Well, we could’ve expected this, didn’t we? With less high profile new releases and radio stations that dedicate a lot of their air time to musical reviews of the year, all-time charts and specialist programming, we find only two really new entries in this week’s European Border Breakers Chart.

Fittingly, the highest of the two is a festive track. All I Want For Xmas Is Rock And Roll by LA Wise Man (pictured) enters at #85. LA Wise Man is a new project of Sam Dust, a.k.a. LA Priest. And just as appropriately, the other entry, at #98, is new single My Obsession by one of the most promising bands to come out of the UK lately: Pale Waves.

Only two entries in the Top 100 doesn’t mean there is little action in the EBBChart. On the contrary: a whopping 18 tracks re-enter this week. Among them Carte Blanche Music favourites like Dua Lipa, Alma and Pale Waves’ debut single There’s A Honey. Over at the Tips by Country chart La Louze by Shanguy enters at #2. One to watch!

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), 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.