Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Chart week 08: 23 February 2025

     Twice a week, Tad's LGBT Music Chart brings you the Top 50 music videos by LGBTQ artists from around the world.     
 
Chart week #8 of 2025: Week of 23rd February
 
Click the link below (in green) for this week's playlist on YouTube:
 

Chart notes:
   For the second time in 2025, we have a former #1 hit returning to the top spot on Tad's LGBT Music Chart for a second non-consecutive week at #1. (Earlier this year, Australian singer/songwriter Hollie Col accomplished the same feat with "Two Step Plan".) This weekend American musician Billie Eilish (from Los Angeles, California) is moving back up 5 places from the midweek's #6 position with "Birds of a Feather". The song reached #1 on the U.S. MediaBase airplay charts in three different radio formats (pop, hot AC, and alternative) and also reached #1 on the official charts of nine other countries, becoming her first #1 hit on The Billboard Global 200 chart. Over the past four days, the video for "Birds of a Feather" has gained an additional 16,105,102 views on YouTube (which is an increase of 3.62% since the midweek's chart).
 
   Four videos move up into the Top Ten this weekend. American alt-pop quartet The Aces (from Provo, Utah) are climbing 9 spots to #6 with "Jealous". Brazilian artist Jão jumps 10 places to #8 with "Meninos e Meninas F.C.". Australian singer Ethan (who's originally from New Zealand) rises 2 notches to #9 with "Cancel Everything". They're joined in the Top Ten by British punk-rock duo Lambrini Girls (from Brighton, England), who leap ahead 10 positions to #10 with "Cuntology 101".
 
   Eight songs fall off the chart to make way for eight new songs. The weekend chart features 8 debuts by LGBTQ acts from England, the U.S.A., Canada, Turkey, Chile, Spain, and Japan:
  • Lucy Dacus (from Virginia, USA)
  • Jade LeMac (from British Columbia, Canada)
  • Mabel Matiz (from Turkey)
  • Durand Bernarr (from Ohio, USA)
  • Barbacius (from Chile)
  • Crystal Fighters (from England, U.K. and Spain)
  • Romy (from England, U.K.)
  • Tail (from Japan)
 
Voting:
   Chart positions are determined by a system of points assigned from a combination of YouTube views and votes. If you'd like to vote for your favorite songs, 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 for the email address). Suggestions for new videos are also welcomed, but they must meet the following criteria:
  • Must be from an LGBTQ artist. For a duo/group, at least one member must identify as LGBTQ. Exceptions will be permitted for straight artists who include gay content in their lyrics and/or video, and for straight artists who are widely perceived as a gay icon.
  • Video must be available on YouTube.
  • Video may not contain more than one minute of audio that is not music (such as dialogue).
  • Video must have at least 500 views.
  • Video must be longer than 2 minutes, but shorter than 6 minutes.
  • Release date of the YouTube video must be within the past four months.
 
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 6 Billie Eilish – “Birds of a Feather” US 1 9
2 3 Jaloo – “Ocitocina” BR 2 8
3 9 Fiakra & Psiu – “Laroyê” BR 3 5
4 5 Jordan Suaste – “Heaven” US 4 7
5 7 Henry Moodie – “The Old Me” GB 5 5
6 15 The Aces – “Jealous” US 6 4
7 10 Tom Aspaul – “Sauna / Cabin Fever” GB 7 4
8 18 Jão – “Meninos e Meninas F.C.” BR 8 4
9 11 Ethan – “Cancel Everything” NZ/AU 9 6
10 20 Lambrini Girls – “Cuntology 101” GB 10 3
11 1 Doechii – “Denial is a River” US 1 8
12 17 The Scarlet Opera – “Heaven is a Place on Earth” US 12 4
13 19 Omar Apollo, Trent Reznor, & Atticus Ross – “Te Maldigo” US/GB 13 5
14 22 Smashby – “Love Myself (How I Used to Love You)” GB 14 3
15 25 Adrián Bello – “Escondidos” PE 15 3
16 29 Mad Tsai – “Boys Beware” US 16 2
17 21 Joesef – “Cynical” GB 17 5
18 26 Flamyngus – “Soulmate” DE 18 3
19 24 Pvris, Sizzy Rocket, & Uffie – “F.I.L.T.H.” US/FR 19 4
20 34 Jasmine.4.t – “Guy Fawkes Tesco Dissociation” GB 20 2
21 30 Hatari – “Breadcrumbs” IS 21 2
22 33 Vienna Vienna – “Wonderland” US 22 2
23 28 Maruv – “Ya Sleza” UK 23 3
24 27 Kate Pierson – “Higher Place” US 24 3
25 4 Becky Hill & MK – “Swim” GB/US 1 8
26 37 Julien Baker & Torres – “Sugar in the Tank” US 26 2
27 47 Douwe Bob – “Nights in Tokyo” NL 27 2
28 46 Álvaro Mayo – “Se Irán” ES 28 2
29 38 Micah McLaurin – “Baboom” US 29 2
30 2 Semler – “Little Light” BE/US 2 10
31 48 Pet Shop Boys – “All the Young Dudes” GB 31 2
32 23 La Cruz & Villano Antillano – “Privado” VE/ES/ PR 1 12
33 8 Marcin Maciejczak – “Ostatnia Piosenka O Tobie” PL 5 8
34 44 PP Krit – “Oopsy Daisy” TH 34 2
35 12 James Charles – “Used to Love Me” US 9 7
36 13 NSB – “Stardom” US/TH/ PH 8 7
37 14 Ocean Kelly – “Down the Cunty Road” US 10 6
38 New Lucy Dacus – “Ankles” US 38 1
39 16 Shinjiro Atae – “Kizuketa” JP 11 7
40 49 Tin – “Fuego” AU 40 2
41 New Jade LeMac – “Pink Balloon” CA 41 1
42 New Mabel Matiz – “Dalga” TR 42 1
43 50 Laskaar & Putochinomaricón – “No Tengo Bateria” ES/CH/ TW 43 2
44 31 Artem Pivovarov & Nazva – “Tok Tok” UK 31 3
45 New Durand Bernarr – “GPS” US 45 1
46 New Barbacius – “Wauw” CL 46 1
47 40 Tokischa & Nathy Peluso – “De Maravisha” DO/AR/ ES 1 13
48 New Crystal Fighters & Creeds – “Numbers” GB/ES/ FR 48 1
49 New Romy & Sampha – “I’m on Your Team” GB 49 1
50 New Tail – “Heart” JP 50 1

Numbers on a gold-colored background indicate a new peak position.
Red text indicates a new entry.
Purple text indicates an item that is no longer on the Top 50.
 
Falling off the chart this week: Orig. Peak Weeks on chart
** 32 Hope D – “Nails” AU 6 9
** 35 Kevz – “Lost on You (Spanish Version)” CL 12 5
** 36 Olly Alexander – “Cupid’s Bow” GB 1 11
** 39 Matt Fishel – “Alternative Anthem” GB 17 4
** 41 Katie Gavin – “Inconsolable” US 18 5
** 42 Danny Blu – “Finish Him” US 17 6
** 43 Shygirl & Yseult – “F*Me” GB/FR 24 3
** 45 Alexander Stewart – “His Problem Instead” CA 3 7
 
 
Codes used in the ‘Origin’ columns from the tables above
AR = Argentina AU = Australia BE = Belgium
BR = Brazil CA = Canada CH = Switzerland
CL = Chile DE = Germany DO = Dominican Republic
ES = Spain FR = France GB = Great Britain
IS = Iceland JP = Japan NL = Netherlands
NZ = New Zealand PE = Peru PH = Philippines
PL = Poland PR = Puerto Rico TH = Thailand
TR = Turkey TW = Taiwan UK = Ukraine
US = United States VE = Venezuela

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