Brit Sweep: June 23, 2014...


Hey gang, the weekend's coming to a close, so it's time to check out the songs making their debut on the just-released official sales chart in Britain (since they've nothing better to do, with the World Cup and all). as Ella Henderson's "Ghost" remains on top of the chart for a second week.

Ella beat out Australian boyband 5 Seconds of Summer with their third hit in the UK, "Don't Stop". Their debut "She Looks So Perfect" made it to the top a dozen weeks back...


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British singer/songwriter George Ezra has gone top-10 all over Europe with his first hit "Budapest", but it took until now for him to reach the British chart, as he enters at #4...


London house music duo Gorgon City score their second top-10 hit in a row as "Here For You" featuring Laura Welsh drops in at #7. It follows "Ready For Your Love", which made it to #4...


Demi Lovato pops in at #15 with "Neon Lights", the second single from her album Demi. The first, "Heart Attack" came in at #3 in the UK...


The Kooks place their second top-40 hit from their Listen album, "Around Town", at #35. It follows "Down", which came in at #40. This new one is my "Brit Pick of the Week"...


German indie-folk duo Milky Chance move in at #49 with their international hit "Stolen Dance"...


Peace, an indie-rock band from the city of Worcester, come in at #66 with "Money"...


Devon-based drum and bass duo Fred V & Grafix enter at #77 with "Forest Fires"...


Another 5 Seconds Of Summer track, "Try Hard", is in at #80....


The sixth single from Sheffield indie-rock band Arctic Monkeys' album AM/PM, "Snap Out Of It", comes in at #82. Surprisingly, only one of them, "Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?", made the top-10..


Lana Del Rey's Ultraviolence album is the top-selling full-length of the week in the UK, and from it "Brooklyn Baby" enters at #86...


Leeds-based indie-rock group Alt-J return at #97 with the first single from their upcoming second album, "Hunger Of The Pine". Their biggest hit so far on the singles chart has been "Breezeblocks", which stalled out at #75...


The final debut of the week at #98 is Londoners The Klaxons with "Show Me A Miracle". It follows "There Is No Other Time", which peaked at #42 earlier in the year...


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