Brit Sweep: January 12, 2014...

Hey gang, it's the end of an agonizing weekend with me having the stomach flu (so much for my vaccine), but life goes on, and I'm ready to check out the latest songs to make the official sales chart in Britain this week, as Pharrell Williams climbs back to #1 for a second non-consecutive week with "Happy"...

The top debut (and solitary one in the top-40) is from Dutch electro-house DJ and producer Hardwell, with "Dare You". It features vocals from Matthew Koma, who sung on Zedd's breakthrough single "Spectrum". This is Hardwell's first hit in the UK...

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London rapper Tinie Tempah joins again with frequent collaborator Labrinth at #42 for "Lover Not A Fighter". It's their fourth top-40 hit together, with both "Frisky" and "Earthquake" reaching #2...

New York indie-rockers American Authors come in at #66 with "The Best Day Of My Life"...

As American hip-hop artist Kid Ink's collab with Chris Brown, "Show Me", leaps to #32 on the chart here, another track from the two, "Main Chick", enters at #69...

British singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor returns after a three-year break at #80 with "Young Blood", my "Brit Pick of the Week". In the first decade of the new millenium she scored seven top-10 singles, with the classic post-disco jam "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)" reaching #1 in 2000...

Another song from the soundtrack to the Disney film Frozen arrives as "For The First Time In Forever" is in at #81...

Dutch trance music star Armin Van Buuren follows up his #6 hit "This Is What It Feels Like" with "Save My Night" at #85...

The final entry of the week belongs to American born singer Banks, who now is based in London, and is nominated for the BBC's "Sound Of 2014" poll, with "Waiting Game"...

That's it for the night...I'll return tomorrow with another song of the day and my "robbed hit" of the week. Cheers!