Three of the four songs by Harry Styles that appear on the charts in the U.K this week return to at least one ranking, including “Aperture” and “American Girls.” NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 19: Spotify celebrates Harry Styles’ Album Release on May 19, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Spotify)
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Harry Styles is in the midst of his residency at Wembley Stadium. The superstar’s current concert tour, titled simply Together, Together, sees him traveling to only seven cities around the world, though he’s planning on performing 68 dates, at least to start.
Styles began the venture in Amsterdam in mid-May, playing 10 nights in the city. He’s headlining a dozen concerts at Wembley Stadium with opener Shania Twain before heading to Brazil, Mexico and New York City – his one stop in America.
Styles’s catalog enjoys a large boost in consumption in the U.K. after his run of shows in London began. Of the four hits by the former One Direction musician that appear on any ranking in the country, three return, and in every instance, his music is on the rise.
Harry Styles Revives “Aperture”
Two of Styles’s singles that return to charts in the U.K. are featured on his latest album, Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally. Notably absent from the rankings is the third and most recent cut, “Dance No More,” which only spent a very limited time on a handful of rankings before slipping away.
Lead Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally. smash “Aperture” returns to the Official Singles chart. On that list, which ranks the most popular songs in the U.K., each lead act is only allowed to fill three spaces at a time. “Aperture,” which has already reached the summit, reappears at No. 25. At the same time, the cut finds its way back to the Official Streaming rundown, breaking back in at No. 64.
“American Girls” Returns as a Bestseller
“American Girls,” the second single from Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally., climbs on both the Official Singles and Official Streaming charts, improving to Nos. 12 and 26, respectively. Simultaneously, it becomes a bestseller again on multiple rosters. “American Girls” reenters the Official Singles Downloads rundown at No. 55, and it lands five spaces lower on the Official Singles Sales roster.
“As It Was” Reappears on Multiple Charts
The third Styles tune that reappears this week does not come from Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally. In fact, it’s a years-old hit that still ranks as one of the most successful in the former One Direction star’s catalog.
“As It Was” lands on the Official Singles Downloads, Official Singles Sales and Official Streaming charts, reentering those specific registers at Nos. 78, 83 and 90, respectively. It has already spent at least 100 weeks on each of those tallies, and has racked up weeks at No. 1.
“Sign of the Times” Surges on the U.K. Charts
One more hit by Styles can be found on the U.K.’s charts at the moment, but it does not return. Instead, “Sign of the Times,” his debut release on his own, surges on all four tallies where it makes space. The nearly decade-old tune lands only four spaces behind “Aperture” on the main singles ranking and climbs near at least 10 slots on nearly every other roster on which it appears.
Harry Styles Charts Three Albums in His Home Country
Due in large part to the beginning of his Together, Together run in London, three of Styles’s four solo albums appear on the U.K. charts as well. Unsurprisingly, Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally. is the big winner, and it’s a top 10 success on five of the six tallies on which it lands. Harry’s House and Fine Line also settle on multiple rankings, while the singer-songwriter’s self-titled debut is nowhere to be found.