I personally really like Writing's On The Wall.

14 11 15

 

Drake

Hotline Bling

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Chart Run: 74-69-64-53-36-17-17-8-3-4-3-5-9-11-14

 

Release date: 31-07-2015

Format: digital single

Label: Cash Money Records

 

Chart sales: 300k+

 

Sales only chart peak: 6

Streaming only chart peak: 2

 

Video here:

 

Biography

Aubrey Drake Graham (born October 24, 1986) is a Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter and actor. He was born in Toronto, Ontario. He first garnered recognition for his role as Jimmy Brooks on the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation. He later rose to prominence as a rapper, releasing several mixtapes before signing to Lil Wayne's Young Money Entertainment in June 2009.

 

Drake's EP, So Far Gone (2009), spawned singles "Best I Ever Had" and "Successful". His first studio album, Thank Me Later (2010), debuted at number one on the Billboard 200and generated notable singles, "Over" and "Find Your Love". It was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His second album, Take Care (2011), is his most successful to date, topping charts in the United States and Canada and producing multiple hit singles, including "Headlines", "Take Care", "Make Me Proud", and "The Motto", the last of which is also credited for popularizing the widely used acronym YOLO. In promotion of Take Care, Drake embarked on the worldwide Club Paradise Tour, which became the most successful hip-hop tour of 2012, grossing over $42 million. His third studio album Nothing Was the Same was released on September 24, 2013. It was supported by the singles "Started from the Bottom", "Hold On, We're Going Home", "All Me" and "The Language".

 

Drake has sold over 5 million albums worldwide. His work has earned him a Grammy Award, three Juno Awards, six BET Awards, and set several significant Billboard records. With twelve number-one singles, Drake has more than any other artist on Billboard's Hot Rap Songs chart. With ten number-one singles, he also has more than any other rapper on Billboard‍ '​s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, passing Jay-Z in August 2012. He is one of two artists (the other being 50 Cent) that has simultaneously occupied the chart's top three positions.

 

Drake, along with being a record producer under the pseudonym Champagne Papi, has also written songs for other artists, including Alicia Keys ("Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)"), Rita Ora ("R.I.P."), Jamie Foxx and Trey Songz. - Wikipedia

 

Chart history - Top 100 (Year peak title):

 

2009 42 Forever (Drake Feat. Kanye West, Lil Wayne & Eminem)

2010 50 Over -1-

2010 24 Find Your Love -2-

2010 37 Right Above It (Lil Wayne Feat. Drake)

2010 01 What's My Name? (Rihanna Feat. Drake)

2011 22 Moment 4 Life (Nicki Minaj Feat. Drake)

2011 78 I'm On One (DJ Khaled Feat. Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne)

2011 57 Headlines -1-

2011 58 She Will (Lil Wayne Feat. Drake)

2011 49 Make Me Proud (Drake Feat. Nicki Minaj) -2-

2011 09 Take Care (Drake Feat. Rihanna) -3-

2012 80 The Motto (Drake Feat. Lil Wayne) -4-

2012 37 Crew Love (Drake Feat. The Weeknd) -5-

2013 50 F**kin' Problems (A$AP Rocky Feat. Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar)

2013 25 Started From The Bottom -1-

2013 44 Love Me (Lil Wayne Feat. Drake & Future)

2013 04 Hold On, We're Going Home (Drake Feat. Majid Jordan) -2-

2013 56 From Time (Drake Feat. Jhené Aiko) -AT-

2013 86 Too Much (Drake Feat. Sampha) -3-

2013 93 The Motion -AT-

2013 95 Furthest Thing -AT-

2014 65 Mine (Beyoncé Feat. Drake)

2014 87 Who Do You Love (YG Feat. Drake)

2014 36 Believe Me (Lil Wayne Feat. Drake)

2014 68 0 To 100 - The Catch Up -NAS-

2014 35 Only (Nicki Minaj Feat. Drake, Lil Wayne & Chris Brown)

2015 53 Preach (Drake Feat. PartyNextDoor) -AT-

2015 70 Legend -AT-

2015 71 Energy -AT-

2015 92 10 Bands -AT-

2015 95 Know Yourself -AT-

2015 77 Back To Black -1-

2015 03 Hotline Bling -2-

2015 81 Right Hand -3-

2015 76 Jumpman (Drake & Future) -AT-

Really hoping Rudimental/Ed can at least attain a new peak.

Hotline Bling is terrible.

13 22 07

 

Olly Murs

Kiss Me

Never Been Better (Special Edition) | 2015

 

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Chart Run: 16-20-20-24-27-22-13

 

Release date: 09-10-2015

Format: digital single

Label: Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited

 

Chart sales: 100k+

 

Sales only chart peak: 6

Streaming only chart peak: 35

 

Video here:

 

Biography

With a "cheeky chappy" persona to match Robbie Williams and vocals reminiscent of original Pop Idol Will Young, former call-center worker Olly Murs was one of the success stories of the 2009 season of The X Factor, finishing runner-up to Joe McElderry in the hotly contested final. Born in Essex in 1984, Murs showed little interest in singing while at school, focusing his attention on football, where he played for the school team and later semi-professionally for local non-league team Witham Town. In 2007, he appeared on Deal or No Deal, where he won a lowly £10, but it was his performance of Stevie Wonder's "Superstition" on the sixth series of The X Factor that enabled him to show off his talents. Mentored by Simon Cowell in the live stages, he wowed judges with renditions of songs by the Beatles, Queen, and George Michael and soon became the favorite to win the show. However, despite a duet with musical hero Robbie Williams in the final, Murs finished a respectable second. In 2010, he signed a six-figure record deal with Epic/Syco Music and embarked on the sold-out X Factor arena tour. After being personally invited by Williams to play at the televised charity football event Soccer Aid, Murs released his first single, the Jason Mraz-inspired "Please Don't Let Me Go," in August. His debut album, featuring songs written by Eg White, Scouting for Girls' Roy Stride, and Wayne Hector, was released in 2010. The record produced three U.K. Top 20 singles, with "Thinking of Me" and "Heart on My Sleeve" racking up chart positions alongside the debut number one "Please Don't Let Me Go."

 

Murs took a short break from his musical career in late 2011 to present the eighth season of The Xtra Factor — a spinoff behind-the-scenes look at The X Factor — returning to the program that shot him to fame. His experience with the dynamics involved in the show and his upbeat character made him a firm favorite with the audience — as well as flirty co-presenter Caroline Flack. During the recording of each show, Murs was working on songs for his second album with writers Steve Robson (Lily Allen, James Morrison) and Claude Kelly (Kelly Clarkson, Backstreet Boys). The first single from his second record, "Heart Skips a Beat," featuring U.K. hip-hop duo Rizzle Kicks, was released in summer 2011 and swiftly became a hit. The full release, In Case You Didn't Know, followed in November and secured his first U.K. number one album. The following year, Murs opened for sprightly boy band One Direction on their North American tour and re-released the "Heart Skips a Beat" single, replacing Rizzle Kicks with Philadelphia rap duo Chiddy Bang, to coincide with the shows. Also in 2012, Murs released his third studio album, Right Place Right Time, which included the single "Troublemaker," featuring rapper Flo Rida. - Jon O'Brien & Scott Kerr, Rovi / iTunes

 

Chart history - Top 100 (Year peak title):

 

2010 01 Please Don't Let Me Go -1-

2010 69 This One's For The Girls -B side-

2010 04 Thinking Of Me -2-

2011 20 Heart On My Sleeve -3-

2011 45 Busy -4-

2011 01 Heart Skips A Beat (Olly Murs Feat. Rizzle Kicks) -1-

2011 01 Dance With Me Tonight -2-

2012 13 Oh My Goodness -3-

2012 01 Troublemaker (Olly Murs Feat. Flo Rida) -1-

2013 12 Army Of Two -2-

2013 05 Dear Darlin' -3-

2013 27 Right Place Right Time -4-

2013 78 I Wan'na Be Like You (Robbie Williams Feat. Olly Murs)

2013 25 Hand On Heart -5-

2014 80 Never Been Better -IG-

2014 03 Wrapped Up (Olly Murs Feat. Travie McCoy) -1-

2014 04 Up (Olly Murs Feat. Demi Lovato) -2-

2015 34 Seasons -3-

2015 93 Beautiful To Me -4-

2015 13 Kiss Me -5-

 

Discussion Thread Here

Yay, new peak for 'Lay It All On Me' :D Very pleased!

both Can't Feel My Face's climbing a lot this week then :P

Kiss Me is really good.

12 19 09

 

Rudimental Featuring Ed Sheeran

Lay It All On Me

We The Generation | 2015

 

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Chart Run: 16-15-15-13-13-13-18-19-12

 

Release date: 25-09-2015

Format: digital single

Label: Asylum Records UK

 

Chart sales: 200k+

 

Sales only chart peak: 8

Streaming only chart peak: 14

 

Video here:

 

Biography

Rudimental are an English drum and bass band who are signed to Asylum Records and independent label Black Butter. The quartet consists of Piers Agget, Amir Amor, Kesi Dryden and DJ Locksmith (Leon Rolle).

 

They were nominated for a Mercury Prize in 2013, and won several awards including the Brit Award, and the Mobo Award for Best Album. Rudimental also received nominations at the MTV Europe Music Awards for Best New Act, and Best UK and Ireland act. Rudimental have achieved multiple Platinum awards for record sales in several countries including in the United Kingdom and Australia.

 

The group rose to prominence in 2012 when their single "Feel the Love", featuring singer John Newman, topped the UK Singles Chart,[5] and for which they were also nominated for a BRIT Award in 2013. "Feel the Love" was also used for the opening credits of the 2013 documentary movie Spark: A Burning Man Story.

 

The group have released further singles, including "Not Giving In" (featuring Newman and Alex Clare) and 2013 single "Waiting All Night" (featuring Ella Eyre) which also topped the chart in the UK. More recently[when?] the group released "Right Here" featuring Foxes, "Free" featuring Emeli Sandé and "Powerless" featuring Becky Hill. Rudimental were named by the BBC as the festival band of the summer. In 2013 Rudimental's album Home debuted at number 1 in the UK albums chart and was also nominated for a Mercury Music Prize. - Wikipedia

 

Chart history - Top 100 (Year peak title):

 

Rudimental

2012 01 Feel The Love (Rudimental Feat. John Newman) -1-

2012 14 Not Giving In (Rudimental Feat. John Newman & Alex Clare) -2-

2013 01 Waiting All Night (Rudimental Feat. Ella Eyre) -3-

2013 14 Right Here (Rudimental Feat. Foxes) -4-

2013 26 Free (Rudimental Feat. Emeli Sandé) -5-

2014 21 Pompeii / Waiting All Night (Bastille & Rudimental Feat. Ella Eyre)

2014 73 Powerless (Rudimental Feat. Becky Hill) -6-

2014 02 Bloodstream (Ed Sheeran & Rudimental) -1-

2015 29 Never Let You Go (Rudimental Feat. Foy Vance) -2-

2015 67 Rumour Mill (Rudimental Feat. Anne-Marie & Will Heard) -IG1-

2015 12 Lay It All On Me (Rudimental Feat. Ed Sheeran) -3-

 

Ed Sheeran

2011 03 The A Team -1- MILLION SELLER

2011 35 Hush Little Baby (Wretch 32 Feat. Ed Sheeran)

2011 04 You Need Me, I Don't Need You -2-

2011 09 Drunk -4-

2011 05 Lego House -3-

2011 81 Gold Rush -AT-

2011 84 Autumn Leaves -AT-

2012 25 Small Bump -5-

2012 34 Wish You Were Here (Ed Sheeran, Richard Jones, Nick Mason, Mike Rutherford & David Arnold)

2012 07 (All Along The) Watchtower (Devlin Feat. Ed Sheeran)

2012 18 Give Me Love -6-

2012 07 Everything Has Changed (Taylor Swift Feat. Ed Sheeran)

2013 13 I See Fire -OST-

2014 18 One -IG1-

2014 01 Sing -1-

2014 08 Don't -IG2/2-

2014 01 Thinking Out Loud -IG5/3- MILLION SELLER

2014 15 Photograph -IG7/5-

2014 59 Afire Love -IG3-

2014 49 I'm A Mess -AT-

2014 02 Bloodstream (Ed Sheeran & Rudimental) -IG4/4-

2014 82 The Man -IG6-

2014 62 Tenerife Sea -AT-

2014 46 All Of The Stars -OST-

2014 57 Nina -AT-

2014 71 Runaway -AT-

2014 85 Take It Back -AT-

2014 38 Make It Rain -OST-

2015 69 I Will Take You Home -B side-

2015 88 Dreams (Krept & Konan Feat. Ed Sheeran)

2015 92 Dark Times (The Weeknd Feat. Ed Sheeran)

2015 12 Lay It All On Me (Rudimental Feat. Ed Sheeran)

 

Album Discussion Here

No Grace this week :(

Lay It All On Me is also really good.

No Grace this week :(

I had 400 words written, rambling all over the place :drama: . Ah well, I should be able to use them next week :P

11 09 27

 

The Weeknd

The Hills

Beauty Behind the Madness | 2015

 

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Chart Run: 51-30-35-35-40-41-35-31-32-34-35-31-34-35-29-24-28-29-25-23-5-3-5-4-6-9-11

 

Release date: 27-05-2015

Format: digital single

Label: Universal-Island Records

 

Chart sales: 500k+

 

Sales only chart peak: 3

Streaming only chart peak: 3

 

Video here:

 

Biography

Abel Tesfaye (born February 16, 1990), known by his stage name The Weeknd, is a Canadian PBR&B recording artist and record producer. In late 2010, Tesfaye anonymously uploaded several songs to YouTube under the name "The Weeknd". He released three nine-track mixtapes throughout 2011: House of Balloons, Thursday, and Echoes of Silence, which were critically acclaimed. The following year, he released a compilation album, Trilogy, consisting of remastered versions of the mixtape material and three additional songs. It was released under Republic Records and his own label XO. In 2013, he released his debut studio album Kiss Land, which was supported by the singles "Kiss Land", and "Live For".

 

The Weeknd has received praise from several music publications, including Pitchfork, MTV, BET, Rolling Stone, XXL and The Source. MTV's John Norris has dubbed him the "songbird of his generation" and the "best musical talent since Michael Jackson". - Wikipedia

 

Chart history - Top 100 (Year peak title):

 

2012 37 Crew Love (Drake Feat. The Weeknd)

2014 48 Love Me Harder (Ariana Grande & The Weeknd)

2015 04 Earned It -OST/2-

2015 64 Where You Belong -OST-

2015 03 The Hills -4-

2015 03 Can't Feel My Face -3-

2015 65 Often -1-

2015 72 Real Life -AT-

2015 74 Tell Your Friends -AT-

2015 78 Prisoner (The Weeknd Feat. Lana Del Rey) -AT-

2015 90 Acquainted -AT-

2015 91 Losers (The Weeknd Feat. Labrinth) -AT-

2015 92 Dark Times (The Weeknd Feat. Ed Sheeran) -AT-

 

Discussion Thread Here

#11-40 Recap

 

11 [09] The Weeknd ~ The Hills

51-30-35-35-40-41-35-31-32-34-35-31-34-35-29-24-28-29-25-23-5-3-5-4-6-9-11- [27 weeks {25 weeks top 40}]

 

12 [19] Rudimental ~ Lay It All On Me [feat. Ed Sheeran]

16-15-15-13-13-13-18-19-12- [9 weeks]

 

13 [22] Olly Murs ~ Kiss Me

16-20-20-24-27-22-13- [7 weeks]

 

14 [11] Drake ~ Hotline Bling

74-69-64-53-36-17-17-8-3-4-3-5-9-11-14- [16 weeks {12 weeks top 40}]

 

15 [12] Sam Smith ~ Writing's On The Wall

1-3-7-11-4-3-8-12-15- [9 weeks]

 

16 [15] Justin Bieber ~ I'll Show You

41-32-15-16- [4 weeks {3 weeks top 40}]

 

17 [14] KDA ~ Turn The Music Louder (Rumble) [feat. Tinie Tempah and Katy B]

1-6-8-10-14-17- [6 weeks]

 

18 [13] Little Mix ~ Love Me Like You

21-30-32-32-28-19-13-13-18- [9 weeks]

 

19 [17] Naughty Boy ~ Runnin' (Lose It All) [feat. Beyoncé and Arrow Benjamin]

11-9-6-4-6-8-9-15-17-19- [10 weeks]

 

20 [25] The Weeknd ~ Can't Feel My Face

56-34-33-34-37-25-26-17-8-3-4-6-3-5-5-5-5-11-13-17-19-21-25-25-20- [25 weeks {24 weeks top 40}]

 

21 [16] Ellie Goulding ~ On My Mind

7-6-5-8-10-16-14-12-16-21- [10 weeks]

 

22 [23] Calvin Harris + Disciples ~ How Deep Is Your Love

7-6-2-2-3-4-4-4-3-4-7-9-11-14-17-17-21-23-22- [19 weeks]

 

23 [18] Coldplay ~ Adventure Of A Lifetime

14-18-23- [3 weeks]

 

24 [20] Jamie Lawson ~ Wasn't Expecting That

66-40-6-7-10-12-17-20- [9 weeks {8 weeks top 40}]

 

25 [32] Justin Bieber ~ Company

32-25- [2 weeks]

 

26 [21] Ariana Grande ~ Focus

10-24-21-26- [4 weeks]

 

27 [33] Skrillex & Diplo presents Jack Ü ~ Where Are Ü Now [feat. Justin Bieber]

97-90-75-63-58-45-32-18-6-7-5-3-5-4-7-11-12-20-20-23-23-23-24-26-29-31-27-33-39-41-43-43-45-40-47-33-27- [37 weeks {26 weeks top 40}]

 

28 [26] R. City ~ Locked Away [feat. Adam Levine]

95-39-16-3-3-2-2-9-12-15-19-26-28- [13 weeks {12 weeks top 40}]

 

29 [NE] Adele ~ When We Were Young

29- [1 week]

 

30 [30] Jess Glynne ~ Don't Be So Hard On Yourself

78-1-3-5-3-4-6-10-16-17-23-24-26-31-30-30- [16 weeks {15 weeks top 40}]

 

31 [27] Fetty Wap ~ 679 [feat. Monty]

87-63-66-65-59-52-46-48-43-37-35-36-33-24-22-21-20-22-27-31- [20 weeks {11 weeks top 40}]

 

32 [40] Years & Years ~ Eyes Shut

60-45-74-95-xx-92-64-52-48-40-32- [10 weeks {2 weeks top 40}]

 

33 [35] Justin Bieber ~ Mark My Words

35-33- [2 weeks]

 

34 [38] Justin Bieber ~ The Feeling [feat. Halsey]

38-34- [2 weeks]

 

35 [28] Diplo and Sleepy Tom ~ Be Right There

91-8-15-16-23-28-35- [7 weeks {6 weeks top 40}]

 

36 [37] One Direction ~ Drag Me Down

1-9-16-11-13-15-14-18-22-24-30-37-36-45-52-37-36- [17 weeks {15 weeks top 40}]

 

37 [24] AURORA ~ Half The World Away

11-24-37- [3 weeks]

 

38 [NE] Justin Bieber ~ No Pressure [feat. Big Sean]

42-38- [2 weeks {1 week top 40}]

 

39 [36] Sigala ~ Easy Love

71-1-2-2-4-7-10-18-22-25-30-36-39- [13 weeks {12 weeks top 40}]

 

40 [39] Pia Mia ~ Do It Again [feat. Chris Brown and Tyga]

67-20-20-16-16-11-9-8-10-9-12-18-23-28-39-40- [16 weeks {15 weeks top 40}]

 

Only one entry to the top 10 and it's Nathan Sykes -_- not too interesting a week.

Thought Nathan was going to miss top 10 due to streaming and end up between 15-11. Good to see him get a top 10 though

I'm pleased to see Nathan top 10, it's held up a lot better than I expected on iTunes too! :D

Not sure where to post this but Adele did manage to pass the 800k barrier, by 307 copies! :cheer: (Source: Official Charts)

I am also delighted about Nathan being top 10, a gorgeous song :wub:

10 08 05

 

WSTRN

In2

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Chart Run: 85-60-4-8-10

 

Release date: 06-11-2015

Format: digital single

Label: Atlantic Records UK

 

Chart sales: 100k+

 

Sales only chart peak: 4

Streaming only chart peak: 9

 

Video here:

 

Biography

WSTRN is a West London-based collective consisting of Akelle Charles, Haile and Louis Rei. Their debut single, "In2", will be released on 6 November 2015 but has already charted at number 85 on the UK Singles Chart from streams alone. - Wikipedia

 

Chart history - Top 100 (Year peak title):

 

2015 04 In2 -NAS-

 

Discussion Thread Here

800307 ~ slay godele *.*