I was going to do a Watch With Father over the weekend but, well, I’ve been otherwise diverted.  No matter!  In these interesting times we need an oasis of stability, and the UK top 40 more than delivers.

1.  Drake featuring Wizkid & Kyla – “One Dance”

Clinging on by a 5% margin over the number 2 single, it’s still here after eleven weeks at number 1.  It is flagging in both sales and streams, but nothing else has come along to replace it yet.  Even allowing for the general slowing of the chart in the streaming era, this is pretty amazing: only two records have ever had longer runs at number one, namely “Everything I Do (I Do It For You)” by Bryan Adams (16 weeks in 1991) and “Love is all Around” by Wet Wet Wet (15 weeks in 1994).  Since its notional total sale of 60,000 is the lowest for a number 1 single since October, this surely has to be it – doesn’t it?

9.  Sigala featuring John Newman & Nile Rodgers – “Give Me Your Love”

The highest new entry, and the only thing in the top 10 that isn’t a non-mover.  Producer Sigala has now had four straight top 10 hits, and he’s moving up in the world, having started off by sampling ABC, and now working with the actual live John Newman and Nile Rodgers.  Technically this is Rodgers’ first solo chart credit, since the Official Chart Company doesn’t list him as a featured artist on “Get Lucky”, but he had several hits back in the day as a member of Chic.

This has been available on streaming for a few weeks but it was doing nothing until became available for sales, which must say something about the audience for it.

15.  Adele – “Send My Love (To Your New Lover)” 

This has now moved 34-26-25-15.  Adele doesn’t need hit singles but she can get them anyway.

16.  Calum Scott – “Dancing On My Own”

This is the guy from Britain’s Got Talent covering Robyn.  There’s a proper video for it at last, which might explain why it’s kicked up another gear after a while floating around the bottom end of the chart (40-42-36-36-36-38-42-27-28-16).  The video, like the cover, is very much Now That’s What I Call Solemn.

17.  Dua Lipa – “Hotter Than Hell” 

Hard to know what counts as a successful launch for a new act these days, but hey, it’s climbing in its second week – by one place, but it’s climbing – and that’ll do for now.

24.  The Chainsmokers featuring Daya – “Don’t Let Me Down” 

This seemed to have peaked a couple of weeks ago, but it’s back on the climb.

25.  Bastille – “Good Grief”

The video is NSFW.  This is the lead single from Bastille’s second album, and it doesn’t sound remarkably different from the first, though you can see why it’s been chosen as the single to push to radio.  There’s a chorus here.  Leaving aside a live track from an award ceremony, Bastille were last in the chart in 2013, and they’re increasingly unusual in being an indie-ish band (however vaguely) who still register on the singles chart.

26.  Ariana Grande – “Into You” 

Gathering pace, after entering at 40 a couple of weeks back.

33.  Twenty One Pilots – “Heathens”

A second hit for Twenty One Pilots following on their international hit “Stressed Out”, which got to 12 earlier in the year.  This is from the soundtrack to Suicide Squad.  Doesn’t seem like the sort of thing that’s likely to stick around, but hey, there’s some Suicide Squad footage in the video if that’s your thing.  This isn’t actually supposed to be their current UK single – that’s “Ride”, languishing at 64 – so the movie connection seems to be responsible for this one appearing instead.

39.  Kent Jones – “Don’t Mind”

Rapper from Florida.  It’s his first official single, drawn from a mixtape last year.  The chorus is based on the Barry White song “Practice What You Preach”.

On the album chart:

• “A Moon Shaped Pool” by Radiohead re-enters at number 1 after the physical release.  It previously made number 1 on digital release in May, but dropped out of the top 40 after four weeks.  The fact that it can return to number 1 on physical sales… well, that tells you all you need to know about the health of the album market, doesn’t it?  Video: “Daydreaming”.
• “The Getaway” by The Red Hot Chili Peppers at 2.  They haven’t missed the top 5 since 1994.  Their first album without Rick Rubin since the 80s (it’s produced by Danger Mouse).  Single: “Dark Necessities”.
• “On My One” by Jake Bugg at 4.  Third album, all making the top 5.  Single: “Love, Hope and Misery”.
• “Johannesburg” by Mumford & Sons and Baaba Maal at 6.  Mumford & Sons doing world music.  Single: “Wona”.
• “Chaleur Humaine” by Christine and the Queens at 8.  Not a band, a French synthpop songwriter.  This has been out for a while but suddenly enters the chart on the strength of some UK promotion.  There’s an English language version, but here’s the original version of “Christine”.
• “The Dreaming Room” by Laura Mvula at 21.  Her second studio album, three years after the first.  The first one made the top 10, so this is a bit disappointing.  On the bright side, my local Starbucks is still hammering “Green Garden”, so some royalties there.  Single: “Phenomenal Woman”.
• “Magma” by Gojira at 24.  Making their first chart appearance, a French metal band.  Single: “Silvera”.
• “Case/lang/veirs” by case/lang/veirs at 28.  It’s a collaboration by Neko Case, kd lang and Laura Veirs.  Single: “Atomic Number”.