The Chart Show: Lizzo reaches No.1 ahead of Soundset
by Mark Wheat
May 26, 2016
A posse of big name artists make up four new entries this week!
Chance The Rapper, who'll be joining us for Rock the Garden on June 18, storms on to our chart at No.20 after celebrating his new mixtape's release with four parties in his hometown of Chicago. (He also made history by storming on to the Billboard Top 10 for digital sales only!) Chance revealed the secrets of Kanye's collaboration history with him including "All We Got" off Coloring Book.
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Since day one Mumford and Sons, at No.19 this week, have been proactive in trying to play in unusual places. When they toured South Africa in February they had two studio days to record an album with Baaba Maal, the legendary Senegalese singer and guitarist. The resulting Johannesburg comes out June 17.
Courtney Barnett, back at No.16, saw her star rise even further last weekend by performing on the season finale of Saturday Night Live!
And the highest new entry is from one of the biggest releases of the year so far: Radiohead.
They kicked off their world tour in Amsterdam last weekend, opening the show with "Burn the Witch," this week's No.3 song. Then they surprised everyone in Paris on Monday night by playing "Creep" for the first time in six years!
But beating all the big names this week to the top spot is Minnesota's own Lizzo, who will perform along with GRRRL PRTY at Rock the Garden. Before coming back to the Twin Cities for Soundset, she plays a sold out show at the Mercury Lounge in New York City.
Polica, who also perform at this year's Rock the Garden, are inducted to The Current's Chart Show Hall of Fame along with CHVRCHES, both for the fifth time.
Big upward moves this week come from the Avett Brothers (coming to the Target Center on June 11 with Brandi Carlile) and Lucius, who I will introduce again in Rochester, Minn. on July 31 as part of the Down by the Riverside concert series.