Polo G’s Rapstar challenging Lil Nas X for UK Number 1 single

Plus new singles from Rag'n'Bone Man ft. P!nk and Doja Cat ft. SZA are off to a strong start this week.

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Polo G’s new single Rapstar is off to a strong start on this week’s Official Chart First Look, currently at Number 2 and challenging current leader Lil Nas X’s Montero (Call Me By Your Name) for Number 1.

Rapstar - produced by Synco and featuring social media star Einer Bankz on ukulele - is set to be the Chicago rapper’s highest charting headline single to date, following guest spots on KSI’s Patience and Lil Tjay’s Headshot last month.

Meanwhile, Rag’n’Bone Man and P!nk’s new collaboration Anywhere Away From Here is also eyeing up a Top 10 debut, opening at Number 10 and potentially earning the British singer-songwriter his third Top 10 and P!nk her 21st.

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Elsewhere in the Top 20, popular TikTok track Astronaut In The Ocean by Australian rapper Masked Wolf continues to climb, so far up five places to 13, and Ava Max’s My Head & My Heart is on course for a new peak, up five spots to 14

Finally, Doja Cat’s new single Kiss Me More SZA is in line to become her sixth UK Top 40 hit, starting at Number 19.

The Official Singles Chart Top 100 is revealed on OfficialCharts.com every Friday at 5.45pm. Listen to the Top 40 countdown live on BBC Radio 1's Official Chart show with Scott Mills every Friday from 4pm.

Official Chart First Look Top 20 - 11 April 2021

LW TW TITLE ARTIST
1 1 MONTERO (CALL ME BY YOUR NAME) LIL NAS X
NEW 2 RAPSTAR POLO G
3 3 WELLERMAN NATHAN EVANS/220KID/BILLEN TED
2 4 PEACHES JUSTIN BIEBER/CAESAR/GIVEON
6 5 BED JOEL CORRY/RAYE/DAVID GUETTA
5 6 FRIDAY RITON/NIGHTCRAWLERS/MUFASA
7 7 THE BUSINESS TIESTO
10 8 LITTLE BIT OF LOVE TOM GRENNAN
13 9 LET'S GO HOME TOGETHER ELLA HENDERSON & TOM GRENNAN
NEW 10 ANYWHERE AWAY FROM HERE RAG'N'BONE MAN & PINK
8 11 YOUR LOVE (9PM) ATB/TOPIC/A7S
12 12 BODY RUSS MILLIONS & TION WAYNE
18 13 ASTRONAUT IN THE OCEAN MASKED WOLF
19 14 MY HEAD & MY HEART AVA MAX
11 15 CALLING MY PHONE LIL TJAY & 6LACK
20 16 LEAVE THE DOOR OPEN SILK SONIC/BRUNO MARS/PAAK
9 17 DON'T PLAY ANNE-MARIE/KSI/DIGITAL FARM
14 18 HOLD ON JUSTIN BIEBER
NEW 19 KISS ME MORE DOJA CAT FT SZA
23 20 GOOD WITHOUT MIMI WEBB

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Article image: Daniel Prakopcyk

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crunch2k

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I was not expecting Polo G to be running for number 1, wow. Hope he can get the top spot!

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Michael Jenkins

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Pretty solid predictions. I was hoping Kiss me more will debut higher but 19 is pretty good. Congrats on Pink though,her longevity is amazing.

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thierry henon

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I hope LIL NAS X can hold on for another week to the top spot!! Hope to see ELLA, TOM , AVA MAX and the sublime but still unknown artist MIMI WEBB climb the chart..And of course DOJA CAT is unstoppable nowadays with another Top 20 under her belt (she so deserves it)...

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Ian Robert Herechuk

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Have you seen that Keiino have done a cover of Drivers License ??

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thierry henon

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great cover!! BTW still listening to UNBREAKABLE..loving it! this band can't do no wrong!! 14 singles released in 2 years!! amazing and not a single weak one!!

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Piran

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I'm a little bit disappointed that 'Life Goes On' isn't here, but I'm really happy that 'Don't Play' is finally on the way out! It's just a shame that 'Patience' is falling away with it too. :/

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Piran

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This First Look is actually looking really promising! :D

'Montero' remains at #1, 'Let's Go Home Together' climbs to a new peak & 'Kiss Me More' is set to debut in the Top 20.

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Piran

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How come this got released so early? :P

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

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because its awesome news. polo g is in the top 2 😻

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Piran

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I'm more excited about the albums chart update though! ;)

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

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elsewhere, i don’t mind montero still atop the charts, but i hope it doesn’t stay there forever or else i’ll be bored of it. i love the new doja cat song with sza, but i really don’t like let’s go home together entering the top 10 at all.

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

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YES!!! so happy that polo g has finally got his first top 10 hit as a lead artist! this totally makes up for martin & gina missing the top 40!

while it’s not his best song (it’s still a decent 8/10 though), i’ve wanted this to happen since i first heard pop out in 2019. i hope this is number 1 on friday, because it’s great! 😻