Drake on course for seventh UK Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart with Girls Want Girls
Drake is on course to dominate this week’s Official Singles Chart with tracks from his new album Certified Lover Boy as he occupies every position in the Top 3 on today (September 5)’s Official Chart: First Look.
The Canadian rapper is on track for his seventh Official UK Number 1 single with Girls Want Girls ft. Lil Baby, which would also mark the Atlantan featured artist’s first UK chart topper. The duo previously collaborated on Number 10 hit Wants & Needs in March this year.
In addition, Drake looks to take his tally of Top 10 singles to 30 with a further two entries – Champagne Poetry (2) and Fair Trade ft. Travis Scott (3).
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The Official Chart: First Look airs Sundays on BBC Radio 1 between 6pm – 7pm, offering a first glance of the Top 20 ahead of Friday’s Official Singles Chart Top 100. The chart is based on preliminary sales and early streaming reports.
Number 1 for the past ten weeks, Ed Sheeran’s Bad Habits is heading for a tumble of three places to Number 4.
Elton John is heading for his first UK Top 10 single as a lead artist in almost 20 years with Dua Lipa collaboration Cold Heart (Pnau Remix), up 13 places to Number 10. Elton’s last single of headline billing to reach the top flight was the Number 9 hit I Want Love in October 2001.
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The second wind for Glass Animals’ viral hit Heat Waves is set to continue this week, with the track eyeing up a new peak of Number 12, a rise of six spots.
Finally, Little Mix look to score their 31st Official Top 40 single with Love (Sweet Love), currently at 19.
Find out the week's final chart standings on The Official Chart with Scott Mills on BBC Radio 1 this Friday from 4pm. The Official Singles Chart Top 100 is revealed here on OfficialCharts.com every Friday at 5.45pm.
This week's Official Chart: First Look Top 20 (September 5, 2021)
| LW | CURRENT | TITLE | ARTIST |
| NEW | 1 | GIRLS WANT GIRLS | DRAKE FT. LIL BABY |
| NEW | 2 | CHAMPAGNE POETRY | DRAKE |
| NEW | 3 | FAIR TRADE | DRAKE FT. TRAVIS SCOTT |
| 1 | 4 | BAD HABITS | ED SHEERAN |
| 2 | 5 | STAY | THE KID LAROI & JUSTIN BIEBER |
| NEW | 6 | I STILL HAVE FAITH IN YOU | ABBA |
| NEW | 7 | DON'T SHUT ME DOWN | ABBA |
| 3 | 8 | REMEMBER | BECKY HILL |
| 6 | 9 | OUT OUT | JOEL CORRY & JAX JONES FT. CHARLI XCX & SAWEETIE |
| 23 | 10 | COLD HEART (PNAU REMIX) | ELTON JOHN & DUA LIPA |
| 5 | 11 | INDUSTRY BABY | LIL NAS X & JACK HARLOW |
| 18 | 12 | HEAT WAVES | GLASS ANIMALS |
| 9 | 13 | TALK ABOUT | RAIN RADIO & DJ CRAIG GORMAN |
| 10 | 14 | KISS MY (UH OH) | ANNE-MARIE & LITTLE MIX |
| 17 | 15 | VISITING HOURS | ED SHEERAN |
| 7 | 16 | HURRICANE | KANYE WEST |
| 8 | 17 | HAPPIER THAN EVER | BILLIE EILISH |
| 16 | 18 | FLY AWAY | TONES & I |
| NEW | 19 | LOVE (SWEET LOVE) | LITTLE MIX |
| 14 | 20 | CLASH | DAVE FT. STORMZY |
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afrog
SO HAPPY ED SHEERAN ISNT #1 and while I don't like drakes music he is so kind so I can live with this. Abba in the top 10 is nice to see, haven't heard their new songs yet though lol sad to see EDM fall and lil nas x out the top 10 :/ way 2 or the one with durk and giveon for #1 the best on drakes album
My Name Is Stomp
That's some Drake overkill.
Alfred Lock
That'll take some topping with the nuclear reference.😆
afrog
You should see the chart without the 3 single rule 😂
heavenonmymind
omg that nuclear accident at the top 3, god help us!
AG
Andrew Green
Even ignoring the fact that Step Into Christmas has been a top ten hit for Elton John for the last two Christmases, Elton John's last top ten solo hit was the 2005 hit Electricity, which got to #4.
Jack Suslak
Also Are You Ready for Love was after I Want Love
Küll
Abba should be the number 1 🤦
Piran
Did OCC post two First Look articles this week? Not surprised given how much is happening here, haha. :)
Anyway, I'm absolutely delighted to see both ABBA & Elton John so high up here! Who would've expected that in 2021?
I think 'Heat Waves' will end up in the final Top 10 though!
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Nu No
Sadly unless they have some more physical release to put out before Friday (any limited edition picture disc or color vinyl or whatever) I doubt they will have enough sales and streams to keep a TOP 10 position.
Surprised to see Drake get 3 TOP placements.... hope not all keep so high on final chart as those songs aren't that good.
Ian Robert Herechuk
Elton may well hang in for a Top 10, but I sadly predict Abba will tail off by Friday which is a shame, but a reality of older people not streaming constantly. Let's bask in the 1000 weeks plus of Abba Gold
Alfred Lock
Groan😖😖He's back doing a Justin Bieber and once again the musical mindset IQ audience of Rap clogs the top 3 again..Don't care about that as I'll never hear of it on Radio 2..More interested in the almighty ABBA comeback.Fingers crossed🤞🤞they can hold on to the Top 10 come Friday
Alfred Lock
Yeah ..the older old school like me think streaming socks.. That's for the tight fisted 16-34 group..I've always preferred buying the old school way.
afrog
Still think Abba will land in the top 25 :)
afrog
Very unlikely heat waves will be top 10 on Friday (thankfully 😂)
Piran
Why? It’s massive on TikTok, haha. :)
Piran
I think both will drop out of the Top 10 by Friday, but Elton will be Top 20 & ABBA will be Top 40 (even if it’s just with ‘I Still Have Faith In You’). :)
Piran
Yeah, Drake’s not dropping out of the Top 5 with any of the three tracks from him here, but ABBA will sadly fall off a fair bit by the end of the tracking week. :/
Ian Robert Herechuk
So that was a pleasant surprise. 1 hung on in the Top 10 and the other at 14. With Elton and Dua at 11. A good week except for all the dross from Drake !!
Piran
Yeah, I’d like to see a new song at #1 now, but the majority of this week was above average. :)