The truth about UK Rap.

Victory Lap’ by Fred Again, Skepta & PlaqueBoyMax is on pace to finish its 2nd week in the UK Top 10 — it’s currently #7 in today’s chart update. Globally, it’s making noise: #4 in the UK, #3 in Australia, #13 in Ireland 🇬🇧🇦🇺🇮🇪 Will they drop a remix to chase that #1? 👀

Numbers AND talent doesn’t lie 🔥🔥 I can’t believe they tried to compare these two, I even heard someone say Central Cee would beat Aitch in a rap battle 😭😭 Impossible

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Congrats to kwn on a solid first week for her new EP #ThePurpleList

Lewis Capaldi is on track to secure his 6th UK #1 single this Friday with ‘Survive’. The track has already amassed 52,395 sales — putting it over 26,000 sales ahead of its closest competition, ‘Dior’ by MK (ft Chrystal), which sits at #2 with 26,097 sales. If momentum holds,

J Hus & Asake’s ‘Gold’ is sitting at #66 in the UK midweek charts. There’s still a few days to go till the final update on Friday, so there’s room for a push. Streaming numbers are looking solid internationally. Nigeria’s got it Top 5 on both Apple Music and Spotify — it’s doing

Every ring I’m wearing is gold

𝗨𝗞 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗦: “Cana” - 16,560 UK units “Pressure” - 6,835 UK units

Terminator - 197,585 uk sales in total.

Asake’s “Terminator” has reportedly sold 197.5K units in the UK 🇬🇧 – SILVER 🔜 via OpinionatedUK

🚨 ASAKE - TERMINATOR has sold 197,585 UK 🇬🇧 Sales in total 🔥 🪖 Via OpinionatedUK

F1 — The Album (Soundtrack) crosses the line at #2 on the UK Compilation Albums Chart with 4,759 sales: 1,513 physicals, 222 downloads, 3,024 streaming equivalent. 🏁🇬🇧💿 Packed with big names — RAYE, Ed Sheeran, Tate McRae’s ‘Just Keep Watching’ & more. The Brad Pitt & Damson

Darkoo — Sexy Girl Summer, Vol. 1 (EP) hits 391 sales this week, backed by a solid spike in streaming — currently charting mid‑hundreds globally on iTunes Charts. Darkoo is already familiar to F1 fans from the soundtrack; her track “Give Me Love” boosted her visibility, she’s

Lewis Capaldi’s ‘Survive’ debuts at #1 on the UK Singles Chart this week with 68,414 sales — the highest for a No.1 in nine weeks. 🏆🇬🇧 Following his surprise Glastonbury Pyramid Stage set, ‘Survive’ becomes Capaldi’s 6th UK #1 single, putting him second only to Calvin Harris

‘Victory Lap’ by Fred Again.., PlaqueBoyMax & Skepta holds strong at #6 on the UK Singles Chart in its 2nd week with 30,972 sales. 🇬🇧🏆 Despite a slight -6.3% dip in consumption from last week, the track stays firmly in the Top 10 — another big win for all three artists. 🔥✨

‘Family Matters’ by Skye Newman holds steady at #10 on the UK Singles Chart with 26,672 sales in its 7th week. 🇬🇧✨ The single’s total UK sales have now hit 204,136, making it eligible for Silver Certification (200k+ units) — a huge milestone for Skye’s breakout hit. A future

Every 💍 I’m wearing is… ‘Gold’ by J Hus (ft. Asake) lands at #64 on this week’s UK Singles Chart with 7,649 sales 🇬🇧✨ This marks Hus’ 30th Top 100 entry and Asake’s 6th — solid stats for both artists 🏆

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