Sales Report: W/E 21st August 2025

Source: Music Week

Commentary: Alan Jones

Singles

01 51,955 HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI & KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Golden [1,658 downloads, 50,297 streaming]

02 38,366 Chappell Roan - The Subway

03 35,174 Disco Lines & Tinashe - No Broke Boys

04 33,924 MK feat. Chrystal - Dior

05 32,060 Justin Bieber - DAISIES

06 30,036 Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee & KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Soda Pop

07 29,028 Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee & KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Your Idol

08 23,974 Alex Warren - Ordinary

** 23,896 HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI & KPop Demon Hunters Cast - How It's Done

09 22,943 Ed Sheeran - Sapphire

10 21,944 Benson Boone - Beautiful Things [total: 2,601,549]

12 20,809 Justin Bieber - YUKON

17 18,932 sombr - 12 to 12

18 17,879 Ed Sheeran - A Little More

24 13,039 Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild

25 12,987 Calvin Harris & Clementine Douglas - Blessings

30 10,982 Coldplay - Sparks

31 10,735 Lola Young - d£aler

34 10,103 Oasis - Cigarettes & Alcohol [total: 1,143,750]

35 10,009 TWICE - TAKEDOWN

36 9,385 Sammy Virji & Skepta - Cops & Robbers

37 9,104 Denon Reed & Cru2 - Let Him Go

45 8,526 TWICE - Strategy

46 8,634 Gunna feat. Wizkid - forever be mine

60 7,442 Gunna feat. Burna Boy - wgft

62 7,311 Piece the Veil - So Far So Fake

68 7,007 Kehlani - Folded

73 6,733 Bella Kay - The Sick

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Chappell Roan’s The Subway suffers a 29.59% dip in consumption to 38,366 units on its second frame, dipping 1-2, as Golden returns to the summit for Huntr/X, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami & K–pop Demon Hunters Cast.

Golden racked up a 6.15% increase in consumption week-on-week to 51,955 units (1,658 digital downloads and 50,297 sales-equivalent streams), its seventh week of growth in a row.

Effecting the ninth change of chart leadership in 10 weeks – extending the longest such run in 10 years – Golden continues to be accompanied in the top tier by two more cuts from Netflix animated fantasy film K-pop Demon Hunters, with Soda Pop holding at No.6 (30,036 sales) and Your Idol moving 8-7 (29,028 sales). Both are credited to Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee & KPop Demon Hunters Cast. A fourth track from the film/album, How It’s Done by Huntr/X, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami & KPop Demon Hunters Cast, is ‘starred-out’ of the Top 10 between No.8 and No.9 (23,896 sales).

It is the first ‘starred-out’ song within the confines of the Top 10 for 37 weeks. The last track similarly stricken was Wacced Out Murals by Kendrick Lamar, which was the eighth most-consumed track in week-ending 28 November 2024, but uncharted as three other Kendrick Lamar cuts were ahead of it in the Top 10. Wacced Out Murals’ career consumption of 101,664 units is, however, far from being the highest of an uncharted track by Lamar – that would be Money Trees (feat. Jay Rock), from Lamar’s second album, Good Kid M.A.A.D City, which is his fifth most-consumed track with a to-date tally of 1,361,895 units.

No Broke Boys reaches a new peak for the sixth week in a row, climbing 5-3 (35,174 sales) for Disco Lines & Tinashe.

The rest of the Top 10: Dior (4-4, 30,924 sales) by MK feat. Chrystal, Daisies (3-5, 32,060 sales) by Justin Bieber, Ordinary (11-8, 23,974 sales) by Alex Warren, Sapphire (10-9, 22,943 sales) by Ed Sheeran and Beautiful Things (13-10, 21,944 sales) by Benson Boone.

Beautiful Things has now spent 34 weeks in the Top 10, 54 in the Top 20, 77 in the Top 40, 81 in the Top 75 and 82 – its entire life thus far – in the Top 100, while racking up consumption of 2,601,549 units, with a low of 17,547 sales the week it debuted at No.18 and a high of 57,067 sales on its second and final week at No.1. In the whole of chart history only five songs have spent longer in the Top 10, three in the Top 20 and three in the Top 40. It will suffer a major readjustment next week, however, as it will finally slip into ACR, which now brings down the curtain on the Top 10 careers of Manchild (7-24, 13,039 sales) by Sabrina Carpenter and Blessings (9-25, 12,987 sales) by Calvin Harris feat. Clementine Douglas.

The highest of five new entries to the Top 75 this week, A Little More (No.18, 17,879 sales) is the fourth Top 20 hit from Ed Sheeran’s upcoming album, Play, his 60th Top 20 and 81st Top 75 entry.

Gunna’s new album, The Last Wun, yields two new hits, namely Wizkid collaboration Forever Be Mine (No.46, 8,634 sales) and Burna Boy collaboration WGFT (No.60, 7,442 sales). Gunna has now had 23 hits, Wizkid has had 13 and Burna Boy has had 22.

Also new to the Top 75: So Far, So Fake (No.62, 7,311 sales), the TikTok-powered first hit for Californian rock trio Pierce The Veil, taken from their 2023 album, The Jaws Of Life; and The Sick (No.73, 6,733 sales), another TikTok phenomenon and the self-penned debut hit by Bella Kay.

Named after the GMC SUV, and not after the territory in his native Canada, Justin Bieber’s stark and atypically high-pitched Yukon elevates 24-12 (20,809 sales) to become his 38th Top 20 hit.

There are also new peaks for: 12 To 12 (19-17, 18,932 sales) by Sombr, Sparks (36-30, 10,982 sales) by Coldplay, Dealer (33-31, 10,735 sales) by Lola Young, Takedown (47-35, 10,009 sales) by Twice, Cops & Robbers (41-36, 9,385 sales) by Sammy Virji & Skepta, Let Him Go (51-37, ,104 sales) by Denon Reed & Cru2, Strategy (64-45, 8,526 sales) by Twice and Folded (75-68, 7,007 sales) by Kehlani.

A track on Oasis’ debut album Definitely Maybe which reached No.7 when first released in 1994, and was last on the chart in 1997, Cigarettes & Alcohol takes advantage of the fact that the band’s Slide Away and Live Forever return to ACR while it doesn’t to re-enter at No.34 (10,103 sales). It is their 12th most-consumed title (1,143,750 sales).

Overall singles consumption is up 1.85% week-on-week to 30,289,802 units, 4.45% above same week 2024 consumption of 28,997,994 units. Paid-for sales are down 4.74% week-on-week at 265,775, 10.16% below same week 2024 sales of 295,824.

Albums

01 15,074 Oasis - Time Flies... 1994-2009 [200 CDs, 118 vinyl, 58 downloads, 14,698 streaming]

02 11,249 mgk - lost americana

03 11,194 Oasis - (What's the Story) Morning Glory?

04 10,197 The Royston Club - Songs for the Spine

05 8,867 Alex Warren - You'll Be Alright, Kid

06 8,613 Fleetwood Mac - 50 Years: Don't Stop

07 8,488 Oasis - Definitely Maybe

08 7,508 Ed Sheeran - +-=÷× (Tour Collection)

09 7,425 Gunna - The Last Wun

10 7,395 Craig David - Commitment

11 6,778 Sabrina Carpenter - Short n' Sweet

12 5,897 Ethel Cain - Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You

13 5,657 The Weeknd - The Highlights

15 5,026 Michael Jackson - The Essential

16 4,899 Halestorm - Everest

17 4,672 BABYMETAL - METAL FORTH

21 4,318 Gracie Abrams - The Secret of Us

40 2,939 Reneé Rapp - BITE ME

47 2,721 The Black Keys - No Rain, No Flowers

51 2,647 Gracie Abrams - minor [1,134 CDs, 1,238 vinyl, 115 cassettes]

69 2,247 JID - God Does Like Ugly

Compilations

01 19,161 KPop Demon Hunters [530 downloads, 18,631 streaming]

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Oasis completed the initial 15-date UK leg of their Live ’25 reunion in Edinburgh on Tuesday (the tour reaches Dublin’s Croke Park this weekend), and reap the rewards for what has been a huge success, critically and commercially, with three of their albums in the Top 10 for the sixth straight week.

Their career-encompassing compilation Time Flies: 1994-2009 rebounds 2-1 (15,074 sales, including 200 CDs, 118 vinyl albums, 58 digital downloads and 14,698 sales-equivalent streams) tops the chart for the third time, 15 years after it first did so, and five weeks after it previously returned to the summit.

The band’s 1995 second album (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? (3-3, 11,194 sales) and 1994 debut Definitely Maybe (6-7, 8,488 sales) also remain solid. They return for their final two UK dates scheduled for the end of September.

The Mancunian legends have now spent a total of 24 weeks at No.1, a tally exceeded by 21 other acts.

His days as rapper Machine Gun Kelly seemingly far behind him, 35-year-old Colson Baker, from Texas, is now a mainstream pop rocker trading as MGK, under which name his seventh studio album, Lost Americana, debuts at No.2 (11,249 sales), becoming his fifth Top 75 and third Top 10 album. His last two albums, both released since he changed musical directions are his highest-charting and biggest-selling sets, 2020’s Tickets To My Downfall peaking at No.3 and achieving consumption of 215,854 units and 2022 No.2 album Mainstream Sellout achieving consumption of 118,663 units.

Oasis’ return to No.1 overturned a heroic effort from Welsh indie rock band The Royston Club, whose second album, Songs For The Spine, topped early sales flashes but eventually had to settle for a No.4 debut on consumption of 10,197 units. The Wrexham quartet – comprising singer/guitarists Ben Matthias and Tom Faithfull bassist Dave Tute and drummer Sam Jones, all 24 – reached No.16 with 2023 debut album, Shaking Hips And Crashing Cars, which has achieved to-date consumption of 24,386 units.

American rapper Gunna’s seventh chart album – his entire solo output plus Lil Baby collaboration Drip Harder – The Last Wun is his fifth straight Top 10 entry debuting at No.9 (7,425 sales).

Twenty-five years to the week since his first album, Born To Do It, scorched to a No.1 debut on sales of 225,320 copies, Craig David’s ninth studio album, Commitment, opens at No.10 (7,395 sales). Including compilations, it is the 11th Top 75 and seventh Top 10 entry for the 44-year-old from Southampton. Born To Do It had the highest first week sale of a debut album by any male soloist ever, ahead of Shayne Ward’s eponymous 2006 release, which had an opening tally of 201,266. David was just 19 at the time Born To Do It was released, and wrote or co-wrote, and co-produced every track on the set, which has to-date consumption of 2,017,242 units, making it the 69th most successful albums of the 21st century.

The rest of the Top 10: You’ll Be Alright, Kid (4-5, 8,867 sales) by Alex Warren, 50 Years: Don’t Stop (5-6, 8,613 sales) by Fleetwood Mac and +-=÷× Tour Collection (7-8, 7,508 sales) by Ed Sheeran.

After debuting at No.1 last week, Bite Me dives to No.40 (2,939 sales) for Reneé Rapp.

There are also Top 10 exits for Short N’ Sweet (8-11, 6,778 sales) by Sabrina Carpenter, The Highlights (9-13, 5,657 sales) by The Weeknd and The Essential Michael Jackson (10-15, 5,026 sales).

Eighteen weeks after Ethel Cain’s 2022 debut album, Preacher’s Daughter, entered the chart for the first time, reaching No.10 after its physical debut, official follow-up, Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You opens at No.12 (5,897 sales), helped by the fact it was available on CD and vinyl from the get-go. Twenty-seven-year-old Floridian singer/songwriter Cain also self-released a challenging, uncharted 90-minute, nine-track low key ambient/drone/spoken word digital set, Perverts, in January.

American hard rock quartet Halestorm reached the Top 10 with each of their last three albums but fall short with their latest release, sixth studio album and fifth chart entry, Everest, which debuts at No.16 (4,899 sales).

Tokyo female metal duo Babymetal become the first Japanese act to secure four Top 40 albums, with fifth release, Metal Forth, debuting at No.17 (4,672 sales). Their eponymous 2014 debut reached No.103, while Metal Resistance reached No.15 in 2016, Metal Galaxy reached No.19 in 2019 and The Other One reached No.32 in 2023.

Gracie Abrams’ seven-song, 20-minute 2020 EP, Minor, debuts at No.51 (2,647 sales) after making its physical debut, with simultaneous CD (1,134 sales), vinyl (1,238 sales) and cassette (115 sales) availability, while her 2024 No.1 album, The Secret Of Us, jumps 41-21 (4,318 sales), achieving a 21-week high after being released in a new cloudy blue and pink vinyl edition to (belatedly) mark its first birthday.

Also new to the Top 75: No Rain, No Flowers (No.47, 2,721 sales), the 13th studio album by Ohio duo The Black Keys and their 10th chart entry; and God Does Like Ugly (No.69, 2,247 sales), the fourth album and second chart entry for American rapper JID.

Home to seven of the country’s 20 most-consumed songs this week, although primary artist rules mean only three are charting, the soundtrack to Netflix animated fantasy film K-pop Demon Hunters spends its eighth consecutive week atop the compilation chart, with consumption reaching another new peak of 19,161 units (530 digital downloads and 18,631 sales-equivalent streams). For the second time, it is also No.1 on the combined album chart.

Overall album sales are up 1.47% week-on-week to 2,426.829 units, 4.58% above same week 2024 sales of 2,320,511. Physical product accounts for 246,688 sales, 10.17% of the total.

Bonus Information

Single Totals

1,361,895 Kendrick Lamar feat. Jay Rock - Money Trees

101,664 Kendrick Lamar - wacced out murals

Album Totals

2,017,242 Craig David - Born to Do It

215,854 Machine Gun Kelly - tickets to my downfall

118,663 Machine Gun Kelly - mainstream sellout

24,386 The Royston Club - Shaking Hips and Crashing Cars

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Sales are in! Beautiful Things ACR confirmed

I've had to take an educated guess on the Dior sales based on the midweeks + the fact it hasn't had a sales increase according to Music Week's chart page.

Beautiful Things FINALLY going onto ACR!!!!

55 sales between Oasis and MGK for 2 and 3 in the albums, i was sure Oasis would easily have the top 2but number 2 this week is bigger for MGK.

KDH the overall number 1 album again 😮

Shame how its done isn't allowed to chart would of been another top 10

Beautiful Things finally leaving!

I think many people here will be delighted about beautiful things

How the frig did Craig David get top 10? He was at #12 on the last update and I was expecting him to scrape the top 20 or just miss.

I saw it for £3.99 on iTunes yesterday so must have been a late push, is that the minimum dealer price for a chart eligible album download (if there is one)?

Ew at the thought of Demon Hunters having 2 weeks at the top of the album chart if the compilation chart didn’t exist

1 minute ago, Hadji said:

Ew at the thought of Demon Hunters having 2 weeks at the top of the album chart if the compilation chart didn’t exist

At some point you may need to try and get over this beef you have with the existence of KPop Demon Hunters - it's becoming repetitive!

1 minute ago, -Jay- said:

At some point you may need to try and get over this beef you have with the existence of KPop Demon Hunters - it's becoming repetitive!

It’s for kids, not grown men

3 minutes ago, Hadji said:

It’s for kids, not grown men

I believe it was the great poet Miranda Hart that once said: "I tried to be grown up but I have no interest in abiding by the adult rulebook. I want to do fun things that make me happy [...] You might call me a child. Good. For if adults had even the slightest in-the-moment joy of a child then frankly the world would be a better place."

11 minutes ago, Hadji said:

Ew at the thought of Demon Hunters having 2 weeks at the top of the album chart if the compilation chart didn’t exist

Im done hiding now im shining like im born to be

15 minutes ago, Hadji said:

It’s for kids, not grown men

Clearly the film and soundtrack has mass appeal to be as phenomenally successful as it currently is! Being closed minded... I don't suffer it!

How come Sparks is having a resurgence? Is it because of the Coldplay Cam or something?