Will we get another 2-week #1 album before Christmas

Mitski #4 in albums :o <3

Ooh good to see sour re enter the top 5

'Swan Song' deserved this chart run more and I will die on that hill :ph34r:

Liking 'Water' a bit more than both of Tyla's BJSC entries I think - not blowing me away but sounds very nice, she does have a lovely voice, may well be a grower.

 

Speaking of afrobeats growers, 'City Boys' is sounding better than I remember - tbf I did think it was good on first listen but I thought (accurately) that I'd forget how it goes pretty quickly, maybe just need to drill it into my head more. I do really wish 'Big 7' had the success this has had though, that's by far my favourite of the charting songs from this era.

 

Wow at Mitski hanging on as high as #4! I definitely thought she had missed out when 'SOUR' was at #5 (!) so that was a nice surprise - I haven't heard anything from this new album yet but I rather enjoyed her last album (although I know the new one is quite different sounding so not sure what to expect) so it's nice to see her reaching new heights.

 

Congrats to Busted finally picking up a #1 album :clap: they have some bops I cannot lie ~ ('Year 3000' getting a clip on the chart show :cheeseblock:) Intrigued to see how close it ended up being.

Oh good for Busted considering it's now their 1st #1 album!

 

17 weeks top 20 for Dua now!

Well done Busted! Happy for them.

19 | 18 | 11th week

 

Charli XCX

Speed Drive

 

 

Soundtrack single from Barbie

Released: 29th June 2023

Label: Atlantic Recording Corporation

 

Chart Statistics

 

NE (13/07/2023) | 61-94-x

RE (03/08/2023) | 19-9-11-14-15-17-16-18-19

 

Sales: 100k+

Certification: -

Status: Standard Chart Ratio

 

50 Sales

09 Audio Streaming

00 Video Streaming

 

Video

 

 

Biography

 

Whether she’s penning defiantly joyous singles like “I Love It” or exploring her darker side, Charli XCX is proof that you don’t need to stay in one lane to become a massive success. Born Charlotte Aitchison in 1992 in Cambridge, England, to Scottish and Gujarati Indian parents, Charli took up songwriting at 14, lifting her stage name from her instant messenger handle. On the strength of her MySpace uploads and performances at London raves, she landed a record deal at 18, released the modestly successful darkwave cuts “Stay Away” and “Nuclear Seasons”, then hit the big time with 2012’s kiss-off anthem “I Love It”. Originally scrapped from her own album for being too poppy, the beat-pounding re-recording by Swedish duo Icona Pop quickly became a worldwide dance-floor favourite. Her goth-tinged debut album, 2013’s True Romance, and tracks like the psychedelic, Gold Panda-sampling "You (Ha Ha Ha)” soon positioned Charli as the missing link between Grimes’ freak scene, Lorde’s dark melodies, and Carly Rae Jepsen’s sweetness. Never one to repeat herself, she’s built a track record as a prolific songwriter and collaborator, penning hits for Iggy Azalea (“Fancy”) and Selena Gomez (“Same Old Love”) and working with the likes of Lil Yachty, David Guetta and BTS. She even followed up the 2019 eclectic, star-studded Charli with 2020’s intimate how i'm feeling now, an album written with fan input during her six-week pandemic quarantine. One thing is clear: Charli XCX’s creative drive and willingness to take risks has made her one of the most unique, enthralling artists of her era. - Apple Music

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

Charli XCX

2013 01 I Love It (Icona Pop feat. Charli XCX) MILLIONAIRE

2013 62 SuperLove -NAS-

2014 05 Fancy (Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX) MILLIONAIRE

2014 06 Boom Clap -1-

2014 35 Break The Rules -2-

2015 08 Doing It (feat. Rita Ora) -3-

2016 29 After The Afterparty (feat. Lil Yachty) -NAS-

2017 31 Boys -NAS-

2017 35 Dirty Sexy Money (David Guetta & Afrojack feat. Charli XCX & French Montana)

2018 22 Girls (Rita Ora feat. Cardi B, Bebe Rexha & Charli XCX)

2018 13 1999 (Charli XCX & Troye Sivan) -1-

2019 70 Blame It On Your Love (feat. Lizzo) -2-

2019 61 Dream Glow (BTS & Charli XCX)

2019 58 Gone (Charli XCX & Christine and the Queens) -3-

2021 94 Spinning (No Rome, Charli XCX & The 1975)

2021 06 OUT OUT (Joel Corry & Jax Jones feat. Charli XCX & Saweetie)

2021 44 Good Ones -1-

2022 24 Beg For You (feat. Rina Sawayama) -2-

2022 70 Used To Know Me -3-

2022 24 Hot In It (Tiësto & Charli XCX)

2023 09 Speed Drive -OST-

 

1 x #1 | 2 x Top 5 | 6 x Top 10 | 7 x Top 20 | 14 x Top 40 | 21 x Top 100

 

Barbie The Album

2023 01 Dance The Night (Dua Lipa)

2023 04 Barbie World (Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice with Aqua)

2023 09 Speed Drive (Charli XCX)

2023 01 What Was I Made For? (Billie Eilish)

2023 13 I'm Just Ken (Ryan Gosling)

2023 27 Pink (Lizzo)

2023 58 Man I Am (Sam Smith)

2023 90 Choose Your Fighter (Ava Max)

2023 92 Forever & Again (The Kid LAROI)

 

2 x #1 | 3 x Top 5 | 4 x Top 10 | 5 x Top 20 | 6 x Top 40 | 9 x Top 100

 

Social Media

 

Charli XCX

 

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nice to see Tyla get a UK hit and Water sounds rather lush, expect it could eventually go top ten which I wouldn’t mind

still SZA x 2 to come? wonder if they can play them or if they have profanities :D

18 | 48 | 18th week

 

SZA

Snooze

 

 

5th single from SOS

Released: 9th December 2022

Label: Top Dawg Entertainment

 

Chart Statistics

 

NE (09/02/2023) | 56-48-49-47-40-36-43-46-42-43-46-39-45-52-55-x

RE (14/09/2023) | 47-48-18

 

Sales: 200k+

Certification: Silver

Status: Standard Chart Ratio

 

00 Sales

71 Audio Streaming

10 Video Streaming

 

Video

 

 

Biography

 

Solána Rowe had a weird time growing up. Jersey suburbs, orthodox Muslim household, parents working their way through corporate America, wanted to fit in, couldn’t. She got bullied for wearing a hijab after 9/11 and became the kind of teenager who, on at least one occasion, drew the cops into a chase while joyriding in the family car. “[My parents] were only strict because they were reasonable,” she told Apple Music in 2017. “Like, they’re black, they come from the South and Midwest, they don’t come from anything…they’re not tryna take a gang of risks.” That Rowe had her own ideas about how to live didn’t help. “I rebelled really hard, and I learned everything the hard way,” she said. “I’m very hard-headed, very curious.” It’s a balance—rebellious but insecure, expressive but self-conscious, dreamy but alert—that has made Rowe resonant, but also an anomaly, the kind of artist who doesn’t ignore her quirks or contradictions, but brings them to the table in all their messy human glory. After self-releasing a couple of EPs in her early twenties (she took her name from the Nation of Islam’s Supreme Alphabet—Savior Zig-Zag Allah), she became the first female artist signed to Top Dawg Entertainment, joining future collaborators Kendrick Lamar and Jay Rock. Released in 2017, her debut album, Ctrl, put her at the vanguard of contemporary R&B, mixing the expressivity of classic soul with a hazy, synth-heavy atmosphere and a playful sense of lyricism that brought Rowe’s inner monologue out. “Even with the heels and tighter clothes and other things, I’m still just me,” she said. “I still have a lot of anxiety about the world, and my thoughts and what people think about my thoughts.” - Apple Music

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

2016 88 Consideration (Rihanna feat. SZA)

2017 12 What Lovers Do (Maroon 5 feat. SZA)

2017 82 Homemade Dynamite (Lorde feat. Khalid, SZA & Post Malone)

2018 55 The Weekend (SZA & Calvin Harris) -1-

2018 05 All The Stars (Kendrick Lamar & SZA) -OST- MILLIONAIRE

2019 45 Power Is Power (SZA, The Weeknd & Travis Scott) -OST-

2019 66 Just Us (DJ Khaled feat. SZA)

2020 44 The Other Side (SZA & Justin Timberlake) -OST-

2020 55 Hit Different (feat. Ty Dolla $ign) -NAS-

2021 13 Good Days -1-

2021 03 Kiss Me More (Doja Cat feat. SZA) MILLIONAIRE

2021 24 No Love (Summer Walker & SZA)

2021 38 I Hate U -2-

2022 67 BEAUTIFUL (DJ Khaled feat. Future & SZA)

2022 17 Shirt -3-

2022 03 Kill Bill -4- MILLIONAIRE

2022 27 Nobody Gets Me -AT-

2023 18 Snooze -5-

2023 78 Low -AT-

2023 31 TELEKINESIS (Travis Scott feat. SZA & Future)

 

0 x #1 | 3 x Top 5 | 3 x Top 10 | 7 x Top 20 | 11 x Top 40 | 20 x Top 100

 

Social Media

 

SZA

 

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good they play the original, no need for a bieber version

MITSKI OUR QUEEN all down to the power of TASTE and ORGANIC popularity

 

Busted rewarded for all their iconic bangers with a #1 album we love to see it

Wow @ Snooze reentering as high as #18 :o. Love this track so much :wub:

Snoozefest really.

Yay for a top 20 peak for 'Snooze' (I'll check out the Bieber version but based on the clip played just now I somehow don't think it's gonna be an improvement on the original) - thought this was a lower level highlight from the album at first but it's grown on me so much over time, think it's actually my 2nd favourite of the top 40 hits from the album now, such a smooth song. I was going to say favourite but then remembered 'Good Days' is on the album too despite being ancient lmao

17 | 15 | 16th week

 

Dave and Central Cee

Sprinter

 

 

1st single from Split Decision

Released: 1st June 2023

Label: Neighbourhood / Live Yours

 

Chart Statistics

 

NE (15/06/2023) | 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-10-12-14-13-15-17

 

Sales: 800k+

Certification: Platinum

Status: Accelerated Chart Ratio

 

24 Sales

01 Audio Streaming

01 Video Streaming

 

Video

 

 

Biography

 

Dave

Challenging power and perception with a free-spoken approach to rap, Dave has indelibly amplified hip-hop’s voice in Britain. Born David Orobosa Omoregie in Brixton, London in 1998, Dave suddenly implanted himself in the UK rap scene in 2016, first with the electric grime alliance “Thiago Silva” with AJ Tracey and then when Drake jumped on the remix of the velvety “Wanna Know” from Dave’s first EP, Six Paths. Rebuffing label advances to pursue his career independently, he demonstrated a self-reliant streak on releases such as his 2017 EP Game Over, whose “Question Time,” a scathing attack on Theresa May’s Conservative government, garnered him an Ivor Novello songwriting award. Dave’s full-length debut, the Mercury Prize winner Psychodrama, followed in 2019; epitomizing his achingly honest rap style, it laid bare personal vulnerabilities while challenging institutional racism in a provocative fashion rarely heard in British rap. The centerpiece of the lavishly soundscaped album was “Black,” a heart-wrenching portrait of the prejudice affronting Black lives. At the 2020 BRIT Awards, where Psychodrama won Album of the Year, Dave started his performance of “Black” by accompanying himself on piano and ended it by excoriating British Prime Minister Boris Johnson as a “real racist” and executing a perfect mic drop. - Apple Music

 

Central Cee

Central Cee is proving himself to be one of London’s most exciting emerging artists. Whilst only just turning 22, the rapper had already released a slew of solid tracks in addition to a powerful Next Up Freestyle on Mixtape Madness reflecting the rising star’s versatility and distinctive delivery. Building on this foundation, in 2020, Central Cee has gone from strength to strength dropping two singles ‘Day In A Life’ and ‘Molly’, with both tracks having racked up 8 million audio streams collectively. The heat surrounding Central Cee along with some killer short freestyle videos showcasing Central Cee’s lyrical abilities has led to him doubling his instagram following in a matter of months (currently 135K). He’s also gained support from various artists at home and abroad including a co-sign from US rapper Big Sean. Music has been an integral part of Central Cee’s upbringing, dating back to the tender age of 8. His eagerness to create his own musical legacy is deeply rooted within his earliest memories of absorbing the rich sounds of his dad's old school hip hop collection. - Spotify

 

Top 100 Chart History

 

Dave

2017 51 Wanna Know (feat. Drake) -NAS-

2017 63 Samantha (Dave & J Hus) -NAS-

2017 86 Tequila -NAS-

2017 53 Peligro (Giggs feat. Dave)

2017 17 No Words (feat. MoStack) -1- MILLIONAIRE

2017 32 How I Met My Ex -AT-

2017 55 My 19th Birthday -AT-

2018 30 Hangman -NAS-

2018 01 Funky Friday (Dave & Fredo) -NAS- MILLIONAIRE

2019 06 18HUNNA (Headie One feat. Dave)

2019 15 All I Ever Wanted (Fredo feat. Dave)

2019 40 Black -1-

2019 08 Disaster (feat. J Hus) -3-

2019 09 Streatham -AT-

2019 06 Location (feat. Burna Boy) -2- MILLIONAIRE

2019 19 Stinking Rich (MoStack & J Hus feat. Dave)

2019 36 Thiago Silva (Dave & AJ Tracey) -NAS-

2019 12 Professor X -OST-

2019 90 God's Eye -OST-

2019 21 Playing For Keeps (D-Block Europe feat. Dave)

2019 15 Paper Cuts -NAS-

2020 35 Straight Murder (Giggs & David) (Giggs feat. Dave)

2021 03 Money Talks (Fredo feat. Dave)

2021 09 Titanium -NAS-

2021 33 Mercury (Dave & Kamal.) -NAS-

2021 02 Clash (Dave & Stormzy) -1-

2021 04 Verdansk -2-

2021 06 In The Fire -AT-

2022 70 Screwface Capital -AT-

2022 01 Starlight -NAS-

2022 48 My 24th Birthday -NAS-

2022 38 Propeller (JAE5 feat. Dave & BNXN)

2022 35 Fresh Out The Bank (Meekz & Dave)

2023 01 Sprinter (Dave & Central Cee) -1-

2023 12 Trojan Horse (Dave & Central Cee) -AT-

2023 13 UK Rap (Dave & Central Cee) -AT-

2023 49 INTOXYCATED (Oxlade feat. Dave)

2023 77 Incredible Sauce (Giggs feat. Dave)

2023 19 Cheat On Me (Burna Boy feat. Dave)

2023 41 Meridian (Dave & Tiakola) -NAS-

 

3 x #1 | 6 x Top 5 | 12 x Top 10 | 19 x Top 20 | 29 x Top 40 | 40 x Top 100

 

Central Cee

2020 19 Loading -2-

2021 44 Pinging (6 Figures) -3-

2021 09 Commitment Issues -4-

2021 44 Day In The Life -1-

2021 16 6 For 6 -5-

2021 62 The Great Escape (Blanco & Central Cee)

2021 17 Meant To Be (Stay Flee Get Lizzy, Fredo & Central Cee)

2021 34 Little Bit Of This -NAS-

2021 04 Obsessed With You -1-

2021 06 Overseas (D-Block Europe feat. Central Cee)

2022 35 Daily Duppy -NAS-

2022 21 Retail Therapy -2-

2022 25 Cold Shoulder -IG-

2022 22 Khabib -IG-

2022 25 Straight Back To It -3-

2022 02 Doja -1-

2022 40 LA Leakers Freestyle -NAS-

2022 17 One Up -1*-

2022 69 Chapters -AT-

2022 66 Don't Like Drill (Meekz & Central Cee)

2022 06 LET GO -2-

2023 31 Me & You -3-

2023 01 Sprinter (Dave & Central Cee) -1-

2023 12 Trojan Horse (Dave & Central Cee) -AT-

2023 13 UK Rap (Dave & Central Cee) -AT-

2023 26 On The Radar Freestyle (Drake & Central Cee) -NAS-

 

1 x #1 | 3 x Top 5 | 6 x Top 10 | 12 x Top 20 | 20 x Top 40 | 25 x Top 100

 

Social Media

 

Dave

 

Central Cee

 

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Snooze is one of the greatest examples of nominative determinism there is in a song title

Can’t they skip this drivel for once but on the other hand, yay to Snooze getting a new peak and to Busted getting their first #1 album

Can’t they skip this drivel for once but on the other hand, yay to Snooze getting a new peak and to Busted getting their first #1 album

They skipped it for the first few weeks after it left the top 10