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 17th May, 2023
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Chart notes:
American DJ/producer Diplo (from Hendersonville, Tennessee) and American actress/singer Dove Cameron (from Burbank, California) take over the #1 spot on Tad's LGBT Music Chart at midweek with "Use Me (Brutal Hearts)", moving up one more place from the weekend's #2 position. They're joined on the track by American country singer Sturgill Simpson, who uses the pseudonym Johnny Blue Skies. Actor Sean Penn also appears in the video. Over the past three days, the video for "Use Me (Brutal Hearts)" has gained an additional 44,798 views on YouTube (which is an increase of 0.77% since the weekend's chart).
Four videos move up into the Top Ten at midweek, including a return from a former #1 hit: Canadian pop musician Xana (from Vancouver Island, British Columbia) rebounds back up 5 places to #10 with "Bad Bandit". American singer/songwriter Chappell Roan (from Willard, Missouri) also re-enters the Top Ten, rebounding back up 4 positions to #9 with "Kaleidoscope". American R&B musician Serpentwithfeet (from Baltimore, Maryland) rises 7 notches to #7 with "Gonna Go". They're joined in the Top Ten by Canadian pop singer Mathew V (from Delta, British Columbia), who's climbing 4 spots to #8 with "The Man I Love".
Five songs fall off the chart to make way for five new songs. The midweek chart features 5 debuts by LGBTQ artists from the U.S.A., Spain, England, and Israel:
- Lola Indigo (from Spain)
- Boygenius (from California, USA)
- Adam Mac (from Kentucky, USA) & Jenna DeVries (from Tennessee, USA)
- Arlo Parks (from England, U.K.)
- Karina Kay (originally from Israel & now residing in California, USA)
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 | 2 | Diplo, Johnny Blue Skies, & Dove Cameron – “Use Me (Brutal Hearts)” | US | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 3 | Thiago Pantaleão – “Mente Pra Mim” | BR | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | The Scarlet Opera – “Riot” | US | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | 8 | Romy – “Enjoy Your Life” | GB | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | 6 | Jake Shears – “Too Much Music” | US/GB | 5 | 7 |
| 6 | 9 | Johnny Manuel – “Out of Time” | US/AU | 6 | 4 |
| 7 | 14 | Serpentwithfeet – “Gonna Go” | US | 7 | 4 |
| 8 | 12 | Mathew V – “The Man I Love” | CA | 8 | 6 |
| 9 | 13 | Chappell Roan – “Kaleidoscope” | US | 9 | 6 |
| 10 | 15 | Xana – “Bad Bandit” | CA | 1 | 8 |
| 11 | 23 | Téo Lavabo – “Caisse Automatique” | FR | 11 | 3 |
| 12 | 19 | Ice Spice & Nicki Minaj – “Princess Diana” | US/TT | 12 | 4 |
| 13 | 5 | Alessandra Mele – “Queen of Kings” | IT/NO | 1 | 10 |
| 14 | 32 | Nick Bolt – “Dramático” | CL | 14 | 2 |
| 15 | 4 | Alexander Stewart – “Leave Me in the Dark” | CA | 1 | 7 |
| 16 | 29 | Lou Asril – “MaMaMaMa” | AT | 16 | 2 |
| 17 | 22 | Dani Moreno – “Adicción” | MX | 17 | 3 |
| 18 | 33 | Asbjørn – “Glor På Vinduer” | DK | 18 | 2 |
| 19 | 11 | Zee Machine – “Thunder” | CN/US | 1 | 10 |
| 20 | 40 | Robleis – “Solo” | AR/AD | 20 | 2 |
| 21 | 7 | Måneskin – “Baby Said” | IT | 6 | 7 |
| 22 | 34 | Grupo Firme & Los Tucanes De Tijuana – “Secuestro de Amor” | MX | 22 | 2 |
| 23 | 37 | Oscar Zia – “Autopilot” | SE | 23 | 3 |
| 24 | 17 | Girli – “Imposter Syndrome” | GB | 17 | 5 |
| 25 | 20 | Lauren Ruth Ward – “Mindseye” | US | 20 | 4 |
| 26 | 43 | Mabel Matiz – “Aferin” | TR | 26 | 2 |
| 27 | 10 | PrettiBoiRoq & Chanel Jole – “BBA” | US | 2 | 8 |
| 28 | 41 | The Aces – “Always Get This Way” | US | 28 | 3 |
| 29 | 48 | Bright Light Bright Light – “Sweet Release” | GB | 29 | 2 |
| 30 | 16 | Alice Longyu Gao – “Come 2 Brazil” | CN/US | 12 | 7 |
| 31 | 47 | Maddie Zahm – “Step on Me” | US | 31 | 2 |
| 32 | 18 | Jade LeMac – “There’s People Watching” | CA | 14 | 4 |
| 33 | 45 | Bilal Hassani – “Marathon” | FR | 33 | 2 |
| 34 | New | Lola Indigo & Quevedo – “El Tonto” | ES | 34 | 1 |
| 35 | 46 | Chéri & Joanna – “Torrents de Larmes” | FR | 35 | 2 |
| 36 | New | Boygenius – “Emily I’m Sorry” | US | 36 | 1 |
| 37 | 26 | Kelela – “Enough for Love” | US | 26 | 3 |
| 38 | 27 | Dorian Electra – “Freak Mode” | US | 27 | 3 |
| 39 | 30 | Joy Oladokun & Noah Kahan – “We’re All Gonna Die” | US | 30 | 3 |
| 40 | 49 | Allison Ponthier – “Character Development” | US | 40 | 2 |
| 41 | 35 | Wincent Weiss & Fourty – “Spring” | DE | 35 | 3 |
| 42 | 36 | Brianna Musco – “Why Don’t You Want Me?” | US | 36 | 3 |
| 43 | 38 | Kaytraminé & Pharrell Williams – “4Eva” | CA/US | 38 | 3 |
| 44 | 39 | Sophie B. Hawkins – “Better Off Without You” | US | 39 | 3 |
| 45 | 42 | Siovo – “1000 Songs” | DE | 42 | 3 |
| 46 | 44 | Curtis Waters & Paco – “Sentimental” | CA/US | 44 | 3 |
| 47 | New | Adam Mac & Jenna DeVries – “Chapel” | US | 47 | 1 |
| 48 | 50 | Joost Laméris – “Remember” | NL | 48 | 2 |
| 49 | New | Arlo Parks – “Impurities” | GB | 49 | 1 |
| 50 | New | Karina Kay – “One Night Only” | IL/US | 50 | 1 |
Numbers on a gold-colored background indicate a new peak position.
| Falling off the chart this week: | Orig. | Peak | Weeks on chart | ||
| ** | 21 | Zolita – “Crazy Ex” | US | 17 | 4 |
| ** | 24 | Pabllo Vittar & Anitta – “Balinha de Coração” | BR | 19 | 4 |
| ** | 25 | Henry Moodie – “Drunk Text” | GB | 1 | 15 |
| ** | 28 | Lil Peep – “Your Eyes” | US | 20 | 3 |
| ** | 31 | Fiorious & Bawrut – “All Comes Back to You” | US/IT/ ES | 31 | 3 |
| Codes used in the ‘Origin’ columns from the tables above | ||
| AD = Androrra | AR = Argentina | AT = Austria |
| AU = Australia | BR = Brazil | CA = Canada |
| CL = Chile | CN = China | DE = Germany |
| DK = Denmark | ES = Spain | FR = France |
| GB = Great Britain | IL = Israel | IT = Italy |
| MX = Mexico | NL = Netherlands | NO = Norway |
| SE = Sweden | TR = Turkey | TT = Trinidad & Tobago |
| US = United States | ||
