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Posted by: Tinasha 23rd March 2017, 10:47 PM

iTunes Weekly Thread
For discussion of the iTunes Singles chart.

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New Releases
courtesy of ManicKangaroo

Alma - Chasing Highs
Barry Manilow - Coney Island [GRAT]
Bipolar Sunshine - Are You Happy?
Chris Brown – Privacy
David Guetta feat Nicki Minaj & Lil Wayne - Light My Body Up
Eats Everything & Lord Leopard - Clash Of The Tight-uns
Goldfrapp - Moon In Your Mouth [GRAT]
Gorillaz feat D.R.A.M. - Andromeda
Gorillaz feat Vince Staples - Ascension
Gorillaz feat Popcaan - Saturnz Barz
Gorillaz feat Jehnny Beth - We Got the Power
Iggy Azalea - Mo Bounce
Joe Weller - Mission
John Legend - In America
JP Cooper - September Song (Remixes)
Kurupt FM feat Ed Sheeran – TBA
Kyla La Grange - Love Harder
London Grammar - Truth Is A Beautiful Thing [GRAT]
LunchMoney Lewis feat Ty Dolla $ign - H.O.E. (Heaven On Earth)
Mariah Carey feat Remy Ma & YG - I Don’t (Remix)
MIST - Hot Property
Natasha Bedingfield - More Of Me
Over Atlantic What Do I Gotta Do
Phantoms feat Verite - Just A Feeling
Rag’N’Bone Man – Skin (BBC Live Version)
Sheryl Crow - Long Way Back [GRAT]
Sting – 50,000
Tim McGraw & Faith Hill - Speak To A Girl
Tom Jay Williams - Closure
Zayn featuring Partynextdoor - Still Got Time

Posted by: Tinasha 23rd March 2017, 11:11 PM

No More Sad Songs and It Ain't Me are now 59p

Posted by: Steve201 23rd March 2017, 11:13 PM

Why Is Bruno so high, just from airplay?

Posted by: mdh 23rd March 2017, 11:20 PM

Why is the thread out so early? Is my clock wrong...

Posted by: Tinasha 23rd March 2017, 11:21 PM

New releases are out, clock change

Posted by: mdh 23rd March 2017, 11:22 PM

I see, that totally passed me by!

-x-

Hope David Guetta can go top 20 and ZAYN and Kurupt FM can go top 10 for the sake of freshness, fingers crossed I grow to like all three of the aforementioned. (only heard the David Guetta track as of now and it's average.)

Stay, Solo Dance and Cloudbusting are no longer 59p.

Posted by: Cody Viall 23rd March 2017, 11:24 PM

I have a feeling Stay will stabilize anyway, it's streaming has gone up significantly throughout the month

Posted by: Jonjo 24th March 2017, 12:00 AM

78. Little Mix feat. Machine Gun Kelly - No More Sad Songs

59p already helping!

Posted by: ML Hammer95 24th March 2017, 12:01 AM

The ZAYN/PARTYNEXTDOOR song is very dancehall influenced, sounds a little like a more poppy Work/One Dance!

Posted by: Вuzzjack 24th March 2017, 12:10 AM

Is the Kurupt FM one out yet and what is the name of the track?

Posted by: mdh 24th March 2017, 12:14 AM

Presumably it'll be premiered during Comic Relief with a live performance tonight - but we won't hear it 'til then.

Posted by: Вuzzjack 24th March 2017, 12:27 AM

Looking forward to it, a garage tune in the charts will make a pleasant change from the usual tropical house and future bass mostly representing dance in the charts these days.

Posted by: ManicKangaroo 24th March 2017, 01:06 AM

33. David Guetta - Light My Body Up (feat. Nicki Minaj & Lil Wayne)
44. Iggy Azalea - Mo Bounce
85. MIST - Hot Property
151. Over Atlantic - What Do I Gotta Do
176. Joe Weller - Mission
180. Gorillaz - Saturnz Barz (feat. Popcaan)
184. Alma - Chasing Highs
193. ZAYN - Still Got Time (feat. PARTYNEXTDOOR)
253. Gorillaz - Andromeda (feat. D.R.A.M.)
262. Gorillaz - Ascension (feat. Vince Staples)
361. Gorillaz - We Got the Power (feat. Jehnny Beth)
888. Tim McGraw & Faith Hill - Speak to a Girl

Posted by: Juan Carlos 🕊 24th March 2017, 03:32 AM

Kendrick Lamar has dropped a new track called "The Heart Part 4".

Posted by: mdh 24th March 2017, 07:52 AM

30. David Guetta - Light My Body Up (feat. Nicki Minaj & Lil Wayne)
40. Iggy Azalea - Mo Bounce
71. ZAYN - Still Got Time (feat. PARTYNEXTDOOR)
83. MIST - Hot Property
95. Joe Weller - Mission
118. Kendrick Lamar - The Heart Part 4
139. Over Atlantic - What Do I Gotta Do
143. Gorillaz - Saturnz Barz (feat. Popcaan)
155. Alma - Chasing Highs
192. Gorillaz - Andromeda (feat. D.R.A.M.)

Posted by: ElectroBoy 24th March 2017, 08:43 AM

21. ZAYN ft PARTYNEXTDOOR - Still Got Time
25. David Guetta - Light My Body Up

Posted by: Tinasha 24th March 2017, 08:52 AM

Up to 49 now

Posted by: cqmerqn 24th March 2017, 10:01 AM

As if Clean Bandit got to 0.9958

Posted by: Jonjo 24th March 2017, 10:10 AM

#41 now!

Discounting it at a good time!

Wonder how high they have to be for Capital to take notice again?

Posted by: Tinasha 24th March 2017, 10:38 AM

Capital usually plays songs that are comfortably top 20/25 on iTunes.

Posted by: Scene 24th March 2017, 10:42 AM

ZAYN 15

Great song.

Posted by: M4NG0 24th March 2017, 10:52 AM

Not really feeling the Zayn song, it just sounds like a One Dance wannabe. Guetta is disappointing too.

Posted by: ML Hammer95 24th March 2017, 11:03 AM

PARTYNEXTDOOR turning into one the must-have artists of 2017. Bit like Ty Dolla Sign was last year. His melodies are amazing and the ZAYN song is very catchy. Chorus is an earworm and I can't see it not being a hit.

Great to see MIST in the Top 100 too, need to check the new Kendrick song!

Posted by: 777666jason 24th March 2017, 11:06 AM

Cmon no more sad songs

Yay another ed song to come later he doing very well without promotion whoever this ed Sheeran is

Posted by: Tombo 24th March 2017, 11:18 AM

Scared Of The Dark though....

Posted by: danG 24th March 2017, 11:20 AM

He said usually. Obviously there's exceptions in cases where the song wouldn't be right for their audience (Steps, Take That, Robbie, Train)

Posted by: Tinasha 24th March 2017, 12:06 PM

Also, I said "comfortably".

Posted by: smidsy101 24th March 2017, 12:57 PM

Clean Larsson is number 1 according to my iTunes

Posted by: Tombo 24th March 2017, 01:00 PM

I disagree, I think they would be right for the audience!!!

Take That's latest single is a bit dull but stuff like These Days and Hey Boy would have been good (and the Sigma collab)

Posted by: Scene 24th March 2017, 01:05 PM

ZAYN 12

I wonder if his first-week streams will mirror Pillowtalk.

Posted by: SameBoy 24th March 2017, 01:13 PM

1. Symphony

Yaaaaaas, finally

Posted by: 777666jason 24th March 2017, 01:26 PM

Just keeping it warm for the comic relief single kurupt fm featuring ed

Posted by: Tinasha 24th March 2017, 01:41 PM

I'm sure that'll be free-falling by Tuesday surely?

Posted by: Mart!n 24th March 2017, 02:17 PM

Same here, most of the xmas charity tracks just bombed in the end. I can't see this been any different, mind you with Ed Sheeran on it, it could go neither way. Plus there are so many Ed Sheeran tracks in the 40 already, it might just get lost among them.... hopefully.

Posted by: Tinasha 24th March 2017, 03:32 PM

8 Katy Perry Chained To the Rhythm (feat. Skip Marley)

Good longevity for this, 4th week #1 on UK airplay.

Posted by: mdh 24th March 2017, 04:27 PM

12. ZAYN - Still Got Time (feat. PARTYNEXTDOOR)
20. David Guetta - Light My Body Up (feat. Nicki Minaj & Lil Wayne)
21. Kendrick Lamar - The Heart Part 4
27. Joe Weller - Mission
37. Iggy Azalea - Mo Bounce
42. All Time Low - Last Young Renegade
51. Gorillaz - Saturnz Barz (feat. Popcaan)
60. Gorillaz - Ascension (feat. Vince Staples)
62. London Grammar - Truth Is a Beautiful Thing
67. Gorillaz - Andromeda (feat. D.R.A.M.)
87. Over Atlantic - What Do I Gotta Do
92. Gorillaz - We Got the Power (feat. Jehnny Beth)
95. Alma - Chasing Highs

EDIT - very suprised to see ZAYN miss out on top 10, if Jonas Blue can get there in a higher sales climate why can't he?

Posted by: Lenny 24th March 2017, 04:34 PM

Jonas Blue must be Jonas Due a new single soon!

Posted by: mr_pmt 24th March 2017, 05:45 PM

I'm so delighted to see Zedd/Alessia now out of the iTunes top 10. That song encapsulates everything I hate about music in one song.

Posted by: SLlewellyn 24th March 2017, 06:57 PM

New Iggy Azalea single is incredibly disappointing - really hoping it doesn't become a hit, especially when "Team" (which was a lot better) didn't really do anything.

Posted by: Вuzzjack 24th March 2017, 07:03 PM

That Joe Weller track is very good, obviously very Oliver Heldens inspired.

Posted by: ManicKangaroo 24th March 2017, 07:41 PM

11. ZAYN - Still Got Time (feat. PARTYNEXTDOOR)
20. David Guetta - Light My Body Up (feat. Nicki Minaj & Lil Wayne)
23. Kendrick Lamar - The Heart Part 4
26. Joe Weller - Mission
38. Iggy Azalea - Mo Bounce
44. All Time Low - Last Young Renegade
48. Gorillaz - Saturnz Barz (feat. Popcaan)
53. London Grammar - Truth Is a Beautiful Thing
55. Gorillaz - Ascension (feat. Vince Staples)
65. Gorillaz - Andromeda (feat. D.R.A.M.)
84. Alma - Chasing Highs
91. Gorillaz - We Got the Power (feat. Jehnny Beth)
93. Over Atlantic - What Do I Gotta Do

185. Tim McGraw & Faith Hill - Speak To A Girl
324. Mariah Carey - I Don't (feat. Remy Ma & YG) [Remix]
498. John Legend - In America
519. Goldfrapp - Moon In Your Mouth
1292. Kyla La Grange - Love Harder

Posted by: jase. 24th March 2017, 08:36 PM

Absolutely delighted to see 'Symphony' sitting at #01. It could possibly be my favourite Clean Bandit record

Posted by: cqmerqn 24th March 2017, 08:41 PM

Ugh when will Green Light progress It has been stuck at 19 for ages.

Posted by: danG 24th March 2017, 09:08 PM

would be great if that Joe Weller song can become an actual hit as it's been a while since we've had an Oliver Heldens style chart hit, but I think it's only high because of his YouTube fanbase (he's also a YouTuber)

Posted by: cqmerqn 24th March 2017, 10:06 PM

18. Lorde - Green Light

Yessss

Posted by: jase. 24th March 2017, 10:17 PM

17. Slide (feat. Frank Ocean & Migos) - Calvin Harris

Can he move on quickly and pretend this never happened?

23. The Heart Part 4 - Kendrick Lamar
38. Mo Bounce - Iggy Azalea
63. Mask Off - Future
69. Did You See - J Hus
87. Good Life - G-Eazy & Kehlani
97. iSpy (feat. Lil Yachty) - KYLE

Posted by: Mack 24th March 2017, 10:25 PM

I'd be happy although very unlikely if Gorillaz had multiple entries in the Top40.

Posted by: ML Hammer95 24th March 2017, 10:38 PM

'Slide' is one of the best songs released this year, so refreshing and perfect for upcoming warmer months! Good to see these songs in the Top 100 too, hope 'Mask Off' and 'Did You See' in particular continue to climb.

Posted by: jase. 24th March 2017, 10:42 PM

I find it totally bland and uninspired but to each their own!

Posted by: Вuzzjack 24th March 2017, 11:38 PM

The repetitive synths are quite complex in it and I like that.

It would be good if it became a hit, doesn't really matter about the means. It is certainly livelier than most chart dance these days.

The Drake/Black Coffee collab Get It Together is also a step forward for chart dance (I would consider this a dance record), the Jorja Smith only vocal bits are great (although I don't like how it slows down for the Drake bits). I am hoping this becomes a single eventually.

Posted by: cqmerqn 25th March 2017, 12:16 AM

When is the comic relief single out?

Posted by: Lenny 25th March 2017, 12:20 AM

I was wondering that, the performance on Comic Relief was just Ed with a guitar as well, what's with this Kurupt FM?

...or is that a different song?

Posted by: mdh 25th March 2017, 12:49 AM

Kurupt FM were going on about the single on their Twitter as recent as a few hours ago but it hasn't happened Not sure if they've decided against it or what

Posted by: ManicKangaroo 25th March 2017, 03:34 AM

18. David Guetta - Light My Body Up (feat. Nicki Minaj & Lil Wayne)
40. London Grammar - Truth Is a Beautiful Thing
49. Chris Brown - Privacy

169. Tim McGraw & Faith Hill - Speak To A Girl
442. Goldfrapp - Moon In Your Mouth

Posted by: timjimlee 25th March 2017, 09:23 AM

Looking more like a spoof this year - I guess the clue was Ed Sheeran teaming up with People Just Do Nothing...

Posted by: Bjork 25th March 2017, 10:00 AM

then maybe Galway scould be #1 :=)

right now on iTunes
1 Galway 1.05
2 Symphony 1.00
3 Shape of You 0.75

and on Spotify
1 Shape 756K
2 Galway 690K

Posted by: danG 25th March 2017, 10:22 AM

When is this comic relief single getting released then? Or is it not?

Posted by: Вuzzjack 25th March 2017, 10:25 AM

I was looking forward to it, a garage tune would be have been welcome in the charts imo.

Posted by: ML Hammer95 25th March 2017, 10:28 AM

Dead.

Posted by: Вuzzjack 25th March 2017, 10:46 AM

Is that UK Garage or grime? Sounds more like grime to me, but it is hard to tell the difference between the two if they have a rap vocal.

Posted by: Lenny 25th March 2017, 11:19 AM

What the hell did I just watch?

Posted by: Mart!n 25th March 2017, 11:25 AM

It flopped

Posted by: Вuzzjack 25th March 2017, 11:32 AM

How can a song flop if it wasn't released?

I am disappointed with it anyway, I was hoping for a more melodic, less minimal garage tune rather than an instrumental similar to Stormzy's Big for Your Boots.

Posted by: ___∆___ 25th March 2017, 12:18 PM

45 & 50 Take That - Giants

Posted by: Lenny 25th March 2017, 02:12 PM

It was always going to be one big joke, not sure why you were expecting more

PS it is terrible!

Posted by: Вuzzjack 25th March 2017, 02:48 PM

I don't mind humorous lyrics, but I was hoping the instrumental was going to be a good garage track, but the instrumental really turned out a bit like the instrumental of a Stormzy track but more repetitive and less interesting.

Posted by: ML Hammer95 25th March 2017, 03:10 PM

Funny to see the collective sense of humour failure here... it's just a very jokes comedy sketch.

Chabuddy G

Posted by: Lenny 25th March 2017, 03:16 PM

Yeah it's fine as that but I wouldn't buy it to listen to it for it's musical merit

Posted by: Вuzzjack 25th March 2017, 03:18 PM

I wonder why the release was reported and then didn't happen though....

Posted by: Lenny 25th March 2017, 03:21 PM

Perhaps it was only ever going to be a sketch and not a single. Is the normal Ed version now the CR single?

Posted by: mdh 25th March 2017, 05:38 PM

20. Chris Brown - Privacy

Doing very well!

Posted by: cqmerqn 25th March 2017, 07:26 PM

05. Anne-Marie - Ciao Adios
07. Katy Perry - Chained To The Rhythm
11. Kygo & Selena Gomez - It Ain't Me
25. Little Mix - No More Sad Songs

Posted by: gooddelta 25th March 2017, 08:12 PM

I think charity singles can pretty much be consigned to history now, while this made for a funny sketch, it wouldn't have really worked as a lasting chart hit, it's very much a joke that wears thin by the second listen.

I reckon it would have charted at about #15 officially at best (it made almost no impact on iTunes on the fortunes of What Do I Know), so there hardly seems any point releasing it. They'd make precious little for the charity from the download and nobody would buy that on CD. It's amusing as a skit, and did it's job to raise money during the show, but better to remember it as a funny sketch than a flop single.

Posted by: jase. 25th March 2017, 09:38 PM

Somebody is performing Human on The Voice. It's NEVER going to f*** off is it?

Posted by: Mart!n 25th March 2017, 09:42 PM

And Castle on the hill

Posted by: ___∆___ 25th March 2017, 11:25 PM

Pleased to see Giants getting some love - up to #36 and #40

Posted by: Вuzzjack 26th March 2017, 12:21 AM

It seems such a missed opportunity though, Kurupt FM could have made a better, more melodic garage tune to go along with the humorous lyrics rather than just a repetitive bassline and beat and bring garage back into the charts.

Posted by: Jay 🙋🏻 26th March 2017, 01:12 AM

Combined/Weighted
As of 1.1 hours ago

01 - 1.0000 - Ed Sheeran - Galway Girl Combined
02 - 0.9415 - Clean Bandit - Symphony (feat. Zara Larsson)
03 - 0.8060 - Ed Sheeran - Shape of You Combined
04 - 0.6096 - The Chainsmokers & Coldplay - Something Just Like This
05 - 0.5093 - Anne-Marie - Ciao Adios
06 - 0.4842 - Martin Jensen - Solo Dance
07 - 0.4714 - Rag'n'Bone Man - Human
08 - 0.4549 - Katy Perry - Chained To the Rhythm (feat. Skip Marley)
09 - 0.4338 - Ed Sheeran - Castle on the Hill Combined
10 - 0.4294 - Bruno Mars - That’s What I Like

11 - 0.4016 - Julia Michaels - Issues
12 - 0.3987 - Drake - Passionfruit
13 - 0.3934 - Kygo & Selena Gomez - It Ain't Me
14 - 0.3816 - Rag'n'Bone Man - Skin
15 - 0.3730 - Zedd & Alessia Cara - Stay
16 - 0.3490 - ZAYN - Still Got Time (feat. PARTYNEXTDOOR)
17 - 0.2973 - Martin Solveig - Places (feat. Ina Wroldsen)
18 - 0.2817 - Martin Garrix & Dua Lipa - Scared to Be Lonely
19 - 0.2796 - Calvin Harris - Slide (feat. Frank Ocean & Migos)
20 - 0.2699 - Jax Jones - You Don't Know Me (feat. RAYE)

21 - 0.2602 - Chris Brown - Privacy
22 - 0.2564 - Lorde - Green Light
23 - 0.2517 - Maroon 5 - Cold (feat. Future)
24 - 0.2485 - David Guetta - Light My Body Up (feat. Nicki Minaj & Lil Wayne)
25 - 0.2468 - Take That - Giants Combined
26 - 0.2210 - Dua Lipa - Be the One
27 - 0.2172 - Train - Play That Song
28 - 0.2148 - Little Mix - No More Sad Songs (feat. Machine Gun Kelly)
29 - 0.2043 - Stargate - Waterfall (feat. P!nk & Sia)
30 - 0.1802 - Ed Sheeran - Perfect

31 - 0.1693 - Louisa Johnson - Best Behaviour
32 - 0.1687 - Ed Sheeran - What Do I Know?
33 - 0.1522 - Stormzy - Big For Your Boots
34 - 0.1505 - The Chainsmokers - Paris
35 - 0.1504 - The Weeknd - I Feel It Coming (feat. Daft Punk)
36 - 0.1260 - Ariana Grande & John Legend - Beauty and the Beast
37 - 0.1223 - James Blunt - Bartender
38 - 0.1208 - Clean Bandit - Rockabye (feat. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie)
39 - 0.1155 - Kendrick Lamar - The Heart Part 4
40 - 0.1094 - Drake - Kmt (feat. Giggs)

Posted by: Steve201 26th March 2017, 02:00 AM

Was Giants performed somewhere?

Posted by: JosephStyles 26th March 2017, 02:01 AM

Saturday Night Takeaway!

Posted by: Steve201 26th March 2017, 02:03 AM

I thought as much, seemed to have disappeared since it's first week but thought radio 2 plays had helped a little. Album release week too so hopefully it gets top 40 again!

Posted by: omrimayo 26th March 2017, 06:59 AM

SO GG for next week for sure plus Harry in the next one is 9292% number 1 anyway... OK OK.

Posted by: Jonjo 26th March 2017, 07:41 AM

Is it fair to say Zayn has initially underperformed? I fully expected him to be well in the top 10 by now? Maybe I just over estimated in general though.

Posted by: 777666jason 26th March 2017, 08:16 AM

Not really other than pillow talk he hasn't exactly rushed up the charts

And maybe IDWLF

Posted by: mazedsalvy 26th March 2017, 09:49 AM

58. Cloud 9- Jamiroquai

Climbing as it was performed on The Voice.

Posted by: cqmerqn 26th March 2017, 09:52 AM

10. Kygo & Selena Gomez - It Ain't Me
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30. Louisa Johnson - Best Behaviour
Not looking good for Louisa!

Posted by: gavindeejay 26th March 2017, 10:29 AM

42. The Overtones - Beauty & The Beast

Posted by: JosephStyles 26th March 2017, 10:58 AM

Radio 1 airplay has barely kicked in yet. Way too early to write Louisa off.

Posted by: jase. 26th March 2017, 09:39 PM

16. Still Got Time (feat. PARTYNEXTDOOR) - ZAYN
19. Slide (feat. Frank Ocean & Migos) - Calvin Harris
36. Best Behaviour - Louisa Johnson
57. Mo Bounce - Iggy Azalea
62. The Heart Part 4 - Kendrick Lamar

Posted by: 777666jason 26th March 2017, 11:20 PM

I'm guessing ed finally having mercy on us by not releasing a comic relief version

Posted by: cqmerqn 27th March 2017, 08:36 AM

09. Kygo & Selena Gomez - It Ain't Me
10. Julia Michaels - Issues
33. Louisa Johnson - Best Behaviour
57. Iggy Azalea - Mo Bounce

Posted by: SKOB 27th March 2017, 09:44 AM

57. Mo Bounce - Iggy Azalea
62. The Heart Part 4 - Kendrick Lamar

Wow these are not going anywhere (not surprise about Iggy but more Kendrick as he's been quite successful in recent year and months)

Posted by: Bré 27th March 2017, 10:28 AM

I don't think Kendrick's song is a single, just a random song he's released (and it's not even on the new album). Kendrick is not really a singles artist anyway, he's had a few big hits as features of course but 'i' is his only top 40 as the lead artist and that was a very commercial sounding song by his standards. Hope streaming can get him at least one more top 40 from the new album lol ~

Posted by: danG 27th March 2017, 10:29 AM

It's only meant to be a buzz single to tell the world he's coming back with a new album next month.

Posted by: cqmerqn 27th March 2017, 12:36 PM

Galway Girl down to 0.85!!
----
07. Julia Michaels - Issues
Is this a new peak??

Posted by: SameBoy 27th March 2017, 01:27 PM

wow, the gap between Symphony and Galway Girl is getting bigger, yas.

Posted by: cqmerqn 27th March 2017, 01:47 PM

08. Kygo & Selena Gomez - It Aint Me
Can this please go top 5!

Posted by: omrimayo 27th March 2017, 03:40 PM

Symphony only chance I think is next week before Harry or after if he will be really short lived which I don't think he will be.. So they really need to push GG down this week to come prepare for the next and make the Spotify gap smaller and smaller in those days.

Posted by: cqmerqn 27th March 2017, 03:42 PM

Lorde is back in the top 20!

Posted by: M4NG0 27th March 2017, 04:17 PM

Why do people think Harry's song will be a comfortable Number One? Am I missing something? Yeah OK he's a member of one of the most famous pop bands of the last 5 years but Zayn, Louis and Niall aren't guaranteed easy Number Ones? So it's all based on hype at the moment right, no one's actually heard the song yet, have they?

Posted by: JosephStyles 27th March 2017, 04:19 PM

The song's not been heard of course but he's the most popular member of the band and already has some pretty amazing hype, heightened by the fact a TV advert aired for his solo music during The Voice at the weekend!

Posted by: M4NG0 27th March 2017, 04:21 PM

That level of popularity and hype don't always translate to huge success though. I might be wrong but I just don't get why people are acting like it's a foregone conclusion that he'll be Number One.

Posted by: JosephStyles 27th March 2017, 04:27 PM

It isn't a foregone conclusion but I think it's shaping up very well at this stage. People who've heard the song have said it's a huge hit in waiting, and the only songs to have been teased by a TV advert pre-release (to my knowledge) are Hello and the two Ed songs!

Posted by: Mart!n 27th March 2017, 04:29 PM

And Harry is making his acting debut in the summer blockbuster movie Dunkirk, I thought I chuck that in there for members that didn't know

Posted by: Tinasha 27th March 2017, 04:48 PM

Harry will easily have a top 3 debut. His album won't be a guaranteed success but his lead single will drum up huge hype and curiosity. He's easily the most famous member of 1D.

Posted by: gooddelta 27th March 2017, 05:01 PM

Zayn's hype, coupled with a strong song, got him a #1 debut last year, so I don't see why the more popular Harry won't follow, especially as sales for #1 will probably be down to 70k by that point so 40k sales and 35k streams would be more than enough, though I see both metrics being higher than that, streaming comfortably so.

Posted by: Bré 27th March 2017, 05:59 PM

To be fair, Zayn did get a fairly easy #1 with his debut (struggled more since, as Harry probably will past his first single depending on whether it's chart friendly enough) and Louis came pretty close. And I don't think anyone ever cared much for Niall. Harry is the biggest member of the group, if Zayn could get the #1 it'd be surprising if Harry doesn't, at least for a week.

Posted by: mdh 27th March 2017, 06:46 PM

375. The Chainsmokers - The One

Posted by: Court 27th March 2017, 10:47 PM

In fairness to Niall, he released his song literally out of the blue midday Thursday. With only some hours of sales he debuted at 100 and the next week he was 9. Had he announced it a couple days before hand and then released on a Friday, he probably easily could've been top 5. I do agree though, I think Harry will probably get the #1 on his debut week based on hype alone, if its a good song it'll stay if not he'll probably struggle the rest of the way just like Zayn has.

Posted by: cqmerqn 27th March 2017, 10:58 PM

06. Julia Michaels - Issues
43. Jason Derulo ft. Nicki Minaj - Swalla
58. Iggy Azalea - Mo Bounce
140. The Chainsmokers - The One

Posted by: cqmerqn 28th March 2017, 09:58 AM

09. Martin Jensen - Solo Dance
16. ZAYN - Still Got Time
18. Lorde - Green Light
54. Iggy Azalea - Mo Bounce
70. ALMA - Chasing Highs
74. Steps - Scared Of The Dark
99. The Chainsmokers - The One
111. Alex Ross f/Dakota - Dreams

Posted by: John-James 28th March 2017, 10:11 AM

61. Lana Del Rey - Love

Used on a snapchat filter, curious to see how high it can climb

Posted by: lewistgreen 28th March 2017, 11:39 AM

Chainsmokers up to #92 now, hope it keeps going!

Posted by: ___∆___ 28th March 2017, 12:19 PM

71 Steps - Scared Of The Dark

Climbed about 25 places

Posted by: Liаm 28th March 2017, 12:30 PM

That Chainsmokers "song" has to be one of the worst things I've ever heard, even by their standards.... Good god.

Posted by: cqmerqn 28th March 2017, 12:59 PM

15. Lorde - Green Light

RISE!!!!!

Posted by: PeaceMob 28th March 2017, 01:32 PM

Drake's "Passionfruit" up to 6 now on iTunes, love that it's holding up really well. The "More Love" album is top class too.

Posted by: Rob S~ 28th March 2017, 01:52 PM

Yesss I'm not even a casual fan but this really must hit the top 20 at least. Sooo good

Posted by: cqmerqn 28th March 2017, 07:24 PM

14. Lorde - Green Light

Posted by: smidsy101 28th March 2017, 08:29 PM

32. James Blunt - Bartender

This has crept up out of nowhere (Admittedly it's been in dark red for 12 hours now, but it completely passed me by)


In other, slightly more unfortunate, news...

67. The Chainsmokers - The One

Posted by: mdh 28th March 2017, 09:09 PM

65. The Chainsmokers - The One

More like amazing news - this is a banger and a half

Posted by: jase. 28th March 2017, 09:15 PM

55. Mo Bounce - Iggy Azalea

I thought this woulda been outta the top 200 by now, never mind still being almost top 50

Posted by: cqmerqn 29th March 2017, 10:14 AM

04. Anne-Marie - Ciao Adios
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11. Lorde - Green Light

I'm glad this is taking off!!

Posted by: cqmerqn 29th March 2017, 12:37 PM

05. Julia Michaels - Issues
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10. Lorde - Green Light
Hopefully this is enough for capital to get on board?

Posted by: djgrafdemon 29th March 2017, 01:21 PM

74. LP - Lost On You (discounted)
OH my f-ing GOD, can't believe it is really happening! after more than a whole year! after being my personal #1 in 2016 she's making it in UK!
she's adorable btw

Posted by: Bré 29th March 2017, 01:41 PM

Oh yess at Lorde making it back to the top 10

I really cannot understand Capital's decision to not playlist it, but I'm glad that doesn't seem to have *completely* killed it.

Posted by: cqmerqn 29th March 2017, 01:54 PM

How far did Lorde get to when it was first released? I think it was 7 but I'm not 100% sure. I'd love for it to go top 5 <3

Posted by: Bjork 29th March 2017, 02:07 PM

LP is on radio 2's playlist
It seems to be working

Posted by: danG 29th March 2017, 02:32 PM

About time that LP song finally made some sort of impact here.

I think if it gets an actual proper push it could be as big as Rag'n'Bone Man's 'Human' (which had a similarly slow start). She should go on Graham Norton or something.

Posted by: ___∆___ 29th March 2017, 02:33 PM

Pleased Lorde is doing well - it's a real grower.

I looked at her chart history earlier - shocked to see she has only had 1 Top 20 (Royals) in the U.K - I always thought she had achieved a couple of decent sized hits.

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 29th March 2017, 02:34 PM

They'll probably get someone on BGT to sing it (Lost on You), that would push it up.

Posted by: danG 29th March 2017, 02:38 PM

Hopefully.

It was a huge number one in France last year (6 weeks) and was generally big all across Europe so I was surprised that they seemingly never gave it a try here, but I guess they're only now starting to attempt to push it outside of Europe.

Posted by: Peenus Fly Trap 29th March 2017, 02:43 PM

I always find it ironic when someone sells out but then flops anyway.

Lorde smashed it and was playlisted on Capital even with her most wsoteric Tennis Courts!!

This commercial beige thing however has not been!

Posted by: JosephStyles 29th March 2017, 02:59 PM

Royals and Team got playlisted but Tennis Court did not

Anyway, I hear Lorde is being snubbed simply because the boss of Capital doesn't like the song

Posted by: M4NG0 29th March 2017, 03:28 PM

Well that's a bit unprofessional of him

Posted by: John-James 29th March 2017, 03:31 PM

WTF! How is this even allowed? Totally unfairly!

Posted by: cqmerqn 29th March 2017, 03:35 PM

You're joking! surely they'll see how well it's doing and see sense.

Has the boss ever done that before?

Posted by: timjimlee 29th March 2017, 03:36 PM

Sounds like Capital Punishment
Hoping with the latest boost it can stay Top 40 overall this week and continue to rise next week.

Here's a bit of advice for the boss of Capital, how about playing a new release song instead of those you are still playing that were released last year (and in some cases the year before) !

Posted by: SevenSeize 29th March 2017, 03:44 PM

lol @ this Capital FM nobody thinking his taste is above everyone else's only i'm allowed to do that

Brilliant that Lost On You is finally making headway not convinced it'll fully take off like Human, would need Radio 1 + the commercial stations to get behind it plus i can't see it doing much on streaming, fingers crossed for a future top 40 place though!

88 + 131. Michael Kiwanuka - Cold Little Heart

^ noticed this has been climbing as well, any reason?

Posted by: Liаm 29th March 2017, 04:12 PM

I hope Lost On You can be a hit finally Seems bizarre it hist most of Europe and is so accessible but success eluded it here. I know that happens to many songs but it just sounds like radio would eat it up.

Posted by: smidsy101 29th March 2017, 04:21 PM

135. Earl - Tongue Tied

Fantastic song, though no idea why it's been hanging around for the few days

Posted by: jafetsigfinns 29th March 2017, 04:25 PM

It's the theme to HBO's Big Little Lies. That could be it as it is absolutely stunning in the intro!

Posted by: UltraGreenLight 29th March 2017, 04:26 PM

Yasss Lorde!!!! This really needs to properly smash!

Also had no clue Julia and Anne were so high Finally some fantastic songs slaying! <3

Posted by: cqmerqn 29th March 2017, 04:56 PM

04. Julia Michaels - Issues

Yesss, this and Green Lights are my favourites atm so I'm happy to see these smashing

Posted by: The Hit Parade 29th March 2017, 05:26 PM

Hey, they only triggered Article 50 a few hours ago.

Posted by: danG 29th March 2017, 05:31 PM

Mainland Europe, you know what I mean

Posted by: Peenus Fly Trap 29th March 2017, 06:37 PM

Jaja I am NOT the boss of Capitla but I would honestly do the same!!

and when I did work on radio I may or may not have agreed with the station muaic controller and backed him up for not playlisting Screech stuff

Posted by: Jonjo 29th March 2017, 07:48 PM

Tbf, it's not as great or as life defining as a lot of people (not just on here) seem to suggest it is! But yeah, bosses like that should be unbiased! I wouldn't not play it just coz I didn't like it or whatever!

Posted by: ManicKangaroo 29th March 2017, 07:59 PM

Video was released

Posted by: ManicKangaroo 29th March 2017, 08:04 PM

33. Future - Mask Off
60. Mike + The Mechanics - Don't Know What Came Over Me
83. Michael Kiwanuka - Cold Little Heart (Radio Edit)

Posted by: omrimayo 29th March 2017, 08:11 PM

Plus it's really the best song in the past 3 years for me.

Posted by: Hadji 29th March 2017, 08:13 PM

Little Mix & MGK are still at #23. The video will be released tonight so hopefully they will get a big boost

Posted by: Tinasha 29th March 2017, 08:17 PM

Has sorry iTunes frozen or is that just Kworb?

Posted by: Вuzzjack 29th March 2017, 08:22 PM

Up to 1:45 it sounds a bit like a Gary Barlow track imo. The singer even sounds like Gary Barlow a bit.

As a dance song, that bit of the song is rather dull therefore imo. There is a bit of trance reminiscence with the synths from 1:45 to 2:44, and is a good effect, so that is my favourite bit.

Posted by: cqmerqn 29th March 2017, 08:31 PM

Just kworb

Posted by: danG 29th March 2017, 08:42 PM

G'won Future finally getting a hit single of his own a year after Desiigner did. 'Mask Off' is a bit of a tune tbf.

Posted by: Вuzzjack 29th March 2017, 08:52 PM

#57 Get It Together - Drake (ft Black Coffee and Jorja Smith) - This needs to be a single soon ....absolutely sublime bit of jazzy loungey sounding house!

Posted by: M4NG0 29th March 2017, 09:01 PM

Why do you mention the genre/subgenre of a song in every single post?

Posted by: mr_pmt 29th March 2017, 09:01 PM

I notice 'Play That Song' is still holding up (although still a big difference in how it's performing on Spotify).

Is anywhere even playing it? I assume they must be.

Posted by: cqmerqn 29th March 2017, 09:03 PM

Only Heart and (maybe R2?) are playing it atm!

It's 59p too so that's bound to be helping it a lot.

Posted by: Cremey 29th March 2017, 09:27 PM

Ha, I've often wondered this too.

So glad to see 'Mask Off' taking off, Future is looong overdue a hit.

Posted by: Вuzzjack 29th March 2017, 10:04 PM

Well in the case of Get Together I mentioned it to emphasise that it doesn't really conform to any popular subgenre at the minute imo.

Also yes I admit I do like categorising songs into genres, which makes it easier to see what genre trends are happening in the charts!

Anyway can Get Together start a trend for this sort of house please to replace tired tropical house?

Posted by: Bré 29th March 2017, 10:05 PM

Heart FM is playing the Train song pretty much every 10 minutes.

Posted by: cqmerqn 29th March 2017, 10:06 PM

This tbh

Posted by: gooddelta 29th March 2017, 10:15 PM

You ought to check out some afro house artists if you like that, which to me is what the genre of Get It Together is.

Black Coffee is great - he has a good remix of In Common by Alicia Keys too - but of a similar vibe are Black Motion (check out Imali, Rainbow and It's You especially).

Some other deep house acts you'd like from South Africa are DJ Kent (Spin My World, Love You Still and Your Love are highlights) and Goldfish (Moonwalk Away and Deep Of The Night are brill).

This sounds like a plug for loads of my old BJSC flops (Goldfish excepted) but I absolutely LOVE afro house and South African deep house and love that Drake has brought it to the mainstream.

Posted by: Mr. C. Joel 29th March 2017, 10:18 PM

Louisa performing Best Behaviour on Takeaway ��

Fingers crossed that gets it at least top 15 on itunes ��

So happy blatantly down to the connection between ITV, Simon and Ant and Dec..thank god!

Posted by: mr_pmt 29th March 2017, 10:32 PM

I should've known they'd be behind it.

Posted by: Вuzzjack 29th March 2017, 10:58 PM

I thought Get Together was similar subgenre wise to the likes of Just Say by KDA and Tinashe, they both are very jazzy and have that sort of loungey feel to them.

Will have to listen to some of those songs you mentioned.

Well at least a song from a different subgenre Get Together charting is one good thing about the album tracks charting, I wonder eventually will there be some random trance track on some popular artist's album (Calvin maybe when he eventually releases) that would allow a top 40 hit in this genre again.....

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Posted by: Bré 29th March 2017, 11:38 PM

Not Rich still trying to peddle that 'Spin My World' flop!

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Posted by: Tinasha 30th March 2017, 08:07 AM

9 Lorde Green Light
18 Little Mix No More Sad Songs (feat. Machine Gun Kelly)

Posted by: cqmerqn 30th March 2017, 09:12 AM

08. Lorde - Green Light
18. Little Mix - No More Sad Songs
28. Louisa Johnson - Best Behaviour

Posted by: cqmerqn 30th March 2017, 10:40 AM

17. Little Mix - No More Sad Songs
27. Louisa Johnson - Best Behaviour

Posted by: Tinasha 30th March 2017, 10:45 AM

Little Mix are #15 now.

Posted by: Davidson 30th March 2017, 10:46 AM

Hoping Syco can get the promo front out on both accounts ASAP. Hoping 'Best Behaviour' at least hits iTunes top 15 after Saturday Night Takeaway. Also hope the video isn't too long away as they need to time everything to make sure it can get top 40 officially.

Posted by: cqmerqn 30th March 2017, 10:55 AM

They really need to do something major to turn 'Best Behaviour' into a hit. It's struggling on Spotify even with Hot Hits UK.
'So Good' went top 50 on Spotify within 7 days IIRC.

Posted by: Tinasha 30th March 2017, 11:09 AM

They are doing something. Big promo slot on Saturday. So Good had an X Factor performance straight away.

Posted by: cqmerqn 30th March 2017, 11:10 AM

True, but I hope they have something else lined up for after the SNT performance.

Posted by: Tinasha 30th March 2017, 11:19 AM

The video?

Posted by: ElectroBoy 30th March 2017, 11:25 AM

682. Becky Hill // Rude Love

Just read this had been released today

Posted by: JosephStyles 30th March 2017, 11:36 AM

Exactly. Plus of course it's only on the C list on Radio 1 still, all things considered it's doing fine for now.

Posted by: cqmerqn 30th March 2017, 11:52 AM

09. Lorde - Green Light
14. Little Mix - No More Sad Songs
27. Louisa Johnson - Best Behaviour

Posted by: The Hit Parade 30th March 2017, 12:02 PM

I'm sure Radio 2 were playing the Train song but they'll have dropped it by now.

Posted by: Jonjo 30th March 2017, 12:06 PM

Little Mix always seem to get great video boosts!

Posted by: cqmerqn 30th March 2017, 01:55 PM

06. Kygo & Selena Gomez - It Aint Me
26. Louisa Johnson - Best Behaviour
30. Just Us - Cloudbusting

Posted by: mdh 30th March 2017, 06:14 PM

12. Little Mix - No More Sad Songs (feat. Machine Gun Kelly)
80. Jon Bellion - All Time Low (feat. Stormzy)

-x-

In terms of new releases, I predict Calvin Harris will land around #6 and Cheat Codes around #25 officially, opinions? I don't think there're any other big tunes out.

Posted by: cqmerqn 30th March 2017, 06:15 PM

Calvin #3
Cheat Codes #17 (as long as it's featured on Hot Songs)

Posted by: smidsy101 30th March 2017, 06:24 PM

Are we 100% sure Calvin is releasing tomorrow?

Posted by: JosephStyles 30th March 2017, 06:25 PM

Yup!

I think Calvin will debut higher than he managed with Slide, mainly because he has bigger names on this one. Cheat Codes could get a top 30 debut, fuelled mainly by Demi's fanbase I expect.

Posted by: Lenny 30th March 2017, 06:47 PM

Who is Calvin working with this time?

Posted by: JosephStyles 30th March 2017, 06:48 PM

Young Thug, Pharrell and Ariana!

Posted by: Lenny 30th March 2017, 06:56 PM

This could be interesting!

I'm pretty disappointed at the lack of UK talent on his records this time around though.

Posted by: Houdini 30th March 2017, 07:11 PM

Keep an eye out for this track from Harry Shotta & ArsenalFanTV which is surprisingly good and is being released tomorrow on iTunes for charity in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. It's likely to be in the iTunes chart tomorrow but it will be probably be frontloaded and drop down fast after tomorrow.

Posted by: mdh 30th March 2017, 07:16 PM

We could be pleasantly surprised by the Cheat Codes song and it could debut straight into the top 10, it all depends on Spotify promotion. I suspect it'll go top 10 on iTunes and hold up well though.

Posted by: ManicKangaroo 30th March 2017, 08:35 PM

68. Michael Kiwanuka - Cold Little Heart (Radio Edit)
82. LP - Lost on You

161. Paul Weller - Long Long Road
376. Paul Weller - Nova
803. Becky Hill - Rude Love

Posted by: smidsy101 30th March 2017, 08:38 PM

I'm disappointed Becky Hill hasn't really clicked with the UK public, but none of her solo singles (potentially with the exception of 'Warm') are particularly mainstream, but even so only being #800ish on iTunes is disappointing

Posted by: Steve201 30th March 2017, 09:40 PM

Warm & Rude Love have actually made me sit up and take notice of Becky, two great releases!