius – “Not Strong Enough” | US | 1 | 15 |
| 29 | 16 | Myléne Farmer – “L’Emprise” | FR | 16 | 5 |
| 30 | 49 | Ice Spice & Nicki Minaj – “Princess Diana” | US/TT | 30 | 2 |
| 31 | 19 | Davi Cíntori – “Derreter” | BR | 2 | 8 |
| 32 | 28 | Jordy – “Story of a Boy” | US | 17 | 8 |
| 33 | 20 | Lola Indigo – “La Santa” | ES | 1 | 11 |
| 34 | New | Téo Lavabo – “Caisse Automatique” | FR | 34 | 1 |
| 35 | 26 | Big Freedia – “Training Day” | US | 26 | 3 |
| 36 | New | Joy Oladokun & Noah Kahan – “We’re All Gonna Die” | US | 36 | 1 |
| 37 | New | Dorian Electra – “Freak Mode” | US | 37 | 1 |
| 38 | New | Wincent Weiss & Fourty – “Spring” | DE | 38 | 1 |
| 39 | New | Danni Moreno – “Adicción” | MX | 39 | 1 |
| 40 | 50 | Fiorious & Bawrut – “All Comes Back to You” | US/IT/ ES | 40 | 2 |
| 41 | 34 | Blimes – “Spin” | US | 34 | 3 |
| 42 | New | Kaytraminé & Pharrell Williams – “4Eva” | CA/US | 42 | 1 |
| 43 | New | Brianna Musco – “Why Don’t You Want Me?” | US | 43 | 1 |
| 44 | New | Kelela – “Enough for Love” | US | 44 | 1 |
| 45 | New | Sophie B. Hawkins – “Better Off Without You” | US | 45 | 1 |
| 46 | 48 | Bruno Gadiol – “Te Vi Na Festa (E Nem Doeu)” | BR | 46 | 2 |
| 47 | New | The Aces – “Always Get This Way” | US | 47 | 1 |
| 48 | New | Siovo – “1000 Songs” | DE | 48 | 1 |
| 49 | New | Curtis Waters & Paco – “Sentimental” | CA/US | 49 | 1 |
| 50 | New | Oscar Zia – “Autopilot” | SE | 50 | 1 |
Numbers on a gold-colored background indicate a new peak position.
| Falling off the chart this week: | Orig. | Peak | Weeks on chart | ||
| ** | 24 | Chrissy Chlapecka – “I’m So Hot” | US | 6 | 7 |
| ** | 25 | Qeetha & Nack Charlie – “ติส ติส (Tis Tis)” | TH | 3 | 7 |
| ** | 27 | Xikers – “Tricky House” | KR | 11 | 6 |
| ** | 32 | Angèle – “Le Temps Fera Les Choses” | BE/FR | 25 | 3 |
| ** | 36 | Buhos – “La Nit Està Que Crema” | ES | 30 | 3 |
| ** | 37 | Luke Black – “Samo Mi Se Spava” | RS/GB | 31 | 3 |
| ** | 38 | Bob The Drag Queen, Kamera Tyme, Allx Mllr, Mikey Angelo, & Ocean Kelly – “Gay Barz” | US | 32 | 3 |
| ** | 39 | Nya – “All Night” | US/UY | 35 | 3 |
| ** | 41 | Jotta A – “Tóxico” | BR | 36 | 3 |
| ** | 42 | Harrison Barnes – “Can You Help Me?” | US | 38 | 4 |
| ** | 43 | Jonny Vom Dahl – “Verliebt In Ihn” | DE | 37 | 3 |
| ** | 46 | Kevin Y Karla – “Happier than Ever (Spanish Version)” | CL | 42 | 3 |
| ** | 47 | Jenna DeVries & Adam Mac – “Unholy (Country Version)” | US | 44 | 3 |
| Codes used in the ‘Origin’ columns from the tables above | ||
| AU = Australia | BE = Belgium | BR = Brazil |
| CA = Canada | CL = Chile | CN = China |
| DE = Germany | ES = Spain | FR = France |
| GB = Great Britain | IT = Italy | KR = South Korea |
| MX = Mexico | NO = Norway | PR = Puerto Rico |
| RS = Serbia | SE = Sweden | TH = Thailand |
| TT = Trinidad & Tobago | US = United States | UY = Uruguay |
