Riton x Nightcrawlers’ Friday set to break Top 5 while Digga D and Joel Corry on course for highest new entries

As UK nightclubs ready themselves to reopen this summer, Riton's infectious party anthem Friday surges forward. Coincidence?
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As news of a date for the potential reopening of UK nightclubs landed this week, infectious party anthem ‘Friday’ by Riton x Nightcrawlers propels forward into the midweek Official Chart Top 5.

British DJ Riton, Nightcrawlers and social media stars Mufasa and Hypeman continue their unbroken ascent on tonight’s Official Chart First Look. The uplifting house production samples Nightcrawlers’ Push The Feeling On, which became a viral dance craze on TikTok during Covid before entering the Official Singles chart Top 100 seven weeks ago. A steady journey northbound saw it break the Top 10 two weeks ago, peaking at Number 7 on Friday.

Up a further four places over the weekend, Friday is now poised to enter the Top 5 for the first time this week, currently riding at Number 3 after 48 hours.

Meanwhile, reigning Number 1 Olivia Rodrigo looks set to hold on to her chart crown for an eighth week straight with Drivers License.

Elsewhere, TikTok star Nathan Evans climbs one place midweek with viral sea shanty Wellerman (2), with 220Kid and Billen Ted on remix duties.

Big climbs for ATB, Topic and A7S’s Your Love (9pm), up four places to Number 11 midweek, and Ava Max’s My Head & My Heart, up eight spots to 17.



The highest new midweek entry comes courtesy of West London rapper Digga D with Bluuwuu (19), closely trailed by Joel Corry’s self-proclaimed “baby-making banger” BED (20).

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.

Official Chart First Look Top 20 -  28 February 2021

LW POSITION POSITION TITLE ARTIST
1 1 DRIVERS LICENSE OLIVIA RODRIGO
3 2 WELLERMAN NATHAN EVANS/220KID/BILLEN TED
7 3 FRIDAY RITON/NIGHTCRAWLERS/MUFASA
4 4 THE BUSINESS TIESTO
2 5 CALLING MY PHONE LIL TJAY & 6LACK
6 6 DON'T PLAY ANNE-MARIE/KSI/DIGITAL FARM
5 7 WITHOUT YOU KID LAROI
9 8 GOOSEBUMPS TRAVIS SCOTT & HVME
10 9 GET OUT MY HEAD SHANE CODD
8 10 PARADISE MEDUZA FT DERMOT KENNEDY
15 11 YOUR LOVE (9PM) ATB/TOPIC/A7S
11 12 SAVE YOUR TEARS WEEKND
14 13 ANYONE JUSTIN BIEBER
13 14 STREETS DOJA CAT
16 15 AFTERGLOW ED SHEERAN
12 16 LATEST TRENDS A1 & J1
25 17 MY HEAD & MY HEART AVA MAX
17 18 UP CARDI B
NE 19 BLUUWUU DIGGA D
NE 20 BED JOEL CORRY/RAYE/DAVID GUETTA

(c) Official Charts Company 2021

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thierry henon

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So glad to see AVA MAX climbing the chart and ready hope she can make the Top 20 this week!!

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thierry henon

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I would love RITON to be our new number 1 single: that song has such a positive vibe and makes you wanna dance!!

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Nomine Patris

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Rubbish. There is an original smash, no need to do this vulgar thing

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🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜

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bluuwuu at 19 . blatant ripoff of woi. also i’m indifferent on bed.

friday jumping into the top 3 is nice, but can we please get rid of the business?

i’m never ever gonna get bored of drivers license.

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Joshua Sombra

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Guys what rubbish do you listen to. Driver's License is a boring song.

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Joshua Sombra

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I swear if 'Driver's License' is on No.1 for an eighth week I swear I will never come back to this website ever again.

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Clive Jones

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You said that last week!.lol

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Joshua Sombra

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It would be great if the song on No.2 could actually be No.1 this week because that 'Driver's License' won't be No.1 anymore which will be great. If it doesn't happen I will leave this website.

CJ

Clive Jones

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See you next week.!..lol.

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Joshua Sombra

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No.1 is boring. Get a new No.1 now.

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BleeUK

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We have had different number ones on official sales charts OCC Site than radio 1 charts as Drivers License has only clocked in the top just for one Week and down to #8 this week, Let Go Home Together was top last week on the Official Sales charts

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Alfred Lock

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Inevitably 8 weeks...YAWN!🥱🥱😴😴and that's what I think of the Radio 1 audience.

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Steven Bruce

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3 week same top 10 songs please official chart sort this mess get that bad turn radio off now

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BleeUK

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Don't Worry,. Have you looked at the proper "sales charts" data on here on OCC Site, it so different to radio 1 (as there Include ACR Ratios and Points System) Drivers License has only been top officially for Just One Week, so it been refreshed a while ago.

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Steven Bruce

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Yes follow both is streaming tick tock made mass charts pef my own singles chart this days

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Piran

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I'm kind of surprised that 'Bed' isn't debuting higher, but I think it'll be a slow burner! ;)

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Piran

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Hopefully 'Your Love [9pm]' can enter the Top 10 by Friday. :)

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Piran

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'Friday's set to make the Top 3? That's amazing! :D

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It’s usually much higher on the update than the charts though, probably because it gets a huge gain on actual Fridays.

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Piran

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Is his next single going to be called Saturday then? :P

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I’m more excited for Monday. :)

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Piran

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Worst day of the week, but I'm sure that Riton could still turn it into a banger! :P

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That’s actually Thursday. 🤭

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Piran

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Why Thursday? :P

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My worst subjects are all on a Thursday, although my timetable will change when I go back. :)

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Piran

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So Thursdays might grow on you then! ;)

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It turns out I do have my new timetable, and Thursday is still the worst. :(

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Piran

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... what subjects do you have that day? :/

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French (fine), RE (awful), History (good), Maths (awful), Biology (bad), and support classes with the most annoying teacher in the school.

Funnily enough, Monday is actually my best subjects, probably because our options replaced all the subjects I don’t like on that day.

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Piran

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That sounds like a mixed day for me! I love Maths, French & even Biology is okay, but RE & especially History . :/