Can Lewis Capaldi challenge RAYE for Number 1 with Pointless?
Can Lewis Capaldi’s Pointless challenge RAYE for Number 1 in the UK this week? The Scottish singer-songwriter’s new single - which was co-written by Ed Sheeran - is currently charging up towards a new peak of Number 2.
Lewis is currently charging up to head on a UK tour, where he will be supported, funnily enough by RAYE, who is now looking ahead to the launch of her much-awaited debut album, My 21st Century Blues, at the beginning of next month.
From tour buddies to chart rivals...this is one battle you won't want to miss, especially after RAYE's highly-emotional climb to Number 1 week ignited an outpouring of love and support from all corners of social media.
MORE: Lewis Capaldi's Official Charts history in full
After this long-awaited success, RAYE holds on at the top with Escapism. Ft. 070 Shake, but with less than 2,000 chart units in play between her and Lewis, can she hold on to secure a second week?
Thanks to a new remix featuring BRITs Rising Star and BBC Sound Of…2023 winners FLO, Stormzy’s Hide & Seek begins to scale back up the Top 20. It’s projected to leap four places to Number 14, having peaked at Number 7 last year.
Skrillex, Fred again.. & Flowdan could capture this week’s highest new entry in the UK with their track Rumble. Expected to debut at Number 16 it would be Skrillex’s fourth, Fred’s third and Flowdan’s first Top 40 hit.
Official Chart First Look Top 20 - January 8 2022
| LW | POS | TITLE | ARTIST |
| 1 | 1 | ESCAPISM | RAYE FT 070 SHAKE |
| 15 | 2 | POINTLESS | LEWIS CAPALDI |
| 2 | 3 | ANTI-HERO | TAYLOR SWIFT |
| 5 | 4 | MADE YOU LOOK | MEGHAN TRAINOR |
| 3 | 5 | MESSY IN HEAVEN | VENBEE & GODDARD |
| 4 | 6 | KILL BILL | SZA |
| 6 | 7 | LET GO | CENTRAL CEE |
| 8 | 8 | CALM DOWN | REMA |
| 7 | 9 | MISS YOU | OLIVER TREE & ROBIN SCHULZ |
| 9 | 10 | OUT OF NOWHERE | BUGZY MALONE & TEEDEE |
| 10 | 11 | ANOTHER LOVE | TOM ODELL |
| 11 | 12 | PSYCHO | ANNE-MARIE & AITCH |
| 12 | 13 | CREEPIN' | METRO BOOMIN/WEEKND/21 SAVAGE |
| 17 | 14 | HIDE & SEEK | STORMZY |
| 13 | 15 | UNHOLY | SAM SMITH & KIM PETRAS |
| NEW | 16 | RUMBLE | SKRILLEX/FRED AGAIN/FLOWDAN |
| 16 | 17 | I'M GOOD (BLUE) | DAVID GUETTA & BEBE REXHA |
| 20 | 18 | KISS ME | DERMOT KENNEDY |
| 18 | 19 | 10:35 | TIESTO & TATE MCRAE |
| 21 | 20 | LIONHEART (FEARLESS) | JOEL CORRY & TOM GRENNAN |
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Eric Angus
I see a lot of hate for Lewis here. Beware.
Romy Lifetime
I need Raye number one for more weeks, what a garbage songs by Skrillex and Lewis Capaldi 🤢
thierry henon
Totally agree with you.. Lewis is just awful!!
🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜
well done to raye for keeping another pub singer variant off the top. hoping it can remain this way and i hope creepin can “creep” up the chart further. rumble is just pure diarrhea though
GS
where the did pointless come from???
Piran
😳
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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜
came from lewis capaldi hogging the top 3 on itunes and he promoted it by leaking his phone number on instagram 💀
Rob Parkinson
Ah most likely drop loads come Friday then as it doesn't seem to be streaming that well
Piran
It’s literally being carried by sales. I think he promoted it all over social media which means it’ll be even more frontloaded! 😩
Rob Parkinson
I used to like him and his music but just nit feeling it this time round, lacking something for me
MKS
He has been everywhere this weekend, including Graham Norton. RAYE is on next Friday so if she hangs on this week will hopefully manage 3 weeks!
thierry henon
Cannot stand LEWIS..so overrated. so pleased to see his last 2 singles flopped in the USA!!
C
Conor
she's performing the thrill is gone though not escapism. hope that can be a hit too
MKS
I didn’t know that! It’s maybe a bit more PG for the BBC.
🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜
agree with you, his voice just grinds my gears and the amount of times i hear his wailing on the radio is ridiculous
Piran
'Lionheart [Fearless]' is so close to the Top 20. Hope it can hang in there until Friday! 🤞
Piran
It might not be his best song, but really pleased to see Fred Again.. on track for his first ever Top 20 hit! 😍
🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜
nah bro the songs godawful 🤢🤮 why couldn’t he have this much success with marea (we’ve lost dancing) or billie (loving arms) instead of this trash
Piran
It’s one of his weaker songs tbh, but I still don’t mind it. 🤔
Piran
Glad to see RAYE still holding onto the top! 😊
'Pointless' is selling incredibly well, but it just isn't clicking with me at all. :/