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BTS Star Jin's Solo Track Don't Say You Love Me Tops UK Official Chart
Last Updated: Jin's Don't Say You Love Me has soared in popularity, debuting at No. 1 on the UK's Official Chart just weeks after its release. Jin was the last BTS member to debut as a solo artist, following in the footsteps of his bandmates who had already released individual albums. In November 2024, he unveiled his first solo project, Happy. Just six months later, Jin made a powerful comeback with a new release titled Echo, which has garnered even more attention, particularly in the United Kingdom. One of the standout tracks, Don't Say You Love Me, has seen immense success, debuting at No. 1 on the UK's Official Chart just weeks after its release. With this achievement, Jin has cemented his place on the global stage as a solo artist, making history once again. According to reports, Jin's latest song Don't Say You Love Me is currently at number 1 on the Official Physical Singles Chart. The track has gained huge attention and has managed to beat several other popular songs to reach the top. Some of the songs that passed include What The Hell Just Happened by Remember Monday, Latin Dynamite by Kevin Fingier Collective, Ed Sheeran's Aziza, Lackluster Writing Makes Fundamental by Makeshift Art Bar and All I Ever Asked by Rachel Chinouriri, among others. Don't Say You Love Me marks Jin's second solo entry on the Official Chart. His first was Running Wild, released in November 2024, which debuted at number 6 but only stayed for one week before vanishing. Unlike last year's track, the latest song from Echo has made a much bigger impact. It not only came on top at the Physical Singles Chart but also reached number 1 on the Official Singles Downloads charts. Along with Don't Say You Love Me, Jin's new album, Echo, includes seven more songs. The full tracklist features Nothing Without Your Love, Loser, Rope It, Background, With the Clouds and To Me, Today. Jin is now getting ready to reunite with the rest of the BTS members, RM, V, Jungkook, Suga and Jimin, as they are expected to complete their military service by the end of June. The singer was the first to be discharged, and soon after, J-Hope also completed his service last year. Since then, J-Hope has stayed active in music and even held his own concert tour, Hope on the Stage, which is set to wrap up on June 1. First Published:
The Independent
18-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Lorraine star Christine Lampard shares fun theory about ‘the song that defines your life'
The latest episode of ITV's Lorraine featured a brief foray into a seemingly random and completely unsubstantiated social media claim about No 1 songs. The highly dubious theory, which first appeared around 2019, posits that the track at No 1 in the charts on the day you turned 14 is the one that defines your entire life. The Official Charts Company reported at the time that the theory began doing the rounds on Twitter thanks to user Swank0cean. It soon went viral, sparking a number of either thrilled or gutted responses. Music fans were encouraged to enter their date of birth into the company's Official Chart archive in order to discover what their own No 1 song was when they turned 14. Apparently the trend has now returned as the British public relax during Bank Holiday weekend, as Lorraine presenter Christine Lampard revealed that Whitney Houston 's 'I Will Always Love You' was No 1 when she celebrated her 14th birthday. Houston famously released a cover of the 1973 single by Dolly Parton in 1992, as the focus track from her soundtrack to The Bodyguard, in which she also starred. Considered one of the most iconic songs of all time, Houston's version sold over 24 million copies worldwide and was the best-selling song of the year in the UK. It also earned Houston the Grammy Award for Record of the Year, as well as a Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal performance. Houston's version has been ranked on a number of occasions as one of the best songs in history, helping to assert the late artist's legacy as one of the all-time greats. 'Apparently, the song that's No 1 on your 14th birthday is the song that defines your life,' Lampard said after playing a clip of Houston's performance. 'What a track that is for me. 'I am happy with that.' She then revealed the No 1 song for her co-host, actor and presenter Sally Lindsay, which was 1987's 'It's a Sin' by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys. 'Does that speak volumes?' she asked the Coronation Street star. 'Sounds about right for me, yeah,' Lindsay joked. 'I love the Pet Shop Boys as well… I'm happy with that, with that. Very happy.' Anyone interested in finding out which song was No 1 on their 14th birthday can still do so by entering the date into the Official Charts archive calendar. For the record, The Independent 's culture team discovered today (Friday 18 April) that we are defined by songs including Lily Allen 's 'Smile', 'Candy Shop' by 50 Cent, and 'Can We Fix It?' by Bob the Builder.
