Well done to both RAYE and Shania.

 

I'd have liked to hear a bit more of 'Giddy Up' being played - it is a bop!

Edited February 10, 20233 yr by Jessie Where

Shame Raye couldn't get there, but still a great result for her to get to #2 as an independent artist.

kinda glad Shania got the #1 in albums, just listened to Come on Over yesterday for the first time in like 10 years and it's such a great album

2,500 chart units in it, Between 1 and 2 in albums

‘I’m not Here To Make Friends’ is infinitely better than the diabolical ‘Unholy’. And love the video too

21 | 26 | 20th week

 

Sam Smith and Kim Petras

Unholy

 

 

2nd single from Gloria

Released: 22nd September 2022

Label: Capitol Records UK / EMI

 

Chart Statistics

 

NE (06/10/2022) | 1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-2-16-37-46-45-59-13-20-24-25-26-21

 

Sales: 600k+

Certification: Platinum

Status: Accelerated Chart Ratio

 

03 Sales

01 Audio Streaming

04 Video Streaming

 

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Biography

 

Sam Smith

It’s hard to think of many artists in 21st-century pop who could match the vulnerability of Sam Smith. “I’ve never shied away from telling the truth in my music,” the singer told Apple Music in 2020. “Music is literally my best friend; it’s a release, a form of diary and therapy.”

 

Born in London in 1992 and raised in Cambridge, Smith first began gaining significant traction in 2012 with a pair of dance hits—Disclosure’s “Latch,” and Naughty Boy’s “La La La” the following year. They revealed that elastic falsetto, but didn’t quite hint at the sadness that would define the outrageous success to come. That arrived with 2014’s Grammy-winning In the Midnight Hour, an exquisite meditation on unrequited love, and its followup, the heartbreak-inspired The Thrill of It All. This second album saw Smith—by then an Oscar winner for 2015’s Bond theme “Writing’s on the Wall”—open up about instant fame and embrace their status as a gay role model, against a backdrop of stirring, gospel-infused balladry. It has always been clear that Smith’s power lies as much in that voice as in an unwavering bravery to put their innermost feelings—loneliness, confusion, desperation, desire—on full public view.

 

By the run-up to album three, however, Smith was also ready to have a little more fun. The aching melancholy of love, loss, and yearning for someone to spend their days with was still present, but this time, it was all being mined for invigorating music to help dance the blues away. That third LP should have arrived in early 2020 in the form of To Die For, but, amid the global pandemic, it was delayed, reworked, and renamed with the more sensitive title Love Goes. The album, Smith said ahead of its release, allowed them to heal after their first true breakup. But it also heralded freedom. “I felt at one point that I was going to be trapped onstage wearing a suit and singing ballads for the rest of my life,” said Smith. “When I look back at Love Goes, it reminds of the courage it took. A lot of my life, probably because of a lot of internalized queerphobia, and queerphobia around me, I felt ashamed of myself and not being able to fully be myself through my music. Each time I make an album, I learn to like myself a little more. The more I make music, the closer to myself I feel.” - Apple Music

 

Kim Petras

Kim Petras has spawned an entire generation of bunheads (as her fanbase is called) with her brand of hook-heavy, hedonistic synth-pop. Born in Cologne, Germany in 1992, Petras had aspirations of international stardom from an early age, writing her first songs at 13 and inspired by pop stars like Britney Spears and Spice Girls. Though she released minor works in the late 2000s, it was 2017’s “Unlock It,” the singer’s attention-grabbing collaboration with scene queen Charli XCX, that served for many as a gateway into her world. Petras' Era 1 collection of endorphin-popping bangers, elevated by her virtuosic vocal range, solidified her status as pop music royalty. Songs like 2017’s sugar-baby anthem “‎I Don't Want It At All” and 2018’s criminally catchy “Heart to Break” showcased her singer/songwriter prowess through a neon glow of ‘80s-infused dance pop. An indie artist at heart, Petras has released the bulk of her work on her own BunHead Records imprint. Her official full-length debut, Clarity (2019), found her eschewing some of the blithe spirit of her early songs in favor of a greater vulnerability in songs like “Icy” and “Broken,” where materialism becomes an escape from the emotional void of heartbreak. The hyper-sexualized Slut Pop arrived in 2022. Petras’ success has also turned her into a role model for the broad swath of her fanbase who identify as LGBTQ, celebrating her as a pioneer for transgender representation in the genre. - Apple Music

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

Sam Smith

2012 11 Latch (Disclosure feat. Sam Smith) MILLIONAIRE

2013 01 La La La (Naughty Boy feat. Sam Smith) MILLION SELLER

2013 86 Safe With Me -EP-

2013 82 Nirvana -EP-

2014 01 Money On My Mind -2- MILLIONAIRE

2014 15 Lay Me Down -1/6-

2014 01 Stay With Me -3- MILLIONAIRE

2014 03 I'm Not The Only One -4- MILLIONAIRE

2014 09 Like I Can -5- MILLIONAIRE

2014 53 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas -NAS-

2015 01 Lay Me Down (feat. John Legend) -7-

2015 13 Omen (Disclosure feat. Sam Smith)

2015 01 Writing's On The Wall -OST-

2017 01 Too Good At Goodbyes -1- MILLIONAIRE

2017 26 Pray (feat. Logic) -3-

2017 63 Burning -IG-

2017 27 One Last Song -2-

2018 01 Promises (Calvin Harris & Sam Smith) MILLIONAIRE

2019 63 Fire On Fire -NAS-

2019 03 Dancing With A Stranger (Sam Smith & Normani) -1- MILLIONAIRE

2019 07 How Do You Sleep? -2-

2019 76 I Feel Love -PS-

2020 18 To Die For -3-

2020 20 I'm Ready (Sam Smith & Demi Lovato) -4-

2020 43 My Oasis (feat. Burna Boy) -5-

2020 11 Diamonds -6-

2020 89 Kids Again -AT-

2020 72 The Lighthouse Keeper -NAS-

2022 52 Love Me More -1-

2022 01 Unholy (Sam Smith & Kim Petras) -2-

2023 60 Gimme (Sam Smith, Koffee & Jessie Reyez) -PS-

2023 23 I'm Not Here To Make Friends -3-

 

8 x #1 | 10 x Top 5 | 12 x Top 10 | 18 x Top 20 | 21 x Top 40 | 32 x Top 100

 

Kim Petras

2022 100 Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) -NAS-

2022 01 Unholy (Sam Smith & Kim Petras)

 

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

 

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Unholy get old now

Kind of surprised "Unholy" is still this high! It feels like itll stick around for a good few months - maybe a reset with their performance at The Brits even.

Unholy can piss off. It will climb next week thanks to the BRITs. I’d prefer it if that and INHTMF switched places

This climbing 5 places on ACR. No, thank you.

Also Weeknd’s ‘Higlights’ is critically high and one of the best demonstrations how wrongly the album chart is calculated right now.

Let’s go, girls! Shania Twain is Waking Up Dreaming today, as she secures her third Official Number 1 album with Queen of Me.

 

It was a two-horse race to the top against RAYE all week, but Canadian country-pop icon Shania succeeds in reaching the summit with her sixth studio LP. Prior to this, Shania enjoyed UK chart-topping success with Come On Over (1998) and Now (2017).

 

With fewer than 2,500 chart units in it, London-born singer-songwriter RAYE enjoys a Number 2 debut with her much-anticipated debut album My 21st Century Blues. Her first body of work released as an independent artist, My 21st Century Blues includes RAYE’s recent Official Number 1 single Escapism., and was the most-purchased record in independent record shops this week.

 

Elsewhere, Scottish indie trio Young Fathers claim a career-best and their first-ever Top 10 with fourth studio record Heavy Heavy (7). The band - comprising Alloysious Massaquoi, Kayus Bankole and Graham ‘G’ Hastings - previously saw Top 40 success with their 2014 debut, the Mercury Prize-winning Dead (35), and 2018 release Cocoa Sugar (28). The LP also enters this week’s Official Vinyl Albums Chart Top 10 (3).

 

Ahead of Saturday night’s BRIT Awards ceremony, Harry Styles’ Album of the Year-nominated LP Harry’s House is up two this week (6). Can he replicate his success at last week’s GRAMMYs – where he won two awards - this weekend? Remind yourself of all this year’s BRITs nominees here.

 

As she announces her 2023 world tour, Beyoncé’s former Number 1 record RENAISSANCE vaults a huge 60 places today (12).

 

And finally, The WAEVE celebrate their first-ever Official Albums Chart entry as a duo this week. The group – formed of Blur’s Graham Coxon and former The Pipettes singer Rose Elinor Dougall – score a Top 40 record with their eponymous debut (30). As a member of Blur, Graham boasts 10 UK Top 40 albums. The WAEVE also enjoys a Top 5 debut on the Official Vinyl Albums Chart (4).

20 | 17 | 21st week

 

Anne-Marie and Aitch

PSYCHO

 

 

1st single from forthcoming studio album

Released: 15th September 2022

Label: Major Toms / Asylum Records

 

Chart Statistics

 

NE (29/09/2022) | 16-13-12-9-6-10-10-14-7-6-5-15-28-66-94-11-13-15-17-17-20

 

Sales: 400k+

Certification: Gold

Status: Standard Chart Ratio

 

01 Sales

07 Audio Streaming

04 Video Streaming

 

Video

 

 

Biography

 

Anne-Marie

Anne-Marie’s bold, booming voice has resonated around the world, both as a consummate dance-music collaborator and a brassy pop powerhouse. Born Anne-Marie Nicholson in Essex in 1991, the singer/songwriter never thought she’d make it far beyond her small village, but she was already making waves in London as a child, performing in prestigious West End theatre productions and becoming a karate world champion. Such ambitions undoubtedly helped prepare her for major festival stages—which she’d soon dominate as a rising vocalist in the electronic music world. After being discovered by Elton John’s management company, Rocket Music, in 2013, Anne-Marie lent her skyscraping vocals to tracks by dubstep/DJ supergroup Magnetic Man, garage duo Gorgon City and drum ‘n’ bass hitmakers Rudimental, who invited her to guest on their 2015 album We the Generation and join their extensive world tour. Going forward, she’s been a go-to vocalist and songwriter, pairing up with artists like Snakehips, James Arthur, Nick Jonas, David Guetta and Lauv. But her biggest breakthrough came in 2016 with Clean Bandit, whose single “Rockabye” with dancehall superstar Sean Paul became a multi-platinum global smash, largely thanks to Anne-Marie’s honeyed croons and playful lyrics, which offer an empowering twist on single motherhood. Since releasing her 2018 debut album, Speak Your Mind, the singer has been building up an enviable catalogue of self-love odes (“Perfect to Me”), sassy club bangers (Marshmello collab “FRIENDS”), nostalgic pop love songs (“2002”, co-written with Ed Sheeran) and throbbing coming-of-age anthems (the Doja Cat-featuring “To Be Young”). Even as a solo star, she continues to have no qualms about sharing the spotlight. “I just think collaborations are beautiful,” she told Apple Music. “I don’t think collaborations will ever stop with me.” - Apple Music

 

Aitch

Navigating rap stardom is a tricky thing, but Aitch has it down pat. He’s chameleonic like the pop stars he collabs with, gritty like the grime artists that inspired him. Born Harrison Armstrong in Manchester in 1999, Aitch grew up removed from the London scene, where grime blossomed during his formative years, but soaked up the music from afar. Then, as a teenager, he started rapping, building a following online with his snaking flows and dizzying rhyme schemes. Things took off in 2018 when he dropped his menacing debut single “Straight Rhymez”, and Aitch has since risen to the pantheon of hip-hop. In tracks like the 2019 remix of Ed Sheeran’s “Take Me Back To London”, you’ll hear his transition away from grime to sticky pop-rap, but his dexterous raps remind that he hasn’t lost touch with his roots. - Apple Music

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

Anne-Marie

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

2016 90 Do It Right -NAS-

2016 16 Alarm -1- MILLIONAIRE

2016 01 Rockabye (Clean Bandit feat. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie) MILLIONAIRE

2017 09 Ciao Adios -2- MILLIONAIRE

2017 97 Remember I Told You (Nick Jonas feat. Anne-Marie & Mike Posner)

2017 47 Either Way (Snakehips & Anne-Marie feat. Joey Bada$$)

2017 37 Heavy -3-

2017 87 Then -PS-

2018 04 FRIENDS (Marshmello & Anne-Marie) -4- MILLIONAIRE

2018 03 2002 -5- MILLIONAIRE

2018 42 Let Me Live (Rudimental & Major Lazer feat. Anne-Marie & Mr Eazi)

2018 18 Don't Leave Me Alone (David Guetta feat. Anne-Marie)

2018 07 Rewrite The Stars (James Arthur & Anne-Marie) -OST-

2018 41 Perfect To Me -6-

2019 32 fuck, i'm lonely (Lauv feat. Anne-Marie)

2020 31 Birthday -NAS-

2020 74 To Be Young (feat. Doja Cat) -NAS-

2020 26 Come Over (Rudimental feat. Anne-Marie & Tion Wayne)

2021 02 Don't Play (Anne-Marie, KSI & Digital Farm Animals) -1-

2021 37 Way Too Long (Nathan Dawe, Anne-Marie & MoStack)

2021 13 Our Song (Anne-Marie & Niall Horan) -2-

2021 10 Kiss My (Uh Oh) (Anne-Marie & Little Mix) -3-

2021 23 Everywhere (Niall Horan & Anne-Marie) -NAS-

2022 99 I Just Called (NEIKED, Anne-Marie & Latto)

2022 05 PSYCHO (Anne-Marie & Aitch) -1-

 

1 x #1 | 5 x Top 5 | 8 x Top 10 | 11 x Top 20 | 17 x Top 40 | 26 x Top 100

 

Aitch

2019 73 On The Way Home (JayKae & Aitch feat. Bowzer Boss)

2019 09 Strike A Pose (Young T & Bugsey feat. Aitch) MILLIONAIRE

2019 20 Kilos (Bugzy Malone feat. Aitch)

2019 02 Taste (Make It Shake) -1- MILLIONAIRE

2019 99 Daily Duppy (feat. GRM Daily) -NAS-

2019 08 Buss Down (feat. ZieZie) -2-

2019 43 Already (feat. Tyreezy) -AT-

2019 35 French Kisses (ZieZie feat. Aitch)

2020 09 Ei8ht Mile (DigDat feat. Aitch)

2020 34 MICE -NAS-

2020 03 Rain (Aitch & AJ Tracey feat. Tay Keith) -1-

2020 57 Raw -PS-

2020 36 30 -2-

2020 56 Safe To Say -3-

2020 11 UFO (D-Block Europe & Aitch)

2020 24 Parlez-Vous Anglais (Headie One feat. Aitch)

2021 46 House & Garage (Morrisson feat. Aitch)

2021 27 Learning Curve -NAS-

2021 52 GSD -NAS-

2021 56 Party Round My Place (feat. Avelino) -NAS-

2021 82 Bad (Pa Salieu feat. Aitch)

2022 06 War (ArrDee & Aitch)

2022 02 Baby (Aitch & Ashanti) -1-

2022 42 Just Coz (Aitch & Giggs) -NAS-

2022 23 1989 -2-

2022 06 My G (Aitch & Ed Sheeran) -3-

2022 05 PSYCHO (Anne-Marie & Aitch)

2022 30 Let's Go (Tion Wayne feat. Aitch)

 

0 x #1 | 4 x Top 5 | 9 x Top 10 | 11 x Top 20 | 18 x Top 40 | 28 x Top 100

 

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Anne-Marie

 

Aitch

 

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19 | 61 | 37th week

 

George Ezra

Green Green Grass

 

 

2nd single from Gold Rush Kid

Released: 22nd April 2022

Label: Sony Music Entertainment UK

 

Chart Statistics

 

NE (05/05/2022) | 46-43-31-22-16-17-9-6-5-5-5-3-3-4-5-3-4-3-5-25-27-33-34-35-41-54-53-54-54-63-80-x

RE (12/01/2023) | 61-67-67-61-61-19

 

Sales: 800k+

Certification: Platinum

Status: Standard Chart Ratio

 

02 Sales

04 Audio Streaming

02 Video Streaming

 

Video

 

 

Biography

 

George Ezra’s spirited folk-pop sing-alongs could have thrived in any era, but their mix of worldly curiosity, unbridled optimism and a few playful loops and synths reflects a truly millennial ideal. Born George Ezra Barnett in Hertfordshire, England in 1993, the singer/songwriter grew up seeking comfort in the wordplay of folk laureates like Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie and the raw, emotional resonance of blues masters like Lead Belly. He trained his voice to sound as bold and booming as the latter, and honed his writing chops while travelling—an activity he’d been fascinated with since falling in love with Paddington Bear as a kid. The fictional teddy would come to inspire Ezra’s 2014 debut album, Wanted on Voyage, a phrase found on Paddington’s suitcase. Singles “Budapest” and “Barcelona” burst with buoyant acoustic hooks while evoking the modest sensibility of Ed Sheeran. They also represent a clear sense of place, and Ezra’s eternal wanderlust, something he slips into each of his effervescent works—whether that’s finding “Paradise” in love or riding “Shotgun” to anywhere. That exuberant joie de vivre feels ever more evocative under the influence of his robust baritone, a soothing sonorousness that goes down like a finely aged wine. - Apple Music

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

2013 03 Budapest -1/3- MILLIONAIRE

2014 95 Leaving It Up To You -IG-

2014 06 Blame It On Me -4- MILLIONAIRE

2014 41 Listen To The Man -5-

2015 70 Cassy O' -2/6-

2017 66 Don't Matter Now -1-

2018 02 Paradise -2- MILLIONAIRE

2018 08 Hold My Girl -4- MILLIONAIRE

2018 01 Shotgun -3- MILLIONAIRE

2018 25 Pretty Shining People -5-

2021 08 Come On Home For Christmas -NAS-

2022 12 Anyone For You (Tiger Lily) -1-

2022 03 Green Green Grass -2-

2022 61 Dance All Over Me -3-

 

1 x #1 | 4 x Top 5 | 7 x Top 10 | 8 x Top 20 | 9 x Top 40 | 14 x Top 100

 

Social Media

 

George Ezra

 

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Random reset for George

Not the Tik Tok nonce song 🤢

Expecting #20 is PSYCHO

we didn't need to hear this again

Buzzjack's fave now. lol

I don’t understand how this has managed to stay so high all week and not plummeted