Saturday, February 4, 2023

Midweek Chart: 26 October 2022

     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 26th October, 2022

Click here for the latest playlist on YouTube:


Chart notes:
   Finnish singer/songwriter Alma reaches the top of the LGBT chart at midweek with "Summer Really Hurt Us", moving up three more places from the weekend's #4 position. According to SoundCharts, the song has reached #1 on the official radio airplay chart of Alma's native Finland, and has also reached #1 on the official charts of three other countries as well (North Macedonia, Russia, and the United Kingdom). Over the past three days, the video for "Summer Really Hurt Us" has gained an additional 69,704 views on YouTube (which is a massive increase of 14.84% since the weekend's chart!).

   Three videos move up into the Top 10 at midweek, including a return from a former #1 hit: American musician Andie Case (from Eugene, Oregon) rebounds back up 3 spots to #9 with "It Must Have Been Love". American rapper/singer Lil Nas X (from Lithia Springs, Georgia) rises 11 notches to #7 with "Star Walkin'". They're joined in the Top 10 by British vocalist Sam Smith (from Cambridgeshire, England) and German singer Kim Petras, who leap ahead 12 places to the #8 position.

   Nine songs fall off the chart to make way for nine new songs. The highest debut at midweek was "Call It Love" by German DJ/producer Felix Jaehn, entering the chart at #35. American singer Ray Dalton (from Seattle, Washington) provides the vocals for the track. According to SoundCharts, the song has reached #1 on the official radio airplay chart of Felix's native Germany and has also topped the charts of three other countries (Romania, Poland, and Belgium). Altogether the track has appeared on the official charts of 127 different countries, and it's gotten as high as #4 on The SoundCharts Global Chart. Over the past half-week, the video for "Call It Love" has gained an additional 639,310 YouTube views (which is a massive increase of 13.69% over the previous chart period!).

   Further down the chart, we have 8 more debuts by LGBTQ artists from the U.S.A., Spain, Hong Kong, China, and England:
  • Apolo (from Spain)
  • Jackson Wang (originally from Hong Kong & now residing in mainland China)
  • Michael Medrano (from California, USA)
  • Panic! At The Disco (from Nevada, USA)
  • Rina Sawayama (from England, UK)
  • Greyson Chance (from Oklahoma, USA)
  • Alaska Thunderfuck (from Pennsylvania, USA)
  • Kailee Morgue (from Arizona, 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

The midweek Top 50 LGBT chart:
This week Last week Artist & title Orig. Peak Weeks on chart
1 4 Alma – “Summer Really Hurt Us” FI 1 5
2 2 Gabrielius Vagelis – “Man Moji” LT 2 6
3 5 Elton John & Britney Spears – “Hold Me Closer” GB/US 3 4
4 1 Piettro – “Rei De Cocada” BR 1 7
5 7 Badmómzjay – “Keine Tränen” DE 5 5
6 6 Mabel Matiz – “Fan” TR 1 11
7 18 Lil Nas X – “Star Walkin’” US 7 3
8 20 Sam Smith & Kim Petras – “Unholy” GB/DE 8 3
9 12 Andie Case & Alex Goot – “It Must Have Been Love” US 1 9
10 3 Anne-Marie & Aitch – “Psycho” GB 1 7
11 22 Artem Pivovarov & Alyona Alyona – “Liuli-Liuli” UK 11 3
12 9 Adrian Bello – “Bailemos En La Sala” PE 9 4
13 14 Isak Danielson – “Say That Everything Will Be Alright” SE 13 4
14 17 Davi Bandeira & Leandro Buenno – “Me Diz (Onde Que Isso Vai Dar)” BR 14 4
15 19 Nuno Freitas – “Um Rumo Em Ti” PT/US 15 4
16 11 Vök & the Reykjavik Queer Choir – “Something Bad” IS 11 4
17 21 Maggie Lindemann – “Cages” US 17 4
18 27 Lia Clark & MC Naninha – “PQP! (Tu Fez Do Jeito Que En Queria)” BR 18 3
19 13 Yungblud – “Tissues” GB 1 11
20 10 Duncan Laurence – “Electric Life” NL 1 12
21 36 Angèle – “Amour, Haine, et Danger” BE/FR 21 2
22 41 Téo Lavabo & Manon Lavabo – “Vernini Vernana” FR 22 2
23 8 Autoheart – “Time Machine” GB 5 7
24 39 Wapayasos – “Arroz Con Leche” MX 24 2
25 26 Cobrah – “Brand New Bitch” SE 5 8
26 28 Kany García & Christian Nodal – “La Siguiente” PR/MX 14 6
27 40 Tokischa & Eladio Carrion – “Hola” DO/PR 27 2
28 23 David Archuleta – “Faith In Me” US 19 5
29 47 Lionesses – “Isanghan Salang-e Ppajin Sonyeon-ege (Boy With Strange Love)” KR 29 2
30 15 Corvyx – “Eat Me” US 9 6
31 16 Conchita Wurst – “All That I Wanted” AT 12 7
32 29 Joshua Bassett – “Lifeline” US 29 3
33 24 Mylène Farmer – “Á Tout Jamais” FR 3 8
34 25 Joesef – “Joe” GB 25 4
35 New Felix Jaehn & Ray Dalton – “Call It Love” DE/US 35 1
36 35 Zolita – “20 Questions” US 30 4
37 New Apolo – “Tú Me Confundes” ES 37 1
38 33 KQ Fellaz 2 – “Geek” KR 28 4
39 32 Rodrigo Massa & Filipe Gonçalves – “Chamuco” BR 32 3
40 34 Lena Meyer-Landrut – “Looking For Love” DE 1 16
41 New Jackson Wang – “Champagne Cool” HK/CN 41 1
42 38 Ryan Cassata & Rillakill – “Everything Changed” US 38 3
43 42 LA Laura Paris – “Kissing Boys” BE/FR 42 3
44 New Michael Medrano – “Disco Sleaze” US 44 1
45 New Panic! At The Disco – “Do It To Death” US 45 1
46 50 Middlespoon – “Bon Bon Boy” US 46 3
47 New Rina Sawayama – “Phantom” GB 47 1
48 New Greyson Chance – “My Dying Spirit” US 48 1
49 New Alaska Thunderfuck – “All That She Wants” US 49 1
50 New Kailee Morgue – “Queen Bitch” 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
** 30 JunJi – “Be Mine” KR 6 9
** 31 Hatari – “Dansiđ Eđa Deyiđ” IS 4 9
** 37 Brooke Candy – “Flip Phone” US 9 6
** 43 Smashby – “Bad Influence” GB 41 3
** 44 Kevin Chomat – “Tour D’Ivoire” FR 42 3
** 45 DreamDoll – “Misunderstood” US 43 2
** 46 Uni And The Urchins – “Doll Parts” US 44 3
** 48 Sage Suede, Dazmin D’leon, & Girlxhighlight – “You Go Girl” US 45 3
** 49 Jason Kwan – “Ritual” HK/GB 48 2


Codes used in the ‘Origin’ columns from the tables above
AT = Austria BE = Belgium BR = Brazil
CN = China DE = Germany DO = Dominican Republic
ES = Spain FI = Finland FR = France
GB = Great Britain HK = Hong Kong IS = Iceland
KR = South Korea LT = Lithuania MX = Mexico
NL = Netherlands PE = Peru PR = Puerto Rico
PT = Portugal SE = Sweden TR = Turkey
UK = Ukraine US = United States

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