Archive for November, 2017

Call of Duty hangs onto number one yet again

Monday, November 27th, 2017

Call of Duty: WWII has had a strong start in life, being number one for the last three weeks, and now it’s got a fourth week at number one, meaning November is definitely the month for Activision’s shooter, despite other big releases like Star Wars Battlefront II coming out to contest it.

In second place sits FIFA 18, a game that’s on the rise, much like third place entry Gran Turismo Sport. Star Wars Battlefront II, however, drops to fourth, which is in fact that only entry in the top 10 to drop places rather than gain them.

You can see the top 10 in full down below:

1. Call of Duty: WWII / Activision
2. FIFA 18 / EA Sports
3. Gran Turismo Sport / Sony
4. Star Wars Battlefront II / EA Games
5. Assassin’s Creed Origins / Ubisoft
6. Forza Motorsport 7 / Microsoft
7. Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus / Bethesda
8. Super Mario Odyssey / Nintendo
9. Fallout 4 / Bethesda
10. Need for Speed Payback / EA Games

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Havana scores a fourth week at Number 1

Friday, November 24th, 2017

Camila Cabello is still Havana good time on the charts as her latest single scores a fourth week at Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart.

The track comfortably extends its reign at the summit with 48,000 downloads and streaming equivalent sales this week, finishing 8,000 downloads and streaming equivalent sales ahead of her closest competitor, Rita Ora’s Anywhere, which logs a second week at Number 2.

Meanwhile, Silence by anonymous DJ and producer Marshmello and Khalid lifts two places to return to its Number 3 peak, and Ed Sheeran’s Perfect lifts two places to Number 4 – matching its opening week debut back in March when Ed’s ÷ album was released.

New entries and high climbers

Comedy rapper Big Shaq continues to climb the Top 40 with Man’s Not Hot, up from 8 to 6, while two songs enter the Top 10 for the first time: Blinded By Your Grace earns Stormzy and MNEK their third Top 10 each, climbing five spots to Number 7, and Selena Gomez & Marshmello’s Wolves zooms eight places to Number 9, marking Selena’s fourth UK Top 10.

US hip-hop star NF (aka Nathan Feuerstein) climbs into the Top 20 with Let You Down, leaping four places to 19, and Katie Melua’s Children In Need single Fields Of Gold is new at 29 – the singer-songwriter’s first Top 40 singles entry in seven years.

Further down, Jason Derulo earns his 18th Top 40 single – Tip Toe ft. French Montana jumps 16 places to 31, and Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas vaults from 88 to 34 – entering the Top 40 for an eleventh consecutive year.

Two more songs enter the Top 40 for the first time this week: David Guetta’s mega collaboration Dirty Sexy Money ft. Afrojack, Charli XCX and French Montana lifts seven places to 35, and Hackney-born rapper Not3s vaults 23 places to 38 with My Lover.

View this week’s Top 100 Official Singles Chart in full

 

Call of Duty holds off Star Wars Battlefront II

Monday, November 20th, 2017

Call of Duty: WWII has held off the march of the stormtroopers in Star Wars Battlefront II to make it three weeks on top of the UK’s sales charts.

It’s a big win for Activision, with the company enjoying a third successive week at the top, but no doubt people will point to the controversy surrounding loot boxes in Battlefront II as one of the factors to take into consideration. It’s also worth noting once again that these are retail charts and don’t take digital sales into account.

In terms of brand new releases, Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 made this week’s top ten, but otherwise, it was very much a tale of re-releases and remasters.

The two Ultra Pokémon games (Sun and Moon) both debuted in the top five, The Sims 4 launched straight into this week’s top ten thanks to its console release, and we also saw a top ten debut for the remastered version of L.A. Noire. Even the VR-version of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim squeezed into the top twenty (at No19).

Here’s the GfK Chart-Track multiplatform top ten:

1. Call of Duty: WWII / Activision
2. Star Wars Battlefront II / EA
3. FIFA 18 / EA
4. Pokémon Ultra Sun / Nintendo
5. Pokémon Ultra Moon / Nintendo
6. Assassin’s Creed Origins / Ubisoft
7. The Sims 4 / EA
8. L.A. Noire / Take 2
9. Super Mario Odyssey / Nintendo
10. Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 / Warner Bros.

Update: Games Industry is reporting that Battlefront II’s first week sales are 50% lower than those of 2016’s Battlefield 1, and 61% lower than the first Battlefront back in 2015. Naturally, the rise of digital sales will soften the blow somewhat for EA, but even a significant rise in that area won’t be enough to gloss over the fact that the Star Wars-themed shooter hasn’t met expectations.

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Camila Cabello sees off Rita Ora to land third week at Number 1

Friday, November 17th, 2017

Camila Cabello has fought off challenges from Rita Ora and Eminem to score a third week atop the Official Singles Chart with Havana.

Thanks to a new remix featuring Daddy Yankee, and the original Young Thug version still proving popular, Havana finishes 8,000 ahead of nearest competitor Rita Ora. Rising to Number 2, Anywhere is Rita’s third Top 10 single this year and her highest chart placing since I Will Never Let You Down topped the Official Singles Chart in May 2014.

New entries and high climbers

Highest new entry this week comes from Eminem and Beyoncé at Number 7. Walk On Water  becomes Eminem’s 28th UK Top 10, and Beyonce’s 19th as a credited performer.

Big Shaq’s Man’s Not Hot climbs into the Top 10 for the first time, after eight weeks in the Top 40, lifting from 11 to 8. Stormzy and MNEK vault 10 slots to 12 with Blinded By Your Grace – Pt 2, ahead of Clean Bandit and Julia Michaels – I Miss You, which leaps into the Top 20 to Number 14.

Breaking into the Top 20 for the first time this week is 17 from MK – the DJ, real name Marc Kinchen – which climbs to 20, and rapper Lil Pump zooms 11 places to Number 27 with Gucci Gang.

Elbow last appeared on the Official Singles Chart back in 2012 when One Day Like This re-entered the chart following the London Olympics closing ceremony, and now they score a new entry at 29 with Beatles cover Golden Slumbers, the theme song on this year’s John Lewis Christmas advert.

Tracks returning to the lower reaches of the Top 40 this week are Taylor Swift’s …Ready For It? up eight to 35; Unforgettable, from French Montana feat. Swae Lee, rebounding to 37; and Anne-Marie’s Heavy going back up to 40.

View this week’s Top 100 Official Singles Chart in full

Call of Duty remains the top selling game

Monday, November 13th, 2017

Last week, Call of Duty: WWII beat out is predecessor Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare by 57% in unit sales (21% in revenue due out much of IW’s sales being expensive SKUs on launch week), and this week proved its got legs as it only lost 43% of its first week sales.

This week’s new releases didn’t set the world on fire, as lackluster reviews for Need for Speed Payback and Sonic Forces no doubt had an effect. Still, they came in at fourth and fifth respectively. Football Manager 2018 came in at tenth, a respectable showing for the PC exclusive. Super Lucky’s Tale (23) and The Sims 4: Cats and Dogs (27) were the other brand new entries in the charts. Doom’s release on Switch propelled the title to 16th in the all formats chart, while it scored the 23rd spot in the individual list.

All Formats:

1. Call of Duty: WWII / Activision
2. FIFA 18 / EA Sports
3. Assassin’s Creed Origins / Ubisoft
4. Need for Speed Payback / EA Games (new)
5. Sonic Forces / Sega (new)
6. Super Mario Odyssey / Nintendo
7. Forza Motorsport 7 / Microsoft
8. Forza Horizon 3 / Microsoft
9. Gran Turismo Sport / Sony
10. Football Manager 2018 / Sega (new)

Individual Formats (units):

1. Call of Duty: WWII / PS4
2. Call of Duty: WWII / Xbox One
3. FIFA 18 / PS4
4. Assassin’s Creed Origins / Xbox One
5. Super Mario Odyssey / Switch
6. FIFA 18 / Xbox One
7. Need for Speed Payback / PS4
8. Assassin’s Creed Origins / PS4
9. Forza Motorsport 7 / Xbox One
10. Forza Horizon 3 / Xbox One

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Camila Cabello dominates the Official Singles Chart for a second week

Friday, November 10th, 2017

Camila Cabello’s Havana has enjoyed its best sales week yet to sit atop the Official Singles Chart for a second straight week.

The track, which features Young Thug easily claims second week at Number 1, finishing 10,000 combined chart sales ahead of its closest competitor, Post Malone and 21 Savage’s Rockstar. Despite finishing in the runner-up slot this week, Rockstar claims this week’s most streamed song.

Celebrating the news with Official Charts at this week’s Music Industry Trusts Award, she said: “I’m beyond over the moon. I’m so happy. I’m so excited! You have to celebrate things like this because you never know if it’s going to happen again.”

Meanwhile, Sam Smith’s Too Good at Goodbyes rises four spots to Number 3 following the release of his Number 1 album The Thrill Of It All, while Marshmello and Khalid drop a spot to Number 4 with Silence.

Rounding out the Top 5 is Rita Ora’s Anywhere. Following a performance on The X Factor, the song becomes Rita’s eleventh Top 10 smash, climbing six places to Number 5.

New entries and high climbers

Big Shaq’s Man’s Not Hot vaults nine places to Number 11, it’s highest position to date, ahead of fellow Grime artist Dave at Number 18; No Words featuring Mostack is a new entry at Number 18. Another song from Dave’s new EP Game Over titled How I Met My Ex is also new at Number 32.

Two songs that entered the Top 40 for the first time last week gain ground this week; Stormzy and MNEK’s Blinded By Your Grace – Pt 2 leaps 18 slots to Number 22, while I Miss You from Clean Bandit and Julia Michaels climbs five rungs to 23.

Sam Smith is back again with a further two Top 40 entries this week; Pray re-enters the Top 40 at Number 26, while nominated new single One Last Song is a new entry at Number 27. Taylor Swift’s Call It What You Want is also a fresh song in the Top 40 this week, becoming Taylor’s fourth hit of the Reputation era at Number 29.

With help from Rihanna, N.E.R.D. make their first Top 40 appearance since 2004 with comeback track Lemon, new at Number 31. Finally, Miami rapper Lil Pump has already hit Number 7 in the US with Gucci Gang, and the song makes its UK Top 40 debut at Number 38.

View this week’s Top 100 Official Singles Chart in full

 

Another year, another first place debut for Call of Duty

Monday, November 6th, 2017

Call of Duty: WWII was released just last week (have you checked out our review yet?) and we now know that the shooter has debuted at the top of the UK charts, much like its predecessor Infinite Warfare.

While sales of Infinite Warfare were dramatically down over Black Ops 3, WWII has had better fortunes, registering 57% more units than Infinite Warfare, with 21% more revenue too.

Assassin’s Creed Origins therefore slips from first to second, with FIFA 18 close behind, edging out Super Mario Odyssey in fourth. If you want to see the top 10 in full, you can do so down below:

1. Call of Duty: WWII / Activision
2. Assassin’s Creed Origins / Ubisoft
3. FIFA 18 / EA Sports
4. Super Mario Odyssey / Nintendo
5. Gran Turismo: Sport / Sony
6. Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus / Bethesda
7. Forza Motorsport 7 / Microsoft
8. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe / Nintendo
9. Forza Horizon 3 / Microsoft
10: Middle-earth: Shadow of War / Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment

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Havana reaches Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart

Friday, November 3rd, 2017

Congratulations to Camila Cabello who has scored her very first UK solo Number 1 single.

Havana featuring Young Thug eventually rises to the top following three consecutive weeks held up in the Number 2 spot. Havana ended up just shy of 4,000 combined chart sales ahead of Post Malone’s Rockstar, ending its four-week residency at Number 1.

Camila told OfficialCharts.com: “I am so excited to be Number 1 in the UK! I can’t believe it! Thank you to my amazing fans for always supporting me – WE DID IT! I am so grateful.”

Camila’s previous career peak was Number 2 – Work From Home by Fifth Harmony claimed runner-up status in April 2016. Havana recently became the Cuban-born star’s fourth UK Top 40 hit and her first Top 10 entry as a soloist.

Post Malone and 21 Savage’s Rockstar slips a slot to Number 2 this week on the Official Singles Chart, ahead of a non-mover in Marshmello and Khalid’s Silence (3). Avicii and Rita Ora’s Lonely Together holds firm at Number 4, ahead of Zayn & Sia’s Dusk Till Dawn, which returns to its previous peak position of Number 5.

New entries and high climbers

Charlie Puth’s How Long (9) rises eight to become his fourth UK Top 10 single following his performance on BBC One’s Sounds Like Friday Night, while Rita Ora’s Anywhere lifts nine to Number 11.

Wolves by Selena Gomez & Marshmello claims this week’s highest new entry at Number 16, two slots ahead of CamelPhat and Elderbrook’s Cola, which enters the Top 20 for the first time at Number 18. Big Shaq’s Man’s Not Hot also cracks the Top 20 for the first time, up six to Number 20.

Liam Payne’s Bedroom Floor leaps six positions to Number 22 after his debut live performance of the track on The X Factor, plus there’s a 10 place ascent for MK’s 17 to Number 26. One placing behind is Let You Down by rising American rapper NF, up 13 to Number 27.

Clean Bandit’s UK tour is in full swing, and new single I Miss You featuring Julia Michaels debuts at Number 28 this week. Michael Jackson’s Thriller returns to the Top 40 for the first time since June 2009 following his death. Halloween downloads and streams cause the horrifying hit to re-enter at Number 34.

Finally, Taylor Swift’s Ready For It is back in the Top 40 at Number 38 following the release of the headline-grabbing official video, and Stormzy nets his 10th UK Top 40 hit with Blinded By Your Grace ft. MNEK (40).

View this week’s Top 100 Official Singles Chart in full