The troops are massing, and with the No.1 selling just 44.11% more than the No.10 - the smallest differential in any of the 863 chart weeks that have elapsed thus far in the 21st century - Drake's improbably long run atop the singles chart with One Dance may soon be over.

For the moment, however, it extends to 14 weeks. Drawing just 22.24% (12,171) of its sales from paid-for purchases, and the rest from streams, its grand total of 54,726 ...