How Much Longer Can 'Flowers' Bloom On The Hot 50?

24 February 2023 | 2:40 pm | Mary Varvaris

All the action from this week's radio airplay and TikTok charts.

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How much longer can Flowers bloom? 

Miley Cyrus remains at #1 on this week's Radio Monitor Hot 50 Chart, with Taylor Swift's Anti-Hero right behind her. Ed Sheeran's Celestial and P!nk's TRUSTFALL snap up third and fourth spots, while Stephen Sanchez's 2021 single, Until I Found You, found a second shot at fame through the Netflix series Ginny And Georgia, is #5 — Creepin' by Metro Boomin feat. The Weeknd and 21 Savage has jumped up a spot to #6; so has The Kid LAROI's Love Again, which is now seventh on the chart. Miss You by Oliver Tree & Robin Schulz follows, with STAR WALKIN (League Of Legends Worlds Anthem) by Lil Nas X and Post Malone and Roddy Rich's Cooped Up closing the top ten.

Aside from The Kid LAROI at #7, the number of Aussies on the Hot 50 chart has steadily declined. 

We have Peking Duk feat. Darren Hayes with a re-worked Savage Garden classic, I Want You, at #14 (up six places from last week), Never Let You Go by Jason Derulo and Shouse at #28, The Music cover artist Budjerah debuting at #32 with Therapy, How Do I Say Goodbye by Dean Lewis at #35, and Vance Joy's Clarity at #49. The remainder of the chart is primarily dominated by acts from the UK and the US, including artists who are currently touring across Australia - Ed Sheeran and Harry Styles, as well as George Ezra, Lizzo, Eliza Rose And The Interplanetary Criminal, and more.


PinkPantheress & Ice Spice dominate the TikTok chart for a second week with Boys A Liar pt. 2. The #1 track is followed by Blue Blood by Heinz Kiessling from the album Music For Supermarkets, Five Minutes by Selamat Tinggal (2003), Kevin MacLeod's Monkeys Spinning Monkeys, and Shaggy feat. Brian & Tony Gold's Hey Sexy Lady, a sped-up nightcore special of Watch This (Lil Uzi Vert) [ARIZONATEARS Pluggnb Remix], and more featuring on the chart.

Coi Leray's Players is #1 on the triple j chart after MAY-A enjoyed a second week on top with Sweat You Out My System last week - the song is now eighth on the chart. Fred Again..'s Laneway appearances and secret shows have boosted Danielle (smile on my face) from #38 all the way to #2, while BENEE drives a Green Honda to third place. 

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Elsewhere is Louis Vuitton by Aitch, which debuted at #71 last week and is now fourth. Pacific Avenue's Spin Me Like Your Records is sixth, while Ed Sheeran's support act Maisie Peters, who's also on her first Australian headline tour, is at #10 with Body Better. Mae Stephens' If We Ever Broke Up is up from #144 to #13, Beabadoobee's Glue Song is #16 (from #102), and Eddie Benjamin's All For Nothing has made the remarkable leap from #551 to #19.

It's The Kid LAROI and Budjerah snapping up the top three spots on the NIMAs airplay chart with Therapy at #2, sandwiched between Love Again and STAY. A Thousand Miles is also #4. Sugar Coated Lies by Ziggy Ramo feat. Alice Skye is fifth, Tia Gostelow's Say It To My Face follows at sixth, with Raypirri by King Stingray immediately behind. WITHOUT YOU makes for The Kid LAROI's fourth appearance on the chart at #8, Wish You Well by Baker Boy feat. Bernard Fanning at #9, and Solid Rock by Goanna, Moss, Tasman Keith and William Barton at #10.

In the world of country music, The Wolfe Brothers continue Livin' The Dream at #1 on the Countrytown Top 50 chart. James Johnston has GOT IT GOOD at #2, Mackenzie Porter enjoys another week at #3 with Pickup, Jelly Roll's Son Of A Sinner is #4, and Morgan Wallen's One Thing At A Time is #5. Keith Urban follows with Street Called Main, with The Music cover artist Loren Ryan, The Buckleys, Luke Combs, Blake Shelton, Kaylee Bell, Carrie Underwood, Ashleigh Dallas, and Shania Twain featuring on the chart.  


There's also a host of great new tracks hitting streaming services this week, and you can check out all the latest on our Spotify and Apple Music playlists. There's something for everyone with selections from our tastemakers at The Music, Kill Your Stereo, Countrytown and Purple Sneakers. We've also got some fantastic new Aussie acts for you to discover on our state-based underground playlists, where you can find your new favourite artist.