Why, this is almost like old times. \u00a0Six new entries! \u00a0We haven’t had that in ages. \u00a0The chart compilers will be relieved about\u00a0that. \u00a0It’s something to talk about in the press release.<\/p>\n
1. \u00a0Chainsmokers featuring Halsey – “Closer”<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n But it’s not all good news for them. \u00a0“Closer” gets a second week at number 1. \u00a0That’s not the problem. \u00a0Two weeks is fine, especially since it’s still growing.\u00a0 The problem is that it heads\u00a0a completely static top 7,\u00a0and this is no longer all that unusual –\u00a0in muting the impact of\u00a0first-week fan sales, the streaming era\u00a0seems to be illustrating that commercial radio was right all along about just how\u00a0long it takes for the public to lose interest in a hit.<\/p>\n 10. \u00a0Martin Garrix & Bebe Rexha – “In The Name of Love”<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Up from 17, giving Garrix his fourth top 10 hit, and Rexha her second. \u00a0I think I said before that this was her first credit hit, but it turns out the Chart Company’s search engine has a glitch and doesn’t reliably pick up credited guest appearances. \u00a0She’s had two of those, one of which was on\u00a0Cash Cash’s 2014 hit “Take Me Home”. \u00a0(The other was on G-Eazy’s “Me, Myself and I” from the spring, which she overtakes this week.)<\/p>\n 11. \u00a0Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa and Imagine Dragons\u00a0with Logic, Ty Dolla $ign and X Ambassadors\u00a0– “Sucker for Pain”<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Back on the climb, having moved 28-16-13-13-11. \u00a0This is Lil Wayne’s biggest hit as a lead artist, though he’s been in the top 10 several times as a guest. \u00a0And since they’re given co-billing, it technically now\u00a0overtakes “Radioactive” to become Imagine Dragons’ biggest hit too..<\/p>\n 15. \u00a0Olly Murs – “You Don’t\u00a0Know Love”<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n A second rebound, and another new peak – this has moved 23-34-30-32-35-19-31-27-15. \u00a0This time, it’s because he performed on the\u00a0Strictly Come Dancing<\/em> launch show, which caused a surge in sales (but not streams, which is why he isn’t in the top 10).<\/p>\n