Brit Sweep: April 13, 2014...


The weekend's coming to a close, and it's time to check out the songs making their debut on the just-released official sales chart in Britain this week....

The top-selling single of the week is also the highest debut, and it's from the drum and bass duo Sigma, with "Nobody To Love". This is the Leeds pair's first to even make the top-40. It interpolates the Kanye West song "Bound 2", which went to #55 in the UK last year...


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Arriving at #2 is the British "boy-band" the Vamps, with their third consecutive top-3 single, "Last Night". It matches the peak of their debut "Can We Dance"...


Australian hip-hop artist Iggy Azalea has her biggest hit yet with "Fancy" at #5. It's her second to make the top-10...


The Irish/English female vocal group the Saturdays score the fifth top-40 hit from their latest album Living For The Weekend with "Not Giving Up", my "Brit Pick of the Week", at #19. They went to #1 with the second single from the project, "What About Us"...


French DJ and producer David Guetta teams up with Dutch trance duo Showtek and Australian singer Vassy at #22 with "BAD". It follow's Guetta's "Shot Me Down", which made it to #4...


Well, the third series of The Voice UK is finished, and all three of the finalists make the chart, with the 2nd runner up Sally Barker (from Tom Jones' team) actually doing the best at #46 with her cover of Olly Murs' "Dear Darlin'"...


Electronica musician and producer Jakwob, from the western city of Hereford, lands at #47 with "Somebody New" featuring vocalist Tiffani Juno. His last, "Fade", made the top-40 last year at #35...


While American soul singer Aloe Blacc's "The Man" falls from #1 this week, his solo take on Avicii's "Wake Me Up", which he sang lead on as well, enters the chart at #69...


The actual 'winner' of The Voice UK, Jermain Jackman, pushes in at #75 with his take on the Dreamgirls showstopper "And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going"...


For the bettor's favorite who ended up the runner up on The Voice UK, Christina Marie, she comes in at #81 with her version of Frankie Goes To Hollywood's "The Power Of Love"...


The fourth single from newcomer John Newman's debut album Tribute, "Out Of My Head", enters at #91...


The sixth track from the soundtrack from Frozen makes the top-100 as Josh Gad is at #93 with "In Summer"...


The final debut of the week at #100 is Lily Allen with another track from her upcoming Sheezus album, "Our Time"...


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