Ed Sheeran Puts Three Songs in the Top 30
Ed Sheeran has three songs in the top 30 on this week’s Hot 100.His former top 10 hit “Don’t” holds at #17 in its 26th week, “Thinking Out Loud” leaps from #39 to #24 in its ninth week, and “Make It Rain” is the week’s top new entry at #34. This triple play comes just five days after Sheeran received a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year for his sophomore album, x.
"Don’t" and "Thinking Out Loud" are both from x. “Make It Rain” is from the TV show Sons Of Anarchy.
"Thinking Out Loud" returns to #1 on the U.K.’s Official Singles Chart this week. This is its second week on top, making it Sheeran’s longest-running #1 hit to date in his homeland. "Sing" spent one week on top in June. x is on track to log its 10th week at #1 on the U.K.’s Official Albums Chart next week.
This week’s big Hot 100 news is Hozier's “Take Me To Church” rising to #2, ending a 15-week streak in which female solo artists had a lock on the top two. That was the lead of a Chart Watch blog which we posted Wednesday. If you missed it, here's a link. This blog will deal with key debuts and moves below the top 10.
Beyoncé's “7/11” jumps from #18 to #13 in its second week. Beyoncé, too, received an Album of the Year nomination last week for her hit album Beyoncé … “I Don’t F**k With You” by Big Sean featuring E-40 rebounds from #15 to #14 in its 11th week. The song has climbed as high as #11 … Mr. Probz's “Waves” rebounds from #20 to #18 in its 16th week. The song has climbed as high as #14. It spent two weeks at #1 on the U.K.'s Official Singles Chart in May.
O.T. Genasis's “Coco” jumps from #38 to #28 in its third week … Pentatonix's “Mary, Did You Know?” leaps from #60 to #38 in its third week.The quintet's version of Harry Simeone Chorale's 1958 hit”The Little Drummer Boy” reached #13 last year.
Matt McAndrew's version of Damien Rice's 2001 song “The Blower's Daughter” is the week's second-highest new entry at #40. McAndrew is a contestant on The Voice.Rice, an Irish singer/songwriter, has yet to crack the Hot 100 as an artist … Tim McGraw's “Shotgun Rider” rebounds from #47 to #43 in its 10th week. It's #1 on Hot Country Songs for the second week.
Mariah Carey's 1994 holiday classic “All I Want For Christmas Is You” re-enters the chart at #50. The song has sold 2,795,000 digital copies, more than any other Christmas song in digital history … Raelynn's “God Made Girls” leaps from #86 to #61 in its seventh week … Luke Bryan's “I See You” jumps from #89 to #70 in its second week … WALK THE MOON's “Shut Up And Dance” jumps from #88 to #75 in its fourth week.
"Prayer In C" by Lillywood & Robin Schulz is the week’s third-highest new entry at #87. The song was first released in 2010 by Lilly Wood and The Prick, a French-Israeli folk pop duo. German electronic producer Robin Schulz remixed the song and released it as a single. Schulz has had considerable success with edits of “Rather Be” by Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne and Mr. Probz's “Waves.”
Sheppard's “Geronimo” debuts at #90. It's from Bombs Away. Sheppard is an Aussie pop band … Jason Aldean's “Just Gettin' Started” re-enters the chart at #94. It has climbed as high as #61 … “Lonely Tonight” by Blake Shelton featuring Ashley Monroe debuts at #95. It’s the second Hot 100 hit from Shelton’s former #1 album, BRINGING BACK THE SUNSHINE.
"G.D.F.R." by Flo Rida featuring Sage The Gemini re-enters the chart at #97. It has climbed as high as #84 … Randy Houser's “Like A Cowboy” debuts at #98. It's the fourth Hot 100 hit from his third studio album, How Country Feels … Taylor John Williams's version of Lorde's 2013 smash “Royals” debuts at #100. He was a contestant on The Voice.
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