Joseph's Hit 40

#1 debuts have become a rare occurrance in my chart this year, with most songs debuting low on New Music Friday and climbing high after a full 7 days. As a result, we've only had five #1 debuts all year, and this week we gain our sixth - the first since Benjamin Ingrosso's Fall in Love debuted at #1 in June. Frenship (a duo) and Emily Warren, all American, head straight to the top spot with their worldwide Spotify hit Capsize, giving them both not just their first #1, but their first ever chart hit at all. It prevents Ryan Lawrie from scoring a second week at #1, meaning that still, no song has spent more than one week at the top since Joel Adams in April (although Shawn Mendes got two weeks, they were non-consecutive).

Also debuting in this week's top 5 is Sia, with her brand new single The Greatest. The powerful song and video combination becomes her fourth top 10 hit, and second top 5 hit just behind the #4 hit Chandelier. Featured rapper Kendrick Lamar scores his second top 10 on only his second chart hit, although he has only charted as a featured artist so far.

Also achieving his second top 10 single this week is Daniel Skye, who also actually achieves his second #9 hit. His previous single We Got Us climbed to #9 in its second week, and current single Smile took just one week longer to match it. Will the 16-year old be able to outdo his previous single and climb higher next week?

Elsewhere in the chart, we see a return for Rebecca Ferguson with her new single Bones. Her only previous hit is I Hope, which made the top 20. Also no stranger to the chart is Tulisa, who previously had a top 10 hit with Living Without You. New single Sweet Like Chocolate has missed that by quite a bit but it could of course climb! It is however a chart debut for Akelle, of urban group WSTRN. Also making her chart debut this week is Izzy Bizu, while Melanie C achieves a new personal best, going higher than the #22 peak her Matt Cardle collaboration managed.

Lady Gaga is new at #23 with Perfect Illusion after less than 24 hours of availability when this chart was typed up, expect a huge climb next week!