NewsUK 30 May 2023

UK: Kylie Minogue scores highest chart result in 10 years with ‘Padam Padam’

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Global superstar and BMG recording artist Kylie Minogue has scored her highest chart result in over a decade with ‘Padam Padam’. Her latest single from her upcoming album Tension, has taken the Number One spot on the Big Top 40 Chart.

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The Big Top 40 Chart is compiled based on iTunes Music downloads, Apple Music Streaming, and radio airplay from the stations that broadcast the show. It is the only UK chart that includes radio airplay, much like the Billboard Hot 100 in the US.

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On the Official Singles Chart ‘Padam Padam’ entered at number 26 and has peaked at number 23.

Elsewhere, ‘Padam Padam’ debuted at number 39 on the ARIA Singles Chart, Minogue's first top-40 hit in Australia since ‘Timebomb’ in 2012. The song also entered at number eight on both the UK Singles Downloads Chart and UK Singles Sales Chart a day after its release.

In Ireland, ‘Padam Padam’ is Minogue's highest charting single since 2014’s ‘Into the Blue’, peaking at number 30 on the Irish Singles Chart.

Kylie Minogue’s hotly-anticipated new studio album Tension is due for release on September 22 via BMG.