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Freaky Fly Bry's Top 100 - August 29, 2021

 Cantrell "Atone"s For Second Week at #1


Jerry Cantrell spends a second week at #1 with "Atone". The lead single from the Alice In Chains guitarist/singer's forthcoming third solo album "Brighten" was met with heavy anticipation and draws back to his 90's classics. He keeps JessieLou out of the top spot as her protest song "Let's Pretend There's No Pandemic" holds at #2 for her second week; this is her second top 3 hit this year, following "Identity Crisis".

Familiar Faces Return To Top 10

This week, four new songs enter the top 10. The highest of them is the re-teaming of a "Smooth" pairing of Carlos Santana and Rob Thomas, accompanied by American Authors, on the song "Move". The lead single from Santana's "Blessings and Miracles" album is the Mexican-American guitarist and his band's first top 10 hit in 7 years, and surpasses the #6 peak of their previous collaboration "Smooth" from 1999.

At #5 is the collaboration from British pop icons Elton John and Dua Lipa, on the track remixed by Pnau, "Cold Heart". The song, which borrows lines from Elton's classics including "Sacrifice" and "Rocket Man", has become his first major mainstream hit in two decades and follows up a streak of collaborations that have given the 74-year-old legend a late-career resurgence for me, which has included four #1 hits since 2019. Will this become his fifth, and Dua's third?

#8 is The Weeknd with "Take My Breath". Following up the huge worldwide success of his #1 hit from 2010, "Blinding Lights", he's doubled down on the disco influence for a familiar yet refreshing sound for 2021. The retro sound clearly has worked for fellow top 10er Bruno Mars, who rises 10-7 with his latest collaboration with Anderson .Paak, as Silk Sonic, with "Skate".

And at #10 is Michelle Branch. Commemorating the 20-year anniversary of her classic album "The Spirit Room", she has re-recorded its tracks; the first of which, "You Get Me", rises 23-10 and becomes her first top 10 hit in four years. The original album release had three top 10 hits, including two #1's.

More Chart-topping Artists Enter The Top 40

Two new songs make the top 40, both by former #1 artists; Daughtry continues their hit streak with "Lioness" at #30 and Canadian dance-pop singer Kiesza enters at #36 with "When The Stars Don't Shine".

Billy Idol, Metallica Chart Alongside Remakes

Two artists on the chart are charting alongside remakes of their classic hits. Billy Idol's latest, "Bitter Taste", rises 58-54, while a remake of his 1984 hit "Eyes Without A Face", as performed by Angel Olsen, debuts at #68. And while Weezer's remake of Metallica's 1991 classic "Enter Sandman" rises 81-76, right below it at #77 we see Metallica themselves charting with their live rendition of Soundgarden's "All Your Lies", originally recorded for "I Am The Highway: A Tribute To Chris Cornell", which has been released on vinyl this week.

R.I.P. Charlie Watts (1941-2021)

Sadly, this week, we say goodbye to the legendary drummer from the Rolling Stones, Charlie Watts, who died at the age of 80. His career was very impressive, being part of the Stones since the beginning and contributing rhythm to all their great classics over the years. The Rolling Stones, with Charlie's contributions, have charted several times over the years, including chart era hits such as "Streets Of Love", "Doom And Gloom" and just last year, the top 10 hit "Living In A Ghost Town". They dip into the archives for a 40th anniversary re-release of their classic album "Tattoo You" and pull out several previously unreleased tracks, including the song that debuts at #69 this week, "Living In The Heart Of Love".

Flashback to 1999

Since Santana and Rob Thomas have reunited, how about flash back to their first iconic and legendary collaboration? It was rising up the chart at this time in 1999 as Christina Aguilera claimed her first #1 with the classic "Genie In A Bottle".



Freaky Fly Bry's Top 100 - August 29, 2021

TWLW2WTitleArtistPeakWeeks on
113AtoneJerry Cantrell15
224Let's Pretend There's No PandemicJessieLou29
315-MoveSantana, Rob Thomas & American Authors32
447Where Do You Wanna Go98 Degrees47
512-Cold HeartElton John & Dua Lipa feat. Pnau52
6710PMAAll Time Low feat. Pale Waves64
71014SkateSilk Sonic74
81126Take My BreathThe Weeknd83
968BrutalOlivia Rodrigo610
1023-You Get Me (20th Anniversary Edition)Michelle Branch102
1132My Cleveland HeartJackson Browne114
1251Bad HabitsEd Sheeran19
1385Thank YouDiana Ross210
1496InvisibleDuran Duran115
151313Marry The NightKylie Minogue139
16169Good 4 UOlivia Rodrigo115
171415Maybe It's GreatNatalie Imbruglia146
18182024 HoursAgnes188
191711Good And ReadyPaul Carrack1111
201916Love AgainDua Lipa412
213044Piece Of WorkLoren Gray216
222840More JoyDuran Duran feat. Chai224
232939Left On ReadJessieLou235
242017Higher PowerColdplay116
252418Just As MuchDelaney Jane feat. Virginia To Vegas814
262519Wherever You GoLola Lennox1717
272624Identity CrisisJessieLou318
283737Summer FlingNina Nesbitt287
2940-RumorsLizzo feat. Cardi B292
304145LionessDaughtry306
312123HardFuel217
323228Can't Look BackMat Kearney136
333327SacrificeBebe Rexha125
343430Chosen FamilyRina Sawayama & Elton John120
353533This Is HomeKate Voegele142
364854When The Stars Don't ShineKiesza364
372222WreckedImagine Dragons228
383831ElectricKaty Perry115
393932Guess Who's Sorry NowT'Pau117
402725Leave Before You Love MeMarshmello & Jonas Brothers814
414348The CreepsGarbage415
424449Spit It OutSoftcult424
434550You Should Be DancingDee Gees435
444651Kiss My (Uh Oh)Anne-Marie & Little Mix445
454752One Step CloserDebbie Gibson456
463629Build It BetterNatalie Imbruglia1410
474953Feast Or FamineSeether476
485055GrowWillow feat. Avril Lavigne & Travis Barker486
495157I Get A Kick Out Of YouTony Bennett & Lady GaGa494
505258TraitorOlivia Rodrigo504
515359JackieYves Tumor514
525461Wasting No More TimeBuckcherry524
535664How Beautiful Life Can BeThe Lathums535
545898Bitter TasteBilly Idol543
555789If I Were YouSwitchfoot553
563112It Won't Always Be Like ThisInhaler1210
575563Take Me For A RideSteps554
5884-Mood RingLorde582
597595The Use In TryingAlessia Cara593
6077100I Wanna Be your SlaveManeskin feat. Iggy Pop603
6182-Love Me NowKygo feat. Zoe Wees612
6283-DirtKeane622
63NEW-Star-CrossedKacey Musgraves631
64NEW-On My WayNatalie Imbruglia641
65NEW-Visiting HoursEd Sheeran651
66NEW-Summer Of LoveShawn Mendes & Tainy661
67NEW-AgainThird Eye Blind671
68NEW-Eyes Without A FaceAngel Olsen681
69NEW-Living In The Heart Of LoveThe Rolling Stones691
707288Against The WorldHanson703
717390Highway To HellTom Morello feat. Bruce Springsteen & Eddie Vedder713
72NEW-My Father's DaughterOlivia Vedder feat. Eddie Vedder & Glen Hansard721
737694Into Your ArmsWitt Lowry feat. Ava Max733
747892Don't Ya Mess With MeDoobie Brothers743
757996Down On The BottomColin James753
768199Enter SandmanWeezer763
77NEW-All Your LiesMetallica771
78NEW-Good MoodAdam Levine781
79NEW-As Cool As You TryMelissa Etheridge791
80NEW-You Want My LoveEarth, Wind & Fire feat. Lucky Daye801
81NEW-Where Are You NowLost Frequencies & Calum Scott811
82NEW-Care ForBlossoms821
83NEW-Grumpy Old ManRemi Wolf831
84NEW-I've Got To Get To YouDion feat. Boz Scaggs841
85NEW-Good LifeBarenaked Ladies851
86NEW-StrategoIron Maiden861
87NEW-PeachFuture Islands871
88NEW-Worst (I Assume)JoJo881
89NEW-Love Runs OutMartin Garrix feat. G-Eazy & Sasha Sloan891
908097I See YouTyler Shaw803
917491Suicide Is MurderAimee Mann743
925921RenegadeBig Red Machine feat. Taylor Swift148
936034Seventeen Going UnderSam Fender347
946135Mirror MirrorSuzie McNeil1113
956236Heartbreak AnthemGalantis, David Guetta & Little Mix914
966338Can You Handle My LoveWalk The Moon386
976441Don't Wait UpShakira416
986542CologneBeabadoobee429
996643NextOlivia Holt438
1004246If I Didn't LoveJason Aldean & Carrie Underwood425
Falling off:
-6747The Writing On The WallIron Maiden475
-6856The Ice BridgeYes564
-6960In Holy MatrimonyThe Spinners603
-7062Sound The AlarmThe Knocks feat. Rivers Cuomo623
-7165Sweet ForgivenessBarbra Streisand653
-8566PleaseJessie Ware915
-8667Be SweetJapanese Breakfast916
-8768Getting Old Sucks (But Everybody's Doing It)Bowling For Soup515
-8869Last Train HomeJohn Mayer3411
-8970Mr. Perfectly FineTaylor Swift119
-9071This Is Who We Are NowThe Damn Truth3213
-9172EveryTime I CryAva Max3311
-9273Queen BeeLauren Sanderson3513
-9374RunOneRepublic615
-9475Lost In Your EyesDebbie Gibson & Joey McIntyre4111
-9576Can They Hear UsDua Lipa4211
-9677By Your SideCalvin Harris feat. Tom Grennan4311
-9778Wild SideLaurel725
-9879MirrorSigrid4412
-9980Take It OffSoftcult4511
-10081Put The Devil On ItMoist4611


Chart Flashback: August 29, 1999

1 (4) Christina Aguilera - Genie In A Bottle
2 (1) Smash Mouth - All Star
3 (3) Len - Steal My Sunshine
4 (2) Jennifer Lopez - If You Had My Love
5 (7) Pearl Jam - Last Kiss
6 (15) Alanis Morissette - So Pure
7 (14) TLC - Unpretty
8 (5) Britney Spears - Sometimes
9 (13) Sugar Ray - Someday
10 (8) Backstreet Boys - I Want It That Way

Notable movers:
11 (19) Enrique Iglesias - Bailamos
13 (17) Red Hot Chili Peppers - Scar Tissue
16 (20) Goo Goo Dolls - Black Balloon
21 (27) Enrique Iglesias - Bailamos
23 (26) Shania Twain - You've Got A Way
26 (30) Santana feat. Rob Thomas - Smooth
27 (34) Ricky Martin - She's All I Ever Had
31 (32) 98 Degrees - I Do (Cherish You)
36 (39) Garth Brooks (as Chris Gaines) - Lost In You

Debut:
32. Sixpence None The Richer - There She Goes

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