#THETWEN2IE5 TV TEASER TIME This still from a 21st century TV episode is also a clue to one of tomorrow's lucky five songs. As we did The Sopranos yesterday, let's move on to a show that started less than six weeks after that cut to black. What 2020s song is this...?

#THETWEN2IE5 PARADE - DAY 2 2020 3.6 (18/138) SAULT 'WILDFIRES' UK 2 x 12 @colinmcarlson.bsky.social @wecdsend.bsky.social 1 x 11 (rank #5) 10 x HM (3rd of 13 with 10+ HMs, after 'Levitating' and 'We Live Here') So ends a day of 5 x 12 12 x 11 44 x HM www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRC4...

#THETWEN2IE5 PARADE - DAY 2 2020 Stand by for a record-breaker... 3.5 (17/138) BOB VYLAN 'WE LIVE HERE' UK 2 x 12 @geoffdeburca.bsky.social @jonarnold.bsky.social (double bonus unranked) 5 x 11 (top rank #4) ⭐15 x HM⭐ - the most HMs of all qualifiers! www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFqh...

#THETWEN2IE5 PARADE - DAY 3 2020 3.4 (16/138) CARDI B ft MEGAN THEE STALLION (2, incl 1 feature) 'WAP' USA 1 x 12 @arewenotben.bsky.social 1 x 11 (top rank #3) 3 x HM For the rest of Day 3 we're in the W- Anthems Predestined (to qualify) house. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsm4...

It's a sort of Spotify Wrapped for this account in 2025, its busiest year! (four full challenges by Christmas Eve... and a website) #LETSDOIT25 #1C000LEST #ALL50RTS #THETWEN2IE5 Thanks everyone!

#THETWEN2IE5 PARADE - DAY 3 Finally, it's time to... ⏰***Ring the NON-ANGLOPHONE ALARM***⏰ 3.3 (15/138) PONGO 'UWA' Angola-Portugal 1 x 11 (no ranking) 6 x HM PPP crew represent. And we'll be ringing it again tomorrow... www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsor...

#THETWEN2IE5 PARADE - DAY 3 2020 3.2 (14/138) HAYLEY WILLIAMS 'SIMMER' USA 1 x 11 (top rank #5) 7 x HM You love to see it (well, I do at least). Missing top ranks for previous bonused songs in the reply (blow off those cobwebs!) www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lSj...

#THETWEN2IE5 DAY 3 of the PARADE 2020 3.1 (13/138) DRY CLEANING 'SCRATCHCARD LANYARD' UK 3 x 11 1 x HM After yesterday's one-woman diversion into nu-disco, we're back on that UK 2020s post-punk sprechgesang train! www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Puq...

#THETWEN2IE5 Day 3's TV TEASER! This still from a 21st century episode of TV is also a clue to one of tomorrow's lucky six songs - can you work it out? See you tomorrow morning, after you've woke up...

#THETWEN2IE5 PARADE - DAY 2 2020 2.6 (12/138) MEGAN THEE STALLION (ft BEYONCÉ) 'SAVAGE' (remix) USA No bonuses 4 x HM Votes for original and remix are combined (luckily!). This is the US #1 version. Again, unlikely to be the last we see of either. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEIq...

#THETWEN2IE5 PARADE - DAY 2 2020 2.5 (11/138) CHAPPELL ROAN 'PINK PONY CLUB' USA 1 x 11 2 x HM I hear the BBC 'Sound of' judges tip Chappell to join Phoebe and Dua on the "2 or more songs" list before we're done. *topical satire* The second UK No.1 so far. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GR3L...

#THETWEN2IE5 PARADE - DAY 2 2020 2.4 (10/138) And already, a second artist has two songs... DUA LIPA (2) 'PHYSICAL' UK-Albania & Kosovo 3 x 11 5 x HM But the sharper pop minds among you will know that a Future Nostalgia *2020* hat-trick is now unlikely... www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HDE...

Just to say that 43.67 is an *incredible* batting average against the bowling attacks of that era.

#THETWEN2IE5 PARADE - DAY 2 2020 2.3 (9/138) DUA LIPA 'LEVITATING' UK-Albania (& Kosovo) No bonuses 10 x HM (1st of 13 with 10-plus HMs) Points total will include 20pts for single remix with DaBaby The first star of a web page on mu21cvs.com! www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2nJ...

#THETWEN2IE5 PARADE - DAY 2 2020 2.2 (8/138) And the artist with the honour of being first to two songs is... PHOEBE BRIDGERS (2) 'KYOTO' USA 2 x 11 5 x HM She may well be back again... in one form or another. (as might one or two placenames) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw0z...

#THETWEN2IE5 DAY 2 of the PARADE 2020 2.1 (7/138) RUN THE JEWELS ft PHARRELL WILLIAMS & ZACK DE LA ROCHA 'JU$T' USA 1 x 11 7 x HM One question here: will Day 3 *also* start with a reference to USD 💲? Why not count your points-per-day? (me: 5 on Day 1 , 5 here) www.youtube.com/watch?v=32hU...

LadBaby are worse than Hitler.

#THETWEN2IE5 Here's your TV TEASER for one of Day 2's qualifying songs...

#THETWEN2IE5 PARADE - DAY 1 2020 1.6 (6/138) BAXTER DURY 'I'M NOT YOUR DOG' UK No bonuses 7 x HM With the last song of Day 1, the UK finally puts something on the board. And #FearofMu21C suggests this chap will be back in #TheTenx5. www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_x9...

#THETWEN2IE5 PARADE - DAY 2 2020 1.5 (5/138) FIONA APPLE 'I WANT YOU TO LOVE ME' USA 2 x 11 (top rank #2) 5 x HM Now we have the third consecutive artist match with Pollhalla... but a different song ('Shameika') made it to the semi-finals of the 2020 PPP. www.youtube.com/watch?v=N541...

#THETWEN2IE5 PARADE - DAY 1 2020 1.4 (4/138) PHOEBE BRIDGERS 'I KNOW THE END' USA 2 x 12 @rayburnmaarup.bsky.social rank #1 (double bonus) @darkgoshawk.bsky.social rank #1 5 x HM And straight away here's the second match with the Pollhalla Class of 2020. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJ9-...

#THETWEN2IE5 PARADE - DAY 1 2020 1.3 (3/138) SOCCER MOMMY 'CIRCLE THE DRAIN' USA 1 x 12 @sonofmechamummy.bsky.social 1 x 11 rank #4 7 x HM A game PPP veterans can play for every year from 2020-24 is "how many songs match Pollhalla?" Well, here's the first. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTc1...

#THETWEN2IE5 PARADE - DAY 1 2020 1.2 (2/138) THE WEEKND 'BLINDING LIGHTS' Canada (previous song was USA) 3 x 11 6 x HM The UK, USA and world's biggest-selling single of 2020 makes its entirely unsurprising appearance. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NRX...

#THETWEN2IE5 Meanwhile it's all change at mu21cvs.com - YOUR PICKS renamed QUALIFIERS - Playlists moved to WHOLE LOTTA HISTORY - SPECIAL RULE and FUTURE NOSTALGIA pages amended for revised double bonus deadlines (25th of Month 2 for Cool List, 31st for Window... assuming it hasn't already closed)

#THETWEN2IE5 PARADE - DAY 1 2020 And, by dint of using a digit in its title, the first qualifying song is... 1.1 U.S. GIRLS '4 AMERICAN DOLLARS' 1 x 11 (ranked 5th) 6 x HM Nice symmetry: two months ago a different U.S. Girls song was the host's first pick. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGQ1...

#THETWEN2IE5 ***WELCOME TO THE PARADE*** These are the OFFICIAL 138 AUTOMATIC qualifiers for Part V in early 2027. A few admin notes before the first reveal... - Cut-off was 65 points - Nine songs were tied on 65. Only two are in the automatic list, based on tiebreaks. (continued)

#THETWEN2IE5 THIS IS **NOT** THE ONLY CHART THAT COUNTS. That comes in spring 2027. Instead, this is a PARADE of automatic qualifiers from 2020-2025: - 138 songs - 24 days - Six sequences of 6-6-6-5 - Chronological by year - Alphabetical by song title We begin in the next hour or two!

#THETWEN2IE5 Well, good evening to you on Parade Eve. We're all set, so let's have some fun with it. Each night, I'm going to TEASE just one of the next day's lucky songs with a 21st century TV GIF or still image. And we begin - of course - with the ultimate... See you tomorrow.

#THETWEN2IE5 PICKING (including extra HMs) is officially CLOSED. I have one last set to process (immediately below this post in the feed), plus my own, and then I will know the 138 automatic qualifiers. ***THE PARADE STARTS TOMORROW*** Thanks to all of you for playing.

About 7 minutes left to change the world of #TheTwen2ie5! Only one extra set in the last hour, and only 10 songs, but that was enough for one of the 2025 picks to leapfrog the cut-off line!

#THETWEN2IE5 As promised, here are the 49 players who have sent extra HMs as per Rules 9 & 10. Dates are the date logged, not necessarily the date you sent them. If you're not on this list, I haven't received them. Thd deadline is 7pm GMT tonight (in 2 hours 45 minutes).

ABOUT 200 MINUTES LEFT! #TheTwen2ie5 (cut-off is currently a 10-way tie in which exactly half those ten would qualify automatically via tiebreaks... the other half would be guranteed a spot in the final parade in late 2026)

#TheTwen2ie5 Hello. I don't often acknowledge emails, so later this afternoon I will give you a screenshot of those players who sent extra HMs. If you think you did, and you're not on the list, please do shout up. Meanwhile, I can procrastinate no longer... the ironing calls :(

#THETWEN2IE5 Just want to say, for anyone wondering whether the points system can deliver for this project. As of this minute, the leading three songs have all been picked the exact same number of times (including HMs). There is however a 45-point gap between 1st and 3rd.

May I suggest that Arcadia is the greatest play written in the English language in the last 150 years or so at least?

Both in now, and processed along with 42 other sets. Another one waiting in the inbox. Under 27 hours for anyone else (who completed a main list of 50 in time). Under 48 hours to the eagerly awaited PARADE. #TheTwen2ie5

Your first of many, many, many reminders that the 2025 vote is now open and votes are coming in. Please send your top 10 tracks of 2025, in order.

#THETWEN2IE5 Good morning. Today's MIDNIGHTS page has a warning for the two double bonus players yet to send their extra HMs. @apcrft.bsky.social @eddierobson.bsky.social The deadline is 7PM GMT tomorrow, for everyone. No extensions, no excuses. mu21cvs.com/midnights-to...

#TheTwen2ie5 To give you some idea of the dogfight taking place over the last weekend of HMs... Just 10 points (2 HMs) either side of cut-off takes you from 101st to 177th. 138 qualify automatically.

"Officially" the 8th greatest single since the Birth of Pop!

EXACTLY 72 HOURS LEFT FOR HMs! #TheTwen2ie5

#TheTwen2ie5 A few observations after 32 sets of HMs. - MORE 2025 please! - The consensus on the more "obscure" non-Anglosphere songs is as clear as any consensus on, say, Western female singers - The most any song has been HMd overall is 11 x - The most any song has been HMd as extra is 7 x

#TheTwen2ie5 DOUBLE BONUS PLAYERS AND HMs This isn't a chase - just a reminder that two 'Cool List' players and two 'Window' players still need to send their extra HMs. You can see the names on each of the SPECIAL RULE pages. COOL LIST +sign after name WINDOW not yet in purple mu21cvs.com

#THETWEN2IE5 In alphabetical order as per my spreadsheet, the only four artists to have two 12s on Day 50! BUT only one of them matched the legendary gold-medal-saving final day performance of Donna Summer in #UncoolTwo50... minus the rogue assigned bonus point ofc. You'll NEVER GUESS WHO!

#THETWEN2IE5 And after 20 sets of extra HMs... (4 more in the inbox) ✂️ Going to throw this out for discussion on the first quiet day. Would you like updates on cut-off over the next 5 days? My original plan was to surprise you on 1st December, but let me know if you think it'll help with HMs.

#TheTwen2ie5 Now there are officially only HMs to be added... It's the last few days for this page in its current form - some statistical updates and a look at what the future holds. mu21cvs.com/2025/09/26/t...

#THETWEN2IE5 ✂️

Also wrote a whole blog about it to mark the occasion: markjwray.com/2025/11/24/e...

Man Who Thought Fleetwood Mac’s ‘The Chain’ Was Over In For Thrill Of His Fucking Life https://theonion.com/man-who-thought-fleetwood-macs-the-chain-was-over-in-for-thrill-of-his-fucking-life/

#THETWEN2IE5 EXTRA HMs! 14 sets have been entered. 6 more are waiting in my inbox. The only ones who MUST send them are double bonus players (7). 4 of them have sent theirs. Outstanding are: @lotty.bsky.social @eddierobson.bsky.social @spacedan.bsky.social You have until 7pm GMT 30th.