Brit Sweep: April 20, 2014...

Hey gang, as Easter Sunday is winding down, it's time to check out the just-released official sales chart in Britain to sample the songs making their debut....

The top-selling song in the UK this week is the first for Canadian-born singer Kiesza, with her debut single "Hideaway". I'm extra-stoked about this song, and hope this neo-house nugget crosses over to the States. Mind you when you watch the video that she's doing this dancing with an then-undiscovered broken rib...

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Since Kiesza's from Calgary, my "Brit Pick of the Week" falls to Londoner Shift K3Y (Lewis Jankel), with his first charting single "Touch", which enters at #3...

"Teen Idol" Elyar Fox follows up his top-5 debut "Do It All Over Again" with the song at #11, "A Billion Girls"...

British "grime" artist Meridian Dan makes his first appearance on the chart at #13 with "German Whip" featuring MC Big H and rapper JME...

Dutch brother house act Showtek drop in at #29 with "Cannonball (Earthquake)". Recorded with Dutch DJ Justin Prime and American singer Matthew Koma, it's the duo's third top-40 UK hit. Their first, "Booyah!" went to #5...

Scottish singer/songwriter Paolo Nutini has the biggest-selling album of the week with his third set Caustic Love, and the third track from it, "Iron Sky", arrives at #59...

British indie-folk singer Passenger follows up "Whisper", which went to #70 a few weeks back, with "Heart's On Fire" at #63. It's the official first single from his upcoming second album...

Alicia Keys returns with her song from the upcoming The Amazing Spiderman 2 reboot, "It's On Again", featuring rapper Kendrick Lamar at #81...

The final entry of the week at #94 is Justin Timberlake with "Not A Bad Thing", the third single from his second 20/20 Experience album. The first, "Take Back The Night", went to #22 last year...