It's another sweet Week for Hozier on the UK Singles Chart, while Sabrina Carpenter, Dua Lipa and Perrie Edwards all make top 10 debuts.
As predicted, Hozier reigns in the Official UK Chart for the second week in a row with 'Too Sweet' (Island). Last week, “Too Sweet” became Andrew John Hozier-Byrne's first UK No.1 and saw him become the first Irish solo artist to top the national chart since Ronan Keating in 2002, according to the Official Charts Company.
“Too Sweet” has 72,000 chart units, a 17% week-on-week gain, OCC reports, and is the UK's most-streamed track of the latest cycle, with 7.9 million streams.
Meanwhile, British producer and artist Artemas' “I like the way you kiss me” (Parlophone) goes 5-3 for a new career.
The top debut this week belongs to American singer and actress Sabrina Carpenter with “Espresso” (Island), which debuts at No. 6. It is her first UK top 10 appearance and fourth top 40 entry after “feather” (No. 19), “Skin” (No. 28) and “nonsense” (No. 32).
Country continues to rock in the UK as Dasha's “Austin” (Warner Records) climbs to a new chart peak, 8-7.
Dua Lipa scores her 16th UK top 10 single with 'Illusion' (Warner Records), new at No. 9. 'Illusion' is the third consecutive chart-topping single from her upcoming third album Radical Optimismafter “Houdini” (No. 2) and “Training Season” (No. 4).
Little Mix star Perrie gets her solo career off to a top 10 start as 'Forget About Us' (Colombia) bows at No.10.
Natasha Bedingfield returns to the chart, this time via a collaboration with producer Badger for a remix of 'These Words' (Cheeky), new at No.35. 'These Words' topped the Official Singles Chart for two weeks in 2004. The Brits The singer returned to the top 20 earlier this year with her 2004 single “Unwritten,” which was a big hit since its timing with the romcom Anyone but you.
And finally, Grammy-winning South African artist Tyla scores a second UK top 40 with “Jump” (Since 93/RCA) featuring Gunna and Skillibeng. It's new at No. 38. It follows Tyla's “Water,” which peaked at No. 4 in the UK chart and won best African act — a new category — at the 2024 Grammys.
