Congratulations to Jorja Smith who obtains her first ever no.1 on my chart with “Try me” rising from last week’s no.8. It was in fact a great week for British rnb and soul artists with Mahalia grabbing her highest peaking single on my chart, climbing up to no.2 with the catchy “terms and conditions”. Meanwhile another British artist climbs up with huge gains with “one step closer” rising up to no.3. The artist in question is Leona Lewis who has not had a big hit for many years and her catchy inspirational track is taken from a new apple tv series “Jane”.
The highest new single entry arrives from a collaboration between The Weeknd & Future with “double fantasy” arriving at no.5. Last weeks number 1 single “Miracle” by Calvin Harris & Ellie Goulding slips down all the way to no.8 after having 3 consecutive weeks at the top.
Meanwhile, Lana Del Rey remains at the top of the album chart for a 5th consecutive week with “DYKTTATUOB”.
Longest chart runners:
- Taylor Swift – Anti-Hero (27 consecutive weeks)
= Raye – Escapism (27 consecutive weeks)
- Sza – Nobody Gets me (20 consecutive weeks)
- Sza – Kill Bill (19 consecutive weeks)
Next week, look out for new releases from Labrinth, the return of Jess Glynne, The National & Taylor Swift, Miguel, the return of Kesha and a big huge return for Anastacia.
On the album front, look out for a potential chart battle for no.1 from Freya Ridings and Lana Del Rey. Could Freya obtain her 2nd album no.1 on my chart?
TOP 10 ALBUMS of the week
1. Lana Del Rey – DYKTTATUOB (non mover, 5 weeks at no.1)
2. Ellie Goulding – Higher Than Heaven (non mover)
3. SZA – SOS (non mover, 8 non consecutive weeks at no.1)
4. Raye - My 21st Century Blues (non mover, 1 week at no.1)
5. Mimi Webb – Amelia (non mover, 2 non consecutive weeks at no.1)
6. P!nk – Trustfall (non mover, 2 weeks at no.1)
7. Taylor Swift – Midnights (non mover, 5 non consecutive weeks at no.1)
8. Dermot Kennedy – Sonder (up 2, 2 weeks at no.1)
9. Ava Max – Diamonds & Dancefloors (down 1, 1 week at no.1)
10. The Weeknd – Dawn FM (re-entry, 5 weeks at no.1)
- Number 1 Up by 7Peak1 (for 1 weeks)Weeks2
- Number 2 Up by 5Peak2Weeks3
- Number 3 Up by 31Peak3Weeks2
- Number 4 Down by 1Peak1 (for 3 weeks)Weeks13
- Number 5 Debut
Double Fantasy
The Weeknd ft. featuring Future
From the album: The Idol, Vol. 1 (Music from the HBO Original Series)
Peak5Weeks1 - Number 6 Down by 4Peak1 (for 1 weeks)Weeks6
- Number 7 Up by 2Peak4Weeks6
- Number 8 Down by 7Peak1 (for 3 weeks)Weeks7
- Number 9 Down by 5Peak2Weeks4
- Number 10 Down by 5Peak1 (for 1 weeks)Weeks13
- Number 11 Down by 1Peak5Weeks13
- Number 12 Down by 6Peak6Weeks3
- Number 13 DebutPeak13Weeks1
- Number 14 DebutPeak14Weeks1
- Number 15 DebutPeak15Weeks1
- Number 16 Down by 2Peak1 (for 1 weeks)Weeks5
- Number 17 Down by 5Peak5Weeks11
- Number 18 Down by 5Peak10Weeks5
- Number 19 Down by 3Peak16Weeks3
- Number 20 Up by 13Peak20Weeks3
- Number 21 Down by 10Peak11Weeks2
- Number 22 Down by 3Peak6Weeks8
- Number 23 Down by 8Peak4Weeks6
- Number 24 Down by 7Peak17Weeks2
- Number 25 Down by 4Peak7Weeks4
- Number 26 Up by 3Peak26Weeks2
- Number 27Peak1 (for 2 weeks)Weeks19
- Number 28 Up by 11Peak28Weeks2
- Number 29 Up by 7Peak29Weeks2
- Number 30 DebutPeak30Weeks1
- Number 31 Down by 7Peak1 (for 3 weeks)Weeks27
- Number 32 Down by 4Peak1 (for 2 weeks)Weeks20
- Number 33 Down by 15Peak12Weeks5
- Number 34 Down by 14Peak20Weeks4
- Number 35 Down by 10Peak1 (for 1 weeks)Weeks17
- Number 36 Down by 10Peak5Weeks15
- Number 37 DebutPeak37Weeks1
- Number 38 DebutPeak38Weeks1
- Number 39 Down by 1Peak1 (for 5 weeks)Weeks27
- Number 40 Down by 18Peak2Weeks9
- Number 23 DropoutPeak16Weeks3
- Number 30 DropoutPeak29Weeks3
- Number 31 Dropout
Paris, Texas
Lana Del Rey ft. featuring SYML
From the album: Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd
Peak10Weeks4 - Number 32 DropoutPeak18Weeks12
- Number 35 DropoutPeak32Weeks3
- Number 37 DropoutPeak27Weeks4
- Number 40 DropoutPeak40Weeks1
Hi Zack!
Nice to see "Try Me" at the top, the big gains for "Flip A Switch" and "Chemical" and the debuts for "Double Fantasy" and "Bet My Dollar".
Great chart!