News 4 April 2020

SAINt JHN hits #1 with Roses

Debuts for Dua Lipa, Megan Thee Stallion, 5SOS and more!

SAINt JHN hits #1 with Roses

Debuts for Dua Lipa, Megan Thee Stallion, 5SOS and more!

In its seventh week in the Top 50, SAINt JHN’s ‘Roses’ hits #1 on the ARIA Singles Chart. Originally released by the American rapper in July 2016, its success comes after a remix was released by Kazakh producer Imanbek. To date ‘Roses’ has spent two weeks at #1 in the UK.
 
As she debuts at #2 on the Albums Chart with Future Nostalgia, Dua Lipa has three entries in this week’s Top Ten: moving back to #3 with ‘Don’t Start Now’, debuting at #7 with ‘Break My Heart’ and hitting a new peak at #9 with ‘Physical’. The last artist to have three entries in the Singles Chart Top Ten in the same week was Ed Sheeran, who had ‘Beautiful People’ at 4, ‘I Don’t Care’ at #5 and ‘Cross Me’ at #7 in July 2019.
 
Powfu’s ‘Death Bed’ moves up one to #6. Likewise, Benee’s ‘Supalonely’ is up one for a new peak at #8.
 
Tones And I continues to slowly climb with ‘Bad Child’. This week it’s at #15.
 
Lil Mosey’s ‘Blueberry Faygo’ jumps two to a new peak at #18.
 
Six weeks into its chart run Endor’s ‘Pump It Up’ jumps six spots to hit a new peak at #20. The remix of Belgian artist Danzel’s 2004 single peaked at #8 in the UK in January.
 
‘Live In Life’ by The Rubens climbs six spots to #21 in its ninth week in the Top 50.
 
This week’s chart also features new peaks for Conan Gray’s ‘Maniac’ (#24) and 24KGOLDN’s ‘City Of Angels’ (#25).
 
Debuts:
 
#7: Dua Lipa ‘Break My Heart’ – As well as releasing her new album, Future Nostalgia, Dua Lipa claim another Singles Chart entry with ‘Break My Heart’. It becomes the third single from the album to hit the Top Ten after ‘Don’t Start Now’ (#2 Dec. ’19) and ‘Physical’ (#9 Apr. ’20), as well as Dua Lipa’s sixth career Top Ten entry.
 
#23: Megan Thee Stallion ‘Savage’ – Megan Thee Stallion makes her Top 50 debut with ‘Savage’. The track comes from the American rapper’s third EP, Suga, which was released in March. The song’s popularity has boomed after the ‘Savage’ dance challenge took off on TikTok.
 
#28: PARTYNEXTDOOR, Rihanna ‘Believe It’ – PARTYNEXTDOOR and Rihanna team up for ‘Believe It’. The single becomes Canadian artist PARTYNEXTDOOR’s first Top 50 entry as a lead artist. It’s Rihanna’s first appearance on a single since the N*E*R*D release ‘Lemon’ (#44 Apr. ’18). ‘Believe It’ features on the PARTYNEXTDOOR album PARTYMOBILE, which debuts at #22 this week.
 
#39: 5 Seconds Of Summer ‘Old Me’ – 5 Seconds Of Summer hit the Singles Chart with ‘Old Me’. It’s the third Top 50 single from the Sydney band’s newly crowned #1 album CALM after ‘Easier’ (#12 Jun. ’19) and ‘Teeth’ (#15 Sept. ’19).
 
#46: Doja Cat ‘Boss B**ch’ – While ‘Say So’ rides high in the Top Ten for a fifth week, Doja Cat claims her second Top 50 entry with ‘Boss B**ch’. The track was released on Birds of Prey: The Album (#9 Feb. ’20). It’s the first song from the album to appear in the Top 50.