WEEK ENDING 10th FEBRUARY 2018

A bit of a log jam at the top of the chart this week as this week's Top 4 is exactly the same as last week's Top 4.

So it's a second week at Number One for Drake and "God's Plan".

Spending a third week at Number 2 is Ramz with his ode to his hometown, "Barking", while static at 3 is "River" from Eminem & Ed Sheeran.

No move at 4 then for Dua Lipa with "IDGAF", while up 5 more places, no doubt boosted by the release of his new album, "The Time Is Now", is Craig David.

Featuring Bastille, and with his first Top 5 hit in 13 years, here is Mr David with "I Know You".

Down one place to 6is "Tip Toe" from Jason Derulo & French Montana, while up two more places is Jax Jones with Ia Wroldsen with "Breathe".

Another non-mover stays at Number 8 this week, the lead single from the current Number One album, "The Greatest Showman" soundtrack, "This Is Me" by Keala Settle & the Greatest Showman Ensemble, while down three to 9 is Bruno Mars with Cardi B and "Finesse".

Up two places to 10, congratulations to BBC Sound of 2018 winner Sigrid, who claims her first UK Top 10 hit.

This is "Strangers".

Up an impressive 22 places to Number 11 this week, but not quite claiming the highest climber of the week, is the collaboration between Rudimental, Jess Glynne & US rapper Macklemore.  It marks the return to the Top 20 after more than two years for both Glynne and Macklemore, while Rudimental were in the Top 10 as recently as the tail end of last year with "The Sun Comes Up".

This is "These Days".

Next up is a track that first charted in the US last June and in the UK in August, and which this week claims a new chart peak of Number 13.

Up seven places, from Alaska, this is Portugal.The Man with the excellent "Feel It Still".

Up ten more places to Number 22 this week, is Neneh Cherry's daughter, Mabel (McVey).

Featuring NOT3S, this is "Fine Line".

New at 31 this week is the latest by boy band Migos, featuring guest vocals by Drake, which gives him his 70th hit single in the UK.

This is "Walk It Talk It".

One place lower, is Justin Timberlake, hoping to better the relatively poor showing of his last hit "Filthy" which only got to Number 15 in the chart.

Featuring country music superstar Chris Stapleton, this is "Say Something", this week's Number 32.

At Number 35, is a debut hit for Birmingham rapper Mist on the chart.

This is "Game Changer".

This week's highest climber climbs 23 places from last week's Number 72, to equal its previous peak position of 49 the end of last year.

Featuring both Nicki Minaj & Cardi B this is boyband Migos with "Motor Sport".

As usual I finish off with tracks from the US & UK Number 1 albums.  In the UK, for the fourth week in a row, the best selling album is the soundtrack to the movie "The Greatest Showman".

From the album, and sung by Loren Allred, this is "Never Enough".

In the US, Chicago's pop-punk giants Fall Out Boy claim their third successive Number One album, and their fourth in total.

From the album "MANIA", this is the single, "Young And Menace".

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

 
1 year ago - Shape Of You - Ed Sheeran/Castle On The Hill - Ed Sheeran

5 years ago - Get Up (Rattle) - Bingo Players featuring Far East Movement/Thrift Shop - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz

10 years ago - Now You're Gone - Basshunter featuring DJ Mental Theo/Chasing Pavements - Adele

20 years ago - Doctor Jones - Aqua/You Make Me Wanna... - Usher

30 years ago - I Think We're Alone Now - Tiffany/When Will I Be Famous - Bros

40 years ago - Uptown Top Ranking - Althia & Donna/Mull Of Kintyre-Girls School - Wings

50 years ago - Everlasting Love - The Love Affair/The Ballad Of Bonnie And Clyde - Georgie Fame

60 years ago - Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley/The Story Of My Life - Michael Holliday

US NUMBER 1's ON THIS DAY 

1 year ago - Bad And Boujee - Migos featuring Lil' Uzi Vert/Shape Of You - Ed Sheeran

5 years ago - Thrift Shop - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz/Locked Out Of Heaven - Bruno Mars

10 years ago - Low - Flo Rida featuring T-Pain/No One - Alicia Keys

20 years ago - Together Again - Janet/Nice & Slow - Usher

30 years ago - Could've Been - Tiffany/Seasons Change - Expose

40 years ago - Stayin' Alive - The Bee Gees/Short People - Randy Newman

50 years ago - Love Is Blue (L'Amour Est Bleu) - Paul Mauriat & his Orchestra/Green Tambourine - The Lemon Pipers

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

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