However, like BRAT before it, the remix album only debuted at No. 3 on the US charts — and the artist who did manage to reach No. 1 during that release week has now spoken out about almost being blocked from the position by Charli's allegedly illegitimate sales numbers.

When Charli XCX released her excellent album Brat earlier this year, she landed at a new career peak. She’s getting critical raves and filling arenas and racking up Grammy nominations, but she’s not necessarily one of the most popular pop stars on the scene right now.