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Forbes
26-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
The Rolling Stones Send Multiple Hits Back To The Charts — And The Band Is Not Alone
The Rolling Stones are almost always present in some capacity on the music charts in the United Kingdom, whether it's with a greatest hits collection that refuses to disappear or a recent album that continues racking up streams. This week, something a bit more special is happening. The group brings not one, but two tracks back to different rankings. Both tunes return, as fans in the band's home country continue to buy and stream some recent releases by the legends. Between the two tracks that resurface, "Angry" is the more successful this frame. The tune, which launched the Hackney Diamonds era in late 2023, returns to the Official Vinyl Singles chart at No. 13. That's a lofty placement for a cut that's been available for more than a year. "Angry" also bounces on the Official Physical Singles chart, lifting from No. 53 to No. 15. That's a significant jump – one of the most impressive on the list this time around – and it's one that seems to be driven primarily by fans picking up the single on wax. While "Angry" may be the better-performing of the two this time around, the return of "Sweet Sounds of Heaven" is also notable. The collaboration with Lady Gaga and Stevie Wonder returns to the Official Physical Singles chart at No. 39, becoming a top 40 smash once more. The superstar collaboration hits 52 weeks, or a full year, on the Official Physical Singles ranking. "Angry" has already conquered both of the charts it's currently appearing on. The single has previously ruled the Official Vinyl Singles and the Official Physical Singles rankings. "Sweet Sounds of Heaven" came close to joining it, but the superstar collaboration stalled at No. 2. That peak left all three musicians — the Rolling Stones, Gaga, and Wonder — just shy of claiming a shared bestseller. As the Rolling Stones enjoy a comeback on the singles lists, one of the group's albums is also back on the charts. Forty Licks, a career-spanning compilation that many fans consider an essential collection, returns to the Official Albums chart at No. 100. That's the last possible spot on the ranking of the most-consumed full-lengths in the U.K. While Forty Licks is only barely holding on to its spot on the main albums list, it's doing slightly better on another tally. The same project is steady at No. 82 on the Official Albums Streaming chart. That placement suggests that the full-length's continued performance isn't just from purchases — it's being spun regularly on platforms like Spotify and Apple Music as a wide array of listeners return to some of the band's most familiar tunes.
Forbes
25-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Lady Gaga Returns Alongside Some Superstar Collaborators
Lady Gaga's catalog is once again growing in the United Kingdom — but not in the way that some fans might expect. Just last week, her new album Mayhem and many of its tracks debuted in impressive positions across a number of rankings in that country. Now, with some of those songs already slipping (or even disappearing), it's her older tunes, that longtime supporters are snapping up again. Several of her singles return to a variety of lists this time around, and interestingly, they have nothing to do with her current era. A pair of collaborations from Lady Gaga's discography stand out as comebacks. 'Sweet Sounds of Heaven,' a soulful and star-studded track fronted by The Rolling Stones and also featuring Stevie Wonder, is back on the Official Physical Singles chart. The tune returns at No. 39, earning a place inside the top 40 once again. It's the only one of Gaga's resurgent hits to climb that high on any chart this frame, but that's not its only achievement worth noting. 'Sweet Sounds of Heaven' isn't just a top 40 winner again, it's also celebrating a full year on one specific U.K. tally. The cut has now spent 52 frames on the Official Physical Singles chart, which ranks the bestselling tunes in the U.K. available on formats like CD, cassette, and vinyl. While 'Sweet Sounds of Heaven' appears high, it's only present on that one ranking. Another fan-favorite Gaga duet, 'Shallow' with Bradley Cooper, manages to re-enter two different lists this frame. The Oscar and Grammy-winning track returns to the Official Singles Downloads chart at No. 94. It also reappears just beneath that slot on the Official Singles Sales list, where it finds space at No. 96. In total, Gaga sees eight of her songs hold onto at least one U.K. chart this frame. Five of them are taken from Mayhem, including 'Abracadabra,' 'Die With a Smile,' 'Garden of Eden,' 'Disease,' and 'How Bad Do You Want Me.' Of that group, both 'Abracadabra' and 'Die With a Smile' — a hugely popular collaboration with Bruno Mars — manage to chart on four separate tallies. One other cut, 'Always Remember Us This Way,' also lifted from A Star Is Born, also remains a smash. Despite being released years ago as part of that film, the fan favorite is still present on both the Official Singles Sales and Official Singles Downloads charts, where it has now spent more than two full years. Mayhem may not be running the show any longer, after debuting at No. 1 last week, but that's par for the course for any major new release. The set declines on all six U.K. charts it appears on this frame, but it still manages to remain inside the top five on each one.
