Sabrina Carpenter is taking the UK music scene by storm, becoming the first female artist to Official British chart history of simultaneously holding the top two spots for three consecutive weeks.
Her latest hit, “Please Please Please,” maintains its No. 1 spot, while her previous chart-topper, “Espresso,” continues to sit at No. 2 for a third week in a row.
This week, 'Espresso' is also the most streamed track, with 7.1 million combined streams, while 'Please Please Please' follows closely behind with 7 million streams.
The landmark achievement places Carpenter in elite company with the Beatles, who achieved the feat twice – in 1963 with 'I Want To Hold Your Hand' and 'She Loves You' and again in 1967 with 'Hello Goodbye' ” and “Magical Mystery”. tour EP.”
Only Justin Bieber and Ed Sheeran have surpassed this record, with Bieber spending four weeks in the top two spots in 2015 and Sheeran holding the spots for five weeks on two separate occasions in 2017.
Beyond the UK charts, Carpenter recently became the first artist this year to have two No. 1 hits on the Pop Airplay chart, thanks to 'Espresso'. Additionally, both “Please Please Please” and “Espresso” have topped multiple Billboard Global charts.
In other chart news, Chappell Roan celebrates her first official Top 5 single this week with “Good Luck, Babe!” rises three places to No. 4. The track also tops the Official Vinyl Singles Chart, proving the most popular song on that chart. Roan's success continues with “HOT TO GO!” jumping seven places to No.26 and 'Red Wine Supernova' holding steady at No.40.
Central Cee and Lil Baby's “BAND4BAND” climbs to No. 10, while Kendrick Lamar's “Not Like Us” climbs three spots to No. 11 following the release of its impressive music video. Mark Ambor's “Belong Together” climbs two places to No.14 and Benson Boone's “Slow It Down” returns to its previous peak at No.15, with “Beautiful Things” climbing one place to No.18.
Coldplay's “feelslikeimfallinginlove” jumps nine places to a new peak at No.16 after their Glastonbury performance.
Jordan Adetunji's “KEHLANI” reaches No. 24, up five spots. Dua Lipa's “Illusion” gains nine places at No. 25 and “Houdini” returns to the Top 40 at No. 38.
Kid LAROI's “NIGHTS LIKE THIS” climbs 17 spots to No. 30, fueled by its viral social media success. Finally, BL3SS, CamrinWatsin, bbyclose and Evan McGee enter the UK Top 40 for the first time with “Kisses”, climbing nine places to No.35.
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