Official UK Chart
Kings of Leon Crowned on U.K. Chart With ‘When You See Yourself’
KoL’s previous leaders in the U.K. are: Because of the Times (2007); Only By The Night (2008); Come Around Sundown (2010); Mechanical Bull (2013); and Walls (2016), their last album. Also debuting this week is Gabrielle’s seventh studio album Do It Again (BMG), new at No. 4. It’s the British soul singer’s third Top 5 and her highest-charting album in two decades, since her career retrospective Dreams Can Come True peaked at No. 2 in 2001. Meanwhile, Zara Larsson’s third studio album Poster Girl (Black Butter) bows at No. 12, new wave outfit Japan return to the chart with the reissue of their 1980 album Quiet Life (BMG). It arrives at No. 13, easily eclipsing the set’s previous chart peak of No. 53. Veteran Scottish alternative rock outfit Arab Strap bag their highest chart position with As...
Kings of Leon on Track For U.K. Chart Crown With ‘When You See Yourself’
It’ll take something special in the home straight for Kings of Leon to be denied. Their eighth studio album is outperforming the rest of the Top 5 combined. All five of the Followills’ previous studio albums hit No. 1 in the U.K.: Because of the Times (2007); Only By The Night (2008); Come Around Sundown (2010); Mechanical Bull (2013); and Walls (2016). Meanwhile, Japan are eyeing a career-best U.K. chart position with Quiet Life. The deluxe reissue of the new wave outfit’s third album from 1979 is at No. 3, well ahead of its No. 53 peak. Also jostling for Top 10 bows are Australian Britpop revivalists’ DMA’s‘ Live in Brixton collection (No. 4); Scottish rockers Mason Hill’s debut Against The Wall (No. 6); English singer-songwriter Jane Weaver’s Flock (No. 8); Scottish indie ro...
Drake’s ‘What’s Next’ In Striking Distance of U.K. No. 1
Just 800 chart sales separate “Wellerman,” the leader on the First Look chart, and Olivia Rodrigo’s third-placed song “Drivers License,” the OCC reports. Last Friday, “Drivers License” logged its eighth successive week at No. 1 with another strong set of streaming results. A lead change isn’t out of the question. All three tracks from Drake’s Scary Hours 2 EP are poised to impact the Top 10, with “Lemon Pepper Freestyle” at No. 4 and “Wants and Needs” at No. 5. If the Canadian hip-hop star holds his momentum, he’ll have his 24th, 25th and 26th Top 10 singles in the U.K. when the chart is published this Friday. Also new to the chart blast is “Leave The Door Open” by Silk Sonic, the new project from Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak. It’s at No. 16. Mars already has 18th Top 20 singles, wh...
Maximo Park on Track For First U.K. No. 1 With ‘Nature Always Wins’
Just 2,500 chart sales separate the Top 5 on the chart blast. Maximo Park crashed through with their 2005 Warp debut A Certain Trigger, which caught the attention of the NME and earned a Mercury Music Prize nomination. Their sophomore album Our Earthly Pleasures, from 2007, peaked at No. 2 on the Official Albums Chart and is their only Top 10 album to date. Nature leads an all-new Top 7. Cooper’s Detroit Stories could become the shock-rock legend’s highest position on the U.K. chart since 1989’s Trash peaked at No. 2. Detroit Stories is the best-selling album on CD at the halfway mark. Meanwhile, metalcore group Architects could snag their first U.K. Top 10 album with For Those That Wish To Exist (Epitaph), new at No. 3 on the Chart Update. It’s the most downloaded LP over the p...
Mogwai, Olivia Rodrigo Rule U.K. Charts
Released independently through the act’s label Rock Action, Every Country’s Sun ends the chart week some 2,900 combined sales ahead of the second-placed effort, Ghetts’ new arrival Conflict of Interest (Warner Records), the OCC reports. “It is 25 years this week since the release of our first single ‘Tuner/Lower,’ the first release on our own label Rock Action Records,” reads a statement from Mogwai. “We didn’t start the band or the label to get into the charts. None of us ever envisaged either the band or the label being in a position where having a No. 1 record would be a possibility.” Dua Lipa’s Future Nostalgia (Warner Records) continues to climb following the release of its “Moonlight Edition.” It’s up 4-3, while The Weeknd’s The Highlights (Republi...
Mogwai, Olivia Rodrigo Lead U.K.’s Midweek Charts
Mogwai are leading a tight race for the U.K. chart crown. At the halfway stage in the chart week, the Scottish instrumental rock veterans hold the edge with As The Love Continues (Rock Action), their tenth studio album. As The Love Continues rules the Official Chart Update, though just 1,800 chart sales currently separate a Top 3 that also features Foo Fighters’ Medicine At Midnight (up 3-2 via Columbia) and British grime MC Ghetts’ Conflict of Interest (new at No. 3 via Warner Records). You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair...
Foo Fighters’ ‘Medicine at Midnight’ Opens Huge Lead In U.K. Chart Race
The dream for No. 5 is very much alive for Foo Fighters, as the rockers take a massive lead in the U.K. chart race with Medicine at Midnight (Columbia). The Foos’ latest studio album dropped last Friday (Feb. 5), and by midweek it’s outselling the rest of the U.K. Top 10 combined, according to the Official Charts Company Medicine has chalked up the most physical and digital sales in the week so far, to lead the Official Chart Update. If it keeps its momentum, it’ll be the Foos’ fifth No. 1 in the U.K., following One By One (2002), Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace (2007), Wasting Light (2011) and Concrete & Gold (2017). You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Ge...
Celeste Snags U.K. No. 1 With ‘Not Your Muse’
With her hot start, Celeste becomes the first British female artist to top the tally with their debut album in more than five years, since Jess Glynne’s I Cry When I Laugh in November 2015. Not Your Muse leads an all-new Top 4. Celeste’s debut holds off Money Can’t Buy Happiness (Since 93), the second album from London rapper Fredo. It’s new at No. 2 and is the U.K.’s most-streamed album of the week. Also new is singer, songwriter and poet Arlo Parks’ first LP Collapsed In Sunbeams (Transgressive), which starts at No. 3, while Steven Wilson’s The Future Bites (SW Records) opens at No. 4. Harry Styles completes the Top 5 with Fine Line (Columbia), up 6-5. U.K. rapper Chip bags a Top 10 entry with his new mixtape Snakes & Ladders, new at No 7, while post-punk outfit Goat Girl ...
Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Drivers License’ Motors to Third Week Atop U.K. Chart
Coming in at No. 3 in Nathan Evans, the former postman-turned-viral star, whose remix of sea shanty “Wellerman” (Polydor), featuring 220 Kid & Billen Ted, catches a wave for a No. 3 bow. It’s the highest-charting debut single by a Scottish artist on the Official Chart in nearly a decade, since Emeli Sande also hit No. 3 with “Heaven” back in 2011, according to the OCC. Further down the list, London rapper Fredo grabs his ninth Top 40 single with “Back To Basics” (Since 93), new at No. 20, while U.S. singer and songwriter Sabrina Carpenter impacts the Official Chart for the first time with “Skin” (Island), new at No. 28. Billie Eilish snags her ninth Top 40 with “Lo Vas A Olvidar” (Columbia/Interscope). It’s the first for her collaborator, Spanish artist Rosalia. Over of the ...
Fredo Challenges Olivia Rodrigo In U.K. Chart Race
Olivia Rodrigo takes an early lead in U.K. singles chart race with “Drivers License,” which has already logged three straight weeks at No. 1. Based on weekend sales and streaming activity, “Drivers License” remains the country’s best seller, though Rodrigo faces a stiff challenge from Fredo. The London rapper’s “Money Talks,” featuring Brit Award winning hip-hop artist Dave, is set for the highest new entry with a No. 2 arrival on the First Look chart. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Internet revenue.
Olivia Rodrigo Speeds to Second Week at U.K. No. 1 With ‘Drivers License’
This week, the hit single clocks up 13.7 million streams, the biggest one-week tally for a leader in two years, while a second track from the breakthrough artist cracks the Top 40 on the current frame, “All I Want,” a cut from High School Musical: The Musical: The Series on Disney +. It’s new at No. 32. At No. 2, “Don’t Play” is the highest new entry this week on the Official U.K. Singles Chart, giving Anne-Marie her highest-charting single as a lead artist, and career bests for KSI and Digital Farm Animals. The top five is completed by Ariana Grande’s “34+35” (Republic Records), up from No. 11 to No. 3, a new peak; followed by Little Mix’s “Sweet Melody” (down 4-2 via RCA) and The Kid Laroi’s “Without You” (RCA), up 6 -5, a new high. Also making waves is Longest Johns’ sea shanty “We...
Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Drivers License’ on Track For Another Week at No. 1 In U.K.
It’s early days, but there is a challenge from Anne-Marie, KSI and Digital Farm Animals‘ “Don’t Play,” which opens at No. 2 on the chart blast and is on track to be this week’s highest new entry, at No. 2. If it holds its momentum, it would become Anne-Marie’s highest-charting single as a lead artist, following a No. 3 best for “2002,” and the best for both KSI and Digital Farm Animals. Another track that’s hit overdrive is Ariana Grande’s “34+35,” which is on course for a new peak. “34+35” rockets 11-3 following a new cut released last Friday featuring Megan Thee Stallion and Doja Cat. The Official U.K. Singles Chart is published late Friday local time. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begi...
