A pretty quiet week here where things kind of stabilised a bit at least until next week when that new Ed Sheeran song shows up so let's begin with the top ten where "Stay" by The Kid Laroi feat. Justin Bieber remains at number one for another week because it's still crazy dominant on streaming but that may change next week thanks to Ed Sheeran.
Speaking of Ed Sheeran, "Bad Habits" remains at number two but there's a very real risk that with the new single "Visiting Hours" arriving on the charts next week, it could very well split "Bad Habits" streaming but we'll have to see.
"Good 4 U" by Olivia Rodrigo rebounded one spot to number three, it's doing a hell of a job sticking around on streaming but it's only a matter of time before it fades naturally as Olivia's management turn their attention to promoting "Traitor".
"Beggin'" by Maneskin rebounds back up to number four while "Industry Baby" by Lil Nas X feat. Jack Harlow returned to number five.
The rebounds for the above songs happened because "Happier Than Ever" by Billie Eilish slipped three places to number six as streaming took a dip this week.
There's a new entry at number seven..."Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)" by Elton John and Dua Lipa...now we'll talk about the quality of the song later but this song is an instant hit on sales right now. The sales battle between this and "Visiting Hours" is going to be interesting.
It pushed "Kiss Me More" by Doja Cat feat SZA back one place to number eight because it's starting to overstay it's welcome in the top ten while Doja Cat's other top ten hit "Need to Know" climbed one spot to number nine.
That all meant "Heat Waves" by Glass Animals slipped two places to number ten and will probably leave the top ten next week.
Gains
Not too many major gains this week, "Dreams" by Jolyon Petch jumped five places to break into the top twenty at 18 while the original "Dreams" by Fleetwood Mac climbed four places to 31.
"Love Tonight" by Shouse rose three places to 36.
Re Entries
"Mr Brightside" by The Killers is back at 49...I mean come on...I get it but why couldn't we get anything from that new Killers album on the chart?
Losers
"Favourite Crime" by Olivia Rodrigo slipped six places to 46...I am actually impressed by the longevity this song has had, it's been impressive.
Down twelve places to 37 is "Not Sober" by The Kid Laroi feat. Polo G and Stunna Gambino because that album bomb is pretty much done now.
Drop outs
Unfortunately "Skate" by Silk Sonic left the chart this week...I'm really god damn disappointed...that song deserves to be massive.
I"m not complaining about the exits of "Before You Go" by Lewis Capaldi, "Lose" by KSI feat. Lil Wayne or "Motley Crew" by Post Malone, the last of those songs has just had no traction whatsoever.
New Entries
Three new entries this week beginning with...
43. "Dumb Love" by Mimi Webb
So Mimi (Amelia) Webb is a British singer songwriter best known on Tik Tok for her single "Before I Go" which featured another Tik Tok personality Charli D'Amelio however Webb has managed to find success in the UK with "Good Without" hitting the UK top 10 and the same has happened with this song over there. Now here's the thing, Mimi Webb reminds me a lot of Camila Cabello with her slightly raspy vocals which is why it's such a shame she sounds completely unsupported with there being no swell kicking in at least on the chorus and overall the song is just sounds like it takes itself way too seriously much like G Eazy and Halsey's "Him and I". A song called "Dumb Love" shouldn't sound this pretentious! Next...
16. "Rumours" by Lizzo feat. Cardi B
The much awaited return of Lizzo has finally arrived, I've been surprised at how quiet she has been especially after an incredibly successful mainstream break out year in 2019 so how is "Rumours" where she brought along Cardi B for the ride.
Honestly, this is a terrific song! It sees Lizzo tearing apart the culture of rumours and innuendo that have become a large horrible part of social media discourse around music and even ripping into the deep rooted misogynistic culture within the music industry. Lizzo just subverts a lot of the recent chatter about her life and does so impressively! Then there's Cardi B who actually brings a nice breather from the more in your face Lizzo with her verse similar to what Ariana did on the remix of "Good As Hell" and does so by addressing rumours around fake boobs etc and even using her top ten hits as a flex and the production makes all of this sound as cheeky and salacious as hell. Definitely check this out.
7. "Cold Heart (PNAU remix)" by Elton John and Dua Lipa
Well this is interesting and it's really more of a mash up than anything else because Elton is singing a section of "Sacrifice" while Dua Lipa performs "Rocket Man (I think it's going to be a long long time) over PNAU's remix with rather heavy percussion and what sounds like strings and piano involved yet lyrically I'm not sure this mash up works as much as I want it too, I get what they were trying to do but it just doesn't quite come together or work like I was hoping it would. It's definitely not awful but it's not really all that good either so I guess meh it is.
So best and worst fall out easily with "Dumb Love" by Mimi Webb getting worst of the week...that song could have been better but best of the week is going to "Rumours" by Lizzo feat. Cardi because yeah that song is excellent.
Next week: Ed Sheeran returns, maybe something from that Lorde album...we'll find out when the chart updates at 5pm on Friday.
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