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Morgan Wallen‘s “You Proof” rules Billboard‘s Country Airplay chart (dated Nov. 12) for a fifth week, as it drew 31.2 million audience impressions in the tracking week ending Nov. 6, according to Luminate.
Wallen wrote the song with ERNEST, Ashley Gorley and Charlie Handsome, the latter of whom also produced it with Joey Moi.
The Sneedville, Tenn.-born Wallen’s seventh Country Airplay leader becomes his first to dominate for five weeks. His former longest-leading hits each reigned for three frames: “Wasted on You,” this July, and “Whiskey Glasses,” in June 2019. His additional four chart-toppers led for a week each: “Sand in My Boots” (this February); “More Than My Hometown” (November 2020); “Chasin’ You” (May 2020); and “Up Down,” featuring Florida Georgia Line (June 2018).
“It’s pretty awesome to see Morgan become one of the biggest stars on the planet,” Alpha Media KBAY, San Jose, Calif., operations manager/program director Bo Matthews tells Billboard. “I think Wallen’s music includes characteristics, like his warmth, which are inviting people from other genres to become fans. ‘You Proof’ is mainstream and inviting people to listen to the radio. I also think his new single ‘Thought You Should Know’ can be his biggest song yet.”
Non-album track “Thought,” now being promoted to the format, debuts at No. 45 on Country Airplay with 1.9 million impressions.
Concurrently, “You Proof” rewrites Wallen’s longest stay atop the streaming-, airplay- and sales-based Hot Country Songs chart. It reigns for a 12th week, passing the command of “Wasted on You,” which logged its 11th and most recent week at No. 1 in August. “You Proof” drew 12.7 million official streams and sold 3,000 downloads in the United States in the tracking week ending Nov. 3.
Meanwhile, Wallen’s Dangerous: The Double Album (which houses “Wasted”) rules Top Country Albums for a record-extending 81st week, with 41,000 equivalent album units earned.
‘Bottom’ Up
Lainey Wilson’s Bell Bottom Country debuts at No. 12 on Top Country Albums with 10,000 equivalent album units earned in its first week (ending Nov. 3). Wilson makes her third appearance on the chart, following two No. 40-peaking projects: Sayin’ What I’m Thinkin’ reached its high in October 2021, after Tougher started at the rank in April 2016.
The new set, released Oct. 28, includes 14 tracks, of which Wilson co-penned 13. It was produced by Jay Joyce. First single “Heart Like a Truck” ranks at No. 22 on Country Airplay (7.6 million). Wilson is also featured on HARDY’s “Wait in the Truck,” which places at No. 26 (6.7 million).
After two weeks at the top of the U.K. albums chart, Taylor Swift’s golden run could come undone by Drake and 21 Savage.
The hip-hop pairing leads the midweek U.K. chart with Her Loss (via OVO/Republic Records), their first collaborative collection.
If it holds its position, Her Loss will become Drake’s fifth leader, after Views (from 2016), Scorpion (2018), Dark Lane Demo Tapes (2020), and Certified Lover Boy (2021), and Savage’s first.
Swift’s 10th and latest album Midnights (EMI) dips 1-2 on the Official Chart Update, after a two-week stint at the summit. Though nothing is certain as the race enters the second half. Swift, meanwhile, is en route to a third consecutive week atop the Official U.K. Albums chart with “Anti-Hero,” which leads the midweek survey.
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Further down the albums chart blast, Swedish folk duo First Aid Kit eye third spot with Palomino (Columbia), their fifth studio album. If it maintains its course, Palomino will give the act (Johanna and Sara Söderberg) a second top 5 effort, after 2018’s Ruins peaked at No. 3.
Close behind is Welsh entertainer Luke Evans’ A Song For You (BMG), new at No. 4 on the midweek survey, for what would be a career best chart position.
The top 5 on the chart blast is completed by the Prodigy’s third album The Fat of the Land (XL Recordings), which is re-issued to celebrate its 25th anniversary. The set, which yielded the hits “Breathe,” “Firestarter” and “Smack My B**** Up” hit No. 1 on both sides of the Atlantic following its original release in 1997.
Veteran Irish crooner Daniel O’Donnell could bag his 20th top 10 album with I Wish You Well (DMG TV), new at No. 6 on the midweek survey, while Japanese-Australian singer and songwriter Joji (real name George Kosunoki Miller) could snag his second top 10, with Smithereens (12Tone Music) eyeing a No. 8 bow.
Finally, Girl Power is back, as Spice Girls’ 1997 album Spiceworld (UMR/Virgin) makes a splash on the midweek chart at No. 12. The pop group’s sophomore album debuted at No. 1 following its initial release, and enjoys boost thanks to the release of a 25th anniversary edition.
All will be revealed when the Official U.K. Albums Chart is published late Friday (Nov. 11).
Taylor Swift‘s “Anti-Hero” dominates both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts for a second week, following its No. 1 launch a week earlier.
Plus, Rihanna‘s “Lift Me Up” bounds onto both surveys at No. 3; BTS member Jin‘s “The Astronaut” blasts off at No. 6 on Global Excl. U.S. and No. 10 on the Global 200; and Travis Japan‘s “Just Dance!” debuts at No. 5 on Global Excl. U.S.
The two charts, which began in September 2020, rank songs based on streaming and sales activity culled from more than 200 territories around the world, as compiled by Luminate. The Billboard Global 200 is inclusive of worldwide data and the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart comprises data from territories excluding the U.S.
Chart ranks are based on a weighted formula incorporating official-only streams on both subscription and ad-supported tiers of audio and video music services, as well as download sales, the latter of which reflect purchases from full-service digital music retailers from around the world, with sales from direct-to-consumer (D2C) sites excluded from the charts’ calculations.
‘Anti-Hero’ Holds Atop Global 200
Swift’s “Anti-Hero” posts a second week at No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200, with 92.5 million streams (down 35%) and 21,000 downloads sold worldwide (up 1%) in the Oct. 28-Nov. 3 tracking week.
A week earlier, Swift became the first artist to monopolize the entire Global 200 top five in a single frame and tallied a weekly-record nine of the top 10. This week, she claims six of the top 10 spots, as, below “Anti-Hero,” “Lavender Haze” dips from No. 2 to No. 5, followed by “Midnight Rain” (5-6), “Snow on the Beach,” featuring Lana Del Rey (3-7), “Maroon” (4-8) and “Bejeweled” (8-9). All six songs are from Swift’s new LP Midnights, which adds a second week at No. 1 on the U.S.-based Billboard 200 albums chart.
Sam Smith and Kim Petras’ “Unholy” rebounds 6-2 on the Global 200, following four weeks at No. 1.
Rihanna’s “Lift Me Up” soars in at No. 3 on the Global 200 with 77.1 million streams and 39,000 sold worldwide in its first week, following its Oct. 28 release. The ballad, from the soundtrack, released Nov. 4, to Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, due in theaters this Friday (Nov. 11), marks her first top 10 since the chart began.
Also in the Global 200’s top five, David Guetta and Bebe Rexha’s “I’m Good (Blue)” jumps 15-4, after reaching No. 2.
Elsewhere in the Global 200’s top 10, Jin’s “The Astronaut” rockets in at No. 10 with 48.3 million streams and 62,000 sold globally in its first week, following its Oct. 28 arrival.
Jin becomes the third member of BTS to chart solo in the Global 200’s top 10, as well as the first to achieve the feat in a lead role. Here’s a recap of their solo Global 200 top 10s (with BTS having notched 10 top 10s):
“That That,” PSY feat. SUGA, No. 5, May 2022“Left and Right,” Charlie Puth feat. Jung Kook, No. 5, July 2022“The Astronaut,” Jin, No. 10 (to-date), November 2022
Swift Scores Second Week at No. 1 on Global Excl. U.S.
Swift’s “Anti-Hero” concurrently controls the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart for a second week, with 58.4 million streams (down 30%) and 7,000 downloads sold (up 5%) in territories outside the U.S. in the Oct. 28-Nov. 3 tracking week.
Sam Smith and Kim Petras’ “Unholy” holds at No. 2 on Global Excl. U.S., after four weeks at No. 1; Rihanna earns her first top 10 as “Lift Me Up” debuts at No. 3 (53.2 million streams, 17,000 sold worldwide); and David Guetta and Bebe Rexha’s “I’m Good (Blue)” rises 7-4, after hitting No. 2.
Travis Japan’s debut single “Just Dance!” shimmies onto the Global Excl. U.S. chart at No. 5 with 3.4 million streams and 118,000 sold outside the U.S. in its first week. The Japanese septet broke through earlier this year when it competed on NBC’s America’s Got Talent.
Plus, Jin’s “The Astronaut” debuts at No. 6 on Global Excl. U.S. with 43.5 million streams and 43,000 sold outside the U.S. in its first week. As on the Global 200, Jin is the third member of BTS, and the first as a lead artist, to score a solo Global Excl. U.S. top 10. Here’s a recap of their solo top 10s on the ranking (where BTS has logged 10 top 10s):
“That That,” PSY feat. SUGA, No. 2, May 2022“Left and Right,” Charlie Puth feat. Jung Kook, No. 2, July 2022“The Astronaut,” Jin, No. 6 (to-date), November 2022
The Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts (dated Nov. 12, 2022) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow (Nov. 8). For both charts, the top 100 titles are available to all readers on Billboard.com, while the complete 200-title rankings are visible on Billboard Pro, Billboard‘s subscription-based service. For all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both Twitter and Instagram.
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Taylor Swift‘s “Anti-Hero” spends a second week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart. A week earlier, it debuted at the summit, as Swift made history as the first artist to claim the survey’s entire top 10 in a single frame.
Meanwhile, Rihanna roars onto the Hot 100 at No. 2 with “Lift Me Up.” The song is her 32nd top 10 and first since 2017.
The Hot 100 blends all-genre U.S. streaming (official audio and official video), radio airplay and sales data. All charts (dated Nov. 12, 2022) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow (Nov. 8). For all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both Twitter and Instagram.
In the Oct. 28-Nov. 3 tracking week, “Anti-Hero,” released on Republic Records, tallied 35.6 million streams (down 40%), 37.6 million radio airplay audience impressions (up 17%) and 17,000 sold (up 28%, good for top Sales Gainer honors, aided by the availability of its instrumental version in Swift’s webstore Nov. 3), according to Luminate.
The single posts a second week atop the Streaming Songs chart; jumps 9-4 on Digital Song Sales; and dips 13-14 on Radio Songs. (As previously reported, this week’s Billboard airplay charts are the first using Mediabase-monitored data; this week’s Radio Songs chart incorporates data from former monitoring service BDS for Oct. 28-30 and from Mediabase for Oct. 31-Nov. 3, with Mediabase data to power the survey going forward).
Swift scores four songs in the latest Hot 100’s top 10, with “Anti-Hero” followed by “Lavender Haze” (2-6), “Midnight Rain” (5-7) and “Bejeweled” (6-9). Each song (and all 10 of her top 10s a week earlier) is from her new LP Midnights, which logs a second week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.
Rihanna blasts back to the Hot 100 as “Lift Me Up” debuts at No. 2 with 48.1 million in radio audience, 26.2 million streams and 23,000 sold in its first week, following its Oct. 28 release.
The ballad begins as Rihanna’s 32nd Hot 100 top 10, the fifth-most in the chart’s history.
Most Billboard Hot 100 Top 10s:59, Drake40, Taylor Swift38, Madonna34, The Beatles32, Rihanna30, Michael Jackson29, Elton John28, Mariah Carey28, Stevie Wonder27, Janet Jackson26, Justin Bieber25, Lil Wayne25, Elvis Presley (with the start of Presley’s career having predated the Hot 100’s inception)
Rihanna earns her first Hot 100 top 10 since 2017, when DJ Khaled’s “Wild Thoughts,” on which she and Bryson Tiller are featured, peaked at No. 2 for seven weeks that July-September. She first reached the top 10 with her debut hit “Pon De Replay,” which rose to No. 2 in July 2005. She boasts 14 No. 1s, the third-most after The Beatles’ 20 and Mariah Carey’s 19.
With “Lift Me Up,” Rihanna ties her best career Hot 100 entrance, and makes her best arrival as a lead artist, after Eminem’s “Love the Way You Lie,” on which she’s featured, debuted at No. 2 in July 2010 (and went on to reign for seven weeks).
“Lift Me Up” soars in at No. 2 on Streaming Songs, No. 3 on Digital Song Sales and No. 6 on Radio Songs. Notably, the song makes just the fourth top 10 Radio Songs start since the chart became an all-genre ranking in December 1998, after Adele’s “Easy on Me” (No. 4, 2021); Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” (No. 6, 2011); and Janet Jackson’s “All for You” (No. 9, 2001).
Rihanna adds her 36th top 10 on Digital Song Sales, her record-extending 30th on Radio Songs (ahead of runner up Drake with 24) and her 15th on Streaming Songs. (Helping the song’s sales start, its original and instrumental versions were made available in Rihanna’s webstore Nov. 2, while original and instrumental options with two alternate covers arrived Nov. 3.)
The single also opens at No. 1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot R&B Songs charts, which use the same methodology as the Hot 100. Rihanna adds her eighth leader on the former list (dating to her first, “Take a Bow,” in 2008) and her sixth on the latter (which began in 2012). She had last topped both tallies with “Wild Thoughts” in 2017.
“Lift Me Up” is from the soundtrack, released Nov. 4, to Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, due in theaters this Friday (Nov. 11).
Sam Smith and Kim Petras’ “Unholy” rebounds 11-3 on the Hot 100, two weeks after it ascended to No. 1, with 40.8 million in airplay audience (up 53%, as it wins the Hot 100’s top Airplay Gainer award), 25.1 million streams (up 3%) and 12,000 sold (up 3%).
Steve Lacy’s fellow former Hot 100 leader “Bad Habits” jumps 12-4. The track concurrently tops the multi-metric Hot Rock & Alternative Songs, Hot Rock Songs and Hot Alternative Songs charts for an 11th week each.
Harry Styles’ “As It Was” pushes 16-5 on the Hot 100, after 15 weeks at No. 1 – the fourth-longest reign in the chart’s history. It claims its 30th week in the top 10, becoming just the third song to reach the milestone, and rules Radio Songs for a 12th frame (60.2 million, up 2%).
Elsewhere in the Hot 100’s top 10, Post Malone’s “I Like You (A Happier Song),” featuring Doja Cat, climbs 17-8, after reaching No. 3, and Nicki Minaj’s “Super Freaky Girl” charges 22-10, after it opened atop the Aug. 27 chart, as it tops the multi-metric Hot Rap Songs tally for an 11th week.
Again, for all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both Twitter and Instagram and all charts (dated Nov. 12), including the Hot 100 in its entirety, will refresh on Billboard.com tomorrow (Nov. 8).
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Taylor Swift’s Midnights easily tops the Billboard 200 chart (dated Nov. 12) for a second week, following its blockbuster debut at No. 1 a week earlier. The set earned 342,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending Nov. 3 (down 78%). A week ago, the album barged in at No. 1 with 1.578 million units, the largest weekly total since Adele’s 25 debuted with 3.482 million units (Dec. 12, 2015 chart).
Midnights has the largest second-week total for any album since Adele’s 25 tallied 1.162 million units in is second frame (Dec. 19, 2015, chart). Plus, Midnights’ second-week sum is the third-largest overall week of the year for any album. In 2022, the three largest weeks are Midnights’ debut (1.578 million), the debut of Harry Styles’ Harry’s House (521,000) and Midnights’ second week (342,000). One more note about the size of Midnights’ second-week – it’s so big, it’s larger than the total units earned by the Nos. 2-7 albums on the latest chart combined. A week ago, Midnights’ first week was larger than the Nos. 2-88 albums’ totals combined.
The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units, compiled by Luminate. Units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). Each unit equals one album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an album. The new Nov. 12, 2022-dated chart will be posted in full on Billboard‘s website on Nov. 8. For all chart news, follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both Twitter and Instagram.
Of Midnights‘ 342,000 equivalent album units earned, SEA units comprise 224,000 (down 46%, equaling 294 million on-demand official streams of the set’s tracks), album sales comprise 114,000 (down 90%) and TEA units comprise 4,000 (down 79%).
Lil Baby’s former No. 1 It’s Only Me is a non-mover at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 (81,000 equivalent album units; down 26%), while Bad Bunny’s chart-topping Un Verano Sin Ti is stationary at No. 3 (62,000; down 7%).
The Beatles’ former No. 1 Billboard 200 album Revolver re-enters the chart at No. 4 following its deluxe special edition reissue on Oct. 28. The set earned 54,000 equivalent album units in the week ending Nov. 3 (up 1,963%). Of that sum, album sales comprise 46,000 (up 6,346%), SEA units comprise 7,000 (up 280%; equaling 8.78 million on-demand streams of the set’s tracks) and TEA units comprise 1,000 (up 1,237%).
Revolver was first released in 1966 and spent six weeks atop the chart (Sept. 10 – Oct. 15, 1966-dated charts). For its special edition, the album was reintroduced in a variety of expanded formats and editions, including many with previously unreleased tracks. All versions of the album, old and new, are combined for tracking and charting purposes.
The rerelease of Revolver is part of the ongoing series of expanded reissues of select studio albums by The Beatles. It follows reissues of Let It Be in 2021 (first released in 1970), Abbey Road in 2019 (first released in 1969), The Beatles in 2018 (often referred to as the White Album, first released in 1968) and Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band in 2017 (first released in 1967). All five albums originally hit No. 1 shortly after their release, and returned to the top 10 after their expanded reissues.
Morgan Wallen’s chart-topping Dangerous: The Double Album falls 4-5 on the Billboard 200 with 41,000 equivalent album units earned (down 6%), and The Weeknd’s The Highlights dips 5-6 with nearly 41,000 (up 3%).
Baby Keem’s The Melodic Blue returns to the top 10 after more than a year, vaulting 105-7, following the set’s expanded reissue and debut on vinyl (both on Oct. 28). Ten additional tracks were added to the album (bringing its total to 26 tracks), while the set’s original standard tracklist of 16 tracks bowed on vinyl LP.
The Melodic Blue earned 37,000 equivalent album units in the week ending Nov. 3 (up 267%). Of that sum, SEA units comprise 26,000 (equaling 35.76 million on-demand official streams of the set’s collected tracks), album sales comprise 11,000 (essentially all in vinyl sales) and TEA units comprise a negligible sum.
The Melodic Blue previously spent one week in the top 10, when it debuted and peaked at No. 5 on the Sept. 25, 2021-dated chart.
Kodak Black collects his fifth top 10-charting effort on the Billboard 200 as Kutthroat Bill: Vol. 1 debuts at No. 8 with 37,000 equivalent album units earned. Of that sum, SEA units comprise 34,000 (equaling 45.67 million on-demand official streams of the set’s tracks), album sales comprise 2,500 and TEA units comprise a negligible sum.
Rounding out the top 10 on the new Billboard 200 are two former No. 1s: Harry Styles’ Harry’s House, falling 8-9 with 31,000 equivalent album units (down 3%), and Beyoncé’s Renaissance, steady at No. 10 with 26,000 (down 12%).
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Taylor Swift is on the brink of her longest-running No. 1 in the U.K., as “Anti-Hero” takes pole in the race to the top.
The Midnights number has led the Official U.K. Chart for two consecutive weeks, equaling the reign of her 2017 single “Look What You Made Me Do.”
Based on early sales and streaming data compiled by the Official Charts Company, “Anti-Hero” is on target for a third week at No. 1, while “Lavender Haze” (6-12) and “Snow On The Beach” (8-15), featuring Lana Del Rey, are set to tumble out the top tier.
“Anti-Hero” leads the First Look chart, ahead of Sam Smith and Kim Petras’ “Unholy,” while Rihanna’s comeback track “Lift Me Up” appears set to slip 3-9.
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The big takeaway from the chart blast is the impact of Drake and 21 Savage’s collaborative album, Her Loss. Three tracks from the new LP, which dropped last Friday (Oct. 4) are set to impact the top 10: “Rich Flex” (No. 3), “Major Distribution” (No. 4) and “On BS” (No. 5).
Should the trio of tracks maintain momentum, Drake’s total of U.K. top 10 singles would rise to 37, the OCC reports, while 21 Savage could boast five.
Meghan Trainor is eyeing a rare top 10 appearance with “Made You Look,” which is on the climb in the early stages of the chart cycle. The U.S. pop singer’s latest single is set to climb 14-10, for Trainor’s fourth top 10 appearance, and first in seven years, since 2015’s leader “Marvin Gaye” with Charlie Puth.
Finally, British rapper and songwriter K-Trap appears set to be the week’s big gainer, according to the OCC, with “Warm” ready to vault into the top 20, at No. 19, what would be a peak position.
All will be revealed when the Official U.K. Singles Chart is published late Friday (Nov. 11).
Ed Sheeran breaks records like the rest of us kick back on a weekend — with monotonous regularity.His 2017 hit “Shape Of You” is the most-streamed song ever on Spotify, he’s the only artist to sell one million tickets on a single tour of Australia, he’s behind the longest climb to No. 1 in the U.K. (19 weeks with 2014’s “Thinking Out Loud”).
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Sheeran establishes another new mark, this time in his homeland where he becomes the first artist to have four albums chart inside the Official Albums Chart Top 10 for a year.
Those albums, Sheeran’s studio collections + (Plus), x (Multiply), ÷ (Divide) and = (Equals), have now all charted for 52 weeks or more inside the top 10 of the Official U.K. Albums Chart.
He’s the first artist to ever achieve this feat, the Official Charts Company reports.
Since the weekly tally was published for the first time on July 22, 1956, only one other act has had more than one album go the distance — Simon and Garfunkel, with two LPs.
Sheeran has an impressive five-from-five leaders on the national albums survey – 2019’s No. 6 Collaborations Project also hit the target. He also has a grand total of 13 No. 1 singles, level with Madonna and behind only Cliff Richard and Westlife (14), the Beatles (17) and the all-time chart king, Elvis Presley (21).
The Englishman last week teased the 2023 release of a new album, which Sheerios are speculating could be called Subtract, in keeping with the mathematical theme of those previous hit album titles.
Sheeran is facing a busy year. Aside from the prospect of new music, he’ll hit the road for a major international stadium jaunt, dubbed the “+ – = ÷ x Tour,” due to kick off Feb. 2 at Sky Stadium in Wellington, New Zealand, followed by dates across Australia and North America.
It’s another week, another U.K. No. 1 for Taylor Swift as “Anti-Hero” (EMI) logs a second stint at the summit, while Rihanna enjoys a comeback to savor.
“Anti-Hero” pulls in 7 million U.K. streams for its second cycle atop the Official Chart, ahead of Sam Smith and Kim Petras’ “Unholy” (EMI), holding at No. 2.
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Swift earns a second consecutive chart double, with Midnights extending its reign on the albums survey for a second week, and two more tracks from it impact the singles chart top 10 – “Lavender Haze,” down 3-6, and “Snow on the Beach” featuring Lana Del Rey, down 8-4.
Rihanna’s return to music is an instant hit with British music fans, as “Lift Me Up” (Def Jam), lifted from the Marvel film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, opens at No. 3. That’s the week’s highest debut, and RiRi’s highest charting solo single in 10 years, since “Diamonds” led the survey in 2012.
Meanwhile Oliver Tree and Robin Schulz’s EDM tune “Miss You” (Atlantic) lifts 8-3 for a new peak position, while Beyoncé’s Renaissance number “Cuff It” (Columbia/Parkwood Entertainment) bounces 11-9, and venbee & goddard’s “messy in heaven” (Columbia) lifts 14-11 for a peak position in its sixth week.
Further down the list, Meghan Trainor’s “Made You Look” (Epic) cracks the top 20 for the first time, lifting 28-14, while close behind, SZA bags her fifth U.K. top 20 with “Shirt” (RCA/Top Dawg), new at No. 17.
Australian singer and songwriter Dean Lewis is on the move with his tear-jerker, “How Do I Say Goodbye” (Island Records Australia), up 31-23, while Dermot Kennedy’s “Kiss Me” is also on a high, up 34-28.
Halloween has come and gone, though some ghoulish favorites are making their presence felt on the top 40. Ray Parker Jr.’s “Ghostbusters” (Arista) theme blasts to No. 32, and Bobby “Boris” Pickett’s “Monster Mash” (Themonstermash.com) returns at No. 38.
The highest climber on the Official Albums Chart, published Nov. 4, belongs to British producer Fred Again, with “Delilah (Pull Me Out of This)” (via Atlantic), soaring 71-35. “Delilah” appears on Fred Against trilogy-completing LP Actual Life 3, which appears at No. 4 on the Official U.K. Albums Chart this week, for a career high.
It’s still Midnights time in the U.K., where Taylor Swift locks down another chart double.
The pop superstar’s tenth and latest album Midnights reigns supreme for a second consecutive week on the Official Albums Chart, having smashed records in its opening stanza. Over on the national singles chart, published Nov. 4, album opener “Anti-Hero” comes out on top for a second week.
With Midnights holding firm, TayTay beats none other than the Beatles, whose classic album from 1966, Revolver, reenters at No. 2. Revolver led the U.K. chart for seven consecutive weeks following its original release, and vaults into the top 5 for the first time since December 1966, the OCC reports.
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That’s all thanks to a “super deluxe” re-release, which include outtakes, hand selected to reveal the “humanness” behind the recording of Revolver. This includes a melancholy, acoustic version of “Yellow Submarine,” sung by John Lennon.
The Beatles rewrote chart history during their all-to-brief recording career. With 17 U.K. No. 1 albums, no other act has as many leaders. The remixed and expanded Revolver box set is the best-seller on vinyl this week.
Coming in at No. 3 on the U.K. tally, is Michael Ball and Alfie Boe’s Together In Vegas, the highest debut on the latest frame. It’s the pair’s fifth top 5 album as a duo with following 2016’s Together (No. 1), 2017’s Together Again (No. 1), 2019’s Back Together (No. 2) and 2020’s Together At Christmas (No. 1).
Meanwhile, London producer Fred Again lands in the top 5 for the first time with Actual Life 3, the final cut in his Actual Life trilogy. It’s new at No. 4.
The U.K. top ten this week welcomes new releases from Massive Wagons (TRIGGERED! at No. 6); Tom Odell (Best Day Of My Life at No. 7); Foo Fighters (The Essential at No. 10), while further down the list, Paul Weller scores his 27th Top 40 appearance with Will Of The People, a 3xLP collection of rare B-sides, remixes and live recordings from the years 2002-2021. It’s new at No. 15.
Finally, after opening for Ed Sheeran earlier this year, rising singer-songwriter Dylan (real name Natasha Woods) bags her first top 20 with The Greatest Thing I’ll Never Learn. It’s new at No. 19.
Arctic Monkeys return to No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Rock & Alternative Albums chart dated Nov. 5 with the debut of their first album in four years, The Car.
In its first tracking week dated Oct. 21-27, The Car earned 38,000 equivalent album units, according to Luminate. The set is Arctic Monkeys’ third to top the chart, following 2018’s Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino and 2013’s AM.
The Car also debuts at No. 1 on the Top Rock Albums and Top Alternative Albums rankings. Concurrently, The Car starts at No. 6 on the all-genre Billboard 200, tying AM for the band’s best rank and marking its fourth top 10, dating to its first, the No. 7-peaking Favourite Worst Nightmare, in 2007.
Two songs from the new album reach the multi-metric Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart. “I Ain’t Quite Where I Think I Am” debuts at No. 36 (1.9 million official U.S. streams) and “There’d Better Be a Mirrorball” re-enters at No. 39 (1.7 million).
The tracks concurrently place at Nos. 22 and 25, respectively, on Hot Alternative Songs, and “Quite” is bubbling under Billboard’s Adult Alternative Airplay chart.
In all, the band has three songs on Hot Rock & Alternative Songs and Hot Alternative Songs. “505,” the closing track on 2007’s Nightmare, is currently charting due to TikTok virality over the past few months, putting it at No. 10 on the latter and No. 13 on the former. In the Oct. 21-27 tracking week, “505” accumulated 4.7 million streams, down 3%.
