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 29th June, 2022
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Chart notes:
Swedish singer Darin reaches #1 on the LGBT chart at midweek with "Superstar", moving up 1 more place from the weekend's #2 position. This is his first single to be released since "Holding Me More", which spent two consecutive weeks at #1 on this chart back in December 2021. Speaking in the May 2022 edition of Retro Pop, Darin -- who came out as gay in 2020 -- opened up on how embracing his sexuality has influenced his new music. "Right now I feel more free," he said. "A lot has happened personally and artistically that I haven't ever shown to the world yet. I'm hoping my new music can somehow also help others see a light at the end of the tunnel. A disco light." Over the past three days, the video for "Superstar" has gained an additional 8,145 views on YouTube (which is an increase of 9.09% since the weekend's chart).
Four videos move up into the Top 10 at midweek. Italian singer Michel Bravi climbs 6 notches to #5 with "Zodiaco". Australian singer Kylie Minogue rises 5 spots to #8 with "Can't Get You Out Of My Head (Peggy Gou's Midnight Remix)". American artist Todrick Hall (from Plainview, Texas) gains another 3 places to reach #9 with "Pre-Madonna". They're joined in the Top 10 by Ukrainian singer Artem Pyvovarov, who's moving up 5 positions to #10 with "Dumi".
Seven songs fall off the chart to make way for seven new songs. The highest debut at midweek was "Do It Better" by German DJ/producer Felix Jaehn, entering the chart at #35. The track features vocals from German singer Zoe Wees. Over the past half-week, the video for "Do It Better" has gained an additional 102,284 YouTube views (which is an increase of 8.12% over the previous chart period).
Further down the chart, we have 6 more debuts by LGBTQ artists from England, the U.S.A., and North Macedonia:
- Jamie Hannah (from England, UK)
- Calum Scott (from England, UK)
- Allison Ponthier (from Texas, USA)
- Halsey (from New Jersey, USA)
- Demi Lovato (from Texas, USA)
- Vasil Garvanliev (from North Macedonia)
Chart positions are based on 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 contact info below). Suggestions for new songs 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 | Darin – “Superstar” | SE | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 3 | Jordy – “Dry Spell” | US | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 7 | Kelechi & Vincint – “Just Another Song” | US | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 8 | Panic! At The Disco – “Viva Las Vengeance” | US | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | 11 | Michel Bravi – “Zodiaco” | IT | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | 1 | Gabrielius Vagelis – “Man Trūksta Dienų” | LT | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | 10 | Oscar And The Wolf – “Dancing Machine” | BE | 7 | 5 |
| 8 | 13 | Kylie Minogue & Peggy Gou – “Can’t Get You Out Of My Head (Peggy Gou’s Midnight Remix)” | AU/KR/ DE | 8 | 4 |
| 9 | 12 | Todrick Hall – “Pre-Madonna” | US | 9 | 6 |
| 10 | 15 | Artem Pyvovarov & Dorofeeva – “Dumi” | UK | 10 | 3 |
| 11 | 14 | Måneskin – “Supermodel” | IT | 1 | 9 |
| 12 | 22 | Reigen – “Tu Ritmo (I Want Your Rhythm)” | US | 1 | 10 |
| 13 | 19 | Blanco – “Nostalgia” | IT | 13 | 3 |
| 14 | 9 | Bruno Gadiol – “Anestesiado” | BR | 9 | 6 |
| 15 | 39 | Jakk Fynn – “Meow” | US | 15 | 2 |
| 16 | 34 | Trey Pearson – “Piedmont Park” | US | 16 | 2 |
| 17 | 37 | Gloria Groove – “Jogo Perigoso” | BR | 17 | 2 |
| 18 | 29 | Matt Taylor – “End Like This” | IE/US | 18 | 2 |
| 19 | 18 | Tove Lo – “No One Dies From Love” | SE | 1 | 12 |
| 20 | 32 | Max Barskih – “Chekay Mene” | UK | 20 | 2 |
| 21 | 30 | Kehlani – “Melt” | US | 21 | 2 |
| 22 | 23 | Raymix – “Supernova” | MX | 5 | 6 |
| 23 | 27 | Zee Machine – “Habit” | US | 9 | 6 |
| 24 | 21 | Leopold – “Breathe Out” | DE | 10 | 5 |
| 25 | 5 | Conan Gray – “Yours” | US | 1 | 8 |
| 26 | 4 | Hayley Kiyoko – “For the Girls” | US | 2 | 7 |
| 27 | 6 | Muna – “Kind Of Girl” | US | 4 | 8 |
| 28 | 38 | Xana – “So It’s Ur Birthday” | CA | 28 | 2 |
| 29 | 25 | G Flip – “Get Me Outta Here” | AU | 4 | 8 |
| 30 | 17 | Oliver Sim – “Fruit” | GB | 17 | 5 |
| 31 | 16 | Joy Oladokun – “Purple Haze” | US | 3 | 6 |
| 32 | 43 | Chico Blanco – “T.Y.Y.” | ES | 32 | 2 |
| 33 | 42 | Tokio Hotel – “When We Were Younger” | DE | 33 | 2 |
| 34 | 20 | Immanuel Casto – “Wasabi Shock” | IT | 20 | 4 |
| 35 | New | Felix Jaehn & Zoe Wees – “Do It Better” | DE | 35 | 1 |
| 36 | 47 | Ofelia – “Samuraj (Helena)” | PL | 36 | 2 |
| 37 | New | Jamie Hannah – “Bohemian Rhapsody” | GB | 37 | 1 |
| 38 | New | Calum Scott – “Boys In the Street” | GB | 38 | 1 |
| 39 | 31 | Moral Distraída – “Los Que Me Abrigan Al Sonreir” | CL | 31 | 3 |
| 40 | New | Allison Ponthier – “Hollywood Forever Cemetery” | US | 40 | 1 |
| 41 | 33 | Bright Light Bright Light & Ian ‘H’ Watkins – “Moves” | GB | 33 | 3 |
| 42 | 35 | Chimano – “Freedom” | KE | 35 | 3 |
| 43 | New | Halsey – “So Good” | US | 43 | 1 |
| 44 | 44 | Pierre De Maere – “Roméo” | BE | 44 | 3 |
| 45 | 46 | Orville Peck – “Daytona Sand” | ZA/CA | 1 | 16 |
| 46 | 48 | Sarah Proctor – “Paradise” | GB | 46 | 2 |
| 47 | 49 | Tin – “Sex, Cologne, and Cigarettes” | AU | 47 | 2 |
| 48 | 50 | Virgin X – “Splinters” | US/GB | 48 | 2 |
| 49 | New | Demi Lovato – “Skin Of My Teeth” | US | 49 | 1 |
| 50 | New | Vasil Garvanliev – “Dangerous Waters” | MK | 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 | Conchita Wurst – “Car (IDHLARGT)” | AT | 24 | 3 |
| ** | 26 | Hollie Col – “Julia” | AU | 26 | 3 |
| ** | 28 | Pale Waves – “Lies” | GB | 19 | 5 |
| ** | 36 | Johnny Hooker – “Cuba” | BR | 28 | 3 |
| ** | 40 | Aymz – “Larries” | AT | 35 | 3 |
| ** | 41 | Barbacius & Una Típica Francisca – “Príncipe” | CL | 41 | 3 |
| ** | 45 | Maud Geffray & Rebeka Warrior – “I Fall At 5” | FR | 45 | 3 |
| Codes used in the ‘Origin’ columns from the tables above | ||
| AT = Austria | AU = Australia | BE = Belgium |
| BR = Brazil | CA = Canada | CL = Chile |
| DE = Germany | ES = Spain | FR = France |
| GB = Great Britain | IE = Ireland | IT = Italy |
| KE = Kenya | KR = South Korea | LT = Lithuania |
| MK = North Macedonia | MX = Mexico | PL = Poland |
| SE = Sweden | UK = Ukraine | US = United States |
| ZA = South Africa | ||
