Friday, chart day! Holiday season may be in full effect, but the radio never sleeps. This week, The European Border Breakers Chart counts four all-new entries. As predicted last week, Dua Lipa (pictured) makes an impressive entrance at #31 with her new single New Rules. The eighth(!) track off her self-titled debut album to make an appearance, six of which appear in this week’s chart. Mr. Jukes follows-up his single Angels/Your Love with the track Grant Green, a collaboration with American soul singer Charles Bradley that is in at #33 this week. At quite some distance from these two, at #87, we find two Norwegian girls who form Smerz, whose single Oh My My receives airplay in the UK and the Czech Republic. Finally, at #91, this singer of Belgian indie rock band Balthazar, J. Bernardt, scores his third EBBC hit with The Direction. The fourth one is on its way, as his track On Fire is at #5 in our Tips this week.

At the other end of the chart, the top position has been overtaken by… Well, why don’t you just click the ‘EBBChart’ tab in the top menu of this blog to see the complete Top 100? (loading of the PDF may take a little while). For more charts (like the Tips, ranking the tracks that are on their way to the Top 100), please visit www.europeanborderbreakerschart.eu.

Werner Schlosser

I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.