Noah Kahan remains at No.1 in the UK, winning a chart race that goes down to the wire.
Vermont singer-songwriter's folk hit “Stick Season” enters third straight week at No. 1 Official UK Singles Chartpublished on Friday, January 19, closing the 'Yes, And?' by Ariana Grande for a Republic Records 1-2.
Grande's comeback track is the week's top debut, entering at No.2 for her 21st UK top 10 appearance and 32nd UK top 40 appearance
“Yes and?” is the most-streamed song (8.2 million streams) of the cycle, the Official Charts Company confirms, and ends the week just 600 chart points behind “Stick Season.”
Led by top Swedish producer Max Martin, “Yes, And?” is Grande's first solo hit since “Test Drive” peaked at No. 38 in March 2021.
Sophie Ellis-Bextor completes the podium Saltburn-powered 2001 disco tune “Murder on the Dancefloor” (Polydor), dipping 2-3.
Teddy Swims continues to make waves with 'Lose Control' (Atlantic), which becomes the US artist's first UK top 5 single. It's 6-5 at last count.
As expected, Natasha Bedingfield writes another chapter in her chart history with “Unwritten,” which jumps to No. 18 (Phonogenic) thanks to its prominent romcom timing Anyone but you. Originally released in 2004, “Unwritten” peaked at No.6 that year and is one of her five UK top 10s.
D-Block Europe's “Eagle” (D-Block Europe) featuring Albanian artist Noizy becomes the British rap duo's 30th top 40 single, new at No. 19. “Eagle” comes as D-Block Europe drops their first No.1 on the Official UK Albums Chart with Rolling rockan effort that extends their record number of top 10 UK albums to eight – the most of any UK rap act in the history of the Official Charts.
Also new to the top 40 singles chart is “Never Lose Me” by Flo Milli. The American rapper's viral release flies 41-24, for Milli's first appearance in the top category. “Never Lose Me” has featured a number of trends on TikTok since its release and finally topped the TikTok Billboard Top 50 chart dated January 20 in the seventh week of the survey.
After its release American Dream (Columbia), his first UK Top 10 solo album, 21 Savage lands three cuts on the Official UK Singles Chart, the maximum allowed from any album under OCC rules. Toppers from the London-born, Atlantic-based hip-hop artist are “redrum” (No. 11), “née-nah” featuring Travis Scott and Metro Boomin (at No. 23) and “nhie” with Doja Cat (No. 27). American Dream they start at No. 2 on the album chart. This is a spot behind his 2022 collaborative LP with Drake, her loss, which reached No. 1 and expires in 2020 Savage Mode II with Metro Boomin reaching No 10.
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