Sam Smith & Kim Petras' infernal hit Unholy is the UK's Number 1 Trending Song
Sam Smith and Kim Petras have performed an Unholy miracle with the UK's Official Number 1 Trending Song.
Popping from the body shop to the club, Unholy is juddering, electro-pop song that sees Sam and Kim twisting their vocals over an EDM beat courtesy of Max Martin prodigy Ilya (Into You, Love Me Like You Do), Cirkut (Sweet But Psycho) and Jimmy Napes (Latch, Stay With Me).
The track is currently pacing for a Top 10 debut on the Official Singles Chart, and in a two-way race for Number 1 with David Guetta & Bebe Rexha's current chart-topper I'm Good (Blue).
It would be Sam's 12th Top 10 in the UK (and first in three years), as well as the first for Kim, a stunning moment for the trans pop-artist who has been on the verges of a commercial breakthrough for several years.
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Stormzy could also be looking for a big debut this week with his epic, 7-minute single Mel Made Me Do It. His first release since signing to 0207 Def Jam, the song is named after Stormzy's stylist Melissa Holdbrook-Akposoe, (Melissa's Wardrobe) and comes accompanied by an impassioned music video featuring various Black cultural figures of note, from Dave and JME to author Malorie Blackman and the family of the late Jamal Edwards.
There are further new entries this week from D-Block Europe (4 The Win and Burna Boy collab She's Not Anyone) who are also pacing towards their first-ever UK Number 1 album with Lap 5, as well as Lil Nas X's energetic new track (Star Walkin') and 21 year old starlet Venbee, who hooks up with producer Goddard for their new viral hit (Messy In Heaven).
Elsewhere, this week's big climber on the Official Trending Chart is Sam Fender's Getting Started, getting a second-wind thanks to the release of a new remix by Chase & Status.
And finally, Dermot Kennedy's Kiss Me could break into the UK Top 40 this week, ahead of the release of his second album Sonder in November.
Official Trending Chart Top 20 - September 26 2022
POS | CLIMB | TITLE | ARTIST | LABEL | LW | CURRENT | DIFF | PREV PEAK |
1 | UNHOLY | SAM SMITH & KIM PETRAS | EMI | NE | 2 | 0 | ||
2 | MEL MADE ME DO IT | STORMZY | 0207/MERKY | NE | 13 | 0 | ||
3 | PSYCHO | ANNE-MARIE & AITCH | ATLANTIC | 16 | 14 | 2 | 16 | |
4 | CUFF IT | BEYONCE | COLUMBIA/PARKWOOD ENT | 20 | 16 | 4 | 14 | |
5 | FOR MY HAND | BURNA BOY FT ED SHEERAN | ATLANTIC | 21 | 19 | 2 | 21 | |
6 | 2 BE LOVED (AM I READY) | LIZZO | ATLANTIC | 28 | 22 | 6 | 28 | |
7 | HISTORY | JOEL CORRY & BECKY HILL | ATLANTIC | 23 | 23 | 0 | 18 | |
8 | 4 THE WIN | D-BLOCK EUROPE | D-BLOCK EUROPE | NE | 24 | 0 | ||
9 | CALM DOWN | REMA | MAVIN | 32 | 26 | 6 | 32 | |
10 | ALL FOR YOU | CIAN DUCROT | POLYDOR | 31 | 29 | 2 | 28 | |
11 | SHE'S NOT ANYONE | D-BLOCK EUROPE/BURNA BOY | D-BLOCK EUROPE | NE | 33 | 0 | ||
12 | TURN ON THE LIGHTS AGAIN | FRED AGAIN/SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA | ATLANTIC/REPUBLIC RECORDS | 36 | 34 | 2 | 30 | |
13 | WORDS | ALESSO/ZARA LARSSON | POSITIVA | 43 | 36 | 7 | 37 | |
14 | ⬆️ | KISS ME | DERMOT KENNEDY | ISLAND | 50 | 40 | 10 | |
15 | VICTORIA'S SECRET | JAX | ATLANTIC | 42 | 41 | 1 | ||
16 | ENERGY | BUGZY MALONE & MIST | B SOMEBODY | 45 | 42 | 3 | 39 | |
17 | ⬆️⬆️ | GETTING STARTED | SAM FENDER | POLYDOR | 67 | 44 | 23 | |
18 | ALL THESE NIGHTS | TOM GRENNAN | INSANITY | 51 | 51 | 0 | ||
19 | STAR WALKIN' | LIL NAS X | RCA | NE | 55 | 0 | ||
20 | MESSY IN HEAVEN | VENBEE & GODDARD | COLUMBIA | NE | 57 | 0 |
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⬆️ - Indicates a climb of 10 places
LW - Last week's Official Singles Chart position
CURRENT - Current position on today's Official Singles Chart sales flash
DIFF - Number of places climbed since the previous week on the Official Singles Chart
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thierry henon
So happy to see KIM and SAM at number 1: love their new single!! and over the moon to see DERMOT and LIZZO climbing the chart this week...hope for a Top 20 for both of them soon..