Official Singles Chart on 17/5/2019

Absolutely agree.

good old times with THATCHER and reagan where they reached number 1 on the US Chart with VENUS

UKIP MEMBR ?

No, just some deranged psychopath.

SO he is a UKIP member :-)

After 2009, rotations of radios changed .. pop-rock songs are old fashioned now!

BUT they reached number 1 and 2 on the old granny GILF CHART

Medellin entered at 83😱

why you are saying half of the truth ?
she reached number 83 on the official Uk Top 75 but on the other hand it reached #1 on the Granny GILF charts.

It was her first chart topper on that chart. She was eligible for that chart since she became 60 !

A totally flop for Madame X

so didnt eurovision make effect for cha cha cha ?

Neither cha cha cha nor the 54367 songs she dropped after

EUROVISION was a total disaster and a shame

that destroyed her career totally

her last hit was 4 MINUTES with JUSTIN T
but now she tries to collaborate with black rappers in order to have success

be fair

lady gaga flopped with her third album and katy perry with witness

Madonna does not need hits anymore

You are overstating... magde is always madge

That ‘is to say, for 2 forse notes is over? Akakaakakak you are ridiculus...she would be already finished 30 years ago... on Theatre contrari she lett a good message, next time

yeah but it was supposed to re-enter this week at #98 and crave at #94

madonna should retire
nobody wants to have an old woman who wants to be young

Shame really...Ok, it isn't her best opus but still a good album...

Shocking! Streaming is ruining everything!! They should do another chart based only on CD sale..like we used to get...years ago!!

I guess nowadays streams put much more reentries on the charts.

WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THE UK CHARTS

Nothing, you're just old and stiff with your music taste

It is on ruins

I'm still with streams over weight. I mean, 13 million streams give them the same money as 26k sales and yet are accounted as more than 100k sales...

Wow, what makes you put slipknot in there as a possible top 40 next week Piran? Personally I'm more excited about the new biffy clyro track but didnt even know slipknot had a new track out!

Nice review as always. For me I'm kinda hooked on the new entries except "Motorola" really hope "Truth Hurts" and "3 nights" eventually make it to the top 40 though.

Hey Piran! Of course I love seeing 'I Don't Care' go to #1, but it's not exactly surprising. What I did find quite surprising, like you, is that it didn't actually manage the biggest debut of 2019 so far. That said, its 21,602 actual sales is by far the highest of any #1 track this year (the previous best was '7 rings' with 15,108 in its first week), and it might even be the highest weekly sales figure of any track this year. Its 102,223 streaming sales is also the 2nd highest of the year, with only '7 rings' managing 111,132. I guess it just goes to show that the chart isn't quite as predictable as we think, as even when 2 of the Top 5 biggest artists of the 2010s join forces they can't quite manage the biggest debut of the year. I think '7 rings' massive YouTube figures definitely helped it a lot, and if 'I Don't Care's music video had been released with the song it probably would've edged '7 rings' down to 2nd.
For the debuts, I don't think it'll be any surprise that 'I Don't Care' is my favourite. It's not even my favourite Ed or Bieber track, nor would it make my Top 50 songs of all time (where Ed has 8 entries, 5 from 'x'), but I'd still give it a light-solid 9/10 for now, with the potential to climb slightly. 'Greaze Mode' is where we differ the most, as I'd probably give it a strong 7/10 - light 8/10, while I'd give 'Falling like the Stars' a light 7/10. 'Motorola' was pretty decent for me but nothing special, probably a strong 6/10, and 'Late Night Feelings' would be a solid 6/10. I had no idea Mark was doing a collaboration with Camila though - do you know when that'll be released? Because I am already extremely excited for it! It'll be the first track with her as the only vocalist since her debut album, iirc.
Next week I think it's pretty safe to say that 'I Don't Care' will be #1 again, especially with its music video released on Friday which has already racked up over 23m views. I think 'I Don't Care' will probably spend at least 4 weeks at #1, even with the ridiculously strong competition at the moment, unless something else massive is released. I mean, 'Someone You Loved' at #4 is still getting over 60k sales, a higher amount than its first week at #1! And 'Vossi Bop' & 'Old Town Road' are both pushing 80k sales, an amount that would usually guarantee a #1!
Lewis Capaldi will probably have 3 Top 10s next week with 'Someone You Loved', 'Hold Me While You Wait' and then either 'One', 'Grace' or 'Bruises', and I think his debut album has the potential to be the fastest selling of 2019 so far, and potentially even the fastest selling debut of the 2010s! One Direction currently hold that title with 'Up All Night', which got 139,000 in its first week, but Capaldi is dominating streaming and digital sales services right now, and he's also the type of artist to get massive physical sales. At the very least I think it should beat '+', which got 102,000, and if he can beat 'Human's 117,000 he'll have the biggest debut of the 2010s for a male solo artist.
Tyler, The Creator will probably have 3 Top 40 entries next week and a #2 album with 'IGOR', and DJ Khaled's 'Father Of Asahd' will probably make the Top 5 as well, though it doesn't look too likely to get any Top 40 tracks. All in all it'll probably be a huge week for debuts, but just because of album tracks rather than actual single releases, since the highest debut for an actual single on Spotify is 'Inglorious' by slowthai ft. Skepta, which is at #60.

Thanks David! :)
'Motorola' certainly isn't among the worst rap songs in the charts right now, but I don't see myself coming back to it unfortunately.
'Truth Hurts' is decent, but I think 'Juice' is the far superior Lizzo song. '3 Nights' is amazing though & I'd love to see this in the Top 40 soon!

They seemed to have decent sales at the start of the week, but I'm not sure if streaming is going to be enough.

If anything, I guess that shows how much streaming is influencing our charts since the 150:1 formula was introduced, so either the OCC should alter the sales numbers they report or consider changing the chart formula.

I dont think slipknot or buffy clyro will be too fussed about their chart positions anyway, they both have massive followings and will always have huge concerts which will generate enough income for them to consistently make new music

Yeah, I honestly think having successful tours & albums is far more important than getting a hit song anyway.

Hey Gameskiller! :)
Yeah, even if 'I Don't Care' didn't get the strongest streaming week of 2019 this time, it could still have the chance to do in the future (especially considering the official video came out on Friday & it should be heading for a #1 debut on that chart too).
I agree with your prediction on 'I Don't Care', given how stable it is across the board.
I think 'One' probably has the edge for Lewis Capaldi right now, but I didn't realise how well Tyler The Creator was doing in the UK this week. Maybe DJ Khaled could chart a song or two from his new album as well given the names that are on it. I wonder if any Eurovision songs will make the Top 40 too? 'Spirit In The Sky', 'Arcade' & 'Bigger Than Us' all have a chance currently, with the former being the most likely. However, if none made it last year, I don't think any will manage it this year either.
The Mark Ronson & Camila Cabello collaboration is called 'Find U Again' & it's just an album track for his upcoming album for now, which is due for release on the 21st of June.