official chart UK makes history with all women top 6, female vocalist top 8

[Fitzswiftie]

 

 

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This week marks a major record for women on the Official Chart, as female solo artists solely make up the Top 6 of the Official Singles Chart for the first time in the chart’s 70-year history, the Official Charts Company can confirm. 
 
Joining Billie and Dua in the Top 5 are Olivia Rodrigo’s Vampire (3), Taylor Swift’s Cruel Summer (4), and Peggy Gou’s (It Goes Like) Nanana (5). 
 
Olivia Rodrigo, who is no stranger to a chart record after becoming the first female artist to hold three places in the Official Chart Top 5 simultaneously back in June 2021, makes a second appearance, rounding off the list at Number 6 with this week’s highest new entry, bad idea right? 

The entire Top 8 this week are tracks led by female artists, with Barbie World by Nicki Minaj, Ice Spice and Aqua at Number 7, and Disconnect by Becky Hill and Chase & Status at a new peak of Number 8.  

Prior all women weeks

 

9th November 1986 (first time ever there were female vocalists on each of the Top 5 singles):

 

1. “Take My Breath Away”, Berlin (=)

2. “You Keep Me Hanging On”, Kim Wilde (+4),

3. “Walk Like an Egyptian”, The Bangles (+1),

4. “Showing Out”, Mel & Kim (+4) 

5. “Breakout”, Swing Out Sister (+12). 

 

14 February 1988 saw the Top 3 comprising all female solo artists for the first time:

 

1. “I Should Be So Lucky”, Kylie Minogue (+1) 

2. “I Think We’re Alone Now”, Tiffany (-1)

3. “Tell It To My Heart”, Taylor Dayne (+1)

 

13 December 1998 saw an all female exclusive top 5 for the first time

 

1. “To You I Belong”, Bewitched (NEW)

2. “Believe”, Cher (-1)

3. “She Wants You”, Billie Piper (NEW)

4. “When You Believe”, Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston (NEW)

5. “End of the Line”, Honeyz (NEW)

14 December 2014 saw an all female vocalists on the top six, but with the man Mark Ronson credited as a lead producer. The prior week saw an all female soloist top 5 for first time,

1. “thank u, next”, Ariana Grande (=)

2. “Sweet But Psycho”, Ava Max (=)

3. “Without Me”, Halsey (=)

4. “Nothing Breaks Like a Heart”, Mark Ronson feat. Miley Cyrus (+6)

5. “All I Want for Christmas Is You”, Mariah Carey, (+1)

6. “Thursday”, Jess Glynn (-1)

 

Full top ten

 

1. “What Was I Made For?”, Billie Eilish (+1)

2. “Dance the Night”, Dua Lipa (+1)

3. “vampire”, Olivia Rodrigo (+1)

4. “Cruel Summer”, Taylor Swift (+3)

5. “(It Goes Like) Nanana”, Peggy Gou (+1)

6. “bad idea right?”, Olivia Rodrigo (NEW)

7. “Barbie World”, Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice with Aqua (-2)

8. “Disconnect”, Becky Hill (and Chase & Status) (+1)

 

9. “Desire”, Calvin Harris and Sam Smith (+3)

10. “Sprinter”, Dave and Central Cee (-9)
 

[Danes]

Peggy Gou

[Yvess]

OMG YAAAAAS THE FUTURE IS FEMALE INDEED

[Miichael]

UK charts are so superior to the US

[BrokenMachine]

Now, let's not wait several years for the next time it happens 

[Symmetra]

Nicki