Chart Week 24: Week of 16th June 2019

                                                                                                                                        
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Chart notes:
   There isn't much change at the very top of the LGBT chart this week, as Maruv hangs onto the #1 spot for a second straight week with "Siren Song". Right behind her, Daya isn't ready to move yet either and she hangs onto the #2 position for another week with "Insomnia".

   The remainder of the Top Five are: Australian duo The Veronicas (moving up 3 spots to #3), Dutch singer Duncan Laurence (rebounding 4 places to #4), and Austrian singer Conchita Wurst (also rebounding 4 notches to land at #5).

   Seven songs fell off the chart this week to make way for 7 new songs. The highest debut of the week was "Nails, Hair, Hips, Heels" by American singer Todrick Hall, coming in at #30. Three other artists (Carly Rae Jepsen, Daniel Schuhmacher, and Betty Who) are returning to the chart with new videos, while an additional three artists (Dorian Electra, Kevin McHale, and Nissu) are making their very first appearances on the LGBT chart.

   American actor/singer Kevin McHale, who debuts at #44 with "Help Me Now", is perhaps best known for his role as Artie Abrams in the television series Glee. He's not the only alumnus from that series on the LGBT chart right now, as his former Glee co-star Rilan slips to #38 this week with "Love or Drugs". Kevin came out publicly as gay in April 2018.

   Another noteworthy new entry this week is "Just Thought You Should Know" by Australian singer-songwriter Betty Who, entering the chart at #50. In the video, Betty is joined by a roomful of talented LGBT musicians who've all appeared on the LGBT chart before with their own projects -- JHart, Vincint, Mario Jose, and Scott Hoying -- but they're all credited merely as "Betty Who And Friends" in the video.

   Chart positions are based on points assigned from: (1) the previous week's position, (2) length of time on the chart, (3) views on YouTube from the past 7 days, (4) percentage of increase in views from the week prior, (5) my votes, and (6) any votes I've received by Thursday morning. If you'd like to vote for your favorite songs, please feel free to leave a message on this blog or send me a private message (see the contact info above).


This week's Top 50 chart:

This week	Last week	Artist & title	Orig.	Peak	Weeks on chart
1	1	Maruv – “Siren Song”	UK	1	8
2	2	Daya – “Insomnia”	US	2	8
3	6	The Veronicas – “Think of Me”	AU	3	4
4	8	Duncan Laurence – “Arcade”	NL	1	12
5	9	Conchita Wurst – “Hit Me”	AT	1	10
6	15	Domo Wilson – “Bisexual Anthem”	US	6	6
7	13	Buhos – “Connectats”	ES	7	5
8	19	Iggy Azalea – “Started”	AU	8	3
9	16	Katey Brooks – “All of Me”	GB	9	5
10	14	Openside – “Waiting For Love”	NZ	1	10
11	3	Taylor Swift & Brendon Urie – “Me!”	US	3	5
12	17	Lovelytheband – “Maybe, I’m Afraid”	US	12	5
13	22	Parker Matthews – “Running from Me”	US	13	3
14	31	Halsey – “Nightmare”	US	14	2
15	28	Chris Jehnert – “Welcome to the Hollow”	US	15	3
16	27	LP – “When I’m Over You”	US	16	3
17	23	Fletcher – “If You’re Gonna Lie”	US	17	3
18	4	Douwe Bob – “Consider”	NL	4	5
19	29	Allan Jay – “Work Ya Love”	GB	19	3
20	5	Greyson Chance – “Yours”	US	1	10
21	7	Kacey Musgraves – “Rainbow”	US	7	6
22	32	Reigen – “Lit Summer”	US	22	2
23	37	Wrabel – “Love to Love U”	US	23	2
24	36	Wils – “Open Up Babe”	SG	24	2
25	18	Lil Peep, ILoveMakonnen, & Fall Out Boy – “I’ve Been Waiting”	US	3	7
26	38	LPX – “Give Up the Ghost”	GB	26	2
27	40	Kevin Abstract – “Peach”	US	27	2
28	21	Bebe Rexha – “Last Hurrah”	US	6	8
29	11	Bilal Hassani – “Fais Beleck”	FR	11	5
30	New	Todrick Hall – “Nails, Hair, Hips, Heels”	US	30	1
31	20	Allen King – “No Soy Tam Malo”	ES	19	4
32	New	Carly Rae Jepsen – “Too Much”	CA	32	1
33	35	Kiddy Smile – “Slap My Butt”	FR	33	5
34	10	Holland – “Nar_C”	KR	10	7
35	49	Keara Graves & Marina Lin – “Wish You Were Gay (But Actually Gay)”	US	35	2
36	24	Pabllo Vittar – “Buzina”	BR	10	7
37	39	Cub Sport – “Limousine”	AU	37	2
38	12	Rilan – “Love or Drugs”	US	9	6
39	30	Ben Platt – “Older”	US	13	6
40	New	Dorian Electra – “Flamboyant”	US	40	1
41	25	Bronze Avery – “Want 2”	US	24	6
42	42	Tiago Braga – “Dois A Perder”	PT	42	2
43	26	Vincint – “Please Don’t Fall In Love”	US	22	5
44	New	Kevin McHale – “Help Me Now”	US	44	1
45	New	Daniel Schuhmacher – “Feelings”	DE	45	1
46	47	Flint Eastwood – “Sober”	US	46	2
47	48	J. Tyler & Laganja Estranja – “Welcome to the Jungle”	US	47	2
48	50	Alyson Stoner – “Stripped Bare”	US	48	2
49	New	Nissu – “Forever Mine”	IE	49	1
50	New	Betty Who And Friends – “Just Thought You Should Know (Stripped Version)”	AU	50	1

Numbers on a gold-colored background indicate a new peak position.

Falling off the chart this week:			Orig.	Peak	Weeks on chart
**	33	Keara Graves – “Break Up With Your Boyfriend, I’m Bored”	US	27	4
**	34	Will Young – “All the Songs”	GB	4	8
**	41	Wingtip – “Broken Bones”	US	26	4
**	43	Esteman – “Solo”	CO	43	2
**	44	Aaron Porter – “I Wanna Let Love”	GB	44	2
**	45	Mila Jam – “Like the Last Time”	US	45	2
**	46	Bentley Jones – “Dancing Hero 2019”	GB/JP	46	2

Codes used in the ‘Origin’ columns from the tables above
AT = Austria	AU = Australia	BR = Brazil
CA = Canada	CO = Colombia	DE = Germany
ES = Spain	FR = France	GB = Great Britain
IE = Ireland	JP = Japan	KR = South Korea
NL = Netherlands	NZ = New Zealand	PT = Portugal
SG = Singapore	UK = Ukraine	US = United States