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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.
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.
Manchester united! Liam Gallagher and John Squire have emerged as favorites for the U.K. chart title with their first collaborative album.
Based on midweek sales and streaming data published by the Official Charts Company, Liam Gallagher & John Squire (Warner Records) takes pole position.
Gallagher is no stranger to life at the top. Across his career, Liam has landed eight U.K. No. 1 albums as a member of Oasis, and a further five as a solo artist.
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Liam Gallagher & John Squire would represent a first leader for Squire, who has impacted the top 10 on four occasions as guitarist with the Stone Roses, and once as bandleader of the Seahorses.
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Coming in at No. 2 on the Official Chart Update is The Mandrake Project (BMG), the seventh solo record from Bruce Dickinson, best known as lead singer of Iron Maiden. The Mandrake Project is the British heavy metal veteran’s first full-length release since 2005, and is set to become his first U.K. top 10 as a solo artist.
Leeds, England rock favorites Kaiser Chiefs’ should nab an eighth U.K. top 10 appearance with Easy Eighth Album (Kaiser Chiefs), on track for a No. 3 debut. Kaiser Chiefs have twice led the tally, with 2007’s Yours Truly, Angry Mob and 2014’s Education, Education, Education & War.
Yard Act, also from Leeds, is targeting a No. 4 start with their sophomore studio release, Where’s My Utopia? (Island), while Manchester-formed rock act Everything Everything complete an all-new top 5 on the midweek tally with Mountainhead (BMG). It’s on track to bow at No. 5, for what would be their sixth U.K. top 10 album.
The current leader, Rod Stewart and Jools Holland’s Swing Fever (EastWest/Rhino) is expected to swing from the chart zenith, down 1-6.
After dominating the 2024 Brit Awards over the weekend, where she collected a record-setting six honors, RAYE is on the rebound. The homegrown R&B star’s debut My 21st Century Blues (Human Re Sources) is set to vault 96 places for a top 10 reentry, at No. 7. My 21st Century Blues won album of the year at the BRITs, and peaked at No. 2 following its release last year. The British artist also won for artist of the year, song of the year for her No. 1 single “Escapism” (featuring 070 Shake), R&B act, new artist and songwriter of the year.
Meanwhile, British rapper and songwriter Skrapz (real name: Christopher Kyei) is tracking for a top 10 berth with Reflection (1&Only), his fourth studio LP. It’s new at No. 8 on the midweek tally, and predicted to become his first U.K. top 10 album. Also heading for U.K. top 40 enters are recordings from Big Big Train (The Likes Of Us at No. 13 via Century Media), Jacob Collier (Djesse Vol. 4 at No. 18 via Decca) and These Wicked Rivers (Force of Nature at No. 36 via Fat Earth).
All will be revealed when the Official U.K. Albums 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.
It’s early days in the U.K. chart race, though, as it stands Beyoncé should hold all the cards.
Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ‘Em” (via Columbia/Parkwood Ent) is “storming ahead,” according to the Official Charts Company, to lead the First Look chart blast.
“Texas Hold ‘Em” last Friday, Feb. 23 gave Beyonce her sixth U.K. No. 1 and first in 14 years, when it vaulted 9-1. The success of her country-leaning number is the latest signal that U.K. music fans have developed an appetite for the genre, following the breakthrough last year of Morgan Wallen and Luke Combs.
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Currently, Bey leads Teddy Swims’ “Lose Control” (Atlantic), rising 3-2 on the First Look tally, and leap-frogging Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things” (Warner Records), predicted to dip 2-3 when the Official U.K. Singles Chart is published Friday, March 1.
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Stranger Things actor Joe Keery is set to add a U.K. top 10 to his resume with “End of Beginning” (AWAL/DJO), released as his project Djo. It’s enjoying a viral turn on TikTok and lifts 11-8 on the chart blast.
With the 2024 Brit Awards just around the corner, this year’s recipient of the Rising Star honor, the Last Dinner Party, could celebrate with a first top 10 single. Their breakthrough track “Nothing Matters” is on the brink of a top tier appearance, rising to No. 10 on the chart blast. “Nothing Matters” appears on the London band’s Prelude to Ecstasy (via Island), which opened at No. 1 on the Official Albums Chart earlier this month with 32,800 first-week chart units — the biggest opening week for a debut album by a band since 2015.
The 44th edition of the BRITs is set for this Sunday, March 3 at The O2 London.
Finally, Calvin Harris and Rag’n’Bone Man’s latest collaboration “Lovers in a Past Life” (Columbia) is climbing ever-closer to the top bracket. It’s up 19-11 on the chart update. The British pair’s previous team-up, “Giant,” peaked at No. 2.
Beyoncé has her first U.K. No. 1 in 14 years, as “Texas Hold ‘Em” blasts to No. 1.
The country-tinged song powers to No. 1 on the Official U.K. Singles Chart, published Friday, Feb. 23, following a No. 9 debut the previous week.
Lifted from the forthcoming LP Renaissance Act II (via Columbia/Parkwood Ent) project, due out March 29, “Texas Hold ‘Em” is Beyonce’s sixth U.K. No. 1. Bey’s last was her Lady Gaga collaboration “Telephone,” which she dialed up for a chart leader back in March 2010.
Before that, the Houston, TX-raised star’s last solo No. 1s were 2008’s “If I Were a Boy,” “Beautiful Liar” with Shakira (2007), “Déjà vu” with Jay Z (2006) and “Crazy in Love” with Jay Z (2003). As a member of Destiny’s Child, Bey bagged a brace of U.K. No. 1s – “Independent Women” (2000) and “Survivor” (2001).
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Following 2023 breakthroughs by Luke Combs and Morgan Wallen, and now a No. 1 with “Texas Hold ‘Em,” country music is “undergoing something of a resurgence” in the U.K., notes the OCC, a market typically dominated by electronic, pop, rock, hip-hop and indie music.
The runner-up on the latest tally is Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things” (Warner Records), up 3-2 for a new chart peak, while Teddy Swims’ “Lose Control” (Atlantic) completes the podium, up 4-3, also a peak position.
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The top new entry belongs to Dua Lipa’s “Training Season” (Warner Records), new at No. 4, for the British pop star’s 15th U.K. top 10 single.
Ariana Grande’s “yes, and?” (Republic Records) is on the rise, up 10-7, following the release of a new remix featuring Mariah Carey. “Yes, and?” has a U.K. chart peak of No. 2.
Stranger Things star Joe Keery nabs his first U.K. top 40 appearance with “End of Beginning” (AWAL/DJO), through his DJO project. “End of Beginning” rockets 100-11. That’s an “extraordinary” effort, notes the OCC, for an artist known to millions for his central character in Netflix’s Stranger Things Steve Harrington, the bully-turned-reliable chum with great hair.
Finally, Calvin Harris and Rag’n’Bone Man’s collaboration “Lovers In a Past Life” (Columbia), debuts at No. 19, for Harris’ 43rd top 40 single, and Rag’n’Bone Man’s sixth. The pair previously joined forces on 2019’s “Giant” — both are giant men — which peaked at No. 2.
Idles leads an all-new top three on the midweek U.K. chart with Tangk (Partisan), the British rock outfit’s fifth studio album.
Based on midweek sales and streaming data published by the Official Charts Company, Tangk is predicted to snag the crown, and give the Bristol, England five-piece a fourth U.K. top 10, including the 2020 chart topper, Ultra Mono. Idles scored two nominations for the 2024 Grammy Awards (best rock album for Crawler and best rock performance for “Crawl!”).
Chart victory is not assured.
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Paloma Faith has a chance of scoring the title with her sixth album The Glorification of Sadness, new at No. 2 on the chart update. The Glorification of Sadness (RCA) should give the British pop singer a sixth consecutive U.K. top 10, a tally that includes her first No. 1 in 2017 with The Architect.
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Completing the podium on the Official Chart Update is Liverpool rock act Crawlers, with The Mess We Seem To Make (Polydor), their debut album. It’s new at No. 3, for what should give the four-piece its first U.K. top 10 appearance.
After one week at the chart summit, Noah Kahan’s Stick Season (Republic Records) looks likely to tumble, down 1-4. Kahan nabbed his first chart double last week, when Stick Season and its title track led the respective Official Charts.
Meanwhile, Derby, England pair Pet Needs (brothers Johnny and George Marriott) eye a top 10 berth with their third collection Intermittent Fast Living (Xtra Mile). It’s set to debut at No. 7, for their first impression on the chart.
Finally, veteran indie-rock act Cast is on track for a first top 10 spot in 25 years, and fourth overall with Love is the Call (Cast Recordings), new at No. 8 on the chart blast, while former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett could bag his first top 10 album in 44 years with his latest solo effort The Circus and the Nightwhale (Inside Out), new at No. 9 on the chart update. Hackett last cracked the top 10 back in 1980 with Defector.
All will be revealed when the Official U.K. Albums Chart is published late Friday, Feb. 23.
