WEEK ENDING 17th FEBRUARY 2018

A third straight week at the top by a comfortable margin for Drake this week.

This is Drake and "God's Plan".

Storming up nine places from last week's Number 11 to claim the runner up spot this week is Rudimental and "These Days", which features vocal performances from Jess Glynne and Macklemore.  All three artists return to the Top 5 after a few years away - both Rudimental and Macklemore last reached this high nearly 5 years ago, while Jess Glynne had her last Top 5 entry 2 1/2 years ago.

This is "These Days".

After three weeks at Number 2, Ramz drops one place to 3 with "Barking", while spending a third week at 4 is Dua Lipa with "IDGAF".

Down two places to 5 is former Number 1, "River" from Eminem & Ed Sheeran, while up two more places to 6 is "This Is Me" from the Greatest Showman album.

Back up two places to 7 is Bruno Mars & Cardi B with "Finesse", while down two places to 8 is Jason Derulo & French Montana with "Tip Toe".

Up four places to 9, and finally into the Top 10 after more than six months on the chart is Portugal.The Man with "Feel It Still", and back into the Top 10, up four from last week's 14 is Camila Cabello and "Never Be The Same".

This week's highest new entry comes from the soundtrack on the latest Marvel movie, "Black Panther".  

Also co-written by them, this is The Weeknd featuring Kendrick Lamar with "Pray For Me".

Up 16 places to 27 this week, and claiming his first ever UK Top 30 hit, this is B Young with "Jumanji".

Up 9 places to 28 this week, is the second track from the "Black Panther" soundtrack in this week's chart.

Also co-written by both artists, this is Kendrick Lamar featuring SZA with "All The Stars".

New at 33 this week, is the second entry by Raye in the chart.  Already at Number 20 with "Decline", she is guest vocalist on the latest track from Kojo Funds.

This is "Check".

Back into the Top 40, up 12 places to 34, and this week's highest climber, is Justin Timberlake with "Filthy", no doubt boosted by his album "Man Of The Woods" entering the album chart at Number 2 this week.

This is "Filthy".

As usual I finish off with tracks from the US & UK Number 1 albums.  In the UK, for the fifth 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, hip hop trio Quavo, Offset & Takeoff, AKA Migos, takes the honours as their third longplayer "Culture II" becomes their second US Number 1, following last year's effort, "Culture".

From the album, this is latest single, "Stir Fry".

   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 - Thrift Shop - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz/White Noise - Alunageorge

10 years ago - Now You're Gone - Basshunter featuring DJ Mental Theo/Rockstar - Nickelback

20 years ago - Doctor Jones - Aqua/All I Have To Give - Backstreet Boys

30 years ago - I Think We're Alone Now - Tiffany/I Should Be So Lucky - Kylie Minogue

40 years ago - Figaro - Brotherhood of Man/Take A Chance On Me - Abba

50 years ago - Everlasting Love - The Love Affair/The Mighty Quinn - Manfred Mann

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

US NUMBER 1's ON THIS DAY 

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

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/With You - Chris Brown

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

30 years ago - Seasons Change - Expose/What Have I Done To Deserve This - Pet Shop Boys featuring Dusty Springfield

40 years ago - Stayin' Alive - The Bee Gees/(Love Is) Thicker Than Water - Andy Gibb

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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