Joseph's Hit 40

After two weeks of Daniel Skye, we've got a new chart topper this week, courtesy of Martin Garrix & Dua Lipa. Dutch DJ Garrix first made my chart in 2013, getting to #3 with debut hit Animals, one of only two instrumental tracks to make my chart, the other being his follow-up hit Wizard which hit #27 in 2014. Scared to Be Lonely is the follow-up to his last hit In the Name of Love, which made the UK top 10 but only #40 here. Dua Lipa's notched up three previous top 5 hits here, including Be the One which re-enters at #35 this week, and finally scores her first #1 this week.

Also new in this week's top 5 is Zara Larsson, who is straight in at #3 with So Good. The track becomes her sixth top 10 hit, and surprisingly her highest peak since 2015 #1 hit Never Forget You! The track is actually my least favourite of her singles so far but all of the others actually proved to be slow-burners so had less of an instant impact than this. The song is also Ty Dolla $ign's third top 10 hit, after two #1s - one of which, Are You Sure?, drops out this week after only 5 weeks on the chart, a new record low for a #1.

New in at #8 this week is the new single from Major Lazer, entitled Run Up, which instantly becomes their third top 10 hit. Previously they reached #5 with Light It Up (the biggest #5 hit in the history of my chart) and #1 with Cold Water. Run Up features two artists - PARTYNEXTDOOR, who scores his first ever hit, and Nicki Minaj, who nabs her 11th top 10.

Australian indie-pop band Chase Atlantic released a new EP entitled Part One last week. I decided to check it out, having quite liked their previous single Obsessive (but didn't love it or buy it), but was impressed and it enters my album chart at #8 this week. The clear highlight however is Right Here, which enters the singles chart at #7, their first chart hit.

Also this week, Lost Kings score a follow-up hit to 2016 #2 hit Phone Down, as Quit You featuring Tinashe enters at #13, narrowly missing out on becoming their second top 10 and Tinashe's fourth. Citizen Four make their debut at #18 with Testify, and Rag'n'Bone Man scores his second hit with Skin at #22. There are new personal bests for Bahari and Future, both as featured artists.