Brit Sweep: December 17, 2016...

Let's head across the Atlantic once more to check out the notable singles and albums making the charts in the UK this week...

On the official British singles chart, Clean Bandit along with Anne-Marie and Sean Paul steal a sixth week at #1 with "Rockabye"...

Two new songs fought for the #1 spot this week, with neither winning even after appearing on the finale X Factor UK episode. First off, the third member of One Direction to have a solo hit is Louis Tomlinson, as "Just Hold On" with Steve Aoki lands in the #2 spot. It's DJ Aoki's first time in the top ten. His previous high was at #25 in 2011 with "No Beef"...

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The singer that won that competition, Matt Terry from the suburbs of London, settles for the #3 rung with his "winner's single", "When Christmas Comes Around", written by Ed Sheeran...

One of Louis' old One Direction bandmates, Zayn, pairs up with Taylor Swift for the first single from the second 50 Shades Of Grey movie soundtrack, "I Don't Wanna Live Forever", which comes in at #16...

London-based neo-house DJ Jax Jones returns at #79 with "You Don't Know Me" with Raye...

Meanwhile, on the albums chart in the UK, the British stage stars Michael Ball and Alfie Boe rise to #1 with their collaborative album Together. It's Ball's second time to the top and Boe's first...

American R&B singer/songwriter J. Cole claims the sole debuting title in the top 40 with his 4 Your Eyez Only album, as nine of its ten tracks reach the top 100 on the singles list. None of those are available on YouTube right now...Here's a non-album promo track recorded at the same time...