Ugh, last week was a really great week...this week not so good mostly because what of the Billie Eilish album bomb left and was replaced with...well...you'll see however let's start where we always do and that's with the top ten.
The top two remains the same with "Stay" by The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber remains at number one as it's still massive on streaming and doing well on sales, it's handily holding up by a sizeable margin over "Bad Habits" by Ed Sheeran stuck at number two as it's also doing fine on streaming and on sales but just can't close the gap to "Stay".
Rising three places to number three is "Happier Than Ever" by Billie Eilish as this settles itself in the top ten. Hard to know if it's going to be a challenger for number one just yet...we'll have to see but hey I am happy it appears to be sticking around.
It did push "Good 4 U" by Olivia Rodrigo down to number four, "Beggin'" by Maneskin down to number five and "Industry Baby" by Lil Nas X feat. Jack Harlow down to number six.
Behind that are two songs holding their places from last week those being "Kiss Me More" by Doja Cat feat. SZA at number seven and "Heat Waves" by Glass Animals at number eight.
Then we have a new entry at number nine that being "Take My Breath" by The Weeknd, now we'll talk about the song's quality later but it debuted in the top ten with decent streaming but I am not sure if this song has captured the imagination of the general public yet.
Finally because people think "Need to Know" by Doja Cat is worth something, it rose seven places to number ten, I still really don't like this song at all.
Gains
So apart from "Need to Know" by Doja Cat rising seven to hit the top ten, there really wasn't that much in this department but there was a five place gain for "Dreams" by Jolyon Petch to 23 while "Mood" by 24kGoldn feat. Iann Dior while "Love Tonight" by Shouse rose 10 places to 39 and unfortunately "Goosebumps" by HVME feat. Travis Scott rebounded six places to 42.
Re Entries
So this is where things got stupid, the re entries begin at number 49 with "Watermelon Sugar" by Harry Styles, "Head & Heart" by Joel Corry & MNEK at 48.
Unfortunately Lewis Capaldi returns with "Before You Go" at 47 and "Someone You Loved" at 41...WHY? None of these four makes sense apart from maybe "Before You Go" being covered on The Voice Australia
Finally in a return that makes a lot more sense than the previous four is "Heartbreak Anthem" by Galantis, David Guetta and Little Mix returning higher than they originally debuted at 46.
Losers
"Body" by Russ Millions and Tion Wayne slipped ten places to 34 as this song finally loses its appeal and traction.
"Astronaut in the Ocean" by Masked Wolf slumps six places to 20 while "Not Sober" by The Kid Laroi feat. Polo G and Stunna Gambino slips seven places to 25.
New Entries
Just the two new entries this week so let's start with...
38. "Lose" by KSI feat. Lil Wayne
So even before the release of this song I was hearing alarm bells mostly because it's a single from the deluxe edition of KSI's sophomore album but here's the thing I don't hate this? Even if it sounds like a rip of "Mood" in a certain ways and trying to tap into the appeal that song had even if the lyrics are a collection of "Uhh...what?". KSI wants this girl to 'light him up like ampthetamines on the hook of the song and Lil Wayne just doesn't fit here, he sounds nasal as all hell here. I don't think the song is completely bad but it's pretty forgettable.
9. "Take My Breath" by The Weeknd
Now for the big new entry of the week, the lead single from an upcoming new The Weeknd album where Abel has promised the dawn is coming so what did we get with "Take My Breath"? Well we get this synthwave pop song that combines the late 80s sound with the early 80s and it honestly sounds pretty awesome, it's a pretty bright and upbeat song which is exactly what The Weeknd promised. As for the content, well it's typical Weeknd hedonism, romance and passion, he wants this girl to blow him away or take him by surprise. I really enjoyed this, great song!
"Take My Breath" by The Weeknd easily takes the best of the week. No worst of the week as I think "Lose" is more forgettable rather than bad.
Next week: Not sure, possibly that Lizzo and Cardi B collab will headline the new arrivals next week along with Elton John working with Dua Lipa and PNAU but we'll find out when the chart updates at 5pm on Friday
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