Official Singles Chart Top 40 on 30/8/2019

yes but for a while

I'd be gutted if 'Higher Love' got blocked by 'Take Me Back To London' only because of the latter's remixes, but at least Whitney's got her highest charting hit of the 21st century so far! :)

Hey Whitney's still number 1 in the sales chart, where it really matters

If 'Higher Love' had hit no.1 UK, this would've been one of most biggest talked about thing everywhere among news, music industry insighters, tv entertainment news outlets. Whitney has been dragged through the mud and back by media worldwide with all the drama within the last 20 years. So that feat alone at no.1 would have overshadowed even Ed's "London" going no.1 today. And this could have been her only chance getting a 5th no.1 UK single, so this is little sad disappointment for me and probably others who was routing for 'Higher Love' to hit the UK top spot today. Ed's releasing of these 'London' remixes blocked it unfortunately. But Whitney earning a UK #1 this century would've been a major surprise feat as appose to earning a highest charting within the UK top 5 in the 21st century!

I can imagine you are happy with Lizzy climbing up the charts! I am surprised that Sam Smith is still in the top 10, love the song but did not expect it to become a rather big hit for him.

Amazed to see the newest Katy Perry single isfound lower in the chart than her previous single. I like both singles but hoped her new single would climb higer.

Ed is now at #1.... why??? ;-)

Hi Ronald!! How are you? Haven't see you in the Official Charts for a while...You are right about Sam Smith..never would have expected to be even a Top 10...anyway..good for him..he is a talented artist...Any fan of NATASHA BEDINGFIELD Ronald? I am a huge fan and can't wait to see if her new release makes it to the Top 5....she has been away far too long!!

Hi Thierry, went back to work after my holiday and a heatwave started in the Netherlands, so i wasn't online a lot... I rather like Natasha Bedingfield and I can't wait either! Sam Smith surprises me time after time after time....

UNWRITTEN has been on repeat for years....I really likeas well I JUST WANNA HAVE YOUR BABIES...i know it is different but sill classis NATASHA!! Hope you did enjoy the sun...We have had 2 heatwaves this year in UK...getting worse every year...i am looking forward to winter...my favourite season...i mean the snow, Xmas movies...it is magical....Hope you had great holidays too Ronald...

I think KATY PERRY is done

finished
her Single RISE was her first flop as part of many other flops

sadly

Hi Thierry! Is that true that Natasha is coming with new music?? Wow! Can't believe! Love her since These Words...last single I heard was that feat on Unicorn

Hi Dami...How are you today? Yes FINALLY...i was waiting for that release for years!! ROLL WITH ME is out....Nearly 9 years since her last release....far too long!! UNICORN feat BASTO...good single that deserved much more success...never charted anywhere!! you have to check ROLLER SKATE from her brand new album...Definitely the best single from her new CD...let me know what you think...Have a great day...

Thanks for answer mate! I didn't know she had released a new album! I'm already checking it! Really grateful for your info! Sadly, talented bro Daniel, didn't released music anymore....greetings from Buenos Aires Thierry!

You are right, shame really about her brother...very talented as well....Now i am waiting for ROXETTE to release their new album...I know their latest GOOD KARMA was only released 3.5 years ago...but being my favourite band EVER, over 3 years is too long!! Hope you have a nice weather in BUenos Aires....quite mild here in London...at least the heatwave is gone!!

I was a hyper Roxette fan back in the day. I saw them live twice in B A in 92 and 93😑 , they recorded a song here for their Tourism album by the way, I still love the fact the 're releasing new music!
Weather is fine here, spring is coming , 15°C and sunny. You had a very very hot summer there this year☀☀🔥🔥

Here comes the week end and So far away...2 beautiful songs recorded from Buenos Aires indeed....You have a great evening Dami....

Same here, two heatwaves! I love Summer but this was just too much! Looking forward to the Christmas season too. Love Christmas music, love the decorations, love Christmas lights, love the whole atmosphere around it. And I love Winters as much as I love Summers....

My holiday was great. Three weeks in Lisbon, one of my favourite cities!

UNWRITTEN is such an A CLASS SONG!!!

I disagree, I think she is getting better and better.....

I love Algarve!! Been there a couple of times...went there in December first time: not only cheaper at the beginning of the month but not too warm: 22 degrees!! furthermore the city is dead at that time of the year...love the food there!! Is Nelly Furtado, half canadian, half portuguese? Have a great day Ronald...

I've never been to the Algarve, just Lisbon and Porto. I am a big city person. Love the weather though in Lisbon. Only been there in Summer, can be a bit hot but I love it still. But it is getting crowded, too many tourists... Good thing is I've been going to Lisbon for 6 years now so I do not have to go to the tourist attractions anymore... Love the food there and Portuguese wine....

Nelly Furtado is Canadian but from Portuguese parents.

Enjoy your Tuesday!

The Tourism album brings back memories. My ex wife used to front a band who did a lot of Roxette covers, I remember them doing all the songs from 'Tourism'.

Treat yourself to a holiday to Iceland over the Christmas period, it's magical but very very cold, went there in 2016.

Great album but very underrated John...i think they shouldn't have added the live songs on the album, 4 of them i think it was but keep it as only 12 original and brand new songs...

Thanks John for the idea...always wanted to go there but never had the chance to..

Wowww, so good to know that!

Afternoon Ronald...How are you today? I don't know if you do check the BILLBOARD HOT 100 and 200? I read this morning that LIZZO is number 1 in USA!! OMG, just can't believe it...so pleased about that news...Have a great evening..

WOW!!! That is amazing news indeed! I check the Billboard charts every now and then so I was not aware of this yet. Saw a clip of Lizzo performing a song at Glastonbury (I think it was Glasto) this Summer and thought: WOW! This lady can sing!

I know right? Now I think it's gonna peak at 2. Thanks to Ed Sheeran's dominance.

The top 5 probably could've still been dominated by Shawn & Camilla's "Senorita" at no.1 if the song hadn't went ACR this week..or maybe not who knows!

Ed is everywhere!! Used to be a fan: really like his first 2 albums but his latest CD is awful and i am getting tired of seeing him everywhere...releasing a new single or remix every single week!! Before was Adele, another overrated singer and very soon we gonna get Taylor Swift with her "teenage" sound singles being released one after the other.....

who cares ?

nobody is interested on that fat black gay guy

quite racist....

Hey Piran! I honestly really like seeing 'Take Me Back to London' go to #1 this week, both because of the original and the remixes! For me, the regular remix is pretty decent, but still not as good as the original. It's the Sir Spyro remix that really does it for me - his beat really improves the track a lot for me! I think a version of the song with the original vocals over Sir Spyro's beat would be the perfect version of the track for me. I really like that climb for 'Post Malone' as well, and it's great that Taylor breaks records by becoming the only female artist with 4 #1 albums in the 2010s this week!
As for the debuts, I like that 'The Man' and 'Cruel Summer' are the 2 'Lover' debuts, as they were my 2nd & 3rd favourite tracks from the album! For the former I'd probably give it a strong 7/10 for now, while the latter would be a solid 7/10. My favourite track on the album, 'Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince', would be a light - solid 8/10 for me. I also love that 'f**k, i'm lonely' finally made the Top 40 this week! As you know, it's been bouncing around just under the Top 10 on my charts for a few weeks, and finally entered the region this week. Strong 8/10 from me, though I do agree that the hook can be a bit repetitive. I only recently heard 'Dance Monkey' for the first time, but I'd probably give it a light 7/10 for now. Overall then, a very positive week for debuts!
Next week it looks like it'll be between 'Take Me Back to London' and 'Higher Love', though probably a closer battle than this week's. Hopefully 'Higher Love' can reach #1 at some point, whether that be next week or in the weeks after, but I'd also love to see 'Take Me Back to London' get a couple more weeks at #1. 'Circles' will most likely be the highest debut ahead of 'Hollywood's Bleeding' next week, and hopefully it can reach the Top 10 and give Post his 3rd Top 10 from the album before it even releases (or 4th, if 'Sunflower' is on the album)! 'Ride It' also looks likely to debut, and I think 'Pan-Fried' and 'Jacques' have decent chances as well.

Hi piran
I love seeing take me back to London at number 1! Ed sheeran actually has 8 number ones now. I've been following his career for a few years but n6 collabs is my favourite album of his. And even stormzy didn't even have any number ones at the start of this year and now he has 2. Higher love really should go to number 1 bc it's so catchy, amazing and fits perfect in the genres of pop and dance as well as being a great tribute to the iconic whitney Houston. I was happy that it made a new peak at number 2 but I hope it goes higher. I actually like taylors new songs in the top 40. The man and cruel summer are defiantly good tunes that I might even listen to again. I think it's great that me!, you need to calm down and the archer had their success before the album was released so more tunes could enter the top 40 without the three track limit. I hope "my one" manages to enter the top 40. Surprised ava max torn didn't chart as ava has had really good success recently, although torn did go in the top 40 in downloads.
Have a good week
Tony

On the topic of "F!ck, I'm Lonely", I have to take consideration the other 13 Reasons Why-soundtrack songs and how it compares with them.

So I am a big fan of the show itself. Especially the first season, which was an awesome piece of televison! While I think the second season was kinda not good, and I'm hearing the same stories for the third season which I'm yet to see, I Still watch it thanks to the first season, as well as the soundtracks which are always a big plus in the show! :)

Starting with the first season, which had really good songs by Selena Gomez ("Only You"), as well as then-mostly-unknown Billie Eilish ("Bored"). But especially Lord Huron's "The Night We Met". I mean, it is a clear 10/10 from me. I could go as far as to say it's among my favorite songs during this later decade!!!

Then we got to the second season, which ironically, while dropping in overall quality, pretty much continued to shine with its music, maybe even got better! We had Selena continue with an awesome "Back To You", which was among my favorite songs on last year's Year-End chart; Billie Eilish and Khalid's "Lovely" (a clear 10/10 from me!); OneRepublic and Logic's "Start Again", as well as Years & Years' "Sanctify".

Now we're at S3 Era, and I have to admit, I am so far least impressed of these three so far, in terms of musical quality at least! Don't get me wrong, "F!ck, I'm Lonely" isn't a bad Song by any means. However I was expecting to be blown away by it, which just didn't happen, unfortunately! :(

Since then, 5 Seconds Of Summer's "Teeth" has also been released as a single. It is better but not among the band's best work.

Thankfully I have heard Daya's "Keeping It In The Dark" as well, and that Song might even be good! :)

Hey Tony! How you doing? :)

As far as I'm aware, Ed Sheeran just tied Calvin Harris as the act with the most #1 singles this decade, both with eight each. I can't think of any other artist who have been able to achieve more since 2010.

I do think Taylor having weaker singles compared to the deeper album cuts gave her an advantage with the new chart rules, since she's now been able to chart six songs from 'Lover' in the UK. All three songs in the chart from her today were good, but the title track & 'Cruel Summer' were the two standouts from the album for me!

I think like with 'Sweet But Psycho' & 'So Am I', Ava Max's new single will need time to grow on the radio before it makes the Top 40! 'My One' was just one spot beneath the region this week, so it has a really good shot at entering next week, especially since on-demand streaming seems to be its strongest metric at the moment.

Thanks for your reply. I hope you have a good week too!

Hey Gameskiller! :)

For me, the original version of 'Take Me Back To London' has awesome chemistry between Ed & Stormzy, as well as both of them being able to ride the slower trap beat rather well. Unfortunately, the contributions from Aitch & Jaykae didn't blend well with the other two artists, while the grime input that Sir Spyro made resulted in some messy vocal layering. Overall, I certainly don't mind 'Take Me Back To London' going to #1, but I'll admit that I'm going to be annoyed if this means 'Higher Love' can't get there.

I'm really happy for the gain that 'Post Malone' is making too, since it would've been a massive climber on my Crown Note chart if it weren't for 'Lover'! As I mentioned to you earlier, while we actually had similar ratings for 'The Man', I knew 'Cruel Summer' was going to be way higher for me, since that was the album track that stuck in my mind the quickest. While Taylor did drop back considerably from the 86k that 'Reputation' debuted with to the 53k that 'Lover' managed, I do feel like she'll get at least another #1 album, especially with this being the album that's given her the most success in the way of streaming so far.

While 'Dance Monkey' might be just good for me if nothing exceptional, I genuinely have a gut feeling that it'll become at least a Top 10 here & this is a bold prediction, but probably a future #1 too!

Also, not necessarily related to the charts, but did you hear about the rumours that Aitch was shot dead earlier this week? Despite me not being a massive fan of his music, I'm really glad that these rumours weren't true.

'London' has peaked at 1, so seeing it remain more weeks at 1 what's the use, Ed has already had record ground breaking success with the album and practically all singles released so far. His label is trying to milk every dollar they can off his album and singles, which explains why 'London' remixes was issued earlier this week. As i said before had 'Higher Love' been at top spot this week, Whitney's name and the song no.1 peak would've been one of the most talked about topics in news & entertainment everywhere, definitely in the USA and likely also in Europe. It would be talked about now if 'Higher Love' was the no.1 UK song right now!
Ed's label knew Whitney's 'Higher Love' was likely going to hit no.1 this week. So they issued those remixes out real quick likely knowing 'London' would take off and jump as no.1 song on UK Singles,,and it worked. Could've easily waited and release remixes this up coming Monday. A sociable friend works for a major USA label and says this is what the big labels do!

Hi piran
Calvin harris actually has 10 number ones. His most recent was promises. I won't be surprised if my one doesn't enter the top 40 although I'm hoping it does. I've heard ava maxs torn, on the radio before and it's defiantly a lot different from her previous singles, but a good difference. Lastly, higher love looks like it's going to 10 weeks soon so could it be in danger of ACR?

I mean, multiple weeks at #1 is of course always going to be better than a single week at #1, and I still love to see it stay at #1 for a bit longer, just as I'm sure you'd love to see 'Higher Love' at #1 for multiple weeks and wouldn't think it was pointless. Which of course is completely fine as everyone's going to be rooting for a different song at #1 based on which songs they like the most.
The remixes being released this week could've been a move by the label, but honestly I don't think anyone could've predicted 'Take Me Back to London' going to #1 before they saw Friday & Saturday's streaming figures at least. Jaykae is still a relatively unknown artist and Aitch may be blowing up right now but he's still not on the level of Ed or Stormzy, so the fact that these remixes actually did so well is pretty surprising. Besides, if 'Señorita' hadn't been placed on ACR this week it would've been at #2, so it still would've prevented 'Higher Love' from going to #1 if the 'Take Me Back to London' remixes hadn't been released if it wasn't on ACR. Plus, 'Higher Love' still has a very real chance of reaching #1 in the coming weeks, so it should be a pretty exciting chart to watch!

I was actually referring to how many artists each have had in the 2010s, since 'Dance Wiv Me' went to #1 in 2008 & 'I'm Not Alone' got there in 2009, meaning that he achieved eight this decade. Meanwhile, all of Ed's #1 singles have happened in this decade.

'Higher Love' would be on its 10th week on the chart next week, but since it's been gaining in overall performance recently as far as I'm aware, it wouldn't be going on ACR for at least another three weeks.

Yeah, I do agree that Jaykae & Aitch don't really blend all that well with Ed & Stormzy, but I do actually think that Jaykae & Aitch blend really well with each other and I really liked it when they were rapping back to back! Incredibly, 'Take Me Back to London' managed to climb again on the most recent Spotify chart, now 166,422 streams ahead of 'Señorita' and 249,048 ahead of 'Higher Love', so it might actually be another easy victory for 'Take Me Back to London' next week which I definitely wouldn't have expected. It was 18,852 chart sales ahead of 'Higher Love' this week, but it might even manage to beat that next week! I do still hope 'Higher Love' can reach #1 eventually though, as it would be great to see Whitney get a posthumous #1 hit, and this is quite possibly her last chance at it.
I really hope 'Post Malone' can reach the Top 10 eventually, because the track's really been growing on me, despite the fact that I already liked it quite a bit when I first heard it. It should be climbing on my next chart! Speaking of Post Malone, the artist has been making some waves on Spotify recently. Both 'Sunflower' and 'Better Now' passed 1bn streams in the past week, making Post now tied in 1st as the artist with the most 1bn+ songs as a lead artist; both him and Ed have 4. Bieber has 3, but he also has another 3 as a featured artist. 'beerbongs & bentleys' also became just the 2nd album on the platform to have every single one of its songs pass 100m streams not too long ago, and it just passed 'x' to become the 2nd most streamed album, both behind '÷'. 'x' has 6.47bn streams, 'beerbongs & bentleys' has 6.50bn and '÷' has 8.04bn.
Yeah, I'm pretty sure Taylor will get at least 1 more #1 album here, though I think 'Lover' getting the most streaming success for her has a lot to do with the fact that it was released simultaneously on streaming services, unlike 'reputation'. Still, I can see her next album doing well on streaming as well.
That is definitely bold predicting that 'Dance Monkey' will go to #1! I'm not sure if it'll manage to go that far, but I do definitely think it'll climb, and I guess we'll just have to wait and see if it'll go to #1!
I hadn't heard those rumours about Aitch actually, but I'm very glad they weren't true as well. I may not be the biggest fan of his music either, but I wouldn't want anyone to be shot dead, especially not someone completely innocent of any crimes like Aitch.

I've honestly already forgot about Aitch's & Jaykae's parts already, but hey, it's cool that you liked the remix as much as the original! :)

Speaking of 'Take Me Back To London', it finally ended 'Old Town Road's over four month reign on the YouTube chart! The video for the remix opened with 4.22 million views, which has to be one of the biggest debuts of the year so far! Regarding its position on the official chart, while nothing will challenge it for #1 as you mentioned, 'Taste [Make It Shake]' might rebound significantly as it went back to #1 on Apple Music, fell 3-4 on YouTube but gained in views, while also being almost tied with '3 Nights' on Spotify. Maybe Aitch appearing on the 'Take Me Back To London' remixed helped his own current hit to get more recognition. Yeah, well even rappers like XXXTENTACION who were bad people who made bad music still don't deserve that to happen to them, nobody does. The fact that Aitch is only 19 would've made it so much worse, but yeah, glad he's okay after all!

That's awesome for Post Malone, especially with a new album coming out in just five days from now! I wouldn't be surprised if he passes Ed Sheeran for most 1 bill.+ streamed songs on Spotify as a lead artist, since 'Psycho' is Post Malone's next nearest song to the milestone with 912 mill., while other than his songs that crossed 1 bill., I didn't see any other songs from Ed inside the all-time Top 100. This was as of two days ago by the way. Finally, it appears that 'Cold Water' recently became the first song on Spotify to pass 1 bill. streams without being on any album! :D

Regarding 'Dance Monkey', it's a combination of gut instinct & how fast it's becoming across the world! It also hit #1 on Ireland on Friday & there haven't been many songs that have got there without doing so in the UK. For example, the last song to go to #1 in Ireland without reaching the Top 10 in the UK was 'Cry For Help' by Hometown in April 2015! Since then, the other Irish but not British #1s have been; 'Can't Feel My Face' (August 2015), 'Cheap Thrills' (April 2016), 'This is What You Came For' (May 2016), 'Galway Girl' (March 2017), 'IDGAF' (January 2018), 'No Tears Left To Cry' (April 2018) & 'Hold Me While You Wait' (May 2019). So as you can see, it doesn't happen often that we get songs hit the top in Ireland without doing the same here. Besides, all of these were Top 5s in our country anyway, with a majority of them peaking at #2 in the OCC charts. Really goes to show how similar the two countries' charts are! :O

Must admit I'm loving 'dance monkey' hopefully see a big climb tomorrow

It moved from 40-31 today! :D

Now that UK radio are finally starting to discover this, I expect this kind of gains to continue for a little while yet.