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October London scores his second consecutive No. 1 single on Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay chart as his song “Mulholland Drive,” featuring Snoop Dogg and Latoiya Williams, glides 3-1 to rule the list dated Aug. 3. The singer’s previous release, “Back to Your Place,” reigned for 10 nonconsecutive weeks between August and December of 2023. Explore […]
For just the second time since Billboard launched the Billboard Artist 100 ranking in 2014, the top two musical acts in the U.S. are K-pop artists.
On the Aug. 3, 2024-dated Artist 100, Stray Kids and Jimin each re-enter, at Nos. 1 and 2, respectively. The only other week in which Korean pop acts took the top two positions was on the chart dated Oct. 17, 2020, when BLACKPINK and BTS – the latter of which Jimin is a member – ranked at Nos. 1 and 2, respectively. (That week, BLACKPINK also became the first all-female group to lead the list.)
The Artist 100 measures artist activity across key metrics of music consumption, blending album and track sales, radio airplay and streaming to provide a weekly multi-dimensional ranking of artist popularity.
Stray Kids rule as the top musical act in the U.S. for a fourth total week thanks to their new release, Ate: Mini Album. The set, released via JYP/Imperial/Republic Records, debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 231,000 equivalent album units earned in the United States July 19-25, according to Luminate. It’s Stray Kids’ fifth total and consecutive No. 1 – as the ensemble becomes the first group, and second act overall, joining DMX, ever to debut five initial entries on the Billboard 200 at No. 1.
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With four total weeks spent at No. 1, Stray Kids have logged the second-most time atop the Artist 100 among K-pop acts, after BTS (21).
Jimin re-enters the Artist 100 at No. 2, powered by his new album Muse, which likewise opens at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 with 96,000 units. Outside of BTS, Jimin has spent one week at No. 1 on the Artist 100 as a solo act, in April 2023.
Rounding out the top five spots of the latest Artist 100, Taylor Swift ranks at No. 3 – following a record 117 weeks at No. 1 – Morgan Wallen rises 5-4 and Zach Bryan dips 4-5.
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.
Sevdaliza, Pabllo Vittar and Yseult each score their first career placement on the Billboard Hot 100 (dated Aug. 3), thanks to their viral collaboration “Alibi.”
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The song, released June 28 on Twisted Elegance, debuts at No. 95 almost entirely from its streaming sum: 5.6 million official U.S. streams (up 18%) in the July 19-25 tracking week, according to Luminate.
The song has been steadily gaining thanks to a viral dance trend on TikTok, which began in the spring before the song’s official release. It has taken off in recent weeks, with the cut having soundtracked over 1.5 million videos on the platform to date. That virality sparked the song’s No. 21 debut on the July 20-dated TikTok Billboard Top 50 chart and its jump to No. 8 the following week.
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Notably, “Alibi” includes lyrics sung in English, French, Portuguese and Spanish and reworks the song “Rosa,” first recorded more than a century earlier and popularized by late famed Colombian musician Magín Díaz.
“Alibi” concurrently reaches the top 10 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart (11-9) and climbs 19-16 on the Billboard Global 200.
Sevdaliza, from Tehran, Iran, is a Dutch-Iranian singer-songwriter-producer who has been releasing music for over a decade. In that span, she has released two studio albums: ISON, in 2017, and Shabrang, in 2020. Before “Alibi,” she charted one track: “Ride or Die, Pt. 2,” featuring Villano Antillano and Tokischa, reached No. 43 on the Hot Latin Songs chart this May. It also peaked at No. 66 on Global Excl. U.S. and No. 112 on the Global 200.
Pabllo Vittar is a Brazilian drag queen and singer. She becomes just the second drag queen ever to hit the Hot 100, after RuPaul, who charted three songs in the 1990s: “Supermodel (You Better Work)” (No. 45 peak in 1993); “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart,” with Elton John (No. 92, 1994); and “Snapshot” (No. 95, 1996).
Vittar first appeared on Billboard’s charts in August 2017, thanks to her featured appearance on Major Lazer’s “Sua Cara,” also featuring Anitta. The track reached No. 26 on the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart, as well as No. 22 on World Digital Song Sales. She has charted one additional song: “Modo Turbo,” with Luisa Sonza and featuring Anitta, peaked at No. 71 on Global Excl. U.S. and No. 126 on the Global 200 in January 2021.
As for Yseult, “Alibi” is the French singer-songwriter and model’s first charted song. She initially rose to prominence after competing on the French reality competition Nouvelle Star in 2013-14, where she finished second.
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Jimin debuts at No. 1 on both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts with his new solo single, “Who.” He becomes the second member of BTS to have topped the tallies apart from the juggernaut Korean pop group, following Jung Kook. Plus, BTS becomes the first group with multiple members that have led both rankings.
In an especially banner week for K-pop, Stray Kids also debut in the top 10 of both Global Excl. U.S. and Global 200 with “Chk Chk Boom,” at Nos. 4 and 10, respectively, as they earn their second top 10 on each list. As previously reported, Stray Kids’ and Jimin’s new albums, ATE and MUSE, launch at Nos. 1 and 2, respectively, on the U.S.-based Billboard 200 – marking the first time that K-pop albums claim the top two spots on the survey simultaneously.
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Elsewhere, Sevdaliza, Pabllo Vittar and Yseult’s viral hit “Alibi” reaches the Global Excl. U.S. top 10, rising 11-9.
The Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. 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 Global 200 is inclusive of worldwide data and the Global Excl. U.S. chart comprises data from territories excluding the United States.
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.
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Jimin’s “Who,” released July 19, bounds onto the Global 200 with 90.5 million streams and 129,000 sold worldwide through July 25.
Here’s a rundown, ranked by peak position, of BTS members’ 12 Global 200 top 10s outside the act – one more than BTS has achieved as a group. Jung Kook boasts three solo No. 1s and Jimin now has one; BTS has tallied seven as a group:
“Standing Next to You,” Jung Kook, No. 1 (one week), November 2023
“3D,” Jung Kook & Jack Harlow, No. 1 (one week), October 2023
“Seven,” Jung Kook feat. Latto, No. 1 (seven weeks), beginning July 2023
“Who,” Jimin, No. 1 (one week, to date), August 2024
“Like Crazy,” Jimin, No. 2, April 2023
“Slow Dancing,” V, No. 4, September 2023
“FRI(END)S,” V, No. 5, March 2024
“Left and Right,” Charlie Puth feat. Jung Kook, No. 5, July 2022
“That That,” PSY feat. SUGA, No. 5, May 2022
“Set Me Free, Pt. 2,” Jimin, No. 8, April 2023
“Dreamers (Music From the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022),” Jung Kook, No. 9, December 2022
“The Astronaut,” Jin, No. 10, November 2022
Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso” dips to No. 2 on the Global 200, following three nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 beginning in June; Billie Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather” rebounds to its No. 3 high, from No. 4; Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” rises 5-4, after reaching No. 3; and Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” drops to No. 2 after two nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 starting in May.
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Also new in the Global 200’s top 10, Stray Kids’ “Chk Chk Boom” begins at No. 10 with 59.2 million streams and 27,000 sold worldwide. The group adds its second top 10, and ties its best rank, after “LALALALA” debuted and peaked at No. 10 in November 2023.
Jimin’s “Who” concurrently debuts at No. 1 on Global Excl. U.S. with 76 million streams and 76,000 sold outside the U.S. July 19-25.
Here’s a recap, ranked by peak position, of BTS members’ 17 Global Excl. U.S. top 10s outside the group – including now four No. 1s, with three by Jung Kook and one by Jimin; BTS totals 11 top 10s as a group, including seven No. 1s:
“Standing Next to You,” Jung Kook, No. 1 (two weeks), November 2023
“3D,” Jung Kook & Jack Harlow, No. 1 (one week), October 2023
“Seven,” Jung Kook feat. Latto, No. 1 (nine weeks), July 2023
“Who,” Jimin, No. 1 (one week, to date), August 2024
“Like Crazy,” Jimin, No. 2, April 2023
“Left and Right,” Charlie Puth feat. Jung Kook, No. 2, July 2022
“That That,” PSY feat. SUGA, No. 2, May 2022
“FRI(END)S,” V, No. 4, March 2024
“Slow Dancing,” V, No. 4, September 2023
“Dreamers (Music From the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022),” Jung Kook, No. 4, December 2022
“Love Me Again,” V, No. 6, August 2023
“The Astronaut,” Jin, No. 6, November 2022
“Smeraldo Garden Marching Band,” Jimin & Loco, No. 7, July 2024
“Rainy Days,” V, No. 8, August 2023
“Set Me Free, Pt. 2,” Jimin, No. 8, April 2023
“Stay Alive,” Jung Kook, No. 8, February 2022
“Vibe,” TAEYANG feat. Jimin, No. 9, January 2023
Thanks to Jung Kook and Jimin, BTS becomes the first group with multiple members that have led both the Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. (BLACKPINK is the only group with as many as three members that have hit No. 1 as soloists on either chart, as the fellow K-pop act’s Jennie, LISA and Rosé have each led Global Excl. U.S. on their own; among them, Rosé has also ruled the Global 200.)
Carpenter’s “Espresso” descends to No. 2 on Global Excl. U.S., following eight nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 beginning in May, and Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather” falls to No. 3 from its No. 2 high.
Stray Kids’ “Chk Chk Boom” enters Global Excl. U.S. at No. 4 with 50.8 million streams and 16,000 sold outside the U.S. The group logs its second top 10 – and achieves a new highest rank – after “LALALALA” debuted and peaked at No. 6 last November.
Rounding out the Global Excl. U.S. top five, FloyyMenor and Cris Mj’s “Gata Only” slides 4-5, after reaching No. 3.
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Additionally, Sevdaliza, Pabllo Vittar and Yseult’s “Alibi” ascends to the Global Excl. U.S. top 10 (11-9), led by 42.3 million streams (up 17%) outside the U.S. The song by the acts, who are Dutch-Iranian, Brazilian and French, respectively, soared to the top 10 (21-8) of the TikTok Billboard Top 50 a week earlier. The internationally surging single has lyrics in English, French, Portuguese and Spanish, while its hook is built around a sample of the song “Rosa,” first recorded more than a century earlier and popularized by famed Colombian musician Magín Díaz.
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Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” adds a third week at No. 1 to its Billboard Hot 100 tab. The single became the singer-songwriter’s first leader on the chart three weeks earlier.
The song, on American Dogwood/EMPIRE (with country radio promotion by Magnolia Music), is from the Virginia-born artist’s album Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going, which debuted at its No. 5 high on the Billboard 200 in June. It has spent two weeks at No. 1 on Americana/Folk Albums and reached No. 2 on Top Country Albums.
The track also became the first by a Black man, and second by a Black artist overall, after Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ‘Em” earlier this year, to top both the Hot 100 and Hot Country Songs charts. “It’s a sign of the times – genres are merging, styles are blending and the audience’s music taste is broader than ever,” EMPIRE COO Nima Etminan recently told Billboard. “Artists don’t need to be put in boxes – whether it be by race, genre or eras. Good music is good music and the listeners largely get to dictate the charts.”
Elsewhere in the Hot 100’s top 10, Teddy Swims’ former No. 1 “Lose Control” reaches a notable mark, tying for the 10th-most weeks spent in the bracket by any song so far in the 2020s.
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“A Bar Song (Tipsy)” continues atop the Hot 100 with 85.1 million radio airplay audience impressions (up 10%, good for top Airplay Gainer honors for a fourth week), 37.3 million official streams (down 4%) and 15,000 sold (down 7%) in the United States July 19-25.
The track rebounds 2-1 for a second week atop the Streaming Songs chart, following a frame on top three weeks earlier; keeps at its No. 2 high on Radio Songs; and likewise holds at No. 2 after nine weeks ruling Digital Song Sales.
Reflecting its wide sonic appeal, “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” which interpolates J-Kwon’s 2004 hip-hop classic “Tipsy,” became the first song ever to go top 10 on all four of the following Billboard radio charts, where it continues to gain: It jumps 3-1 on Country Airplay – marking its first airplay chart domination – and 5-4 on Rhythmic Airplay and keeps at its Nos. 5 and 6 bests on Pop Airplay and Adult Pop Airplay, respectively.
“It’s important that Shaboozey has been able to show that you can do that as an independent artist,” Heather Vassar, senior vp of operations for EMPIRE in Nashville, told Billboard. “We had several offers from majors who wanted to work the record and it was really important that we were able to stay true to how we operate.”
“A Bar Song (Tipsy)” concurrently tops the multimetric Hot Country Songs chart for a seventh week.
Post Malone’s “I Had Some Help,” featuring Morgan Wallen, holds at No. 2 on the Hot 100 following six nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 beginning in May. It leads Radio Songs for a fifth week (85.5 million, up 1%) – as it ascends to No. 1 on Pop Airplay – and shines atop the multimetric Songs of the Summer chart for a ninth week.
Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” keeps at No. 3 on the Hot 100, two weeks after it returned to the summit for a second frame on top. It tops the multimetric Hot Rap Songs chart for an 11th week and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for a ninth week.
Tommy Richman’s “Million Dollar Baby” repeats at No. 4 on the Hot 100, after hitting No. 2, as it banks a 13th week atop the multimetric Hot R&B Songs chart.
Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso” keeps at No. 5 on the Hot 100, after reaching No. 3, and her “Please Please Please” dips 6-7, after it became her first No. 1 in June. She claims a seventh week with multiple songs in the top 10, extending her mark for the most among all artists this year.
In between Carpenter’s two top 10s, Hozier’s “Too Sweet” rises 7-6 on the Hot 100, following a week at No. 1 in April. It commands the multimetric Hot Rock Songs and Hot Alternative Songs charts for a 17th week each and Hot Rock & Alternative Songs for a 16th week.
Teddy Swims’ “Lose Control,” which led for a week in March, is steady at No. 8 on the Hot 100, as it logs a key milestone: It ties for the 10th-most weeks tallied in the top 10 this decade.
Most Weeks in Hot 100’s Top 10 in the 2020s:
57, “Blinding Lights,” The Weeknd, 2020-21
44, “Stay,” The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, 2021-22
41, “Last Night,” Morgan Wallen, 2023-24
41, “Levitating,” Dua Lipa, 2021
38, “As It Was,” Harry Styles, 2022-23
37, “Heat Waves,” Glass Animals, 2021-22
34, “Cruel Summer,” Taylor Swift, 2023-24
31, “Mood,” 24kGoldn feat. iann dior, 2020-21
29, “Flowers,” Miley Cyrus, 2023-24
28, “Lose Control,” Teddy Swims, 2024
28, “Kill Bill,” SZA, 2022-23
28, “Anti-Hero,” Taylor Swift, 2022-23
“Lose Control” also becomes Teddy Swims’ first No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart. Among other radio rankings, it previously topped Radio Songs, Pop Airplay, Adult Pop Airplay and Adult R&B Airplay.
Rounding out the Hot 100’s top 10, Benson Boone’s No. 2-peaking “Beautiful Things” is a non-mover at No. 9 and Chappell Roan’s “Good Luck, Babe!” returns to the tier and its best rank (11-10).
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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.