Little Mix lead this week’s race to Number 1 with Sweet Melody as Justin Bieber set for highest new entry
Little Mix currently lead the way in the race to Number 1 on this week’s Official Chart First Look.
Sweet Melody, taken from the girl group’s latest album Confetti, climbs eight places midweek and could give Little Mix their 5th UK Number 1 single on Friday.
If Little Mix maintain their momentum, Sweet Melody would become their first chart topper in more than four years, since 2016’s Shout Out To My Ex, and their first since singer Jesy Nelson’s departure. See Little Mix’s full chart history.
However, according to today’s Official Chart First Look, it’s all still to play for at this point of the week as less than 2,000 units separate the whole Top 5 after 48 hours.
Ed Sheeran’s Afterglow, surprise-released during Christmas week, trails just behind in second place, while New York rapper CJ climbs eleven spots since Friday – Whoopty is on course for a new peak of Number 3.
Irish DJ producer Shane Codd is also heading for a personal best as Get Out My Head (4) ascends into the Top 10 for the first time in its tenth week on chart.
Dua Lipa’s Levitating completes the Official Chart First Look Top 5 and is one of two appearances for Dua in the midweek Top 10, as Miley Cyrus collaboration Prisoner rebounds 20 places to Number 8.
Australian singer and rapper The Kid Laroi could land his first UK Top 10 hit this week as Without You climbs 16 places to Number 10.
Elsewhere, the highest new entry of the week so far comes courtesy of Justin Bieber – Anyone starts its chart journey at Number 12 midweek after the Canadian star debuted the track at his New Year’s Eve performance, his first full-length live concert since 2017. Watch Anyone's Rocky-inspired video below.
The final Official Chart Top 40 will be unveiled exclusively on BBC Radio 1’s Official Chart with Scott Mills this Friday from 4pm, with the full Official Singles Chart Top 100 published on OfficialCharts.com from 5.45pm.
Check out the Official Chart First Look Top 20 in full below.
Official Chart First Look - 3 Jan 2021
| LW POSITION | POSITION | TITLE | ARTIST |
| 9 | 1 | SWEET MELODY | LITTLE MIX |
| 13 | 2 | AFTERGLOW | ED SHEERAN |
| 14 | 3 | WHOOPTY | CJ |
| 22 | 4 | GET OUT MY HEAD | SHANE CODD |
| 68 | 5 | LEVITATING | DUA LIPA |
| 44 | 6 | BLINDING LIGHTS | WEEKND |
| 20 | 7 | 34+35 | ARIANA GRANDE |
| 28 | 8 | PRISONER | MILEY CYRUS FT DUA LIPA |
| 29 | 9 | PARADISE | MEDUZA FT DERMOT KENNEDY |
| 26 | 10 | WITHOUT YOU | KID LAROI |
| 74 | 11 | YOU BROKE ME FIRST | TATE MCRAE |
| NE | 12 | ANYONE | JUSTIN BIEBER |
| 34 | 13 | WILLOW | TAYLOR SWIFT |
| 32 | 14 | REALLY LOVE | KSI/CRAIG DAVID/DIGITAL FARM |
| 48 | 15 | DYNAMITE | BTS |
| 41 | 16 | HEAD & HEART | JOEL CORRY FT MNEK |
| 36 | 17 | THEREFORE I AM | BILLIE EILISH |
| 38 | 18 | MOOD | 24KGOLDN FT IANN DIOR |
| RE | 19 | TRAIN WRECK | JAMES ARTHUR |
| 46 | 20 | HOLY | JUSTIN BIEBER FT CHANCE |
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Scott Harris
I'm personally not a fan of 'Sweet Melody', I think it's one of Little Mix's worst singles. I just hate that repetitive dancehall beat that I've heard a million times already. In my opinion, it was overproduced and the vocals sounded pretty generic.
BleeUK
Nice to see solah at #4 with Get Out My Head, stunning singer and vocals, her name is not said on the radio or artwork just the backing mixer guy.
BleeUK
Nice to see Solah is #3 with Get Out My Head, a stunning singer and vocals that doesn't get said on radio, her name is not even on the artwork, that a dance music PR right there, just the backing guy from the mix, Vocal counts too, in fact the record would not do well in the charts without a vocal track.
BleeUK
Nice to see the stunning sounds of the singer/vocal of Solah is #3 with Get Out My Head, Radio fail to Say her name, they just say the Background mixer name instead, that dance music PR right there.
the song wouldn't be same without the singer in fact i dont think it will chart anywhere in The Top 40. Make Vocals Count.
DamionThorn
Wait, so all the Christmas songs just suddenly disappeared?
mic w
Personally i prefer a standard sales chart only as streaming has been open to manipulation especially when a song is also on a playlist (hence Amazon).
Lets face it the singles chart is now a joke and the OCC dont know how to go about it.
BW
Brian Welsh
Where on Earth is Arianas Positions? It’s been very high in the Spotify chart since New Year but nowhere in midweek top 20.
crunch2k
Hoping for Ed Sheeran to get number 1 :) I like the song and his that winter feel to it. Also happy to see Laroi coming into the top 10 and the massive increase by BTS back in the top 20... should be an interesting chart
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I’m not a fan of it, but it’s certainly better than Sweet Melody, so I’m rooting for it as well.
Yolanda Merkel
I don't care much for them or that single, but I hope they defeat that POS by the ugly, smelly, boring guy.
JoeNak
Hope Sweet Melody can go #1, Then Afterglow
Joshua Sombra
Love how 'Levitating' jumped back up to the Top 10 and also it is more likely that 'Sweet Melody' will be No.1 this week if their streaming stronger than other competitive artists.
Bengy
Gerry and the Pacemaker's "You'll never walk alone" for no. 1, following death of Gerry Marsden today. Already no. 21 on iTunes.
MKS
Really hopeful for Little Mix getting their 5th number one. Sweet Melody is their best since the Glory Days era. Afterglow is a good song but feel Ed Sheeran can take the alphabet to #1, so hopeful he holds off a week. Also enjoying new JB song - good to see it start at #12.
My first ever post after reading comments for years :-)
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PN
Welcome back, I guess :)
If Ed releases a song, even if it is him just singing "laaaaa" for 50 seconds straight, it will still get top 5 at the very least. It's annoying how successful he is - I'm not against him or anything (it's not his fault he's too successful for crying out loud) but the amount of success he gets needs to tone down A LOT.
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Riley
Anyone got a list of what’s come off ACR and what will be coming off ACR next week?
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PN
Probably Rector, if you can get hold of him somehow
Piran
Over 60 comments in less than 40 minutes on a First Look article! :O
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PN
Also, how did Levitating catapault into the top 5? I definitely did not expect that.
Piran
OMG... 'Without You' could be about to enter the Top 10! :D
GS
Thanks for 1000 upvotes on my new account guys!
Piran
You're welcome! You deserve them. :)
GS
Didnt expect train wreck to rebound that much
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Riley
It is the fakest chart I’ve seen in awhile cuz if it wasn’t for acr blinding lights would be number 1 which would of been one of the craziest stories to occur in a long time! Head & Heart & Mood would of been higher aswell :(
Although I am so happy to see Little mix at the top as it stands! Whoopty has grown on me a lot but I hope the girls get a week at the top!
Rector
Get Out My Head needs to be #1 soon
Foxes
I would love to see Sweet Melody go to #1 this week, but we all know that Blinding Lights would be there right now if it wasn't on ACR.
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PN
Today was the first time in ages when I actually wasn't sure who was going to be number 1! Refreshing change, and hopefully Little Mix go on and get that number one, not only for Jesy but also because the song is actually very good
Cameron
Goodbye Christmas songs, see you again in November
Nathaniel
Sweet Melody DESERVES that number one spot. It's a good way to kind of commemorate Jesy's departure since it's the last single/music video with her on it. Plus, it's a huge banger. I'll be streaming, they need this 5th number one.
GS
Ill be streaming this 10 times a day until friday, THIS NEEDS TO BE #1
Nathaniel
YES LET'S DO IT!!!!
Piran
Right, two can play at this game! ;)
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PN
Really want it to be Little Mix, not just because of the song, but also I don't want Ed Sheeran at number 1 again! It's not like I don't like the song - I do - but I am getting slightly VERY annoyed at the amount of number 1's he's been getting recently.
Piran
Yeah, 'Afterglow' is a good song, but Ed Sheeran has had so many #1's lately, haha. :)
I think it'll be much more refreshing to see a female group back at the top of the charts after so long!
Yolanda Merkel
Ed Sheran stinks!
Piran
'Blinding Lights' would probably be #1 here if it wasn't for ACR! :O
Rob Parkinson
I know and where has positions gone to on acr?
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PN
Blinding Lights would probably have been number 1 for 16 weeks if not for ACR (maybe an overestimation but still)
Piran
I don't think it would've been at #1 for that long, but it certainly would've been inside Top 10 for most of last year! :P
Piran
'Positions' is probably just below the Top 20 & yeah, I think it went on ACR last week (where it would've been #15 without the Christmas songs!). :P
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PN
Like I said, maybe an overestimation (I was joking about the 16 weeks by the way...)
Piran
Haha, well, I honestly think 'Dance Monkey' could've come close to 16 weeks at #1 without ACR! ;)
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PN
So true (thank god it didn't - while I do like the song, it was at number 1 for far too long, and none more being said XD)
Piran
Yeah, I certainly get 'Dance Monkey's appeal, but not to the extent that it becomes the longest #1 single by a female artist in chart history! :P
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PN
And it stopped Ride It from getting to number 1. Let's just be happy that is isn't in the top 20 right now :)
Piran
It stopped 'Dance Monkey' from getting to #1 too though. :/
LM
Lee Moore
Wouldve been 11 weeks
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Lee Moore
Would've been 15 weeks
Piran
I'd love to see 'Get Out My Head' as a future #1, but it's just amazing that it broke into the Top 10 this week, along with 'Paradise'. Both are bangers! 🔥
GS
Imagine if dermot gets his first #1 omg
Piran
I think 'Outnumbered' deserved to be a #1 hit, but yeah, hopefully 'Paradise' can eventually repeat what it did in Ireland! :D
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PN
Outnumbered was definitely better than Paradise, but both are very good songs
Rob Parkinson
Love Shane Codd to get to No.1 but buzzing it's definitely hitting the top ten at least by Friday!
Piran
I think it could even go Top 5 on Friday & I could see it climbing even further within the next couple of weeks. :)
Piran
I love almost all of Dermot's hits, but 'Outnumbered' is definitely my favourite of his so far. :)
GS
The whole of dermots discography is perfect
Piran
I can't wait for his next album! :D
Yolanda Merkel
I LOVE "Paradise." I'm so pleased to see it bouncing back. "Get Out My Head" is actually growing on me. And the video is really cute.
Piran
I haven't really seen either video just yet, but yeah, both songs are absolutely deserving of their hit status (although I might be biased, as I'm a huge EDM fan, haha). :)
GS
After sweet melody get #3 and #4 to number 1 too
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PN
Maybe not number 3, but number 4 definitely!
GS
GO ON LITTLE MIX 4 DAYS LEFT
Piran
'Sweet Melody' is definitely one of Little Mix's best hits, so I hope it stays at #1 on Friday, especially for Jesy. :)