Looks like Calvin/Rihanna is looking a sure #1 this week. Hopefully it debuts well in streaming tomorrow

Why? The iTunes is lead is not that big. Drake's streaming will keep him safe.

Why? The iTunes is lead is not that big. Drake's streaming will keep him safe.

 

The iTunes lead, is that big, actually.

Calvin is still increasing, though combined only 25% ahead. Calvin's had a decent start on streaming now but Drake's is still double. It could be very close. An exciting chart battle for sure!

Both Calvin Harris and Rihanna are cursed with getting so many #2 peaking singles over their time. It would make sense for it to continue here!

Beyoncé holding up well... :)

I think Formation and Hold Up would have fallen a lot harder had they not been added to hot songs on the front of iTunes

Time to delete the single version of 'One Dance', surely? We don't need two of the same song in the top 5.

Time to delete the single version of 'One Dance', surely? We don't need two of the same song in the top 5.

 

Amusing for when the Big Top 40 countdown their live Top 10 however.

The iTunes lead, is that big, actually.

The lead is 25%. Have you seen the spotify numbers..

Combined

(as of 1.2 hours ago)

 

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01 - 1.0000 - Calvin Harris - This Is What You Came For (feat. Rihanna)

02 - 0.7473 - Drake - One Dance (feat. Wizkid & Kyla)

03 - 0.3488 - Sia - Cheap Thrills (feat. Sean Paul)

04 - 0.3408 - Beyoncé - Hold Up

05 - 0.2788 - DNCE - Cake By the Ocean

06 - 0.2433 - DJ Snake - Middle (feat. Bipolar Sunshine)

07 - 0.2182 - Disturbed - The Sound of Silence

08 - 0.2150 - Little Mix - Hair (feat. Sean Paul)

09 - 0.2130 - Beyoncé - Formation

10 - 0.2130 - Mike Posner - I Took a Pill in Ibiza (Seeb Remix)

 

11 - 0.1903 - Fifth Harmony - Work from Home (feat. Ty Dolla $ign)

12 - 0.1758 - Alan Walker - Faded

13 - 0.1738 - Meghan Trainor - NO

14 - 0.1705 - Tinie Tempah - Girls Like (feat. Zara Larsson)

15 - 0.1652 - Galantis - No Money

16 - 0.1425 - Zara Larsson - Lush Life

17 - 0.1378 - Lukas Graham - 7 Years

18 - 0.1349 - Blonde & Craig David - Nothing Like This

19 - 0.1184 - Beyoncé - Sorry

20 - 0.1140 - Beyoncé - Freedom (feat. Kendrick Lamar)

 

21 - 0.1079 - Beyoncé - 6 Inch (feat. The Weeknd)

22 - 0.1052 - Ariana Grande - Dangerous Woman

23 - 0.1014 - Beyoncé - Don't Hurt Yourself (feat. Jack White)

24 - 0.1011 - Prince & The Revolution - Purple Rain

25 - 0.0972 - P!NK - Just Like Fire (From "Alice Through the Looking Glass")

26 - 0.0938 - The Chainsmokers - Roses (feat. ROZES)

27 - 0.0925 - Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello - I Know What You Did Last Summer

28 - 0.0919 - twenty one pilots - Stressed Out

29 - 0.0908 - Zedd & Ke$ha - True Colors

30 - 0.0857 - Kaleo - Way Down We Go

 

31 - 0.0845 - will.i.am - Boys & Girls (feat. Pia Mia)

32 - 0.0830 - Beyoncé - Daddy Lessons

33 - 0.0812 - Calum Scott - Dancing on My Own

34 - 0.0707 - Desiigner - Panda

35 - 0.0663 - blink-182 - Bored to Death

36 - 0.0638 - Beyoncé - Sandcastles

37 - 0.0598 - Rihanna - Kiss It Better

38 - 0.0586 - Rihanna - Work (feat. Drake)

39 - 0.0580 - Benny Benassi & Chris Brown - Paradise (Radio Edit)

40 - 0.0553 - Beyoncé - Pray You Catch Me

 

41 - 0.0536 - Justin Bieber - Love Yourself

42 - 0.0535 - Coldplay - Hymn for the Weekend

43 - 0.0533 - Selena Gomez - Hands To Myself

44 - 0.0497 - Jonas Blue - Fast Car (feat. Dakota) [Radio Edit]

45 - 0.0491 - Beyoncé - All Night

46 - 0.0488 - Alessia Cara - Wild Things

47 - 0.0487 - Little Mix - Secret Love Song (feat. Jason Derulo)

48 - 0.0472 - Birdy - Wild Horses

49 - 0.0470 - Prince & The Revolution - Kiss

50 - 0.0443 - Kygo - I'm in Love (feat. James Vincent McMorrow)

 

51 - 0.0441 - Major Lazer - Light It Up (feat. Nyla & Fuse ODG) [Remix]

52 - 0.0426 - Sigala - Say You Do (feat. Imani & DJ Fresh) [Radio Edit]

53 - 0.0415 - G-Eazy x Bebe Rexha - Me, Myself & I

54 - 0.0403 - Sia - Chandelier

55 - 0.0398 - Justin Bieber - Sorry

56 - 0.0397 - WSTRN - Come Down

57 - 0.0393 - Jay Sean - Make My Love Go (feat. Sean Paul)

58 - 0.0367 - ZAYN - PILLOWTALK

59 - 0.0363 - Iggy Azalea - Team

60 - 0.0359 - Shawn Mendes - Stitches

 

61 - 0.0354 - Adele - When We Were Young

62 - 0.0350 - Frances - Don't Worry About Me

63 - 0.0343 - Nick Jonas - Close (feat. Tove Lo)

64 - 0.0333 - One Direction - History

65 - 0.0333 - Years & Years - Desire (feat. Tove Lo)

66 - 0.0323 - Skepta - Man

67 - 0.0320 - Charlie Puth - One Call Away

68 - 0.0312 - Elle King - Ex's & Oh's

69 - 0.0298 - Imany - Don't Be So Shy (Filatov & Karas Remix)

70 - 0.0291 - Prince & The Revolution - Raspberry Beret

 

71 - 0.0289 - Beyoncé - Love Drought

72 - 0.0287 - Galantis - Runaway (U & I)

73 - 0.0270 - Coldplay - Adventure of a Lifetime

74 - 0.0270 - Prince - When Doves Cry (Edit)

75 - 0.0265 - Mumford & Sons & Baaba Maal - There Will Be Time

76 - 0.0264 - Kygo - Raging (feat. Kodaline)

77 - 0.0264 - Mura Masa - What If I Go?

78 - 0.0255 - Beyoncé - Forward (feat. James Blake)

79 - 0.0251 - Drake - Hotline Bling

80 - 0.0244 - Redbone - Come and Get Your Love

 

81 - 0.0242 - Gorgon City - All Four Walls (feat. Vaults)

82 - 0.0242 - TLC - No Scrubs

83 - 0.0238 - Catfish and the Bottlemen - 7

84 - 0.0237 - Drake & Future - Jumpman

85 - 0.0236 - AlunaGeorge - I'm in Control (feat. Popcaan)

86 - 0.0222 - 2Pac - Changes (1998 Greatest Hits)

87 - 0.0222 - Prince - Little Red Corvette

88 - 0.0221 - High Contrast - Remind Me

89 - 0.0216 - Rihanna - Needed Me

90 - 0.0209 - Travis - Magnificent Time

 

91 - 0.0209 - Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)

92 - 0.0206 - Justin Bieber - What Do You Mean?

93 - 0.0206 - The Vamps - I Found a Girl (feat. Omi)

153. Cher- Believe

 

Following a performance on BGT last night.

 

 

The single version of "One Dance" needs to be removed like the single version of "7 Years" was removed

The single version of "One Dance" needs to be removed like the single version of "7 Years" was removed

Does it really though? Yes from an aesthetic point of view but it must be really beneficial to have two versions of a song in the top 10 as it stands out in the iTunes homepage and visibility = sales.

Does it really though? Yes from an aesthetic point of view but it must be really beneficial to have two versions of a song in the top 10 as it stands out in the iTunes homepage and visibility = sales.

 

For Drake though, it helps a lot more with having one version as it means he'll climb to #1 on iTunes a lot faster. Though I'm routing for Calvin this week.

I presume that we're going to see all the Beyoncé album tracks continue to sell well with it being cheaper to buy them all individually than to buy the album itself. Should give her good album and single sales from Lemonade.

 

Nice to see P!nk stabilising on iTunes now with increasing airplay. The video is coming out next week so hopefully we'll see it get a nice boost from that.

23. Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello - I Know What You Did Last Summer

 

A couple of relatively large updates for this - I can't see it being bigger than Stitches or anywhere near as big for that matter but it's progressing well and I'd like to see it reach the top ten at some point.

'I Know What You Did Last Summer' is so infectious and catchy. It's very good and I'm glad to see it's heading it's way to becoming a decent hit!

I really like IKWYDLS. Much better than Stitches!

Edited May 1, 20169 yr by Rob Spears

I hope Radio 1 bump IKWYDLS up to the a-list this week, should be the final push it needs to go top 40 as a minimum! I hope it picks up on streams :(

Good to see Drake plenty of times in the top 100. In my mind, he is unquestionably the defining artist of the moment... his influence, success and presence are undeniable.