Caffè Lattè presents:
Looking ahead
PARIS OLYMPICS
EUROVISION SONG CONTEST MALMO 2024
‘PRISCILLA’ MOVIE
NEW SONG FROM ISAK DANIELSON
NEW ALBUMS FROM:
*ELTON JOHN
*GREEN DAY
*JENNIFER LOPEZ
*LENNY KRAVITZ
Sunday, December 31, 2023
THE TOP SONGS OF 2023. Here: The Top 10. Concludes with this post.
Caffè Lattè presents:
THE TOP 100
Songs Of
2023
10-
CHA CHA CHA
Käärijä
At the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool, this- the Finnish entry- grabbed the public vote and finished in second place overall.
9-
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
Agnetha Fältskog
ABBA’s Agnetha released a new version of her 2013 solo album ‘A’ as ‘A+’. This was a new track issued as a single from the new edition.
8-
TATTOO
Loreen
The Swedish singer made Eurovision history by becoming the first female act to claim a second victory with this song. She had previously tasted success with “Euphoria”. As a result, Sweden has now won the Contest more times than any other nation (in a tie with Ireland).
7-
MY SWEET LORD
Troye Sivan
This is a remake of George Harrison’s 1970 solo #1. Sivan's cover was featured in episode 5 of the HBO TV series “The Idol”.
6 -
THIS MASQUERADE
Orville Peck
In 2023, a Leon Russell tribute album was released, containing various songs from his canon recorded by diverse acts. This song had previously been a chart hit for George Benson and was also covered by Carpenters.
5 -
UNTIL I FOUND YOU
Stephen Sanchez & Em Beihold
The original version of this song, as included on the ‘Easy On My Eyes’ EP and ‘Angel Face’ album, was a solo reading featuring the promising rising star. In 2023, he re-recorded the love song with fellow American Em Beihold.
4 -
WE DIDN’T START THE FIRE
Fall Out Boy
This is an update on world events covering the decades since the release of Billy Joel’s original 1989 hit.
3 -
AS IT WAS
Harry Styles
This song was ranked at #35 on the 2022 Top 100. It re-entered the blog’s Hottest Top 10 chart in 2023 and finally made it to the top position.
2 -
RUSH
Troye Sivan
Only 3 songs spent more than 2 weeks at #1 on this blog’s chart: “We Didn’t Start The Fire” (Fall Out Boy), “Rush” and “One Of Your Girls” (both by Troye Sivan). The latter ,which is still on the chart, is eligible for the 2024 Year End listing.
1 -
EVANGELINE
Stephen Sanchez
This was the first of the American singer/ songwriter’s 4 songs to top this blog’s chart during 2023.
Hear the songs on a Spotify playlist (regularly updated with this blog):
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4vMv5cKjZLp4Jkdiu6F6Ua?si=1554279089e64f47&pt=588d0537988b9a6125c7946cce953631
<<<THE T⏳ME CAPSULE<<<
START!
The Jam
1980
U.K. - #1
Trivia:
The Jam achieved 2 UK #1s during 1980. The first was the double A-sided single "Going Underground / Dreams Of Children", followed by "Start!". The latter enjoyed seven days on top of the chart.
Check out all the songs that have been featured in this daily segment on Spotify, including today’s retro track.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1fw40hqEA0Fgh4cq4yoXD0?si=BYCiWGK3QRim_FaIIkAIdg
spotify:playlist:1fw40hqEA0Fgh4cq4yoXD0
MORE RETRO TOMORROW.
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