Chart Week 29 of 2020: Week of 19th July

Chart Week #29 of 2020: Week of 19th July

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Chart notes:
   Australian musician Ben Hazlewood gets his first #1 on the LGBT chart with "Lay Me Down", which moves up two spots this week. Ben was raised in New Zealand, but now resides in Australia. He was a contestant on the third season of New Zealand Idol in 2006, and also appeared as a finalist on the inaugural season of The Voice Australia in 2012. Ben has been on the LGBT chart twice before (with "Louder Than Thunder" which peaked at #17 last year, and with "Sleeping Through Sirens" which peaked at #34 in February).

   Nine songs fell off the chart this week to make way for nine new songs. The highest debut of the week was "No Words" by Dutch musician Dotan, entering the chart at #30. Dotan (whose real name is Dotan Harpenau) was born in Israel, but his family relocated to the Netherlands when he was just one year old. The singer-songwriter says that he wanted to come out as a gay man early in his career, but he was actively discouraged by his record label (EMI, which is now owned by Universal). He shared on Instagram that "I want to be honest about my orientation, because that is a big part of who I am. I have been trying to disguise it for years because I thought it would be bad for my career." He finally came out in 2019, ten years after two music executives had advised him to keep it a secret.

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

This week's Top 50 LGBT chart:
 

This week	Last week	Artist & title	Orig.	Peak	Weeks on chart
1	3	Ben Hazlewood – “Lay Me Down”	NZ/AU	1	5
2	5	Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande – “Rain On Me”	US	2	4
3	7	The Irrepressibles – “Let Go (Everybody Move Your Body Listen to Your Heart)”	GB	3	6
4	2	Davi Sabbag & Urias – “Não Faz Diferença”	BR	2	5
5	13	Felix Jaehn, Gashi, & Faangs – “Sicko”	DE/US/CA	1	7
6	11	Adam Joseph – “Daddy”	US	6	4
7	10	Davi Clintori – “B*tch, Please!”	BR	7	4
8	15	Doug Locke – “Black Travolta”	US	8	4
9	16	Jack Rayner & Jonté Moaning – “Klassy”	US	9	3
10	26	Sia – “Together”	AU	10	2
11	4	Dotan – “Numb”	NL	4	5
12	1	Jason Mraz – “Look For the Good”	US	1	6
13	21	Bronze Avery – “Boys!”	US	13	3
14	9	Leopold – “Paradise”	DE	9	6
15	33	Madblush – “Isolados”	BR	15	2
16	12	Reigen – “Take Me Home”	US	12	5
17	27	Greyson Chance – “Honeysuckle”	US	17	3
18	14	Alex Newell – “Mama Told Me”	US	14	5
19	6	Sam Smith & Demi Lovato – “I’m Ready”	GB/US	2	7
20	38	Vincint – “Save Myself”	US	20	2
21	32	Declan McKenna – “The Key to Life on Earth”	GB	21	3
22	36	Monique Heart & Koil – “Hot Sauce and High Heels”	US	22	3
23	22	Renan Pitanga – “Supera”	BR	17	5
24	17	Katy Perry – “Daisies”	US	6	5
25	44	Kim Petras – “Malibu”	DE	25	2
26	8	Shea Diamond – “I Am America”	US	4	7
27	31	Lady Gaga – “Stupid Love”	US	1	15
28	40	Yuma X – “Secret Lover”	AU	28	3
29	29	Rina Sawayama – “XS”	GB	4	7
30	New	Dotan – “No Words”	NL	30	1
31	New	Donna Missal – “Let You Let Me Down”	US	31	1
32	49	Daniel Schuhmacher – “Supalonely”	DE	32	2
33	18	A Great Big World – “I Will Always Be There”	US	18	6
34	23	Allie X – “Sarah Come Home”	CA	8	6
35	19	Wafia – “Pick Me”	AU	19	4
36	20	Rita Ora – “How to Be Lonely”	GB	1	10
37	New	Fletcher & Kito – “Bitter”	US	37	1
38	24	Elijah Woods and Jamie Fine – “Want You Back”	CA	6	6
39	25	Elah Hale – “My House”	US	4	6
40	28	Christine and the Queens – “I Disappear in Your Arms”	FR	9	6
41	50	David Hernandez – “Sorry”	US	41	2
42	30	Pabllo Vittar & Thalia – “Tímida”	BR/MX	1	11
43	New	The Nico Show – “Up 2 U”	US	43	1
44	34	Pvris – “Gimme a Minute”	US	34	3
45	New	Ruben – “Burn Down This Room”	NO	45	1
46	41	Kiesza – “Storm”	CA	41	3
47	New	Amber Liu & James Lee – “Alright”	US	47	1
48	New	Jamie Hannah – “Magic”	GB	48	1
49	New	Zee Machine – “Stealing Candy”	US	49	1
50	New	Elliot Jones – “Groupie”	CA/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
**	35	Jaime Kohen – “Gigante”	MX	12	4
**	37	Brockhampton & Ryan Beatty – “Sugar”	US	1	15
**	39	Conan Gray – “Wish You Were Sober”	US	1	10
**	42	Will Jay – “Married to the Music”	US	36	3
**	43	Tom Goss, Natalie Jane, Sam Renascent, & Max Emerson – “Dancing in My Room”	US/GB	38	3
**	45	Rodrigo Massa – “La Fiesta”	BR	39	3
**	46	Indigo Face – “Mare Mare”	GB	42	3
**	47	John-Robert – “Pelican”	US	43	3
**	48	Hollis – “Sedative”	US	44	2

 

Codes used in the ‘Origin’ columns from the tables above
AU = Australia	BR = Brazil	CA = Canada
DE = Germany	FR = France	GB = Great Britain
MX = Mexico	NL = Netherlands	NO = Norway
NZ = New Zealand	US = United States