I will never understand how this got 10 weeks at #1....

pleasing to see Sprinter still holding onto top 10 with ACR.

 

wonder if it'd still have been #1 otherwise or if Dua/Billie have sold enough physicals to be 'legit' #1

honestly sprinter is a bit of a guilty pleasure song of mine, glad its gone to acr though, was the perfect time for it to go

This is the first time hearing Sprinter and I am FLOORED this spent 10 weeks at #1 :o

I can't imagine Dua would be #1 if it's not being even mentioned as a contender?

I think it’s the production I really enjoy on Sprinter - love the baseline and the Latin guitar vibe

Is Jack going to explain to the audience why Sprinter has fallen so far or does he not know ?

 

 

09 | 12 | 3rd week

 

Calvin Harris and Sam Smith

Desire

 

 

Non-album single

Released: 28th July 2023

Label: Sony Music Entertainment UK

 

Chart Statistics

 

NE (10/08/2023) | 18-12-9

 

Sales: 40k+

Certification: -

Status: Standard Chart Ratio

 

01 Sales

16 Audio Streaming

62 Video Streaming

 

Video

 

 

Biography

 

Calvin Harris

Talk about an unexpected career trajectory. In 2007, 23-year-old Calvin Harris released I Created Disco, a cheeky shot across dance music’s bow that presented him as Scotland’s brow-arched answer to LCD Soundsystem. Fast-forward a few years, and the scruffy fellow playing house-party host in the “Merrymaking at My Place” video is suddenly baring oil-slicked abs on Emporio Armani billboards. What happened, of course, is that Harris (born Adam Richard Wiles in 1984) traded up from the Amiga computer of his teens, developed some of the best studio chops in the business with deep-house rollers like 2013's “Thinking About You”, and helped spark EDM’s pop crossover with hits for Rihanna, Florence Welch, Ellie Goulding and others. Along the way, he became one of the 2010s’ first DJ/producer/songwriter polymaths to earn top billing even on the songs in which he didn’t sing. No stranger to pyro-lit main stages—his percussive, synth-strafed 2014 single “C.U.B.A.” is big-room house at its most gargantuan—Harris has resisted getting boxed into any one sound. On 2017’s Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1, he lays down a set of slinky R&B jams for Frank Ocean, Migos and Young Thug, while the 2018 singles “Promises”, with Sam Smith, and “One Kiss”, with Dua Lipa, proved just how versatile his vision of pop can be. - Apple Music

 

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

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

Calvin Harris

2007 10 Acceptable In The 80s -1-

2007 03 The Girls -2-

2007 43 Merrymaking At My Place -3-

2008 01 Dance Wiv Me (Dizzee Rascal feat. Calvin Harris & Chrome) MILLIONAIRE

2009 01 I'm Not Alone -1-

2009 03 Ready For The Weekend -2-

2009 18 Flashback -3-

2010 27 You Used To Hold Me -4-

2011 02 Bounce (feat. Kelis) -1-

2011 02 Feel So Close -2- MILLIONAIRE

2011 01 We Found Love (Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris) MILLION SELLER

2011 24 Off The Record (Tinchy Stryder feat. Calvin Harris & BURNS)

2012 02 Let's Go (feat. Ne-Yo) -3-

2012 02 We'll Be Coming Back (feat. Example) -4-

2012 01 Sweet Nothing (feat. Florence Welch) -5-

2012 05 Drinking From The Bottle (feat. Tinie Tempah) -6-

2013 04 I Need Your Love (feat. Ellie Goulding) -7-

2013 08 Thinking About You (feat. Ayah Marar) -8-

2013 01 Under Control (Calvin Harris & Alesso feat. Hurts) -1-

2014 01 Summer -2- MILLIONAIRE

2014 01 Blame (feat. John Newman) -3- MILLIONAIRE

2014 89 C.U.B.A -B-SIDE-

2014 86 Slow Acid -IG-

2014 23 Open Wide (feat. Big Sean) -IG-

2014 06 Outside (feat. Ellie Goulding) -4- MILLIONAIRE

2015 35 Pray To God (feat. HAIM) -5-

2015 02 How Deep Is Your Love (Calvin Harris & Disciples) -NAS- MILLIONAIRE

2016 02 This Is What You Came For (feat. Rihanna) -NAS- MILLIONAIRE

2016 34 Hype (Dizzee Rascal & Calvin Harris)

2016 04 My Way -NAS- MILLIONAIRE

2017 10 Slide (feat. Frank Ocean & Migos) -1- MILLIONAIRE

2017 25 Heatstroke (feat. Young Thug, Pharrell Williams & Ariana Grande) -2-

2017 43 Rollin (feat. Future & Khalid) -IG-

2017 01 Feels (feat. Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry & Big Sean) -3- MILLIONAIRE

2017 75 Don't Quit (DJ Khaled & Calvin Harris feat. Travis Scott & Jeremih)

2017 97 Faking It (feat. Kehlani & Lil Yachty) -4-

2018 55 The Weekend (SZA & Calvin Harris)

2018 48 Nuh Ready Nuh Ready (feat. PARTYNEXTDOOR) -NAS-

2018 01 One Kiss (Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa) -NAS- MILLIONAIRE

2018 01 Promises (Calvin Harris & Sam Smith) -NAS- MILLIONAIRE

2018 98 Checklist (Normani & Calvin Harris feat. Wizkid)

2018 29 I Found You (benny blanco & Calvin Harris)

2019 02 Giant (Calvin Harris & Rag'n'Bone Man) -NAS- MILLIONAIRE

2019 66 I'm Not Alone 2019 -NAS-

2020 75 Live Without Your Love (Love Regenerator & Steve Lacy) -NAS-

2020 33 Over Now (Calvin Harris & The Weeknd) -NAS-

2021 09 By Your Side (feat. Tom Grennan) -NAS-

2022 16 Potion (Calvin Harris, Dua Lipa & Young Thug) -1-

2022 10 Stay With Me (Calvin Harris, Justin Timberlake, Halsey & Pharrell Williams) -2-

2022 71 Obsessed (Calvin Harris, Charlie Puth & Shenseea) -3-

2023 01 Miracle (Calvin Harris & Ellie Goulding) -NAS-

2023 09 Desire (Calvin Harris & Sam Smith) -NAS-

 

11 x #1 | 23 x Top 5 | 30 x Top 10 | 32 x Top 20 | 40 x Top 40 | 52 x Top 100

 

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- MILLIONAIRE

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

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

2023 85 Who We Love (Sam Smith & Ed Sheeran) -AT-

2023 69 VULGAR (Sam Smith & Madonna) -NAS-

2023 59 Man I Am -OST-

2023 09 Desire (Calvin Harris & Sam Smith)

 

8 x #1 | 10 x Top 5 | 13 x Top 10 | 19 x Top 20 | 22 x Top 40 | 36 x Top 100

 

Social Media

 

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Is Jack going to explain to the audience why Sprinter has fallen so far or does he not know ?

I don't think they've ever mentioned ACR as far as I can remember?

Is Jack going to explain to the audience why Sprinter has fallen so far or does he not know ?

 

i dont think the occ or radio 1 think the general public care to know, though they have kinda explained acr before when we dont talk about bruno fell from #1

Glad Desire's made the top 10, I think I actually prefer it to Miracle (and anything from Calvin in quite some time). Sam sounds great on it too!

knew that this would go top 10 eventually but great to have confirmation of it in week 3.

 

30 credited top 10s for Sir Calvin Harris now :cheeseblock: what a legend!

Desire is fine, there's better but there's worse

 

All female vocal top 8, the slay :cheeseblock: (and Chase & Status the only male act, and I'm guessing they'll be 7th/8th)

desire has grown on me loads, still not sold on that drop though, its very strange. hopefuly that bit grows on me like the rest of the song did

I don't think they've ever mentioned ACR as far as I can remember?

Correct, and I don't think there's a real need to, I think it'd only alienate the audience to explain the inner workings of the chart as it's really not that deep to them.

Is Jack going to explain to the audience why Sprinter has fallen so far or does he not know ?

He won’t know and Radio 1 have always glossed over anything relating to ACR. Not sure if that’s at the specific request of the OCC.

 

Great to have Sam and Calvin in the Top 10.

08 | 09 | 4th week

 

Becky Hill and Chase & Status

Disconnect

 

 

2nd single from forthcoming studio album

Released: 14th July 2023

Label: Polydor / Eko Records

 

Chart Statistics

 

NE (27/07/2023) | 25-17-15-9-8

 

Sales: 70k+

Certification: -

Status: Standard Chart Ratio

 

05 Sales

11 Audio Streaming

00 Video Streaming

 

Video

 

 

Biography

 

Becky Hill

With an irrefutable aptitude for writing chart-smashing pop songs and a reputation as a pioneer in electronic music, BRIT Award-winning Becky Hill is one of Britain’s most in-demand music artists. Described by David Guetta as “one of the very rare queens of dance of music”, Becky has written and/or performed on 17x UK Top 40 singles, including five Top 10 singles and one UK #1, and amassed over 4 billion streams on Spotify alone. Her BPI certifications total 13x Platinum, 11x Gold and 14x Silver records, and she was the third most streamed British female solo artist on Spotify in 2021, behind only Dua Lipa and Adele. Her Gold selling debut studio album, ‘Only Honest On The Weekend’, released in August 2021 and peaked at #7 on the UK Albums Chart, spawning Platinum-selling UK #3 single ‘Remember’, which also ended the year as one of the most streamed and best-selling songs of 2021. Alongside her solo career, Becky has also collaborated with everyone from Rudimental to Little Simz over the last decade, as well as writing songs for and/or releasing with a whole range of artists; from dance titans like MK, Tiesto and Jax Jones right the way through to pop royalty in MNEK and Little Mix. - Spotify

 

Chase & Status

Chase & Status are an English electronic music duo composed of Saul Milton (Chase) and Will Kennard (Status). In addition, Andy Gangadeen is the drummer when the band performs live. MC Rage formerly performed as MC with the group, but left in July 2021 to focus on solo ventures. The duo are from London, and formed in 2003 after meeting at university in Manchester. The duo have since released five studio albums and collaborated with major artists such as Plan B, CeeLo Green, Rihanna, Example, and Tinie Tempah. They run the independent record label MTA Records. - Wikipedia

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

Becky Hill

2013 08 Afterglow (Wilkinson feat. Becky Hill) MILLIONAIRE

2014 73 Powerless (Rudimental feat. Becky Hill)

2014 01 Gecko (Overdrive) (Oliver Heldens & Becky Hill) MILLIONAIRE

2014 56 Losing -NAS-

2016 37 Piece Of Me (MK & Becky Hill) MILLIONAIRE

2016 28 False Alarm (Matoma & Becky Hill)

2018 12 Back & Forth (MK, Jonas Blue & Becky Hill)

2019 45 I Could Get Used To This (Becky Hill & Weiss) -1-

2019 08 Wish You Well (Sigala & Becky Hill) MILLIONAIRE

2019 11 Lose Control (Meduza, Becky Hill & Goodboys) MILLIONAIRE

2020 14 Better Off Without You (Becky Hill & Shift K3Y) -1-

2020 76 Nothing Really Matters (Tiësto & Becky Hill)

2020 14 Heaven On My Mind (Becky Hill & Sigala) -2-

2020 79 Space -3-

2020 35 Forever Young -NAS-

2021 39 Last Time -4-

2021 03 Remember (Becky Hill & David Guetta) -5- MILLIONAIRE

2021 11 My Heart Goes (La Di Da) (Becky Hill & Topic) -6-

2022 43 Here For You (Wilkinson & Becky Hill)

2022 21 Run (Becky Hill & Galantis) -7-

2022 05 Crazy What Love Can Do (David Guetta, Becky Hill & Ella Henderson)

2022 18 HISTORY (Joel Corry & Becky Hill)

2023 35 Side Effects (Becky Hill & Lewis Thompson) -1-

2023 08 Disconnect (Becky Hill & Chase & Status) -2-

 

1 x #1 | 3 x Top 5 | 6 x Top 10 | 12 x Top 20 | 18 x Top 40 | 24 x Top 100

 

Chase & Status

2005 76 Love's Theme / Wise Up -NAS-

2005 94 Duppy Man (feat. Capleton) -NAS-

2008 70 Pieces (feat. Plan B) -1-

2009 45 Against All Odds (feat. Kano) -2-

2009 09 End Credits (feat. Plan B) -1-

2010 11 Let You Go (feat. Mali) -2-

2011 05 Blind Faith (feat. Liam Bailey) -3-

2011 70 Hypest Hype (feat. Tempa T) -PS-

2011 21 Time (feat. Delilah) -4-

2011 39 Hitz (feat. Tinie Tempah) -5-

2011 98 Flashing Lights (Chase & Status & Sub Focus feat. Takura) -6-

2012 68 Big Man (feat. Liam Bailey) -NAS-

2013 09 Lost & Not Found (feat. Louis M^ttrs) -1-

2013 05 Count On Me (feat. Moko) -2-

2013 21 Alive (feat. Jacob Banks) -3-

2014 48 Blk & Blu (feat. Ed Thomas) -4-

2015 96 Funny (feat. Frisco) -1-

2016 78 Spoken Word (feat. George The Poet) -NAS-

2016 65 All Goes Wrong (feat. Tom Grennan) -1-

2022 44 Mixed Emotions -1-

2023 08 Disconnect (Becky Hill & Chase & Status)

2023 20 Baddadan (Chase & Status & Bou feat. IRah, Flowdan, Trigga & Takura) -1-

 

0 x #1 | 2 x Top 5 | 5 x Top 10 | 7 x Top 20 | 10 x Top 40 | 22 x Top 100

 

Social Media

 

Becky Hill

 

Chase & Status

 

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Disconnect is another bop from Becky!

 

And yep, all female top seven :cheeseblock:

He won’t know and Radio 1 have always glossed over anything relating to ACR. Not sure if that’s at the specific request of the OCC.

 

Great to have Sam and Calvin in the Top 10.

 

i reckon jack will have some understaning of acr and how the chart works, though based on how he presents and talks about songs in the chart i do wonder if he actually understood or paid attention to that? lmaooo

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