22nd February, 2019 - 28th February, 2019

My Favourite Songs, Albums and Artists of All Time: https://crownnote.com/charts/gameskiller01/my-favourite-songs-of-all-time

Top albums of the week:

1) Ariana Grande - 'thank u, next' (=)
2) AJ Tracey - 'AJ Tracey' (=)
3) Post Malone - 'beerbongs & bentleys' (=)
4) Nina Nesbitt - 'The Sun Will Come Up, The Seasons Will Change' (=)
5) Ed Sheeran - 'x' (Re)

Ariana Grande manages to knock herself off the top for a 2nd consecutive week as 'break up with your girlfriend, i'm bored' ascends to the top, pushing 'bloodline' down to #3 as 'bad idea' also rebounds to #2. The only artist to ever knock themselves off the top 2 weeks in a row before is The Weeknd, who managed it in a very similar fashion to Ariana following the release of 'My Dear Melancholy,'. 'Call Out My Name' debuted at #1, the next week 'Try Me' dethroned it and the week after that 'Wasted Times' went to #1. 'break up with your girlfriend, i'm bored' is Ariana's 5th #1, putting her behind only Ed Sheeran, The Weeknd & Post Malone, all with 6, and Camila Cabello with 9. As Ariana holds the entire Top 5 yet again this week, she becomes the only artist to ever hold the Top 5 for 3 weeks, let alone consecutively. In fact no other artist has ever managed it for 2 weeks, and only Camila Cabello & The Weeknd have ever managed it for 1 week.

The highest non-Ariana track this week is yet again 'Don't Call Me Up', which climbs 7 places to match its previous peak of #7. Post Malone's 'Wow.' also manages to rebound 6 places to reach the Top 10 at #10, leaving Ariana with 8 simultaneous Top 10s, still higher than any other artist has managed other than when Camila Cabello had a Top 10 clean sweep following the release of 'Camila'. Both it and 'Kamikaze' managed 7 Top 10s in their 2nd weeks, which Ariana beats this week. AJ Tracey's 'Ladbroke Grove' climbs 2 places to a new peak of #17 this week, overtaking and matching the peak of 'Psych Out!' in the process. His 'Butterflies' also climbs 2 to #19, giving AJ his 5th Top 20 hit.

Lewis Capaldi has a very good week, as both 'Grace' and 'Someone You Loved' make big climbs in the lower half of the chart. 'Grace' climbs 7 to #21, while 'Someone You Loved' is hot on its heels, up 8 to #22. Both have a very good chance of reaching the Top 10 in the coming weeks, even with Ariana's continued domination. At #26 'Lost in the Fire' rebounds 1 place, and this week's highest debut comes courtesy of Dave with 'Black' at #29. It marks Dave's 9th total chart entry. Long-running chart hits '92 Explorer' and 'Bloodstream' see rebounds, while Ariana sees a re-entry and a debut with 'One Last Time' at #32 and 'Love Me Harder' at #37, bringing her simultaneous chart entries up to 16. Tom Walker debuts at #38 with 'Not Giving In', his 4th chart entry, and Ed Sheeran sees 2 re-entries from 'x' at #39 & #40.

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Notable events:

• 'thank u, next' spends a 3rd consecutive week at #1 on the albums chart
• Ariana dethrones herself for a 2nd consecutive week as 'break up with your girlfriend, i'm bored' ascends to #1
• The only other artist to ever dethrone themselves for 2 consecutive weeks is The Weeknd after 'My Dear Melancholy,' released
• 'break up with your girlfriend, i'm bored' is Ariana's 5th #1
• This puts her behind only Ed Sheeran, The Weeknd & Post Malone (6) and Camila Cabello (9)
• Ariana is the only artist to ever hold the entire Top 5 for 3 weeks; The Weeknd & Camila managed 1 week each
• Ariana holds 8 of the Top 10 this week, higher than anything other than complete Top 10 clean sweeps
• 'Don't Call Me Up' rebounds 7 places to match its peak position of #7
• 'Wow.' rebounds 6 places to re-enter the Top 10 at #10
• AJ Tracey reaches new peaks with 'Ladbroke Grove' and 'Butterflies', the latter of which becomes his 5th Top 20
• Lewis Capaldi climbs 7 with 'Grace' and 8 with 'Someone You Loved'
• Dave sees his 9th chart entry with 'Black', new at #29
• Ariana re-enters at #32 with 'One Last Time' and debuts at #37 with 'Love Me Harder', bringing her up to 16 simultaneous entries
• Tom Walker debuts at #38 with 'Not Giving In', his 4th chart entry
• Ed Sheeran sees 2 re-entries from ''x' at #39 and #40

What the Top 10 would've looked like if not for 'thank u, next' (new entries to the Top 10 in bold):

Early predictions for next week's Top 10 (new entries to the Top 10 in bold):

Dropouts (notable dropouts in bold):