ANALYSIS The Official UK Singles & Albums Charts are compiled by the Official Charts Company, based on a sample of more than 15,000 physical and digital outlets. They count actual sales and audio streams from last Friday to Thursday, based on sales of downloads, CDs, vinyl and other physical formats and weighted audio streams.
Next big thing: Ariana Grande racks up third singles chart-topper
BY ALAN JONES
riana Grande scores the third No.1 of her career, with brand new track Thank U, Next, dashing to a chart-topping debut although it didn’t drop until Sunday (November 4), giving it fewer than five days to impact. Thank U, Next racked up impressive sales of 72,881 copies (including 61,411 from sales-equivalent streams) in its truncated timeframe – higher than a full seven-day tally from any record for 13 weeks - and is Grande’s third No.1, although the first on which she gets solo billing. The others, both from 2014: Problem (feat. Iggy Azalea) and Bang Bang, credited to Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj. Thank U, Next is also Grande’s ninth Top 10 hit and 24th Top 75 entry. After two weeks at No.1, Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper’s Shallow – the breakout hit from A Star Is Born – is derailed by Grande’s entrance, dipping to No.2 (46,703 sales). Jess Glynne stopped by Strictly Come Dancing to perform new single Thursday last week and, having previously moved 24-23-18, the track exploded. Jumping to No.7 (27,142 sales), it is the third Top 10 single from her second album, Always In Between. The first Top 10 record to feature Thursday in its title, it nestles up against the eighth Top 10 Friday hit, Dave & Fredo’s Funky Friday (4-6, 36,250 sales). Halsey scores her third Top 10 hit but her first in a solo capacity as Without Me jumps 22-9 (25,915 sales). The rest of the Top 10: Woman Like Me (2-3, 39,565 sales)
A No.1 Thank U, Next - Ariana Grande (Republic/Island)
This week’s sales: 72,881 | Downloads: 11,470 | Streams: 61,411 | Total sales to date: 72,811 |
by Little Mix feat. Nicki Minaj, Promises (3-4, 37,393 sales) by Calvin Harris & Sam Smith, Let You Love Me (6-5, 36,367 sales) by Rita Ora, Zeze (7-8, 25,922 sales) by Kodak Black feat. Travis Scott & Offset and Sunflower (11-10, 25,570 sales) by Post Malone feat. Swae Lee. Clean Bandit’s second album, What Is Love?, drops at the end of the month, having already spawned five Top 5 hits. It gives birth to a new chart entry this week in the form of Baby (No.33, 14,293 sales), a collaboration with Marina & The Diamonds and Luis Fonsi. Benny Blanco’s debut hit as an artist, Eastside (with Halsey & Khalid) had its run at No.1 limited to one week in September, when it was usurped by Calvin Harris’ Sam Smith collaboration, Promises. It won’t happen this time around for Blanco, because he and Harris have joined forces for I Found You, which debuts at No.35 (13,988 sales). Pink’s version of A Million Dreams, from the upcoming The Greatest Showman Reimagined album climbs 43-37 (13,378 sales), while Panic! At The Disco’s version of The Greatest Show, from the same set, debuts at No.51 (10,283 sales). Also new to the Top 75: Joan Of Arc (No.61, 9,047 sales), a preview track from Little Mix’s upcoming LM5 album, and their 26th hit; Dip (99-62, 8,902 sales), Tyga’s 12th hit; Hold
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My Girl (93-66, 8,492 sales), the ninth hit for George Ezra; and 10 Freaky Girls (No.69, 8,119 sales), the third hit for Metro Boomin, and sixth hit for featured rapper 21 Savage. Back And Forth (22,172 sales) continues its stealthy ascent of the chart for MK, Jonas Blue & Becky Hill. The track has been in the chart for nine weeks, the last four of them advancing 17-16-15-14.
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Thank U, Next hit No.1 despite having only five days to impact
We are family: Four of the six acts to appear as guests in the first three live results shows of the season on The X Factor were X Factor graduates, or acts featuring them. The two who were in last Sunday’s show see big benefits for their latest singles, with One Direction’s Liam Payne’s Polaroid (a collaboration with Jonas Blue & Lennon Stella) flashing 44-16 (20,015 sales), while James Arthur’s Empty Space surges 44-27 (16,188 sales). There are also new peaks this week for: Taki Taki (20-17, 19,744 sales) by DJ Snake feat. Selena Gomez, Ozuna & Cardi B, No Stylist (23-21, 19,034 sales) by French Montana feat Drake, Ruin My Life (28-22, 19,002 sales) by Zara Larsson, Close To Me (36-34, 14,256 sales) by Ellie Goulding x Diplo feat. Swae Lee, 1999 (59-41, 12,198 sales) by Charli XCX feat. Troye Sivan, Sweet But Psycho (60-47, 11,057 sales) by Ava Max, Mo Bamba (68-60, 9,093 sales) by Sheck Wes and Pumpy (74-70, 8,006 sales) by Da Beatfreakz feat. AJ x Deno, Swarmz & Cadet.
Overall singles sales are up 1.69% week-on-week at 16,161,950, 12.40% above same week 2017 sales of 14,379,226. Paid-for sales are up 2.29% week-on-week at 864,011 and are 21.42% below same week 2017 sales of 1,099,434.
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