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Repertoire: Songs debuted in April 2026

Here’s a list of the songs that I performed in public for the first time during April 2026. Each month I aim to play at least one new song from each of the following repertoires:

  • Songs that reached #1 in the UK.
  • Songs that reached #1 somewhere else.
  • Songs that have not reached #1 anywhere.

Songs that reached #1 in the UK

Date Song (Artist, Year it reached #1) Notes
Thu 16-Apr-2026 Seasons in the Sun (Terry Jacks, 1974) Also #1 in 1999, as part of the Westlife Double A single, with “I Have a Dream” / Played in D: D Em A

Songs that reached #1 somewhere else

Date Song (Artist, Year it reached #1) Notes
Wed 29-Apr-2026 You Keep Me Hanging On (Supremes, 1966) #1 in America in 1966 for the Supremes, and in 1987 for Kim Wilde/

Songs that have not reached #1 anywhere

Date Song (Artist, Year it reached #1) Notes
Wed 16-Apr-2026 My Way (Frank Sinatra, n/a) As far as I can see, “My Way” did not reach #1 anywhere / Played in C: C Cmaj7 C7 A7 Dm Dm7 G7 C C7 F Fm C G7 F C / C C7 F Dm G Em Am Dm G F C

Running Total of all songs played at least once, without referring to chord charts or lyric sheets:

UK #1s: 224 / Non-UK #1s: 112 / Not #1 anywhere: 119 / Grand Total: 455

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