Miley Cyrus' 'Flowers' Dominates Charts Worldwide

Flowers took over the top spot on the 'Global Singles Chart' this week after only two weeks of release. It debuted this past week at the #1 spot in both The U.S.A.and Canada, along with climbing to the top in Germany, Switzerland, South Africa, Slovakia, Romania, Poland, Norway, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, Iceland, Hungary, Greece, Denmark, Czech Republic, Croatia, Belgium, Austria and Argentina. It remains for a second week at the summit in England, Ireland, New Zealand, Lithuania and Sweden, a total of 26 countries as of this week, while it achieved Gold in N.Z. (15k) and Silver (200k) in sales in England, and sold 19k in Australia in its first week (last week).

The song sits at the top in Oz, NZ, England, Ireland, Germany, USA and Canada, making Flowers the first track since 7 Rings for Ariana Grande on February 4th, 2019, to occupy the top of all seven charts, now only the 19th time that this chart feat has occurred. Miley's #1 also increases her weeks in the singles summit to now three during this decade (and in total), while she also joins another exclusive club of father and child who've both topped the Australian Singles Chart after the Sinatra's (Frank and Nancy), Lennon's (John and Julian), Cole's (Nat 'King' and Natalie), as Miley's father Billy Ray Cyrus has appeared on two #1 songs with Achy Breaky Heart (1992 for 7 weeks) and as a guest on the Lil' Nas X track Old Town Road (2019 for 13 weeks), having amassed twenty weeks at #1 in total.

Flowers spending a second week at #1 also makes it the longest of both Miley's chart career locally and the longest run at the top for 2023, as every other #1 this year has logged a single week at the top. That run could be broken next week as the Triple J Hottest 100 countdown for 2022 is occurring this weekend, so it could affect next week's top spot, but we'll have to wait and see how their winner Say Nothing by Flume, fares.

There are 15 songs that don't move within the Top 50 this week, and eight of them reside within the Top 10, as Miley remains planted at the top. This is followed by last week's Top 7 singles not moving at all. At #2 is SZA with her former #1 Kill Bill, while she does gain the top spot on the ARIA Albums Chart this week with her second album SOS, logging its first ever week at #1 after seven weeks of charting, five of which were spent at #2.

RAYE and 070 Shake retain their #3 peak with Escapism for a second week, the song newly Gold (●) in sales this week, followed by the potential #1 Album holder for next week in Sam Smith, whose new album Gloria was issued on Friday, while their six-week running former #1 Unholy is stable at #4, after which is another six-week-#1 in Anti-Hero for Taylor Swift at #5 as she dips to #2 on the Albums chart with Midnights (which is still the #1 selling vinyl).

Stable at #6 and #7 are Miss You for Oliver Tree and Robin Schulz and then Creepin' for Metro Boomin'. The Weeknd and 21 Savage holding their peak for a second week, while Metro's album Heroes & Villains is one place higher on the LP chart at #6. The only moves within the Top 10 this week sees #8 and #9 swap places, with OneRepublic's I Ain't Worried back up a spot to #8 and logging its half-year within the Top 10 (26 weeks, equal 13th longest of all time in Australia), while David Guetta and Bebe Rexha's I'm Good (Blue) dip one spot to #9, with the eighth and final non-mover sitting at #10 being Made You Look for Meghan Trainor, who will be appearing on our TV screens from this coming Monday (Jan. 30th) as a judge/mentor on the returning Australian Idol, so the song could climb next week (or the week after the J surge next week).

TOP 20:

The three non-movers within the Top 20 are Harry Styles' As it Was at #11 (now certified 6x▲Platinum in sales), Let Go for Central Cee at #12 and B.O.T.A. for Eliza Rose at #17. After two weeks of sitting at #22, the Tiësto and Tate McRae track 10:35 jumps up nine places to land at a new peak of #13, followed by the two further climbing tracks within the Top 20, Until I Found You for Stephen Sanchez and Em Beihold (16 to #14, HP-12) and Something in the Orange by Zach Bryan (18 to #16, HP-15), one place shy of its former peak from October 24th, 2022.

Dropping within the Top 20 are Heat Waves for Glass Animals, back down five places to #18, Cold Heart (PNAU Remix) for currently touring artist here, Elton John along with Dua Lipa (15 to #19), and then dipping one place to #20 is the Rema and Selena Gomez track Calm Down which saw a new peak last week.

TOP 30:

The Top 30 is topped and tailed by non-moving tracks this week, with Bad Habit for Steve Lacy at #21 and golden hour by JVKE at #30, while one of last week's lower fifty entries sees a massive sixty-six place jump to land at #22 this week, Sabrina Carpenter with Nonsense, which last week became only her second Top 100 entry after Skin hit #61 in February 2021, and now with this new entry jumping so high, it becomes her first ever Top 30 placement in Australia, while she's had two #44 Albums with Evolution (October 2016) and last years emails I can't send (July 2022).

Lizzo's 2 Be Loved (Am I Ready) is the only other climbing track within the Top 30, up to #27 this week, while dropping back down nine places to #23 after re-peaking at #14 last week is Dean Lewis' How Do I Say Goodbye, with the song also dipping in England (26 to #31), Ireland (19 to #28), departing after two weeks at #40 in New Zealand, but climbing again to a new peak in Canada (44 to #42). Sunroof for Nicky Youre and dazy drops back four spots to #24, with Ed Sheeran's upcoming national tour starting February 17th (he starts in New Zealand from the 2nd of Feb.; next week), he has a small decline with his Shivers track (27 to #28), while Tom Odell's Another Love has fallen three to #29.

TOP 40:

The first big entry for the year was the Skrillex, Fred again... and Flowdan track Rumble, which debuted at #35 on January 16th, while last week it fell ten places to #45, and now this week it rebounds thirteen places to land at a new peak of #32, followed closely by a six-spot rise back up to #34 for the Lewis Capaldi track Forget Me, with the only other climbers being Afraid to Feel for LF System (to #38) and Where are You Now by Lost Frequencies (to #40).

The Kid Laroi released a new single last week called I Can't Go Back to the Way it Was, and then on Friday, he dropped another new track, Love Again, which could both be replacing his waning Stay track with Justin Bieber very soon, as that song is down six places to #31 this week, with two eight-place falls occurring for both Bad Habits by Ed Sheeran and Mr. Brightside by The Killers to #37 and #39 respectively.

TOP 50:

#41 and #42 swap places this week, with Post Malone's I Like You back up one to #41 and down one to #42 is The Weeknd's Save Your Tears, while he also holds for a third week at #49 with his third and final Top 50 appearance Die For You. The Lil' Nas X track Star Walkin' is back down five places to #43, followed by two double-digit drops for Levitating by Dua Lipa (35 to #47) and Under the Influence by Chris Brown (33 to #50).

Climbing into the Top 50 this week are two further tracks, starting with a seven-place climb to a new peak of #44 for the second chart entry for D4vd called Here with Me, which after four weeks within the Top 100 (87-55-51) has landed a Top 50 berth, while he previously peaked at #40 with his first entry Romantic Homicide (peaked Oct. 17th, 2022). The other song is The Color Violet by Tory Lanez, which rises six spots to land at #46 after debuting and spending the past two weeks at #52. This entry for Lanez becomes their first ever solo Top 50 entry, plus third overall, having previously charted as a guest on Trust Nobody by Cashmere Cat and Selena Gomez (HP-46, Nov. 2016) and "Kika" by 6ix9ine (HP-30, Dec. 2018).

NEW ENTRY

#15 - Sure Thing by Miguel (Jive/Sony) is the first chart appearance for 2010 song by Miguel, and now his sixth ever chart entry here (three as lead, three as guest artist), having never previously seen a Top 50 entry for any of his solo work, this TikTok-fed revival for his third ever issued single sees it currently sitting at #5 in New Zealand, #10 in England, #9 in Ireland, No.42 in The U.S.A. (former peak #36), and at a new peak in Canada (28 to #21). His two previous solo entries were Adorn (HP-61, Sept. 2012) and Coffee (feat. Wale: HP-78, May 2015), while his highest chart position was #6 on the Mariah Carey track #Beautiful (peaked June 2013), and his others were with A$AP Rocky and Everyday (HP-49, May 2015) and on the Kygo track Remind Me to Forget (HP-14, late May 2018).