WEEK ENDING 22nd APRIL 2017

Harry did it then, although only just in the end, as a mere 3,000 sales prevented Ed from making it 14 weeks at Number 1.  Styles becomes the second member of 1D to reach Number 1 in the charts after Zayn hit the top with his debut, Pillowtawk" last year.

It will be interesting to see if he can repeat Zayn's feat of debuting at Number 1 in both the UK & US chart, when the new Hot 100 list is announced on Tuesday.

Anyway, here is Harry Styles with "Sign Of The Times".

After 13 weeks at the top, "Shape Of You" drops to Number 2 and "Galway Girl" drops to 3 after 5 weeks as runner up.  In fact, all last week's Top 5 drop one place this week - "Symphony" by Clean Bandit & Zara Larsson drops to 4, "Passionfruit" by Drake drops to 5 & "Something Just Like This" by Chainsmokers & Coldplay drops to 6.

Martin Jensen's "Solo Dance" marks its 12th week on the listing by climbing another place to 7, while also climbing one place to 8 this week is Zedd & Alessia Cara with "Stay".

Dropping two to 9 is another collaboration - "It Ain't Me" by Kygo & Selena Gomez, while down 4 at 10 is the third Sheeran track in the Top 10, "Castle On The Hill".

Back up 7 places to 20 this week, Lorde finally gets her second UK Top 20 hit, more than 3 years after her first, the massive 2013 Number 1 "Royals".

This is "Green Light".

Finally getting some momentum going after 7 weeks on the chart, up 10 places to 24 this week is Jason Derulo, Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign with "Swalla".

Up 7 to 26 this week is Future with "Mask Off", but as there is no video, we move on to the track one place lower.

The highest climber this week moves up 15 places to 27, and is a collaboration between French DJ/producer Martin Solveig & Norwegian singer/songwriter Ina Wroldsen.  It gives Solveig his fourth UK Top 30 single, and Wroldsen her first, although it was her vocal that Calvin Harris & Disciples used on their massive Number 2 hit from 2015, "How Deep Is Your Love".  She also co-wrote the current Number 4 track, "Symphony", as well as "Rockabye" with Clean Bandit, as well as "Human" by Rag 'n; Bone Man. amongst a long list of credits.

Taking its sample from Boy Meets Girl's Top 10 hit from 1988, "Waiting For A Star To Fall". this is "Places".

Talking of Disciples, they have this week's second highest new entry, as "On My Mind" debuts at Number 34.  It is the production trio's second UK Top 40 hit in their own right (apart from the aforementioned "How Deep Is Your Love"), after their 2014 Number 24 hit, "They Don't Know".

Here are Nathan, Gavin & Luke with "On My Mind".

Up nine places to 41 this week, just missing out on his first Top 40 entry, is Stratford-born rapper Momodou Jallow (AKA J Hus).

This is "Did You See".

Surprisingly, back up 14 places to 47 this week, is Daft Punk & the Weeknd. 

This is "I Feel It Coming".

Another track moving back up, this time 12 places to 56, is the recent Number 2 hit from Zara Larsson with 22 weeks on teh chart.

This is "I Would Like".

Up 11 to 59 is a track which is currently in the Top 5 in the US.

Featuring rapper Lil' Yachty, this is Kyle with "iSpy".

As usual, I finish with tracks from the US & UK Number 1 albums.  No surprise in the UK as Ed Sheeran makes it six weeks at the top with "Divide".  It is the longest run at Number 1 for an album since Adele's "25" reached 7 weeks in January last year.

From the album, the track which is at Number 3 on the singles chart, this is "Galway Girl".

In the US,  Drake gets his third week at Number 1 with "More Life".  (Un)fortunately he has not released any videos for any of the tracks, so we have to end there.
                 

                            UK NUMBER 1's/NUMBER 2's ON THIS DAY 

 
1 year ago - One Dance - Drake featuring WizKid & Kyla/Cheap Thrills - Sia
5 years ago - Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen/Boyfriend - Justin Bieber
10 years ago - Give It To Me - Timbaland featuring Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake/Stop Me - Mark Ronson featuring Daniel Merriweather
20 years ago - I Believe I Can Fly - R Kelly/Song 2 - Blur
30 years ago - Let It Be - Ferry Aid/La Isla Bonita - Madonna
40 years ago - Knowing Me Knowing You - Abba/Going In With My Eyes Open - David Soul
50 years ago - Somethin' Stupid - Nancy & Frank Sinatra/Release Me - Engelbert Humperdinck
60 years ago - Cumberland Gap - Lonnie Donegan/Young Love - Tab Hunter & Banana Boat Song - Harry Belafonte

US NUMBER 1's ON THIS DAY 

1 year ago - Work - Rihanna featuring Drake/7 Years - Lukas Graham
5 years ago - We Are Young - fun featuring Janelle Monae/Somebody That I Used To Know - Gotye featuring Kimbra
10 years ago - Give It To Me - Timbaland featuring Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake/Don't Matter - Akon
20 years ago - Can't Nobody Hold Me Down - Puff Daddy featuring Mase/Hypnotize - The Notorious BIG
30 years ago - I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) - Aretha Franklin & George Michael/Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House
40 years ago - Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston/Southern Nights - Glen Campbell
50 years ago - Somethin' Stupid - Nancy & Frank Sinatra/Happy Together - The Turtles

Don't forget you can see all the latest UK & US Top 40 videos on my YouTube channel - Chart Blog UK 

Tune in next week to see if Harry can claim a second week at the top.

Until then, for anyone living in the Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales, you can here my dulcet tones as guest co-presenter on the Gareth Long show on Bro Radio (98.1 FM), every Tuesday between 7 & 9 pm.  For the rest of you, see you next week.

Bye!!