New songs from J. Cole and Olivia Rodrigo heading for big debuts on the Official Singles Chart

The BRITs uplift continues for Rag'n'Bone Man & P!nk, and Griff.
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Three tracks from J. Cole’s new album The Off-Season are heading for big debuts on this week’s Official Singles Chart.

On the midweek Official Chart: First Look, the North Carolinian rapper is locked on for the highest new entry with 9 5 . S O U T H at Number 9, which would mark his second UK Top 10 single.

Other album highlights set for singles chart success are M Y . L I F E ft. 21 Savage & Morray at 10, and A M A R I at 11. The album’s lead single I N T E R L U D E reached 25 on last week’s Top 40.

MORE: The Official Top 40 biggest songs of 2021 so far

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.

On course for a third week at Number 1 are Tion Wayne & Russ Millions with Body, the most-streamed track across the first 48 hours of the tracking period. The song has also reached Number 1 in Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.

Knocking on the door at Number 2 is Doja Cat with Kiss Me More, a rise of one place to a potential new peak for the SZA collaboration.

MORE: The UK's most popular albums of 2021 so far

Ahead of her debut album release this coming Friday (May 21), Olivia Rodrigo’s new single Good 4 U is on track for a Top 20 placement, currently at Number 14.

Finally, BRIT Awards momentum continues for Rag’n’Bone Man & Pink, as Anywhere Away From Here ascends three places midweek (6), and Rising Star Award winner Griff is the First Look’s highest climber, as Black Hole rockets 16 places (19).

This week's Official Chart: First Look Top 20 (May 16, 2021)

LW CURRENT TITLE ARTIST
1 1 BODY TION WAYNE & RUSS MILLIONS
3 2 KISS ME MORE DOJA CAT FT. SZA
2 3 MONTERO (CALL ME BY YOUR NAME) LIL NAS X
7 4 FRIDAY RITON X NIGHTCRAWLERS FT. MUFASA & HYPEMAN
5 5 SAVE YOUR TEARS THE WEEKND
9 6 ANYWHERE AWAY FROM HERE RAG'N'BONE MAN & P!NK
4 7 BED JOEL CORRY/RAYE/DAVID GUETTA
8 8 LITTLE BIT OF LOVE TOM GRENNAN
NEW 9 9 5 . S O U T H J. COLE
NEW 10 M Y . L I F E J. COLE FT. 21 SAVAGE & MORRAY
NEW 11 A M A R I J. COLE
6 12 PEACHES JUSTIN BIEBER/DANIEL CAESAR/GIVEON
11 13 LET'S GO HOME TOGETHER ELLA HENDERSON & TOM GRENNAN
NEW 14 GOOD 4 U OLIVIA RODRIGO
14 15 ASTRONAUT IN THE OCEAN MASKED WOLF
10 16 RAPSTAR POLO G
13 17 WITHOUT YOU THE KID LAROI
16 18 DEJA VU OLIVIA RODRIGO
35 19 BLACK HOLE GRIFF
18 20 YOUR LOVE (9PM) ATB/TOPIC/A7S

©2021 Official Charts Company. All rights reserved.

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Edward Bray

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Updated top 20 ratings:
1) body 7/10
2) Montero 8/10
3) kiss me more 8/10
4)Friday10/10
5) save your tears 6/10
6) anywhere afh 4/10
7) bed 9/10
8) little bit of love 6/10
9) South not heard it yet
10) my life 0/10
11) amari not heard
12) peaches 5/10
13) let's go home together 8/10
14) good 4 u 10/10
15) astronaut in the ocean 9/10
16) Rapstar 9/10
17) without you 5/10
18) deja vu 1/10
19) black hole 9/10
20) your love 8/10
Percentage:67.22 1.88% less than last week😭😭😭😭

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Will

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Oh dear, Higher Power is gone :(

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Kasper Elbjørn

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Surprised that It's a sin is not here?

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thierry henon

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Please get DOJA CAT at number 1 this Friday: great single, great collaboration with SZA!

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thierry henon

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OMG! I can't believe seeing this "mid week" update: GRIFF climbing.....! So happy, still can't believe it..Really hope she can make it to the Top 20 by Friday!! Finally she is getting the success she deserves!! Her best single to date that deserves to be huge!! and her mix tape is coming up next month as well : ONE FOOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER: so looking forward to it1

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Joshua Sombra

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I am starting to become an Olivia Rodrigo hater so it is not my problem that people are listening to music that never really goes to my hype so good for you.

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Joshua Sombra

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Not crazy about Olivia Rodrigo's songs but ok.

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1: Body (9/10)
2: Kiss Me More (9/10)
3: MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) (10/10)
4: Friday (-1/10)
5: Save Your Tears (9/10)
6: Anywhere Away From Here (0/10)
7: BED (3/10)
8: Little Bit Of Love (0/10)
9: 95 South (0/10)
10: My Life (4/10) (carried by features)

BEST SONG: MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)
WORST SONG: Friday
PERCENT: 43%

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Edward Bray

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Rankings for top 10
1) Body 7/10
2) kiss me more 8/10
3) Montero 8/10
4) Friday 10/10
5) save your tears 6/10
6) anywhere afh 4/10
7)Bed 9/10
8) little bit of love 6/10
9) South not heard it
10) my life 0/10

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GS

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agree on #10

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PN

5

Drivers License - sad
Deja Vu - savage
Good 4 U - angry

There's a theme going on here...

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Edward Bray

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Go on Griff

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Augustus Doministrix

3

Black Hole is a good song 👍

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GS

2

it will go top 10 soon

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Edward Bray

2

Yeah it is

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Edward Bray

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Hopefully

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

3

so glad to see black hole go top 20!

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Edward Bray

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Yeah

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It needs Number 1 right now. >:(

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GS

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rankings for the top 10:

1. body - russ & tion wayne (9/10)
2. kiss me more - doja cat & sza (8/10)
3. montero - lil nas x (9/10)
4.friday - riton x nightcrawlers (9/10)
5. save your tears - weeknd (2/10)
6.anywhere away from here- ragnboneman (7/10)
7. bed - joel corry (8/10)
8. little bit of love - tom grennan (7/10)
9. 95 south - J COLE (0/10)
10. my life - J COLE (2/10)

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

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dang, didn’t know you hated j cole that much.

he’s alright imo, but kendrick is way better. XD

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Glad to see another Cole hater. :)

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Augustus Doministrix

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What a mostly top 20 update.

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Edward Bray

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It's good except for Ferrari horses not being there

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Augustus Doministrix

2

Eh the majority of songs here are horrendous in between some good and some ok. D Block Europe are absolutely terrible though so

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Edward Bray

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No they are not

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

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not much happening outside new entries for j cole and olivia rodrigo.

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Edward Bray

3

Tbh it's more RAYE's part that I like

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GS

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i hate the new j cole tracks, so i kind of agree

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GS

1

the only songs i like from DBE are ferrari horses & UFO. the rest of thier songs though

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Augustus Doministrix

1

Yes they are. One of their lyrics was, “I stick my finger in her before I lick it.”
They are truly awful
Raye is a great singer. I don’t know why she would collaborate with those talentless hacks

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Augustus Doministrix

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Everything I’ve heard from them has been complete .

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Edward Bray

1

Er that is a silly lyric

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GS

1

what song was that

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Augustus Doministrix

1

Yes it is

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Augustus Doministrix

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It was that Kitchen Kings garbage they came out with a few years ago

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Augustus Doministrix

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RAYE is great 👍

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Edward Bray

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Yeah

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

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omg that’s such an awkward lyric 🙈

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

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i liked kitchen kings and ferrari horses but everything else they did was meh or bad tbh.

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Augustus Doministrix

1

Can’t stand the number one. It is complete horsesh*t.
I don’t like J Cole either.

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Augustus Doministrix

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Terrible lyric and just terrible collective 😂

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GS

1

can we share links on here again yet?

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Edward Bray

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Idk

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Piran

1

Sadly not. :/

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

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why’d you ask?

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

7

new peak for kiss me more omg 😻

top 20 debut for olivia, we love to see it!! the song is a 10/10.

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Edward Bray

2

Yeah

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GS

4

i love good 4 u, easily a 10/10 and it will probably be my next #1

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

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should be number 1 on my next personal chart too. :)

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Edward Bray

1

Probs not on mine but probs top 3

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GS

3

anywhere away from here is climbing quickly

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Augustus Doministrix

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As it should

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Edward Bray

3

Astronaut in the ocean should be top 10

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GS

2

i used to like that song but i soured on me a lot

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

2

please no...

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Edward Bray

2

I've experienced your imposter

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

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experienced? what do you mean?

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Edward Bray

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I mean that I've seen one of their comments

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

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i just saw. tbh he could have at least promoted his channel under a different name... 😒

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Edward Bray

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Yeah

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GS

4

Songs on ACR:

6 for 6 - Central Cee
My head & My heart - Ava Max
Dua Lipa - We're Good
Fredo ft. Summer Walker - Ready
KSI, YUNGBLUD, Polo G - Patience

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Edward Bray

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My like and dislike from that list
6 for 6 like
My head and my heart like
Were good like
Ready like
Patience like

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

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eh, not bothered about mh&mh or were good because they had a good chart run, but i’m sad to see ready and patience go.

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afrog

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Upset about 6 for 6, my head and my heart, we're god and ready

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GS

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were God lol

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Piran

10

So satisfying to see Griff finally get a hit, especially with a song as good as ‘Black Hole’. :)

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Edward Bray

1

Yeah

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afrog

1

hey Piran :D

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Piran

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Hey! Nice to see you back here & that you're actually able to comment this time, haha. :)

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afrog

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yee :D I'm hoping 'a m a r i' can stick around as I've grown to like that, along with 'm y . l i f e', I'm not a big fan of it but I want Morray to get a top 20 single he's so underrated :D

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Piran

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I've not even heard any of the J Cole tracks yet, but his music just generally isn't for me, haha.

I think in your case, it'd be better if he was there with 'Quicksand' instead! ;)

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afrog

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definitely, i'm surprised its not gone top 100 here especially with ACR and his new album

hoping 'Rasputin' can stay top 20 too :)

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Piran

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I don't even think 'Rasputin' has peaked in chart performance yet! Have you seen how many songs are expected to go on ACR next week? :O

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afrog

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yea, as much as i hate it i think it will be funny and maybe make them re-think things XD

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Piran

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Hopefully for the better & by that, I mean that they get rid of ACR completely! ;)

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GS

4

J cole will be out the top 30 completely by friday... hopefully

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afrog

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hopefully not ;)

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Piran

9

I’m surprised that ‘Good 4 U’ is only at #14, but I think it’ll climb into the Top 10 throughout the week, based on that massive jump on the Spotify chart today. :)

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Edward Bray

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I hope it does I don't like drivers license and Deja vu but I love this one

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Piran

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I actually love all three singles, but yeah, this one was definitely the biggest surprise out of them! :O

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Joshua Sombra

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I don't really think so but maybe I am a hater so don't judge me.

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Tom

1

Here's to hoping it actually gets Top 5!!

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Piran

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Hey Tom! :)

Even if it doesn't this week, then there's a good chance that it will next week following the album boost & lots of songs above it going on ACR.

By the way, do you have Discord? A lot of us DM one another there, so it'd be really cool if we could do the same!

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Tom

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Hey Piran! :)

Currently, I use my discord for private matter, but I'll try getting a new name on there so I can use it with you guys too :) I'll dm you on Crownnote once I set it up 😅

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Piran

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No worries! There are just a few things that I'd like to mention to you, both relating to the charts & in general, in private. :)

Hopefully you'll still comment on my personal charts every week too!

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Rob Parkinson

1

Looks like it will actually be challenging for the top spot tomorrow Piran!

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Piran

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It'll definitely be at least #2 in the UK tonight! Already #1 in Ireland. :)

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GS

2

good 4 u only at 14!!

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GS

3

get it higher

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Joshua Sombra

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no.

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Piran

8

‘Kiss Me More’ in the runner-up position! :D

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Joshua Sombra

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Do you think it will go to No.1 at all?

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Edward Bray

4

I thought Friday is on ACR.I most be wrong yay

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GS

1

it's on second week decline, so it will probably be on acr next week

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Edward Bray

3

Thanks👍

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1

Unfortunately not. :(

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

1

as much as i like the song, i want it to go now.

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GS

4

also, it looks like griff has a very high chance of going top 10 next week, seeing as like 20 songs will be going onto ACR

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GS

4

i want good 4 u in the top 5 by friday

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Joshua Sombra

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Nope.

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afrog

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wont happen this week, it probably will next week but only bc of ACR and i still hope it doesnt