Scenes 'n' Soundwaves: Swift, Callahan Lead Billboard, SNS Charts Again (SNS week of 11/6/2022)

This one is late so it will be brief.

When we last left you, Taylor Swift accomplished a sweep of all the top ten positions on the Billboard Hot 100 last week. As expected, many of them fall off that section this week, but her "Anti-Hero" stays at number one. Rihanna's "Lift Me Up" debuts at #2; the song is from the latest Black Panther movie. Both of these songs were added here last week, with Rihanna grabbing Mover of the Week honors (91-65) and Taylor moving 89-69.

On the Hot 100, Ms. Swift still has four songs in the top ten aside from "Anti-Hero", but it allows the mainstays to get back into the Top Ten. Sam Smith and Kim Patras' "Unholy", which was #1 before the Taylor blitz, moves back 11-3, Steve Lacy's former blog and Billboard #1, goes back to #4 from #12, and Harry Styles' "As It Was", which was #1 for 15 weeks on Billboard and two here, moves back 16-5. While I didn't add the Sam Smith song as it's too "sparse-poppish" for me, the other two hold steady: Lacy at #2 and Styles at #26.

Moving to my blog list, Juliet Callahan maintains her #1 spot with "Burning", which has a comfortable but not insurmountable lead, as it garners a second week at the top. Lacy, as mentioned above, holds at #2, with Starbuck's "You're the Reason"--which fell off Pat Gwinn's beach chart after only one month, still inches up here to #3, leading the beach music songs which still number half of the top ten. Rick Strickland and Deb Browning & Six Piece Suits inch up to #5 and #6 respectively but remain strong. After a wild week last time, there are no new entries in the top 10, and only one in the Top 20, that being Ryan Chatelain's "Static" (25-18, Impact), who joins fellow Roselle Park Arts Festival performer Jennifer Cintron (#8) in the upper echelon.

DEBUTS: The new entries are led by reggae artist King Tappa, with the title track to his new album, "9 to 5", following his top ten "Are You Feeling It", and the new one adds a bit of soul to the reggae. Maneskin slows it down slightly with 'The Loneliest" at least when compared to their two prior hits but should still garner exposure and bring the Italian quartet back to the top 20 here. Jersey singer Sharon Van Etten has her first new one in a while, with "Mistakes", which has a steady rhythmic, bouncy beat and her voice is in fine form. This should do very well for her. Off Guard follows its top 10 "B.L.U." with "October", which rocks rather hard but is in the band's usual form, and Matt Weiss' vocals blend right in.

"Big Bad Batch of Blues" by The Holiday Band is this week's beach music entry; the song has done very well on various charts in that genre; I would have added the song a while back except it wasn't available commercially. The song combines the standard beach beat with a slice of jazz. The band's prior blog entry, "Yours" hit #11 here in 2019.

All Time Low, which had a monster alternative radio hit with "Monsters" that featured Blackbear, but which only mid-charted here, are back with "Sleepwalking". A full alt rock sound on this one as the band jams a bit. Could click. Finally, new to SNS this week is the band Talk (not to be confused with 80's new wave band Talk Talk), with "Run Away to Mars". Sort of a folk indie/rock hybrid with some Elton John and Marcus Mumford overtones. A slow start builds a bit, and the harmonies are pretty good.

A FEW MORE THOUGHTS: While awards season normally starts earlier in the year, the Country Music Association (CMA) awards were televised last week. Normally, I'm not a fan of awards shows, but this was refreshing to watch as there were no politics. There were tributes to recently passed legends like Loretta Lynn, Alabama's Jeff Cook, and rockabilly legend/ rock 'n' roll co-founder Jerry Lee Lewis who had a second career of sorts on the country chart in the early 1970's. There was a jam on "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" featuring two faves, Elle King, and The Black Keys performing that song. Country has made inroads on my SNS 100 of late, with six songs on the chart. Unfortunately, there are none by female artists, but I plan on rectifying it. Lainey Wilson, who was on the show, is an awesome singer, so expect a song from her in the near future, and I will delve into others.

Last week I mentioned I was working on a "#1 Song Video", similar to the Billboard Hot 100 #1's I featured last week. Mine would include snippets of all my number one songs since I started my blog in 2010. I have completed it, although I plan on waiting until the end of the year to include any other subsequent blog toppers. It's also subject, of course, to any copyright issues, but I am excited to present that to everyone. If it's successful, I plan on doing some for my yearly Top 100's and other lists I've created. I've played back the video several times and have missed some of the bands that scored on it, as well as the music that i listened to.

Finally, as I write this, another awards show, the Carolina Beach Music Awards (CBMA) took place last night (November 13). Since that genre has taken the blog by storm this year, I hope to cover the award winners on my next blog. Twenty-seven songs on my latest list, have, or were, on various beach music charts.

Scenes ‘n’ Soundwaves 100 Playlist

November 6, 2022 (Week ending November 12)

This Week	Last Week	ARTIST-Title	Weeks on List
1	1	NUMBER ONE: JULIET CALLAHAN "Burning" (Single Only) (2 Weeks at #1)	11
2	2	Steve Lacy - Bad Habit	9
3	4	Starbuck -You're the Reason	8
4	5	The Black Keys - It Ain't Over●	18
5	6	Rick Strickland - You're the One For Me	5
6	7	Deb Browning and Six Piece Suits - It Don't Get Better Than This	4
7	3	Carolina Dreamers - Hey Girl Hey Boy	8
8	8	Jennifer Cintron - Run	7
9	9	Doyle Wood and Sylvia Johns Ritchie - Not Tonight (I Have a Heartche)	9
10	10	Steve Shouse - Back to 69	8
11	12	Santigold - High Priestess	9
12	14	OneRepublic - I Ain't Worried	11
13	18	Orbis Max with Tim Izzard - Elvis Has Left the Building	11
14	16	Carolina Coast Band ft Rhonda McDaniel - The Thing About You●	19
15	11	Ellie Goulding ft Big Sean - Easy Lover	12
16	13	Rev. Bubba D. Liverance and the Cornhole Prophets - In My '64	18
17	20	Deb Browning - 3 More Minutes●	25
18	25	TOP 20 IMPACT OF THE WEEK RYAN CHATELAIN "Static" Album: The Shoestring Sessions	7
19	15	Carolina Blue Dots - Cruzin' Down the Boulevard●	11
20	19	Øff Guard - B.L.U.	13
21	21	Isn't It Always - Rock Star	15
22	22	Lesa Hudson - Breathless●	25
23	17	Tim Izzard - The Night I Played Ziggy's Guitar	18
24	24	beebadoobie - The Perfect Pair	8
25	27	Elton John and Britney Spears -Hold Me Closer	7
26	26	Harry Styles - As It Was●	29
27	28	Fitz and the Tantrums - Moneymaker	6
28	31	Randy Clay Band - Carolina Night	7
29	30	Jim Quick and Coastline - Sadie Mae	6
30	37	Blake Shelton - No Body	6
31	32	Sam Hunt - 23	24
32	33	Panic! At the Disco - Don't Let the Light Go Out	7
33	36	Alvvays - Easy On Your Own	6
34	35	The AZIZ Project - Time to Forget You Again	8
35	23	Weezer - Records	11
36	34	Sia - Unstoppable	25
37	44	Lovelytheband - Sail Away	7
38	39	Red Hot Chili Peppers - Tippa My Tongue	8
39	43	Orbis Max with Tim Izzard and Martin Holt - Infatuated With Your Love	6
40	50	Scooter Lee - Shama Lama Ding Dong	4
41	29	Gizmo Varillas - Lonely Heart	10
42	42	Lizzo - 2 Be Loved	9
43	40	Foals - 2am	20
44	55	The Weeknd - Die For You	4
45	52	The Blue Stones - What's It Take to Be Happy	6
46	61	Wet Leg - Wet Dream	4
47	57	David F. Porfirio - Random Stranger	6
48	67	Mitski - Should've Been Me	3
49	38	Michigander - Stay Out of It	13
50	41	King Tappa - Are You Feeling It?	14
51	45	Soak - Swear Jar	12
52	62	Morgan Wallen - You Proof	5
53	66	The Struts - Fallin' With Me	5
54	47	Rick Strickland - Sandy	21
55	70	Cole Swindell - She Had Me at Heads Carolina	5
56	51	Deb Browning and Six Piece Suits - Take Me By The Hand▲	32
57	46	Main Event Band ft Sharon Woodruff - Poor Side of Town	22
58	49	Main Event Band ft Sharon Woodruff - Hello Stranger	23
59	56	Lizzo - About Damn Time	21
60	48	Nick Waterhouse - Monterey	10
61	73	Luke Combs - The Kind of Love We Make	4
62	58	The Killers - Boy	11
63	71	Barns Courtney - Supernatural	4
64	83	Say She She - Trouble	2
65	91	MOVER OF THE WEEK: RIHANNA "Lift Me Up" Album: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Soundtrack)	2
66	53	David F. Porfirio - Hathor	14
67	59	Beyonce - Break My Soul	12
68	77	Jimmy Hall - Jumpin' For Joy	5
69	89	Taylor Swift - Anti- Hero	2
70	54	Metric - All Comes Crashing	19
71	76	Alvvays - Pharmacist	12
72	79	Alvvays - Belinda Says	3
73	84	Ceremic Animal - Valerie	3
74	60	Harry Styles - Late Night Talking	15
75	81	Paramore - This Is Why	3
76	93	Arctic Monkeys - I Ain't Quite Where I Think I Am	2
77	---	TOP DEBUT: KING TAPPA "9 To 5" Album: 9 to 5	1
78	63	The Tonez - Me and My Music	21
79	69	Curtis Harding ft Jazmine Sullivan - Our Love	14
80	72	Caamp - The Otter	8
81	94	Keith Urban - Texas Time	2
82	65	Salt Luvs Pepper ft David Cornelius - Lovin' Arms	22
83	68	The AZIZ Project - Thought I Was Falling In Love	16
84	75	Wayne Free - Tequila On Ice	20
85	87	The Backseat Lovers - Growing/Dying	5
86	---	Maneskin - The Loneliest	1
87	---	Sharon Van Etten - Mistakes	1
88	64	Gary Lowder and Smokin' Hot - Any Other Love	17
89	80	Rex Orange County - Threat	4
90	---	Øff Guard - October	1
91	92	Phoenix ft Ezra Koenig - Tonight	4
92	78	O.A.R. - In the Clouds	17
93	96	U.S. Girls - So Typically Now	2
94	---	The Holiday Band - Big Bad Batch of the Blues	1
95	74	Einstein's Dad - White Shoulders Lace and Leather	17
96	85	Broken Bells - Saturdays	6
97	101	Jack White - A Tip From You and Me	1
98	---	Talk - Run Away to Mars	1
99	---	All Time Low - Sleepwalking	1
100	100	Larry Chance and Billy Vera - Stand By Me	3