How Kylie Minogue staged the comeback of the century at 55 trends now

Kylie Minogue is currently in the midst of a career resurgence not seen since her Can't Get You Out of My Head days. 

The Australian hitmaker, who just celebrated her 55th birthday, is racing up the charts with her comeback single Padam Padam and reaching a whole new generation of fans via social media.

The addictive dance track has become a viral sensation on TikTok and Twitter, racking up millions of views through hilarious memes. 

It's also shaping up to be a massive hit on the music charts, becoming her highest-charting single in Australia in over a decade after debuting at No. 39 in its first week. 

The song is racing up the UK charts too, hitting No. 1 on the UK Big Top 40 chart, which measures radio airplay, iTunes sales and Apple Music streaming. 

Latest predictions have it headed for the top 20 on the official singles chart by next week.

Writing about Padam Padam's unexpected success, George Griffiths at the Official Charts said: 'It's a confident, left-of-centre turn, and people have been responding to it because of how confident it sounds, and how much it feels like a Kylie single. 

'No-one else could have probably pulled this song off,' he added. 

Kylie addressed her chart comeback on social media this week, thanking fans for their support.  

'It has been an incredible week topped off by being my birthday today and I can’t thank you enough. My heart is bursting with joy so thank you so so much,' she gushed.

'What an incredible, another wild turn in my life and my career. Thank you so much for all of your love and support, everyone who has got onto Padam Padam and made this possible for me. I love you, thank you so so much.'

The viral track is even predicted to make a dent on the Hot 100 soon.

While the US market

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