UK Soul Chart 31st Jan 2022

31st Jan 2022

I've decided that this year again to start posting the UK Soul Charts. Not only the one published by Starpoint Radio but also Global Soul Radio as I believe they are diverse enough with the former being more commercial and the latter covering more contemporary neo/future soul releases. I think there is a place for both. 

It is worth highlighting that, whilst the UK Soul Chart may have had some 'bad press' (rightly or wrongly) in the past, I've had a discussion with it's creator who has been referencing Digital Tracking (DTR)  software for the last few months to verify it's accuracy and informs me that it has had positive results and will be using it moving forward in addition to using radio show playlists & Stations Data as more artists start to use the (DRT) facility. It is also worth bearing in mind that the Starpoint chart is always one week behind as there is a delay in collating the 100+ playlists that the chart is based upon.

The Global Soul chart is 'arguably' more upfront and data is collated from three weeks of radio show playlists along with the Amazon Hot (100) New Releases with the latest week's playlists being given more emphasis.

It will be interesting to see how things develop but I have no doubt that some tunes will in appear in one chart and not the other on a regular basis, as is the nature of the beast, but that's perhaps a good thing, hence the reason for posting both. I don't believe that the charts should be compared as one being more accurate than the other as each is coming at it from a different perspective.

I think it should be fairly obvious, but colour coding is riser = green, faller = red and no change = orange and new entry or re-entry = white/no colour.

Where chart entries have been posted on the blog, which generally they will have been, there will be a link to the post.

This week's chart has five new entries and three re-entries. The highest new entry is from David Morales entering straight in at #2.

Highest Risers: Sandra-Mae Lux (10), Tanqueray Hayward (9), Leee John (8)

Biggest Fallers: Frank McComb & Kathy Kosins (-17), Sympi Whitney (-11), Castella (-11), Groove Association (-10)

Pos	Last	Artist	Title
1	1	Lindsey Webster ft. Brian Culbertson	I Didn't Mean It
2	NE	David Morales	Life Is A Song (Mixes) LP
3	13	Sandra Mae Lux	You Me And Tomorrow
4	2	Various Artists	Luxury Soul 2022 LP
5	4	Bey Bright	Sure Shot / SN4 Music Beats & Life EP
6	3	Nicole Henry	Time To Love Again LP
7	5	Dynasty	Still In Love / I Can Tell
8	8	Moonchild ft. Lalah Hathaway	Tell Him
9	14	JDs Time Machine	Dream Again / Rain On My Star
10	10	Hareston Clay	Never Settle For Less (I'm On Fire LP)
11	16	Don-E	Follow Your Heart /  One Time Is Not Enough (Winter Warmers EP)
12	20	Leee John (Imagination)	It Feels So Good (Mixes)
13	17	The Temptations	Calling Out Her Name
14	7	Takim Brown	Say It Like You Mean It (Philly Soul Select Vol 2 LP)
15	18	Isaac Aragon & The Healing	Who Is Standing With Me
16	6	The Groove Association ft Georgie B	Best Believe It (Website Release)
17	NE	Julian Jonah ft Ada Dyer	Comin Back For Your Lovin'
18	NE	Stan Taylor	Party / I Love You (Red Velvet LP)
19	28	Tanqueray Hayward	Complicated (Realm Remix)
20	9	Castella	So Into You
21	NE	Roger Hill	Come Back To Me
22	11	Sympli Whitney	The 45th Chapter EP / Sleepless EP
23	26	Bobby Washington	Feanin' / Not A One Night Stand
24	RE	Magoo	Time To Dance EP
25	30	Aya Ito	Spellbound
26	NE	Wade C Long	Right Moves (Nigel Lowis Mix/Org Mix)
27	RE	Calyco	Dance With U
28	24	Melba Moore	So In Love
29	12	Frank McComb & Kathy Kosins	I Gotta Pinch Myself (I Must Be Dreaming)
30	RE	Dayton Grey	Love Is On The Line