Luke’s Top Tracks - Lorde takeover

Well, after last week’s big chart for Lorde following the release of her fourth studio album, “Virgin” occupies every spot of the top four with her entire album debuting in the top twenty after its first full week! This is a huge achievement for any artist, no less Lorde especially since this is the first time she has achieved this in her career. She is also this week’s highest climber as “GRWM” vaults a HUGE twelve places to #15. Starting us off strong is of course a non-mover for “What Was That” at #1, spending a mammoth eleven weeks at the top, now only sitting behind “Is It Over Now?” and “Happier than Ever” for the longest EVER runs at #1. At #2 is a climb of three places for “Shapeshifter” which reaches a new peak (another potential massive hit?) and rounding off the top three is a huge climb of five places for another fan favourite “Favourite Daughter” (no pun intended)! An honourable mention goes to her beautiful album opener “Hammer” at #4, which slips one place from last week’s peak of #3.

But who could possibly challenge Lorde? While her dominance seems impermeable this week, there are still signs of growth and emergence further down. Most importantly, Ethel Cain debuts this week at #11 with her brand new single “F*** Me Eyes” after just four days of streams and is the second single from her upcoming studio album to chart. Could we have a second potential hit on our hands after the success of “Nettles”?

Other new/re-entries: 

• Charli xcx - Von dutch (re, #24)
• Charli xcx - Sympathy is a knife (re, #27)
• Sam Fender - Wild Long Lie (#31)
• Charli xcx - Track 10 (re, #37)
• Charli xcx - 365 (re, #38)
• Charli xcx ft Shygirl - 365 (re, #43)
• Lorde - Royals (re, #49)