Britney Spears Scores First Top 10 Hit in Nearly a Decade With Elton John Duet ‘Hold Me Closer’

variety.com:

Thania Garcia Britney Spears is back on the charts after nearly a decade away as her duet with Elton John, “Hold Me Closer,” lands at No.

6 on the songs chart. The feat marks John’s 29th top 10 song and Spears’ 14th, and her first in almost 10 years. “Hold Me Closer” — a reimagined mash-up of John’s “Tiny Dancer” and “The One” — opens with 20.9 million in radio airplay audience, 11.1 million streams and 48,000 sold, according to data by Luminate via Billboard. “Hold Me Closer” is Spears’ first time on the Billboard Hot 100 since 2016.

Joining Spears on the chart, 20 years after both of their debuts, is Beyoncé’s “Break My Soul” which slips 5-9 after it spent two weeks at the peak in August.

Meanwhile, Harry Styles‘ “As It Was” continues its reign atop the songs chart for a 12th week (it has been Top 3 for some 22 weeks) earning the longest run at No.