Nothing Ordinary: Alex
Warren has the UK singles chart in a headlock with Ordinary
ANALYSIS
Music Week digs into the month’s top chart stories...
PERFECT TEN ALEX WARREN Ordinary (Atlantic) SALES: 264,900
At the time of going to press, Alex Warren’s Ordinary had just secured him his 10th consecutive week at the top of the UK charts. In turn, the Atlantic star matched the reigns of Dave & Central Cee’s Sprinter, Miley Cyrus’ Flowers and Harry Styles’ As It Was to move joint second in the list of tracks with most consecutive weeks at No.1 in the 2020s. Only Ed Sheeran’s 2021 smash Bad Habits – an 11-week chart topper – was ahead of it. Having also toppled Elvis to become the longest-reigning No.1 by a solo American male since Slim Whitman racked up 11 consecutive weeks at the summit with Rose Marie in 1955, Ordinary is leaving some big shoes for everyone (including Warren) to fill. Ordinary now stands on to-date sales of 798,554 and counting...
LOVE STORY
RAVYN LENAE Love Me Not (Atlantic)
SALES: 144,430 Love Me Not? Pfft. The UK has clearly fallen head over heels for Ravyn Lenae’s monster single. Since first charting back in February, Love Me Not has grown and grown: indeed, it climbed for 11 consecutive weeks before peaking at No.2 in May and holding that spot for three weeks as we went to press. The track is on sales of 337,455 to date.
TAKE THAT! LORDE
What Was That (EMI)
SALES: 69,182 After a lot of anticipation and advance teasing on TikTok, Lorde finally made a welcome return to the UK charts in May. The first single to be taken from her fourth album, Virgin, What Was That debuted at No.11 on opening sales of 23,314. In turn, it became Lorde’s ninth Top 75 entry and fifth Top 40 hit. Meanwhile, Royals – her stellar 2013 debut single – also recently attained triple-platinum status in the UK.
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CHRYSTAL The Days (Chaos/Polydor Label Group) SALES: 101,315
SEIZE THE DAYS 09
When Music Week broke down the Q1 figures for 2025, one of the shining lights was Bolton-based DJ and producer Chrystal. The Days not only appeared in the Q1 Top 5, it’s also proven to be a global hit. Written way back in 2015 and left unfinished on a hard-drive for years, the track – which peaked at No.4 in the charts – now stands on to-date sales of 732,910.
SKYE HIGH Skye Newman Hairdresser (Columbia)
SALES: 56,782 Skye Newman had already made waves with her No.16 debut Hairdresser. But, as Music Week went to press, the rising Columbia star also secured a Top 20 double as her new track Family Matters debuted at No.8. It helped Newman pull off a rare feat: she is now the first UK female solo artist to reach the Top 20 with her debut and follow- up since Ella Henderson in 2014.
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Calvin Harris & Clementine Douglas
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SALES: 52,558 Calvin Harris chalked up his 31st Top 10 entry, and featured vocalist Clementine Douglas her second, as their epic new collaboration Blessings debuted at No.8 on sales of 24,503. The next week? It rose to No.7. Expect it to keep posting big numbers throughout the summer.
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PHOTOS: Official Charts
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