Brit Sweep: December 6, 2015...

It's time to cross the Atlantic to check out the songs making their way on to the official singles chart in the UK this week, as Justin Bieber scores his third consecutive #1 hit (how?!?!) with "Love Yourself"...

British R&B singer Craig David hooks up with rapper Big Narstie in this quiet week for the highest debut down at #50 with "When The Bassline Drops". David has thirteen top-ten singles in Britain to his name, though this is his highest placing since 2008's #39 "6 of 1 Thing". It's nice to see him back, with a wicked bass behind him to bounce him along...

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As modern rock heroes Coldplay release their new album A Head Full Of Dreams sees its release last Friday (12/4), a track from the album, "Everglow", lands at #52. Radio single "Adventure Of A Lifetime", meanwhile, leaps to #15. This slower number nicely balances the disco sheen of the first single, and I predict this may be this set's "Paradise"...

Chris Brown rides in at #76 with "Fine By Me". It's the third song from his upcoming Royalty album to make the top 100 in this country. First, is he wearing leggings? Second, I guess this is the dance-pop offering from the set, like "Don't Wake Me Up" and "Turn Up The Music" from his Fortune album, and taking his total awfulness of his personal life out of the equation, I've got to say this song and video does do the trick...

Major Lazer, profiting on the international success of "Lean On", pull another single from their Peace Is The Mission album as "Light It Up" featuring Nyla and Fuse ODG, drops in at #84. With a similiar prominent bouncy beat as "Lean On", this amalgam of trop-house and reggaeton is helped by the new mix featuring "grime" artist Fuse ODG...

London-based dance artist Blinkie is in at #86 with "Don't Give Up (On Love)". The trop-house/drop-house mixup sports some cool vocals, but it's possibly not as unique as some of the hits that have preceded it. Still, I wouldn't turn this off in the car...