The Hits UK Chart: Here's this week's top 40 songs

If it's trending... it's here!

Author: Sascha DriverPublished 21st Apr 2024

Every Sunday afternoon from 4pm until 7pm, Sam Thompson counts down the 40 biggest songs that you've been listening to, on the radio, streaming, watching and downloading. The Hits UK Chart is THE place to be to get the latest on all that's trending and to hear the UK's biggest hits.

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What is this week's Hits UK Chart Top 40?

1 Teddy Swims - Lose Control

2 Beyonce - Texas Hold 'Em

3 Benson Boone - Beautiful Things

4 Noah Kahan - Stick Season

5 Perrie - Forget About Us

6 Hozier - Too Sweet

7 Dasha - Austin

8 Calvin Harris and Rag N Bone Man - Lovers In A Past Life

9 Dua Lipa - Illusion

10 Rudimental and Skepsis featuring Charlotte Plank and Riko Dan - Green And Gold

11 Artemas - I Like The Way You Kiss Me

12 Kygo and Ava Max - Whatever

13 Ariana Grande - We Can't Be Friends (Wait For Your Love)

14 Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso

15 Ella Henderson featuring Rudimental - Alibi

16 Djo - End Of Beginning

17 Cassö, Raye and D-Block Europe - Prada

18 Becky Hill - Outside Of Love

19 Nathan Dawe - We Ain't Here For Long

20 Newera - Birds In The Sky

21 Rema and Selena Gomez - Calm Down

22 Miley Cyrus - Flowers

23 Dua Lipa - Training Season

24 Michael Marcagi - Scared To Start

25 Jax Jones and Zoe Wees - Never Be Lonely

26 Billy Gillies featuring Hannah Boleyn - DNA (Loving You)

27 David Guetta and OneRepublic - I Don't Wanna Wait

28 Zara Larsson and David Guetta - On My Love

29 Tate McRae - Greedy

30 Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten

31 The Blessed Madonna featuring Clementine Douglas - Happier

32 Dua Lipa - Houdini

33 Sonny Fodera and MK featuring Clementine Douglas - Asking

34 Galantis and 5 Seconds Of Summer - Lighter

35 Disturbed - The Sound Of Silence

36 Mark Ambor - Belong Together

37 Jungle - Back On 74

38 YG Marley - Praise Jah In the Moonlight

39 Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer

40 Meghan Trainor featuring T-Pain - Been Like This

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Take a look through Hits UK Chart Number 1s:

7th January - Noah Kahan - 'Stick Season'

Noah Kahan started off the New Year with his song 'Stick Season'.

14th January - Noah Kahan - 'Stick Season'

It's another week at the top for Noah Kahan and his song 'Stick Season'.

21st January - Ariana Grande - 'Yes, And?'

Ariana Grande has returned with her new song Yes, And?', as well as announcing her seventh album 'Eternal Sunshine'. 'Yes, And?' is Ariana's first solo music in three years.

28th January - Noah Kahan - 'Stick Season'

Noah Kahan has returned to the top spot after Ariana Grande's 'Yes, And?' knocked it off the previous week. Ari has now dropped to fourth place, with Teddy Swims' 'Lose Control' now at Number 2.

4th February - Noah Kahan - 'Stick Season'

Noah Kahan has another week at the top of the Hits UK Chart with his hit 'Stick Season', Sophie Ellis Bextor sticks at Number 3 with 'Murder on the Dancefloor' thanks to Saltburn and Teddy Swims' 'Lose Control' stays at Number 2.

11th February - Noah Kahan - 'Stick Season'

Once again, Noah Kahan's 'Stick Season' keeps the top spot on the Hits UK Chart.

18th February - Noah Kahan - 'Stick Season'

Noah Kahan is unstoppable at the moment with his hit 'Stick Season'. The song has now been at Number 1 on the Hits UK Chart for four weeks in a row. Meanwhile, Sophie Ellis Bextor sticks at Number 3 with 'Murder on the Dancefloor' thanks to Saltburn and Teddy Swims' 'Lose Control' stays at Number 2.

25th February - Noah Kahan - 'Stick Season'

Can you believe he's done it again? Noah's 'Stick Season' reigns high once more at the top of the Hits UK Chart. Also this week we saw Beyoncé's latest release 'Texas Hold Em' climb 34 places to Number 3 and Teddy Swims' 'Lose Control' staying at Number 2.

3rd March - Beyoncé - 'Texas Hold 'Em'

Beyoncé broke Noah Kahan's run at Number 1 with her country hit 'Texas Hold 'Em'. The song features on her upcoming album 'Renaissance Act II', due for release on 29th March.

10th March - Beyoncé - 'Texas Hold 'Em'

Beyoncé reigns high again in the Hits UK Chart with her song 'Texas Hold 'Em'.

17th March - Beyoncé - 'Texas Hold 'Em'

For the third week in a row, Beyoncé has been at the top of the Hits UK Chart with 'Texas Hold 'Em', followed by Teddy Swims, Noah Kahan and Benson Boone.

24th March - Teddy Swims - 'Lose Control'

Teddy Swims has been hovering at the top of the Hits UK Chart for a number of weeks and finally he's made it to Number 1 with his song 'Lose Control'.

31st March - Teddy Swims - 'Lose Control'

Teddy Swims continues to stay at the top of the Hits UK Chart with his song 'Lose Control'.

7th April - Beyoncé - 'Texas Hold 'Em'

Beyoncé returns to the top of the Hits UK Chart after two weeks away, with Teddy Swims' former Number 1 dropping to Number 2 this week.

14th April - Beyoncé - 'Texas Hold 'Em'

Beyoncé continues to reign at the top with her country hit 'Texas Hold 'Em', and Teddy Swims' is once again at Number 2.

21st April - Teddy Swims - 'Lose Control'

Teddy Swims has returned to the Number 1 spot after two weeks away. The singer pushed Beyoncé down to Number 2, with Benson Boone sticking at Number 3 this week with Beautiful Things.

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