
So, there’s a change at the top and it’s primarily due, not to primary artist Jax Jones, or even their collaborators Years and Years, but due to the stellar remix released a week ago by, who I hope provides the sound of 2019, Purple Disco Machine. A one-man gay night who, in recent months has already provided some much-missed sparkle to the charts with his 1st number 1 on the former Tim’s Top 10 in September 2018: “Dished”, which used the top line of Man2Man’s UK top 3 gay anthem in itself “Male Stripper”. Keep your ears out for another remix of his, released on Friday 8th Feb, this time refreshing Fatboy Slim’s number 1 hit from 1999 “Praise You”.
The Sound of 2019 is trying to be the Y2K Rebooted. Along with Purple Disco Machine, coming through is another artist providing a coat of sumptuous paint to the sounds of 20 years ago, CamelPhat, who could be mistaken for being Chicane for those who missed the fuss the first time round. “Breathe”, which scores the 2nd highest new entry on the chart this week, is currently a top 10 sales hit and is on a slow but, promising trajectory up the official UK charts.
The Chemical Brothers also had massive success in the late 90s with hits like “Hey Boy, Hey Girl” and “Let Forever Be”. They return after a break from the mainstream with something a little less daring but, maybe this is for the better, with their take on commercial disco: “Got To Keep On”. Unlucky for some, they enter TT20 at #13.
Saara Aalto has rerecorded her cover of the Frozen song “Let It Go” and released it on the back of her half-sung, half-ice-skated performance on ITV’s Dancing on Ice 2 weeks ago. This is Saara’s 5th hit on the chart following her Eurovision smash “Monsters”, Xenomania-produced #1 “My Touch”, “Domino” and “Walking on Nails”. She enters the chart this time at #19.
Coming soon to Tim’s Top 20:
Ariana Grande released her 5th album “Thank U, Next” on Friday 8th Feb. Can she score a hit that’ll topple the success of “Blazed” from last year’s “Sweetener” album?
The Brit Awards are presented on 20th February. Will anyone do an Adele and shit rings round the competition with an unexpectedly perfect performance?