Meghan Trainor poses backstage of the iHeartRadio Village in Las Vegas on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014.
Joseph Llanes
Meghan Trainor’s “All About That Bass” (Epic/Sony) stayed ahead of Nicki Minaj’s “Anaconda” (Cash Money/Republic/Universal) to start a second week atop the U.K. singles chart yesterday (Oct. 12), as British singer-songwriterGeorge Ezra’s Wanted On Voyage moved into a second week at No. 1 on the album survey.
The Trainor and Minaj singles were running neck and neck earlier in the sales week, but “Bass” pulled ahead by the end of the chart period on Saturday night.Jessie J’s former No. 1, on which Minaj and Ariana Grande feature, “Bang Bang” (Lava/Republic/Universal), held at No. 2, leaving Minaj’s new solo track with a No. 3 debut. But the Trinidad & Tobago-born star still had a notable week, not only appearing on two of the top three singles, but also on Usher’s “She Came To Give It To You” (RCA/Sony), which was new at No. 16.
Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off” (EMI/Universal) fell 3-4, as American R&B singerJeremih scored his best U.K. chart ranking with “Don’t Tell ‘Em” (Def Jam/Universal), a new entry at No. 5. Former “X Factor” contestant Ella Henderson opened at No. 7 with “Glow” (Syco Music/Sony) and Ed Sheeran’s“Thinking Out Loud” (Asylum/Warner Music) moved up again, 17-10.
Ezra’s album began a second week at the album summit as Sheeran’s X climbed back 3-2, changing places with Sam Smith’s In The Lonely Hour (Capitol/Universal). Barbra Streisand’s Partners (Columbia/Sony) moved up 5-4, after debuting two weeks ago at No. 2, and Irish artist Hozier’s self-titled debut set for Universal Island arrived at No. 5, as the single “Take Me To Church” slipped 26-32.
The Genesis compilation R-Kive (Virgin/Universal) moved 10-7 in its second week, and there were three more top ten new entries, for Canadian musicianCaribou’s Our Love (City Slang) at No. 8, British guitar hero Johnny Marr’s Playland (Warner Bros./Warner Music) at No. 9 and British electro-house duo Gorgon City’s Sirens (Virgin/Universal) at No. 10.
No fewer than six further titles debuted inside the top 20, with Bryan Adams’Tracks Of My Years (Polydor/Universal) at No. 11, Lady Antebellum’s 747 (Decca/Universal) at No. 12, Stevie Nicks’ 24 Karat Gold – Songs From The Vault (Reprise/Warner Music) at No. 14, Lower Than Atlantis’eponymous album on Easy Life at No. 16, UB40 star Ali Campbell’s Silhouette (Cooking Vinyl) at No. 18 and Jamie Cullum’s Interlude (Universal Island) at No. 19. Keep Calm and Chillout (Sony Music CG) tops the compilation chart for a fourth week.