Time for another quiet week, then.  One big new release, and that’s pretty much it for the upper end of the chart.  Thankfully, there’s a bit more going on at the lower end, and on the album chart…

38.  Lorde – “Team”

Strike another name off the One Hit Wonder list, then.  This is the follow-up to “Royals”, which made number 1 in November.  A more conventionally chart-friendly single, and perhaps less immediately striking as a result.  The theme of reaction against glamour and showbiz is still present and correct, though.  (“I’m kind of over gettin’ told to throw my hands up in the air.”)

30.  Imagine Dragons – “Demons”

Their fifth top 40 hit, believe it or not.  This is another track from their debut album, which was previously floating around outside the chart a year ago.  Massively formulaic modern rock.

29.  Disclosure – “F For You”

Originally a number 20 hit in August, this is back in the chart because it’s being re-promoted in a new version with added vocals by Mary J Blige, who’s now been having hits for over 20 years.  She’s basically adding some new verses over the original track, which was largely instrumental.  It’s a big improvement, actually; Disclosure can be a bit icy, and this gives them some more passion.

24.  DJ Stay The Night – “Stay The Night”

It’s been a while since we’ve had one of these.  This is a knock-off cover of “Stay The Night” by Zedd featuring Hayley Williams, which came out in most countries months ago, but in Britain is currently only available if you buy the whole album.  It comes out as a freestanding single this week, so it’s bound to chart high on Sunday.  Interestingly, the Radio 1 chart website is (wrongly) listing Williams as guest vocalist on this version too.  Clone covers often seem to confuse them.

The original, which will chart high next week, is a strong EDM pop song, though Williams ends up sounding much like any other session vocalist.  This version isn’t on YouTube (why on earth would it be?), but you can find it on Spotify if you really want.  And in fact, the random session singer is indeed a passable equivalent.  The “will this do” backing track is another matter.

21.  Rihanna – “What Now” 

Um… okay.  This spent three weeks in the chart in December, peaking at number 25, then quietly vanished.  I honestly don’t know why it’s suddenly leaping back into the top 20 now, particularly since she’s meant to be promoting…

15.  Shakira (featuring Rihanna) – “Can’t Remember To Forget You”

After an underwhelming first week, this record has now moved 11-31-38-15.  Why the sudden reversal of fortunes?  Well, the video’s out, though I’m surprised it’s had quite this much effect on a record that’s been out for several weeks and seemed to have stiffed out the gate, despite getting plenty of airplay.  It’s not even a very good video.

3.  DJ Fresh vs Jay Fay (featuring Ms Dynamite) – “Dibby Dibby Sound”

This week’s only proper new entry.  It’s the second single from DJ Fresh’s upcoming album (the first was “Earthquake” back in the autumn).  I think this is the first time he’s actually appeared in one of his own videos in anything more than a cameo.

Jay Fay is a DJ from St Louis, and the hook is sampled from his 2013 single “Dibby Dibby” (where it was probably a sample to start with).  This is apparently an actual collaboration rather than just a licensing credit, though.

It’s the biggest hit of Ms Dynamite’s career, just; her previous best was number 4 for her appearance on “Lights On” by Katy B three years ago.

1.  Clean Bandit (featuring Jess Glynne) – “Rather Be”

Three weeks total.  That equals “Happy” and “Somewhere Only We Know”.  And despite a busier release schedule this week, it seems to be on course for four – this is already on course to be one of the big sellers of the year, with total sales now past the 400K mark.

On the album chart:

• “So Long, See You Tomorrow” by Bombay Bicycle Club at number 1.  Fourth album for this alt-Radio 2 band who’ve never been able to shift single but have done increasingly well on the album chart.  Their first number 1.  Lead single: “Luna”.
• “Hydra” by Within Temptation at number 6.  This week’s omen of the retreat of albums into an ultra-niche product: a top ten entry for the sixth album by a Dutch symphonic metal band who have never previously troubled the top 20.  Single: “Dangerous”, featuring Howard Jones.  That’s Howard Jones, the lead singer of Killswitch Engage, not Howard Jones, the 1980s singer.  I know, I was disappointed too.
• “Too Much Information” by Maximo Park at 7.  Their fifth album, the third to make the top 10.  Single: “Leave This Island”.
• “After the Disco” by Broken Bells at 12.  A seemingly unlikely collaboration between the lead singer of the Shins, and Danger Mouse.  You wouldn’t guess it was a Danger Mouse record.  This is their second album; the first missed the charts.  Single: “Leave It Alone”.  (Lovely video, by the way.)
• “Word of Mouth” by Seth Lakeman at 20.  Alt-folk.  This guy was nominated for the Mercury Prize a while back, and he’s now on his fifth album.  Single: “The Courier”.  (It’s rather good.)
• “Love Songs” by Tina Turner at 32.  Self-explanatory compilation.
• “Love Letters” by Andre Rieu at 35.  Did you know it’s February?
• “Tales From The Realm of the Queen of Pentacles” by Suzanne Vega at 37.  This is her first studio album to make the top 40 album chart since “99.9 F” in 1992 (which had one of my favourite Vega songs, “Blood Makes Noise”).  There’s an official lyric video for “Fool’s Complaint”, though it says something for how irrelevant online promotion is to Vega’s audience that when I tracked it down on Friday, it had been up for two days and had had 106 views.  Checking it again just before posting, I see it has reached the dizzy heights of 254.