Posted Friday at 17:481 day Justin Bieber gets an 8th Number One single and Alex Warren gets a first number one albumSimon est en vacances, Bon Voyage Simon! Meanwhile in the UK, Dior almost hung on for a 3rd week at Number One (other fashion brands are available) for MK featuring Chrystal, though at the weekend a mere 800 copies were between Justin Biebers’ Daisies rising to 2 and Alex Warren’s Eternity entering at 3. In the event Justin scored his 8th number one with Daisies ten years on from his first and his first this decade. I’m hearing it for the first time right now, and it’s rather pleasant - and I’m thankful it’s not the other Daisy song I know, as sung by the malfunctioning computer HAL in 2001: A Space Oddysey as it was being lobotomised after committing murder. Justin’s other 2 album tracks dropped this week along with the album, while Alex Warren possibly might have been setting a new singles chart-record had Ordinary not been knocked down to 7 due to ACR. His new album track, Eternity enters at 3, Bloodline, also on the new album, re-enters at 19 with Jelly Roll. The latter has more oomph to it than Eternity, which was last troubling the top end of the charts as a lacklustre song title from Robbie Williams in 2004. Mk and Chrystal are at 2. Sabrina Carpenter drops to 5 with Manchild and the KPop movie Demon Hunters cast alongside HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI on Golden climb to 4. My Great Niece loves that movie and the songs. Makes a change from the fab APT I guess, (which coincidentally is back in at 40) but anyone older than 6 may have other views, or they may not! Your Idol, from the same film, climbs to 14 and the 3rd title from the film is replaced by another track this week: Soda Pop new in at 17. The Latter two tracks have the official marathon billing: Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee & KPop Demon Hunters Cast, Uncle Tom Cobbley & All. Outside the top 5 Ed Sheeran’s Sapphire also drops a tad to 9 as Lewis Capaldi survives one more week at 10, leaving Fred Again.., Skepta & PlaqueBoyMax taking that Victory Lap a little too soon at 8, dropping along with the PlaqueBoyMax may wish to change his toothpaste and just go by Max as he goes on. At 6, Calvin Harris & Clementine Douglas drop from 3. Other tracks peaking include Disco Lines & Tinashe up to 12, which take me back to the 70’s when discos had lines and I had a Tache. ‘Taches are back in fashion, if Benson Boone is any guide, and his Beautiful Things up to 11 feels like it’s been around since the late 70’s while his fabulous Mystical Magical is sadly dropping out much too soon. The chart rules are often mysterious. Oasis are affected by the 3-track-rule as Wonderwall returns at 27 after many previous chart runs dating back to 1995 and increasing the number of unique years it has appeared inside the top 75 to 6. Acqiuesce exits after 2 weeks on the chart. Funny old chart rule as tracks come and go then come back again. Some Might Say it’s nonsense, but some might Roll With It. I just stress The Importance Of Being Idle. There is one other re-entry this week, as Sammy Virji & Skepta take Cops & Robbers back to its previous peak of 39. Finally, Ozzy Osbourne passed away this week, the original voice of Black Sabbath coming back to global celebrity in the early 2000’s with his family reality show. Loveable to many, and a rapscallion to some, Ozzy always did things his own way right to the end and his final Home-ground concert 2 weeks ago despite not being at all well. There could be no better tribute than seeing Paranoid rapidly enter the top 40 for a third time, first in 1970 when it peaked at 4 for the Sabbath, then again in 1980 hitting number 14, and now a hat-trick at 32 55 years on from debuting as a monster Metal anthem. The Ultimate Black Sabbath meanwhile re-enters at 22 on the album chart, just 2 places lower than its previous peak of 20. R.I.P. Ozzy.Alex Warren has released an extended version of his long-running 2024 EP You’ll Be Alright Kid Part 1. So it is now essentially a double album with new tracks to add to the hits from the EP, giving it the push it needed to get a serious attempt at the top spot. Job done? By Wednesday it was holding off the triple Oasis threat remaining in the top 5 as last weeks new entries tumble, and the new album from Tyler The Creator. It was a close thing, but in the end it was Alex Warren that edged out on top. Tyler got his 8th top 40 album with Don’t Tap The Glass not quite able to get a second number one album following on from Chromakopia in 2024, new in at 2 in his decade-long chart career. That leaves Time Flies at 3, and the first two studio albums for Oasis at 4 and 5. It’s amazing what a reunion can do for back catalogue sales! Elsewhere in the top 40, Joe Bonamassa is on his 10th solo top 40 studio album in 16 years, and 20th overall including live albums and collaborations as Breakthrough enters at 38, which is pretty consistent for an act that is largely based on word of mouth and live tours, not troubling singles charts or radio or television that much. Lower down new entries for Welsh Band Panic Shack on their debut album of the same name at 32 and Lewisham rapper Jim Legxacy on afrobeats Mixtape black british music (2025) new at 29.See you next week!
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