Can Gorillaz dethrone Ed Sheeran in the albums chart?

Can Gorillaz dethrone Ed Sheeran in the albums chart?

What will it take to knock Ed Sheeran’s ÷ from the top of the albums chart? This week, a group of cartoon characters are hoping they have the answer. 

Before that though, change is afoot in the singles chart. The Official Charts Midweek Sales Flash is in, and I’m The One, by DJ Khaled (feat. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance The Rapper and Lil Wayne) has raced into top spot. Released on Friday, the track has amassed 27,748 sales so far, ahead of Clean Bandit’s Symphony (feat. Zara Larsson) (25,436 sales) in second place. Ed Sheeran’s Shape Of You (22,605 sales) is at No.3, followed by his Galway Girl at No.4 (19,684 sales). Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee rise 22-5 with Despacito (18,476) to complete the Top 5.

After eight weeks at No.1, Sheeran’s third album, ÷, currently sits in second place on 30,031 sales. Ahead of it by the slimmest of margins (30,308 sales) is Gorillaz’s new release Humanz. Elsewhere, it’s business as usual, with Rag’N’Bone Man’s Human (14,717 sales) holding onto third spot, before Steps’ Tears On The Dancefloor (8,158 sales) and Kendrick Lamar’s Damn (6,150 sales) round out the Top 5.

You can view the full Top 40 singles and albums charts below.

SINGLES:

LW POSN

POSN

TITLE

ARTIST

LABEL

WKS

NEW

1

I'M THE ONE

DJ KHALED/BIEBER/QUAVO/CHANCE

BLACK BUTTER/WE THE BEST

1

1

2

SYMPHONY

CLEAN BANDIT FT ZARA LARSSON

ATLANTIC

7

2

3

SHAPE OF YOU

ED SHEERAN

ASYLUM

17

3

4

GALWAY GIRL

ED SHEERAN

ASYLUM

9

22

5

DESPACITO

LUIS FONSI & DADDY YANKEE

INTERSCOPE

6

6

6

SWALLA

JASON DERULO/NICKI MINAJ/TY

WARNER BROS

10

4

7

SIGN OF THE TIMES

HARRY STYLES

COLUMBIA

4

7

8

THERE'S NOTHING HOLDIN' ME BACK

SHAWN MENDES

EMI

3

8

9

SOLO DANCE

MARTIN JENSEN

3 BEAT

16

5

10

PASSIONFRUIT

DRAKE

CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC RECORDS

7

9

11

SOMETHING JUST LIKE THIS

CHAINSMOKERS & COLDPLAY

DISRUPTOR/PARLOPHONE

11

16

12

SKIN

RAG'N'BONE MAN

BEST LAID PLANS/COLUMBIA

14

24

13

UNFORGETTABLE

FRENCH MONTANA FT SWAE LEE

BLACK BUTTER

4

17

14

CIAO ADIOS

ANNE-MARIE

ASYLUM/MAJOR TOM'S

12

15

15

NO MORE SAD SONGS

LITTLE MIX

SYCO MUSIC

10

12

16

THAT'S WHAT I LIKE

BRUNO MARS

ATLANTIC

13

11

17

STAY

ZEDD & ALESSIA CARA

INTERSCOPE

10

20

18

DID YOU SEE

J HUS

BLACK BUTTER

9

14

19

IT AIN'T ME

KYGO & SELENA GOMEZ

COLUMBIA

11

10

20

HUMBLE.

KENDRICK LAMAR

AFTERMATH/INTERSCOPE

5

13

21

ISSUES

JULIA MICHAELS

POLYDOR

16

28

22

ON MY MIND

DISCIPLES

PARLOPHONE

6

18

23

CASTLE ON THE HILL

ED SHEERAN

ASYLUM

17

19

24

THE CURE

LADY GAGA

INTERSCOPE

3

31

25

HUMAN

RAG'N'BONE MAN

BEST LAID PLANS/COLUMBIA

27

NEW

26

FIRST TIME

KYGO FT ELLIE GOULDING

COLUMBIA/POLYDOR

1

23

27

YOU DON'T KNOW ME

JAX JONES FT RAYE

POLYDOR

21

21

28

SLIDE

CALVIN HARRIS/OCEAN/MIGOS

COLUMBIA

10

25

29

MASK OFF

FUTURE

RCA

11

27

30

STILL GOT TIME

ZAYN FT PARTYNEXTDOOR

RCA

6

29

31

PERFECT

ED SHEERAN

ASYLUM

9

39

32

NO PROMISES

CHEAT CODES FT DEMI LOVATO

PARLOPHONE

5

26

33

GREEN LIGHT

LORDE

VIRGIN

9

30

34

SCARED TO BE LONELY

MARTIN GARRIX & DUA LIPA

COLUMBIA

14

32

35

PLACES

MARTIN SOLVEIG & INA WROLDSEN

POSITIVA

14

NEW

36

MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT

VAMPS FT MARTIN JENSEN

EMI

1

50

37

ATTENTION

CHARLIE PUTH

ATLANTIC

2

ALBUMS:

LW POSN

POSN

TITLE

ARTIST

LABEL

WKS

NEW

1

HUMANZ

GORILLAZ

PARLOPHONE

1

1

2

DIVIDE

ED SHEERAN

ASYLUM

9

3

3

HUMAN

RAG'N'BONE MAN

BEST LAID PLANS/COLUMBIA

13

2

4

TEARS ON THE DANCEFLOOR

STEPS

STEPS MUSIC

2

4

5

DAMN.

KENDRICK LAMAR

INTERSCOPE

3

7

6

MORE LIFE

DRAKE

CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC RECORDS

7

5

7

LIFE LOVE FLESH BLOOD

IMELDA MAY

DECCA

2

9

8

MOANA

MOTION PICTURE CAST RECORDING

WALT DISNEY

22

10

9

X

ED SHEERAN

ASYLUM

150

12

10

WONDERLAND

TAKE THAT

POLYDOR

6

6

11

JUMP ON BOARD

TEXAS

BMG

2

17

12

THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION

STEPS

SONY MUSIC

36

14

13

GLORY DAYS

LITTLE MIX

SYCO MUSIC

24

NEW

14

SOMETHING ELSE

CRANBERRIES

BMG

1

NEW

15

GARGOYLE

MARK LANEGAN

HEAVENLY

1

18

16

24K MAGIC

BRUNO MARS

ATLANTIC

24

19

17

GANG SIGNS & PRAYER

STORMZY

MERKY

10

21

18

TROLLS

MOTION PICTURE CAST RECORDING

RCA/VILLA 40

29

13

19

MEMORIES - DO NOT OPEN

CHAINSMOKERS

DISRUPTOR

4

16

20

AUTOMATON

JAMIROQUAI

VIRGIN

5

22

21

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

MOTION PICTURE CAST RECORDING

WALT DISNEY

8

24

22

+

ED SHEERAN

ASYLUM

282

23

23

SO GOOD

ZARA LARSSON

BLACK BUTTER/EPIC/TEN

7

37

24

BACK FROM THE EDGE

JAMES ARTHUR

SYCO MUSIC

27

30

25

KIDZ BOP

KIDZ BOP KIDS

RAZOR & TIE

5

27

26

25

ADELE

XL RECORDINGS

76

NEW

27

PLACES

LEA MICHELE

COLUMBIA

1

31

28

THE AFTERLOVE

JAMES BLUNT

ATLANTIC

6

28

29

RUMOURS

FLEETWOOD MAC

RHINO/WARNER BROS

469

NEW

30

GRIMSPOUND

BIG BIG TRAIN

GIANT ELECTRIC PEA

1

26

31

THIS IS MY TOWN - SONGS OF NEW YORK

BARRY MANILOW

VERVE

2

32

32

STARBOY

WEEKND

REPUBLIC RECORDS/XO

23

34

33

LEGEND

BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS

TUFF GONG

1011

NEW

34

MAKES ME SICK

NEW FOUND GLORY

HOPELESS

1

29

35

100

VERA LYNN

DECCA

7

63

36

LOVE & HATE

MICHAEL KIWANUKA

POLYDOR

38

NEW

37

THIS OLD DOG

MAC DEMARCO

** UNKNOWN RCH **

1

39

38

ILLUMINATE

SHAWN MENDES

EMI

32

NEW

39

PLEASURE

FEIST

POLYDOR

1

36

40

WOLVES

RAG'N'BONE MAN

BEST LAID PLANS/COLUMBIA

6

 



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