Lauren Layfield spent Sunday's Official Chart: First Look doing double duty as chart countdown host and amateur Traitors casting director. Fresh off the "unbelievable" return of The Celebrity Traitors, she asked listeners which pop star would make the best traitor, offering her own verdict first: "I think would make a great traitor" was her pitch for Lewis Capaldi, reasoning he'd happily stab you in the back after a pub session. Listeners piled in with suggestions including Taylor Swift and Nadine Coyle, while one listener, George, nominated chart show host Jack Saunders himself — a suggestion Lauren insisted must never reach his agent. She also had fun warning a confused listener called Conner, who claimed never to have heard of The Traitors, to get himself onto BBC iPlayer immediately.
Elsewhere, the chart itself had plenty of talking points. Drake dominated with three entries from his new album, including the oddly specific "Solar Eclipse," which Lauren admitted left her stunned when told it was inspired by Ella Langley and Koe Wetzel — "I legit thought I'd never say" that sentence, she joked. The Official Homegrown Albums Chart crowned Radio 1-favourites Keo at number one with their debut Put A Smile On For Me, which Lauren noted the station had backed from the start. A nostalgic trip back to October 2012 saw One Direction, Rihanna and Gangnam Style all resurface, chosen by listener Ellie. By the countdown's end, Taylor Swift's "Patient Zero" looked on course to hold number one into Friday's full chart.
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