Luke’s Top Tracks - Ethel Cain sets a record for herself

Well, there has been even more change this week, but not at the top! Ethel Cain spends her third consecutive week at #1 with “Onanist”, which entered the chart four days after its release. Her third #1 single, the stint at the top matches that of her very first chart-topper “American Teenager”, which also spent three weeks at #1. Following closely behind is a rebound of one place for Ethel Cain’s “Amber Waves”, cementing its legacy as one of the successful songs from “Perverts”. Rounding off this week’s top three is a drop of one place for former chart-topper “Punish” which is still hanging on up there after over THREE MONTHS! Ethel sets a record for herself, dominating the entire top 5 for the very first time - “Vacillator” remaining at #4 and “Perverts” rebounding three to #5 - an ultimate career high achieved by very few artists!

Who, this week, is challenging her success? While she’s a huge force in this week’s top ten, it’s interesting to point out that some of last year’s biggest hits have come back into the top ten in the run-up to the Grammys. Chappell Roan’s “Good Luck, Babe!”, with a previous peak of #3, climbs ten places to #7; Charli xcx’s “360”, with a previous peak of #4, climbs eleven places to #9. This week’s highest climb goes to Lola Young’s “Messy” (up 16 places) with the honourable mention of FKA twigs’ “Drums of Death” (up 10). Next week could be incredibly interesting with the chart seeming to shift dramatically!