THE RISE OF CHAPPELL ROAN: BEHIND THE SCENES
Here's how it happened. An oral history by Craig Marks. (8/30a)
A SIZZLING HITS LIST
Hot off the grill. Pairs well with your brewski of choice. (8/30a)
GUY MOOT AND CARIANNE MARSHALL: THE HITS INTERVIEW
Publishing's dynamic duo (8/28a)
THE COUNT: A LABOR (DAY) OF LIVE-MUSIC LOVE
Your other option is staying home and watching college football. (8/30a)
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THE GRAMMY SHORT LIST
Who's already a lock?
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.
ALL THE WAY LIVE
The players, the tours, the enormous beers.
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HITS' FIRST LIVE ISSUE TAKES THE STAGE THIS FALL
At the end of Q1, Noah Kahan has the bestselling single and album in the U.K. It’s the cherry on the cake for UMG, which counts nine out of the top 10 albums YTD.
“Stick Season” (Republic) is #1 on the singles Q1 Top 10 with over 850k U.K. sales in 2024 alone. It’s the most-streamed song of the year so far, with 99m streams since the beginning of January. Since its release, the track, which spent seven weeks at #1, has tallied over 1.4m chart units in total (it first charted at #69 in the U.K. in October last year).
Stick Season, Kahan’s third album tops the Q1 U.K. Top 10 with 123k 2024 sales. It’s the first of an impressive nine entries for UMG, which span releases from The Weeknd, Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Eminem, Elton John, ABBA and Ariana Grande.
UMG also rules the singles Q1 Top 10 with four entries. The remaining three are “Murder on the Dancefloor” (Polydor) by Sophie Ellis-Bextor at #3; “yes, and?” (Republic) by Grande at #8; and “Cruel Summer” (EMI) by Swift at #10.
Sony and Warner have three singles each in the Top 10. Warner counts the final albums entry with 50 Years — Don’t Stop (Rhino) by Fleetwood Mac at #6.
Official Singles Chart 2024 to End of Q1
- “Stick Season” (Republic), Noah Kahan
- “Lose Control” (Atlantic), Teddy Swims
- “Murder on the Dancefloor” (Polydor), Sophie Ellis-Bextor
- “Beautiful Things” (Warner Records), Benson Boone
- “Lovin On Me” (Atlantic), Jack Harlow
- “Prada” (Ministry of Sound), Casso/Raye/D-Block Europe
- “TEXAS HOLD ‘EM” (Columbia/Parkwood), Beyoncé
- “yes, and?” (Republic), Ariana Grande
- “Greedy” (Ministry of Sound), Tate McRae
- “Cruel Summer” (EMI), Taylor Swift
Official Albums Chart 2024 to End of Q1
- Stick Season (Republic), Noah Kahan
- The Highlights (Republic/XO), The Weeknd
- 1989 (Taylor’s Version) (EMI), Taylor Swift
- Guts (Interscope), Olivia Rodrigo
- Curtain Call: The Hits (Interscope), Eminem
- 50 Years: Don’t Stop (Rhino), Fleetwood Mac
- Diamonds (Mercury/UMR), Elton John
- Gold: Greatest Hits (Polydor), ABBA
- Eternal Sunshine (Republic), Ariana Grande
- Midnights (EMI), Taylor Swift
