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I know I'm late, but this is incredible. Definitely challenging 'Be The One' and 'Hotter Than Hell' as my favourite Dua song, and infinitely better than 'One Kiss'. Hopefully it can still go to #1 despite the comparatively slow start. Edit: I've just twigged the Jess Glynne comparison now that it's been mentioned in this thread. Probably why I love it so much. :lol:

Truthfully, I wish they hadn't bothered with 'Only You' since they didn't even seem particularly invested in it themselves, but I'd say it served its purpose and it was a cute bop to tide us over until LM5. And like people mentioned, it kept their radio presence very much alive (wasn't it one of their longest runners on the R1 playlist? :lol:). Plus, it probably would've felt a bit bigger if ACR hadn't destroyed it at the very first opportunity (it's still top 30 on iTunes and Spotify, so it's had pretty decent longevity).

'She Wolf' and 'Love Don't Let Me Go' are my favourite on that list; I wish the latter in particular was much higher (even if the original is far superior). Surprised 'Bang My Head' is almost top 10, it really didn't seem that big at the time.

'Black Magic' last tho. :o

Perched for this! Love the title (if it is indeed 'Wait On It').

I wouldn't say it's gone completely unnoticed, I've heard it quite a few places over the summer (it really goes off in a club setting, but I guess most songs do. :lol:), plus radio have been absolutely hammering it so that helps. But yeah, #13 seems a pretty fitting peak.

Meh, perhaps a few years back, but iTunes accounts for so little now that I find it hard to be miffed. I've pretty much made peace with the fact that they'll always be a more sales-inclined act.

New peak of #13 this week. Plus it's the longest runner on the R1 playlist. Glad it's serving a bit of longevity despite the disappointing peak (watch it get hammered by ACR next week).

I always thought NMSS got to #21, or was that Hair? Regardless, outdoing NMSS is pretty decent considering it was #1 on Hot Hits for a bit (altho also bittersweet because NMSS >>>>>>). Not going to lie, their lack of streaming prowess worries me slightly considering iTunes will likely be obsolete in a year or two.

I wouldn’t rule out a higher position next week, but yeah, #14 seems a reasonable peak for this.

Moved up to track 16 on Hot Hits, so hopefully it’ll make some progress on Spotify this week (it’s still #29 now that the chart has finally updated).

Top 3. :cheer: Praying they keep the discount next week!

I wish they’d move this up on Hot Hits. It could easily nab a top 10 position next week if they do (provided they keep the discount).

1) Touch 2) Hair (feat. Sean Paul) 3) No More Sad Songs (feat. Machine Gun Kelly) 4) Move 5) Love Me Like You 6) Power (feat. Stormzy) ------ 7) Reggaetón Lento (With CNCO) 8) Shout Out To My Ex 9) Salute 10) Secret Love Song (feat. Jason Derulo) 11) Black Magic 12) Only You (With Cheat Codes) 13) How Ya Doin' (feat. Missy Elliott) ------ 14) Wings 15) DNA 16) Change Your Life ------ 17) Little Me 18) Word Up! 19) Cannonball Yeah, 'Only You' certainly won't go down as one of their classics, but I'd still go out of my way to listen to it. 14 onwards are a little stale now. Just realised that the lead for LM5 will be single 20. Nice milestone!

Yeah, it's a shame it seems to have stalled on Spotify after climbing rapidly last week. I thought the video may have given it a boost a la 'Power', but the response to it has been kind of muted (like everything with this release. :lol:). :lol:

I actually guffawed when the tail appeared, which probably wasn't the intention. I'm still bopping to the song at least. Perrie's intro >>>

T2sO8gK2IKk I mean, I appreciate the LGBT angle and all but... why is she a mermaid?

The level of Spotify support she gets is kind of insane, but both 'Decline' and this are undeniable bops. A massive step-up from 'Cigarette'.

I never 'got' Attention or How Long (+ Done For Me was just alright), but this is actually kinda great. I'm getting massive 'Smooth Criminal' vibes from the electric guitars in the intro.

Good to see Little Mix/Cheat Codes in the top 50. People seemed to write it off wayyy too prematurely -- I can see it becoming a decent sized hit for them now.

It's just responding to better airplay/playlist exposure I imagine, but yeah, the climb has been quite impressive. It'll almost certainly repeak at some point; the video's still to be released and it's only C-list on R1.

#51 on Spotify!

Up to #77 on Spotify — finally some progress!

Stuck on the R1 C-list again. This campaign has been so bleak. :lol:

I didn't even realise this playlist existed, but apparently it has 20 million followers? :lol: Can see this climbing a lot faster now on Spotify!