Drag Race UK’s ‘Frock Destroyers’ score show’s first Top 10 hit with ‘Break Up (Bye Bye)’
Ah, that's herstory.
By Will Stroude
Words: Will Stroude; Image: BBC
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK is delivering possibly the most entertaining entry in the franchise since All Stars 2, and the show marked another milestone this weekend after scoring a first UK Top 10 hit.
Challenge winners Baga Chipz, Divina de Campo and Blu Hydrangea – aka ‘The Frock Destroyers’ – made British chart herstory on Sunday night (3 November) after their show-stopping version of ‘Break Up (Bye Bye)’ entered the Big UK Top 40 chart at Number 10.
It’s a *huge* New Entry from @dragraceukbbc‘s Frock Destroyers! They’re straight in at Number 10 on the UK’s biggest chart show 🔥
See this week’s full chart 👉 https://t.co/hNWMEZ78OA pic.twitter.com/dZij2UtfqK
— The Official Big Top 40 (@BigTop40) November 3, 2019
The cast of @dragraceukbbc could be sashaying into the Official Chart following ep 5’s Girl Group Battle. Break Up Bye Bye is Top 20 midweek BUT…will we be saying “SHANTAY YOU STAY” by Friday’s final bell? Here’s where it stands right now: https://t.co/LEwCpacSbO #DragRaceUK pic.twitter.com/Mxy3AHdkMM
— Official Charts (@officialcharts) November 3, 2019
The feat makes the queens the first drag group to score a UK chart hit, and the MNEK-produced track is also currently on course to hit the Top 20 on the Official UK Singles Chart when the final tally is revealed this Friday (8 November).
Little Mix’s Jade Thirlwall, who appeared as a guest judge on last week’s episode episode of Drag Race UK, showed she was still stanning the Frock Destroyers as she celebrated their chart success on Instagram, writing: “AMAZING”.
This weeks @officialcharts Number 10 in all its glory!! #DragRaceUK @ChipShopBird @BluHydrangea_ @Divinadecampo 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻pic.twitter.com/QnKot63H6e
— RuPaul’s Drag Race UK 🇬🇧 (@rpdrukfans) November 3, 2019
Of course, the queens still need your support and streaming to ensure their place on this Friday’s chart, so get listening and download now! The UK pop charts are looking MUCH BETTA already…
Meanwhile, you can get all on the tea from the latest queen to be eliminated from Drag Race UK here.