It’s New Music Friday and the best place to discover new European artists is the European Border Breakers Chart. This week’s Top 100 counts no less than 26 (re)entries, 14 of which are first-timers.

The latter category contains the following tracks: Myles Green – Catching Fire (#47), Nadia Rose – Skwod (#56), Eddy De Pretto – Normal (#60), Sennek – A Matter Of Time (#80; pictured), Cecilia Krull – My Life Is Going On (#81), Alma feat. Kiiara – Chit Chat (#82), Ben’Do – Pareil (#83), 4Magic – Together (#84), Fontaines – Hurricane Laughter (#85), Famke Louise feat. Bokoesam – VROOM (#86), Lost Horizons – Bones (#88), A Blaze Of Feather feat. Her – Carousel (#89), Brand New Friend – Girl (#91), and Liv Dawson – Talk (#98).

For the full Top 100, click the ‘EBBChart’ tab in the top menu of this blog (loading of the PDF may take a little while). More charts, like the Tips (ranking the tracks that are on their way to the Top 100), the Airplay Chart and the Streaming Chart, are available at www.europeanborderbreakerschart.eu, where you can also listen to all of the tracks and watch their videos, as well as share them via social media.

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I’m not exaggerating when I state the European Border Breakers Chart is the most refreshing chart of all. Once again, I have to issue a Code Blue warning, as the Top 100 counts 24 (re)entries this week, 7 of which are complete newcomers. How’s that for discovering new music?

European Border Breakers Award winner Alma keeps scoring hit after hit. Good Vibes (feat. Tove Styrke) off her Heavy Rules Mixtape is this week’s highest entry at #16. The other newcomer follow at respectful distance: Wiinston – Rosa (#47), Tom Gregory – Losing Sleep (#48), Superorganism – Night Time (#61), Mist feat. Mr Eazi & Fekky – Display Skills (#68), Day_S – Elbows (#82), and, saving the best for last: Lova – You Me And The Silence (#97; pictured).

Two of these entries even have another track lined up to enter the Top 100 next week: both Superorganism and Alma appear in the Tips chart, which also features Hourglass by Imitating Aeroplanes and Une Envie Méchante by Tim Dup, by the way.

For the full Top 100, click the ‘EBBChart’ tab in the top menu of this blog (loading of the PDF may take a little while). More charts, like the Tips (ranking the tracks that are on their way to the Top 100), the Airplay Chart and the Streaming Chart, are available at www.europeanborderbreakerschart.eu, where you can also listen to all of the tracks and watch their videos, as well as share them via social media.

Werner Schlosser

I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.

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Today, European Border Breakers Award winner Alma (pictured) puts out her new single Dance For Me (feat. Mø). On the day of its release, the track is already the highest entry in the European Border Breakers Chart at #37, thanks to early cross-border airplay in Great Britain. The song leads a field of 23 (re)entries, 14 of which are tracks that appear for the first time this week.

The other newcomers are fellow EBBA 2018 winners The Blaze – Heaven (#49) and Youngr – Remember (#80), alongside Superorganism – Reflections On The Screen (#42), M.I.L.K. – Slow Emotions (#46), Lewis Capaldi feat. Jessie Reyez – Rush (#52), Nafthaly Ramona feat. Bizzey, Ramiks & Hef – Merry (#62), Severija – Zu Asche Zu Staub (#78), Theo Lawrence & The Hearts – Never Let It Go (#79), Hazers – Drive (#86), Kim Petras – Heart To Break (#87), Sheku Kanneh-Mason – Sardana (#88), Hare Squead – Flowers (#89), and Pip Blom – I Think I’m In Love (#99).

For the full Top 100, click the ‘EBBChart’ tab in the top menu of this blog (loading of the PDF may take a little while). More charts, like the Tips (ranking the tracks that are on their way to the Top 100), the Airplay Chart and the Streaming Chart, are available at www.europeanborderbreakerschart.eu, where you can also listen to all of the tracks and watch their videos, as well as share them via social media.

Werner Schlosser

I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.

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The European Border Breakers Chart ranks upcoming European artists that have airplay and streaming success outside their own country. If you want to be the first to discover new European music, check the fresh charts every Friday.

This week, the Top 100 counts 23 (re)entries. No less than 11 of these tracks make their first appearance: Boy Azooga – Loner Boogie (#55), Niall Horan – On The Loose (#63), Fontaines DC – Chequeless Reckless (#72), Ten Tonnes – Lay It On Me (#73; pictured), Da Break – Give Your Love (#74), Shame – Lampoon (#90), Pale Waves – Heavenly (#91), Nabihah Iqbal – Slowly (#93), Tadgh – Who Do You Think You Are? (#96), Zilla – Whatever It Is(#99), and Lewis Capaldi – Bruises (#100).

For the complete Top 100, click the ‘EBBChart’ tab in the top menu of this blog (loading of the PDF may take a little while). More charts, like the Tips (ranking the tracks that are on their way to the Top 100), the Airplay Chart and the Streaming Chart, are available at www.europeanborderbreakerschart.eu, where you can also listen to all of the tracks and watch their videos, as well as share them via social media.

Werner Schlosser

I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.

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This week’s European Border Breakers Chart counts another 11 first-timers among a total of 21 (re)entries: Matt Terry – Sucker For You (#25), Au/Ra – Panic Room (#28), Grace Carter – Silhouette (#51), Goat Girl – The Man (#65), Pillow Queens – Favourite (#67), Naaz – Loving Love (#72; pictured), Sheku Kanneh-Mason – No Woman No Cry (#76), Yonaka – Heavy (#77), Loop – Give ‘n’ Take (#82), Franc Moody – Pheromones (#84), and Albin Lee Meldau – The Weight Is Gone (#87).

If you like one of these songs (or any of the other 89 tracks), use the combined play/share button behind the respective title on the chart website and share the love via social media!

For the complete Top 100, click the ‘EBBChart’ tab in the top menu of this blog (loading of the PDF may take a little while). More charts, like the Tips (ranking the tracks that are on their way to the Top 100), the Airplay Chart and the Streaming Chart, are available at www.europeanborderbreakerschart.eu, where you can listen to all of the tracks and watch their videos as well. (Photo: BSR Agency)

Werner Schlosser

I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.

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Glad to see the new chart rules (specifically the one excluding tracks from the European Border Breakers Chart after 52 weeks) have the desired effect. Since the beginning of 2018, more emerging European artists have become visible in the Top 100 than ever before. That trend continues this week, with 22 (re)entries, 12 of which have never been in the chart before.

These entries are: Angèle – Je Veux Tes Yeux (#37), Lines – Lockdown (#41), Pale Waves – The Tide (#53), Nilüfer Yanya – Thanks 4 Nothing (#59; pictured), Amber Arcades – Which Will (#65), B Young – Jumanji (#66), Strøm – Shay-Ling (#82), Elle Watson – Suspended (#85), LCAW feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Hummingbird (#89), Lotto Boyzz – No Don (#94), whenyoung – Pretty Pure (#95), and Fours – Sweet Reality (#97).

For the complete Top 100, click the ‘EBBChart’ tab in the top menu of this blog (loading of the PDF may take a little while). More charts, like the Tips (ranking the tracks that are on their way to the Top 100), the Airplay Chart and the Streaming Chart, are available at www.europeanborderbreakerschart.eu, where you can listen to all of the tracks and watch their videos as well.

Werner Schlosser

I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.

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It’s New Chart Friday 😉 . This week’s European Border Breakers Chart counts 20 (re)entries, 10 of which make their first appearance.

Peggy Gou – It Makes You Forget (#40), SDJM feat. Conor Maynard – That Way (#44), Raf Rundell – Sweet Cheeks (#60), Kim Petras – I Don’t Want It At All (#64), Greg Houben – Cigarette (#81), IAMJJ – Homer (#82; pictured here during his performance at ESNS), Rin – Data Love (#86), Warhaus – Well Well (#87), SL – Tropical (#91), and Bones – Beautiful Is Boring (#98).

For the complete Top 100, click the ‘EBBChart’ tab in the top menu of this blog (loading of the PDF may take a little while). More charts, like the Tips (ranking the tracks that are on their way to the Top 100), the Airplay Chart and the Streaming Chart, are available at www.europeanborderbreakerschart.eu, where you can listen to all of the tracks and watch their videos as well.

Werner Schlosser

I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.

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One week ago, many European radio stations attended the ESNS showcase festival in Groningen, the Netherlands. Some of the appearing artists clearly made a big impression, resulting in significant airplay. This shows in this week’s European Border Breakers Chart…

Yungblud (pictured) has four tracks (or five, if you want) inside the Top 100: I Love You, Will You Marry Me sits at #17, his latest single Polygraph Eyes enters at #34, the mash-up of Camilla Cabello’s Havana and Dua Lipa’s New Rules that he played for Studio Brussel comes in at #74 thanks to airplay on that Belgian station, and the song that started his career, King Charles, re-enters at #93.
Another artist that clearly took advantage of his presence at the festival, is EBBA winner Youngr. His collab with Endor, Give It Up, is still at #33, his new single Ooh Lordy is new at #62 and the track that won him his EBBA, Out Of My System, re-enters at #89. Tom Grennan holds three positions as well: Found What I’ve Been Looking For (#21), Royal Highness (#24), but the best of them all, his just-released single Sober, crashes in at #48.
Jade Bird hits the jackpot with her latest single Lottery as well, by entering at #59, and Arp Frique‘s Nos Magia is new at #82.

Other entries this week are Amber Arcades – It Changes (#60), Lotto Boyzz feat. Vianni – Bim Bam (#69), Sea Girls – What For (#73), Harry Styles – Wild Thoughts (#78), Farah Elle – Teardrop (#95), Rosie Carney – Awake Me (#96), and The Surfing Magazines – New Day (#98).

For the complete Top 100, click the ‘EBBChart’ tab in the top menu of this blog (loading of the PDF may take a little while). More charts, like the Tips (ranking the tracks that are on their way to the Top 100), the Airplay Chart and the Streaming Chart, are available at www.europeanborderbreakerschart.eu, where you can listen to all of the tracks and watch their videos as well.

Werner Schlosser

I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.

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From last Wednesday through Saturday the ESNS festival takes place in Groningen, the Netherlands. The showcase festival for emerging European bands. During daytime music professionals come together at the ESNS conference to meet colleagues from other countries and to join panel sessions. It’s at the ESNS conference, exactly two years ago, where the European Border Breakers Charts were launched. And it’s also the place, where this week the next step was announced: the addition of streaming data to compile an even more relevant chart. If you want to read more about that, click here.

Meanwhile, the show goes on. And how! One quarter of the EBBChart Top 100 consists of (re)entries this week, 14 of which are first timers. Sigrid (pictured) and Skott seem to benefit most of the fact they won a European Border Breakers Award this year (which was presented to them last Wednesday, here in Groningen). Their tracks Anything Could Happen (an Ellie Goulding cover, played live at the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge) and Stay Off My Mind enter the chart, at #25 and #56, respectively.

The other entries are Bad Sounds – Are You High? (#39), Témé Tan – Menteur (#47), Hugo Helmig – Eyes Wide Shut (#58), Shame – Concrete (#63), Dadju – Reine (#70), Trobi feat. Boaz van de Beatz & Adïka – U Don’t Know (#82), Sassy 009 – Are You Leaving (#87), Takagi feat. Ketra, Elisa & Tommaso – Da Sola / In The Night (#94), Ramz – Barking (#95), Octavian – Party Here (#96), Kilnamana – Adios Amigo (#99), and 23 Unofficial – Ain’t Bothered (#100).

For the complete Top 100, click the ‘EBBChart’ tab in the top menu of this blog (loading of the PDF may take a little while). More charts, like the Tips (ranking the tracks that are on their way to the Top 100), the Airplay Chart and the Streaming Chart, are available at www.europeanborderbreakerschart.eu, where you can listen to all of the tracks and watch their videos as well.

Werner Schlosser

I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.

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Every Friday around noon there’s a fresh European Border Breakers Chart. So, if you’re ready for your weekly dose of upcoming European talent, fasten your seatbelts!

To make a long story short: the EBBChart has 6 re-entries and 13 entries this week. All-new are: Liam Payne & Rita Ora – For You (#7), Superorganism – Everybody Wants To Be Famous (#15; pictured), Roëds – Holdin’ On (#43), Soleima – Low Life (#52), Dave – No Words (#59), Yungblud – Tin Pan Boy (#77), Miles From Kinshasa – Limbo (#83), The Big Moon – Happy New Year (#85), Raoul Vignal – Hazy Days (#92), Charlotte Dos Santos – Red Clay (#94), Dream Wife – Hey Heartbreaker (#95), Rak-Su – Dimelo (#98) and Girlhood – Together (#99).

For all the details and the complete Top 100, click the ‘EBBChart’ tab in the top menu of this blog (loading of the PDF may take a little while). More charts, like the Tips (ranking the tracks that are on their way to the Top 100), the Airplay Chart and the Streaming Chart, are available at www.europeanborderbreakerschart.eu, where you can listen to all of the tracks and watch their videos as well.

Werner Schlosser

I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.

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