Hector Posted August 16, 2023 Posted August 16, 2023 5. Cold Heart (Pnau Remix) (with Elton John) Released: 2021 Official Singles Chart peak: Number 1 Total UK chart units: 2 million Fitting that, as the Future Nostalgia era came to a close, Dua's third Number 1 single was a bridge between pop's past and its future. Splicing together several hits from Elton John's back catalogue (Rocket Man, Kiss The Bridge, Sacrifice and Where's The Shoorah?) was a jubilant celebration. Let's not mention the fact Dua didn't join Elton on stage at Glastonbury this year, though. That still hurts. 4. Levitating Released: 2020 Official Singles Chart peak: Number 5 Total UK chart units: 2.2 million While Dua has never been the type of artist to fully embrace social media (although we do enjoy her Instagram grid of all her holiday snaps), Levitating got a big, big boost thanks to taking over TikTok during the pandemic. Hitting Number 5 in the UK, it did better in the US, peaking at Number 2 there and becoming her biggest single across the pond. 3. Don't Start Now Released: 2019 Official Singles Chart peak: Number 2 Total UK chart units: 2.4 million Now that's how you start a second album era. It's hard to overstate just how impressive the understated, stylish trailer for Don't Start Now shook the foundations of pop standom when it debuted in the weeks leading up to Don't Start Now's debut. It was confident, striking and (visually and sonically) a level up from where Dua had ended her first album cycle. Don't Start Now's signified that Dua had truly transformed into a pop star, but its biggest legacy just might be helping usher in a fully-fledged disco revival, along with tracks by The Weeknd (Blinding Lights) and Doja Cat (Say So). Overall, it's Dua's third most-streamed track in the UK (289 million). 2. New Rules Released: 2017 Official Singles Chart peak: Number 1 Total UK chart units: 3 million New Rules was the right hit at the right time. Dua had accrued serious hype (becoming one of the nominees for the BRITs Critics Choice Award and making the longlist for the BBC's Sound Of...2016 poll) but it hadn't really translated into crossover success just yet. Be The One had hit the Top 10, as had Sean Paul collab No Lie, but when her self-titled debut album dropped, it was all about New Rules. Accompanied by an instant-classic music video (where Dua and her girlfriends are stuck in a kind of purgatory, running through the rules until they stick), Dua met the moment and the momentum, New Rules reached Number 1 in 2017, becoming the first Number 1 song by a British female in two years. It helped usher in an entirely new part of her career. It's her second-most streamed song (324 million) and obviously her most streamed video (44 million video streams) but it still pales in comparison too... 1. One Kiss (with Calvin Harris) Released: 2018 Official Singles Chart peak: Number 1 Total UK chart units: 3.2 million One Kiss is (quite literally) all it takes. Dua did what any other big pop girl would do, and used the momentum of her first true breakout hit to engineer and even bigger second one, and she picked the perfect producer to link-up with to achieve it. What makes the perfect summer song? Is it a retro production that takes you back to Ibiza? A smooth, cooing vocal performance from its main star? Or a earworm of a chorus so strong it'll be stuck in your head for days? Well, One Kiss had all of these to its merit (the best bit of the song? The way the refrain somehow comes back harder each and every time, by the time the final chorus hits, you're basically having a stroke) and used everything to its advantage. Dua's second UK Number 1 single (and Calvin's ninth!) is by far her most successful in the Official Chart. It's claimed 3.2 million total chart units, including over 352 million streams (the most of any Dua song) and over 277,000 digital downloads (ditto). https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/dua-lipas-official-top-20-biggest-songs-in-the-uk-revealed/ Dua Lipa's Official Top 20 biggest songs in the UK Number1 ONE KISS CALVIN HARRIS/DUA LIPA Number2 NEW RULES DUA LIPA Number3 DON'T START NOW DUA LIPA Number4 LEVITATING DUA LIPA Number5 COLD HEART ELTON JOHN & DUA LIPA Number6 IDGAF DUA LIPA Number7 BE THE ONE DUA LIPA Number8 NO LIE SEAN PAUL FT DUA LIPA Number9 SCARED TO BE LONELY MARTIN GARRIX & DUA LIPA Number10 PHYSICAL DUA LIPA Number11 ELECTRICITY SILK CITY FT DUA LIPA Number12 HOTTER THAN HELL DUA LIPA Number13 BREAK MY HEART DUA LIPA Number14 BLOW YOUR MIND (MWAH) DUA LIPA Number15 PRISONER MILEY CYRUS FT DUA LIPA Number16 HALLUCINATE DUA LIPA Number17 LOVE AGAIN DUA LIPA Number18 WE'RE GOOD DUA LIPA Number19 KISS AND MAKE UP DUA LIPA & BLACKPINK Number20 POTION CALVIN HARRIS/DUA LIPA/YOUNG
katara Posted August 16, 2023 Posted August 16, 2023 It's going to be hard for any of her current or future hits to overtake One Kiss and New Rules
ChrisTheLoner Posted August 16, 2023 Posted August 16, 2023 Not Potion sneaking in at #20 OK, NR, and DSN did THAT
Gabe² Posted August 16, 2023 Posted August 16, 2023 Be the one above physical hotter than bell above break my heart DL1 won
unclefloprry Posted August 16, 2023 Posted August 16, 2023 The top 5 is how I imagine the order of her biggest hits worldwide
naval23 Posted August 16, 2023 Posted August 16, 2023 DAMN The way she has a huge hit each year there omg 2017 - New Rules 2018 - One Kiss 2019 - Don't Start Now 2020 - Levitating 2021 - Cold Heart Her domination is insane
Cain Posted August 17, 2023 Posted August 17, 2023 DL1 absolutely STOMPED in Europe I have to laugh when people say it wasn’t a big era, she had like 8 hits here in that era
Enrique523 Posted August 21, 2023 Posted August 21, 2023 On 8/16/2023 at 9:46 PM, Gabe² said: Be the one above physical hotter than bell above break my heart DL1 won Hotter Than Hell remains her most underrated song, it deserved SO MUCH BETTER
Enrique523 Posted August 21, 2023 Posted August 21, 2023 On 8/17/2023 at 7:16 AM, Cain said: DL1 absolutely STOMPED in Europe I have to laugh when people say it wasn’t a big era, she had like 8 hits here in that era DL1 is STILL the #1 most streamed female album on Spotify, who is delusional enough to say it wasn't a big era? It kind of got overshadowed by Future Nostalgia, especially in the US, but it was still a massive album. It was such a huge victory to see her FINALLY have her breakthrough with New Rules after all the mess that happened before DL1 got released
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