New songs from J. Cole and Olivia Rodrigo heading for big debuts on the Official Singles Chart
Three tracks from J. Cole’s new album The Off-Season are heading for big debuts on this week’s Official Singles Chart.
On the midweek Official Chart: First Look, the North Carolinian rapper is locked on for the highest new entry with 9 5 . S O U T H at Number 9, which would mark his second UK Top 10 single.
Other album highlights set for singles chart success are M Y . L I F E ft. 21 Savage & Morray at 10, and A M A R I at 11. The album’s lead single I N T E R L U D E reached 25 on last week’s Top 40.
MORE: The Official Top 40 biggest songs of 2021 so far
The Official Chart: First Look airs Sundays on BBC Radio 1 between 6pm – 7pm, offering a first glance of the Top 20 ahead of Friday’s Official Singles Chart Top 100. The chart is based on preliminary sales and early streaming reports.
On course for a third week at Number 1 are Tion Wayne & Russ Millions with Body, the most-streamed track across the first 48 hours of the tracking period. The song has also reached Number 1 in Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.
Knocking on the door at Number 2 is Doja Cat with Kiss Me More, a rise of one place to a potential new peak for the SZA collaboration.
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Ahead of her debut album release this coming Friday (May 21), Olivia Rodrigo’s new single Good 4 U is on track for a Top 20 placement, currently at Number 14.
Finally, BRIT Awards momentum continues for Rag’n’Bone Man & Pink, as Anywhere Away From Here ascends three places midweek (6), and Rising Star Award winner Griff is the First Look’s highest climber, as Black Hole rockets 16 places (19).
This week's Official Chart: First Look Top 20 (May 16, 2021)
LW | CURRENT | TITLE | ARTIST |
1 | 1 | BODY | TION WAYNE & RUSS MILLIONS |
3 | 2 | KISS ME MORE | DOJA CAT FT. SZA |
2 | 3 | MONTERO (CALL ME BY YOUR NAME) | LIL NAS X |
7 | 4 | FRIDAY | RITON X NIGHTCRAWLERS FT. MUFASA & HYPEMAN |
5 | 5 | SAVE YOUR TEARS | THE WEEKND |
9 | 6 | ANYWHERE AWAY FROM HERE | RAG'N'BONE MAN & P!NK |
4 | 7 | BED | JOEL CORRY/RAYE/DAVID GUETTA |
8 | 8 | LITTLE BIT OF LOVE | TOM GRENNAN |
NEW | 9 | 9 5 . S O U T H | J. COLE |
NEW | 10 | M Y . L I F E | J. COLE FT. 21 SAVAGE & MORRAY |
NEW | 11 | A M A R I | J. COLE |
6 | 12 | PEACHES | JUSTIN BIEBER/DANIEL CAESAR/GIVEON |
11 | 13 | LET'S GO HOME TOGETHER | ELLA HENDERSON & TOM GRENNAN |
NEW | 14 | GOOD 4 U | OLIVIA RODRIGO |
14 | 15 | ASTRONAUT IN THE OCEAN | MASKED WOLF |
10 | 16 | RAPSTAR | POLO G |
13 | 17 | WITHOUT YOU | THE KID LAROI |
16 | 18 | DEJA VU | OLIVIA RODRIGO |
35 | 19 | BLACK HOLE | GRIFF |
18 | 20 | YOUR LOVE (9PM) | ATB/TOPIC/A7S |
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EB
Edward Bray
Updated top 20 ratings:
1) body 7/10
2) Montero 8/10
3) kiss me more 8/10
4)Friday10/10
5) save your tears 6/10
6) anywhere afh 4/10
7) bed 9/10
8) little bit of love 6/10
9) South not heard it yet
10) my life 0/10
11) amari not heard
12) peaches 5/10
13) let's go home together 8/10
14) good 4 u 10/10
15) astronaut in the ocean 9/10
16) Rapstar 9/10
17) without you 5/10
18) deja vu 1/10
19) black hole 9/10
20) your love 8/10
Percentage:67.22 1.88% less than last week😭😭😭😭
Will
Oh dear, Higher Power is gone :(
Kasper Elbjørn
Surprised that It's a sin is not here?
thierry henon
Please get DOJA CAT at number 1 this Friday: great single, great collaboration with SZA!
thierry henon
OMG! I can't believe seeing this "mid week" update: GRIFF climbing.....! So happy, still can't believe it..Really hope she can make it to the Top 20 by Friday!! Finally she is getting the success she deserves!! Her best single to date that deserves to be huge!! and her mix tape is coming up next month as well : ONE FOOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER: so looking forward to it1
Joshua Sombra
I am starting to become an Olivia Rodrigo hater so it is not my problem that people are listening to music that never really goes to my hype so good for you.
Joshua Sombra
Not crazy about Olivia Rodrigo's songs but ok.
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1: Body (9/10)
2: Kiss Me More (9/10)
3: MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) (10/10)
4: Friday (-1/10)
5: Save Your Tears (9/10)
6: Anywhere Away From Here (0/10)
7: BED (3/10)
8: Little Bit Of Love (0/10)
9: 95 South (0/10)
10: My Life (4/10) (carried by features)
BEST SONG: MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)
WORST SONG: Friday
PERCENT: 43%
EB
Edward Bray
Rankings for top 10
1) Body 7/10
2) kiss me more 8/10
3) Montero 8/10
4) Friday 10/10
5) save your tears 6/10
6) anywhere afh 4/10
7)Bed 9/10
8) little bit of love 6/10
9) South not heard it
10) my life 0/10
GS
agree on #10
P
PN
Drivers License - sad
Deja Vu - savage
Good 4 U - angry
There's a theme going on here...
EB
Edward Bray
Go on Griff
Augustus Doministrix
Black Hole is a good song 👍
GS
it will go top 10 soon
EB
Edward Bray
Yeah it is
EB
Edward Bray
Hopefully
🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜
so glad to see black hole go top 20!
EB
Edward Bray
Yeah
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It needs Number 1 right now. >:(
GS
rankings for the top 10:
1. body - russ & tion wayne (9/10)
2. kiss me more - doja cat & sza (8/10)
3. montero - lil nas x (9/10)
4.friday - riton x nightcrawlers (9/10)
5. save your tears - weeknd (2/10)
6.anywhere away from here- ragnboneman (7/10)
7. bed - joel corry (8/10)
8. little bit of love - tom grennan (7/10)
9. 95 south - J COLE (0/10)
10. my life - J COLE (2/10)
🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜
dang, didn’t know you hated j cole that much.
he’s alright imo, but kendrick is way better. XD
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Glad to see another Cole hater. :)
Augustus Doministrix
What a mostly top 20 update.
EB
Edward Bray
It's good except for Ferrari horses not being there
Augustus Doministrix
Eh the majority of songs here are horrendous in between some good and some ok. D Block Europe are absolutely terrible though so
EB
Edward Bray
No they are not
🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜
not much happening outside new entries for j cole and olivia rodrigo.
EB
Edward Bray
Tbh it's more RAYE's part that I like
GS
i hate the new j cole tracks, so i kind of agree
GS
the only songs i like from DBE are ferrari horses & UFO. the rest of thier songs though
Augustus Doministrix
Yes they are. One of their lyrics was, “I stick my finger in her before I lick it.”
They are truly awful
Raye is a great singer. I don’t know why she would collaborate with those talentless hacks
Augustus Doministrix
Everything I’ve heard from them has been complete .
EB
Edward Bray
Er that is a silly lyric
GS
what song was that
Augustus Doministrix
Yes it is
Augustus Doministrix
It was that Kitchen Kings garbage they came out with a few years ago
Augustus Doministrix
RAYE is great 👍
EB
Edward Bray
Yeah
🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜
omg that’s such an awkward lyric 🙈
🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜
i liked kitchen kings and ferrari horses but everything else they did was meh or bad tbh.
Augustus Doministrix
Can’t stand the number one. It is complete horsesh*t.
I don’t like J Cole either.
Augustus Doministrix
Terrible lyric and just terrible collective 😂
GS
can we share links on here again yet?
EB
Edward Bray
Idk
Piran
Sadly not. :/
🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜
why’d you ask?
🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜
new peak for kiss me more omg 😻
top 20 debut for olivia, we love to see it!! the song is a 10/10.
EB
Edward Bray
Yeah
GS
i love good 4 u, easily a 10/10 and it will probably be my next #1
🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜
should be number 1 on my next personal chart too. :)
EB
Edward Bray
Probs not on mine but probs top 3
GS
anywhere away from here is climbing quickly
Augustus Doministrix
As it should
EB
Edward Bray
Astronaut in the ocean should be top 10
GS
i used to like that song but i soured on me a lot
🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜
please no...
EB
Edward Bray
I've experienced your imposter
🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜
experienced? what do you mean?
EB
Edward Bray
I mean that I've seen one of their comments
🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜
i just saw. tbh he could have at least promoted his channel under a different name... 😒
EB
Edward Bray
Yeah
GS
Songs on ACR:
6 for 6 - Central Cee
My head & My heart - Ava Max
Dua Lipa - We're Good
Fredo ft. Summer Walker - Ready
KSI, YUNGBLUD, Polo G - Patience
EB
Edward Bray
My like and dislike from that list
6 for 6 like
My head and my heart like
Were good like
Ready like
Patience like
🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜
eh, not bothered about mh&mh or were good because they had a good chart run, but i’m sad to see ready and patience go.
afrog
Upset about 6 for 6, my head and my heart, we're god and ready
GS
were God lol
Piran
So satisfying to see Griff finally get a hit, especially with a song as good as ‘Black Hole’. :)
EB
Edward Bray
Yeah
afrog
hey Piran :D
Piran
Hey! Nice to see you back here & that you're actually able to comment this time, haha. :)
afrog
yee :D I'm hoping 'a m a r i' can stick around as I've grown to like that, along with 'm y . l i f e', I'm not a big fan of it but I want Morray to get a top 20 single he's so underrated :D
Piran
I've not even heard any of the J Cole tracks yet, but his music just generally isn't for me, haha.
I think in your case, it'd be better if he was there with 'Quicksand' instead! ;)
afrog
definitely, i'm surprised its not gone top 100 here especially with ACR and his new album
hoping 'Rasputin' can stay top 20 too :)
Piran
I don't even think 'Rasputin' has peaked in chart performance yet! Have you seen how many songs are expected to go on ACR next week? :O
afrog
yea, as much as i hate it i think it will be funny and maybe make them re-think things XD
Piran
Hopefully for the better & by that, I mean that they get rid of ACR completely! ;)
GS
J cole will be out the top 30 completely by friday... hopefully
afrog
hopefully not ;)
Piran
I’m surprised that ‘Good 4 U’ is only at #14, but I think it’ll climb into the Top 10 throughout the week, based on that massive jump on the Spotify chart today. :)
EB
Edward Bray
I hope it does I don't like drivers license and Deja vu but I love this one
Piran
I actually love all three singles, but yeah, this one was definitely the biggest surprise out of them! :O
Joshua Sombra
I don't really think so but maybe I am a hater so don't judge me.
T
Tom
Here's to hoping it actually gets Top 5!!
Piran
Hey Tom! :)
Even if it doesn't this week, then there's a good chance that it will next week following the album boost & lots of songs above it going on ACR.
By the way, do you have Discord? A lot of us DM one another there, so it'd be really cool if we could do the same!
T
Tom
Hey Piran! :)
Currently, I use my discord for private matter, but I'll try getting a new name on there so I can use it with you guys too :) I'll dm you on Crownnote once I set it up 😅
Piran
No worries! There are just a few things that I'd like to mention to you, both relating to the charts & in general, in private. :)
Hopefully you'll still comment on my personal charts every week too!
Rob Parkinson
Looks like it will actually be challenging for the top spot tomorrow Piran!
Piran
It'll definitely be at least #2 in the UK tonight! Already #1 in Ireland. :)
GS
good 4 u only at 14!!
GS
get it higher
Joshua Sombra
no.
Piran
‘Kiss Me More’ in the runner-up position! :D
Joshua Sombra
Do you think it will go to No.1 at all?
EB
Edward Bray
I thought Friday is on ACR.I most be wrong yay
GS
it's on second week decline, so it will probably be on acr next week
EB
Edward Bray
Thanks👍
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Unfortunately not. :(
🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜
as much as i like the song, i want it to go now.
GS
also, it looks like griff has a very high chance of going top 10 next week, seeing as like 20 songs will be going onto ACR
GS
i want good 4 u in the top 5 by friday
Joshua Sombra
Nope.
afrog
wont happen this week, it probably will next week but only bc of ACR and i still hope it doesnt