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Charts – 17 February 2023

Posted on Sunday, February 19, 2023 by Paul in Music

This is the week after the Brit Awards, which has… to be honest, almost no impact on the chart. With one exception, which we’ll come to. But it’s a quiet week otherwise.

1. Miley Cyrus – “Flowers”

Five weeks. The number 2 single is still “Escapism” by Raye, which has been there for five weeks too.

7. Harry Styles – “As It Was”

This is the one obvious impact of the Brits: last year’s Harry Styles number 1 rebounds into the top 10. It was still hanging around the fringes of the top 40 anyway – it’s actually a climber from 34 – but there’s no apparent reason for it to be here beyond the Brit Awards. Particularly since a lot of its chart points are coming from views of the video above. I’m not sure why, since I don’t think it’s an especially great live performance… but there you go.

18. Linkin Park – “Lost”

Linkin Park haven’t released any music since their frontman Chester Bennington died in 2017, although they’ve never formally split. This is a previously unreleased track included on the 20th anniversary edition of their second album “Meteora.” Considering that it’s been in a vault for twenty years, it’s perfectly decent – though you can maybe understand Linkin Park deciding at the time that it was a bit more-of-the-same.

27. Strandz – “Us Against The World”

Chart debut. This has been hovering outside the top 40 for a couple of weeks, although that hasn’t inspired anyone to do a Wikipedia article for the guy – as of right now, the top result for his name is a nature park in Bulgaria. He’s a London rapper, though his background also takes in Germany and Nigeria. “Us Against the World” is pretty good, and a nice change from UK grime to boot. The sample is from “Who’s Gonna Take the Blame”, a 1970 album track by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles.

31. Central Cee – “Me & You”

That’s a bit underwhelming as a follow-up to a top ten single. Mind you, the promotion is still in early days. The sample is from “Shorty (Got Her Eyes On Me)” by Donell Jones, which I don’t remember at all, but it reached number 19 in 2000.

32. Lovejoy – “Call Me What You Like”

Another debut hit. The reason Lovejoy can get a retro indie guitar track into the charts, let’s be honest, is that their frontman has six million followers for his YouTube gaming channel – but the band are actually decent, and this isn’t a novelty cash-in.

This week’s climbers:

  • “Boy’s a Liar” by PinkPantheress climbs 8-3.
  • “People” by Libianca climbs 17-15.
  • “Ceilings” by Lizzy McAlpine climbs 27-21.
  • “Lavender Haze” by Taylor Swift climbs 33-30
  • “Ready to Fly” by Sub Focus & Dimension climbs to 34 after two weeks at 35.

There are four new entries this week plus two re-entries (Lewis Capaldi and Pink). The six records leaving are:

  • “Here With Me” by D4VD after a week at 40.
  • “Kiss Me” by Dermot Kennedy peaked at 15 in its first run before Christmas, and got another six weeks in the new year.
  • “The Color Violet” by Tory Lanez peaked at 36.
  • “Another Love” by Tom Odell got to 10 on this run. It must have been hit by the downweighting rule since it plunges from 13 to 51.
  • “Voices” by KSI featuring Oliver Tree entered at 11 and dropped out of the top 40 after three weeks. Bit of a dud, really. I didn’t think it was that bad.
  • “How Do I Say Goodbye” by Dean Lewis reached 23 both before and after Christmas – it’s been hanging around since October.

On the album chart…

1. Paramore – “This Is Why”

Their third number 1 album – the others being 2009’s “Brand New Eyes” and their self-titled album from 2013. They don’t really bear much resemblance to the style of their early hits any more.

4. You Me At Six – “Truth Decay”

Their previous album got to number 1, but still, this maintains a consistent record of making the top 10 for every album since 2010.

21. The Rolling Stones – “Grrr Live”

And finally, this live album, originally a pay-per-view concert from 2012.

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