Myles Smith’s 'Stargazing' is the first debut hit by a British soloist to reach No. 1 on Billboard's Pop, Adult & Alternative Airplay charts.
The folk-inflected hit, on It’s OK To Feel/RCA Records, becomes the first initial entry on each ranking to top the tallies for an English soloist.
In the quarter-century-plus that Pop Airplay, Adult Pop Airplay and Alternative Airplay have coexisted, “Stargazing” is the 17th song overall to lead each list. Smith and co-writers Peter Fenn and Jesse Fink penned most of “Stargazing,” in Malibu, Calif., in about 15 minutes, followed by an exclusive premiere at a time optimal for the song’s title.“I get back to West Hollywood at 2 or 3 in the morning, and I play the day-of demo,” Smithearlier this year. “I remember my manager waking up on the sofa like, ‘What is this?’ Everyone in the house is running and jumping around.
Among the 17 songs above, Smith is the eighth artist to send a first entry on each chart to No. 1, joining fellow soloists JID, Lorde, Monáe, Gotye and Kimbra, as well as groups fun. and Chumbawamba. The latter band is the only English act other than Smith to score such a triple with a breakthrough hit.Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox
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