Khalid is back on April 5th! I'd love it to return him to the charts, it's mad to think he was the #1 artist on Spotify in 2019. Looking at his UK chart history is similarly crazy: 24 Top 100 appearances from 2017-early 2020, and absolutely nothing since.

 

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I don’t see how this will change his fortunes sadly. I do like him as an artist but for whatever reason, the broader general public are not interested in him now.

I agree it's unlikely, although he's the sort of artist I can see having a surprise TikTok hit. Although most of them didn't even chart in the US, some of his recent singles have racked up decent streaming numbers.

 

EDIT: It seems like this is doing alright on TikTok :lol: there seems to be lots of anticipation for this song on there - https://www.tiktok.com/@thegr8khalid/video/...953149135932718

He has so much potential but nothing in the last 3-4 years has really stuck which is a shame

 

I remember in my personal chart back in the day he was a constant presence for about 2 straight years between singles, features, and album release. My chart is gone and apparently so has his success :(