Chase & Status Earn First UK No. 1 with Stormzy Collab 'BACKBONE'

Chase & Status scored their first UK No.1 single Official UK Charts with “BACKBONE”, a DnB-heavy collaboration with Stormzy.

For Stormzy, this track marks his fourth time at the top of the charts, following previous hits “Vossi Bop” (2019), “Take Me Back to London” with Ed Sheeran (2019) and “Own It” with Ed Sheeran and Burna Boy (2020).

Reacting to the big achievement, the British electronic duo said Official UK Charts: “We knew connecting with Stormzy would create something special, but we didn't expect a KO reaction like this. To see him run out to our show at The Milton Keynes Bowl, in his maid of honor outfit — straight from a wedding and in front of 45,000 people — was crazy! One of the greatest British MCs to ever do it, spitting DnB and to go straight to No.1? It couldn't get any better for us.”

“BACKBONE” dominated the charts this week, garnering 6.4 million streams to secure the top spot.

Billie Eilish's 'BIRDS OF A FEATHER' also made waves, returning to its previous peak at No. 2. Her recent collaboration with Charli XCX, 'Guess', held strong in the Top 5 at No. 4, while a another track, 'WILDFLOWER', continued its steady climb, now sitting at No.36.

On the dance music scene, Bl3ss, CamrinWatsin and bbyclose's “Kisses” climbed to No.6, securing its place as a standout hit of the summer.

JADE re-entered the UK Top 10 with 'Angel Of My Dreams', which climbed eight places to No.10 thanks to the release of his 'SAD (sad. angelic. dramatic.) Version'. The achievement makes her the first Little Mix alum to have a solo single spend two weeks in the Top 10.

Just outside the Top 10, Adam Port, Stryv and KeineMusik's “Move” climbed to a new peak at No.11, while Chappell Roan's “HOT TO GO” rose to No.12, with another track, “Red Wine Supernova,” peaking at No. 31.

In the UK Top 20, Sonny Fodera, Jazzy and DOD's “Somedays” made a significant jump to No.19 and Indian rapper Hanumankind, along with producer Kalmi, saw their track “Big Dawgs” rise to No. 21.

Madonna's classic hit 'Like A Prayer' returns to the UK Top 40 at No.27 thanks to her feature on the new blockbuster Deadpool & Wolverine. Originally released in 1989, the song spent three weeks at No. 1 and is now enjoying its 10th week in the Top 40, just in time for Madonna's 66th birthday.

Other notable moves include Calvin Harris & Ellie Goulding's “Free,” which reached No. 35, and Gracie Abrams securing her third Top 40 single with “I love you, I'm sorry” at No. 38.