RAYE is now up to #2 on Spotify!

Spotify

 

01 [01] Olivia Dean - Man I Need (683,138)

02 [03] RAYE – WHERE IS MY HUSBAND (469,853)

03 [02] Demon Hunters Cast - Golden (415,988)

04 [04] sombr - 12 to 12 (363,353)

08 [07] Olivia Dean - Nice to Each Other

09 [08] Sabrina Carpenter - When Did You Get Hot?

10 [10] Sabrina Carpenter – Tears

16 [16] Demon Hunters Cast – Soda Pop

18 [17] Demon Hunters Cast – Your Idol

23 [20] Goo Goo Doll – Iris

21 [21] Demon Hunters Cast – How Its Done

22 [20] Demon Hunters Cast – What it Sounds Like

24 [26] Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc

26 [27] Rihanna – Breakin’ Dishes

36 [37] Lewis Capaldi – Something in the Heavens

42 [39] Demon Hunters Cast – Takedown

44 [48] Tyler, The Creator – Sugar on my Tongue

54 [49] Demon Hunters Cast – Free

58 [50] d4vd – Romantic Homicide

60 [59] Lady Gaga – The Dead Dance

74 [76] Kehlani – Folded

107 [113] EsDeeKid - Phantom

114 [84] d4vd – Feel it

128 [107] d4vd – Here With Me

145 [140] Lola Young – d£aler

 

Edited September 24Sep 24 by ElectroBoy

On the bright side the d4vd tracks are heading in the right direction even if its not fast enough

In an ideal world Olivia gets it this week and RAYE next week before Taylor dominates, but RAYE is having some really good stability so I am still hopeful she could withstand Taylor’s album bomb and possibly even grab it after!

Naive #48 !!

Raye really making good progress, wonder if she could be in with a shout before Taylor?

Not sure before Taylor we only got 1 more week and isnt olivias album out friday too surely that should give her a boost too

Fantastic to see an Olivia / RAYE top 2 - who would have predicted that a few months ago?

G'won RAYE! Really good numbers for her and it's good to see a song like that doing so well

18 minutes ago, 777666jason said:

Not sure before Taylor we only got 1 more week and isnt olivias album out friday too surely that should give her a boost too

Suppose it depends how much Raye continues to grow from here, that's a 60k uplift for her today.

2 out of 3 of Taylor's recent #1s only spent a week there, it's not a given that she'll get another 'Anti-Hero' style hit from this era so Olivia and/or RAYE could very easily still be #1 contenders for weeks to come yet.

Not heard the song yet but it's nice to see RAYE getting another big hit as lead artist, for all the hype around her 'Escapism.' had still been a bit of an outlier until now.

plus it's a very belated first big entirely solo hit for Raye (even if 070 Shake was hardly much of a selling point for 'Escapism')

19 minutes ago, Brer said:

2 out of 3 of Taylor's recent #1s only spent a week there, it's not a given that she'll get another 'Anti-Hero' style hit from this era so Olivia and/or RAYE could very easily still be #1 contenders for weeks to come yet.

Not heard the song yet but it's nice to see RAYE getting another big hit as lead artist, for all the hype around her 'Escapism.' had still been a bit of an outlier until now.

Yeah I reckon Rayes best chance is the week after taylors album (if she doesnt block her all together )

13 hours ago, danG said:

plus it's a very belated first big entirely solo hit for Raye (even if 070 Shake was hardly much of a selling point for 'Escapism')

I do adore her part on ‘Escapism’, getting someone else to be the voice of her subconscious on the decline was such a clever choice musically.

15 hours ago, jimwatts said:

Fantastic to see an Olivia / RAYE top 2 - who would have predicted that a few months ago?

This made me wonder, when was the last there was top 2 that was both, exclusively British and exclusively Britisb women

Ironically, this would be the first time there’s been an all-British top 2 since November 10, 2023, when the top 2 also featured a Raye-adjacent track at No. 2.

No. 1 - "Now and Then" by The Beatles
No. 2 - "Prada" by Cassö, RAYE & D-Block Europe

This also marks the first time the top 2 has been occupied by British women since two weeks earlier (October 27, 2023), when “Strangers” by Kenya Grace and the aforementioned "Prada" held the top 2 positions. If we look exclusively at British women as soloists or leads, this is the first occurrence since November 26, 2021, when Adele’s “Easy on Me” and “Oh My God” were No. 1 and No. 2, respectively.

However, since Dean and Raye would be two different artists, as compared to solely Adele in 2021. When was the last time two different British women held the top two, you’d have to go back just a few weeks earlier (October 29, 2021) when “Easy on Me” was still No. 1 and No. 2 was “Cold Heart” by Elton John & Dua Lipa. However, since Lipa (despite being credited as the main artist) is still second-billed to the male John, we have to look back further.

The most recent comparable instance was three years prior, on June 15, 2018, when the top 3 were:

No. 1 - “I’ll Be There” by Jess Glynne
No. 2 - “Solo” by Clean Bandit feat. Demi Lovato
No. 3 - “2002” by Anne-Marie

Since Clean Bandit is a predominantly male group, you’d have to go back to the previous week when Jess Glynne was No. 2 and the No. 1 was “One Kiss” by Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa. Again, Lipa is equally billed but still second to a male collaborator. So, the next occurrence we find is from September 28, 2014, when two British women occupied the top two positions:

No. 1 - “Bang Bang” by Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj
No. 2 - “Changing” by Sigma feat. Paloma Faith

A similar situation occurred again on July 5, 2014:

No. 1 - “Gecko (Overdrive)” by Oliver Heldens & Becky Hill
No. 2 - “Ghost” by Ella Henderson

We go back another two years to May 13, 2012, the last time when two British women credited as the lead artists, led the top two positions on the singles chart:

No. 1 - “R.I.P.” by Rita Ora feat. Tinie Tempah (NEW)
No. 2 - “Young” by Tulisa (-1)

This was just over a year since it had last occurred, on March 30, 2011, when the top 2 had remained the same for the past four weeks:

No. 1 - “Someone Like You” by Adele
No. 2 - “Price Tag” by Jessie J feat. B.o.B.

About 17 months earlier, on October 25, 2009, this happened again:

No. 1 - “Fight For This Love” by Cheryl Cole
No. 2 - “Bad Boys” by Alexandra Burke feat. Flo Rida

However, as I’m sure everybody has noticed, the tracks from 2009-2012 all featured at least one of them with a man in a featured credited role. So, we have to go back just nine months prior, we find the the answer to our question “when last time the top 2 consisted entirely of British women, completely unaccompanied by men”: during the post-Christmas period of 2008-2009 (specifically, Dec 28, 2008, and Jan 4, 2009):

No. 1 - “Hallelujah” by Alexandra Burke
No. 2 - “Run” by Leona Lewis

So, if Raye and Olivia should occupy the top two positions in the upcoming weeks, it would mark the first time this has happened, unaccompanied by men, since they were 11 and 8 years old, respectively.

TLDR: Olivia Dean and Raye would the first all British women top 2 (by two different artists) on the singles chart since Alexandra Burke & Leona Lewis in January 2009.

Edited September 25Sep 25 by Highway Unicorn

But you just said that Adele did it in 2021 lol. You cannot just exclude artists being too popular.

Edited September 25Sep 25 by Sour Candy

I’m assume the (admittedly loose) distinction there is regarding two British artists being at the top rather than one with two songs.

Yeah i think the reasoning is supposed to be 2 distinct artists rather than 1

47 minutes ago, 777666jason said:

Yeah i think the reasoning is supposed to be 2 distinct artists rather than 1

Yeah that was the reasoning, lemme edit my post to reflect that more accurately.

Spotify

 

01 [01] Olivia Dean - Man I Need (675,583)

02 [02] RAYE – WHERE IS MY HUSBAND (476,215)

03 [03] Demon Hunters Cast - Golden (413,700)

05 [04] sombr - 12 to 12 (364,2653)

08 [08] Olivia Dean - Nice to Each Other

09 [09] Sabrina Carpenter - When Did You Get Hot?

10 [10] Sabrina Carpenter – Tears

16 [16] Demon Hunters Cast – Soda Pop

18 [18] Demon Hunters Cast – Your Idol

19 [20] Goo Goo Doll – Iris

23 [21] Demon Hunters Cast – How Its Done

24 [22] Demon Hunters Cast – What it Sounds Like

25 [24] Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc

31 [26] Rihanna – Breakin’ Dishes

33 [36] Lewis Capaldi – Something in the Heavens

38 [44] Tyler, The Creator – Sugar on my Tongue

43 [42] Demon Hunters Cast – Takedown

46 [56] Olivia Dean – The Hardest Psrt

47 [49] Olivia Dean – Ok Love You Bye

55 [58] d4vd – Romantic Homicide

56 [54] Demon Hunters Cast – Free

60 [60] Lady Gaga – The Dead Dance

73 [74] Kehlani – Folded

100 [107] EsDeeKid – Phantom

116 [114] d4vd – Feel it

124 [128] d4vd – Here With Me

192 [NE] Tkandz & CXSPER – NOW OR NEVER

196 [145] Lola Young – d£aler

 

Edited September 25Sep 25 by ElectroBoy