Lorde's Top 10 biggest songs on the Official Chart

1996 saw 24 songs hit Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart, but the biggest of them all - but only just - was Killing Me Softly by The Fugees. 

We're pretty sure that Taylor Swift may have the most A-list phonebook in all of the music industry.

There's no disputing that Ed Sheeran is one of the biggest recording artists on the planet, and he has the download and streaming numbers to back up such a claim.

Måneskin continue their run of success following their Eurovision Song Contest win, landing not one but two entries on this week's Official Singles Chart Top 10. 

Olivia Rodrigo reclaims the Official Chart double as Sour returns to Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart for a third week, and Good 4 U extends its reign at the top of the Official Singles Chart to five weeks.

Doja Cat's rise to the top has been nothing short of stratospheric.

Lorde has added two new London shows to her 2022 UK tour – get all the details below.The singer, who returned with her new single ‘Solar Power‘ this month before announcing a new album of the same name due in August, will head around the country next June as part of a world tour.After two dates at the Roundhouse in London on June 1 and June 2, 2022 sold out instantly upon going on sale this morning (June 25), the singer has announced a further date at the venue on June 3 as well as a bigger date

Limp Bizkit have announced a couple of shows in the UK next summer – see details below.The rap rockers will play Manchester Academy on July 22, 2022 and the O2 Academy Brixton in London on July 24, 2022. Tickets go on sale at 9am next Friday (July 2).The news follows the band’s recent announcement that they will tour the US this summer with Spiritbox.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorEarlier this month, in the hours after the release of “Solar Power” — the title track from Lorde’s forthcoming third album, due in August — the two songs people kept mentioning as possible inspirations were George Michael’s “Freedom 90” and “Loaded” by British rockers Primal Scream.In an interview shortly after the song dropped, Lorde said Primal Scream had given their blessing to the song.

Calvin Harris is celebrating his tenth number one on the UK's biggest official chart show. The Scots hitmaker reached the top spot after releasing By Your Side with Tom Grennan.

Lorde has announced a 2022 headline world tour set to kick in February next year – see the full list of dates below.The New Zealand singer-songwriter’s ‘Solar Power’ tour, which will support her upcoming new album of the same name, will take in dates in the UK, Europe, North America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, kicking off on February 26 at Electric Avenue Festival in New Zealand and ending in Berlin at the Verti Music Hall on June 23.The UK dates will kick off in Leeds on May 25,

OneRepublic's latest single Run is on course to become the group's ninth UK Top 40 hit on the Official Singles Chart this week. 

1995 was the year an enduring pop classic finally got its dues to become the year's best-seller: Unchained Melody.

Eurovision Song Contest 2021 winners Måneskin are enjoying a meteoric rise to success which this week sees them join some very elite Official UK Chart clubs.

2011 was one of the warmest on record for the UK; something that’s reflected in the flurry of sunny pop bangers that make up most of the top songs that summer.

Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.One of the most powerful union leaders in Britain has told how Paisley is ‘his kinda town’.Gary Smith, the new general secretary of the GMB, has stuck firm on living in the heart of the town despite instant assumptions he would up sticks and move to London.In an exclusive interview with the Paisley Daily Express, the 53 year old revealed he’s formed an incredibly close bond with the town.And he said:

Lorde is on course to claim the highest new entry on this Friday’s Official Singles Chart with Solar Power.

17 years after making their UK chart debut, Maroon 5 are still racking up big hits across the world.