Official Singles Chart on 28/6/2019

I wasn't able to listen to the charts that week because of what was at No.10

UK Top 40 Singles Chart, 28 June 2019
https://youtu.be/7mAQsjtdnUw

Now that Bad guy by Billie Eilish got caught by ACR it falls back behind Someone you Loved by Lewis Capaldi and Old Town Road (Lil Nas X). So they are back in the same order than 2 weeks ago.

Where is the new song from Freddie Mercury!

My thoughts & observations on the UK charts as always…

‘I Don’t Care’ by Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber remains at #1 on the singles chart for a seventh consecutive week, tying ‘Someone You Loved’ by Lewis Capaldi as the longest #1 of 2019 so far. This week, ‘I Don’t Care’ is ahead of its closest rival by 8,500 combined sales.

‘I Don’t Care’ also remains at #1 on the radio airplay chart for a fourth non-consecutive week.

It’s 10 weeks at #1 for ‘Old Town Road [Remix]’ by Lil Nas X ft Billy Ray Cyrus on the national YouTube chart. It loses 9.9% of its weekly views to 3.86 million.

SHAWN MENDES & CAMILA CABELLO - SENORITA (#2)
So if you’ve regularly been following my OCC reviews, you might know that I’ve really been rooting for these two artists since they had their breakthroughs around 2015. Shawn might’ve not got it right everytime by being mostly predictable, but he always had potential & Camila is already one of my favourite artists of the decade, so I was definitely excited to see them collaborate again… but my goodness, while I thought ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ was underrated, ‘Senorita’ just blasts past that in terms of quality completely! I guess the biggest attraction of the song is Shawn & Camila themselves, who while might not being the best vocalists still have a ton of chemistry between each other, as well as the harmonies being completely on point (even if Camila did outshine Shawn a bit in my opinion). That said, I have to give credit to the songwriting courtesy of Clean Bandit & Charli XCX, as well as Benny Blanco & Cashmere Cat going out of their comfort zones to give a Latin vibe to this song which works so well with these two artists! I could go on about what I love in this song, but all I need to say is that it screams Song Of The Summer 2019 already after just a few days of hearing it! Only the second song to do this since I started these weekly posts two years ago, but yeah, an easy 10/10 here!

STORMZY - CROWN (#5)
I think with Stormzy having a Glastonbury headline slot tonight & his streaming numbers always being impressive, I feel like we can say that Stormzy is definitely one of the biggest rappers in the UK currently, maybe even up there among the most successful male artists right now! That said, looking at his discography so far, he’s totally deserving of that & this song highlights why… to an extent. See, I love the the piano-driven instrumentation behind this, as well as the seven-piece choir alongside him, but as for Stormzy himself, well he totally sings with passion & I don’t even think his vocals are bad either, but they just feel a little monotonous at times, that’s all. I mean, I appreciate this more soulful sound that Stormzy is going for & it’s good, but he’s really at his best when he brings that intense rapping & energy to the table. This does remind me of ‘Blinded By Your Grace Pt.2’ at times, so for that, I’m giving this a solid 7/10!

JAY1 - MOCKING IT (#19)
‘Your Mrs’ was definitely one of those songs that had to grow on me, so I thought this probably would’ve done the same… & then I realised it doesn’t even need to, because this is actually okay on first listen! I think the beat is what I really like about this song, especially the blend of a drippy beat & the handclaps. Although, while Jay1 might not be bringing anything extraordinary or revolutionary here, I do think his flow is certainly an improvement here. Yes, the lyrics are totally predictable, but at least Jay1 has the right attitude to pull this bragging vibe off without sounding annoying or aggressive, so I can at least respect that. As such, this is getting a light 6/10 from me & like most UK urban music, it’ll probably go up in the coming weeks.

BUGZY MALONE FT AITCH - KILOS (#20)
Based on how chart trends have gone this past year or two, it’s not surprising at all to see a song like this get some hype, although I’m really not sure where I fall on it as a whole. On one hand, I can totally get behind the Latin American influences here, especially in the flamenco guitar thanks to Swiftabeatz, while both Bugzy Malone & Aitch give better than expected deliveries here. It’s just a shame that the lyrics are absoutely terrible, with both artists bringing out a really cocky feel that kind of kills the whole track a little for me, especially when they seem to be portraying the role of drug dealers. That lowers this to a 5/10 for me, but really, this should’ve been so much better!

LIL NAS X - PANINI (#25)
Even before hearing Lil Nas X’s debut EP, I already heard positive praise towards him for embracing a variety of genres & with this one, he’s left the country of ‘Old Town Road’ behind & gone full trap here. Yet, despite his being only being his second charting song, he seems to have a better flow & a more interesting melody in his delivery than most rappers who have multiple hits in the UK. The hook really seems to stick with me despite us only getting two of those on a song that lasts about 1:53 in total! He also seems to take on a more complex flow than I was expecting here & I’m also a bit of a sucker for that whistle line that opens & closes the song. It does need a remix of some kind to really get me into this, but it’s at least got the foundations of becoming a song that I want to come back to. For that, light 7/10!

RUSS & DIGGA D - MR SHEEEN (#28)
Again, when a UK grime song gets a remix, it generally allows the song to grow on me considerably, which is why I ended up tolerating ‘Gun Lean’ more than expected. That said, I can’t say the same will be happening with this song, at all! While Digga D brings a flow that I’ll have forgotten within the next hour, Russ tries to copy the same performance that he brought on ‘Keisha & Becky’; a song which was mediocre at best sadly. I would at least give some support to the guitar melody, but it’s pushed so far back in the mix & seems ridiculous distorted that it doesn’t stand out as much as I wanted it to. Again, there was definitely an idea that could’ve worked here, but unfortunately, this could never implement anything that I’ll be remotely interested in. Light 4/10!

NICKI MINAJ - MEGATRON (#34)
Ugh… look, I’ve always had a bit of a soft spot for Nicki Minaj, especially earlier in the decade, but she’s been testing my patience with her music recently & this song really doesn’t help matters. I know it’s not meant to be one that you’re meant to take seriously, especially with content about the antics she gets up to while drinking, but while her using autotune in previous songs never really bothered me, it really bugs me here. Maybe it’s the basic rhymes & the main production line has definitely has a groove to it, but can’t really develop into anything more interesting. So yeah, I’ll still check out that new album, this song doesn’t give me high hopes for it. It just leaves me with no desire to come back to this, so for now, it’s a 3/10.

MARK RONSON FT CAMILA CABELLO - FIND U AGAIN (#37)
Woah… Camila had a good week then! Okay, I know this making the Top 40 was actually down to Mark Ronson’s album release, but it’s a good end to this week’s new arrivals! Mark has always had a knack for these disco-pop vibes, but despite the laid-back summery feel, the lyrics actually seem to describe a relationship that’s falling apart by one’s mistakes & Camila seems to capture that emotion perfectly with her vocals. I know she sounds a little breathy at times, but there’s no denying the powerful & meaningfulness in her singing. I could definitely see this being one of those songs that connects with a lot of people, as well as being a promising early summery anthem & that’s not a combination that’s easy to nail by any means. I’m thinking a solid 8/10 for this!

On the albums chart, Lewis Capaldi returns to #1 with ‘Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent’ (3-1). It’s its fifth non-consecutive week at the top of the chart.

The rest of the Top 5: ‘Lexicon’ by Will Young (debuts at #2), ‘Western Stars’ by Bruce Springsteen (1-3), ‘Late Night Feelings’ by Mark Ronson (debuts at #4), ‘False Alarm’ by Two Door Cinema Club (debuts at #5).

Looking ahead to next week, these songs could enter the Top 40 for the first time: ‘Beautiful People’ by Ed Sheeran ft Khalid, ‘Castles’ by Freya Ridings, ‘Ritual’ by Tiesto, Jonas Blue & Rita Ora, ‘Don’t Check On Me’ by Chris Brown ft Justin Bieber & Ink, ‘I Could Get Used To This’ by Becky Hill & Weiss, ‘Higher Love’ by Kygo & Whitney Houston, ‘Hate Me’ by Ellie Goulding & Juice WRLD, maybe even more.

Thanks for reading everyone! I hope you all have a good weekend! :)

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