User:JayJ47/2015: The Year In Music
JayJ47's Music Charts (JMC) is a collection of music charts published weekly by JayJ47.
Year-to-Date Summary[edit]
January[edit]
Weeks 1–5: January 3 – January 31, 2015
- JayJ47's Music Charts is no longer published every week of the year. Since 2014, the first official chart of the new year has been issued in late January or early February.
February[edit]
Weeks 6: February 7, 2015
- The chart's first issue for 2015 saw Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding retain the number-one position with "Outside", which spends its fifth non-consecutive week at the top spot; the song also re-claims the pole position on the iTunes Airplay Chart but loses its hold over the Dance chart. Clean Bandit and Jess Glynne achieve their second consecutive #2 hit as "Real Love" surges seven positions to the runner-up spot whilst also topping the Hot Shots and Dance charts for the first time while G.R.L. spend a third consecutive week at #3 and twenty-first consecutive week in the top five overall with "Ugly Heart", which continues to lead the Pop/Rock singles chart.
- The Veronicas rebound seven positions to a new peak of #4 with "You Ruin Me" which also climbs to a new high of #2 on the Pop/Rock singles chart; Ariana Grande and The Weeknd descend three places to #5 but remain at #1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop/Rap singles chart with "Love Me Harder"; Rita Ora recovers 12–7 with her former number-one hit, "I Will Never Let You Down", Charli XCX ascends eight positons to a new peak of #11 with "Break The Rules" which returns to its #4 peak on the iTunes Airplay Chart whilst also reaching new highs of #7 on the Pop/Rock singles chart and #9 on the Hot Shots and Dance charts respectively; Ed Sheeran also climbs six places to a new peak of #18 with "Thinking Out Loud" which also reaches new peaks of #9 and #14 on the Pop/Rock and Hot Shots charts respectively. New entries this week include Avicii's 2011 single, "Fade Into Darkness" (#24), "Sugar" by Maroon 5 (#21), "Love Me Like You Do" by Ellie Goulding (#15) and "Lighthouse" by G.R.L. (#8). On the albums chart, Calvin Harris returned to #2 with Motion while Maroon 5 rebounded twelve positions to a new peak of #10 with V, which becomes the group's fifth consecutive top ten album.
Weeks 7: February 14, 2015
- Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding spend a sixth non-consecutive week at the top spot with "Outside" which also re-claims the number-one position on the Dance chart; Ella Henderson scores her first charting single as "Empire" debuts at #2 on the mainstream, Hot Shots and Pop/Rock singles charts respectively and Charli XCX ascends eight positions to a new peak of #3 with "Break The Rules" which also leads the Pop/Rock singles chart for the first time. G.R.L.'s "Ugly Heart" spends its twenty-fourth consecutive week in the top five at #4 (it now only trails Maroon 5's "Moves Like Jagger" for the all-time record of twenty-eight consecutive weeks in the top five); Ellie Goulding equals her highest chart peak as a solo artist as "Love Me Like You Do" ascends eight positions to a new peak of #7 whilst also topping the Hot Shots and iTunes Airplay Charts for the first time; Maroon 5 rebound thirteen positions to a new peak of #9 with "Animals" which also reaches a new high of #6 on the Pop/Rock singles chart while Justice Crew recover seven positions to a new peak of #13 with "Rise & Fall". Other new entries this week include "Life of the Party" by Shawn Mendes (#25) and "Like I Can" by Sam Smith (#18). Smith also debuts at #19 on the albums chart with In The Lonely Hour, thanks largely to the top twenty debut of his latest single and the success of his previous single, "I'm Not The Only One" which reached the summit last year.
Weeks 8: February 21, 2015
- Gwen Stefani scores her fourth number-one hit as "Baby Don't Lie" unexpectedly rebounds 6–1; the song also tops the Dance chart for the first time and leads the R&B/Hip-Hop/Rap singles chart once more. Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding lose their leads on the mainstream and Dance charts as "Outside" descends to #2 on both charts but the song re-claims the number-one position on the iTunes airplay chart. Goulding achieves her first top three hit as a lead artist as "Love Me Like You Do" ascends 7–3 whilst topping the Pop/Rock singles chart for the first time and the Hot Shots singles chart for a second successive week. Fall Out Boy bullet seventeen positions to a new peak of #4 with "Centuries", giving the group their third top five hit; "Centuries" also reaches a new high of #3 on the Hot Shots chart and returns to #2 on the Pop/Rock singles chart; The Veronicas recover 15–5 with "You Ruin Me" which also returns to its #2 peak on the Pop/Rock chart; G.R.L.'s streak of twenty-four consecutive weeks in the top five comes to an end as "Ugly Heart" descends to its lowest position in twenty-three weeks, dropping 4–7; Samantha Jade's "Sweet Talk" rebounds fourteen positions back to its #10 peak; Meghan Trainor recovers 22–16 with "Lips Are Movin" and Maroon 5's "Sugar" returns to its highpoint of #21. The only new entry this week was "Can't Stop Dancin" by Becky G which enters the main chart, Hot Shots, Pop/Rock, R&B/Hip-Hop/Rap and airplay charts at #25, #24, #23, #10 and #2 respectively. On the albums chart, Calvin Harris's Motion re-claims the top spot, thus becoming his longest running chart topping album with four non-consecutive weeks at number-one.
Weeks 9: February 28, 2015
- Gwen Stefani spends a second consecutive week at the top spot with "Baby Don't Lie" which also retains the #1 position on the R&B/Hip-Hop/Rap singles chart, Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding remain stationed at #2 with "Outside" but re-claim the top spot on the Dance chart while Goulding holds at her #3 peak with "Love Me Like You Do" which simultaneously leads the Hot Shots, Pop/Rock and iTunes Airplay Charts respectively. Taylor Swift rebounds 14–4 with "Blank Space", Ella Henderson recovers 9–5 with "Empire", Lady Antebellum re-enter the top ten, rising 12–7 with "Bartender"; Samantha Jade climbs one place to a new peak of #9 with "Sweet Talk", G.R.L. rebound 19–12 with "Lighthouse" and Maroon 5 and Becky G both reach new peaks of #19 and #24 with their singles, "Sugar" and "Can't Stop Dancin". The only new entry this week was "Heartbeat Song" by Kelly Clarkson which debuted at #25. On the albums chart, Calvin Harris spent a second consecutive and fifth overall week at number-one with Motion.
March[edit]
- This week was one of the most competitive weeks in over a year, with the top four songs all in contention for the number-one spot. Ella Henderson scores her first number-one hit on the chart as "Empire" ascends 5–1, Ariana Grande and The Weeknd rebound 14–2 with their former chart leader, "Love Me Harder" which also re-claims the top spot of the R&B/Hip-Hop/Rap singles chart while Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding descend 2–3 with "Outside" which continues to lead the Dance chart. Goulding drops 3–4 with "Love Me Like You Do" but continues to top the Hot Shots and Pop/Rock singles charts; Gwen Stefani swaps places with her successor as "Baby Don't Lie" drops 1–5, Lady Antebellum return to #6 with "Bartender" which also achieves a new certification of 6× Platinum; Maroon 5 rocket eleven positions to a new peak of #8 with "Sugar" which also reaches new peaks of #2 and #5 on the Hot Shots and Pock/Rock charts respectively; the group's previous single "Animal" meanwhile, recovers 21–10 and reaches new highs of #4 and #6 on the Pop/Rock and Hot Shots charts. Elsewhere in the chart, Sam Smith ascends seven positions to a new peak of #16 with "Like I Can" and Shawn Mendes re-enters the chart at a new peak of #24 with "Life of The Party". New entries this week include "One Last Time" by Ariana Grande (#25) which also debuts atop the iTunes Airplay Chart; "Up" by Olly Murs featuring Demi Lovato (#22) and "Linger" by Guy Sebastian featuring Lupe Fiasco (#21). On the albums chart, Ariana Grande returns to number-one with My Everything, aided heavily by the debut of her latest single and the resurgence of her fourth from the aforementioned album; Maroon 5 rebound six positions to a new peak of #8 with V thanks to the success of their latest singles, "Animals" and "Sugar" this week; Guy Sebastian debuts at #14 with Madness which becomes his third top twenty album and Sam Smith's In The Lonely Hour re-enters the chart at its #19 peak.
- Ariana Grande and The Weeknd re-claim the top spot with "Love Me Harder" which leads the R&B/Hip-Hop/Rap singles chart for an eleventh non-consecutive week, Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding recover 3–2 with "Outside" which remains atop the Dance chart and Goulding returns to her #3 peak with "Love Me Like You Do". Charli XCX rebounds 9–4 with "Break The Rules" which re-claims the lead on the Pop/Rock singles chart whilst also topping the Hot Shots chart for the first time; Fall Out Boy recover 11–5 with "Centuries", Taylor Swift re-enters the top ten with "Shake It Off" (14–9) and Sam Smith, Olly Murs/Demi Lovato, Ariana Grande and Shawn Mendes all reach new peaks of #13, #20, #21 and #23 respectively with their singles, "Like I Can", "Up", "One Last Time" and "Life of the Party". Meanwhile, Nick Jonas makes chart history as "Jealous" becomes the first single to top a secondary chart (the iTunes Airplay Chart) without first appearing on the mainstream singles chart.
- Ariana Grande and The Weeknd spend a fifth non-consecutive week at the top spot with "Love Me Harder" which leads the R&B/Hip-Hop/Rap singles chart for a twelfth non-consecutive week whilst also topping the Dance chart for the first time; Ellie Goulding ascends to a new peak of #2 with "Love Me Like You Do" which re-claims the top spots of the Hot Shots and Pop/Rock singles charts and Sam Smith rockets ten positions to a new peak of #3 with "Like I Can" which also reaches a new high of #2 on the Hot Shots and Pop/Rock charts. Olly Murs and Demi Lovato ascend eleven positions to a new peak of #9 with "Up", giving the former his fourth top ten hit and the latter her second; Grande rises to a new peak of #13 with "One Last Time" and Shawn Mendes climbs to a new peak of #21 with "Life of the Party". New entries this week include "FourFiveSeconds" by Rihanna, Kanye West and Paul McCartney (#25) and "Jealous" by Nick Jonas. On the albums chart, Ariana Grande returns to #1 with My Everything which spends a seventh non-consecutive week at the top spot.
- Ellie Goulding scored her first number-one hit as a solo artist and her second consecutive chart topper overall as "Love Me Like You Do" finally ascended to the top spot; the song also leads the iTunes Airplay Chart this week; Ariana Grande and The Weeknd descend to #2 with "Love Me Harder" but continue to lead the R&B/Hip-Hop/Rap and Dance singles charts while Sam Smith spends a second consecutive week at his #3 peak with "Like I Can" which tops the Hot Shots and Pop/Rock singles charts for the first time. Gwen Stefani rebounds 8–4 with her former chart leader, "Baby Don't Lie", Taylor Swift continues her resurgence as "Shake It Off" rises 7–6, Ella Henderson recovers 16–7 with "Empire", Grande achieves her fifth consecutive top ten single from My Everything as "One Last Time" ascends five places to a new peak of #8 whilst also reaching new heights of #4, #6 and #7 on the Dance, Hot Shots and Pop/Rock singles charts respectively and Nick Jonas, Shawn Mendes and Guy Sebastian/Lupe Fiasco all reach new peaks of #13, #18 and #20 with their singles, "Jealous", "Life of the Party" and "Linger" respectively, giving the young Canadian his first top twenty hit. New entries this week include "Masterpiece" by Jessie J (#23) and "I Want You To Know" by Zedd featuring Selena Gomez (#14). On the albums chart, Ariana Grande spent an eighth non-consecutive week at number-one with My Everything while Jessie J's Sweet Talker debuted at #24.
April[edit]
- Ariana Grande and The Weeknd re-claim the top spot as "Love Me Harder" spends a sixth non-consecutive week at the top spot whilst also logging a fourteenth non-consecutive week atop the R&B/Hip-Hop/Rap singles chart; Ellie Goulding descends to #2 with "Love Me Like You Do" but leads the Pop/Rock and Dance singles charts while G.R.L. unexpectedly rebound 10–3 with "Ugly Heart". Olly Murs and Demi Lovato ascend eight positions to a new peak of #4 with "Up" which also reaches new highs of #1 and #2 on the Hot Shots and Pop/Rock singles charts respectively; Calvin Harris and Goulding spend an eighteenth consecutive week in the top five as "Outside" holds at #5; Harris' latest single, "Pray To God" which features Haim debuts at #6 whilst also opening at #2 on the Dance and iTunes Airplay Charts; Nick Jonas scores his first top ten hit as "Jealous" rises 13–10 while Zedd/Selena Gomez and Jessie J both reach new peaks of #13 and #19 with their singles, "I Want You To Know" and "Masterpiece". Other new entries include this week's airplay leader, "Trouble" by Iggy Azalea featuring Jennifer Hudson (#12) and "I Bet" by Ciara (#22). This marks the first chart entry for the former two artists whilst the latter achieves her first in six years. On the albums chart, Ariana Grande spends a ninth non-consecutive at the top spot with My Everything, the So Fresh Autumn 2015 compilation debuts at #10 and Jessie J achieves a new peak of #22 with Sweet Talker.
- Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding return to #1 with "Outside" which spends its seventh non-consecutive week at number-one, Olly Murs and Demi Lovato ascend two places to a new peak of #2 with "Up" which also leads the Hot Shots, Pop/Rock and iTunes Airplay Charts this week and Goulding drops 2–3 with "Love Me Like You Do". Harris and Haim reach a new peak of #4 with "Pray To God" which also tops the Dance chart for the first time; Ariana Grande rebounds three positions to a new peak of #6 with "One Last Time" which also reaches new highs of #2, #3 and #4 on the Hot Shots, Dance and Pop/Rock charts respectively; Nick Jonas continues his ascent as "Jealous" achieves a new peak of #8 while also leading the R&B/Hip-Hop/Rap singles chart for the first time; Zedd and Selena Gomez rise 13–10 with "I Want You To Know", giving the former his fourth top ten hit (his third as a lead artist) and Rihanna, Kanye West and Paul McCartney rebound five positions to a new peak of #20 with "FourFiveSeconds". On the albums chart, Calvin Harris re-claims the top spot with Motion which spends its sixth non-consecutive week at number-one; the So Fresh Autumn 2015 compilation climbs two places to a new high of #8 and Meghan Trainor debuts at #20 with Title.
- Ellie Goulding returns to the top spot with "Love Me Like You Do" which spends its second non-consecutive week at number-one, Ariana Grande and The Weeknd recover 5–2 with "Love Me Harder" and Zedd and Selena Gomez ascend seven positions to a new peak of #3 with "I Want You To Know" which also leads the Hot Shots, Pop/Rock and Dance singles charts for the first time. Olly Murs and Demi Lovato recede 2–4 with "Up", Nick Jonas continues his ascendancy as "Jealous" bullets 8–5 whilst leading the R&B/Hip-Hop/Rap singles chart for a second successive week; Jessie J ascends six places to a new peak of #12 with "Masterpiece" which also reaches a new high of #5 on the Pop/Rock singles chart and Rihanna, Kanye West and Paul McCartney achieve a new peak of #16 with "FourFiveSeconds". New entries this week include "I Really Like You" by Carly Rae Jepsen (#24) and "I Love My Life" by Justice Crew (#13). On the albums chart, Justice Crew returned to their #2 peak with Live By The Words while Jessie J rose one place to a new peak of #21 with Sweet Talker.
- Ellie Goulding spends her third non-consecutive week at the top spot with "Love Me Like You Do" which also leads the Pop/Rock singles chart this week; Ariana Grande and The Weeknd hold at #2 with "Love Me Harder" which also logs its fourteenth non-consecutive week at #1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop/Rap singles chart and G.R.L. equal Avicii and Ricky Romero's shared record for the most consecutive weeks spent in the top ten as "Ugly Heart" recovers 6–3. Zedd and Selena Gomez descend 3–4 with "I Want You To Know" but continue to lead the Hot Shots and Dance charts as well as the iTunes Airplay Chart for the first time; Grande ascends two places to a new peak of #5 with "One Last Time", Jessie J reaches a new high of #10 with "Masterpiece" and Meghan Trainor climbs six positions to reach an unexpected new peak of #13 with "Lips Are Movin". New entries this week include "Style" by Taylor Swift which makes its long overdue debut at #25 and "Stuck on a Feeling" by Prince Royce featuring Snoop Dogg which opens at #20.
May[edit]
- Ellie Goulding spends a third consecutive and fourth overall week at number-one with "Love Me Like You Do", Gwen Stefani rebounds 6–2 with "Baby Don't Lie" which also re-claims the top spot on the R&B/Hip-Hop/Rap singles chart and Olly Murs and Demi Lovato recover 8–3 with "Up" which also leads the Pop/Rock singles chart once more. G.R.L. descend 3–4 with "Ugly Heart" but break the record for most consecutive weeks spent in the top ten; Ariana Grande spends a second consecutive week at #5 with "One Last Time" which also tops the Hot Shots and Dance charts for the first time; Carly Rae Jepsen re-enters the chart at a new high of #11 with "I Really Like You", Shawn Mendes ascends five positions to a new peak of #13 with "Life of the Party" which also reaches new highs of #5 and #9 on the Pop/Rock and Hot Shots charts respectively; Prince Royce and Snoop Dogg ascend to a new peak of #16, Ciara scores her first top twenty hit in six years as "I Bet" reaches a new peak of #15 and Taylor Swift rises eight places to a new peak of #17 with "Style". New entries this week include "Mirror Man" by Ella Henderson (#25), "Dear Future Husband" by Meghan Trainor (#23), "See You Again" by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth (#18) and "Marvin Gaye" by Charlie Puth featuring Meghan Trainor (#6) which also leads the iTunes Airplay Chart this week. The latter two entries thus make Puth the first artist in the chart's history to have their first two singles debut in the same week. On the albums chart, Meghan Trainor achieved a new peak of #19 with Title while Jessie J reached a new high of #20 with Sweet Talker.
- Zedd and Selena Gomez achieve their first number-one hit on the chart as solo artists as "I Want You To Know" rockets 7–1 whilst also re-claiming the pole position on the Dance chart; Sam Smith rebounds ten positions to reach a new peak of #2 with "Like I Can" which leads the Hot Shots and Pop/Rock singles charts once more whilst also topping the R&B/Hip-Hop/Rap singles chart for the first time and Ellie Goulding descends 1–3 with "Love Me Like You Do". Ariana Grande rises one place to a new high of #4 with "One Last Time", Years & Years debut at #5 on the main chart and #2 on the Dance chart with "King", Ciara scores her first top ten hit in six years as "I Bet" reaches a new peak of #9, Wiz Khalifa achieves his first top ten hit on the chart as a solo artist after his collaboration with Charlie Puth ("See You Again") climbs eight places to a new peak of #10 whilst topping the iTunes Airplay Chart in the process; and Taylor Swift moves into the top fifteen with "Style" (17–15). Other new entries this week were "Big Girls Cry" by Sia (#25) who thereby makes her chart debut as a solo artist and "Ghost Town" by Madonna (#19). On the albums chart, Sam Smith reached a new peak of #15 with In The Lonely Hour.
- Olly Murs and Demi Lovato both score their second number-one hit on the chart as "Up" rebounds 8–1, Ellie Goulding recovers 3–2 with "Love Me Like You Do" which also returns to #1 on the Pop/Rock and iTunes Airplay Charts respectively, and Years & Years ascend two places to a new peak of #3 with "King" which also tops the Hot Shots and Dance charts for the first time. Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth continue their ascent as "See You Again" rises six places to a new peak of #4 whilst also leading the R&B/Hip-Hop/Rap singles chart for the first time; G.R.L. surpass Avicii and Nicky Romero's record for most weeks spent in the top ten as "Ugly Heart" logs its thirty-eighth non-consecutive week in the top ten by recovering 11–8; Maroon 5 re-enter the chart at #12 with "Sugar", Jess Glynne makes her chart debut as a solo artist at #13 with "Hold My Hand", Madonna rises one position to a new peak of #18 with "Ghost Town" and Sam Smith rounds out this week's chart by opening at #25 with "Lay Me Down". On the albums chart, Smith and Jessie J reach new peaks of #13 and #19 respectively with their albums, In The Lonely Hour and Sweet Talker.
- For the third consecutive week, a collaboration between a male and female duo tops the chart as Charlie Puth and Meghan Trainor both achieve their first number-one single with "Marvin Gaye" (9–1) which also reaches a new peak of #3 on the Pop/Rock and R&B/Hip-Hop/Rap singles charts respectively; Zedd and Selena Gomez recover 5–2 after losing the top spot the week before with "I Want You To Know" which also re-claims its lead on the Dance chart and Years & Years remain at their #3 high point with "King" which also recedes 1–2 on the Dance chart. Ariana Grande and The Weeknd reaffirm their chart longevity as "Love Me Harder" rebounds 20–4 whilst returning to the runner-up position on the R&B/Hip-Hop/Rap singles chart in the process; G.R.L. log a thirty-ninth non-consecutive week in the top ten as "Ugly Heart" rises 8–6, Gwen Stefani rebounds 14–7 with "Baby Don't Lie" which also returns to the top position on the R&B/Hip-Hop/Rap singles chart, Ellie Goulding is absent from the top five for the first time in thirteen weeks with "Love Me Like You Do" but her song continues to lead the Pop/Rock and iTunes Airplay Charts this week; Madonna ascends six places to a new peak of #12 with "Ghost Town" which also reaches new highs of #8 and #9 on the Pop/Rock and Hot Shots charts respectively; Justice Crew return to their #13 peak with "I Love My Life", Meghan Trainor scores her second top twenty hit as "Dear Future Husband" reaches a new peak of #18, Sia achieves her first top twenty hit as a solo artist as "Big Girls Cry" reaches a new high of #19 and Sam Smith rises three places to a new peak of #22 with "Lay Me Down". On the albums chart, Meghan Trainor returns to her #19 peak with Title.
- Ellie Goulding re-claims the top spot as "Love Me Like You Do" rebounds 8–1, thereby securing its fifth non-consecutive week at number-one, Eurovision contestant Bojana Stamenov becomes the first Serbian artist to chart on JayJ47's Music Charts as her single "Beauty Never Lies" debuts at #2 whilst also topping the Hot Shots and iTunes Airplay Charts respectively and Calvin Harris and Goulding return to the top three with their former chart leader, "Outside" which rebounds 10–3 whilst re-claiming the number-one position on the Dance chart in the process. Olly Murs and Demi Lovato recover 5–4 with "Up" which also returns to #1 on the Pop/Rock singles chart, Gwen Stefani drops 7–8 with "Baby Don't Lie" but maintains her hold on the R&B/Hip-Hop/Rap singles chart; Ariana Grande recovers 16–10 with "One Last Time" and Meghan Trainor ascends two positions to a new peak of #16 with "Dear Future Husband". Other new entries this week include "Walk Along" by Trijntje Oosterhuis (#25), "Bad Blood" by Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar (#24) and "De la capăt (All Over Again)" by Voltaj (#18) who therefore become the second Romanian act to make an appearance on the chart after their Eurovision predecessors, Paula Seling and Ovi. While Eurovision winner, Måns Zelmerlöw fails to make the main chart this week, he does open at #5, #18 and #20 on the airplay, Pop/Rock and Hot Shots charts respectively with his live performance of "Heroes" at the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna. On the albums chart, Ariana Grande rebounds 9–2 with My Everything, Taylor Swift re-enters the chart at a new peak of #7 with 1989, Justice Crew recover 11–9 with Live By The Words and Meghan Trainor achieves a new peak of #18 with Title.
June[edit]
- Ellie Goulding spends a sixth non-consecutive week at number-one with "Love Me Like You Do" which also re-claims the top spot on the Pop/Rock singles chart; Charlie Puth and Meghan Trainor recover 7–2 after losing the top spot last week with "Marvin Gaye" and Ciara unexpectedly rebounds sixteen positions to a new peak of #3 with "I Bet" which tops the R&B/Hip-Hop/Rap singles chart for the first time in the process. Nick Jonas rebounds eleven places to a new peak of #4 with "Jealous", Wiz Khalifa and Puth return to the top five as "See You Again" recovers 9–5, Trainor reaches a new peak of #14 with "Dear Future Husband" and Trijntje Oosterhuis ascends eight positions to a new peak of #17 with "Walk Along". New entries this week include "Heroes" by Eurovision winner Måns Zelmerlöw (#25), "Flashlight" by Jessie J (#22) and "Start Again" by Aussie newcomer, Conrad Sewell (#19). On the albums chart, the 2015 Eurovision compilation debuts at #3, the So Fresh Autumn 2015 compilation ascends to a new high of #7 and Meghan Trainor rises one place to a new peak of #17 with Title.
- Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar re-enter the chart at an unexpected new peak of #1 with "Bad Blood" which tops the R&B/Hip-Hop/Rap singles chart for the first time whilst also reaching a new high of #4 on the Pop/Rock singles chart. Zedd and Selena Gomez rebound 12–2 with their former chart leader, "I Want You To Know" and Ariana Grande ascends five positions to a new peak of #3 with "One Last Time" which also returns to #1 on the Hot Shots and Dance charts respectively. Grande and The Weeknd recover 9–4 with their six-week chart topper "Love Me Harder", Måns Zelmerlöw ascends nineteen positions to a new peak of #6 with "Heroes" which also reaches new peaks of #1, #2, #5 and #6 on the Airplay, Hot Shots, Pop/Rock and Dance charts respectively; Uzari and Maimuna become the first Belarusian artists to chart on JayJ47's Music Charts as "Time" debuts at #7 whilst also opening at #1 on the Pop/Rock singles chart and Conrad Sewell rises four places to a new peak of #15 with "Start Again" which also reaches new highs of #9 and #12 on the Pop/Rock and Hot Shots charts. Other new entries this week include "Another You" by Armin Van Buuren featuring Mr. Probz (#23), "Like I'm Gonna Lose You" by Meghan Trainor featuring John Legend (#20) and "Chains" by Nick Jonas (#16). On the albums chart, Ariana Grande returns to #1 with My Everything which spends its tenth non-consecutive week at the summit while Taylor Swift rebounds nine positions to a new peak of #6 with 1989. With Grande re-claiming the top spot on the albums chart, this marks the first time since April 11, 2015 where the chart has named a number-one album.
- Uzari and Maimuna break two records this week in that they become the first Belarusians and the first Eurovision entrants to top the chart as "Time" ascends 7–1 whilst simultaneously occupying the pole positions on the Pop/Rock and Dance charts respectively; Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar fall one place to #2 with "Bad Blood" and Nick Jonas recovers seven places to a new peak of #3 with "Jealous" which also leads the Hot Shots for the first time this week. Ciara rebounds eighteen positions back to #4 with "I Bet", Conrad Sewell earns his first top ten hit on the chart as "Start Again" rises 15–9, Meghan Trainor recovers eleven positions to a new peak of #13 with "Dear Future Husband" and Jessie J re-enters the chart at a new peak of #20 with "Flashlight". New entries this week include "Sparks" by Hilary Duff (#23) and "Black Magic" by Little Mix (#19) which also debuts at #1 on the iTunes Airplay Chart.
- Ariana Grande and The Weeknd unexpectedly rebound 12–1 with "Love Me Harder" which also logs its fifteenth non-consecutive week at number-one on the R&B/Hip-Hop/Rap singles chart; Uzari and Maimuna descend one place to #2 with "Time" and Hilary Duff scores her highest charting single since 2007's "Stranger" (No. 2) as "Sparks" skyrockets twenty positions to a new peak of #3 whilst also topping the Hot Shots and Dance charts for the first time and reaching a new high of #4 on the Pop/Rock singles chart. Grande recovers 11–4 with "One Last Time", Ellie Goulding moves up one place to #5 with "Love Me Like You Do", Calvin Harris and Goulding rebound twelve positions back to #6 with their former chart leader "Outside" which also re-claims the #1 spot on the iTunes Airplay Chart; Guy Sebastian debuts at #12 with Australia's first Eurovision entry in "Tonight Again"; Jessie J ascends four places to a new high of #16 with "Flashlight" and Armin Van Buuren/Mr. Probz recover four positions to a new peak of #21 with "Another You". On the albums chart, Ariana Grande returns to #1 with My Everything which spends its eleventh non-consecutive week at the top spot; the 2015 Eurovision compilation recovers 6–5, the So Fresh Winter 2015 compilation debuts at #10 and Hilary Duff opens at #13 with her latest album, Breathe In. Breathe Out.
Points and Certifications System[edit]
Singles[edit]
| Gold | Platinum |
|---|---|
| 500+ Points | 1,000+ Points |
- Certifications are awarded to singles, first and foremost at JayJ47's Music Charts (JMC's) sole discretion. Generally speaking, a song must earn at least 500 points in order to receive a Gold certification and 1,000 points for a Platinum certification. However, a single is eligible for a Gold or Platinum certification if it has met the minimum threshold for that particular certification as explained in the table below. After attaining a Platinum certification, a single will be awarded a new certification each time it achieves an additional 500 points (e.g. 2× Platinum for achieving at least 1,500 points or 3× Platinum for achieving at least 2,000 points). After receiving a 5× Platinum certification, singles will be awarded a new certification each time they achieve an additional 600 points (e.g. 6× Platinum for achieving at least 3,600 points or 7× Platinum for achieving at least 4,200 points). When a single is certified 10× Platinum (6,000 points) or higher, it will be awarded a new certification every time it achieves an additional 1,000 points.
- However, some singles may receive certain certifications even if they have not met the minimum threshold or earned the minimum amount of points required for those certifications. This usually occurs when JMC feels that such a certification is warranted for that particular single e.g. when a song has not performed well on JayJ47's Music Charts and thus has not earned many points but still deserves a certification.
| Certification | Eligible for Certification | Before April 11, 2015 | After April 11, 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 450 | 300 | 500 |
| Platinum | 600 | 600 | 1,000 |
| 2× Platinum | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,500 |
| 3× Platinum | 1,800 | 1,800 | 2,000 |
| 4× Platinum | 2,400 | 2,400 | 2,500 |
| 5× Platinum | — | 3,000 | 3,000 |
| 6× Platinum | — | 3,600 | 3,600 |
| 7× Platinum | — | 4,200 | 4,200 |
| 8× Platinum | — | 4,800 | 4,800 |
| 9× Platinum | — | 5,400 | 5,400 |
| 10× Platinum | — | 6,000 | 6,000 |
| 11× Platinum | — | 6,600 | 7,000 |
Albums[edit]
| Gold | Platinum |
|---|---|
| 1,000+ Points | 2,000+ Points |
- Certifications are awarded to albums, first and foremost at JayJ47's Music Charts (JMC's) sole discretion. An album's certification is determined by the amount of points earned by its singles. All of the points earned by its singles are added together to give the album's total number of points, which in turn is used to determine its certification. As of July 20, 2013, an album must earn at least 1,000 points in order to receive a Gold certification and 2,000 points for a Platinum certification. All previous certifications awarded to albums released prior to this date were changed in accordance with these new rules. Generally speaking, an album must earn at least 1,000 points in order to receive a Gold certification and 2,000 points for a Platinum certification. However, an album is eligible for a Gold or Platinum certification if it has met the minimum threshold for that particular certification as explained in the table below. When an album is certified 3× Platinum (6,000 points) or higher, it will be awarded a new certification every time it achieves an additional 1,500 points i.e. 4× Platinum for achieving at least 7,500 points, 5× Platinum for achieving at least 9,000 points and so on.
| Certification | Eligible for Certification | Before April 11, 2015 | After April 11, 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 850 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Platinum | 1,800 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
| 2× Platinum | 3,400 | 4,000 | 4,000 |
| 3× Platinum | 5,100 | 6,000 | 6,000 |
| 4× Platinum | 6,800 | 8,000 | 7,500 |
| 5× Platinum | — | 10,000 | 9,000 |
| 6× Platinum | — | 12,000 | 10,500 |
| 7× Platinum | — | 14,000 | 12,000 |
| 8× Platinum | — | 16,000 | 13,500 |
| 9× Platinum | — | 18,000 | 15,000 |
| 10× Platinum | — | 20,000 | 16,500 |
Multi-Platinum Singles[edit]
Songs listed in the table below have achieved a certification of 3× Platinum or higher.
| Date of Certification | Artist(s) | Single | Peak | Points | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 21 |  Jessie J,  Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj |
"Bang Bang" | 2 | 3× Platinum | |
| February 28 | Becky G |
"Shower" | 4 | 3× Platinum | |
| March 7 | Calvin Harris featuring Ellie Goulding |
"Outside" | 1 | 4× Platinum | |
| Lady Antebellum |
"Bartender" | 1 | 6× Platinum | ||
| March 14 |  The Veronicas |
"You Ruin Me" | 4 | 3× Platinum | |
| April 4 | Ariana Grande and  The Weeknd |
"Love Me Harder" | 1 | 4× Platinum | |
| G.R.L. |
"Ugly Heart" | 1 | 6× Platinum | ||
| Taylor Swift |
"Shake It Off" | 1 | 4× Platinum | ||
| April 25 | Gwen Stefani |
"Baby Don't Lie" | 1 | 3× Platinum | |
| May 30 | Ellie Goulding |
"Love Me Like You Do" | 1 | 3× Platinum |
JayJ47's Top 50 of The Year[edit]
At the end of each calendar year, an annual list of singles is published by JayJ47's Music Charts to document the year in music. The year-end charts for 2015 were compiled from December 17, 2015 – January 1, 2016.
JayJ47's Music Awards[edit]
JayJ47's Music Awards honours the best in Music for the year 2015. The awards categories remained the same from the previous year although Australian Album of The Year was not awarded this year, while a new award entitled Comeback Artist of the Year was awarded for the first time.
Major Music Awards[edit]
Record of The Year[edit]
Ellie Goulding – "Love Me Like You Do"
- From the albums: Fifty Shades of Grey (2015) & Delirium (2015), Written by: Max Martin, Savan Kotecha, Ali Payami, Tove Nilsson & Ilya Salmanzadeh, Produced by: Max Martin.
Calvin Harris featuring Ellie Goulding – "Outside"
- From the album: Motion (2014), Written by: Calvin Harris & Ellie Goulding, Produced by: Calvin Harris.
Ariana Grande and 
The Weeknd – "Love Me Harder"
- From the album: My Everything (2014), Written by: Max Martin, Savan Kotecha, Peter Svensson, Ali Payami, Abel Tesfaye & Ahmad Balshe, Produced by: Peter Svensson & Ali Payami.
- Olly Murs featuring Demi Lovato – "Up"
- From the album: Never Been Better (2014), Written by: Wayne Hector, Mich Hansen, Daniel Davidsen, Peter Wallevik & Maegan Cottone, Produced by: Cutfather, Daniel Davidsen & Peter Wallevik.
Album of The Year[edit]
Taylor Swift – 1989 (2014)
- Ariana Grande – My Everything (2014)
- Calvin Harris – Motion (2014)
Artist of The Year[edit]
General Awards[edit]
People's Choice Awards[edit]
In 2014, JayJ47's Music Charts introduced four new peer-nominated/public voted categories: JMC's People's Choice Awards for Best Single, Best Album, Best Artist and Best Australian Release. This marked the first time in JMC history where public votes were used to determine the outcome of JayJ47's Music Awards. The nominees in each category were determined by a select group of members on australian-charts.com and public voting was conducted via the same website, with voting closing at 11:59pm on December 19, 2015.
The following points system was used to determine the winners of each category:
- By default, each nominee receives 2 points.
- Each nominee receives 1 additional point for every individual vote they receive.
- The nominee with the highest number of points in each category is named the winner of that award.
| Best Single | Best Album |
|---|---|
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| Best Artist | Best Australian Release |
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Records, Significant Achievements and Notable Events[edit]
The following is a list of records broken, significant achievements made or notable events that occurred throughout the year.
- From February 20, 2015 onwards, the charts are compiled on Fridays and published the following day.
- On March 14, 2015, Nick Jonas became the first artist in the chart's history to reach number-one on a secondary chart without first having had a single chart on the mainstream singles chart. His single, "Jealous" topped the iTunes Airplay Chart.
- On April 11, 2015, new thresholds were introduced to ensure that singles in particular would be awarded more accurate certifications in the future. Singles and albums released before April 11, 2015 will have their certifications determined by the old certifications system. However, this did not apply to singles and albums that were currently in the chart.
- On May 2, 2015, a number of new records and/or feats were achieved. G.R.L. broke the record for most consecutive weeks spent in the top ten as "Ugly Heart" logged its thirty-seventh successive week in the top ten. The previous record of thirty-six consecutive weeks was held by Avicii and Nicky Romero's single, "I Could Be The One". G.R.L. also equalled Avicii and Romero's record for most weeks spent overall in the top ten and Maroon 5's record of most weeks spent in the top five overall. Charlie Puth meanwhile, became the first artist in JayJ47's Music Charts history to have their first two entries on the chart debut in the same week. His debut solo single, "Marvin Gaye" debuted at #6 whilst his collaboration with Wiz Khalifa, "See You Again" opened at #18.
- On May 16, 2015, G.R.L. broke Avicii and Nicky Romero's record for most weeks spent in the top ten as "Ugly Heart" rose 11–8, thereby recording its thirty-eighth non-consecutive week in the top ten.
- On May 23, 2015, G.R.L. extend their record for the most weeks spent in the top ten to thirty nine with "Ugly Heart".
- On May 30, 2015, Bojana Stamenov became the first Serbian recording artist to appear on JayJ47's Music Charts after her single, "Beauty Never Lies" debuted at #2 on the mainstream singles chart. The song also opened at #1 on the Hot Shots singles chart and the iTunes Airplay Chart, thus making Stamenov the first Serbian to top a secondary chart on JayJ47's Music Charts. Similarly, Voltaj became the second Romanian act and the first Romanian group to enter the chart after their single, "De la capăt (All Over Again)" debuted at #18.
- On June 13, 2015, Uzari and Maimuna became the first Belarusians to chart on JayJ47's Music Charts after their single, "Time" debuted at #7 on the mainstream singles chart and #1 on the Pop/Rock singles chart.
- On June 20, 2015, Uzari and Maimuna become the first Belarusians to reach #1 on JayJ47's Top 25 Countdown. As a result, their single, "Time" also becomes the first Eurovision entry to top the chart.
Statistical Information[edit]
Number-One Hits By Artist[edit]
| Total | Artist | Lead | Feat. | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Ellie Goulding |
● | ● | 9 |
| 1 | Calvin Harris |
● | 3 | |
| 1 | Gwen Stefani |
● | 2 | |
| 1 | Ella Henderson |
● | 1 | |
| 1 | Ariana Grande |
● | 4 | |
| 1 | The Weeknd |
● | 4 | |
| 1 |  Zedd |
● | 1 | |
| 1 | Selena Gomez |
● | 1 | |
| 1 | Olly Murs |
● | 1 | |
| 1 | Demi Lovato |
● | 1 | |
| 1 | Charlie Puth |
● | 1 | |
| 1 | Meghan Trainor |
● | 1 | |
| 1 | Taylor Swift |
● | 1 | |
| 1 | Kendrick Lamar |
● | 1 | |
| 1 |  Uzari |
● | 1 | |
| 1 | Maimuna |
● | 1 |
Number-One Hits By Nation[edit]
| Total | Country | Lead | Featured | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | United States |
4 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | United Kingdom |
4 | 0 | 10 |
| 1 | Canada |
1 | 0 | 4 |
| 1 | Germany |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Belarus |
1 | 0 | 1 |
Notes[edit]
The following artists achieved their first #1 hit on the Mainstream Singles Chart.
- Ella Henderson – "Empire" (as a Lead artist)
- Ellie Goulding – "Love Me Like You Do" (as a Lead Artist)
Zedd – "I Want You To Know" (as a Lead Artist)- Selena Gomez – "I Want You To Know" (as a Featured Artist)
- Charlie Puth – "Marvin Gaye" (as a Lead Artist)
- Meghan Trainor – "Marvin Gaye" (as a Featured Artist)
- Kendrick Lamar – "Bad Blood" (as a Featured Artist)
Uzari – "Time" (as a Lead Artist)- Maimuna – "Time" (as a Lead Artist)