Twice a week, Tad's LGBT Music Chart brings you the Top 50 music videos by LGBTQ artists from around the world.
Chart week #17 of 2025: Week of 27th April
Click the link below (in green) for this week's playlist on YouTube:
Chart notes:
Ukrainian musician Max Barskih takes over the #1 spot on Tad's LGBT Music Chart this weekend with "Stomach Butterflies", moving up 2 more places from the midweek's #3 position. The track is the first single from Max's upcoming English-language album. The clip portrays young Ukrainians who are going on with their lives and daring to fall in love amidst the horrors of war. Max shared on social media: "Even under constant attacks, through pain and loss, our people keep moving forward. They're chasing their dreams, loving, and building their future. I want the world to see that strength." Over the past half-week, the video for "Stomach Butterflies" has gained an additional 231,711 views on YouTube (which is a huge increase of 8.51% since the midweek's chart!).
Three videos move up into the Top Ten this weekend. German DJ/producer Felix Jaehn climbs 5 notches to #6 with his remix of Whitney Houston's "It's Not Right But It's Okay". American R&B singer TheArti$t (from Newark, New Jersey) rises 4 spots to #9 with "Ghost". They're joined in the Top Ten by French singer/songwriter Jérémy Frérot, who's moving up 5 more places to #10 with "Avec ou Sans".
Seven songs fall off the chart to make way for seven new songs. The weekend chart features 7 debuts by LGBTQ artists from the U.S.A., Belgium, Chile, Thailand, and Argentina:
- Miley Cyrus (from Tennessee, USA)
- Dressed Like Boys (from Belgium)
- Vesta Lugg (from Chile)
- Jrbubblegum (from Thailand)
- Chocolate Remix (from Argentina)
- Louis Torre (from New York, USA)
- Royal And The Serpent (from New Jersey, USA)
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 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 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 on YouTube.
- 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:
YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVVh9vJDq2wFpilfcTIQCjA
Email address: tadsgaymusicchannel@gmail.com
This weekend's Top 50 LGBT chart:
| This week | Last week | Artist & title | Orig. | Peak | Weeks on chart |
| 1 | 3 | Max Barskih – “Stomach Butterflies” | UA | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 6 | David Guetta & Sia – “Beautiful People” | FR/AU | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 5 | Tyler Rayn – “Just Go” | US | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | 4 | XG – “Is This Love?” | JP/KR | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | JJ – “Wasted Love” | AT | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | 11 | Felix Jaehn & Whitney Houston – “It’s Not Right But It’s Okay” | DE/US | 6 | 4 |
| 7 | 10 | Lambrini Girls – “No Homo” | GB | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | 1 | Maddie Zahm – “Heaven” | US | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | 13 | TheArti$t – “Ghost” | US | 9 | 4 |
| 10 | 15 | Jérémy Frérot – “Avec ou Sans” | FR | 10 | 4 |
| 11 | 9 | Guitarricadelafuente – “Full Time Papi” | ES | 1 | 7 |
| 12 | 19 | Chris Housman – “The Dog” | US | 12 | 3 |
| 13 | 16 | Shygirl, Jorja Smith, & SadBoi – “Wifey Riddim” | GB/CA | 13 | 3 |
| 14 | 17 | Lola Indigo – “Sin Autotune” | ES | 14 | 3 |
| 15 | 18 | Netta – “Detonate” | IL | 15 | 3 |
| 16 | 12 | Milli – “One Punch” | TH | 12 | 4 |
| 17 | 26 | Lil Peep – “Just in Case” | US | 17 | 3 |
| 18 | 27 | Jake Wesley Rogers – “Hot Gospel” | US | 18 | 3 |
| 19 | 7 | LA Laura Paris – “Underground Girl” | FR/US | 7 | 5 |
| 20 | 23 | Lizzo – “Still Bad” | US | 20 | 3 |
| 21 | 25 | Romero Ferro – “Não Diexe O Frevo Morrer” | BR | 21 | 5 |
| 22 | 24 | Bbno$ – “Antidepressants” | CA | 1 | 7 |
| 23 | 14 | Bob The Drag Queen – “Queen of the Underground” | US | 14 | 5 |
| 24 | 35 | Anitta – “Larissa” | BR | 24 | 2 |
| 25 | 21 | Javiera Mena & Santiago Motorizado – “Mar de Coral” | CL/AR | 21 | 3 |
| 26 | 31 | Lizette Lizette – “Work” | SE/US | 26 | 3 |
| 27 | 20 | Morgxn – “Make It Out Alive” | US | 20 | 4 |
| 28 | 30 | Maruv – “I’m Sexy” | UA | 28 | 3 |
| 29 | 46 | Saucy Santana – “Bounce” | US | 29 | 2 |
| 30 | 48 | Bunny White – “Wasted Years” | US | 30 | 2 |
| 31 | 49 | Grant Knoche – “Talk” | US | 31 | 2 |
| 32 | 41 | Frankie Grande – “Rhythm of Love” | US | 32 | 2 |
| 33 | 39 | Elton John & Brandi Carlile – “Swing for the Fences” | GB/US | 33 | 3 |
| 34 | 42 | Tom Aspaul – “Drama” | GB | 34 | 2 |
| 35 | 8 | Ria Mae – “Her Magic” | CA | 1 | 7 |
| 36 | 29 | Sunflower Bean – “Nothing Romantic” | US | 29 | 3 |
| 37 | 33 | Marcin Maciejczak – “Nie Tonę” | PL | 33 | 3 |
| 38 | 22 | Lily Rose – “I Know What I Want” | US | 4 | 7 |
| 39 | 47 | Majelen – “Stuck with You” | AU | 39 | 2 |
| 40 | 43 | Oliver Aron – “Mystery” | NL | 40 | 3 |
| 41 | 45 | Roxen – “Save You” | RO | 41 | 3 |
| 42 | 38 | Mad Tsai – “One of the Boys” | US | 3 | 7 |
| 43 | New | Miley Cyrus – “End of the World” | US | 43 | 1 |
| 44 | 50 | Jackson Wang – “GBAD” | HK/CN | 44 | 2 |
| 45 | New | Dressed Like Boys – “Lies” | BE | 45 | 1 |
| 46 | New | Vesta Lugg – “Bienvenida” | CL | 46 | 1 |
| 47 | New | Jrbubblegum, Bizcuitbeer, & Gunner – “Jeaw” | TH | 47 | 1 |
| 48 | New | Chocolate Remix – “Abanico y Antifaz” | AR | 48 | 1 |
| 49 | New | Louis Torre – “Lost the Plot” | US | 49 | 1 |
| 50 | New | Royal And The Serpent – “Death Do Us Part” | US | 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 | ||
| ** | 28 | Ethan – “Honest” | NZ/AU | 2 | 6 |
| ** | 32 | Semler – “Obituaries” | BE/US | 4 | 6 |
| ** | 34 | Joesef – “Stephanie’s Place” | GB | 7 | 6 |
| ** | 36 | Grace Gaustad – “Halfway to a Happy Ending” | US | 8 | 6 |
| ** | 37 | Isaac Dunbar – “Late to the Party” | US | 10 | 6 |
| ** | 40 | Lil Nas X – “Dreamboy” | US | 14 | 4 |
| ** | 44 | RealXman – “I Like What I Like” | US | 16 | 3 |
| Codes used in the ‘Origins’ columns from the tables above | ||
| AR = Argentina | AT = Austria | AU = Australia |
| BE = Belgium | BR = Brazil | CA = Canada |
| CL = Chile | CN = China | DE = Germany |
| ES = Spain | FR = France | GB = Great Britain |
| HK = Hong Kong | IL = Israel | JP = Japan |
| KR = South Korea | NL = Netherlands | NZ = New Zealand |
| PL = Poland | RO = Romania | SE = Sweden |
| UA = Ukraine | US = United States | |
