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Chappell Roan is on the brink of a remarkable journey from Missouri to the top of the U.K. singles chart. Only, Sabrina Carpenter stands in her way.
Roan’s “Good Luck, Babe” (via Island) continues to gather steam, and, based on midweek sales and streaming data published by the Official Charts Company, should lift 3-2 on the national chart, for a new high.
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According to the OCC, fewer than 1,300 chart units separate “Good Luck” from Carpenter’s “Please Please Please” (Island) — the leader on the Official Chart Update.
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If it maintains its pace, “Please Please Please” will lock-up a fifth non-consecutive week at No. 1, while Carpenter’s former leader “Espresso” is still hot, rising 9-7 on the chart blast.
Completing the podium at the midweek stage is British breakthrough artist Myles Smith with “Stargazing” (RCA), set to rise 5-4, a new peak chart position.
The country takeover didn’t miss the U.K., and Dasha has been a part of the wave. The U.S. artist’s “Austin” (Warner Records) is hanging around, lifting 8-5 on the midweek tally as it cruises to its 23rd week on chart.
Another U.S.-created country number, Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” (American Dogwood/ Empire), is also on the up, improving 11-8 on the midweek tally.
Post Malone’s country era should net him another U.K. top 40. Posty’s collaboration with Luke Combs, “Guy For That” (Republic Records), is predicted to debut at No. 23. Malone already has 23 appearances in the U.K. top 40, Combs has just the one.
Finally, Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding’s latest EDM collaboration, “Free” (Columbia) is on track for a top 40 start. “Free” is new at No. 32 on the chart blast, and could give the British pair a fourth top 40 collaborative appearance, after 2012’s “I Need Your Love” (No. 4 peak), 2014’s “Outside” (No. 6) and last year’s hit “Miracle,” which led the chart for eight weeks. “I Need Your Love”, “Outside” and “Miracle” have together accumulated just shy of 7 billion streams globally, according to Columbia.
All will be revealed when the Official U.K. Singles Chart is published late Friday, Aug. 2.
Two live albums duke it out in the U.K. chart race, with Blur taking pole position.
Based on midweek sales and streaming data published by the Official Charts Company, the Britpop legends lead the way with Live at Wembley Stadium (Parlophone), cut over two summer nights in 2023.
If it holds its course, Live at Wembley Stadium will give Damon Albarn and Co. an eighth U.K. chart leader, seven of them studio recordings.
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The London-formed four-piece led the Official U.K. Albums Chart with Parklife (1994), The Great Escape (1995), blur (1997), 13 (1999), Think Tank (2003), The Magic Whip (2015) and The Ballad of Darren (2023). Those shows last July at England’s national stadium are captured in a two-hour concert film, also titled Live at Wembley Stadium, due out in cinemas Sept. 6 through Altitude Films.
Close behind is Rite Here Rite Now (Loma Vista), the soundtrack to Ghost’s concert film of the same name. The Swedish heavy metal outfit recorded the project at LA’s Kia Forum in September 2023. When the Official Chart is published late Friday, Aug. 2, Rite Here Rite Now should open at No. 2 for the rockers’ fourth U.K. top 10 following 2018’s Prequelle (No. 10 peak), 2022’s IMPERA (No. 2) and 2023’s Phantomime (No. 8).
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Meanwhile, Eminem’s two-week stay at No. 1 is set to come to a halt. The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grace) (via Interscope) dips 1-3 on the midweek tally.
Also new to the Chart Update is English singer Sam Tompkins’ hi, my name is insecure (Island), set for a No. 5 start. That would give the singer-songwriter a career-high, after 2022 release Who Do You Pray To? peaked at No. 7.
Following her stunning performance during the 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony in Paris, Celine Dion’s catalog is enjoying extra love from her fans in the U.K. The Canadian superstar’s 2016 release My Love – The Essential Collection (Columbia) rises 40 spots up the midweek chart, and is predicted to return to the top 40, at No. 29. The Canadian superstar singer performed Edith Piaf’s “Hymne A L’Amour” on the Eiffel Tower, marking her first public performance since being diagnosed with stiff person syndrome in 2022.
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Martin Phillips, frontman of the Chills, one of the outstanding acts signed to the Flying Nun Records roster, died on the weekend at the age of 61.
The singer, songwriter and guitarist passed at his home in Dunedin, on New Zealand’s south island, confirms a statement issued by Flying Nun Records.
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Phillips was “an integral part” of the university town’s scene in the 1980s, and of Roger Shepherd‘s Flying Nun Records family, whose roster would include the Clean, the D4, Headless Chickens and Tall Dwarfs, Chris Knox, Straitjacket Fits and the Verlaines.
The late artist was a “single-minded talent who took all components of a musical career seriously,” reads the statement, which lists off his top-shelf songwriting, performance and studio talents.
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A separate message posted on the band’s official page confirms that Phillipps “has died unexpectedly.”
The cause of death was not disclosed.
The musician was “demanding of perfection in others and himself,” the Flying Nun tribute continues, penning such songs as “Rolling Moon,” “Pink Frost,” “I Love My Leather Jacket” and “Heavenly Pop Hit” which enjoyed commercially success and “helped define the best of New Zealand music” during that era. “Heavenly Pop Hit” and its parent album Submarine Bells, almost launched the band to international success.
After a hiatus, Phillips relaunched the Chills in the mid-2010s, and the group would go on to release a string of new albums, supporting the works with domestic and international tours.
Their most recent LP, 2021’s Scatterbrain, cracked the top 10 on the New Zealand Albums Chart.
As news of Phillips’ passing spread online, the music community paid tribute. “Oh my goodness, I’m so terribly sorry, what a wonderful and sweet person and incredible artist. So much love and sympathy to his family and friends,” wrote Nada Surf singer Matthew Caws.
so sorry to hear of the passing of the wildly and beautifully talented Martin Phillipps. an absolute diamond. deepest sympathies to his family and friends. thank you for the heavenly pop ❤️https://t.co/zYX9LrhALz— matthew caws (@nadasurf) July 28, 2024
“Martin Phillipps RIP,” wrote Lindy Morrison, drummer with beloved Australian indie group the Go-Betweens.
Martin Phillipps RIP.— Lindy Morrison (@Lindymorrison8) July 28, 2024
The Phillipps family requests privacy at this time, and funeral arrangements will be advised in due course.
BTS singer Jimin is flying high on the U.K. singles chart with “Who” (via BigHit Entertainment), which debuts at No. 4.
That’s the top debut on the latest frame and a new solo career best for the K-pop star (born Park Jimin), besting the No. 8 peak for his 2023 release “Like Crazy.”
The focus track from his sophomore studio album MUSE, “Who” becomes Jimin’s third top 40 appearance in the U.K. after 2023’s “Set Me Free Pt.2,” which reached No. 30.
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As a collective, BTS has snagged nine U.K. top 40 singles, including four U.K. top 10s appearances 2020’s “Dynamite” (No. 3) and “Life Goes On” (No. 10), 2021’s “Butter” (No. 3) and Coldplay collaboration “My Universe” (No. 3).
At the top of the Official U.K. Singles Chart, published Friday, July 26, is “Please Please Please” (Island) by Sabrina Carpenter, which enters its fourth non-consecutive weeks at No. 1. The U.S. actor and singer replaces herself at the top of the leaderboard, as “Espresso” slides 1-9. Carpenter has now occupied top spot for a total of 11 weeks in 2024, the Official Charts Company reports.
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The podium is respectively completed by Billie Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather” (up 5-2 via Interscope) and Chappell Roan’s “Good Luck Babe” (up 6-3 vis Island), both notching new peak positions. Roan’s hot streak can be seen further down the tally as “Hot To Go!” spikes 27-19, and “Red Wine Supernova” blows up 48-39, for new peaks.
Little Mix artist JADE (real name: Jade Thirlwall) flies into the top 10 with her debut single “Angel Of My Dreams” (RCA), new at No. 7. With that start, JADE has bragging rights over her bandmates Leigh-Anne, whose 2023 solo debut “Don’t Say Love” hit No. 11, and Perrie, whose “Forget About Us” reached No. 10.
Charli XCX’s BRAT summer continues to heat up. BRAT album tracks “360” (Atlantic) powers 29-18 and viral number “Apple” climbs 42-19, for the British artist and producer’s 18th U.K. top 40 track. BRAT was last week shortlisted for the Mercury Prize, celebrating the best British and Irish albums of the year.
Following their headline spot at London’s BST Hyde Park festival, K-pop favorites Stray Kids bag their first U.K. top 40 appearance with “Chk Chk Boom” (Republic Records). It’s new at No. 30.
Eminem reigns again on the U.K. chart with The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) (via Interscope).
The Rap God’s latest LP enters a second week atop the Official U.K. Albums Chart, published Friday, July 26, holding off Olivia Rodrigo’s resurgent Guts.
The Death of Slim Shady is Em’s 12th studio album, and his 11th leader in the U.K.
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Meanwhile, Rodrigo’s sophomore album Guts (Geffen) flies 22-2 following the release of the deluxe “spilled” edition on vinyl. Guts logged a single week at No. 1 following its release last year. Rodrigo’s record-setting debut album Sour, from 2021, also enjoys a lift on the latest frame. It’s up 24-23 in its 166th week on the chart.
The top new entry on the latest tally is Heavy Jelly (BMG), the fourth studio album from Soft Play, the punk act formerly known as Slaves. It’s new at No. 3. As Slaves, the rockers (Isaac Holman and Laurie Vincent) landed top 10s with Are You Satisfied? (No. 8), Take Control (No. 6) and Acts of Fear and Love (No. 8).
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Also new to the top 10 is Glass Animals’ I Love You So F***ing Much (Polydor), new at No. 5. It’s the second top tier effort from the Oxford, England-formed pop-rock act following 2020’s Dreamland, which peaked at No. 2 and housed the global hit “Heat Waves.”
Further down the list, British heavy metal icons Deep Purple dig out a 26th U.K. top 40 with =1 (Ear Music), their 23rd studio album. It’s new at No. 12.
And finally, Cardiff, Wales seven-piece Los Campesinos! makes a long overdue appearance in the U.K. top 40 with All Hell (Heart Swells), its seventh studio release. All Hell is new at No. 14. Until now, the group’s best on the national survey was No. 72 for 2008’s How On Now Youngster.
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