Quantcast
HITS Daily Double
Blighty Beat
U.K. MIDWEEKS: BEYONCÉ HOLDS AT #1
2/26/24

Beyoncé’s “TEXAS HOLD ‘EM” (Columbia/Parkwood) is set for a second week at #1 on the U.K.’s Official Singles Chart. Over on albums, Rod Stewart and Jools Holland are heading for the top.

“Lose Control” (Atlantic) by Teddy Swims is Bey’s closest competition at #2 today.

Djo is expected to claim his first U.K. Top 10 single this week with “End of Beginning” (AWAL) up three to #8. “Alibi” (Atlantic) by Ella Henderson & Rudimental could enter the Top 10 on Friday at #8.

With the BRIT Awards taking place on Saturday, Rising Star winners The Last Dinner Party head toward #10 with their debut single “Nothing Matters” (Island). Central Cee’s surprise new release, “I Will” (Columbia), is heading for a #18 debut.

On the U.K.’s Official Albums Chart, Swing Fever (Rhino), the first collaboration album between Stewart and Holland, leads the midweek race.

The Snuts are #2 with third set Millennials (Happy Artist). Red Rum Club’s Western Approaches (Modern Sky) could become their first Top 10 record; it starts at #3.

Potter Payper could have his third Top 5 entry with Thanks for Hating (36TL) at #4. Nadine Shah’s Filthy Underneath (EMI North) could be her first Top 10 at #8. Ghett’s fourth set, On Purpose, With Purpose (Warner Music U.K.), is #19.

PRODUCERS CHASE & STATUS WIN BRIT
2/26/24

Chase & Status are the winners of this year’s BRITs Producer of the Year award. They are also in the running for Group of the Year.

This is their first BRITs win and second nomination, having been up for British Group in 2012.

The honor arrives as the duo celebrate their 15th year in music. Last year, they hit #4 on the U.K.’s Official Albums Chart with their seventh LP, 2 Ruff - Vol 1 (EMI). Their hit single, “Baddadan,” peaked at #5 last year and has since spent more than 15 weeks in the Top 10, garnering 48m streams in the U.K.

In November, Chase & Status were the first artists since 2010 to have four singles simultaneously in the U.K. Top 40. Their catalog has amassed 2.2b streams worldwide, while productions they are credited on have amassed 9.1b.

On the night of the BRIT Awards on 3/2, they’ll perform alongside Becky Hill.

U.K. CHARTS: BEYONCÉ, IDLES HIT #1
2/23/24

Beyoncé has returned to #1 on the U.K.’s Official Singles Chart for the first time in 14 years. Over on albums, IDLES win the race.

“TEXAS HOLD ‘EM” (Columbia/Parkwood) hits the top of singles today after climbing eight places week-on-week. It’s Bey’s sixth U.K. #1.

“Beautiful Things” (Night Street/Warner Records) by Benson Boone is at #2. Beyoncé’s midweek competition, Dua Lipa’s “Training Season” (Warner Records), is today’s highest new entry at #4.

Ariana Grande’s “yes, and?” (Republic) rebounds three places to #7 following the release of a new remix featuring Mariah Carey.

On the U.K.’s Official Albums Chart, IDLES have their second #1 with TANGK (Partisan). The set reached the top of the chart with 85% of its opening week made up of physical sales.

Paloma Faith’s The Glorification of Sadness (RCA) is her sixth Top 10, landing at #2 today. Following the release of biopic, Bob Marley: One Love, Bob Marley & The WailersLegend (Island) is up 12 places to #6.

Liverpool band Crawlers are new, at #7, with their debut, The Mess We Seem to Make (Polydor).

TATE MCRAE COMPLETES BRITS BILL
2/22/24

Tate McRae is the eighth and final performer booked for this year’s BRIT Awards, joining Calvin Harris & Ellie Goulding, Dua Lipa, Jungle and others on the bill.

McRae is nominated for International Song of the Year for “Greedy” (Ministry of Sound). “Greedy” hit #3 on the U.K.’s Official Singles Chart last year; her second album, Think Later, reached #5 in the U.K. in December. She has a worldwide tour starting in April that will include two dates at London’s 5k-capacity Eventim Apollo.

Also appearing at the BRITs ceremony on 3/2 at the O2 Arena are Becky Hill X Chase & Status, Kylie Minogue, RAYE and Rema.

CALVIN & ELLIE JOIN BRITS LINE-UP
2/21/24

The BRIT Awards has added Song of the Year nominees Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding to the line-up of performers.

Harris and Goulding will perform together for their debut joint BRITs performance at London’s O2 Arena on 3/2.

Their collaboration “Miracle” (Columbia) is in the running for Song of the Year, while Harris is also up for the public-voted Pop and Dance Act categories. The duo join Becky Hill & Chase & Status, Dua Lipa, Jungle, Kylie Minogue, RAYE and Rema on the bill.

U.K. MIDWEEKS: DUA VS. BEY
2/19/24

Dua Lipa and Beyoncé are locked in battle to take the #1 slot at singles while IDLES and Paloma Faith are competing for this week's U.K. Official Albums #1.

Lipa’s “Training Season” (Warner Records) is leading the U.K.’s Official Singles midweeks. Should it hold onto its position by Friday, it will be her fifth U.K. #1 single. Beyoncé’s “TEXAS HOLD ‘EM” (Columbia/Parkwood), however, is just over 3k sales behind after rising seven places over the weekend.

Long-running #1, “Stick Season” (Republic) by Noah Kahan, has slipped down to #6.

Over on albums at today's midweek mark, IDLES are in the lead with their fifth set, TANGK (Partisan). Faith’s The Glorification of Sadness (RCA) is in second place. Liverpool band Crawlers are also new, at #3, with their debut, The Mess We Seem to Make (Polydor).

The third set from duo PET NEEDS, Intermittent Fast Living (Xtra Mile), starts at #7. Cast could score their first Top 10 in 25 years with their self-released Love is the Call at #8.

Back at singles, Ella Henderson and Rudimental’s “Alibi” (Major Toms/Asylum) continues its upward trajectory—it is expected to rise four to #11.

Kygo and Ava Max are also on the up, with the Shakira-sampling “Whatever” (RCA) on track to crack the Top 20 for the first time at #13. Calvin Harris and Rag'n'Bone Man have teamed up again for their new track, “Lovers in a Past Life” (Sony), which is set for a #17 debut.

U.K. CHARTS: DOUBLE WIN FOR NOAH
2/16/24

Noah Kahan has topped the U.K.’s Official Albums and Singles Chart with Stick Season (Republic) and the album's title track.

Stick Season is Kahan’s first Official Albums #1 after spending 10 weeks inside the Top 10. At the same time, “Stick Season” remains at #1 on singles for a seventh consecutive week.

Elsewhere on albums, Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign debut at #2 with Vultures 1 (YZY). The set is the most streamed of the week.

Declan McKenna’s third set, What Happened to the Beach? (Columbia), is #3. Zara Larsson’s Venus (Epic) is new at #15.

On the U.K.’s Official Singles Chart, Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things” (Warner) climbs two to a new peak at #3. The track is less than 600 chart units behind “Murder on the Dancefloor” (Polydor) by Sophie Ellis-Bextor at #2.

YG Marley breaks into the Top 5 for the first time with “Praise Jah in the Moonlight” (YG Marley Music) up four to #5. Beyoncé’s “TEXAS HOLD ‘EM” (Columbia) is this week’s highest new entry at #9.

There are three entries from VULTURES 1 in the Top 20: “Carnival” at #12, “Burn” at #17 and “Back to Me” at #18.

JUNGLE, REMA JOIN BRITS BILL
2/15/24

Jungle and Rema have joined the BRIT Awards performers bill. Both acts received their debut nominations this year.

Producer duo Jungle are up for Group of the Year. They play the ceremony following the release of their fourth set, Volcano (Caiola/AWAL), which hit #3 in the U.K. last year. The group will play the O2 Arena again for their biggest U.K. headline show to date on 9/12.

Afrowave star Rema is up for International Song of the Year for his smash “Calm Down” (Mavin), which hit #3 in the U.K. last year. He played a sold-out headline show at O2 Arena in November.

The two acts join Dua Lipa, Kylie Minogue and RAYE on the bill. The BRITs show takes place at London’s O2 Arena on 3/2.