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 7th May 2025
Click the link below (in green) for the latest playlist on YouTube:
Chart notes:
American R&B singer/songwriter TheArti$t (from Newark, New Jersey) earns her first #1 hit on Tad's LGBT Music Chart at midweek with "Ghost", moving up one more place from the weekend's #2 position. After her single "Sober" went viral on TikTok in 2023, TheArti$t released her debut EP to critical acclaim and was invited to perform at the South By Southwest Music Festival. She was chosen as a headlining act at the Newark LGBTQ Pride Festival in 2025. Over the past half-week, the video for "Ghost" has gained an additional 36,729 views on YouTube (which is a massive increase of 14.65% since the weekend's chart!).
Two videos move up into the Top Ten at midweek. American singer/rapper Lil Nas X (from Lithia Springs, Georgia) climbs 6 notches to #7 with "Hotbox". He's joined in the Top Ten by Argentinian rapper Chocolate Remix, who's moving up 5 more spots to #10 with "Abanico y Antifaz".
Ten songs fall off the chart to make way for ten new songs. The midweek chart features 10 debuts by LGBTQ artists from Mexico, the U.S.A., Finland, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Australia, and Norway:
- Andie Case (from Oregon, USA)
- Zemmoa (from Mexico)
- Miki Ratsula (originally from Finland & now residing in California, USA)
- Alok (from Brazil)
- The Knocks (from New York, USA) & Dragonette (from Ontario, Canada)
- Mø (from Denmark)
- Montaigne (from Australia)
- Memo Luna (from Mexico)
- Ruben (from Norway)
- Durand Bernarr (from Ohio, USA)
Voting:
Chart positions are based on 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 video and/or lyrics, 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:
YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVVh9vJDq2wFpilfcTIQCjA
Email: tadsgaymusicchannel@gmail.com
The midweek Top 50 LGBTQ chart:
| This week | Last week | Artist & title | Orig. | Peak | Weeks on chart |
| 1 | 2 | TheArti$t – “Ghost” | US | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | 3 | Chris Housman – “The Dog” | US | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 6 | Grant Knoche – “Talk” | US | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 8 | Miley Cyrus – “End of the World” | US | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | David Guetta & Sia – “Beautiful People” | FR/AU | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | 10 | Dressed Like Boys – “Lies” | BE | 6 | 4 |
| 7 | 13 | Lil Nas X – “Hotbox” | US | 7 | 3 |
| 8 | 9 | Guitarricadelafuente – “Full Time Papi” | ES | 1 | 10 |
| 9 | 7 | Jake Wesley Rogers – “Hot Gospel” | US | 7 | 6 |
| 10 | 15 | Chocolate Remix – “Abanico y Antifaz” | AR | 10 | 4 |
| 11 | 17 | Ria Mae – “Her Magic” | CA | 1 | 10 |
| 12 | 18 | Tokio Hotel – “Hands Up” | DE | 12 | 3 |
| 13 | 19 | David Archuleta – “Crème Brulée” | US | 13 | 3 |
| 14 | 16 | Jrbubblegum, Bizcuitbeer, & Gunner – “Jeaw” | TH | 14 | 4 |
| 15 | 23 | Maddie Zahm – “Heaven” | US | 1 | 9 |
| 16 | 26 | Max Barskih – “Stomach Butterflies” | UA | 1 | 8 |
| 17 | 25 | Chloe Moriondo – “Abyss” | US | 17 | 3 |
| 18 | 31 | Silvy – “Comfort” | TH | 18 | 3 |
| 19 | 36 | Pablo Alborán – “Clickbait” | ES | 19 | 2 |
| 20 | 32 | Tail – “Itsu Made Mo” | JP | 20 | 3 |
| 21 | 5 | Lambrini Girls – “No Homo” | GB | 1 | 10 |
| 22 | 39 | Kimmortal, Shad, & Frankie – “Sunniest of Days” | CA | 22 | 2 |
| 23 | 33 | Baby Alpaca – “Win” | US | 23 | 3 |
| 24 | 4 | XG – “Is This Love?” | JP/KR | 3 | 8 |
| 25 | 40 | Luis Gamarra – “Hey! ¿Estás Ahí? (Vamos Bolivia)” | BO | 25 | 2 |
| 26 | 50 | Danni Moreno – “Pecar” | MX | 26 | 2 |
| 27 | 34 | Louis Torre – “Lost the Plot” | US | 27 | 4 |
| 28 | New | Andie Case – “Landslide” | US | 28 | 1 |
| 29 | 28 | Felix Jaehn & Whitney Houston – “It’s Not Right But It’s Okay” | DE/US | 6 | 7 |
| 30 | 11 | Bbno$ – “Antidepressants” | CA | 1 | 10 |
| 31 | New | Zemmoa – “Diablisima” | MX | 31 | 1 |
| 32 | 27 | Tyler Rayn – “Just Go” | US | 1 | 10 |
| 33 | 49 | Xikers – “Breathe” | KR | 33 | 2 |
| 34 | New | Miki Ratsula – “Coming Up Empty” | FI/US | 34 | 1 |
| 35 | 12 | Lizzo – “Still Bad” | US | 10 | 6 |
| 36 | 42 | Flamyngus – “Polaroids” | DE | 36 | 2 |
| 37 | 14 | Jérémy Frérot – “Avec ou Sans” | FR | 10 | 7 |
| 38 | New | Alok, Alan Fitzpatrick, & Bbyclose – “Friday, I’m in Luv” | BR/GB | 38 | 1 |
| 39 | 46 | Ariel Kelly – “Su Sangre” | DO | 39 | 2 |
| 40 | 20 | Frankie Grande – “Rhythm of Love” | US | 15 | 5 |
| 41 | 22 | Kevz – “Fix You (Spanish Version)” | CL | 22 | 3 |
| 42 | New | The Knocks & Dragonette – “Foolish Pleasure” | US/CA | 42 | 1 |
| 43 | New | Mø – “Keep Møving” | DK | 43 | 1 |
| 44 | New | Montaigne – “Swim Back” | AU | 44 | 1 |
| 45 | New | Memo Luna – “Maria” | MX | 45 | 1 |
| 46 | New | Ruben – “So Long” | NO | 46 | 1 |
| 47 | 38 | Shawnee Kish – “What Do You Want from Me?” | CA | 38 | 3 |
| 48 | New | Durand Bernarr & Gawd – “Flounce” | US | 48 | 1 |
| 49 | 41 | Chumina Power – “Escorpión” | ES | 41 | 3 |
| 50 | 43 | Dreamer Isioma – “Find Some Space” | US | 43 | 2 |
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 | ||
| ** | 21 | Tom Aspaul – “Drama” | GB | 16 | 4 |
| ** | 24 | Elton John & Brandi Carlile – “Swing for the Fences” | GB/US | 13 | 5 |
| ** | 29 | Majelen – “Stuck with You” | AU | 24 | 4 |
| ** | 30 | Lola Indigo – “Sin Autotune” | ES | 14 | 5 |
| ** | 35 | Liniker – “Febre” | BR | 26 | 2 |
| ** | 37 | Royal And The Serpent – “Death Do Us Part” | US | 27 | 3 |
| ** | 44 | Vesta Lugg – “Bienvenida” | CL | 34 | 3 |
| ** | 45 | Bunny White – “Wasted Years” | US | 30 | 4 |
| ** | 47 | Aminé – “Familiar” | US | 44 | 2 |
| ** | 48 | Mel 4Ever – “Brand New” | US | 48 | 1 |
| Codes used in the ‘Origins’ columns from the tables above | ||
| AR = Argentina | AU = Australia | BE = Belgium |
| BO = Bolivia | BR = Brazil | CA = Canada |
| CL = Chile | DE = Germany | DK = Denmark |
| DO = Dominican Republic | ES = Spain | FI = Finland |
| FR = France | GB = Great Britain | JP = Japan |
| KR = South Korea | MX = Mexico | NO = Norway |
| TH = Thailand | UA = Ukraine | US = United States |
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