Can Cat Burns' breakthrough hit Go challenge Harry Styles for Number 1 this week?

Plus Sam Ryder's SPACE MAN takes flight following the UK's record-breaking Eurovision success.

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Cat Burns and her breakthrough hit Go could mount a challenge to Harry Styles claiming Number 1 for a seventh week. Less than 2,000 chart sales separate Go, currently at Number 2, and As It Was

Read more about Cat Burns' journey to stardom with the lo-fi sleeper hit Go in our interview with the rising singer-songwriter here.

Following the debut of his long-awaited new album Mr Morale & The Big Steppers, Kendrick Lamar aims for three new entries in the Top 10; United In Grief (3), N95 (4) and Die Hard (6). 

In reaction to the UK’s second place finish at Eurovision last night, Sam Ryder’s SPACE MAN is aiming to shoot straight into the Top 10 at Number 8. It would be the first UK Eurovision entry to crack the Top 10 since Scooch in 2007.

MORE: Sam Ryder's SPACE MAN's exciting post-Eurovision chart journey begins

Emo rockers My Chemical Romance returned with a surprise relesse Foundations of Decay, which is heading for a Number 14 debut. 

Tion Wayne and La Roux also aim high with IFTK, currently tracking to enter the Top 20 at Number 18.

The Official Singles Chart Top 100 is revealed on OfficialCharts.com every Friday at 5.45pm. Follow the Top 40 countdown live on BBC Radio 1’s Official Chart show with Scott Mills.

Official Chart: First Look Top 20 - May 8 2022

LW CURRENT TITLE ARTIST

1

1

AS IT WAS

HARRY STYLES

3

2

GO

CAT BURNS

NEW

3

UNITED IN GRIEF

KENDRICK LAMAR

NEW

4

N95

KENDRICK LAMAR

4

5

ABOUT DAMN TIME

LIZZO

NEW

6

DIE HARD

KENDRICK LAMAR/BLXST/AMANDA RE

2

7

FIRST CLASS

JACK HARLOW

78

8

SPACE MAN

SAM RYDER

7

9

PERU

FIREBOY DML & ED SHEERAN

5

10

STARLIGHT

DAVE

6

11

BABY

AITCH/ASHANTI

9

12

BAM BAM

CAMILA CABELLO FT ED SHEERAN

8

13

WAIT FOR U

FUTURE FT DRAKE & TEMS

NEW

14

THE FOUNDATIONS OF DECAY

MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE

10

15

WHERE DID YOU GO

JAX JONES FT MNEK

12

16

2STEP

ED SHEERAN

15

17

CRAZY WHAT LOVE CAN DO

DAVID GUETTA/HILL/HENDERSON

NEW

18

IFTK

TION WAYNE & LA ROUX

13

19

BMW

BAD BOY CHILLER CREW

16

20

SHE'S ALL I WANNA BE

TATE MCRAE

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thierry henon

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So happy to see SAM RYDER possibly making the Top 10 this Friday! For me UK is definitely the winner of the 2022 ESC! If it wasn't for...you know what i mean....Great tune and finally seeing the UK not scoring nil point at ESC makes me extremely proud and happy!!

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thierry henon

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I will be happy to see either CAT BURNS or even better my lovely LIZZO at number 1 soon...But no Kendrick : having to suffer 3 Top 10 this Friday will be more than enough for a while!! Can the official chart regulate a new rule: only to have 1 Top 10 in the same week? Like they did not having more than 3 singles in the Top 100..i will love to see that!!

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Conor

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SO HAPPY for Sam in the top 10 already! He did amazingly in Eurovision and I reckon this song has a good chance of getting a top 5 placement by friday!

also Sam has put out some SPACE MAN CD singles so if you're intersted I'll share the link. It'll help him continue to climb the top 10!

cd link (replace * with o)
https://eurostore.warnermusic.c*m/uk/artists/sam-ryder/space-man-cd.html

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Rob Parkinson

2

I think top 3 by Friday

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Conor

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would be absolutely amazing to see!

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Rob Parkinson

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Make that by Monday lol

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Conor

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I don't know what to feel about kendrick lamar right now since the way he used a homophobic slur in one of his new tracks. I do understand the message of the song saying he used to say that when he was a kid growing up as it was normalised, but personally i don't think he should've explicitly used the slur in his song, he could've implied it which would've shown the meaning just as much without him actually saying it. and the fact that he refers to his transgender uncle as his "'auntie' who is a man now" is also a bit offputting.

PS before anyone comes at me for critisizing him, I have every right to be annoyed since I am part of the LGBTQ+ comminity and have personally had this slur used against me <3

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Piran

4

Awesome for Kendrick getting three songs in the Top 10 right now! ✊🏾

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Piran

5

Even though it'll drop throughout the week, it's still cool to see My Chemical Romance here & maybe they have a chance at the Top 40 this Friday. :)

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Piran

7

So proud of Sam Ryder after last night's result!

Glad to see 'Space Man' set to enter the Top 10. :)