Drake beats Calvin Harris and Rihanna to Number 1

May 6th, 2016

It’s another big week for Drake on the Official Singles Chart, as One Dance fends off some strong competition to continue its lead at Number 1.

The track logs a fourth stint at the summit this week, holding off a challenge from Calvin Harris and Rihanna’s collaboration This Is What You Came For, new at Number 2.

And the love for One Dance is going anywhere yet: this week the song racks up 141,000 chart sales – it’s biggest one-week total yet. It also sets a new one-week streaming record, notching up a massive 8.95 million streams over the last week, beating his own record set last week.

Meanwhile, Calvin and Rihanna’s This Is What You Came For settles for second place with 107,000 combined sales, earning Calvin his 20th Top 10 single. See his full Official Chart history here.

The rest of this week’s Top 5 is made up of Sia’s Cheap Thrills at 3, Mike Posner’s I Took A Pill In Ibiza at 4, and Fifth Harmony’s Work From Home at 5.

Production duo Galantis earn their third Top 10 this week with No Money, climbing four places to Number 8, Beyonce’s Hold Up moves six spots to Number 11, and DJ Snake’s Middle ft. Bipolar Sunshine lifts six spots to 12.

There are three more big climbers on this week’s Official Singles Chart: Desiigner’s Panda vaults ten places to 15, Drake’s Pop Style is up 25 spots to 34, and Nick Jonas’ Close ft. Tove Lo makes its Top 40 debut, up six to 39.

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Ratchet and Clank tops gaming chart for second week

May 3rd, 2016

PS4 exclusive platformer Ratchet and Clank has made it two weeks on top of the all-format gaming chart.

It’s followed by a resurgent Call of Duty: Black Ops 3, which climbs from seventh to second, while Dark Souls 3 drops one spot to third.

Tom Clancy’s The Division and EA Sports UFC 2 once again follow at four and five, while LEGO Marvel Avengers climbs five places to six.

FIFA 16, GTA 5 and Far Cry Primal chart at seven, eight and nine, while Dirt Rally remains 10th.

The PS4 and PS3 versions of UEFA Euro 2016 Pro Evolution Soccer crack the top 20 at 13, above 3DS release Yo-Kai Watch at 14.

Here’s the all-format gaming chart in full:​

  1. ​Ratchet and Clank (Sony)
  2. Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (Activision)
  3. Dark Souls 3 (Bandai Namco)
  4. Tom Clancy’s The Division (Ubisoft)
  5. EA Sports UFC 2 (EA Sports)
  6. LEGO Marvel Avengers (Warner Bros)
  7. FIFA 16 (EA Sports)
  8. GTA 5 (Rockstar)
  9. Far Cry Primal (Ubisoft)
  10. Dirt Rally (Codemasters)
  11. LEGO Jurassic World (Warner Bros)
  12. Star Wars: Battlefront (EA)
  13. UEFA Euro 2016 Pro Evolution Soccer​ (Konami)
  14. Yo-Kai Watch (Nintendo)
  15. Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 (EA)
  16. WWE 2K16 (2K Sports)
  17. Minecraft Xbox Edition (Microsoft)
  18. Destiny: The Taken King (Activision)
  19. Forza Motorsport 6 (Microsoft)
  20. Quantum Break (Microsoft)

​Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C) 2015 Ukie Ltd.

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Drake scores another week at No.1

April 29th, 2016

It’s a good week for Drake in more than one way, because as well as releasing his new album, the rapper’s also scored a third week at the top of the charts with ‘One Dance’.

And he’s notched up a record-breaking 7.86 million streams, which just so happens to be the highest number in a week ever, beating Adele’s ‘Hello’, which landed 7.32m plays when it was first released back in October.

‘One Dance’ is lifted from the rapper’s new album Views, which you can expect to see make a big impression in next week’s chart.

Elsewhere, Sia’s ‘Cheap Thrills’ is at two for the fourth week in a row, followed by Mike Posner’s ‘I Took A Pill In Ibiza’ at three, while DNCE’s ‘Cake By The Ocean’ is at four and Fifth Harmony’s ‘Work From Home’ is at five.

Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ hits a new peak at six following the late music legend’s death, with ‘When Doves Cry’ appearing at 26, ‘Kiss’ at 38, ‘Raspberry Beret’ at 47 and ‘Little Red Corvette’ at 70.

Now let’s get to Beyoncé. The singer’s new album Lemonade sees six of the record’s tracks enter the Top 40.

The highest entry, ‘Hold Up’, debuts at 17, followed by ‘Formation’ at 31, ‘Sorry’ at 33, ‘6 Inch’ at 35, ‘Don’t Hurt Yourself’ at 36 and ‘Freedom’ at 40.

Finally, Little Mix’s ‘Hair’ breaks the Top 20 after climbing 12 places to 19.

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Retailers are selling Uncharted 4 two weeks early

April 26th, 2016

Some naughty retailers have reportedly broken the street date for Uncharted 4.

Two weeks before it’s meant to go on sale, copies of Uncharted 4 have been cropping up on eBay for as much as £90.

According to Videogamer, some pre-order customers have received shipping notifications from Amazon, while one bloke even picked up a boxed copy from CEX for £55.

It looks like early adopters will have to wait for the multiplayer servers to be switched on and the day-one bonus DLC isn’t available just yet, but the campaign is there in all its glory.

If you’re still waiting for your copy, Sony has released a new trailer that blends story bits with gameplay footage.

It’s only a brief one, but it’s as action-packed as you’d expect.

A recent delay means that Uncharted 4 will now be officially released on May 10, two weeks after it was supposed to debut on April 26 – which is today, funnily enough. This in itself was a delay from March, which was also a delay from late 2015.

Clearly Sony is expecting big things, because the latest delay was to ensure there were enough discs ready for launch.

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Ratchet & Clank knocks Dark Souls off top of the chart

April 25th, 2016

After just one week on top of the all-format gaming chart, Dark Souls ​3 has been knocked off its perch by Ratchet & Clank.

The PS4 exclusive platformer soared to the top of the chart, knocking Dark Souls 3 down to second.

Star Wars: Battlefront climbs an impressive nine places to three, above Tom Clancy’s The Division and EA Sports UFC 2.

Of course, Ratchet & Clank wasn’t the only new release. Wii U exclusive Star Fox Zero also made its debut this week, charting at six.

Next up is Call of Duty: Black Ops 3, followed by FIFA 16, Quantum Break and Dirt Rally.

Elsewhere, Rugby Challenge 3 makes its debut at 13, while Forza Motorsport 6 re-enters the chart at 20.

Here’s the all-format gaming chart in full:​

  1. ​Ratchet & Clank (Sony)
  2. Dark Souls 3 (Bandai Namco)
  3. Star Wars: Battlefront (EA)
  4. Tom Clancy’s The Division (Ubisoft)
  5. EA Sports UFC 2 (EA Sports)
  6. Star Fox Zero (Nintendo)
  7. Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (Activision)
  8. FIFA 16 (EA Sports)
  9. Quantum Break (Microsoft)
  10. Dirt Rally (Codemasters)
  11. LEGO Marvel Avengers (Warner Bros)
  12. GTA 5 (Rockstar)
  13. Rugby Challenge 3 (Tru Blu Entertainment)
  14. LEGO Jurassic World (Warner Bros)
  15. Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 (EA)
  16. WWE 2K16 (2K Sports)
  17. Far Cry Primal (Ubisoft)
  18. Minecraft: Xbox Edition (Microsoft)
  19. Minecraft Story Mode (Mojang)
  20. Forza Motorsport 6 (Microsoft)

​Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C) 2015 Ukie Ltd.​

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Drake easily scoops a second week at No.1

April 23rd, 2016

Drake is king of the charts for another week.

The Canadian rapper has landed a second week at the top with ‘One Dance’ after scoring an impressive 115,000 chart sales.

‘One Dance’ also just so happens to be the most-streamed track of the week after racking up just over 7 million plays during the last seven days.

Sia sticks at two with the Sean Paul version of her track ‘Cheap Thrills’ while Mike Posner’s ‘I Took A Pill In Ibiza’ is at three and Fifth Harmony’s ‘Work From Home’ remains at four.

Tinie Tempah hops two places to round off the Top 5 with his Zara Larsson collaboration ‘Girls Like’.

Elsewhere, Sean Paul makes another appearance at 31 on Little Mix’s new single ‘Hair’ as Chainsmokers’ track ‘Roses’ climbs six places to break the Top 20 at number 16.

Finally, Pink makes a return to the Top 40 after nearly three years away with her Alice Through The Looking Glass song ‘Just Like Fire’.

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Dark Souls 3 tops the all formats gaming chart

April 18th, 2016

Dark Souls 3 has ended Quantum Break‘s brief reign at the top of the all-format gaming chart.

Dark Souls 3 launch sales are up by 61% on Dark Souls 2, although it’s worth pointing out that its predecessor came out on a Friday and not a Tuesday.

Dark Souls 3 made 71% of its impressive week one sales on PS4, compared to 26% on Xbox One and just 3% on PC.

It charts above Ubisoft’s The Division in second, while EA Sports UFC 2 climbs five places to third.

Quantum Break and Dirty Rally drop from first and second to fourth and fifth, above Far Cry Primal, FIFA 16 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 3.

GTA 5 and LEGO Marvel’s Avengers round out the top ten, keeping out the likes of Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 2, Star Wars: Battlefront and Rainbow Six: Siege. 

Elsewhere, a price cut means there’s a re-entry for New Super Mario Bros U at 18.

​Here’s the all-format gaming chart in full:​

  1. ​Dark Souls 3 (Bandai Namco)
  2. The Division (Ubisoft)
  3. EA Sports UFC 2 (EA Sports)
  4. Quantum Break (Microsoft)
  5. Dirt Rally (Codemasters)
  6. Far Cry Primal (Ubisoft)
  7. FIFA 16 (EA Sports)
  8. Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (Activision)
  9. GTA 5 (Rockstar)
  10. LEGO Marvel’s Avengers (Warner)
  11. Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 (EA)
  12. Star Wars: Battlefront (EA)
  13. Rainbow Six: Siege (Ubisoft)
  14. LEGO Jurassic World (Warner Bros)
  15. WWE 2K16 (2K Sports)
  16. Minecraft: Xbox Edition (Microsoft)
  17. Minecraft: Story Mode (Telltale)
  18. New Super Mario Bros U + Luigi U (Nintendo)
  19. Minecraft: PlayStation Edition (Microsoft)
  20. Disney Infinity 3.0 (Disney Interactive)

​Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C) 2015 Ukie Ltd.

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Drake lands his first ever UK number one

April 15th, 2016

Drake’s only gone and scored his very own number one single.

It’s taken him long enough, but the Canadian rapper has finally topped the UK charts for the first time with his own track thanks to ‘One Dance’ hitting 72,000 sales.

Drizzy previously topped the charts on Rihanna’s single ‘What’s My Name?’ back in 2011.

‘One Dance’, which features Wizkid and Filipino singer Kyla, just so happens to be the first number one of the year to feature a female.

Elsewhere, Sia is at two with ‘Cheap Thrills’ while Mike Posner slips two places to three with ‘I Took a Pill In Ibiza’, Fifth Harmony drop to four with ‘Work from Home’, and Zara Larsson completes the Top 5 with ‘Lush Life’.

Joe Jonas’s group DNCE break the Top 10 with ‘Cake by the Ocean’ hopping two places to nine, as Meghan Trainor’s ‘No’ leaps 12 places to 11 thanks to her performance on The Voice UK and Graham Norton’s show.

Speaking of The Voice UK, this year’s winner, former Liberty X star Kevin Simm, debuts at 24 with his first solo single ‘All You Good Friends’.

Finally, Years & Years climb 19 places to 27 with ‘Desire’ after releasing a new version of the track featuring Tove Lo.

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Quantum Break narrowly beats Dirt Rally to top the all-format gaming chart

April 12th, 2016

After weeks of unchallenged chart supremacy, The Division has been knocked off its perch.

In what was an extremely tight battle, Quantum Break narrowly beat Dirt Rally to top the all-format gaming chart.

It’s Microsoft’s first number one since Halo 5 last November, and the company’s biggest new IP of the Xbox One era. Although admittedly that only includes the likes of Sunset Overdrive and Ryse.

As for Dirt Rally, week one sales are up almost 200% on Dirt Showdown, although it did sell less than Dirt 2 and its sequel.

Elsewhere, The Division drops two places to third, above FIFA 16, Far Cry Primal, GTA 5, Black Ops 3 and EA Sports UFC 2.

Rainbow Six Siege and Star Wars: Battlefront round out the top ten.

Here’s the all-format gaming chart in full:​

  1. ​Quantum Break (Microsoft)
  2. Dirt Rally (Codemasters)
  3. Tom Clancy’s The Division (Ubisoft)
  4. FIFA 16 (EA Sports)
  5. Far Cry Primal (Ubisoft)
  6. Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar)
  7. Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (EA Sports)
  8. EA Sports UFC 2 (EA Sports)
  9. Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft)
  10. Star Wars: Battlefront (EA)
  11. LEGO Marvel’s Avengers (Warner Bros)
  12. Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 (EA)
  13. WWE 2K16 (2K Sports)
  14. LEGO Jurassic World (Warner Bros)
  15. Minecraft Xbox Edition (Microsoft)
  16. Minecraft: Story Mode (Telltale Games)
  17. MXGP 2: The Official Motocross Video Game (PQube)
  18. Minecraft: PlayStation Edition (Sony)
  19. Assassin’s Creed Syndicate (Ubisoft)
  20. Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection (Sony)

Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C) 2015 Ukie Ltd.​​

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Sia wins her highest-charting single as a lead artist in the UK

April 8th, 2016

Sia has a lot to celebrate this evening as she has just scored a new personal best on the UK Top 40.

The Aussie singer-songwriter climbs to two with ‘Cheap Thrills’ on this week’s Official Chart, making it her highest placing as a lead artist.

Sia has reached number one in the UK before, but that was as a featured vocalist on David Guetta’s ‘Titanium’ in 2012.

Meanwhile, Mike Posner logs a fourth week at number one with the Seeb remix of his single ‘I Took a Pill in Ibiza’.

The American singer-songwriter takes the crown with 76,000 combined sales, which includes 4.1 million streams in the UK this week.

Fifth Harmony fall to three with ‘Work from Home’, Lukas Graham are at four with ‘7 Years’ and Zara Larsson stays firm at five with ‘Lush Life’.

Selena Gomez shoots up to 14 with latest single ‘Hands to Myself’, while Drake’s surprise new single ‘One Dance’ is new at 21.

The Vamps begin at 30 with the single version of ‘I Found a Girl’ featuring OMI, while Kanye West’s new single ‘Famous’ featuring Rihanna vaults up a massive 161 places to 33 after it was made available on Spotify and Apple Music last week.

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