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Sam Smith And Kim Petras “Unholy” Tops U.K. Chart For Three Weeks

By Chinelo Eze

17 October 2022   |   1:47 pm

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Sam Smith and Kim Petras' "Unholy" (released by EMI) takes a third straight week at No. 1 in the U.K. With both tracks spending three consecutive weeks at the top, the song equals Smith's 2017 single "Too Good At Goodbyes" as their second-longest-running No. 1 hit. Of eight of Smith's U.K. No. 1s, none has…

Sam Smith and Kim Petras during night one of the iHeartRadio Music Festival held at T-Mobile Arena on September 23, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty Images)

Sam Smith and Kim Petras’ “Unholy” (released by EMI) takes a third straight week at No. 1 in the U.K.

With both tracks spending three consecutive weeks at the top, the song equals Smith’s 2017 single “Too Good At Goodbyes” as their second-longest-running No. 1 hit.

Of eight of Smith’s U.K. No. 1s, none has spent six weeks or more at the top than their Calvin Harris collaboration, “Promises.”

The top three songs are still “Unholy,” “I’m Good (Blue)” by David Guetta and Bebe Rexha (through Parlophone), and “Forget Me” by Lewis Capaldi (Vertigo), in that order.

After going popular on social media, Beyoncé’s “Cuff It” (Columbia/Parkwood Ent) is currently experiencing a comeback. In its eleventh week on the Official U.K. Singles Chart, the song rises 10-5 for a new chart high.

“Psycho” by Anne-Marie and Aitch (Atlantic), which climbed 12-9 to enter the top 10 for the first time, is also on the rise. The first of Aitch’s three appearances in the most recent U.K. top 40 is “Psycho.” Ed Sheeran and Tion Wayne’s collaboration “Let’s Go” (Atlantic), which debuted at No. 30, and “My G” (Asylum/Capitol), which rose 16–14 in the chart frame released on Friday, October 14.

The 2010 song “Another Love” by Tom Odell is also becoming more popular after becoming viral on TikTok, rising 18-13. The song is approaching its peak of No. 10, which is the highest chart position since July 2013. The BRITs Critics Choice winner’s debut song hit the top of the charts together with protest videos and memorials to Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian lady who died in mysterious circumstances.

Numerous singles are climbing the charts according to the most recent survey, including Lizzo’s “2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)” (via Atlantic), up 20-16; Rema’s “Calm Down” (Mavin), up 21-17; Burna Boy and Ed Sheeran’s “For My Hand” (Atlantic), up 19-18; Cian Ducrot’s “All For You” (Polydor), up 23-19; Venbee and Goddard’s

Mimi Webb’s “Ghost Of You” (Epic), which makes its debut at No. 23, has the highest new launch in the most recent period. “Ghost Of You,” which is taken from Webb’s upcoming debut album Amelia, marks her seventh top 40 performance.