iSwing Top 40 January 26, 2020

iSwing Top 40
January 26, 2020

1 Brass Department/Marena Whitcher/Rootwords - Welcome To The Brass Department (Klischee Remix)
2 Lyre Le Temps - Boogie Wonderland
3 Emma Clair - Need To Swing
4 Wolfgang Lohr/Loredana Grimaudo - Twenties
5 Postmodern Jukebox/Mario Jose - Juice
6 Pisk - Hummin' To Myself
7 Lucy Woodward - It's Oh So Quiet
8 SwingHoppers/Wolfgang Lohr - Party Like It's 1920

9 Lamuzgueule/Chanson D'Occasion - Umbrella 🆕
10 Postmodern Jukebox/Allison Young - Mr Blue Sky 🆕
11 Caravan Palace - Melancolia
12 Parov Stelar - Voodoo Sonic
13 Riff Kitten - Swag Rag
14 Jojo Effect/Dennis LeGree - Swing It Up (Zouzoulectric Remix)
15 Matt Forbes - Mad About You
16 Tuxedo Junction - Mr Business
17 Phos Toni - Baby Swing
18 SoDown - Baby Don't Let Me Down
19 Little Violet - Silent Movie
20 SwingHoppers - S Gon Give It To Ya
21 Glenn Gatsby - I Wonder Where
22 Minimatic - The Whistler
23 Madam Misfit - Inspector Gadget
24 Wolfgang Lohr/Alanna Lyes - Upside Down (Pisk Remix)

25 Antoine Villoutreix - Wie Wunderschon (Wolfgang Lohr Remix) 🆕
26 Kenichi Chiba - I Can Do Nothing Without You
27 Varrick Frost - Clockwork
28 Lawrence Welk - The Moon Is A Silver Dollar
29 Lyre Le Temps - My Generation 🆕
30 Legomix/Thomas Alva Edison - GramiPhone 🆕
31 Harvey Miller/James Jive - You Ain't Heard Nothing Yet (Club Mix)
32 Postmodern Jukebox/Tess Mohr - Call Me 🆕
33 Alex Pangman - If I Don't Mean It
34 Glenn Gatsby - Whats The Reason (Club Mix)
35 Ariana Savalas - Legendary Lover 🆕
36 Tape Five - Party Like It's 1929 (Extended Version)

37 Pisk/Cab Calloway - Jumpin' Jive
38 Tape Five/Mica Dulce - Once Upon A Summernight
39 Mr Jazzek/Lil Hardin Armstrong - Oriental Swing 🆕
40 Wolfgang Lohr/Varrick Frost/Alanna Lyes - Sweet Dreams




Welcome back to the blog Electro Swing fans.
We're finishing off the first month of the year with eight new songs, and first up is Mr Jazzek with, "Oriental Swing" featuring Lil Hardin Armstrong at number 39. Mr Jazzek reached number 7 at the beginning of the Summer, last year, with "Doin The Jive," featuring Glenn Miller. As for Lil Hardin Armstrong, she was featured on the Number 1 song, "Harlem Nights" by Honky Crew which spent two weeks on top last month. "Harlem Nights" drops out of the Top 40 this week.
Ariana Savalas makes her first appearance in almost four years as, "Legendary Lover" comes in at 35. She last appeared with Postmodern Jukebox back in the Spring of 2016 on the track, "All About The Bass," which peaked at 22.
And speaking of Postmodern Jukebox (PMJ), they arrive with the Blondie remake, "Call Me," at number 32, featuring Tess Mohr. And PMJ also debut in the Top 10, at 10, with, "Mr Blue Sky" featuring newcomer, Allison Young.
Legomix and Thomas Alva Edison come in with, "GramiPhone" at number 30. Legomix last visited in February of 2019, with the number 4 peaking, "Swing Artist (Extended Electro House Edit)."
Lyre Le Temps bring a third hit from their My Generation album to the Top 40. Title track, "My Generation," comes in at 29. Lyre Le Temps hit number 1 last week with, "Boogie Wonderland."
Antoine Viloutreix comes in strong with his second Top 40. "Wie Wunderschon (Wolfgang Lohr Remix)," arrives at 25. Antoine reached number 13 exactly a year ago on the Bart&Baker track, "Ami (Je Suis Heureux Que Tu Existes)(AK Radio Mix)."
Top Swinging Entry goes to Lamuzgueule and Chanson D'Occasion. They arrive at number 9 with the Rihanna remake, "Umbrella." It's the second version of "Umbrella" to make it onto the iSwing Top 40. Back in the Spring of 2018, Annella, took "Umbrella" all the way to number 1.
Lamuzgueule last appeared in the Top 10 back in October of 2018 with the number 5 peaking, "Gangster's Paradise (Wolfgang Lohr Remix)."
Big Swinging Shout-Out goes to the upcoming film, Miss Fisher & The Crypt Of Tears. If you're a fan of murder, adventure and mysteries you're in for a real treat with this upcoming film. Based on the popular books, by Kerry Greenwood, and television show, Miss Fisher Murder Mysteries, comes a feature length film due this February. Phryne Fisher and Detective Inspector, Jack Robinson unite on a harrowing adventure through exotic locations, daring rescues, suspicious characters, an ancient curse and of course, steamy romantic interludes.
If the film is anything like the television show, expect gorgeous flowing fashions, jewels, magnificent sets and sharp period music sprinkled throughout. A first class adventure film that delivers and sets the tone for a grand entrance into the Roaring 2020's.

And back in the Top 10, SwingHoppers and Wolfgang Lohr move from 13 to 8 with, "Party Like It's 1920." For The SwingHoppers, it's their first appearance in the Top 10, and Wolfgang's 39th.
Lucy Woodward scores her first Top 10 with, "It's Oh So Quiet." And Pisk jumps twelve spots to stop at 6, for his tenth Top 10, "Hummin' To Myself."
Postmodern Jukebox moves to 5 with, "Juice," featuring Mario Jose.
Wolfgang's (38th) Top 10, "Twenties," is climbing fast, it's at 5 in its second week, and features the swingalicous, Loredana Grimaudo.
Emma Clair's, "Need To Swing," revs it up closer to the top at 3.
Lyre Le Temps slip to 2, with the very charming remake of Earth, Wind & Fire's hit song, "Boogie Wonderland."
And The Brass Department, Marena Whitcher and Rootwords, top the iSwing Top 40 this week with their first hit, "Welcome To The Brass Department (Klischee Remix)"
Klischee, however, score their second Number 1. Their last visit to the top, was way back in April of 2017, when, "Swing It Like Roger," actually debuted at Number 1. A rare feat indeed. "Swing It Like Roger," has become an Electro Swing classic.
Browse again next week to find out if "Brass Department," hangs on to Number 1, or will the battle be between Emma or Loredana? I know I'm excited to find out.
Until then, keep your head in the clouds and keep swinging for the stars.

JC JSum

Best Of iSwing - 2019

Electro Swing is a fast growing and glorious genre of music. It's overflowing with colourful characters and music that keep feet and ears unapologetically happy. As the music industry gathers this weekend for its biggest awards night, the iSwing blog also honours its best of the year.
Leading the nominations in 11 of the iSwing categories for 2019 is Caravan Palace with five, followed by SpekrFreks and Uki Mizusaki with four each. So continue reading to find out about your favourites from 2019.

And the category is...


Best New Electro Swing Artist

OB3One
Stefano Mastronardi
Uki Mizusaki
SpekrFreks
Young Punx

Each of the artists in this category really srepped up their game this year with fantastic albums. Of the five nominees, SpekrFreks take the prize. Established out of San Francisco in 2010, SpekrFreks made a huge impact on the chart in 2019. Releasing their album, Sockdollager, in the early part of 2019, it produced the Number 1 song, "Move On," and the momentum just didn't stop. Four Top 40 appearances, including a banger of a remix for Damon Rush really kept underground speakeasy's hoppin'.


Best Electro Swing Artist (Ladies)

Annella
Emma Clair
Little Violet
Alanna Lyes
Uki Mizusaki

The ladies of Electro Swing add such glamour and foot pounding fun to the genre. Annella takes the prize with this one. Establishing her reign early in the year. Her, "Love Music," kept the Winter Blues away and she owned the entire Spring season with the Number 1 smash, "Trouble."


Best Electro Swing Artist (Gentlemen)

DJ Mibor
Varrick Frost
Wolfgang Lohr
Offbeat
Odd Chap

Gentlemen don't usually stand a chance of winning if nominated with Wolfgang Lohr in this category. And the same is true this year. Wolfgang Lohr is the clear winner here. He's so darn prolific. He has nearly fourty Top 10's to his credit. Plus side projects, like Club 27, always keep the man very relevant.


Best Electro Swing Artist (Duo/Group)

Balduin
Bart&Baker
Caravan Palace
Lyre Le Temps
Swingrowers

Always an interesting category that could go in any direction, but Caravan Palace nail the win. They took a big chance taking their established sound, and flipped it on its head. Can't wait to see how they're going to mould the 2020's music scene.


Best Electro Swing Remix

Bart&Baker/Haylen - It's In Her Heels (Wolfgang Lohr Remix)
Robert Edwards/Little Violet - Charleston Boogie (Seolo Remix)
Ginkgoa - Don't Give A Damn (Varrick Frost Remix)
Jojo Effect/Dennis LeGree - Swing It Up (Zouzoulectric Remix)
Swing'It Dixieband - Party Like It's 1923 (DJ QuestionMark Remix)

Ginkgoa's, "Don't Give A Damn (Varrick Frost Remix)," is what the envelope reads. It's hard to keep your feet from moving when this jam comes on. And who doesn't give a damn when sweating it out on a dance floor. The perfect addition to your Roaring 2020's soundtrack.


Best Electro Swing Video

Caravan Palace - Miracle
Uki Mizusaki - Land Jump
Satin Dollz - That Man
Swing Bot - Shake Like It's Coming On
Swingrowers - Dreamland (Say Goodbye Bye Bye)
Parov Stelar - Gringo

And the winner is Parov Stelar's, "Gringo." A hypnotising video of hundreds of handpainted pictures edited brilliantly to a pretty friggin' catchy song.


Best Electro Swing Performance (Ladies)

Annella - Love Music
Emma Clair - Time To Fly
Beverly Knight - Marvelous Party
Little Violet - Swinging Melodies
Uki Mizusaki - Land Jump

The clear winner. Emma Clair. Emma's smooth Swing House production on "Time To Fly" marked Emma as a major player in the Electro Swing scene. Old school House DJ's, this ones for you too.


Best Electro Swing Performance (Gentlemen)

Fred Astaire - Slap That Bass
Varrick Frost - Summer Breeze
Stefano Mastronardi - The Speakeasy
Papa Django - Back & Beat
Swing Bot - Deuce Overdose

"Back & Beat" by Papa Django. Papa Django's early 2019 hit was a very pleasant surprise for fans. "Back & Beat" has a Daft Punk kinda quality to it and belongs on a bootleg remixer's to do list.


Best Electro Swing Performance (Duo/Group)

Caravan Palace - Miracle
Lyre Le Temps - Everything Moves
SpekrFreks - Move On
Swingrowers - Dreamland (Say Goodbye Bye Bye)
Tape Five - Party Like It's 1929

Beating out some heavy players, SpekrFreks', "Move On" is handed the prize in this category. If you swung in a club at all this year, this banger would have called you to the dance floor.


Best Electro Swing Album

Caravan Palace - Chronologic
Lyre Le Temps - Clockmaster
Postmodern Jukebox - Jazz Age Thirst Trap
SpekrFreks - Sockdollager
Tape Five - The Roaring 2020's

Congratulations, Lyre Le Temps. Clockmaster shook the ears like an earthquake. In the words of a circus ringmaster, "Amazing."


And the final category is...
Best Electro Swing Song

Caravan Palace/Charles X - About You
Emma Clair - Time To Fly
DJ Mibor/Wolfgang Lohr/Offbeat - Very Nice People
SpekrFreks - Move On
Tape Five - Party Like It's 1929

And the winner is, "Very Nice People." This is the kind of collaboration Electro Swing fans dream of. Paris catwalks and Chicago after hours clubs are where this gem belongs. And we all know where that leads. Everywhere.

Thanks for browsing and please return for my weekly iSwing Top 40 countdown. I break down what's happening in the world of modern swing music and occasionally blab about fun stuff too.
Until then, keep your head in the clouds and keep swinging for the stars.

JC JSum

iSwing Top 40 January 19, 2020

iSwing Top 40
January 19, 2020

1 Lyre Le Temps - Boogie Wonderland
2 Brass Department/Marena Whitcher/Rootwords - Welcome To The Brass Department (Klischee Remix)
3 Tuxedo Junction - Mr Business
4 Parov Stelar - Voodoo Sonic
5 Jojo Effect/Dennis LeGree - Swing It Up (Zouzoulectric Remix)
6 Emma Clair - Need To Swing
7 Matt Forbes - Mad About You
8 Postmodern Jukebox/Mario Jose - Juice
9 Wolfgang Lohr/Loredana Grimaudo - Twenties 🆕
10 Phos Toni - Baby Swing
11 Tape Five/Mica Dulce - Once Upon A Summernight
12 Wolfgang Lohr/Varrick Frost/Alanna Lyes - Sweet Dreams
13 SwingHoppers/Wolfgang Lohr - Party Like It's 1920
14 Tape Five - Party Like It's 1929

15 Lawrence Welk - The Moon Is A Silver Dollar
16 Little Violet - Silent Movie
17 Glenn Gatsby - I Wonder Where
18 Pisk - Hummin' To Myself
19 SoDown - Baby Don't Let Me Down
20 Riff Kitten - Swag Rag
21 Lucy Woodward - It's Oh So Quiet 🆕
22 SwingHoppers - S Gon Give It To Ya
23 Varrick Frost - Clockwork
24 Kenichi Chiba - I Can Do Nothing Without You

25 Wolfgang Lohr/Alanna Lyes - Upside Down (Pisk Remix) 🆕
26 LadBaby - I Love Sausage Rolls (Swing Version)
27 Father Funk - Christmas In Mos Eisley
28 Harvey Miller/James Jive - You Ain't Heard Nothing Yet (Club Mix)
29 Caravan Palace - Melancolia
30 Lyre Le Temps - Just A Gigalo
31 Alex Pangman - If I Don't Mean It
32 Honky Crew/Lil Hardin Armstrong - Harlem Nights
33 ADLN - Remove It (Hey Alan! Electro Swing Remix)
34 Fabian Scheuerlein/Balduin - Nah Neh Nah

35 Minimatic - The Whistler
36 Robin Koninsky - Hello My Baby
37 Tape Five - Party Like It's 1929 (Extended Version)
38 Glenn Gatsby - Whats The Reason
39 Pisk/Cab Calloway - Jumpin' Jive
40 Madam Misfit - Inspector Gadget 🆕




Hello Electro Swing lovers. Welcome back to the blog.
We're in our third week of the year and ladies lead the pack of new entries this week. First up at number 40 is Madam Misfit with the Odd Chap produced, "Inspector Gadget." You may remember Madam Misfit hitting number 7 last October with, "Red Haired Misfit" featuring Professor Elemental.
The next entry at 25 is by Wolfgang Lohr and Alanna Lyes. "Upside Down (Pisk Remix)" is the second version of the song to chart. The original version bounced around the top 20 in the Summer of 2018.
Pisk holds two other positions on the chart, "Jumpin' Jive" with Cab Calloway at 39, and "Hummin' To Myself" climbs to 18.
The third entry is a song that's already a few years old but is getting new life being featured in the latest Birds Of Prey movie trailer. Lucy Woodward arrives at 21 with a song made famous by Bjork, "It's Oh So Quiet."
Top Swinging Entry belongs to Wolfgang Lohr and Loredana Grimaudo. They ring in the New Year with a banger that'll keep your gramiphone's cranker hot. Their "Twenties" debuts at number 9.
Big swinging shout out goes to Deladap. Going strong for fifteen years, Deladap released sassy new single this week, "Sassy." Speakeasy's are going to be banging this one out to keep the Winter blues away.

Half of the Top 10 is new. Phos Toni climbs to 10 with, "Baby Swing." And Postmodern Jukebox makes a big ten position leap to number 8 with, "Juice," featuring Mario Jose.
Matt Forbes' "Mad About You," remains at 7.
Emma Clair scores another Top 10 with, "Need To Swing. It climbs from 12 to 6. Emma's last three Top 10's all reached number 1.
Jojo Effect and Dennis LeGree slip to 5 with, "Swing It Up (Zouzoulectric Remix)." And Parov Stelar jumps 15 to 4 with, "Voodoo Sonic."
Tuxedo Junction's, "Mr Business," steps up to 3 and The Brass Department, Marena Whitcher and Rootwords triple-step to 2 with, "Welcome To The Brass Department (Klischee Remix)"
And no stranger to the Number 1 position is Lyre Le Temps with, "Boogie Wonderland." They lift 2 to 1. Lyre Le Temps' last visit to Number 1 was back in September, when "Still Alive" topped the chart. Last week's Number 1, "Party Like It's 1929" by Tape Five falls all the way to 14.
Visit again soon to read my breakdown of 2019's best of and of course you'll want to see if The Brass Department steal the throne from Lyre Le Temps or will Wolfgang Lohr and Loredana Grimaudo bounce up to top the chart?
Until then, keep your head in the clouds and keep swinging for the stars.

JC JSum

iSwing Top 40 January 12, 2020

iSwing Top 40
January 12, 2020

1 Tape Five - Party Like It's 1929
2 Lyre Le Temps - Boogie Wonderland
3 Jojo Effect/Dennis LeGree - Swing It Up (Zouzoulectric Remix)
4 Tuxedo Junction - Mr Business
5 Brass Department/Marena Whitcher/Rootwords - Welcome To The Brass Department (Klischee Remix)
6 Wolfgang Lohr/Varrick Frost/Alanna Lyes - Sweet Dreams
7 Matt Forbes - Mad About You
8 Honky Crew/Lil Hardin Armstrong - Harlem Nights
9 Tape Five/Mica Dulce - Once Upon A Summernight

10 Fabian Scheuerlein/Balduin - Nah Neh Nah
11 Little Violet - Silent Movie
12 Emma Clair - Need To Swing
13 Father Funk - Christmas In Mos Eisley
14 Emma Clair - Time To Fly
15 Parov Stelar - Voodoo Sonic
16 ADLN - Remove It (Hey Alan! Electro Swing Remix)
17 Riff Kitten - Swag Rag
18 Postmodern Jukebox/Mario Jose - Juice
19 Phos Toni - Baby Swing
20 Glenn Gatsby - I Wonder Where
21 Lawrence Welk - The Moon Is A Silver Dollar
22 SwingHoppers - S Gon Give It To Ya
23 Varrick Frost - Clockwork
24 Minimatic - The Whistler
25 Jive Aces - Bad News
26 Pisk - Hummin' To Myself
27 Alex Pangman - If I Don't Mean It 🆕
28 LadBaby - I Love Sausage Rolls (Swing Version)

29 SoDown - Baby Don't Let Me Down
30 Harvey Miller/James Jive - You Ain't Heard Nothing Yet (Club Mix)
31 Tape Five - Happy
32 Glenn Gatsby - Whats The Reason (Club Mix) 🆕
33 Lyre Le Temps - Just A Gigalo
34 SwingHoppers/Wolfgang Lohr - Party Like It's 1920 🆕
35 Tape Five - Party Like It's 1929 (Extended Version)
36 Robin Koninsky - Hello My Baby 🆕
37 Pisk/Cab Calloway - Jumpin' Jive
38 Caravan Palace - Melancolia 🆕
39 Hey Alan! - The League Of

40 Kenichi Chiba - I Can Do Nothing Without You 🆕


Welcome back Electro Swing fans. I'm JC JSum.
In this second week of The 20's, six songs join us. Kenichi Chiba starts us off at number 40, with "I Can Do Nothing Without You."
"Melancolia," by Caravan Palace slips in at 38. And "Hello My Baby," by Robin Koninsky comes in at 36.
The latest banger from The SwingHoppers, "Party Like It's 1920," with a helping hand from Wolfgang Lohr, arrives at number 34. "Party Like It's 1920" has the makings of being a giant hit this year. The song's message is a charming invitation into a culture that requires one to dress to the nines, dance hard and live it up old-school. The SwingHoppers also move up to 22 with, "S Gon Give It To Ya."
Glenn Gatsby's, "Whats The Reason (Club Mix)" comes in at 32. And Glenn also hits a doublehitter as his ,"I Wonder Where," moves to number 20.
Top swinging entry belongs to Alex Pangman with , "If I Don't Mean It" at number 27.
Big swinging shout out goes to Postmodern Jukebox. If you're in the know, you well know that Postmodern Jukebox (PMJ) is a powerhouse when it comes to recycling and reinventing old and modern music and making it sound like old and modern music. The latest from PMJ, Throwback Clapback, features fun vintage takes on Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Billy Idol, Lizzo, Blu Cantrell, U2 and Elton John songs.

Postmodern Jukebox also just announced a new 2020 North American Spring Tour, beginning February 7, so be sure to check it out. It's a great live show with plenty of surprise guests. A sure thing to get you in a roaring twenties mood.

The Lizzo remake of "Juice" by Postmodern Jukebox and Mario Jose moves up to number 18 this week.
After two months in the Top 10, Emma Clair drops out with former Number 1, "Time To Fly." It stops at 14. Her need to have another Top 10 will have to wait another week though, her latest, "Need To Swing" stops at number 12.
As for Top 10 action, Fabian Scheuerlein and Balduin fall to 10 with "Nah Neh Nah." It peaked at number 3 last month.
The only new entry in the Top 10 this week is from Tape Five and Mica Dulce. "Once Upon A Summernight," moves from 15 to 9. It's the third Top 10 from the album The Roaring 2020's. "I Shot The Sheriff," peaked at number 8 in November and "Party Like It's 1929," reached number 1 a couple of weeks ago.
Former number 1, "Harlem Nights," by Honky Crew and Lil Hardin Armstrong slips to number 8 from 3. And Matt Forbes slips a notch to number 7 with, "Mad About You. It's still gaining in points so it may well rebound upwards next week.
Super Electro Swing trio, Wolfgang Lohr, Varrick Frost and Alanna Lyes still continue to climb with "Sweet Dreams." The Eurythmics remake has been in the iSwing Top 40 for nearly three months now. It stops at number 6 this week.
The Brass Department, Marena Whitcher and Rootwords climb to 5 with, "Welcome To The Brass Department (Klischee Remix)" and Tuxedo Junction creeps to number 4 with, "Mr Business." Jojo Effect and Dennis LeGree stay in the top three with the soulful, "Swing It Up (Zouzoulectric Remix)."
Moving into runner-up position is Lyre Le Temps with, "Boogie Wonderland." It moves two spots up.
And holding on to the number 1 position for a third straight week is Tape Five with the massive hit, "Party Like It's 1929."
That's it for Top 40 shinanugans this week. Visit again soon to read my breakdown of 2019's best artists, songs and albums. And of course you'll want to see if Tape Five holds on to Number 1 for a 4th week.
Until then, keep your head in the clouds and keep swinging for the stars.

JC JSum

The Top 100 Electro Swing Songs Of 2019 (Part 2)

Thanks for returning. I know you're anxious to find out the whereabouts of your favourite Electro Swing songs, so I'm just going to dive right in to the second half of,
The Top 100 Electro Swing Songs Of 2019 (Part 2)

50 Phos Toni - Swing Back
49 Parov Stelar/Kovacs - Snake Charmer (1930 Version)
48 Swingrowers - Selfie Face

47 Jojo Effect/Dennis LeGree - Swing It Up (Zouzoulectric Remix)
46 Parov Stelar - Gringo
45 Odd Chap - Fooling
44 Michael Buble - When You're Smiling

43 Caravan Palace - Supersonics
42 Swing'It Dixieband - Party Like It's 1923 (DJ QuestionMark Remix)
41 Odd Chap - Chicago Swing
40 Sepiatonic - Get Low
39 Deladap - Ring Me Up (Soundsystem Mix)
38 Ursula 1000/Loredana Grimaudo - Swing Boom Bop
37 Ana Gasteyer - Sugar And Booze

36 Dirty Honkers - Dance With Me
35 Michael Buble/Cecile McLorin Salvant - La Vie En Rose
34 Willows - Boy Oh Boy
33 Fabian Scheuerlein/Balduin - Nah Neh Nah
32 Robert Edwards/Little Violet - Charleston Boogie (Seolo Remix)
31 Steven Universe/Christine Ebersole/Lisa Hannigan/Patti LuPone/Zach Callison - Let Us Adore You (Electro Swing Remix)
30 DJ Mibor - Smoking Room

29 Stefano Mastronardi - The Speakeasy
28 Lyre Le Temps - Smile For A Minute
27 Satin Dollz - That Man

26 Beverly Knight - Marvelous Party
25 Jamie Berry/Octavia Rose - Light Up The Night
24 Emma Clair/Jolyn/Alanna Lyes - Move Your Feet (Club Mix)
23 Taco - Puttin' On The Ritz (Disco Mix)

22 Fred Astaire - Slap That Bass
21 Caravan Palace - Plume
20 Annella - Love Music

19 Young Punx - Rhythm Is Wild
18 Varrick Frost - Summer Breeze
17 Caravan Palace - Tattoos
16 Little Violet - Swinging Melodies
15 Lyre Le Temps - Still Alive

14 Ginkgoa - Don't Give A Damn (Varrick Frost Remix)
13 Swing Bot - Deuce Overdose
12 Caravan Palace - Miracle
11 Swingrowers - Just Do It

10 Honky Crew/Lil Hardin Armstrong - Harlem Nights

9 Bart&Baker/Haylen - It's In Her Heels (Wolfgang Lohr Remix)

8 Lyre Le Temps - Everything Moves

7 Tape Five - Party Like It's 1929

6 Papa Django - Back & Beat

5 Swingrowers - Dreamland (Say Goodbye Bye Bye)

4 Emma Clair - Time To Fly

3 Caravan Palace/Charles X - About You

2 SpekrFreks - Move On

1 DJ Mibor/Wolfgang Lohr/Offbeat - Very Nice People

The list of The Top 100 Electro Swing Songs of 2019 is strictly for entertainment purposes and is not based on actual sales figures. Online trends and airplay account for portions of chart positions. A handful of songs on the list are currently in the weekly iSwing Top 40, so keep checking back to see how your favourites are doing.
I'm JC JSum.
Keep your head in the clouds and keep swinging for the stars.

iSwing Top 40 January 5, 2020

iSwing Top 40
January 5, 2020

1 Tape Five - Party Like It's 1929
2 Jojo Effect/Dennis LeGree - Swing It Up (Zouzoulectric Remix)
3 Honky Crew/Lil Hardin Armstrong - Harlem Nights
4 Lyre Le Temps - Boogie Wonderland
5 Tuxedo Junction - Mr Business
6 Matt Forbes - Mad About You
7 Brass Department/Marena Whitcher/Rootwords - Welcome To The Brass Department (Klischee Remix)
8 Fabian Scheuerlein/Balduin - Nah Neh Nah

9 Wolfgang Lohr/Varrick Frost/Alanna Lyes - Sweet Dreams
10 Emma Clair - Time To Fly
11 Father Funk - Christmas In Mos Eisley
12 Parov Stelar - Voodoo Sonic
13 ADLN - Remove It (Hey Alan! Electro Swing Remix)
14 Little Violet - Silent Movie
15 Tape Five/Mica Dulce - Once Upon A Summertime
16 Riff Kitten - Swag Rag
17 Lawrence Welk - The Moon Is A Silver Dollar
18 Emma Clair - Need To Swing
19 Glenn Gatsby - I Wonder Where 🆕
20 Phos Toni - Baby Swing 🆕
21 Deladap/Melinda Stoika - Music Has The Power (Wolfgang Lohr Remix)

22 Varrick Frost - Clockwork 🆕
23 Jive Aces - Bad News
24 Postmodern Jukebox/Mario Jose - Juice
25 Tape Five - Happy
26 Lyre Le Temps - Just A Gigalo
27 Pisk - Hummin' To Myself
28 Harvey Miller/James Jive - You Ain't Heard Nothing Yet (Club Mix) 🆕
29 SoDown - Baby Don't Let Me Down 🆕
30 Jamie Berry/Octavia Rose - Charlie Stone
31 LadBaby - I Love Sausage Rolls (Swing Version)

32 SwingHoppers - S Gon Give It To Ya 🆕
33 Sy Oliver & His Orchestra - T'aint What You Do 🆕
34 Tape Five - Party Like It's 1929 (Extended Version) 🆕
35 Pisk/Cab Calloway - Jumpin' Jive 🆕
36 Lyre Le Temps - Smile For A Minute
37 Minimatic - The Whistler 🆕
38 Hey Alan! - The League Of 🆕
39 Alex Pangman - Hummin' To Myself
40 Milk & Sugar/Via Con Dios - Hey (Nah Neh Nah)


Happy New Year and Happy New Decade. Welcome back to the blog. I'm JC JSum.
The new year and end of Holiday season force all the Christmas music out of the Top 40. Eleven songs arrive this week. Highlights include, Minimatic scoring a second Top 40 from the EP, Bric-A-Brac. "The Whistler," comes in at 37. The SwingHoppers land "S Gon Give It To Ya" as their first Top 40 at 32. And SoDown also makes a first Top 40 appearance with, "Baby Don't Let Me Down," at 29.
Top Swinging Entry belongs to Glenn Gatsby. His "I Wonder Where" returns after a week's disappearance to land at 19. Phos Toni's, "Baby Swing" is right behind at 20.
And before I get to the Top 10, a big swinging shout out goes to Canada's sweetheart of Swing, Alex Pangman. She recently released the Connee Boswell penned, "If I Don't Mean It." A cozy little number destined to inspire sips of sherry and snuggles by the fire. She also releases another Boswell banger later this month, "I'm All Dressed Up With A Broken Heart."

Wolfgang Lohr, Varrick Frost and Alanna Lyes crack the Top 10 in their tenth week with, "Sweet Dreams." It's the only new entry to the Top 10.
In this first weekend of the decade, the battle for number one was qite strong between five songs. Tuxedo Junction moves into the Top 5 with the very groovy, "Mr Business."
Slipping a spot to 4 but still gaining in points are Lyre Le Temps with, "Boogie Wonderland." Their, "Smile For A Minute" takes a huge nosedive out of the Top 10 to land way down at 36.
Former Number 1, "Harlem Nights," by Honky Crew and Lil Hardin Armstrong slips 2 to 3.
Jojo Effect and Dennis LeGree cut in line with, "Swing It Up (Zouzoulectric Remix)." It stops at number 2.
And welcoming us into the new year, and decade, are Tape Five. Their "Party Like It's 1929," rules for a second week. It's the perfect anthem to ring in a roaring new decade. The "(Extended Version)" of "1929" debuts down at number 34.
Visit again soon to read my breakdown of 2019's best artists, songs and albums. Also check back in a couple days, I'll Be posting the second half of The 100 Best Electro Swing Songs Of 2019. And of course you'll want to see if Tape Five holds on to Number 1 for a third week.
Until then, keep your head in the clouds and keep swinging for the stars.

JC JSum

The Top 100 Electro Swing Songs Of 2019 (Part 1)

The Top 100 Electro Swing Songs Of 2019

Twenty-nineteen was a very interesting and newsworthy year. I was more than happy to escape the unbelievable news, fake stories and dark cringy Pop music blasted on repeat.
My escape, Electro Swing. It's a fun and clever genre that doesn't take itself serious. It's exploding with talent, the grooves get you swinging and it will most likely be around for the next decade. Electro Swing is a genre of music that people like to hate, yet it still has the magnetic power to pull haters on to dancefloors.
Hundreds of songs jitterbugged past my ears in 2019. Some were quite epic, and some clever, mindless fun. A few songs were a bit naughty but who doesn't like a little naughty when they're swinging?
Some songs may be older, or too jazzy for the list, but variety makes things interesting. If you're new to Electro Swing, this is a fantastic playlist for you to get your Roaring 20's party started.
So now I present to you, The Top 100 Electro Swing Songs of 2019 (Part 1)

100 Balduin/Alanna Lyes - Whoopedoo

99 Parov Stelar - Voodoo Sonic
98 Honky Crew/Dorothy Dandridge - Jungle Jig
97 Tuxedo Junction - Mr Business
96 Atom Smith/Liela Soder - Strange Weather
95 OB3One - Paradiso

94 Crazy Red Balls - Bom Bom
93 Electric Swing Circus - Connected
92 Uki Mizusaki - Sing Sing Sing

91 OB3One/Alanna Lyes - Thievin'
90 Emma Clair - Thriller Hands
89 Albert Tales - I Wanna Know
88 Manhattan Transfer - Twilight Tone Twilight Zone (Bart&Baker Radio Remix)
87 Swing Bot - Got That Swing

86 Postmodern Jukebox/Mario Jose - Juice
85 UpTone - No Thing Like Swing (Original Mix)
84 Parov Stelar/Nikki Williams - Trouble

83 Juda-Bug - Bumbum Bum
82 Uki Mizusaki - Land Jump
81 Swing Bot - Darktown Rag (Club Mix)
80 Fortnite - Electro Swing Emote
79 Odd Chap - Top Secret
78 Matt Forbes - Mad About You
77 Caravan Palace/Tom Bailey - Waterguns
76 Wolfgang Lohr/Varrick Frost/Alanna Lyes - Sweet Dreams

75 Lyre Le Temps - Boogie Wonderland
74 Alex Pangman - Hummin' To Myself
73 Swing Bot - St Louis Blues
72 Momoland - I'm So Hot
71 Mr Jazzek/Glenn Miller - Doin' The Jive

70 Vourteque/Noah Grey/Tomcat Trumpet - Girls & Boys
69 Stranger Danger - Push Out
68 Swingrowers - Butterfly (Original Single Mix)

67 Swing'It Dixieband/Teminite - Party Like It's 1923
66 Balduin/Wolfgang Lohr/Scarlett Quinn - Life Of Crime (Odd Chap Remix)
65 Jenova Collective - Vanilla Blues

64 Bart&Baker/Clementine/George Bangable - Let's Face The Music And Dance
63 Cut Capers - Say What (Pisk Electro Swing Remix)
62 Tony Wellin - Let's Do It
61 Legomix - Swing Artist (Extended Electro House Edit)
60 11 Acorn Lane - Stay (Electro Swing Remix)

59 Balduin/Wolfgang Lohr/Scarlett Quinn - Life Of Crime
58 Lisa Stansfield - Junk (Electro Swing Radio Mix)
57 Duke Skellington - Genie (3 Wishes)
56 Offbeat - I'm Late
55 Tape Five - Good Girl Bad Woman (Pep's Show Boys Remix)

54 Flavours/Megan Hamilton - Hypnosis
53 Judy Garland/Eric Kupper - The Man That Got Away (Remix)
52 Glenn Gatsby - The Great News

51 Postmodern Jukebox/Miche Braden - Old Town Road

So that's the first half of The Top 100 Electro Swing Songs Of 2019. Join me in a few days when I post the second half.
Until then, keep your head in the clouds and keep swinging for the stars.
I'm JC JSum.