The Scott Music Report: February 9, 2018 | Bruno Mars and Cardi B rise to the top, Troye Sivan is the week's hot shot debut

After just one week at the top spot, ZAYN and Sia have been dethroned by another male/female duo. Climbing eight places to this week's number one spot is "Finesse (Remix)" by Bruno Mars featuring Cardi B. The fourth single from Bruno's 24K Magic (2016) becomes the singer's fourth number one single, having previously reached number one in 2010 with "Nothin' On You" featuring B.o.B and in 2014 with "Moonshine" and "Uptown Funk!" featuring Mark Ronson; it is only his second number one single as the lead artist. "Finesse (Remix)" also becomes Cardi B's first number one single, but unlike the Billboard Hot 100, Cardi B reaching number one as a female MC is not a first of its kind event. Previously, Iggy Azalea ("Fancy", "Problem"), Eve ("Let Me Blow Ya Mind"), Nicki Minaj ("Super Bass", "Bang Bang"), Neneh Cherry ("Buffalo Stance"), Lil Kim ("Lady Marmalade"), and Salt-N-Pepa ("Push It", "Let's Talk About Sex") have all reached the number one spot. As "Finesse (Remix)" pushes 9-1, ZAYN and Sia's "Dusk Till Dawn" drops 1-2, while Post Malone and 21 Savage's "Rockstar" also slips one spot from 2-3. At number four, Dua Lipa's "IDGAF" reaches a new peak, as it climbs 6-4, while Clean Bandit and Julia Michaels' "I Miss You" climbs 7-5, also reaching a new peak in the process. At number six, Marshmello and Khalid's "Silence" slips 4-6, while Camila Cabello's "Never Be The Same" drops 3-7 .At number eight, RAYE and Mr. Eazi reach the top ten for the first time with "Decline", as they climb 14-8. "Decline" becomes RAYE's first top ten single as a lead artist, but she previously charted in the top ten as a featured artist on Jax Jones' "You Don't Know Me", which peaked at number one in March 2017. "Decline" is Mr. Eazi's first top ten single and first chart entry. At number nine, Rita Ora's "Anywhere" drops 5-9, while Justin Timberlake re-enters the top ten at number ten with "Filthy" following his headline slot at this year's Super Bowl Halftime Show.

This week's highest new entry belongs to Troye Sivan who debuts at number fifty with "My My My!". This week also sees a further five new entries from Alice Merton with "No Roots" (#61), Kendrick Lamar featuring SZA with "All The Stars" (#68), Jorja Smith featuring Stormzy with "Let Me Down" (#73), Rae Morris with "Atletico (The Only One)" (#88), and Alan Walker featuring Noah Cyrus & Digital Farm Animals with "All Falls Down" (#89). 

As well as achieving her first number one on this week's chart, Cardi B also achieves the week's highest climber as "Bartier Cardi" climbs twenty six places to this week's number fifty five. Sam Smith has the misfortune of achieving the week's biggest freefaller, as "Too Good At Goodbyes" drops thirty eight places to this week's number ninety eight.

FALL OFFS:

LW  PK  WK  TITLE

76   61   08    The Vamps featuring Maggie Lindemann - Personal

86   55   10    Harry Styles - Kiwi

87   17   20    Lorde featuring Khalid, Post Malone & SZA - Homemade Dynamite (Remix)

88   04   21    Stefflon Don featuring French Montana - Hurtin' Me

92   03   22    Maroon 5 featuring SZA - What Lovers Do

94   63   10    Machine Gun Kelly featuring Bebe Rexha & X Ambassadors - Home