Elton John has opened up about the resurgence of legacy arts on the Official Charts over the past year, and admitted he would like to see some new blood re-enter the charts.
29.06.2022 - 14:21 / officialcharts.com
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 levels up this week as it races in to Number 1 on the Official Film Chart on digital downloads only.
After just being pipped to Number 1 last week, Sonic climbs to Number 1, leapfrogging last week’s chart-topper The Batman while only being available on digital formats.
The Batman does, however land at Number 2, as well as the biggest title on physical formats of the week – beating out Top Gun which holds at Number 3.
This week’s highest new entry is The Bad Guys at Number 4. The animated comedy heist film – whose voice cast includes Sam Rockwell, Craig Robinson, Richard Ayoade and Alex Borstein – tells the story of a group of animal criminals, who to avoid a prison sentence must become model citizens, with disastrous and hilarious results.
Morbius (5) and Dune (6) both drop one place, while animated musical Sing 2 rises two to Number 7. The Matrix Resurrections is at 8, and Spider-Man: No Way Home crawls back up one to Number 9.
Finally, Dr Who & The Daleks makes its Official Film Chart debut at Number 10. Released back in 1965 and starring Peter Cushing as The Doctor, the British sci-fi adventure – which on its release was the first time The Doctor was seen in colour, and The Doctors first big-screen appearance – was released last week in a 4K UHD collector’s edition.
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Elton John has opened up about the resurgence of legacy arts on the Official Charts over the past year, and admitted he would like to see some new blood re-enter the charts.
OneRepublic are certainly not worried about anything at the moment as they shoot to the top of the UK's Official Trending Chart.
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Harry Styles’ Harry’s House returns to the top of the Official Albums Chart this week, celebrating its fifth non-consecutive week at Number 1.
The Stranger Things effect looks creates another success story this week, as Metallica's Master of Puppets sees a huge uplift following its feature on the Netflix series.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s Manchester United exit could mean several things for Jadon Sancho.
16 years is quite a long time, but it's done nothing to dull the shine of Lily Allen's timeless debut single Smile, which first reached Number 1 on the UK's Official Singles Chart this week in 2006.
The Lost City makes a Number 1 debut on the Official Film Chart, entering on digital downloads only.
Wilson Chapman editorHilary Swank (“Million Dollar Baby”), Jack Reynor (“Midsommar”) and Olivia Cooke (“House of the Dragon”) are set to star in the upcoming opioid-themed thriller “Mother’s Milk.”The film, which recently wrapped production in New York, comes from director Miles Joris-Peyrafitte, who co-wrote the script with Madison Harrison. Prior credits from the director include Sundance Special Jury Prize winner “As You Are,” and the Margot Robbie-starring “Dreamland.” Aside from the three leads, additional cast includes Dilone, Hopper Penn, Norm Lewis and Karen Aldridge.“Mother’s Milk” follows a journalist who, after the murder of her estranged son, forms an unlikely alliance with his pregnant girlfriend to track down those responsible for his death.
Jeff Bezos’ girlfriend, Lauren Sanchez was committed to not missing her pre-holiday workout.The 52-year-old, Emmy award-winning journalist took to Instagram to show us one of the impressive workouts that keep her looking fab, fit and toned. In the video, which played the Miley Cyrus’ song - ‘Party In The U.S.A.’ -the perfect song for the patriotric holiday - we can see Lauren and her trainer in the background while she is doing dumbbell presses on a bench, dips on a parallette bars, and other exercises.
Well, they say it is crazy what love can do...and David Guetta, Becky Hill and Ella Henderson would very much agree with that statement as they top the UK's Official Trending Chart.
Glastonbury Festival, a number of artists have seen an uplift on the UK’s Official Albums Chart this week.According to new Official Charts Company data, artists including Billie Eilish, Sam Fender, Diana Ross and Wet Leg have seen a boost in their sales and streams after their Glastonbury sets.Billie Eilish, who became the festival’s youngest-ever headliner on Friday (June 24), has enjoyed a jump in this week’s Official Albums Chart Top 40. Her last album ‘Happier Than Ever’ had an 84 per cent week-on-week boost to its combined weekly sales and streams in total, placing it on Number 10.Previous album, 2019’s ‘When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?’, is also up by 36 spots to Number 25, while Eilish’s debut ‘Don’t Smile At Me’ makes it to Number 39.Elsewhere, Sam Fender’s ‘Seventeen Going Under’ doubles its weekly sales and streams tally, surging 110 per cent week on week while enjoying a jump of 44 chart places back into the Official Albums Chart Top 20 (19). The album’s title tack has also risen 40 places to Number 20.Wet Leg’s sales and streams of their eponymous debut album are up 71 per cent over the past seven days, while Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘SOUR’ enjoys a 30 per cent weekly boost and Kendrick Lamar‘s ‘Mr.
Everyone has to start somewhere, and a UK Number 1 single isn't a bad place to kick off a solo career.
K.J. Yossman “The Late Late Show” host James Corden has voiced his “utter disgust and anger” at the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, a reversal that has effectively dissolved the federal protection of abortion rights that has existed since 1973.
Following on from its surprise release last week, Beyoncé's comeback banger Break My Soul becomes the UK's Number 1 Trending Song.
Driver’s License singer Olivia Rodrigo and UK musician Lily Allen gave the middle finger to the U.S. Supreme Court justices by dedicating Allen’s 2009 song “F— You” to the Glastonbury festival. The tribute is due to the controversial overturning of the 1973 Roe v. Wade case which protected a woman’s choice to have an abortion.
Members of the Directors Guild of Canada in British Columbia have voted overwhelmingly – 89.5% to 10.5% – to ratify a new three-year film and TV contract with the AMPTP and the Canadian Media Producers Association-BC.
Sonic Team head Yuji Naka has confirmed that Michael Jackson created music for Sonic The Hedgehog 3.In a tweet posted today (June 23), Naka – who was also the producer for Sonic The Hedgehog 3 – confirmed a long-running rumour that Michael Jackson created music for the game.“Oh my god, the music for Sonic 3 has changed, even though Sega Official uses Michael Jackson’s music,” said Naka, expressing disappointment over Sega’s decision to change the music of Sonic The Hedgehog 3 for its re-release in Sonic Origins.One of the tracks changed in Sonic Origins is ‘Carnival Night Zone’, one of the songs that Jackson was rumoured to have created. In the below video, you can listen to the new tracks created for Sonic Origins in comparison to their original counterparts in Sonic The Hedgehog 3.Shortly after confirming Jackson’s involvement, Naka shared a picture of Jackson’s Neverland Ranch from above, which he says he took “when we went to his house in his helicopter”.This is a picture taken by me with my camera when we went to his house in his helicopter.
For any pop fan, the greatest feeling in the world is seeing an artist that you love finally tap into their full potential. So it was for Cheryl, who assumed her final form on Call My Name, which debuted at Number 1 in the UK 10 years ago this week.