Love is in the air this week as Valentine's Day is just around the corner.
And to quote Shakespeare "If music be the food of love, play on". Play on, I shall, this is an overview of the UK Charts this week.
SINGLES
Outside the top 40, two songs from the show Hazbin Hotel are knocking on the door at #53 and #55. Those songs are "Poison" sung by Blake Roman and "Loser Baby" sung by Roman and Keith David.
At #40 is "Home" by Good Neighbours, they are a duo that consist of Scott and Oli.
The song rekindles late 2000s/early 2010s nostalgia that came from bands such as MGMT, Passion Pit and Foster the People.
Michael Marcagi's "Scared To Start" rises seven places to #31 this week and "Nothing Matters by Last Dinner Party enters the top 20 at #19.
The top 10 remains almost the same.
YG Marley, Bob Marley's grandson, rises to #9 with "Praise Jah To The Moonlight". Surely a new generation are about begin to reignite the reggae scene just like 1993.
Benson Boone secures his first top 5 hit with "Beautiful Things"; this is mostly due to its popularity on TikTok.
It's also Benson's first top 10 hit in the USA, where it's currently at #8.
The top 4 remains the same. Teddy Swims at #3, Sophie Ellis-Bextor at #2 and Noah Kahan at #1 with "Stick Season".
ALBUMS
It's a quiet week in the Albums Charts.
At #22, it's the return of Kula Shaker with their seventh album 'Natural Magick'.
In 1996, the band almost had a number one hit with "Hey Dude", they would have to take the runner-up spot because of the Spice Girl's juggernaut tune "Wannabe".
Dylan John Thomas makes hit debut in the charts with his self titled album at #21.
Dylan is a Scottish guitarist, who used to busk in Glasgow and was championed by Gerry Cinnamon, one of Dylan's idols.
There's a re-entry for Paul McCartney and the Wings at #16. 'Band On The Run' is 50 years old this year. The Wings released seven albums during their lifetime.
Jamie Webster secures his highest charting album with "10 For The People" at #2.
He is a proud Liverpool FC supporter and is known for his tune "Allez Allez Allez". It continues to be sung by fans of many football clubs to this day.
And taking the top spot are the Last Dinner Party. "Prelude To Ecstasy" is the debut album from the 5 piece female Baroque rockers.
EPILOGUE
There's plenty to look out for this week.
Portishead's Beth Gibbons goes solo with "Floating On A Moment". She has also announced her first solo album 'Lives Outgrown' and is set to release on the 17th May.
Maggie Rogers is releasing her 3rd album 'Don't Forget Me' on the 12th April. The title single has released this week and it's a great guitar song to strum to.
Jax Jones is back, this time with German singer Zoe Weez. They've collaborated on the song "Never Be Lonely" and is only 2 minutes and 15 seconds long.
Australia teams up. Sia and Kylie have worked together on a song named "Dance Alone". It's basically a disco song in minor keys.
It's also been 10 years since Sia broke the internet with "Chandelier".
And Little Simz has released an EP named 'Drop 7'. The title track "Mood Swings" is a deep techno track with tribal drums scattered throughout.
Moving to albums, Usher releases his new album 'Coming Home', just in time for this year's Superbowl.
Zara Larsson releases her fourth album named 'Venus'. Songs that have gone popular before the release of the album so far are "Can't Tame Her" and "On My Love" with David Guetta (of course).
Declan McKenna returns with the album 'What Happened To The Beach?'. It's his first album to be released on how own label Tomplicated.
And finally, rapper Shygirl releases her new EP named 'Club Shy'. It contains six tracks and sees Shygirl move into the territory of dance music.
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