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Song of the Day #5,836: ‘These Walls’ – Dua Lipa

Continuing my countdown of 2024 notable album releases by women…

The Ladies of 2024
#2 – Dua Lipa – Radical Optimism

One thing I didn’t have on my 2024 bingo card was Dua Lipa’s third album flopping. Following the string of hits on her last release, plus Barbie‘s ‘Dance the Night,’ I figured she was about to deliver a blockbuster.

To be fair, Radical Optimism did debut at #1 in the UK, and give her the best first week sales for a British artist in several years. And her #2 placement on the Billboard 200 topped that of 2020’s Future Nostalgia, which peaked at #3.

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Song of the Day #5,737: ‘Training Season’ – Dua Lipa

Alongside the new Vampire Weekend, the album I’m most looking forward to this spring is Dua Lipa’s latest. That’s because the pop singer-songwriter simply does not miss.

Her self-titled 2017 debut was wall-to-wall bangers, and she somehow topped it with 2020’s Future Nostalgia. That album, a disco revival with a decidedly modern sensibility, dropped right when the COVID quarantine started and helped keep legions of fans sane during that difficult period.

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Song of the Day #5,526: ‘Dance the Night’ – Dua Lipa

At #9 on this week’s Billboard Hot 100 is Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘vampire,’ her latest #1 hit and a glorious leadoff single for her upcoming album, Guts. I’m very excited by everything Rodrigo is doing, including newly released second single ‘bad idea right?’ (which will no doubt be climbing this chart in short order).

Rounding out the top ten is another single from the Barbie soundtrack. Dua Lipa’s fabulous disco jam ‘Dance the Night’ is the unofficial theme song of the film’s Barbieland, where Barbies and Kens gather nightly to have highly choreographed dance parties.

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Song of the Day #5,025: ‘Sweetest Pie’ – Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa

Our first new entry on the Billboard Hot 100 this week is ‘Sweetest Pie’ from Megan Thee Stallion and Dua Lipa. It hits the charts at #15. This collaboration is the first single from Megan’s upcoming studio album, her second.

Megan Thee Stallion is another example of the sexually explicit female rappers I mentioned yesterday in the Latto post. This crop of performers owes a lot to Nicki Minaj, now a grizzled veteran in the 15th year of her career.

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Song of the Day #5,023: ‘Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)’ – Elton John & Dua Lipa

Elton John and Dua Lipa claim the 13th spot on this week’s Billboard Hot 100, with ‘Cold Heart (PNAU Remix),’ PNAU being the Australian electronic group responsible for the track.

Earlier in the year, this song returned Elton John Billboard’s Top Ten for the first time since 1997’s Princess Di-themed rewrite of ‘Candle in the Wind.’ However, this one feels like it should have an asterisk, because John’s portions of the song are culled from older recordings.

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