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Fast lane: Olivia Rodrigo’s Drivers License is a streaming monster


ANALYSIS LICENSE TO THRILL


Music Week digs into the month’s top chart stories...


Olivia Rodrigo DRIVERS LICENSE (GEFFEN/POLYDOR) SALES: 297,751


A superstar is born. At least that’s the impression Disney star Olivia Rodrigo has made on the UK charts so far. Her breakout hit Drivers License notched up first week sales of 94,770 (including 10,873,117 audio and video streams), seeing her become the youngest solo female artist to land a No.1 debut since Lorde with Royals back in 2013. And that was just the start. The track’s second week saw its numbers swell, posting 116,748, with another 86,233 in its third week. The Taylor Swift endorsed hit closed January on sales of 297,751, derived from 34,880,516 audio and video streams and 11,317 downloads. “There will be much more to come from Olivia this year,” Lucy Dann, Polydor Records director of marketing assured Music Week. Watch this space.


SWEET SPOT


LITTLE MIX SWEET MELODY (RCA) SALES: 115,132


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Little Mix started the year with a No.1 single as Sweet Melody achieved a run of firsts: their first chart-topper since 2016, their first since moving from Syco to RCA and their first spell at the top since the departure of Jesy Nelson. As well as 115,132 sales and a No.2 finish for the single overall last month, parent album Confetti finished at No.6 in the January chart with 18,204 sales. The performance of Sweet Melody also helped RCA to No.1 overall last month on the market shares for Singles Streams (11.9%) and Singles Sales (12.8%). The label will be hoping that 2021 sees them repeat their No.1 streaming performance last year.


WHOO-HOO CJ


WHOOPTY (WARNER RECORDS) SALES: 96,183


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Staten Island rapper CJ – aka Chris Soriano – self-released his debut single Whoopty back in July 2020, before he signed on the dotted line with Warner to give it a mass push. Dropping in the UK back on August 28, it hasn’t stopped growing since. The track – which samples the 2015 track Sanam Re by Mithoon and Arijit Singh – sold 96,183 copies in January, closing in on 24kGoldn/Iann Dior’s Mood at No.7 (96,947). Peaking so far at No.3, it has 291,158 sales to date. Are we looking at 2021’s big US rap breakthrough?


Rap king: CJ musicweek.com Music Week | 79


JUSTIN BIEBER ANYONE (DEF JAM) SALES: 95,616


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There was no January lull for Justin Bieber, who debuted at No.4 with Anyone (21,327 sales) in week one. It has since moved 95,616 units, hitting No.9 as the highest of his three songs in the monthly list: Shawn Mendes collab Monster (45,570 sales) is at No.39 and Chance The Rapper hook-up Holy (42,256 sales) is at No.44. Ariana Grande, Harry Styles, Dua Lipa, Pop Smoke and Jason Derulo all score hat-tricks, too.


In the Mix: Little Mix with former memberJesy Nelson (second from left)


2021 IS GLOW


ED SHEERAN AFTERGLOW (ASYLUM) SALES: 102,937


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Arriving amidst the Christmas rush, Ed Sheeran’s Afterglow debuted modestly (No.30, 22,234 sales), but now it has taken full flight, as a cool 102,937 sales put the track at No.4 for the month. What’s more, the star’s 2017 hit Perfect finished at No.49 (40,367 sales) as his second track in the Top 50, capping a bumper month. So much for being on a break...


KILLER INSTINCT


THE KILLERS MR BRIGHTSIDE (VERTIGO) SALES: 38,085


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Released on May 24, 2004, The Killers’ indefatigable anthem Mr Brightside continues to stay on heavy rotation. Now certified 5x platinum, it has racked up lifetime UK sales of 3,436,041, of which 38,085 were added in January alone. A No.54 monthly chart finish put it ahead of streaming hits from Topic, DaBaby and more, not to mention two Arctic Monkeys entries.


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