So this week was a surprising one, things I thought would
happen didn’t and things that weren’t likely actually happened, well okay, I
think we have all could have predicted the debut that’s landed in the top but
we’ll get to all that in a second because we need to start at the very top
where “Shallow” by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper remained at number for a second
week this year but it’s fifth week overall (taking into account the three weeks
at number one last year) and really it’s the numbers that are telling because
it is doing remarkably well on digital sales.
“7 Rings” by Ariana Grande remains at number 2 and I am less
confident that it can rebound and return to number one at this one, the
streaming numbers are looking a little perilous right now especially as it
appears other songs are closing the gap however I am happy that a return to
number one doesn’t seem likely as the song just blows chunks.
It’s also the case for Ariana’s second song in the top ten “Break
Up with Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored” which remained at number three however its
losing ground on streaming big and will likely be over taken by “Sunflower” by
Post Malone and Swae Lee which remains at number four this week.
That brings us to a new arrival to the top ten and one that
I wasn’t expecting. ”Sucker” by the Jonas Brothers making the highest new entry
of the week at number 5, making it their biggest hit since “Burnin’ Up” reached
number 31 in 2008. I get the feeling that this high debut is more nostalgia than
anything else, don’t get me wrong the song is decent but I suspect a lot of memories
played a part in this song debuting so high heck it’s even number one in the
US.
Whatever the case it pushed “Wow” by Post Malone down to
number 6 and really given the continued impact of Post Malone’s other song in
the top ten, I think this one might be suffering due to that.
Khalid’s “Talk” with Disclosure went up one place to number
7 as it rides some pretty solid streaming and sales.
“Dancing with a Stranger” by Sam Smith and Normani slipped two
places to number eight as it starts to wobble on streaming but on digital sales,
its still in decent shape.
Ava Max has dropped a new single called “So Am I” which
looks set to impact the chart next week but “Sweet but Psycho’ remains for
another week inside the top ten at number nine.
Finally, Billie Eilish’s “Bury a Friend” dropped three
places to number ten and I would expect this to rebound up when the album drops
in two weeks.
Gains
So as far as the big gains go, the biggest gain came for “I’m
So Tired” by Lauv and Troye Sivan which went from 29 to 22 this week while “3 Nights”
by Dominic Fike continues to be an unpleasant sight in the top 20 only this
time climbing six places to number 12.
Re-Entries
Just the one re-entry which is the excellent “Saturday Nights” by Khalid
Losses
The biggest fall of the week belongs to “365” by Zedd feat.
Katy Perry which fell hanrd to 45, “Love Someone” by Lukas Graham slipped to 38
from 32 because it blows all amounts of ass.
“Bad Liar” by Imagine Dragons dropped from 26 to 31 while a
lot of last year’s big hits are slowly making their way out like “Body” by Loud
Luxury feat. Brando which fell 5 places to 29 and “Shotgun” by George Ezra
which fell four places to 26.
Unfortunately, both “Leave Me Lonely” by Hlltop Hoods
dropped three places to 14 as did “Walk Me Home” by Pink to number 15.
Dropouts
So this week saw the last of the Ariana Grande album tracks
leave the chart with “Bloodline” gone taking three songs that had either
returned or were hits last year with it like “Promises” by Calvin Harris and Sam Smith,
“In My Mind” by Dynoro and hopefully for good, “Girls like You” by Maroon 5
feat. Cardi B.
New Entries
So, outside the big new Jonas Brothers entry in the top 5
what else arrived? Let’s see, there’s the very Mi Gente sounding “I Can’t Get
Enough” by Benny Blanco, feat. Selena Gomez and Tainy (You know what I think of
“Mi Gente” if you saw my 2017-year end lists) and because we need an ode to
toxic nonsense on the charts, Juice WRLD’s “Robbery” has turned up at number 46…just
gross.
So yet again I have no idea what is going to happen next
week and whether “Shallow” can stay at number one or indeed of “Sunflower” rebound
hard because it certainly seems as though the Ariana Grande songs are losing traction.
We’ll also likely get new entries from Louis Tomlinson (I hope…that song is
fantastic) and Billie Eilish. The new singles chart is released on Saturday at
5pm
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