Drake’s God’s Plan records strongest week of streams yet to claim a fifth week at Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart
Drake’s reigning Number 1 single, God’s Plan, goes from strength to strength, enjoying its best streaming performance yet this week. 7.6 million plays of God’s Plan were recorded in the UK across the past seven days helping the track to its fifth week at the Official Chart summit.
Rudimental sit at Number 2 for a third straight week with These Days featuring Jess Glynne, Macklemore and Dan Caplen, while the rest of the Top 5 is made up by songs reaching new peaks: Dua Lipa’s IDGAF lifts one to Number 3, Portugal. The Man’s Feel It Still rises two places to Number 4, and All The Stars by Kendrick Lamar and Sza rockets six slots to Number 5, becoming Kendrick’s highest charting single in the UK as a lead artist.
New entries and high climbers
Marshmello and Anne-Marie net their third and second UK Top 10 singles this week with FRIENDS, shooting 10 placings to Number 9, while Camila Cabello’s Never Be The Same rebounds four positions to Number 10 following her Graham Norton and Dancing on Ice performances.
The Weeknd and Kendrick Lamar’s Black Panther soundtrack single Pray For Me climbs to a new peak of Number 11, while there’s also a new personal best for Justin Timberlake and Chris Stapleton’s Say Something following their BRIT Awards performance (22). Rising star Bazzi also hits new heights this week – Mine charges 10 spots to Number 27.
Country music star Maren Morris scores her first UK Top 40 single with The Middle, her collaboration with electronic acts Zedd and Grey at Number 37, and finally, Hailee Steinfeld and BloodPop®’s Fifty Shades Freed single Capital Letters makes its Top 40 debut at Number 39.
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I.B.
Drake might see opportunity this time around and brake the current record held by Bryan Adams. Now is that plausible?
Foxes
I highly doubt it. Not with the 300:1 rule.
Mark Willmott
With streams this huge every week I can't see Drake budging for a while which is a shame.
I.B.
He might be given a golden opportunity and surpass that 16 week threshold held by Bryan Adams.
Alfred Lock
Depends if Justin Bieber can stop him in time like he did with Major Laser and No 2 years ago
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TaylorJM
I see Eminem - River had a big drop this week at 10 weeks.
I'm just wondering what the actual new chart rules are for songs that have been in the charts for 10 weeks. I know the streaming ratio goes from 150:1 to 300:1 but what other criteria is there? I heard it has to also drop for 3 consecutive weeks as well? Can a song ever hit the 300:1 ratio and go back to the 150:1 at some stage?
Foxes
You are correct in that if a song has been on the chart for 10 or more weeks and has seen a decline in sales for 3 consecutive weeks, it has its streaming ratio halved from 150:1 to 300:1. Additionally, if a song sees a sales increase of 50% or more week-on-week, or if the label specifically requests for the song's ratio to be reset, the ratio can go back from 300:1 to 150:1.
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TaylorJM
thanks:) so it's not dropping in chart positions for 3 consecutive weeks but dropping in sales?
Foxes
Yep! The song has to drop in sales more than the overall average. So if the average across all songs is a decrease of 10% but the song only drops 5%, it doesn't count towards one of the 3 consecutive weeks, but if the average across all songs is an increase of 10% but the song only increases 5%, it does count towards one of the 3 consecutive weeks.
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TaylorJM
So does drop in sales start after the song has been on the chart for 10 weeks, or from when the song sales first start to decrease? I'm more confused now when it all comes into affect lol
so did the big drop for River at 10 weeks have anything to do with streaming ratio being halved because the sales decreased for 3 weeks, since week 8 or even earlier than that, and once it hit 10 weeks the stream ratio was halved?
Foxes
If a song declines in sales on its 8th, 9th and 10th week, then it will see the 300:1 ratio on the 10th week, but if a song is lucky enough to decline on its 7th, 8th and 9th week but then increase on its 10th week, it would need to decline for 3 consecutive weeks after that in order to get the 300:1 ratio.
This week 'River' saw the 300:1 ratio because it had declined in sales more than the overall average on its 8th, 9th and 10th weeks on the chart. It is really confusing, I know, but once you know all of it it's easy enough to get the hang of. I'd prefer if they didn't have that rule at all though, tbh.
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TaylorJM
thanks, I understand it more now :)
Piran
I really liked the official video for 'God's Plan', but I just hope the song itself doesn't prevent 'These Days' from hitting #1.
That said, I love seeing both 'All The Stars' & 'Friends' enter the Top 10, as well as the new arrivals for 'The Middle' & 'Capital Letters'! :)