Rudimental are on course to claim their third Number 1 single with These Days
Rudimental have this week’s Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart in their sights, but the Top 3 is incredibly close in today’s Official Chart Update.
After a mammoth seven consecutive weeks at Number 2 – a record jointly held with Maroon 5’s Moves Like Jagger - the group’s latest track These Days ft. Jess Glynne, Macklemore and Dan Caplen is on track to take the top spot this Friday. The Hackney-based quartet currently have two Number 1s to their name, Feel The Love (2012) and Waiting All Night (2013). Check out Rudimental's Official Chart history in full here.
While last week’s chart-topper, God’s Plan by Drake, has slipped out of the Top 10 to 11 in today’s update, less than 2,500 combined sales separate the Top 3 at the mid-week stage, with George Ezra’s Paradise up three places to 2 and Portugal. The Man’s Feel It Still at 3.
New entries and high climbers
US rapper and comedian Lil Dicky is on course to crack the Top 10 with Freaky Friday ft. Chris Brown, racing 11 places to 5, and Sigala & Paloma Faith’s Lullaby lifts three spots to 10, potentially earning the producer his sixth Top 10 and Paloma her fifth.
Canadian singer-songwriter Shawn Mendes is on course to score the two highest new entries of the week following his double release – In My Blood opens at Number 6 and Lost In Japan is at 21.
Elsewhere, Panic! At The Disco could land their first UK Top 40 single in ten years this week. The lead single from their forthcoming album Pray For The Wicked, called Say Amen (Saturday Night), starts at Number 34.
Finally, Christina Perri’s 2011 hit A Thousand Years could return to the Top 40 this week as a carpool karaoke-style clip of 50 mums and kids singing along to the track has gone viral in support of World Down Syndrome Day on March 21. The song, which originally topped out at 11 in the UK, is at 39 in today’s update. Full story here.
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Johnny McVey
Jess Glynne will claim her fifth number 1 single, a record for a British female artist!
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Jack
6th number one! She already has 5
I.B.
I do not want Rudimental on top. I'd rather have George Ezra. Shame that he'll be settling for the number 2 spot in the forthcoming weeks. Looks like Rudimental are here to stay.
Alfred Lock
He will still get the no.1 album as I said to end the long reign of The Greatest Showman Soundtrack...and thank goodness Drake is no more after long overdue streaming changes
Piran
This could be a very interesting chart on Friday! :)
It appears that 'God's Plan' has finally been hit with that 300:1 streaming ratio, but even so, I'm surprised that it dropped out of the Top 10 altogether! It would've been interesting to see if it stayed at the top spot if that rule didn't exist.
Anyway, I love that 'These Days' is finally expected to reach #1 & that 'Freaky Friday' jumped into the Top 5!
I.B.
I'd rather have George Ezra at the top. Rudimental have had enough attention.
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Ted
And Rudimental have already had 2 other #1's with Feel The Love and Waiting All Night- which were much better songs anyway. I'm rooting for Paradise reach the top spot and earn Geoarge Ezra his first #1, but it's looking likely Rudimental will get a week or two at #1 after all these weeks.
Rob Parkinson
Pretty sure rudememtal was released on the same day so surely it would have the same effect on their track? Drake will probably still be top ten come Friday but a great big drop and not in contention is great. Be a close one still would rather Portugal the man climb to no.2 first as am sure George Ezra will have a bit more momentum for the following week to climb more. Pleased sigala and paloma hitting the top ten and loving the new Shawn Mendez track and also David guetta and sia new track sounds pretty different to their other collabs
Piran
I think it depends if 'These Days' has declined in performance over the past three weeks like 'God's Plan' did, but if not, the former should also be hit with ACR in the next couple of weeks, which might give songs like 'Paradise' or 'Feel It Still' a chance.
I still need to hear 'Flames', but yeah, I'm happy for 'Lullaby' & 'In My Blood' potentially being inside the Top 10 too! :D