Scenes 'n' Soundwaves: Strickland/Hudson; Cyrus Maintain Top Positions; Gilfillian Top Debut (SNS week of 2/19/2023)

I had a rough week as I was under the weather, so this one will be brief. Rick Strickland and Lesa Hudson's "Got It Right (The First Time)" maintains the top spot on the SNS 100 for a third straight week. The song also reaches the top spot on DJ Pat Gwinn's beach music chart as well and is gaining on most of the other charts. It has a comfortable lead over the #2 song, the equally retro "Until I Found You" by Stephen Sanchez, which still bullets. It moved back up the Billboard Hot 100 slightly to #32 there. But breathing down its neck is Miley Cyrus' "Flowers", which is a close #3, but tops the Billboard Hot 100 for a fifth straight week. Without a doubt, had it not been for the nostalgic-sounding top two ("Got it Right" reminds me of late 60's-era beach music and "Until.." revisits the late 50's), the contemporary sound of "Flowers" would have already given Miley her third blog #1, but it will have to wait. At a solid number four is Rev. Bubba D. Liverance's, "Ti Ta Ti Ta Ti Ta Ta", also gaining in points and on many beach music charts. The song is now on Spotify so that should earn many more plays as well. Still strong at number five is Say She She's "Trouble". The Top 20 Impact award goes to "Eyez" by The Arcs, which is gaining in alternative and Triple-A circles (27-15) .

As you might expect, Rihanna, in the wake of her Super Bowl halftime show, makes moves on several songs and she reaches #1 on Billboard's "Social 50" chart which measures the relative popularity of the artists. However, I was expecting big moves on the Hot 100, but it really didn't happen. Although her recent "Lift Me Up" moves 20-15 here on the SNS 100, the song, which had debuted at #2 several months ago, but dropped considerably since then, moves back up from 52 to 41 on the Hot 100 (I had expected a big move back into the top 10), and three of her older songs, including "Umbrella" re-enter the charts. But what bothers me on the Billboard chart is the song at #17, "Under the Influence" by Chris Brown, the same Chris Brown who physically abused Rihanna when they were dating, listed above all of. No justice in the world, I guess.

The Heavy Heavy, Gary Lowder and Avril Lavigne enter the top 20. Caroline Rose grabs the Mover award this week with "Miami".

Devon Gilfillian, who had a #1 blog hit with "The Good Life", has the Top Debut with "All I Really Wanna Do", his soulful vocals laying over a trippy beat which should result in another winner. Country singer Sam Fender enters with "Spit of You", a soulful outing for him which should top his two 2019 blog mid-charters; Back in 2017 when I wrote my "I Love Beach Music" blog, I mentioned a group called Midnight Allie. Although the group didn't chart on my blog, the leader Allie Privette comes out with a cover of "Ain't Nobody", a 1983 hit by Rufus with Chaka Khan that hit #44 on my year-end Top 100 that year; this version is faithful to the original. Fall Out Boy, who seem to be the last surviving rock band, goes all out in the genre with "Love From the Other Side". Samuel Holden Jaffe, aka Del Water Gap, which had a mid-charter with "Perfume", #68 in 2019 returns with "Ode To a Conversation", Taylor Swift follows "Anti-Hero" with "Lavender Haze", and Sam Hunt, coming off the big country and huge beach music hit "23", with "Water Under the Bridge", and finally YUNGBLUD, who supports Avril Lavigne on her latest, has the solo "Tissues".

TIDAL WAVE: In the coming weeks there will be more heavyweights. There have been four acts that have succeeded themselves at #1, and three of them are coming out, or already have come out, with new music. You already know about Deb Browning's new one dropping March 9, as well as Colorjoy---the direct descendant of ScreenAge, on March 3, but the first act to do the trick, The Revivalists, are back with "Kid", which has already been released and should debut on my blog list next week. Say She She has released a double A side, the blog hit "Trouble" you know, but "In My Head" is also out which will debut as well. Two-time blog topper Beck also has a new song. It'll be very busy in the next few weeks.

Scenes ‘n’ Soundwaves 100 Playlist

February 19, 2023

This Week	Last Week	ARTIST-Title	Weeks on List
1	1	NUMBER ONE: RICK STRICKLAND and LESA HUDSON "Got it Right (The First Time)" (Single Only) (3 Weeks at #1)	5
2	2	Stephen Sanchez - Until I Found You	6
3	3	Miley Cyrus - Flowers	6
4	4	Rev. Bubba D. Liverance and the Cornhole Prophets - Ti Ta Ti Ta Ti Ta Ta	6
5	5	Say She She - Trouble	14
6	7	Blake Shelton - No Body	18
7	6	Tennis - One Night With the Valet	8
8	8	Deb Browning and Six Piece Suits - It Don't Get Better Than This	16
9	10	Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Burning	5
10	12	Ria Mae - The Old Me	6
11	11	Danielle Ponder - The Only Way Out	11
12	9	Local Natives - Just Before the Morning	12
13	25	TOP 20 IMPACT OF THE WEEK: THE ARCS "Eyez" Album: Electrophonic Chronic	3
14	20	Rihanna - Lift Me Up	14
15	13	King Tappa - 9 To 5	13
16	19	Carly Pearce - What He Didn't Do	6
17	24	The Heavy Heavy - Miles and Miles	5
18	16	Lainey Wilson - Heart Like a Truck	11
19	27	Gary Lowder and Smokin' Hot - Don't Let Her Go	4
20	29	Avril Lavigne ft. YUNGBLUD - I'm A Mess	4
21	15	Young the Giant - The Walk Home	11
22	14	Sharon Van Etten - Mistakes	30
23	38	Wet Leg - Angelica	3
24	35	Tim Izzard - Walk the Walk	4
25	18	Jennifer Cintron - Run	19
26	23	Deb Browning - 3 More Minutes●	37
27	17	The Weeknd - Die For You	16
28	32	K.Flay - It's Been So Long	6
29	43	Jenna Ren - Fools Gold	3
30	31	Juliet Callahan - Spotlight	6
31	21	Maneskin - The Loneliest	13
32	22	Alvvays - Easy On Your Own	18
33	42	I-42 Band - Atlantic Beach Days	4
34	55	Tennis - Let's Make a Mistake Tonight	2
35	67	MOVER OF THE WEEK: CAROLINE ROSE "Miami" Album: The Art of Forgetting	2
36	30	Carolina Dreamers - Hey Girl Hey Boy	20
37	47	Meghan Trainor - Made You Look	5
38	26	Dave Guetta and Bebe Rexha - I'm Good (Blue)	10
39	33	Rick Strickland - You're the One For Me	17
40	37	Carolina Coast Band ft Rhonda McDaniel - The Thing About You●	31
41	45	Ava Max - Million Dollar Baby	5
42	41	Rosa Linn - Snap	6
43	46	The Moss - Insomnia	6
44	72	Arlo Parks - Weightless	2
45	28	Taylor Swift - Anti- Hero	14
46	34	Steve Lacy - Bad Habit	21
47	39	Blink-182 - Edging	12
48	57	Death Cab For Cutie - Pepper	3
49	36	Giant Rooks - Morning Blue	12
50	52	Pink - Never Not Gonna Dance Again	12
51	40	Keith Urban - Texas Time	14
52	58	Donna Missal - Insecure	3
53	71	Hannah Jadagu - Say It Now	2
54	---	TOP DEBUT: DEVON GILFILLIAN "All I Really Wanna Do" Album: Love You Anyway	1
55	56	Sylvia Johns Ritchie - Lovin' My Blues Away	4
56	44	Elton John and Britney Spears -Hold Me Closer	19
57	48	Juliet Callahan - Burning	23
58	75	Starbuck - I Love Doing Nothing	2
59	65	Cigarettes After Sex - Pistol	3
60	50	Harry Styles - As It Was●	41
61	61	The Heaterz - Don't Fault Me Baby	5
62	62	Carolina Blue Dots - New Shoes, Let's Go Dancing	4
63	49	Santigold - Shake	11
64	51	Starbuck -You're the Reason	20
65	---	Sam Fender - Spit of You	1
66	64	Beyonce - Cuff It	5
67	66	Carolina Dreamers - Sugar Pie Baby	3
68	54	Carolina Blue Dots - Cruzin' Down the Boulevard●	23
69	77	Abby Sage - High Five	2
70	---	Allie Privette - Ain't Nobody	1
71	53	Wet Leg - Wet Dream	16
72	63	Selena Gomez - My Mind and Me	5
73	59	Lady Gaga- Bloody Mary	5
74	70	Hozier - Swan Upon Leda	4
75	---	Fall Out Boy - Love From the Other Side	1
76	---	Del Water Gap - Ode to a Conversation	1
77	---	Taylor Swift - Lavender Haze	1
78	80	Dijon - Many Times	4
79	---	YUNGBLUD - Tissues	1
80	60	Red Hot Chili Peppers - The Drummer	8
81	73	Randy Clay Band - Carolina Night	19
82	83	The Driver Era - Malibu	3
83	69	Mitski - Should've Been Me	15
84	68	beabadoobee - 10:36	10
85	76	Rubblebucket - Geometry	6
86	81	Phoenix - Winter Solstice	4
87	---	Sam Hunt - Water Under the Bridge	1
88	74	Cole Swindell - She Had Me at Heads Carolina	17
89	86	Taylor Swift ft. Lana Del Rey - Snow on the Beach	10
90	82	Sam Hunt - 23	36
91	85	Ryan Chatelain - Static	19
92	78	Doyle Wood and Sylvia Johns Ritchie - Not Tonight (I Have a Heartache)	21
93	79	Luke Combs - The Kind of Love We Make	16
94	88	Scooter Lee - Shama Lama Ding Dong	16
95	90	Lesa Hudson - Breathless●	37
96	84	Caroline Rose - Love/Lover/Friend	10
97	87	The Black Keys - It Ain't Over●	30
98	89	OneRepublic - I Ain't Worried	23
99	94	Deb Browning - Here Comes Amazon	12
100	95	Elizabeth Chan - Merry Merry	11