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Jax Jones and Years & Years

Play

 

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6th single from Snacks

Also features on Palo Santo

Released: 28th November 2018

Label: Polydor

 

Chart Statistics

 

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Sales: 400k+

Certification: Gold

 

07 Sales

15 Audio Streaming

23 Video Streaming

 

Video

 

 

Biography

 

Jax Jones

Jax Jones is a London-based DJ and producer whose sunny, uplifting house tracks incorporate a wide range of musical influences. Born Timucin Fabian Kwong Wah Aluo in 1987, he grew up listening to rap, gospel, Afro-beat, and numerous other genres, and began making beats as a teenager, initially as a hip-hop producer. He got into house music after meeting Duke Dumont, and the two collaborated on the song "I Got U," which became an immediate hit when it was released in early 2014, topping the U.K. singles chart. Jones released his debut single, "Yeah Yeah Yeah," in 2015, and co-wrote Dumont's summer hit "Ocean Drive." In 2016, Jones released the single "House Work," featuring British vocalist MNEK and Chicago house veteran Mike Dunn. Featuring vocals from U.K. singer RAYE, Jones' next single, "You Don't Know Me," became his biggest solo hit yet, reaching the Top Ten on numerous charts around the world. He followed up in 2017 with the Demi Lovato and Stefflon Don-assisted "Instruction." - iTunes

 

Years & Years

Showcasing the melismatic vocals of Olly Alexander, London's Years & Years artfully combine '80s-style ambient synth pop with funky electronic beats. Their evocative, dancey, cross-pollinated sound drew accolades that included winning the BBC's prestigious Sound of 2015 poll. That same year, they hit number one in the U.K. with their debut album, Communion.

 

Years & Years initially came together in 2010 in London when multi-instrumentalist/producers Michael Goldsworthy and Emre Türkmen met online while looking to start a band. They eventually added vocalist and actor Alexander after hearing him singing at a friend's house while taking a shower. The trio's keyboard- and electronics-based sound first gained exposure when the single "Traps" was released on Kitsuné Music in 2013. The group's second EP, Real, came out in February 2014, and with some impressive live dates under their belts, Years & Years announced they had signed a deal with Polydor.

 

Their first major-label single, Take Shelter, appeared in August 2014, followed by a collaboration with the Magician on Sunlight a month later and the release of Desire in November. In 2015, on the heels of winning the prestigious BBC Sound Of award, Years & Years released their debut full-length album, Communion. The well-received album debuted at number one in the U.K. and peaked in the Top 50 of the U.S. Billboard 200. The following year, they were nominated for four BRIT Awards and headlined their own tour, which included a sold-out show at London's Wembley Arena. Also that year, they contributed the single "Meteorite" to the Bridget Jones' Baby soundtrack.

 

In 2018, they returned with their sophomore full-length, Palo Santo, which featured production by Kid Harpoon, Greg Kurstin, GRADES, and others. Included on the album were the singles "Sanctify" and "If You're Over Me." The album peaked at number three in the U.K. and hit the top of Billboard's U.S. Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart. - iTunes

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

Jax Jones

2014 01 I Got U (Duke Dumont feat. Jax Jones)

2016 85 House Work (feat. Mike Dunn & MNEK) -1-

2016 03 You Don't Know Me (feat. RAYE) -2- MILLIONAIRE

2017 13 Instruction (feat. Demi Lovato & Stefflon Don) -3-

2017 07 Breathe (feat. Ina Wroldsen) -4-

2018 12 Ring Ring (Jax Jones & Mabel feat. Rich The Kid) -5-

2018 08 Play (Jax Jones & Years & Years) -6-

2019 10 All Day And Night (Jax Jones & Martin Solveig present Europa with Madison Beer) -7-

2019 19 One Touch (Jess Glynne & Jax Jones)

2019 23 Harder (Jax Jones & Bebe Rexha) -8-

2019 67 Jacques (Jax Jones & Tove Lo) -PS-

2019 18 This Is Real (Jax Jones & Ella Henderson) -9-

 

1 x #1 | 2 x Top 5 | 5 x Top 10 | 9 x Top 20 | 10 x Top 40 | 12 x Top 100

 

Years & Years

2014 07 Sunlight (The Magician feat. Years & Years)

2014 22 Desire -1/5-

2015 01 King -2- MILLIONAIRE

2015 17 Eyes Shut -IG/4-

2015 02 Shine -3-

2016 72 Meteorite -OST-

2018 25 Sanctify -1-

2018 06 If You're Over Me -2-

2018 47 All For You -3-

2018 91 Karma -AT-

2018 80 Come Alive (Years & Years & Jess Glynne) -OST-

2018 08 Play (Jax Jones & Years & Years)

 

1 x #1 | 2 x Top 5 | 5 x Top 10 | 6 x Top 20 | 8 x Top 40 | 12 x Top 100

 

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I got over Play quite quickly when it came out but I can still bop to it now *.*
shame Jax had to miss out on a top 100 especially with some of what is still to come but yay at it getting a mention here anyway! Play's not one of my absolute faves of his but still a bop.
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Freya Ridings

Castles

 

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3rd single from Freya Ridings

Released: 31st May 2019

Label: Good Soldier Records

 

Chart Statistics

 

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Sales: 400k+

Certification: Gold

 

03 Sales

27 Audio Streaming

79 Video Streaming

 

Video

 

 

Biography

 

Freya Ridings is a London-based singer, songwriter, and pianist with a notably rich, soulful vocal tone. After opening shows in the U.K. for Gavin James earlier in the year, she made her headlining debut in May 2017. Concentrating on plaintive ballads, the show doubled as her recording debut; Live at St. Pancras Old Church was released by Good Soldier Records that September. It included an acoustic version of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs song "Maps." In 2018 she issued the sumptuous, slow-burn single "Ultraviolet" and collaborated with MJ Cole on the moody "Waking Up." That same year she issued a second live album, Live at the Omeara. Ridings' first studio EP, You Mean the World to Me, was released in early 2019. - iTunes

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

2018 09 Lost Without You -1- MILLIONAIRE

2019 57 You Mean The World To Me -2-

2019 16 Castles -3-

 

0 x #1 | 0 x Top 5 | 1 x Top 10 | 2 x Top 20 | 2 x Top 40 | 3 x Top 100

 

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Pleased this crept in!! Glad she managed to avoid being a one hit wonder too :D
Castles was a rather good effort from her, I still much prefer Lost Without You but was good to see her do a midtempo after 2 ballads.
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Stormzy

Crown

 

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2nd single from Heavy Is The Head

Released: 21st June 2019

Label: Hashtag Merky Records

 

Chart Statistics

 

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Sales: 400k+

Certification: Gold

 

04 Sales

09 Audio Streaming

13 Video Streaming

 

Video

 

 

Biography

 

A London-based grime MC of Ghanaian heritage, Stormzy made a swift rise in the early 2010s to become one of the U.K.'s most critically-acclaimed artists. Climbing out of the underground grime scene, he made his breakthrough in 2017 with his platinum-certified, chart-topping debut, Gang Signs & Prayer. Within half a decade of the release of his debut EP, he was a Glastonbury festival headliner. Born Michael Ebenazer Kwadjo Omari Owuo Jr. in the south London town of Croyden, he launched his career clashing at youth clubs around his hometown. His performances evolved from grime-only music that showed a love of artists like Skepta to more rap-oriented material that reflected Stormzy's growing appreciation for artists like Drake. Late in 2013 he began uploading his "Wicked Skengman" series of freestyles over classic grime beats; in 2014, he made his official debut with the EP Dreamers Disease. A year later he released the single "Know Me From" along with "WickedSkengMan 4," the first track in his "WickedSkengMan" freestyle series and a Top 20 hit in the U.K. That December, Stormzy performed the single's B-side, "Shut Up," at a match between heavyweight boxers Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte. The song jumped into the Top 40 following the broadcast, and the rapper launched a campaign to have the song top the charts during Christmas. This boosted the track to the number eight position, and the number one position on the R&B singles chart. Before returning to the studio to record his first LP, he released non-album single "Scary" in the spring of 2016. Stormzy returned in 2017 with his official full-length debut Gang Signs & Prayer (#Merky Records), which featured the platinum single "Big for Your Boots," "Cigarettes & Cush" with Kehlani, and "Blinded by Your Grace, Pt. 2" with MNEK. The critically-lauded set debuted atop the U.K. albums chart and was soon certified platinum. In 2018, the album took home the prize for British Album of the Year and Stormzy was crowned British Male Solo Artist of the Year at the annual Brit Awards.

 

Riding the wave of acclaim, he was announced as one of the headliners at 2019's Glastonbury Festival. That year, he also scored his first number one single in the U.K. with "Vossi Bop." - iTunes

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

2015 49 Know Me From -NAS-

2015 18 WickedSkengMan 4 -NAS-

2015 08 Shut Up -1- MILLIONAIRE

2015 49 Dude (Lethal Bizzle & Stormzy)

2017 06 Big For Your Boots -2-

2017 21 Cold -3-

2017 22 Bad Boys (feat. Ghetts & J Hus) -AT-

2017 25 First Things First -AT-

2017 29 Mr Skeng -AT-

2017 30 Cigarettes & Cush (feat. Kehlani & Lily Allen) -AT-

2017 48 Velvet / Jenny Francis (Interlude) -AT-

2017 53 Return Of The Rucksack -AT-

2017 07 Blinded By Your Grace, Pt. 2 (feat. MNEK) -4-

2017 58 100 Bags -AT-

2017 59 Blinded By Your Grace, Pt. 1 -AT-

2017 63 Don't Cry For Me (feat. Raleigh Ritchie) -AT-

2017 65 21 Gun Salute (Interlude) (feat. Wretch 32) -AT-

2017 68 Lay Me Bare -AT-

2017 100 Crazy Titch (Interlude) -AT-

2017 06 Power (Little Mix feat. Stormzy) MILLIONAIRE

2017 30 Ask Flipz (Krept & Konan feat. Stormzy)

2018 34 Let Me Down (Jorja Smith feat. Stormzy)

2019 01 Vossi Bop -1- MILLIONAIRE

2019 13 Shine Girl (MoStack feat. Stormzy)

2019 04 Crown -2-

2019 01 Take Me Back To London (Ed Sheeran feat. Stormzy)

2019 20 Sounds Of The Skeng -NAS-

2019 22 Wiley Flow -PS-

2019 02 Own It (feat. Ed Sheeran & Burna Boy) -3-

2019 06 Audacity (feat. Headie One) -IG-

2019 09 Lessons -AT-

 

2 x #1 | 4 x Top 5 | 10 x Top 10 | 13 x Top 20 | 21 x Top 40 | 31 x Top 100

 

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I'm a fan of Stormzy in general but 'Crown' has never really been more than alright for me, a step down from 'Vossi Bop'.

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