MUSIC'S MOST BEWILDERING NIGHT
Gauchos got what they'd long deserved, 20 years too late. (12/30a)
TOP 50: A LITTLE SZA, A WHOLE LOTTA CHRISTMAS
We won't have to hear "The Little Drummer Boy" again for 10 months. (12/27a)
PHOTO GALLERY: PICS OF THE WEEK OF THE YEAR (PART TWO)
More weasel photo ops (12/30a)
TOP 50: A LITTLE SZA, A WHOLE LOTTA CHRISTMAS
The final album chart of the year (12/27a)
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NOW WHAT?
We have no fucking idea.
COUNTRY'S NEWEST DISRUPTOR
Three chords and some truth you may not be ready for.
AI IS ALREADY EATING YOUR LUNCH
The kids can tell the difference... for now.
WHO'S BUYING THE DRINKS?
That's what we'd like to know.
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It’s a tight chart battle this week for the #1 Official Singles spot in the U.K. as Calvin Harris' “Feels” (Columbia) sits behind “Despacito” (Polydor) by just 500 combined sales at halfway stage. Over on albums, Def Leppard’s 30th anniversary reissue of Hysteria (UMC/Virgin) is the highest new midweek entry at #5.
This week’s highest riser on singles is Sony’s Spanish remix of Enrique Iglesias’ “Subeme La Radio” (RCA) featuring Sean Paul and 2016 U.K. X Factor winner Matt Terry, moving to #3 from #12. Rudimental f/James Arthur are up four places with “Sun Comes Up” (Atlantic) at #4, followed by Dua Lipa, who also rises four places with “New Rules (Warner Bros.) at #5.