Selena Gomez Scores Big, Both With New Songs And Old Favorites
Selena Gomez lands four singles on the U.K. charts and debuts her new album I Said I Love You in the ... More top five across five different tallies. BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 10: Selena Gomez Celebrates the Launch of Rare Beauty's Find Comfort Body Collection on January 10, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo byfor Rare Beauty)
Selena Gomez is enjoying one of her best weeks of her career on the U.K. charts in recent memory. Impressively, it's not only due to a new release. Yes, her latest full-length I Said I Love You is out now, and it's performing well, but some of the pop star's older cuts are also back in action — rising, returning, and keeping her presence alive across a number of important tallies.
Gomez's name appears across multiple charts in the U.K. this frame. Four of her tracks place somewhere on various tallies. Two of them are brand new, taken from I Said I Love You, while the other two are hits from eras past. This shows that while there's plenty of excitement around her latest offering, the pop star's older tunes are still hugely popular.
Among her reappearances, 'Bad Liar' is performing especially well. The single returns to two U.K. charts this week, each of which is focused on physical formats. It reenters the Official Vinyl Singles ranking at No. 27, and also manages to come back to the Official Physical Singles list at No. 33. The catchy tune gives Gomez a top 40 win on both rosters, years after the track was originally released.
One of Gomez's more popular collaborations is also a winner again this frame. 'Fetish,' which features Gucci Mane, finds space on the Official Vinyl Singles chart at No. 34. Over on the Official Physical Singles list, the same title lands at No. 42, just a couple of spots shy of becoming a top 40 seller across the rankings once more.
Of course, the focus at the moment when it comes to the singer is on her new work. Two tracks from Gomez and Benny Blanco's I Said I Love You debut on several rosters in the U.K.
'How Does It Feel To Be Forgotten' makes the bigger splash between the two, starting its run at No. 83 on the Official Singles Sales chart. It also appears on the main singles ranking, entering the Official Singles roster at No. 86.
Another new track, 'Sunset Boulevard,' doesn't reach quite as high. The tune manages to break onto the Official Singles chart at No. 100, squeaking onto the list in last place.
The album itself is a major success in the U.K., debuting on a dozen rankings. I Said I Love You launches inside the top five on just as many charts. It performs best on the Official Album Downloads list, where it begins its journey at No. 3. It also enters at No. 4 on the Official Albums chart — the most competitive in the nation — while also opening in the same position on the Official Vinyl Albums, Official Physical Albums, and Official Album Sales tallies.
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