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Ariana Grande is fast out the blocks in the U.K., where Eternal Sunshine leads the chart race.
Based on midweek sales and streaming data captured by the Official Charts Company, Grande should snag her fifth U.K. chart title with Eternal Sunshine (via Republic Records).
The U.S. pop star previously led the weekly survey with 2016’s Dangerous Woman, 2018’s Sweetener, 2019’s thank u, next and 2020’s Positions.
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Grande’s seventh studio LP, Eternal Sunshine is also set to place three songs inside the top 20 of the Official Singles Chart, including lead single “yes, and?”, “we can’t be friends (wait for your love)” and “bye” (according to U.K. chart criteria, no more than three songs from one artist album can impact the national singles chart).
Meanwhile, British heavy metal veterans Judas Priest could bag a career best with their 19th and latest studio album, Invincible Shield (Columbia). Led by Rob Halford, Judas Priest’s career best is a No. 4 peak with 1980’s British Steel.
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Completing an all-new top three on the chart blast is Bleachers’ eponymously-titled fourth studio LP (via Dirty Hit). It’s new at No. 3 on the chart blast, and likely to set a new career peak position for Jack Antonoff’s U.S. pop-rock outfit.
‘80s girl group Bananarama could snag a first top 10 appearance in 36 years with hits retrospective Glorious – The Ultimate Collection (London Music Stream). It’s new at No. 6 on the Official Chart Update. Previously, the “Cruel Summer” singers enjoyed top tier spots with 1983 debut Deep Sea Skiving (at No. 8) and 1988’s The Greatest Hits Collection (No. 3).
Another all-female British pop outfit is eyeing a top 10 return — Girls Aloud. Following the release of a 20th anniversary reissue, including three previously-unheard tracks featuring vocals from late band member Sarah Harding, Girls Aloud’s sophomore album from 2004 record What Will The Neighbours Say? (Polydor/UMR) is tracking for No. 10.
Finally, new releases from Grace Petrie (Build Something Better at No. 17 via Robots Need Home), Norah Jones (Visions at No. 35 via EMI) and former Sonic Youth star Kim Gordon (The Collective at No. 37 via Matador) are on target for top 40 berths.
All will be revealed when the Official U.K. Albums Chart is published late Friday, March 15.
Beyoncé ropes in another U.K. chart crown with “Texas Hold ‘Em.”
The U.K. isn’t regarded as a country music playground. With “Texas Hold ‘Em” (via Columbia/Parkwood Ent), Beyonce is setting about changing that.
The country-flavored hit completes a third week at No. 1 on the Official U.K. Singles Chart, published Friday, March 8, for Bey’s longest-running leader in 17 years, equaling the streak of her 2007 duet with Shakira, ”Beautiful Liar.”
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Meanwhile, Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things” (Warner Records) and Teddy Swims’ “Lose Control” (Atlantic) respectively complete the podium.
Joe Keery continues his march up the U.K. chart with “End of Beginning,” released through the Stranger Things star’s music project, Djo. “End of Beginning” (AWAL/DJO) lifts 5-4, a new high, powered by a viral turn on TikTok.
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Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign enjoy a new peak position with “Carnival” (YZY), lifted from Vulture 1. “Carnival” cruises 9-5.
Ella Henderson has cause for celebration, as the British singer and songwriter’s collaboration with Rudimental, “Albi” (Atlantic), enters the top 10 for the first time, up 11-10. It’s Henderson’s 10th U.K. top 10 single.
After clubbing the Brit Awards for a record-setting six trophies, RAYE’s recordings spike on both main U.K. charts. The singer and songwriter’s former No. 1 “Escapism” featuring 070 Shake reenters the U.K. chart at No. 13, her club smash “Prada” with cassö and D-Block Europe rebounds 27-18 and “Worth It” bows at No. 38, for RAYE’s 14th top 40 single. Over on the Official U.K. Albums Chart, RAYE’s British album of the year winner My 21st Century Blues (via Human Re Sources) roars 98 places to No. 5.
Another beneficiary of the 2024 BRITs is Tate McRae. The Canadian newcomer was a special guest at the annual ceremony, held March 2 at London’s O2 Arena, where she performed “greedy” (Atlantic), up 32-10 on the current Official Chart.
The top new debut on the latest tally belongs to Charli XCX as “Von dutch” (Atlantic) arrives at No. 26, for the British singer, songwriter and producer’s 15th U.K. top 40 single.
Finally, Twenty One Pilots land a third top 40 with “Overcompensate” (Atlantic), new at No. 34.
Liam Gallagher and John Squire blast to No. 1 with their first collaborative album.
In the end, it wasn’t even close. The leader at the halfway mark, Liam Gallagher & John Squire (via Warner Records) outsells its nearest rival by a ratio of 3-to-1, the Official Charts Company reports, chalking up 39,400 chart sales in its first week.
Of that total, 94% are sales (physical and downloads), according to the OCC. Liam Gallagher & John Squire was the most-purchased album on wax, with vinyl accounting for 45% of its full-week tally.
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Gallagher and Squire are members of Manchester rock royalty. Gallagher, as frontman of Oasis (eight No. 1s), Beady Eye and as a solo artist (five), now claims 14 U.K. No. 1 albums across a career that launched in the ‘90s.
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For Squire, leader guitarist with The Stone Roses, a first-ever U.K. No. 1 album. As a member of The Stone Roses, Squire has landed four top 10s, including multiple appearances for the band’s seminal, self-titled debut from 1989, and a top 10 with the Seahorses’ Do It Yourself, peaking at No. 2 in 1997.
That distant, second-placed album is another all-Britain collaboration, Rod Stewart and Jools Holland’s Swing Fever (EastWest/Rhino), which slips from the chart zenith, 2-1.
Another legendary British rocker, Bruce Dickinson, slots in at No. 3 on the Official Chart, published Friday, March 8. Dickinson, best known as lead singer of Iron Maiden, earns a solo chart best with The Mandrake Project (BMG), his seventh solo record.
Leeds guitar band Yard Act enters the chart at No. 4 with Where’s My Utopia (Island), their sophomore studio album. It’s the followup to 2022’s The Overload, which peaked at No. 2.
After cleaning up at the Brit Awards, where she accumulated a record-setting haul of six wins, RAYE returns to the top 10 with My 21st Century Blues (Human Re Sources), spiking 98 places to No. 5. Winner of the Brit Award for British album of the year, My 21st Century Blues originally peaked at No. 2 following its release in 2023.
Close behind is Kaiser Chiefs’ Easy Eighth Album (Kaiser Chiefs), new at No. 6. That’s the Leeds indie band’s eighth top 10 appearance, a career tally that includes a No. 1 for 2007’s Yours Truly, Angry Mob.
Manchester’s renowned music scene produces another title in the top 10 this week, Everything Everything’s Mountainhead (BMG), new at No. 9 for the rock act’s seventh studio album.
Finally, British rapper and songwriter Skrapz (real name: Christopher Kyei) scores a career-best with his fourth studio collection Reflection (1&Only). It’s new at No. 10, his first stint in the U.K. top 10.
It’s a beautiful week for Benson Boone, as the U.S. singer and songwriter scores his first No. 1 in Australia, while Taylor Swift continues to dominate the national albums survey.
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Boone, the Monroe, Washington native, tops the latest ARIA Singles Chart, published Friday, March 8, with “Beautiful Things” (via Warner Music), up 3-1 in its seventh week on the tally.
“Beautiful Things” leads a top three ahead of Beyonce’s “Texas Hold ‘Em” (Columbia/Sony), holding at No. 2, and Swift’s “Cruel Summer” (Universal), down 1-3.
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Meanwhile, Stranger Things star Joe Keery has his very first Australian top 10 with “End Of Beginning” (AWAL), released through his music project Djo. Released back in 2022, “End Of Beginning” is enjoying a global resurgence thanks to a TikTok trend, lifting 14-9 on the ARIA Chart.
Fred Again tends to create hysteria in Australia, and he’s doing that (again). The British singer and songwriter performed a pop-up concert at the Sydney Opera House last month, setting a ticketing record en route to an immediate sell out. Then, the surprise announcement of six arena shows and an outdoor pop-up concert, which shifted 100,000 combined tickets in the blink of an eye. Off the back of that frenzy, several Fred Again tunes surge up the Australian tally, led by “Leavemealone” with Baby Keem, up 56-13 for a new peak position. His seven-date east coast run started Monday (March 4) at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne and wraps next Thursday, March 14 at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney.
Homegrown electronic producer Cyril lands his first top 40 hit with “Stumblin’ In” (Spinnin’ Records /Warner), his reimaged house version of Suzi Quatro and Chris Norman’s ‘70s song, up 45-19. The original peaked at No. 2 back in 1979, and was co-produced and co-written by another Australian, Mike Chapman.
Meanwhile, Taylor Swift locks up the top 5 on the ARIA Albums Chart for the third consecutive week, with Lover (Universal) claiming the title for the first time in more than four years, up 2-1.
The Swift Sweep continues with 1989 (Taylor’s Version) (via Universal), Folklore (Republic/Universal), Midnights (Universal) and Reputation (Big Machine/Universal) respectively completing the top 5.
A handful of homegrown recording enter the ARIA Top 50 on debut, including Mildlife’s Chorus (at No. 36 via PIAS/Inertia), Donny Benét’s Infinite Desires (No. 46 via Donnyland Records/Orchard) and San Cisco’s Under The Light (No. 47 via ICR/MGM).
Beyoncé should hold onto her U.K. chart crown for a third week, at least.
Based on midweek sales and streaming data tabled by the Official Charts Company, Bey’s “Texas Hold ‘Em” (via Columbia/Parkwood Ent) has the advantage.
Beyoncé’s country-tinged hit is her sixth solo U.K. leader, and her first in 14 years. She has an additional two U.K. No. 1s as a member of Destiny’s Child.
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Meanwhile, Teddy Swims’ “Lose Control” (Atlantic) currently sits behind “Texas Hold ‘Em” at No. 2, with Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things” (Warner Records) closing out the podium at No. 3.
After cracking the top 10 for the first time last Friday, Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign‘s “Carnival” (YZY) continues to move north. “Carnival” is set to climb 9-6 on the Official U.K. Singles Chart, for a new peak position. The track appears on the Vultures 1 collection, which recently peaked at No. 2 in the U.K.
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The top debut on the singles tally should belong to Olly Alexander with “Dizzy” (Polydor), the U.K. entry for the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest. Produced by Danny L Harle, “Dizzy” is new at No. 15 on the chart blast. As frontman with Years & Years, the pop singer scored 10 top 40 singles, including five top 10s and No. 1 in 2015 with “King”.
Close behind is Charli XCX‘s “Von Dutch” (Atlantic), new at No. 16 on the chart update, for what should become the British singer and songwriter’s 15th top 40 hit.
Meanwhile, Twenty One Pilots‘ is expected to land a third top 40 with “Overcompensate” (Atlantic). It’s new at No. 26 on the chart blast.
Finally, Pharrell Williams and Miley Cyrus could bag another top 40 with “Doctor (Work It Out)” (via Columbia), new at No. 32 on midweek tally. The collab has reportedly been in the works for over a decade, and was intended to appear on but apparently scrapped from Cyrus’ 2013 album Bangerz.
Miley already has 24 U.K. top 40 hits, with three No. 1s, including “Flowers” which led the national chart for 10 weeks in 2023. Pharrell has 19 U.K. top 40s, including four leaders.
All will be revealed when the Official U.K. Singles Chart is published Friday, March 8.
Swing Fever whips through the U.K. as Rod Stewart and Jools Holland claim their first collaborative album title.
The leader at the midweek point, Swing Fever (via EastWest/Rhino) outpaces its closest rival by almost two-to-one, the Official Charts Company reports, to debut at No. 1 on the national tally, published Friday, March 1.
Swing Fever is the first solo leader for Holland, the TV host, bandleader and Squeeze keyboardist, and Stewart’s 11th – a feat that sees the British icon draw draw level with David Bowie, Taylor Swift and U2 on the all-time list of acts with the most No. 1 albums in the U.K.
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Slotting in at No. 2 on the Official Chart is the Snuts’ Millennials (Happy Artist), the Scottish band’s third studio LP. It’s the band’s third successive appearance in the top 3, following 2021 leader W.L. and 2022’s No. 3-peaking Burn The Empire (the Snuts’ debut EP Mixtape maxed-out at No. 14 in 2020).
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Noah Kahan’s former leader Stick Season (Republic Records) holds at No. 3, to complete the podium.
Also landing a top 10 berth this week is British rapper and songwriter Potter Payper, with Thanks For Hating (36TL), new at No. 5. That’s a fourth top 10 appearance on the albums tally for Potter (real name: Jamel Bousbaa) following 2020’s Training Day 3 (No. 3), 2021’s Thanks For Waiting (No. 8) and 2023’s Real Back In Style (No. 2).
Liverpool six-piece Red Rum Club bag a first-ever top 10 with their third studio album Western Approaches (Modern Sky), new at No. 8. That’s strides ahead of the group’s previous best, a No. 34 peak for 2021’s How To Steal The World.
Also enjoying top 40 debuts on the latest Official U.K. Albums Chart are titles from Nadine Shah (Filthy Underneath at No. 25 via EMI North) and Ghetts (On Purpose, With Purpose at No. 29 via Warner Records).
Stranger things are happening on the U.K. singles chart as Djo cracks the top five for the first time with “End of Beginning,” while Beyoncé lassos a second week at No. 1 with “Texas Hold ‘Em”.
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Djo is the musical project of Joe Keery, the U.S. actor who portrays Steve Harrington in the popular Netflix sci-fi series Stranger Things.
“End of Beginning” is housed on Djo’s 2022 studio album Decide (AWAL/Djo), but was never released as a single proper. Now, thanks to a viral trend on TikTok, “End of Beginning” rockets up the chart, flying 100-11-5 in the past three weeks. For the latest cycle, the dreamy indie pop single enjoyed a 50.7% week-on-week gain, according to the Official Charts Company.
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This isn’t the first time a Stranger Things-adjacent tune has enjoyed an unexpected viral turn. In 2022, powered by season four syncs, Kate Bush’s 1985 release “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)” climbed to No. 1 for the first time, setting records along the way, while Metallica’s “Master of Puppets” cracked the top 40 following Eddie Munson’s guitar solo scene – becoming a hit for the first time some 37 years after its release.
Meanwhile, Beyoncé extends her reign over the Official U.K. Singles Chart, published Friday, March 1, as her country-tinged hit holds at No. 1 for a second week. “Texas Hold ‘Em” (via Columbia/Parkwood Ent) became Bey’s sixth U.K. leader, and her first in 14 years.
Teddy Swims’ “Lose Control” (Atlantic) lifts 3-2 for a new peak position, while Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things” (Warner Records) dips 2-3.
Further down the tally, Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign crash the top 10 with “Carnival” (YZY), up 13-9, a new peak position. That’s Ye’s 22nd U.K. top 10 appearance and Ty’s fourth.
Finally, SZA snags a top 20 debut with “Saturn” (RCA/Top Dawg), new at No. 15 for the U.S. R&B star’s 13th U.K. top 40 appearance, while British rapper Central Cee scores his 24th top 40 with “I Will” (Columbia). It’s new at No. 18.
Taylor Swift came, she played and she continues to dominate Australia’s charts.
Swift wrapped her seven-date, two-city The Eras Tour of Australia earlier in the week, and has left the country, but the afterglow of that trip can be seen on the ARIA Charts.
Swift’s Lover release “Cruel Summer” (Universal) enters a second week atop the singles tally while Midnights holds at No. 1 on the albums list, for a 16th non-consecutive week.
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Midnights leads an all-Tay Tay top six on the latest tally (Lover, 1989 (Taylor’s Version), Folklore, Reputation and Evermore, respectively), published Friday, March 1. Also, Swift retains No. 8 with Red (Taylor’s Version), marking the second week straight she has had seven albums in the top 10, equaling her own ARIA Chart record.
Swift completed sold-out shows at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (three dates) and Sydney’s Accor Stadium (four), for a trek produced by Frontier Touring. Next up, a six-night stand at Singapore National Stadium.
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The top new release on the national albums survey is Swing Fever (Rhino/Warner), the first collaborative album from Rod Stewart and Jools Holland. It’s new at No. 19.
That’s Stewart’s 32nd top 20 appearance and first since 2019, when You’re In My Heart: Rod Stewart With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra peaked at No. 3, ARIA reports.
All told, Steward has landed seven ARIA No. 1s, dating back to 1971’s Every Picture Tells A Story.
Holland, the British bandleader and TV presenter, cracked the top 20 back in 1979 as a member of Squeeze (also known as U.K. Squeeze) with Cool For Cats, which peaked at No. 18. Swing Fever was the leader on the midweek U.K. albums chart.
Over on the ARIA Singles Chart, Swift’s “Cruel Summer,” initially released back in 2019, enjoys a second week at No. 1.
Beyonce’s country-leaning “Texas Hold ‘Em” (Columbia/Sony) lifts 3-2, and could lasso the U.S. pop/R&B superstar her first No. 1 in these parts in more than 17 years. Bey’s only other Australian leader is “Irreplaceable,” which logged three weeks at No. 1 in late 2006 and early 2007.
Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things” (Warner) completes the podium, dipping 2-3 on the Official U.K. Singles Chart.
The top new release on the singles survey belongs to SZA, as “Saturn” (RCA/Sony) zooms in at No. 8. It’s housed by the R&B star’s Lana, a forthcoming deluxe version of her chart-topping LP SOS. SZA will play arenas across Australia next month for a tour produced by Live Nation, her first of these parts in almost five years.
Finally, Stranger Things star Joe Keery now has a top 40 hit in Australia through Djo, his recording project. Djo’s debut single “End of Beginning” (AWAL) rockets 69-14. Keery plays the chump-come-good character Steve Harrington in the much-loved Netflix sci-fi series.
K-pop reigns over the IFPI’s year-end albums chart, as the genre scoops five of the top 10 spots, led by SEVENTEEN with FML.
Announced today (Feb. 27), FML is the boy band’s first IFPI Global Album Award, tallied by the trade association using worldwide sales across streaming, download and physical music formats during the calendar year 2023.
Released in April 2023, FML was the most pre-ordered LP in K-pop history, landing at No. 1 in South Korea and Japan, and debuting at No. 2 on the Billboard 200. Following its hot start in the U.S. (the album also led the World Albums list), SEVENTEEN reentered the Billboard Artist 100 chart (dated May 13, 2023) at No. 1 – becoming the seventh K-pop group to rule the ranking.
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SEVENTEEN’s followup, the October release SEVENTEENTH HEAVEN, finishes at No. 8 on the IFPI Global Album Chart 2023.
Meanwhile, Stray Kids make it a K-pop one-two as 5-STAR appears at No. 2 on the IFPI list, and ROCK–STAR rocks in at No. 9. NCT DREAM land their first appearance in an IFPI Global Charts with ISTJ at No. 6, while, further down the chart, K-pop acts ZEROBASEONE (YOUTH IN THE SHADE at No. 18) and IVE (I’ve IVE at No. 20) make their presences felt.
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Also, BTS star Jung Kook earns his first solo appearance on the IFPI Global Album Chart with GOLDEN, appearing at No. 14.
The global appeal of K-pop “continues to extend and S.Coups, Jeonghan, Joshua, Jun, Hoshi, Wonwoo, Woozi, DK, Migyu, The8, Seungkwan, Vernon and Dino continue to push the boundaries with their concepts, performances and talent,” comments Lewis Morrison, director of global charts & certifications at IFPI. “FML and SEVENTEENTH HEAVEN were both huge hits across continents and our congratulations go to the group, their team and of course CARATs all over the world.”The rankings provide an insight into the “dynamic nature” of recorded music today, Morrison continues, “with artists – and their record labels – finding success across genres and geographies, and by leveraging both streaming and physical formats to delight their fans.”Taylor Swift was crowned last week as IFPI Global Recording Artist of the Year, scooping the top honor for a record fourth time. Though she doesn’t own the global albums chart, the U.S. pop superstar does score two of the top 10 best-sellers, with Midnights (No. 4) logging a second consecutive year in the top five and 1989 (Taylor’s Version) appearing at No. 5 following its release in October 2023.Earlier this week, IFPI separately named Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers” as the biggest single of 2023.
The IFPI’s charts capture streaming, downloads and physical formats in every country directly from the participating record labels. That data is then converted using the association’s “unique” methodology to a single, global chart figure.
Top 20 IFPI Global Album Chart 2023:
PositionArtistAlbum1.SEVENTEENFML2.Stray Kids5-STAR3.Morgan WallenOne Thing At A Time4.Taylor SwiftMidnights5.Taylor Swift1989 (Taylor’s Version)6.NCT DreamISTJ7.SZASOS8.SEVENTEENSEVENTEENTH HEAVEN9.Stray KidsROCK-STAR10.Travis ScottUTOPIA11.Taylor SwiftLover12.Taylor SwiftSpeak Now (Taylor’s Version)13.Taylor Swiftfolklore14.Jung KookGOLDEN15.The WeekndStarboy16.Metro BoominHEROES & VILLAINS17.Bad BunnyUn Verano Sin Ti18.ZEROBASEONEYOUTH IN THE SHADE19.Miley CyrusEndless Summer Vacation20.IVEI’ve IVE
Swing Fever is gripping the U.K.
When the calendar flips over to March, expect to see Rod Stewart and Jools Holland at No. 1 on the U.K. chart with Swing Fever (via Rhino), a covers collection gathering songs from the big band era.
Swing Fever leads the midweek chart, and is set to become Stewart’s 11th No. 1 album, and first since You’re In My Heart led the tally back in December 2019. Holland has never nabbed top spot on the Official U.K. Chart.
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Should it stay on target, Swing Fever would see Stewart move up to 10th on the U.K.’s list of artists with the most career No. 1s, and into equal fifth among solo acts with the most leaders.
Meanwhile, Scottish rock act the Snuts slot in at No. 2 on the Official Chart Update with Millennials (Happy Artist), their third album. Millennials should give the Snuts a third consecutive top three debut, following 2021 chart leader W.L. and 2022’s Burn The Empire, which peaked at No. 3.
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Liverpool’s Red Rum Club could be raising a glass this Friday. The alternative sextet’s new album Western Approaches (Modern Sky) is set to enter the national tally at No. 3, for what would be the group’s first top 10 appearance. The band previously cracked the top 40 with 2021’s How To Steal The World, which hit No. 34.
Completing an all-new top four on the chart blast is Barking, England rapper Potter Payper with Thanks For Hating (36TL), new at No. 4. The homegrown hip-hop artist has two previous top 10 appearances, with 2020’s Training Day 3 (No. 3 peak) and 2021’s Thanks For Waiting (No. 8).
Further down the list, Tyneside, England singer and songwriter Nadine Shah is on the brink of her first top 10 appearance with Filthy Underneath (EMI North), her fifth album. It’s new at No. 8 on the chart update. Filthy Underneath should comfortably set a new career best for Shah, besting the No. 29 peak for 2020’s Kitchen Sink.
All will be revealed when the Official U.K. Albums Chart is published Friday, March 1.
