Monday, February 6, 2023

Chart Week #44 of 2022: 30 October

     Twice a week, Tad's LGBT Music Chart brings you the Top 50 music videos by LGBTQ artists from around the world!     

Chart Week #44 of 2022: Week of 30th October

Click here for this week's playlist on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLk5_VWB63trHIKIWySR5V-nqieOoWAfGR


Chart notes:
   There's no change at the very top of the LGBT chart this weekend, as Finnish musician Alma hangs onto #1 with "Summer Really Hurt Us".  The song's lyrics describe a relationship that was harmed by a turbulent summer of benders. "I think it was summer 2019 when I really felt like I lost my control. I was doing show after show and going out a lot. That mix is just not great," Alma remembers. She continues, "I think for me the biggest lesson that summer was that I'm so privileged to have such an amazing group of friends around me. Even if I lose my control, they will always be there to back me up and help me come out the other side." Over the past four days, the video for "Summer Really Hurt Us" has gained an additional 69,704 views on YouTube (which is a massive increase of 12.92% since the midweek's chart!).

   Three videos move into the Top 10 this weekend, including a return from a former #9 hit: Peruvian singer Adrian Bello rebounds back up 4 places to land at the #8 position with "Bailemos En La Sala". Ukrainian musician Artem Pivovarov rises 5 notches to #6 with "Liuli-Liuli". They're joined in the Top 10 by French singer Téo Lavabo, who's leaping ahead 12 spots to #10 with "Vernini Vernana".

   Twelve songs fall off the chart to make way for twelve new songs. The highest debut this weekend was "Me Siento Feliz" by Chilean ensemble Moral Distraída, entering the chart at #30. The band's name, which means "distracted morality" in English, came about when singer Abel Zicavo asked a co-worker if he was gay or bisexual and the reply was, "None of those labels suit me. They don't matter to me. My morals are distracted." Abel acknowledges that he felt exactly the same way, stating in Spanish that "I have also had relationships with men and I have had relationships with women, and if you ask me if I'm bisexual... I have no idea. In truth, I don't care. It doesn't matter to me, but I understand that people need that reaffirmation of their identity and that they put themselves into those categories and claim them." In 2018 the band dedicated their song "Orgullo" to the LGBTQ community. Their latest single "Me Siento Feliz" translates to "I Feel Happy" in English. Over the past half-week, the video for "Me Siento Feliz" has gained an additional 145,698 YouTube views (which is an astounding increase of 88.57% over the previous chart period!).

   Further down the chart, we have 11 more debuts by LGBTQ artists from Canada, France, the U.S.A., the Netherlands, Italy, Norway, Scotland, and Brazil:
  • Sem Jansen (from the Netherlands)
  • Måneskin (from Italy)
  • Kiesza (from Alberta, Canada)
  • Carly Rae Jepsen (from British Columbia, Canada) & Rufus Wainwright (originally from New York & now residing in Ontario, Canada)
  • Imagine Dragons (from Nevada, USA)
  • Tegan And Sara (from Alberta, Canada)
  • Ruben (from Norway)
  • Maud Geffray (from France)
  • Walt Disco (from Scotland, UK)
  • Paolo Ravley (originally from Brazil & now living in France)
  • Sub-Radio (from the District of Columbia, USA)

   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 videos are also welcomed, but they must be from an LGBTQ artist and they must be available on YouTube.

Tad's contact info:
Email: tadsgaymusicchannel@gmail.com

This weekend's Top 50 LGBT chart:
This week Last week Artist & title Orig. Peak Weeks on chart
1 1 Alma – “Summer Really Hurt Us” FI 1 6
2 3 Elton John & Britney Spears – “Hold Me Closer” GB/US 2 5
3 7 Lil Nas X – “Star Walkin’” US 3 4
4 8 Sam Smith & Kim Petras – “Unholy” GB/DE 4 4
5 2 Gabrielius Vagelis – “Man Moji” LT 2 7
6 11 Artem Pivovarov & Alyona Alyona – “Liuli-Liuli” UK 6 4
7 10 Anne-Marie & Aitch – “Psycho” GB 1 8
8 12 Adrian Bello – “Bailemos En La Sala” PE 8 5
9 5 Badmómzjay – “Keine Tränen” DE 5 6
10 22 Téo Lavabo & Manon Lavabo – “Vernini Vernana” FR 10 3
11 14 Davi Bandeira & Leandro Buenno – “Me Diz (Onde Que Isso Vai Dar)” BR 11 5
12 4 Piettro – “Rei De Cocada” BR 1 8
13 18 Lia Clark & MC Naninha – “PQP! (Tu Fez Do Jeito Que En Queria)” BR 13 4
14 17 Maggie Lindemann – “Cages” US 14 5
15 21 Angèle – “Amour, Haine, et Danger” BE/FR 15 3
16 9 Andie Case & Alex Goot – “It Must Have Been Love” US 1 10
17 13 Isak Danielson – “Say That Everything Will Be Alright” SE 13 5
18 35 Felix Jaehn & Ray Dalton – “Call It Love” DE/US 18 2
19 24 Wapayasos – “Arroz Con Leche” MX 19 3
20 37 Apolo – “Tú Me Confundes” ES 20 2
21 41 Jackson Wang – “Champagne Cool” HK/CN 21 2
22 19 Yungblud – “Tissues” GB 1 12
23 44 Michael Medrano – “Disco Sleaze” US 23 2
24 6 Mabel Matiz – “Fan” TR 1 12
25 20 Duncan Laurence – “Electric Life” NL 1 13
26 30 Corvyx – “Eat Me” US 9 7
27 15 Nuno Freitas – “Um Rumo Em Ti” PT/US 15 5
28 45 Panic! At The Disco – “Do It To Death” US 28 2
29 16 Vök & the Reykjavik Queer Choir – “Something Bad” IS 11 5
30 New Moral Distraída – “Me Siento Feliz” CL 30 1
31 New Sem Jansen – “Goodbye” NL 31 1
32 23 Autoheart – “Time Machine” GB 5 8
33 New Måneskin – “The Loneliest” IT 33 1
34 47 Rina Sawayama – “Phantom” GB 34 2
35 48 Greyson Chance – “My Dying Spirit” US 35 2
36 26 Kany García & Christian Nodal – “La Siguiente” PR/MX 14 7
37 27 Tokischa & Eladio Carrion – “Hola” DO/PR 27 3
38 29 Lionesses – “Isanghan Salang-e Ppajin Sonyeon-ege (Boy With Strange Love)” KR 29 3
39 50 Kailee Morgue – “Queen Bitch” US 39 2
40 34 Joesef – “Joe” GB 25 5
41 New Kiesza & Chase Ellestad – “Ain’t No Sunshine” CA 41 1
42 New Carly Ray Jepsen & Rufus Wainwright – “The Loneliest Time” CA/US 42 1
43 New Imagine Dragons – “I Don’t Like Myself” US 43 1
44 New Tegan And Sara – “I Can’t Grow Up” CA 44 1
45 49 Alaska Thunderfuck – “All That She Wants” US 45 2
46 New Ruben – “Cry You a River” NO 46 1
47 New Maud Geffray & Koudlam – “Royal Bellies” FR 47 1
48 New Walt Disco – “You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me” GB 48 1
49 New Paolo Ravley – “Selvagem” BR/FR 49 1
50 New Sub-Radio – “Stacy’s Dad” 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
** 25 Cobrah – “Brand New Bitch” SE 5 8
** 28 David Archuleta – “Faith In Me” US 19 5
** 31 Conchita Wurst – “All That I Wanted” AT 12 7
** 32 Joshua Bassett – “Lifeline” US 29 3
** 33 Mylène Farmer – “Á Tout Jamais” FR 3 8
** 36 Zolita – “20 Questions” US 30 4
** 38 KQ Fellaz 2 – “Geek” KR 28 4
** 39 Rodrigo Massa & Filipe Gonçalves – “Chamuco” BR 32 3
** 40 Lena Meyer-Landrut – “Looking For Love” DE 1 16
** 42 Ryan Cassata & Rillakill – “Everything Changed” US 38 3
** 43 LA Laura Paris – “Kissing Boys” BE/FR 42 3
** 46 Middlespoon – “Bon Bon Boy” US 46 3


Codes used in the ‘Origin’ columns from the tables above
AT = Austria BE = Belgium BR = Brazil
CA = Canada CL = Chile CN = China
DE = Germany DO = Dominican Republic ES = Spain
FI = Finland FR = France GB = Great Britain
HK = Hong Kong IS = Iceland IT = Italy
KR = South Korea LT = Lithuania MX = Mexico
NL = Netherlands NO = Norway PE = Peru
PR = Puerto Rico PT = Portugal SE = Sweden
TR = Turkey UK = Ukraine US = United States
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