Brit Sweep: April 27, 2015...


It's time to check out the songs making their debut on the official singles chart in Britain this week, as Wiz Khalifa spends a second week at #1 with "See You Again"...

British neo-house act Clean Bandit have the highest new entry as "Stronger", my "Brit Pick of the Week" arrives at #4. Alex Newell from Glee sings on this record along with Sean Bass. It's their fourth top-5 hit; the classic "Rather Be" went to #1 for four weeks here...


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Another artist mining the music of the clubs from the 80s/90s is French DJ/producer Michael Calfan, whose "Treasured Soul" lands at #17...


Former teen "idol" Conor Maynard, now 22, returns at #44 with "Talking About". His first five singles all made the top-10, with the first, "Can't Say No", peaking at #2 in 2012...


Irish singer, member of the tremendously popular boy-band Westlife, and out gay musician Markus Feehily scores his first solo hit as "Love Is A Drug" enters at #56...


Another new song from Mumford & Sons' upcoming Wilder Mind album, "Snake Eyes", comes in at #60. Their current radio single "Believe" drops to #45...


While Irish singer/songwriter Hozier's former #2 hit "Take Me To Church" hangs on at #16, his new single "Someone New" arrives at #63...


Rihanna's "American Oxygen" breathes in at #71. Her collab "FourFiveSeconds" is at #15, while "Bitch Better Have My Money" drops out of the top-40 at #42...


American modern rock band Panic at the Disco raves in at #81 with their new track "Hallelujah", which samples Chicago's 70s hit "Question 67 & 68"...


The final newbie on the top 100 is French DJ/producer David Guetta with Nicki Minaj and Afrojack on "Hey Mama"...




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