The Scott Music Report: January 5, 2018 | Rita Ora scores fifth week @ #1 on the first chart of 2018, Marshmello and ZAYN enter top 10

In the first chart of 2018, Rita Ora's "Anywhere" manages to hold the lead for a fifth week, but just because Rita refuses to budge, doesn't mean she isn't facing some tough competition. "Anywhere" is the sole proprietor of last week's top five, as four new songs enter this region of the chart. First up at number two, Post Malone's "Rockstar" featuring 21 Savage climbs five places to the runner up position, while Stormzy and MNEK's "Blinded By Your Grace, Pt. 2" take up third place with a six place jump. At number four, Steps return to the top five for the first time since "Scared of the Dark"'s reign at number one in April 2017, as "Dancing With A Broken Heart" jumps four places. In at number five is a new song to not only the top five, but also the top ten, as "Silence" by Marshmello featuring Khalid rises six places into the higher region of the chart. "Silence" becomes Marshmello's first top ten placement, but it gives Khalid his third top ten entry after 2017's "1-800-273-8255" and "Young Dumb & Broke". At number six, Dua Lipa's "New Rules" retreats from the top five for the second time in the song's twenty week run. It first entered on August 25, 2017, where it debuted at #54 and has found itself in the top five ever since. At number seven, Portugal. The Man also drops four places with "Feel It Still", while Camila Cabello's former number one featuring Young Thug, "Havana", drops three places to this week's number eight. At number nine, ZAYN and Sia enter the top ten with "Dusk Till Dawn". "Dusk Till Dawn" becomes the ex-One Direction member's fifth top ten single and Sia's eleventh top ten single. Coincidentally, ZAYN and Sia both found themselves in the top ten this time last year, but as individuals, with ZAYN charting at number five with "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" featuring Taylor Swift (would eventually peak at #2) and Sia with "Never Give Up" at number eight (would eventually peak at #5). Closing out this week's top ten is Khalid with "Young Dumb & Broke" at number ten, which falls six places from last week's number four, becoming his second entry in this week's top ten.

This week sees Lily Allen gain the week's highest new entry with "Trigger Bang" featuring Giggs. The British singer's first single in three years debuts at this week's #47, becoming Allen's twenty fourth chart entry and her first since October 2014's "URL Badman", which peaked at #9. Allen has had twelve top ten singles, two of which were number one singles ("Smile" (2006), "Hard Out Here" (2013)). This week sees a further six new entries from SZA featuring Calvin Harris with "The Weekend (Funk Wav Remix)" (#58), Craig David featuring Bastille with "I Know You" (#62), Sam Smith with "One Last Song" (#75), TIEKS featuring Chaka Khan & Popcaan with "Say A Prayer" (#86), St. Vincent with "Los Ageless" (#89), and A$AP Ferg with "Plain Jane" (#90). 

Sigrid's "Strangers" become this week's greatest gainer, as the song climbs an impressive twenty nine places to this week's #64, while Paloma Faith's "Crybaby" is the week's biggest freefaller, as it drops thirty four places to this week's #66. 

FALL OFFS:

LW  PK  WK  TITLE

59   30   04    Gwen Stefani featuring Blake Shelton - You Make It Feel Like Christmas

74   29   14    Anne-Marie - Heavy

84   35   02    Sia - Santa's Coming For Us

85   11   19    Justin Bieber featuring BloodPop - Friends

96   06   24    Lana Del Rey featuring A$AP Rocky & Playboi Carti - Summer Bummer

99   03   27    Rita Ora - Your Song

100 05   30    Katy Perry featuring Nicki Minaj - Swish Swish