Top 20

First ever write up!

Selena Gomez and Marshmello hold on to the top spot for a second week. "Wolves" is Selena's 5th #1 of 2017- in total, Gomez has spent a whopping 23 weeks at number 1 this year. Gomez gives Marshmello his first #1 hit on the chart. Taylor Swift's "Gorgeous" remains stable at #2 and is the first of 3 tracks by Swift on this week's chart. Swift launches "reputation" on Friday and like "Witness" did for Katy Perry, "Rainbow" did for Kesha and "Tell Me You Love Me" did for Demi Lovato, I'm sure it will dominate next week's chart. "Havana" by Camila Cabello" remains at #3 - "Havana"'s chart performacne has been rather interesting; debuting at #1 back in August, the song has travelled up and down the chart for the past 13 weeks. 

After taking a sharp dive last week, "How Long" by Charlie Puth climbs 4 spots to #4. The song's current peak is #2, how long will it take for it to climb to the chart's summit? 25 weeks later and still sitting in the top 5, Selena Gomez's "Bad Liar" is a megahit. The song falls one place this week which means nothing considering how much it has moved around during the 6 months of its release. 

The highest new entry comes from Rita Ora and Avicii and gives them both their first top 10 hit. "Lonely Together" is Rita's second hit on the top 20 but the first to break into the upper half of the chart. Will #6 be this song's peak or will it rise to the top? 

Up one spot this week is Demi Lovato with "Daddy Issues". The previous #1 hit sits at #7 during its 5th week on the chart. While "Gorgeous" remains stable, "Look What You Made Me Do" falls 3 places to #8. The song has spent 10 weeks in the top 10, including 4 of those at #1. P!nk's album track "I Am Here" sits comfortably at #9 and Maroon 5 and Julia Michaels fall 3 places to #10. 

Outisde of the top 10, there are 2 new entries and 5 re-entries. Hit-maker, Julia Michaels has teamed up with Clean Bandit for their track "I Miss You" which is new at #11. Michaels has demonstrated strong staying power in the past so it will be interesting to see how "I Miss You" moves. Film soundtracks have returned to the top 20, this time from the upcoming musical "The Greatest Showman"- Keala Settle's track, "This Is Me" made a great impression during the first trailer but has only just been released to the world...will it climb or is this the highest this song will go? 

Fifth Harmony have 2 re-entries this week- "Bridges" returns to the chart reaching a new peak of #13; "He Like That" re-enters at #19. Fifth Harmony are yet to have a top 10 hit from their latest album...are "Bridges" or "He Like That" contenders? The #1 smash, "Sorry Not Sorry" by Demi Lovato returns to #15 after a short break from the chart. This is the song's 16th week charting! Kesha also has two re-entries this week- former number 1 "Boogie Feat" is at #18 whilst "Hymn" returns at number #20. 

The biggest faller this week is Little Mix and CNCO with "Reggaeton Lento (Remix)", the track slides 8 spots during its 4th charting week to #14. The song is getting further and further away from the chart summit so we will likely be saying farewell to it soon. Liam Payne also takes a dive with "Bedroom Floor", after starting at #11 last week. Payne wasn't able to crack the top 10 during week 2, falling 6 places to #17. Finally, Taylor Swift's "...Ready for It?" continues its slow decline falling two places to #16. The song is officially getting the single treatment from Swift so performances and promotion may lead to a rise in the near future.