{"id":3753,"date":"2017-04-29T20:10:16","date_gmt":"2017-04-29T19:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.housetoastonish.com\/?p=3753"},"modified":"2017-04-29T20:10:16","modified_gmt":"2017-04-29T19:10:16","slug":"charts-28-april-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.housetoastonish.com\/?p=3753","title":{"rendered":"Charts &#8211; 28 April 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ed Sheeran&#8217;s &#8220;Shape of You&#8221; is no longer number one&#8230; for the second time. \u00a0Maybe this time it&#8217;ll stick?<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. \u00a0Clean Bandit featuring Zara Larsson &#8211; &#8220;Symphony&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aatr_2MstrI\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Symphony&#8221;\u00a0has been on the chart for six weeks now, moving 6-4-3-4-2-1. \u00a0It&#8217;s Clean Bandit&#8217;s third number one, after &#8220;Rather Be&#8221; and &#8220;Rockabye&#8221;. \u00a0&#8220;Rockabye&#8221;, of course, was the number one\u00a0<em>before<\/em> &#8220;Shape of You&#8221;, and it\u00a0spent nine weeks at the top. \u00a0So, aside from that single week of Harry Styles, it&#8217;s been nothing but Ed Sheeran and Clean Bandit at number one since mid-November. \u00a0That&#8217;s coming up for six months.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Zara Larsson gets her first UK number one, having previously peaked at number 2 with her own single &#8220;I Would\u00a0Like&#8221; at the start of the year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/NGLxoKOvzu4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>5. \u00a0Jason Derulo featuring Nicki Minaj &amp; Ty Dolla Sign &#8211; &#8220;Swalla&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Well, what do I know? \u00a034-24-15-6. \u00a0This is evidently going to be around for a while.<\/p>\n<p><strong>7. \u00a0Shawn Mendes &#8211; &#8220;There&#8217;s Nothing Holdin&#8217; Me Back&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A7xzXDStQnk\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This is the\u00a0bonus track on the deluxe edition of his album &#8220;Illuminate&#8221;, which come to think of it is a promotional technique I don&#8217;t remember\u00a0coming up\u00a0for a while now. \u00a0You&#8217;d think the title would be either &#8220;There&#8217;s\u00a0Nothing Holding Me Back&#8221; or &#8220;There&#8217;s Nothin&#8217; Holdin&#8217; Me Back&#8221;, but apparently Shawn Mendes likes to hedge his bets. \u00a0Something for every accent. \u00a0It&#8217;s a Shawn Mendes record, though maybe with a bit more punch to it\u00a0than usual.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PMivT7MJ41M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>12. \u00a0Bruno Mars &#8211; &#8220;That&#8217;s What I Like&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Well, this is still plugging away. \u00a0Its\u00a0painfully slow progress up the chart has seen it take four weeks to advance from 15 to 12.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HHCC4ndeJyE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>15. \u00a0Little Mix &#8211; &#8220;No More Sad Songs&#8221;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Up one.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1Al-nuR1iAU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>16. \u00a0Rag&#8217;n&#8217;Bone Man &#8211; &#8220;Skin&#8221;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And also up one.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/vp8VZe5kqEM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>19. \u00a0Lady Gaga &#8211; &#8220;The Cure&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Up four places &#8211; and that&#8217;s\u00a0good news for Lady Gaga, given that the lead single from the last album crashed out of the top 40 after a single week. \u00a0This\u00a0one\u00a0is showing signs of reaching an audience beyond the fans.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/3rk6_Ax0mQo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>20. \u00a0J Hus &#8211; &#8220;Did You See&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This week&#8217;s highest climber, up 14.<\/p>\n<p><strong>22. \u00a0Luis Fonsi &amp; Daddy Yankee &#8211; &#8220;Despacito&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kJQP7kiw5Fk\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We don&#8217;t get much Spanish-language pop in the UK chart, but this thing has over a billion views on YouTube, and that gets you somewhere. \u00a0Also, the version that&#8217;s actually being pushed on UK radio has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=72UO0v5ESUo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">added English language bits by Justin Bieber<\/a>\u00a0at the start, so as not to scare the horses. \u00a0According to Wikipedia, this is &#8220;a Latin pop and reggaeton fusion song composed in common time and its lyrics are about having a sexual relationship but performed in a smooth and romantic way.&#8221; \u00a0So now you know.<\/p>\n<p>Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee are both\u00a0established stars in Puerto Rico. \u00a0You won&#8217;t be surprised to hear that this is Fonsi&#8217;s first appearance on the UK singles chart. \u00a0You might be slightly more surprised to hear that Daddy Yankee\u00a0<em>has<\/em> been here before, once, twelve years ago, when\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/1gLJyv9IKK32JoAYf7rLra\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Gasolina&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0reached number 5.<\/p>\n<p><strong>24. \u00a0French Montana featuring Swae Lee &#8211; &#8220;Unforgettable&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CTFtOOh47oo\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>French Montana is a Moroccan-born rapper who&#8217;s been\u00a0around for a decade or so, but\u00a0he&#8217;s making his first chart appearance here. \u00a0I think. \u00a0Depending on which source you check, he\u00a0<em>may<\/em> have had a featured artist credit on will.i.am&#8217;s &#8220;Feelin&#8217; Yourself&#8221;, which made number 2 in 2014. \u00a0That\u00a0record had a ton of\u00a0guests on it, and the official database lists the artist credit as &#8220;will.i.am\/Cyrus\/Khalifa&#8221;, presumably for space reasons, but French Montana\u00a0<em>was <\/em>on it.<\/p>\n<p>Swae Lee is one half of Rae Sremmurd, but this is his first\u00a0individual chart\u00a0credit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>27. \u00a0Zayn featuring Partynextdoor &#8211; &#8220;Still Got Time&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cHOrHGpL4u0\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This peaked at 24 on release\u00a0four weeks ago, but it makes a comeback this week with the release of the video. \u00a0And\u00a0what a video. \u00a0Zayn would\u00a0<em>really<\/em> like\u00a0to stress that he isn&#8217;t a boy band any more. \u00a0He is a big boy now. \u00a0Look at his video. \u00a0It&#8217;s got smoking\u00a0and everything.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=z_1WcUAcbgQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>28. \u00a0Disciples &#8211; &#8220;On My Mind&#8221;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>34-31-28 &#8211; slow but steady progress.<\/p>\n<p><strong>34. \u00a0Paramore &#8211; &#8220;Hard Times&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AEB6ibtdPZc\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Blimey, there&#8217;s one for the Are They Still Going file. \u00a0Paramore were last in the chart in 2013 when &#8220;Still Into You&#8221; made number 15, since when they&#8217;ve been doing more membership shuffles and litigating with the ex-bassist. \u00a0During that time they have apparently discovered 80s new wave, and the result is a record\u00a0almost totally unrecognisable as\u00a0Paramore. \u00a0It&#8217;s\u00a0also pretty good.<\/p>\n<p><strong>38. \u00a0Lana Del Rey featuring The Weeknd &#8211; &#8220;Lust For Life&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/35cTIXoBnuw\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This is the second single from her upcoming album; the first, &#8220;Love&#8221;, stalled at 41. \u00a0She\u00a0last\u00a0made the top 40 in 2014 when &#8220;West Coast&#8221; reached number 21. \u00a0A high profile guest always helps. \u00a0The track has nothing whatsoever\u00a0to do with the Iggy Pop\u00a0track of the same name, which came out in 1977, but only charted when it reached <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jQvUBf5l7Vw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">number 26 in 1996 (on the back of\u00a0<em>Trainspotting<\/em>)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>39. \u00a0Cheat Codes featuring Demi Lovato &#8211; &#8220;No Promises&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/exoWGjpx4UM\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The third hit for the US trio, after &#8220;Sex&#8221; (number 9 a year ago) and &#8220;Let Me\u00a0Hold You (Turn Me On)&#8221; (36 in the summer). \u00a0Doesn&#8217;t really feel\u00a0like the best use of Demi Lovato, who seems a bit over-processed on this track, but alright.<\/p>\n<p>On the album chart, it&#8217;s a busy week.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u00f7 by Ed Sheeran<\/strong> is still number 1\u00a0after eight weeks.<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Tears on the Dancefloor&#8221; by Steps<\/strong> is number 2, because that&#8217;s\u00a0the album market in 2017 for you. \u00a0The single &#8220;Scared of the Dark&#8221; made number 37 in\u00a0March. \u00a0In fairness to Steps,\u00a0all of their regular studio albums have gone top 5 (the\u00a0&#8220;regular&#8221; is there because\u00a0a 2012 reunion Christmas album reached number 32).<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Life Love Flesh Blood&#8221; by Imelda May<\/strong> at 5. \u00a0She&#8217;s a kind of endearing\u00a0rockabilly throwback, and this is her\u00a0third top ten album. \u00a0Single: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/gIZ2rRHn-SQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Should&#8217;ve Been You&#8221;<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Jump on Board&#8221; by Texas<\/strong> at 6. \u00a0Pretty much where the last two Texas albums landed, so this is their level these days. \u00a0Single\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/zBNEf4buiFY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Let&#8217;s Work It Out&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0is low-NRG disco.<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;You Are We&#8221; by While She Sleeps<\/strong> at 8. \u00a0Metalcore, as if you couldn&#8217;t guess. \u00a0It&#8217;s their third album and the first to make the top 10. \u00a0It&#8217;s a\u00a0crowd-funded self-release. \u00a0Single: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/eH6tqXQNWUA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Silence Speaks&#8221;<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Risk to Exist&#8221; by Maximo Park<\/strong> at 11. \u00a0At the lower end of their range, but it&#8217;s a busy week for new releases. \u00a0Single: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/UuSKQ51SYCI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Get High (No, I Don&#8217;t)&#8221;<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Americana&#8221; by Ray Davies<\/strong> at 15. \u00a0Exactly what it\u00a0sounds like\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Ray Davies doing a country rock album about his\u00a0experiences in America. \u00a0Single: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/LlmomFOkprw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Americana&#8221;<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Cracked Actor (Live in Los Angeles 74)&#8221; by David Bowie<\/strong> at 20. \u00a0This was a special release \u00a0for\u00a0National Record Store Day, so it would rather defeat the point if there was anything I could link to, and indeed there isn&#8217;t anything. \u00a0As advertised, it&#8217;s a live album from his 1974 tour. \u00a0There already was a live album from his 1974 tour &#8211;\u00a0<em>David Live<\/em>, which reached number 2 that year &#8211; but this has a different setlist.<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;This is My Town &#8211; Songs of New York&#8221; by Barry\u00a0Manilow<\/strong> at 26. \u00a0A mixture of Broadway standards and, well, Barry\u00a0Manilow songs about New York. \u00a0Sample track: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/UB3-ekUy4cY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;I Dig New York&#8221;<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Love and War&#8221; by Brad Paisley<\/strong> at 33. \u00a0Country music. \u00a0He got to number 34 with his previous album &#8220;Moonshine In The Trunk&#8221;. \u00a0Single: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/PXVLtfJ5KQY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Today&#8221;<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;8&#8221; by Incubus<\/strong> at 35. \u00a0Incubus&#8217;s chart places are all over the place &#8211;\u00a0they made the top ten in 2004 with &#8220;A Crow Left Of The Murder&#8221;, and then the follow-up &#8220;Light Grenades&#8221; missed the top 40 entirely. \u00a0So 35&#8230; well, that&#8217;s kind of middling for them. \u00a0Single: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/K_g-5zeXGxk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Loneliest&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Bowpromo&#8221; by David Bowie<\/strong> at 38. \u00a0Another\u00a0Record Store Day release. \u00a0It&#8217;s a reissue of a promotional item from 1971,\u00a0mostly made up of alternate versions of tracks from\u00a0<em>Hunky Dory<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ed Sheeran&#8217;s &#8220;Shape of You&#8221; is no longer number one&#8230; for the second time. \u00a0Maybe this time it&#8217;ll stick? 1. \u00a0Clean Bandit featuring Zara Larsson &#8211; &#8220;Symphony&#8221; &#8220;Symphony&#8221;\u00a0has been on the chart for six weeks now, moving 6-4-3-4-2-1. \u00a0It&#8217;s Clean Bandit&#8217;s third number one, after &#8220;Rather Be&#8221; 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