Charts – 17 February 2023
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.
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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