After a tough battle for #1 between Jess Glynne, Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa, Ariana Grande and newcomer Netta, it’s Jess Glynne that continues the British invasion. “I’ll Be There” is Glynne’ first #1 in Braintree, although most of her discography came before the inception of the chart. She previously peaked at #12 with “These Days”. Daina was behind newcomer Netta as she put up an impressive total for “Toy” to debut at #2. Netta is vying for the Eurovision crown for Israel this year, so we’ll see how she does in the next few weeks. Anne-Marie nabs her 2nd top five single with “2002”.
The top ten sees two new faces as Charlie Puth finally cracks it with “The Way I Am” at #6 while Why Don’t We reaches a new peak of #9 with “Trust Fund Baby,” thanks to Daina. Speaking of Daina, aside from Netta and Why Don’t We, she also brought back “Glass Heart,” “This Is Love,” and “Bad Habits” from the dead as she had one of her strongest influence in recent weeks. Emm!e’s sole contribution was the return of “Delicate” at #24. Celina was the chart MVP, providing boosts to many of the top-played songs, although this is due to Josh having control of her Spotify during the drive to and from Victoria’s wedding this weekend (Congratulations Victoria & James!). She also brought back “Boys” for a week as well as “Strip That Down” with the help of Emily. Emily had a rather quiet week (in terms of music only, lol) as she failed to influence much of the chart aside from the new Jess Glynne and Years & Years, which debuts at #21, almost beating their peak of #18, which “Sanctify” got to back in March. Breagh also had a quiet week as she only adds a single play to the total for “One Kiss”.
NEW CONTRIBUTOR APPROACHES! Everyone, please welcome Catie to the Braintree Top 40! While she failed to influence this week’s chart, having only been part of the chart for six hours, but we’re excited to see what she brings to the table!
Next week, we see new singles from Selena Gomez, Bastille, LSD, John Mayer, Kiiara, and the devil herself, Meghan Trainor. It will be interesting to see if Daina can keep Netta afloat throughout the Eurovision Song Contest. Can Jess Glynne stave off her British competitors, Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa? Will Catie set the chart ablaze with her eccentric taste? Find out next week on the Braintree Top 40!
Braintree Top 40 Stats // Braintree Top 40 Spotify Playlist // Braintree #1s Spotify Playlist
- Number 1 DebutPeak1 (for 1 weeks)Weeks1
- Number 2 DebutPeak2Weeks1
- Number 3 Down by 2Peak1 (for 3 weeks)Weeks5
- Number 4 Down by 2Peak1 (for 1 weeks)Weeks3
- Number 5 Up by 2Peak5Weeks3
- Number 6 Up by 22Peak6Weeks2
- Number 7 Down by 2Peak5Weeks6
- Number 8 Up by 2Peak4Weeks7
- Number 9 Up by 9Peak9Weeks6
- Number 10 Down by 4Peak2Weeks5
- Number 11 Down by 3Peak8Weeks4
- Number 12 Up by 1Peak12Weeks5
- Number 13 Up by 18Peak3Weeks12
- Number 14 Up by 20Peak14Weeks4
- Number 15 Up by 4Peak1 (for 3 weeks)Weeks8
- Number 16 Up by 13Peak2Weeks11
- Number 17 Up by 13Peak17Weeks4
- Number 18 Up by 18Peak18Weeks5
- Number 19 Up by 20Peak19Weeks2
- Number 20 Up by 20Peak20Weeks2
- Number 21 DebutPeak21Weeks1
- Number 22 Up by 4Peak9Weeks8
- Number 23 Up by 15Peak23Weeks2
- Number 24 Re-EntryPeak5Weeks7
- Number 25 Re-EntryPeak8Weeks4
- Number 26 Re-EntryPeak16Weeks7
- Number 27 DebutPeak27Weeks1
- Number 28 DebutPeak28Weeks1
- Number 29 DebutPeak29Weeks1
- Number 30 Down by 14Peak4Weeks8
- Number 31 Down by 14Peak1 (for 1 weeks)Weeks18
- Number 32 Down by 12Peak7Weeks6
- Number 33 Down by 12Peak3Weeks14
- Number 34 Down by 12Peak13Weeks4
- Number 35 Down by 11Peak7Weeks10
- Number 36 Down by 9Peak27Weeks3
- Number 37 Re-EntryPeak1 (for 1 weeks)Weeks13
- Number 38 Re-EntryPeak1 (for 1 weeks)Weeks6
- Number 39 Re-EntryPeak5Weeks7
- Number 40 Re-EntryPeak5Weeks11
- Number 3 DropoutPeak1 (for 1 weeks)Weeks31
- Number 4 DropoutPeak1 (for 1 weeks)Weeks33
- Number 9 DropoutPeak3Weeks2
- Number 11 DropoutPeak1 (for 6 weeks)Weeks15
- Number 12 DropoutPeak4Weeks4
- Number 14 DropoutPeak14Weeks4
- Number 15 DropoutPeak13Weeks3
- Number 23 DropoutPeak12Weeks5
- Number 25 DropoutPeak19Weeks3
- Number 32 DropoutPeak29Weeks3
- Number 33 DropoutPeak31Weeks2
- Number 35 DropoutPeak14Weeks7
- Number 37 DropoutPeak37Weeks1