Jade's Top 40 | 14.04.14

 1. Faul & Wad Ad vs. Pnau - Changes [2-1-1]
 2. Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX - Fancy [20-9-3-2]
 3. Ed Sheeran - Sing 
 4. 5 Seconds Of Summer - She Looks So Perfect [20-4-4]
 5. Coldplay - Magic [12-5-4-2-1-2-5]
 6. Tove Lo ft. Hippie Sabotage - Stay High (Habits Remix) [10-3-5-6]
 7. Calvin Harris - Summer [20-6-5-6-7]
 8. The Saturdays - Not Giving Up 
 9. Duke Dumont ft. Jax Jones - I Got U [12-8-3-1-1-4-7-9]
 10. Kaiser Chiefs - Coming Home 

 11. Martin Garrix & Jay Hardway - Wizard [23-27-25-10-6-3-6-8-11]
 12. Klaxons - There Is No Other Time [9-12]
 13. Gorgon City ft. MNEK - Ready For Your Love [1-1-1-1-1-2-4-7-10-13]
 14. Rita Ora - I Will Never Let You Down [12-14]
 15. Katy B - Crying For No Reason [12-3-2-2-3-5-8-11-15]
 16. The Pretty Reckless - Heaven Knows [12-10-13-16]
 17. Avicii - Addicted to You [9-7-7-11-14-17]
 18. Chase & Status ft. Ed Thomas - Blk & Blu 
 19. Lady Gaga - G.U.Y. [14-12-15-19]
 20. NONONO - Pumpin Blood [16-16-20]

 21. Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne - Rather Be [2-1-2-3-4-3-4-5-9-15-17-21]
 22. Shakira - Empire [18-22]
 23. Chris Malinchak - If U Got It [2-2-4-7-11-11-17-19-23]
 24. Karmin - Drifter [16-18-20-24]
 25. The Pierces - Believe In Me [26-29-25]
 26. John Legend - All Of Me [16-15-23-25-28-26]
 27. DVBBS & Borgeous ft. Tinie Tempah - Tsunami (Jump) [20-22-26-25-33-32-31-27]
 28. Arches - There's a Place [35-37-40-34-28]
 29. HAIM - If I Could Change Your Mind [14-21-29]
 30. Vance Joy - Riptide [19-9-6-6-8-15-23-26-30]

 31. Glee Cast - Toxic (Season 5) [18-19-22-31]
 32. James Arthur - Get Down [16-13-21-23-32]
 33. Ellie Goulding - Goodness Gracious [10-11-13-17-22-24-33]
 34. Foxes - Let Go For Tonight [7-13-14-19-24-27-34]
 35. Little Mix - Word Up! [12-9-8-13-25-35]
 36. Sigma - Nobody to Love [30-36]
 37. The Chainsmokers - #SELFIE [10-21-27-32-37]
 38. Beyonce ft. Jay-Z - Drunk In Love [18-9-4-5-4-5-5-8-12-22-28-33-38]
 39. Arctic Monkeys - Arabella [30-36-39]
 40. Katy Perry - Birthday 

Commentary

This week's chart sees no change at the top - as Faul & Wad Ad vs. Pnau spend a second week there with hauntingly beautiful track Changes. Iggy Azalea also manages to climb a spot this week to claim this week's #2 with Fancy.

The highest new entry this week comes courtesy of Ed Sheeran with Sing at #3. Sheeran dropped the track last week and also announced that his next album will be named - as the follow up to huge #1 debut album +. I am absolutely loving this new one from him - a bit reminiscent to Justin Timberlake's earlier stuff but that is no bad thing. It is slick and just extremely infectious, here's hoping it sets the charts alight when it is released. 

The next highest entry belongs to The Saturdays with Not Giving Up at #8. The track is the fourth single to be taken from the girls' latest studio album Living For the Weekend, and debuted at #19 officially, scoring them another top 20 hit. At first I wasn't too sure about this track, thinking it sounded a bit too much like their previous hit All Fired Up, but I am officially on board now. The track builds up to the euphoric explosion that is the chorus and boasts a strong dance-pop production with quickfire lyrics that work well.  

The final new entry in the top 10 this week belongs to Kaiser Chiefs with Coming Home at #10. The track recently debuted at #31 officially, giving them their first top 40 hit since 2008's #5 single Never Miss a Beat. Coming Home is a fantastic return to form for the group, as not only are Ricky's vocals sounding great, but the track itself is very mellow and beautiful, especially with the guitar driven understated production.

The penultimate new entry this week comes courtesy of Chase & Status ft. Ed Thomas with Blk & Blu at #18. The track is the latest single to be taken from Chase & Status' latest studio album Brand New Machine. The track is definitely a stand out on the album, it took a while to grow on me but then suddenly clicked upon a certain listen. The production is fantastic and Ed Thomas was a genius choice to feature as the vocalist.

Last but not least, Katy Perry sneaks into my personal chart at #40 with Birthday. The track is the fourth single to be taken from Perry's latest studio album PRISM. It's an extremely fun track, and is continuing to grow on me more and more with each listen.

This weeks music REVIEWS

This weeks music reviews

Sigma - Nobody to Love

Sigma are a drum and bass duo, and are on course for their first U.K. number one this week with Nobody to Love, which is a re-working of Kanye West's Bound 2.

I am a huge fan of Bound 2, so my initial thoughts when hearing this version is that it wouldn't quite live up to it. It is a really interesting re-working of the song, as I'd never picture it as a dance track. However, for me the original is that little bit superior, and the Charlie Wilson vocals on it also I find are stronger. It still works though, and will sound fantastic in the summer.

3.5/5

The Vamps - Last Night

The Vamps are back with brand new single Last Night, which is set to be their third consecutive top 3 single after debut Can We Dance went to #2 and follow up Wild Heart claimed the #3 spot. 

The Vamps have already found their sound - guitar driven songs with incredibly catchy choruses, and it seems to be a winning formula for them so far. The vocals are also very strong courtesy of lead singer Brad Simpson.With it's very youthful lyrics, Last Night very much caters for it's target audience.

3/5

Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX - Fancy

Australian Iggy Azalea looks set to achieve her very first top 5 single, after her previous effort Change Your Life went to #10. It also features vocals from Charli XCX who found success on Icona Pop's U.K. #1 single I Love It.

For me, Fancy is definitely Azalea's best by far. The entire track is making a bold statement - from the infectious production to the attitude-ridden lyrics. The chorus is extremely memorable and the video is excellent to match. Confident Azalea is on to a winner.

4.5/5

The Saturdays - Not Giving Up

The Saturdays are back with the fourth single from their latest album Living for the Weekend. The girl-group achieved their first U.K. #1 single last year with What About Us.

The girls are back with a bang as this new single from them boasts a strong dance-pop production with quickfire lyrics that work well. The track builds up well to the euphoric explosion that is the chorus. The one thing I do notice though is that it is not all that dissimilar to one of their previous hits All Fired Up. 

3.5/5

David Guetta ft. Showtek & Vassy - Bad

David Guetta follows up #4 single Shot Me Down with new track Bad, and this time he has collaborated with Dutch production duo Showtek (who found success with #5 single Booyah!) and Australian Vassy.

This track unfortunately pretty much lives up to it's title. The song opens with a very grating start, as what is a pretty catchy hook is destroyed with high-pitched autotuned vocals, and all attention for me focuses on how annoying they were. The only ounce of a saving grace is the Showtek production, but even that gets a little tedious by the third time it comes around in the song. Overall, I'm disappointed at a pretty lazy effort - ditch the autotune next time also!

1.5/5

The Kaiser Chiefs - Coming Home

The Kaiser Chiefs are having a very great time right now, after lead singer Ricky Wilson first appeared on The Voice UK as a guest judge, and then their latest album Education, Education, Education & War went straight to #1 on Sunday, knocking off X Factor 2013 winner Sam Bailey.

Coming Home is a fantastic return to form for the group. Not only are Ricky's vocals sounding great, but the track itself is very mellow and beautiful, especially with the guitar driven understated production. The chorus is very memorable indeed.

4/5