Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Chart Week 17: 23 April 2023

    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 2023: Week of 23rd April

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Chart notes:
   Spanish dancer/singer Lola Indigo reaches the #1 spot on Tad's LGBT Music Chart this weekend with "La Santa", moving up two more places from the midweek's #3 position. Lola started her career in 2017 as a contestant on the television talent competition Operación Triunfo. After the show Lola signed with Universal Music and released her debut single, which peaked at #3 on Spain's Promusicae chart and was certified as triple platinum. In 2019 she won the award for Best Spanish Act at The MTV Europe Music Awards. She is openly bisexual. Over the past half-week, the video for "La Santa" has gained an additional 171,796 views on YouTube (which is an increase of 3.26% since the midweek's chart).
 
   Five videos move up into the Top 10 this weekend. Canadian musician Jade LeMac (from Vancouver, British Columbia) climbs 7 notches to #4 with "Car Accident". Italian/Norwegian singer/songwriter Alessandra Mele jumps 12 places to #7 with "Queen of Kings". German artist Lie Ning rises 4 spots to #8 with "Offline". American singer Zee Machine (who was raised in China & now resides in Los Angeles, California) leaps ahead 14 positions to #9 with "Thunder". They're joined in the Top 10 by Thai singer Qeetha, who's moving up 11 notches to #10 with "Tis Tis".

   Five songs fall off the chart to make way for five new songs. The weekend chart features 5 debuts by LGBTQ artists from the U.S.A., Canada, and Norway:
  • PrettiBoiRoq (from North Carolina, USA) & Chanel Jole (from California, USA)
  • Xana (from British Columbia, Canada)
  • Sam Tsui (from Pennsylvania, USA) & Casey Breves (from New York, USA)
  • Marck Angel (from New York, USA)
  • Alexander Rybak (from Norway)

   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 email address 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 and social media:
Email: tadsgaymusicchannel@gmail.com

This weekend's Top 50 LGBT chart:
This week Last week Artist & title Orig. Peak Weeks on chart
1 3 Lola Indigo – “La Santa” ES 1 6
2 6 Henry Moodie – “Drunk Text” GB 1 9
3 8 Miss Caffeina – “Para Toda La Vida” ES 3 4
4 11 Jade LeMac – “Car Accident” CA 4 4
5 1 Kacy García – “Supe Que Eras Para Mí” PR 1 6
6 2 Miley Cyrus – “River” US 2 8
7 19 Alessandra Mele – “Queen of Kings” IT/NO 7 3
8 12 Lie Ning – “Offline” DE 8 6
9 23 Zee Machine – “Thunder” CN/US 9 3
10 21 Qeetha & Nack Charlie – “ติส ติส (Tis Tis)” TH 10 3
11 16 Victoria Monét & Lucky Daye – “Smoke” US 11 4
12 18 Virgin X – “Billionaires” US/GB 12 4
13 14 Steve Aoki, Galantis, & Hayley Kiyoko – “Hungry Heart” US/SE 13 5
14 4 Doechii & Kodak Black – “What It Is (Block Boy)” US 4 5
15 9 Boygenius – “Not Strong Enough” US 1 10
16 15 Oscar And The Wolf – “Warrior” BE 1 14
17 22 Wrabel – “On the Way Down” US 17 4
18 38 Ruben – “Easier” NO 18 2
19 29 Chrissy Chlapecka – “I’m So Hot” US 19 3
20 36 Davi Cíntori – “Derreter” BR 20 3
21 33 Calum Scott – “Woke Up in Love” GB 21 3
22 28 Patrick Wolf – “Nowhere Game” GB 22 4
23 10 Jão & Anitta – “Pilantra” BR 8 7
24 43 Xikers – “Tricky House” KR 24 2
25 35 Grupo Firme & Gerardo Coronel ‘El Jerry’ – “Qué Onda Perdida” MX 25 2
26 32 Jordy – “Story of a Boy” US 26 3
27 5 Harry Strange – “Love” GB 3 9
28 7 Jamie-Lee Sexton – “Run Run Run” ZA 5 6
29 37 OnlyOneOf – “Seoul Drift” KR 29 3
30 42 Uché – “Escapism” US 30 2
31 31 Jason Mraz – “I Feel Like Dancing” US 1 11
32 26 Pink – “When I Get There” US 7 7
33 13 Adam Mac – “Take Myself Home” US 7 6
34 17 Ashnikko – “Worms” US/GB 4 8
35 20 Badmómzjay & Domiziana – “Auf Die Party” DE/IT 17 5
36 44 Chloe Star – “Element” US 36 2
37 47 Softee – “Come Home” US 37 2
38 46 Griz – “Space Camp 2” US 38 2
39 40 Rodrigo Massa – “Como Le Explico A Mi Corazón” BR/MX 39 2
40 New PrettiBoiRoq & Chanel Jole – “BBA” US 40 1
41 39 Tokischa, July Queen, & Liss Doll RD – “Bandidaje” DO 39 3
42 New Xana – “Bad Bandit” CA 42 1
43 41 Nya – “Side Effects” US/UY 41 3
44 45 Lou Asril – “Same Planet” AT 44 2
45 48 Leon Else – “Bad” GB 45 2
46 49 Hiran, Marí Alves, & Cuper – “Medo Nenhum” BR/CL 46 2
47 50 Shawnee Kish – “It’s a Heartache” CA 47 2
48 New Sam Tsui & Casey Breves – “Long Long Time” US 48 1
49 New Marck Angel – “Human” US 49 1
50 New Alexander Rybak & Annsofi – “No More Me and You” NO 50 1

 Numbers on a gold-colored background indicate a new peak position.

Falling off the chart this week: Orig. Peak Weeks on chart
** 24 Flamyngus – “Zu Ihr” DE 20 5
** 25 Loreen – “Tattoo” SE 18 6
** 27 Adam Lambert – “Getting Older” US 14 7
** 30 Uni And The Urchins – “Dorian Gray” US 13 6
** 34 Sam Smith – “I’m Not Here to Make Friends” GB 1 12
 
 
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
GB = Great Britain IT = Italy KR = South Korea
MX = Mexico NO = Norway PR = Puerto Rico
SE = Sweden TH = Thailand US = United States
UY = Uruguay ZA = South Africa

Sunday, March 24, 2024

Midweek chart: 19 April 2023

     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 19th April 2023

Click here for the latest playlist on YouTube:


Chart notes:
   Puerto Rican singer/songwriter Kany García reaches the #1 spot on Tad's LGBT Music Chart at midweek with "Supe Que Eras Para Mí", moving up one more place from the weekend's #2 position. The song's title translates into English as "I Knew You Were for Me". Kany started her career as a contestant on the television talent competition Objetivo Fama in 2004. After signing a contract with Sony BMG Records in 2006, she went on to release her debut studio album (titled Culaquier Día) which spawned four Top 40 singles on The Billboard Hot Latin Tracks Chart and received four nominations at The 2008 Latin Grammy Awards. In 2016 Kany came out publicly as a member of the LGBTQ community by announcing to her fans that she was in a same-sex relationship. In the video clip for her latest single, Kany portrays a waitress in a diner where a young gay man is searching for his love. Over the past three days, the video for "Supe Que Eras Para Mí" has gained an additional 176,002 views on YouTube (which is an increase of 2.80% since the weekend's chart).

   Only one video moves up into the Top 10 at midweek. Spanish pop trio Miss Caffeina leaps ahead 13 notches to #8 with "Para Toda La Vida".

   Twelve songs fall off the chart to make way for twelve new songs. The midweek chart features 12 debuts by LGBTQ artists from Mexico, Brazil, the U.S.A., Norway, South Korea, Austria, England, and Canada:
  • Grupo Firme (from Mexico)
  • Ruben (from Norway)
  • Rodrigo Massa (originally from Brazil & now residing in Mexico)
  • Uché (from Texas, U.S.A.)
  • Xikers (from South Korea)
  • Chloe Star (from California, U.S.A.)
  • Lou Asril (from Austria)
  • Griz (from Michigan, U.S.A.)
  • Softee (from Minnesota, U.S.A.)
  • Leon Else (from England, U.K.)
  • Hiran (from Brazil)
  • Shawnee Kish (originally from Ontario & now living in Alberta, Canada)

   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 email address 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 social media & contact info:
Email: tadsgaymusicchannel@gmail.com

The midweek Top 50 LGBT chart:
This week Last week Artist & title Orig. Peak Weeks on chart
1 2 Kacy García – “Supe Que Eras Para Mí” PR 1 5
2 4 Miley Cyrus – “River” US 2 7
3 6 Lola Indigo – “La Santa” ES 3 5
4 10 Doechii & Kodak Black – “What It Is (Block Boy)” US 4 4
5 3 Harry Strange – “Love” GB 3 8
6 9 Henry Moodie – “Drunk Text” GB 1 8
7 5 Jamie-Lee Sexton – “Run Run Run” ZA 5 5
8 21 Miss Caffeina – “Para Toda La Vida” ES 8 3
9 1 Boygenius – “Not Strong Enough” US 1 9
10 8 Jão & Anitta – “Pilantra” BR 8 6
11 22 Jade LeMac – “Car Accident” CA 11 3
12 15 Lie Ning – “Offline” DE 12 5
13 7 Adam Mac – “Take Myself Home” US 7 5
14 19 Steve Aoki, Galantis, & Hayley Kiyoko – “Hungry Heart” US/SE 14 4
15 12 Oscar And The Wolf – “Warrior” BE 1 13
16 24 Victoria Monét & Lucky Daye – “Smoke” US 16 3
17 11 Ashnikko – “Worms” US/GB 4 7
18 27 Virgin X – “Billionaires” US/GB 18 3
19 39 Alessandra Mele – “Queen of Kings” IT/NO 19 2
20 17 Badmómzjay & Domiziana – “Auf Die Party” DE/IT 17 4
21 37 Qeetha & Nack Charlie – “ติส ติส (Tis Tis)” TH 21 2
22 32 Wrabel – “On the Way Down” US 22 3
23 44 Zee Machine – “Thunder” CN/US 23 2
24 20 Flamyngus – “Zu Ihr” DE 20 5
25 18 Loreen – “Tattoo” SE 18 6
26 16 Pink – “When I Get There” US 7 6
27 14 Adam Lambert – “Getting Older” US 14 7
28 36 Patrick Wolf – “Nowhere Game” GB 28 3
29 42 Chrissy Chlapecka – “I’m So Hot” US 29 2
30 13 Uni And The Urchins – “Dorian Gray” US 13 6
31 25 Jason Mraz – “I Feel Like Dancing” US 1 10
32 48 Jordy – “Story of a Boy” US 32 2
33 45 Calum Scott – “Woke Up in Love” GB 33 2
34 26 Sam Smith – “I’m Not Here to Make Friends” GB 1 12
35 New Grupo Firme & Gerardo Coronel ‘El Jerry’ – “Qué Onda Perdida” MX 35 1
36 46 Davi Clintori – “Derreter” BR 36 2
37 47 OnlyOneOf – “Seoul Drift” KR 37 2
38 New Ruben – “Easier” NO 38 1
39 49 Tokischa, July Queen, & Liss Doll RD – “Bandidaje” DO 39 2
40 New Rodrigo Massa – “Como Le Explico A Mi Corazón” BR/MX 40 1
41 50 Nya – “Side Effects” US/UY 41 2
42 New Uché – “Escapism” US 42 1
43 New Xikers – “Tricky House” KR 43 1
44 New Chloe Star – “Element” US 44 1
45 New Lou Asril – “Same Planet” AT 45 1
46 New Griz – “Space Camp 2” US 46 1
47 New Softee – “Come Home” US 47 1
48 New Leon Else – “Bad” GB 48 1
49 New Hiran, Marí Alves, & Cuper – “Medo Nenhum” BR/CL 49 1
50 New Shawnee Kish – “It’s a Heartache” CA 50 1

Numbers on a gold-colored background indicate a new peak position.

Falling off the chart this week: Orig. Peak Weeks on chart
** 23 The Regrettes – “Shapeshifter” US 8 6
** 28 Paul Morris – “Hide My Love” VE/NL 19 4
** 29 Omar Apollo – “3 Boys” US 8 7
** 30 Tayce – “Swagzilla” GB 4 9
** 31 Tove Lo – “Borderline” SE 1 13
** 33 Priyanka – “Afterglow” CA 30 3
** 34 Demi Lovato – “Still Alive” US 11 8
** 35 Conleth Kane – “Can I Go Back to Sleep?” GB 35 4
** 38 100 Gecs – “Dumbest Girl Alive” US 28 3
** 40 Osvaldo Supino – “Stuck on this Feeling” IT 40 3
** 41 PP Krit & SpatChies – “Fire Boy” TH 35 3
** 43 Elliot Lee, Paycheck, & Timms – “Sicko” US/ZA 39 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
GB = Great Britain IT = Italy KR = South Korea
MX = Mexico NL = Netherlands NO = Norway
PR = Puerto Rico SE = Sweden TH = Thailand
US = United States UY = Uruguay VE = Venezuela
ZA = South Africa