Reviewing the Charts

Reviewing the Charts, often stylised in uppercase, is a blog series written and hosted by Vanessa, under the pseudonym "Deadcactuswalking" (Stylised in lowercase). The blog has been hosted on Tumblr since January 2018 (with the first few episodes being co-hosted on No Rules Wiki), and focuses on reviews of pop and hip hop music, specifically mainstream charts, as the name implies. The main series, Reviewing the Charts, focuses on covering the UK Top 40 and reviewing each new entry into the chart, similarly to Mark Grondin's long-running Billboard Breakdown series on YouTube (The similarity of which she has joked about on Twitter and within episodes). This series runs weekly, however many other side series have since been added, the most consistent of which being Blast to the Past. The schedule of the series often changes, as Vanessa claimed on Twitter that it is a "sporadic" schedule, although it was initially promised to debut on Sundays and episodes have since most often been premiered on Thursdays.

Main Features

 * Top 10 - Vanessa covers each song in the top 10 and how its position has changed, often with off-hand comments on the songs.
 * Climbers - Vanessa covers each song that has climbed at least five positions within the top 40.
 * Fallers - Vanessa covers each song that has fallen at least five positions within the top 40.
 * Dropouts & Returning Entries - Vanessa covers songs that have fallen out of the top 40 or returned to the top 40 after at least one week not being within the top 40. If she has not yet reviewed a returning entry, it is reviewed in the episode.
 * New Arrivals - Vanessa lists and reviews all of the songs that enter the Top 40 for the first time in that week. This is often where most content and effort is placed into, and will often be much longer than every other section.
 * Conclusion - Vanessa concludes on her opinions on the week as a whole and decides the Best of the Week, Honourable Mentions, Dishonourable Mentions and Worst of the Week.
 * Featured Single - Introduced in Season 2; Vanessa showcases and reviews a song that has been pushed via radio play, a music video or a digital streaming single release, however is not yet charting. These songs are often considered better than the New Arrivals. The position of the Featured Single can be shifted often as it is framed as a "Broadcast interruption".

Former/Occasional Features

 * TBA.

Season 1: 2018-2019
TBC.