The Sleep Token song is a very interesting track, nice to see it doing well! I'm intrigued that they don't box themselves into one genre, the sound of this new song caught me off guard based on the previous single, the first half of it gave me Bastille vibes which I didn't expect at all. I enjoy the way it changes up too.

Ed evidently isn't the day one draw he used to be with new material, but there have been various warning signs stretching back for the last few years that this was the case. But he always turns very commercial sounding stuff into big hits eventually, so I wouldn't write him off too soon. Miley's I'd expect to see grow from that debut as more people hear it, even if it drops back initially.

4 hours ago, Bjork said:

on Apple

7 Ed

40 Miley

48 Rudimental Khalid

49 Sleep token

Surprised at how well Rudimental/Khalid are doing!

Rudimental/Khalid are pretty high on Apple's Today's Hits - that's usually the explanation if something is randomly higher on that chart!

Incredible for Sleep Token - it'll be interesting to see their album's opening sales next month.

The end of an era. Cheers Ed for all the memories. You had a good run buddy.

Obviously Ed has lost his crazy first day dominance but debuting at 7 is still great considering how long he has been in the industry.

I wouldn't say it's game over I can see Azizam sticking around and I'm assuming the label / Ed think this too as the physicals and the official video are out at a later date (Video has been shot) so I'm assuming they predicted it would grow?

Disappointed with Miley 48 isn't great so I hope that can climb.

I think it's game over for all big name artists coming back

the kids only care about tiktok now and don't care about big names

never in my wildest dreams I would have predicted Sleep Token at #2 and Ed just at #7 with only 300K or Miley low top 50!!

Edited April 6Apr 6 by Bjork

I think the success of Flowers messes up people's expectations with Miley. None of her solo singles since that has gone top ten. And overall she has had two this decade (Flowers and Midnight Sky). That said, low top 50 on Spotify is still pretty bad.

But both Spotify performances (Miley and Ed) are in line with Apple Music, so that is where these artists currently stand.

Edited April 6Apr 6 by Sour Candy

Incredible for Sleep Token especially in the US they did 1.5 million streams and just 100K away from #1

Miley is #26 in the US but Ed is only #60, beaten by people like Marias or Laufey's newbies

TikTok ruined official chart

I'd say 7 is a pretty respectable debut for Ed, I did say on Friday it's catchy but doesn't sound massive but it definitely feels like one those annoying hits that gets stuck the more you hear it can definitely see it sticking around or climbing

Apple Music -

1 Alex Warren - Ordinary

4 Doechii - Anxiety

6 Ed Sheeran - Azaziam (52 Shape of You, 55 Perfect, 56 Castle on the Hill, 89 Shivers)

9 Drake - Nokia

19 Ariana Grande - Twilight Zone

26 Chappell Roan - The Giver

33 Nathan Dawe & Abi Flynn - Here in Your Arms

37 Benson Boone - I’m Here For Someone

44 Miley Cyrus - End of the World

45 Leon Thomas - MUTT

47 Rudimental & Khalid - All I Know

50 Ely Oaks - Running Around

51 Ravyn Lenae - Love Me Not

54 Alex Warren - Carry You Home

58 Sleep Token - Caramel

59 AJ Tracey & Jorja Smith - Crush

weird that Caramel is not doing that great on Apple

Spotify Chart Update (04/04)

01 01 Alex Warren – Ordinary 654,420

02 NE Sleep Token – Caramel 385,648 PEAK

03 02 Gracie Abrams – That’s So True 351,856

04 03 Chappell Roan – Pink Pony Club 351,401

05 04 Lola Young – Messy 330,406

06 05 Tate McRae – Sports car 303,186

07 NE Ed Sheeran – Azizam 300,200 PEAK

08 07 Billie Eilish – BIRDS OF A FEATHER 295,642

09 08 Sabrina Carpenter – Busy Woman 279,780

10 11 WizTheMc, bees & honey – Show Me Love 275,322 PEAK

11 14 ROSÉ, Bruno Mars – APT. 272,441

12 09 Doechii – Anxiety 272,376

13 06 Gigi Perez – Sailor Song 267,247

14 12 Drake – NOKIA 266,309

15 10 Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars – Die With A Smile 265,144

16 13 Chappell Roan – Good Luck, Babe! 256,951

17 16 Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso 247,872

18 15 Sabrina Carpenter – Taste 246,977

19 17 Benson Boone – Beautiful Things 240,558

20 19 Chrystal, NOTION – The Days - NOTION Remix 228,787

21 18 Alex Warren – Carry You Home 227,050

22 21 Ariana Grande – twilight zone 222,212

23 22 Chappell Roan – The Giver 218,832

24 20 Ravyn Lenae – Love Me Not 216,847

25 25 Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us 203,650

26 23 Lil Tecca – Dark Thoughts 201,647

27 24 Kendrick Lamar, SZA – All The Stars (with SZA) 200,474

28 26 Hozier – Too Sweet 200,322

29 29 Teddy Swims – Lose Control 190,468

30 35 Sonny Fodera, Jazzy, D.O.D – Somedays 185,759

31 27 Lady Gaga – Abracadabra 182,547

32 38 sombr – undressed 181,550 PEAK

33 33 The Killers – Mr. Brightside 181,289

34 36 Natasha Bedingfield – Unwritten 181,266

35 28 Tate McRae – Revolving door 179,263

36 34 Teddy Swims – Bad Dreams 175,953

37 39 The Goo Goo Dolls – Iris 171,085

38 30 Kendrick Lamar, SZA – luther (with sza) 170,302

39 37 Noah Kahan – Stick Season 170,136

40 31 sombr – back to friends 168,803

41 40 Benson Boone – Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else 166,771

48 NE Miley Cyrus – End of the World 157,743 PEAK

59 52 Ariana Grande – dandelion 137,186

69 69 Selena Gomez, benny blanco – Bluest Flame 129,279

71 67 d4vd – Feel It - From “Invincible” 127,903

72 79 Morgan Seatree, Florence + The Machine – Say My Name - Remix 125,651 PEAK

77 96 Ely Oaks – Running Around 121,079 PEAK

78 159 Sleep Token – Emergence 119,776

81 NE PinkPantheress – Tonight 118,808 PEAK

98 95 Olivia Dean – It Isn’t Perfect But It Might Be - from “Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy” Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 108,912

99 83 Alex Warren – Burning Down 108,732

100 100 Adele – Hometown Glory 108,478

106 78 Nemzzz, Central Cee – DILEMMA (feat. Central Cee) 106,468

116 112 Leon Thomas – MUTT 102,648

135 163 MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng, Shenseea – Shake It To The Max (FLY) - Remix 96,406 PEAK

151 145 AJ Tracey, Jorja Smith – Crush (feat. Jorja Smith) 92,319

162 117 Sydney Rose – We Hug Now 90,005

185 144 JENNIE – like JENNIE 86,782

197 193 Malcolm Todd – Chest Pain (I Love) 84,687

OCC Estimate:

01 Alex Warren – Ordinary

02 Sleep Token – Caramel

03 Chappell Roan – Pink Pony Club

04 Tate McRae – Sports car

05 Ed Sheeran – Azizam

06 Sabrina Carpenter – Busy Woman

07 WizTheMc, bees & honey – Show Me Love

08 Doechii – Anxiety

09 Drake – NOKIA

10 Benson Boone – Beautiful Things

11 Alex Warren – Carry You Home

12 Ariana Grande – twilight zone

13 Chappell Roan – The Giver

14 Ravyn Lenae – Love Me Not

15 Lil Tecca – Dark Thoughts

16 sombr – undressed

17 Tate McRae – Revolving door

18 Gracie Abrams – That’s So True

19 sombr – back to friends

20 Benson Boone – Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else

21 Lola Young – Messy

22 Miley Cyrus – End of the World

23 Billie Eilish – BIRDS OF A FEATHER

24 Ariana Grande – dandelion

25 ROSÉ, Bruno Mars – APT.

26 Gigi Perez – Sailor Song

27 Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars – Die With A Smile

28 Selena Gomez, benny blanco – Bluest Flame

29 Chappell Roan – Good Luck, Babe!

30 d4vd – Feel It - From “Invincible”

31 Morgan Seatree, Florence + The Machine – Say My Name - Remix

32 Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso

33 Sabrina Carpenter – Taste

34 Ely Oaks – Running Around

35 Sleep Token – Emergence

36 PinkPantheress – Tonight

37 Chrystal, NOTION – The Days - NOTION Remix

38 Olivia Dean – It Isn’t Perfect But It Might Be - from “Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy” Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

39 Alex Warren – Burning Down

40 Adele – Hometown Glory

Apple Music Chart Update (05/04)

01 01 Alex Warren - Ordinary

02 03 Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club

03 02 Lola Young - Messy

04 04 Doechii - Anxiety

05 06 ROSÉ & Bruno Mars - APT.

06 09 Ed Sheeran - Azizam

07 05 Gracie Abrams - That’s So True

08 08 Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile

09 07 Drake - NOKIA

10 10 Shaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy)

11 11 Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us

12 15 Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso

13 12 Sabrina Carpenter - Taste

14 16 Sonny Fodera, Jazzy & D.O.D - Somedays

15 14 WizTheMc & bees & honey - Show Me Love

16 17 Benson Boone - Beautiful Things

17 19 Teddy Swims - Bad Dreams

18 18 Lady Gaga - Abracadabra

19 13 Ariana Grande - twilight zone

20 22 Sabrina Carpenter - Bed Chem

21 20 CHRYSTAL & NOTION - The Days (NOTION Remix)

22 21 Billie Eilish - BIRDS OF A FEATHER

23 24 Myles Smith - Nice To Meet You

24 26 Myles Smith - Stargazing

25 27 Sonny Fodera & Clementine Douglas - Tell Me

26 23 Tate McRae - Sports car

27 25 Chappell Roan - The Giver

28 28 Teddy Swims - Lose Control

29 29 Sabrina Carpenter - Busy Woman

30 30 Post Malone - I Had Some Help (feat. Morgan Wallen)

31 31 Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe!

32 32 The Killers - Mr. Brightside

33 34 Nathan Dawe & Abi Flynn - Here In Your Arms

34 33 Tate McRae - Revolving door

35 38 Teddy Swims - The Door

36 36 Noah Kahan - Stick Season

37 39 Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please

38 40 Benson Boone - Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else

39 35 Kendrick Lamar & SZA - luther

40 37 Gigi Perez - Sailor Song

44 53 Miley Cyrus - End of the World

45 54 Leon Thomas - MUTT

47 87 Rudimental & Khalid - All I Know

50 46 Ravyn Lenae - Love Me Not

53 45 Ely Oaks - Running Around

58 58 Alex Warren - Carry You Home

59 47 Sleep Token - Caramel

60 56 AJ Tracey - Crush (feat. Jorja Smith)

61 66 Shallipopi - Laho

66 62 Adele - Hometown Glory

68 69 MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea - Shake It To The Max (FLY) [Remix]

70 71 David Guetta & Sia - Beautiful People

71 55 Ariana Grande - dandelion

72 75 Rema - Baby (Is It A Crime)

82 93 sombr - back to friends

88 68 Nemzzz - DILEMMA (feat. Central Cee)

90 94 Blair Muir - REHAB

105 92 Playboi Carti - RATHER LIE

118 112 Selena Gomez & benny blanco - Bluest Flame

124 121 Olivia Dean - It Isn’t Perfect But It Might Be (from “Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy” Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

125 136 James Hype - Don't Wake Me Up

129 115 JADE - FUFN (f*** You For Now)

130 124 Leon Thomas & Chris Brown - MUTT (CB REMIX)

131 NE Alesso & Becky Hill - Surrender

155 NE PinkPantheress - Tonight

156 128 Lady Gaga - Garden Of Eden

174 130 Sleep Token - Emergence

179 173 Calvin Harris - SMOKE THE PAIN AWAY

187 163 Skye Newman - Hairdresser

188 186 Morgan Seatree & Florence + the Machine - Say My Name (Remix)

193 181 D.O.D - Wrap Yourself Around Me (feat. NORTH)

197 158 Alex Warren - Burning Down

Ed Sheeran only debuted at 30 on Spotify in Ireland. I know it’s only a debut but that seems a shocking debut for someone who was absolutely massive there up to a few years ago

12 minutes ago, Zeebre12 said:

Ed Sheeran only debuted at 30 on Spotify in Ireland. I know it’s only a debut but that seems a shocking debut for someone who was absolutely massive there up to a few years ago

It's the same all over the world, and it's been years this way, so it's not shocking anymore, we just need to understand that, it takes time to realize how someone who was the biggest in the world, isn't anymore.

Happened to Katy Perry and a lot of others also (of course he's still huge and way above her, but just as an example)

I think #7 is respectable enough for Ed. It's likely to drop second day though, isn't it? So waiting to see the fall from that.

Didn't Ariana's twilight zone go in mid Top 10 and then crumble.

Isn't Ariana quite a massive name as well? Though I know it was only a deluxe for her, it was still a brand new song.

More surprised at Miley, and disappointed too as it's a brilliant song. Hope that can climb.

The problem for Ed is that he has huge promo. BBC articles, ITV news segments. Ads on TikTok, open top bus through London and it’s a pretty catchy decent song and had the best playlisting possible and still had pretty underwhelming numbers so all that combined kind of points in the direction he’s either more an album artist now or people just don’t need any more Ed Sheeran and we’ve got the best out of him already. Some will say it’s jumping the gun and too soon but this guy was dominating billboard and now can’t break top 200 on Apple Music in the US, this guy caused the OCC to change the chart because he had so many songs charting and now 300k? Yeah it’s a different era

Just now, Liam S said:

The problem for Ed is that he has huge promo. BBC articles, ITV news segments. Ads on TikTok, open top bus through London and it’s a pretty catchy decent song and had the best playlisting possible and still had pretty underwhelming numbers so all that combined kind of points in the direction he’s either more an album artist now or people just don’t need any more Ed Sheeran and we’ve got the best out of him already. Some will say it’s jumping the gun and too soon but this guy was dominating billboard and now can’t break top 200 on Apple Music in the US, this guy caused the OCC to change the chart because he had so many songs charting and now 300k? Yeah it’s a different era

This is way over the top, just because he didn't go straight in at number 1 doesn't mean he's completely washed. I don't even like the guy's music and am happy for his domination to end but he's not going to become just "an albums artist" at the drop of a hat like you're suggesting. And as I've mentioned in the past traditional marketing doesn't make nearly as big of a difference as before for streaming. It's not even like the debut is that colossal of a fall-off anyway, the way you're going about it it's like he didn't debut top 40!

Edited April 6Apr 6 by gasman449

5 minutes ago, Liam S said:

The problem for Ed is that he has huge promo. BBC articles, ITV news segments. Ads on TikTok, open top bus through London and it’s a pretty catchy decent song and had the best playlisting possible and still had pretty underwhelming numbers so all that combined kind of points in the direction he’s either more an album artist now or people just don’t need any more Ed Sheeran and we’ve got the best out of him already. Some will say it’s jumping the gun and too soon but this guy was dominating billboard and now can’t break top 200 on Apple Music in the US, this guy caused the OCC to change the chart because he had so many songs charting and now 300k? Yeah it’s a different era

There's a lot of room between "entire album in UK top 20" and "career over, people have moved on" - let's learn some nuance please because people clearly haven't entirely moved on from Ed when his tour collection has been top 10 almost every week since it came out, proving a strong interest in his back catalogue, and the new single is possibly on for a UK top 5 debut. Not as big as before? Sure, but there's clearly still a lot of interest in him.