|May 26, 2018
1 – ONE KISS – CALVIN HARRIS & DUA LIPA – A
2 – NICE FOR WHAT – DRAKE – B
3 – NO TEARS LEFT TO CRY – ARIANA GRANDE – B
4 – 2002 – ANNE-MARIE – B +
5 – ANSWERPHONE – BANX & RANX/ELLA EYRE/BANE – C+
6 – I’LL BE THERE- JESS GLYNNE – C+
7 – FLAMES – DAVID GUETTA FT SIA – B-
8 – PARADISE – GEORGE EZRA – C
9 – THIS IS AMERICA – CHILDISH GAMBINO – A
10 – BETTER NOW – POST MALONE – A-
Comment: Half of these artists are from the UK itself, and they also all have an excellent chance of breaking US, indeed worldwide. When it comes to pop, the Calvin Harris’s and Anne Marie’s sound nothing like English (and Scottish, of course) culture, but like that ubiquitous “Tools” sound. The question becomes, how well do you do it?