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Harry Styles ‘As It Was’ On Track For Third Week Atop U.K. Chart
Harry Styles’ U.K. chart supremacy with “As It Was” should continue for a third week, at least. The English pop star’s comeback track edged out Jack Harlow’s “First Class” for the race to No. 1 last week, and, based on early sales and streaming data, Styles is likely to stay there. “First Class” is the leader in the United States and Australia, but it can’t seem to get past Styles “As It Was” in the U.K., which leads the chart blast, with Harlow’s hit holding at No. 2. In the absence of any new arrivals in the Top 20, Camila Cabello and Ed Sheeran’s “Bam Bam” continues to rise, potentially lifting 10-9, for a new U.K. chart peak. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Further down the chart update, tracks from Tate McRae (“She’s All I Wanna Be” u...
Harry Styles’ ‘As It Was’ Enters Second Week at No. 1 In U.K.
Harry Styles‘ “As It Was” (via Columbia/Sony) won’t be budged from the summit of the Official U.K. Singles Chart. The former One Direction star enters a second week at No. 1 with “As It Was,” the first track lifted from his forthcoming third studio album, Harry’s House. The Brit’s hit single blows away the competition with a market-leading 7.6 million U.K. streams, according to the OCC. That competition is led this week by Jack Harlow, whose “First Class” (Atlantic) debuts at No. 2, for the Kentucky rapper’s first U.K. Top 10 appearance. “First Class,” which samples from Fergie’s 2007 track “Glamorous,” is the new No. 1 in Australia this week. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Further down the list, there are notable climbs for Cat Burns’ “Go” (u...
Harry Styles Blasts to No. U.K. No. 1 With ‘As It Was’
Harry Styles’ comeback is complete, as his new song “As It Was” (Columbia) blasts to No. 1 on the U.K. chart. “As It Was” flies to the top of the Official U.K. Singles Chart with 94,000 chart sales, the OCC reports, for the biggest opening week of any single so far this year. During the chart week, the song amassed 10.5 million streams, the biggest volume of any track this year in the U.K. It’s also the most-downloaded song of the week, the charts compiler confirms. “As It Was” is the former One Direction singer’s second solo No. 1, after 2017’s “Sign Of The Times,” and it’s the first track lifted from his forthcoming third studio album, Harry’s House, due out May 20. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news With his fast start, Styles ends Dave’s chart...
Red Hot Chili Peppers Bag U.K. Chart Title With ‘Unlimited Love’
It’s a red-hot start for the Red Hot Chili Peppers in the U.K., where the California rockers bow at No. 1 with Unlimited Love (Warner Records). The new set is the Rock Hall inductees’ fifth leader on the Official U.K. Albums Chart following By The Way (from 2002), Live in Hyde Park (2004), Stadium Arcadium (2006) and I’m With You (2011). Unlimited Love, the Chili Peppers’ twelfth studio effort, is the first to feature guitarist John Frusciante since he split from the group in 2009. It’s also the new leader on the latest Billboard 200 chart. Following her multiple wins at the 64th Grammy Awards, Olivia Rodrigo’s debut album Sour (Geffen) improves 8-3 in the U.K., while Harry Styles’ sophomore solo album from 2019, Fine Line, leaps 28-6, boosted by the English singer’s release of “As It...
Pink Floyd’s ‘Rise Up’ Heading For U.K. Top 10
Pink Floyd’s tribute to Ukraine could give the legendary prog-rock band a rare top 10 U.K. hit. Released last week, “Hey, Hey, Rise Up!” is Pink Floyd’s first original music since 1994, and features bassist Guy Pratt and Mercury Prize-winning keyboardist Nitin Sawhney. Based on sales and streaming data crunched from the first 48 hours in the chart week, “Rise Up” is heading for a No. 5 debut. Pink Floyd are without doubt one of the music successful musical acts in history, though they’ve never been a singles band. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Rise Up” would be just PF’s third U.K. Top 10 single, and first since “Another Brick In The Wall” hit No. 1 back in 1979, their only leader. The Syd Barrett-helmed “See Emily Play” also cracked the Top...
Red Hot Chili Peppers Racing to U.K. No. 1 With ‘Unlimited Love’
Red Hot Chili Peppers are warming up for another U.K. No. 1. The Rock Hall inductees lead the midweek U.K. chart with Unlimited Love (via Warner Records), which is outselling its nearest rival, Ed Sheeran’s = (equals via Asylum), by almost 8-to-1, the OCC reports. Unlimited Love is the U.S. alternative rock outfit’s 12th studio album, and first with John Frusciante since he left the band in 2009. Should it bag the title, Unlimited Love will be the Chili Peppers’ fifth U.K. No. 1, and first since 2011’s I’m With You. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Also enjoying a lot of love with Brits this week is Swedish metal group Meshuggah, whose ninth studio album Immutable (Atomic Fire) blasts to No. 5 on the Official Chart Update. If it holds its positi...
Dave’s ‘Starlight’ Is Now a U.K. Record Setter
As it completes a full month at No. 1 in the U.K., Dave’s “Starlight” goes where no other rap song has gone before. The surprise release notches 6.8 million streams during the latest cycle, for its fourth week at the summit — a record for a U.K. rap song, the OCC reports. “Starlight” (via Neighbourhood Recordings) overcame a fast start from fellow British rapper Aitch, whose “Baby” (Capitol) featuring Ashanti led in the early stages of the chart week. In the end, “Starlight” leads an unchanged Top 5 on the Official U.K. Singles Chart, with “Baby” coming in at No. 2. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Meanwhile, Cat Burns claws a new high with her viral number “Go” (RCA/Since 93) lifting 8-6, a new peak in its 11th week on the survey. There’s also ...
Michael Buble, Placebo and Machine Gun Kelly Battle For U.K. No. 1 Album
Michael Bublé is on track for a fifth No. 1 in the U.K., though the race is far from won. The Canadian crooner’s aptly-titled album Higher (Reprise) leads the midweek U.K. chart, and is on pace to give him a first leader since 2018’s Love. Bublé has also led the Official U.K. Albums Chart with Crazy Love (2009), Christmas (2011) and To Be Loved (2013). Placebo and Machine Gun Kelly could have a say in the outcome. Placebo is currently in second place with Never Let Me Go (So Recordings), just a few hundred chart copies behind the leader, the OCC reports. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Now a duo of vocalist Brian Molko and guitarist Stefan Olsdal, the alternative rock outfit has released eighth studio album for six U.K. Top 10s, though a c...
Foo Fighters Set to Reenter U.K. Charts Following Taylor Hawkins’ Death
Foo Fighters’ biggest hits are on the climb in the U.K., as British fans mourn the untimely death of Taylor Hawkins, aged 50. Based on midweek data, the stadium rock outfit’s Greatest Hits (RCA) collection flies 84-4, and is set to match its peak position from 2009. The career retrospective is the U.K.’s second most-streamed album of the week, the OCC reports. Another Foos compilation is about to bursting back into the Top 40, the 2006 live LP Skin and Bones, which is on course to reenter at No. 36, while the Foos’ heavy metal project Dream Widow is set to debut at No. 55. Dream Widow dropped last Friday, March 25, the same day Hawkins was found unresponsive in his hotel room in Bogota, Colombia, where the band was on tour. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, char...
Dave’s ‘Starlight’ Enters Week Three Atop U.K. Singles Chart
Dave’s “Starlight” (Neighbourhood Recordings) continues to glow bright in the U.K., where its snags a third consecutive week at No. 1. “Starlight,” which debuted atop the Official U.K. Singles Chart after its surprise release, is the most-streamed song of the week in this territory, racking up 7.3 million plays over the past cycle, the OCC reports. “Starlight” leads an unchanged Top 7 this week. Though the gap between Dave’s longest-running No. 1 hit and the current No. 2-ranked U.K. single, Aitch and Ashanti’s “Baby” (Capitol), begins to close, the charts company reports. Further down the list, there are new peak positions for tracks by Cat Burns (“Go” up 10-8 via RCA/Since 93), Bad Boy Chiller Crew (“BMW” up 21-9 via Relentless), George Ezra (“Anyone for You” 14-12 via Columbia), Tiesto ...
Charli XCX Collects First U.K. No. 1 With ‘Crash’
Charli XCX has her first U.K. chart crown as Crash (Atlantic) smashes its way to No. 1. Just hours after Crash hit the summit of Australia’s chart, the British artist produces the same result on the Official U.K. Albums Chart. Crash is Charli’s fifth studio album, and her first to crack the U.K. Top Ten. Her previous best was a No. 14 for 2019’s Charli, while her most recent lockdown LP, the Mercury Prize-nominated How I’m Feeling Now, peaked at No. 33 in 2020. The new album crashes the Official Vinyl Albums Chart at No. 1, as physical formats generate over 70% of Crash’s total chart sales over the course of the week, the OCC reports. Expect the new collection to continue motoring along, thanks to the release last Friday of a deluxe version, featuring four new tracks. Explore See latest vi...
Charli XCX Set to ‘Crash’ U.K. Albums Chart
Charli XCX is in pole position for her first U.K. No. 1 with Crash (via Atlantic). The British singer and producer leads the chart race at the midway stage with Crash, her fifth studio album. Currently, the LP is the biggest seller on physical formats, accounting for some 83% of its total chart sales, the OCC reports. Whatever happens between now and the completion of the race, Charli XCX should have a new career high. Across her four previous releases, her best position on the Official U.K. Albums Chart is No. 14 for 2019’s Charli. Coming in at No. 2 on the Official Chart Update is indie guitar band Sea Girls with their sophomore set Homesick (Polydor), while veteran Welsh rock act Feeder is eying a tenth Top 10 album with Torpedo (Big Teeth), which hurtles in at No. 3. Explore See latest...
