D-Block Europe And Young Adz Take First Official UK Rap Chart No. 1
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D-Block Europe and Young Adz claimed the first No. 1 on the Official UK Rap Chart with “What U Wanna Do,” putting the South London act at the front of a new weekly ranking for British rap.
The November 6-12 chart placed Fakemink and Skepta’s “Chiltern Firehouse” at No. 2, followed by EsDeeKid’s “Bandit” at No. 3. Morrisson took fourth with “Cos Of You” and Skepta rounded out the top five with “Pandora’s Box.”
D-Block Europe also appeared at No. 9 with French Montana on “Rich Low Life.” Another entry credited to D-Block Europe and Young Adz, “Turn Off The Light,” landed at No. 24.
The first list also included BexBlu and Paul Stephan’s “Sound Of The South” at No. 6, M Huncho’s “Anonymous” at No. 7 and Suggz, Zeddy East and Deed0t’s “Been Around” at No. 8. Nines and J Styles completed the top 10 with “Freestyle.”
The ranking combines UK sales and streams for eligible British rap singles. BBC Radio 1Xtra partnered with Official Charts for a weekly countdown hosted by Kenny Allstar during his Friday night show, which airs from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. UK time.
The November 6 broadcast opened that partnership. The new chart gives British rap its own weekly measure alongside the wider singles and album rankings, with both established performers and emerging acts eligible to appear. Official Charts will publish each new list on Fridays.
D-Block Europe’s chart showing followed the release of Worldwide Wave, their joint album with French Montana. The September 11 project contained 19 tracks, including “RICO” and “Rich Low Life,” the latter featuring Max B.
The group had already built a record on the main album chart. DBE World reached No. 6 in 2023, giving them seven UK Top 10 albums, the most for a British rap act at that point.
On the first UK Rap Chart, “What U Wanna Do” was listed with one week on the ranking and a peak of No. 1.
