Master KG’s Jerusalema is Official Irish Singles Chart's highest climber following RTE Late Late Show frontline keyworkers performance
The #JerusalemaChallenge is taking over the Official Irish Singles Chart as Master KG and Nomcebo Zikobe are this week’s highest climbers.
As its TikTok craze sweeps the nation, and even appeared on last Friday’s RTÉ One’s The Late Late Show as frontline workers danced to the song, Jerusalema rockets from Number 19 to Number 4 this week. Jerusalema has reached Number 1 in Afrobeats artist Master KG’s native country of South Africa and across Europe in Belgium, Hungary, The Netherlands and Switzerland.
At the top of the chart, Olivia Rodrigo puts on the handbrake and claims a fifth week at Number 1 with Drivers License. Also in the Top 5, Spanish producer HVME reaches a new peak of Number 5 with Goosebumps.
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The Weeknd collects his seventh Top 10 single in Ireland as Save Your Tears scales eight spots to 7, Anne-Marie, KSI and Digital Farm Animals’ Don’t Play returns to its best position of 9, and Scottish TikTok star Nathan Evans enters the Top 10 for the first time at 10 with his sea shanty Wellerman, which has been given the dance remix treatment from producers 220 Kid and Billen Ted.
Picture This claim this week’s highest new entry with Things Are Different (16), their 17th Top 50 hit which is also Number 1 on this week's Official Irish Homegrown Chart. Cardi B’s new single Up makes a strong start (19), and electronic indie band Glass Animals roar into the Top 20 for the first time with Heat Waves (20).
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Dermot Kennedy’s Days Like This hits a new high of Number 21, rappers Digga D & AJ Tracey are Bringing It Back at Number 23, and British duo A1 and J1 take Latest Trends to Number 26.
Returning to the Top 50 for the first time since his Eurovision win in May 2019 is The Netherlands’ Duncan Laurence with his winning song, which is enjoying a new audience on TikTok. Originally peaking at 37 a year-and-a-half ago, Arcade is a re-entry at Number 30.
Rounding out this week’s highlights are ATB, Topic & A7S with dance anthem Your Love (9pm), up 13 positions to Number 31.
See the full Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50
Listen to The Official Chart with Bláthnaid Treacy at 7pm every Friday on RTÉ 2FM.
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