The disappearance of festive favourites has led to a much-changed first singles chart of 2018, but there's no end in sight to Ed Sheeran's reign at No.1.
Perfect (37,830 sales) remains at the top in the latest midweeks, more than 12,000 ahead of Eminem's River (25,657), which also features Sheeran. Big Shaq's Man's Not Hot (22,278) surges three places to a new peak of No.3.
Other movers in the Top 10 include Rita Ora's Anywhere (8-4), Camila Cabello's Havana (12-5), I Miss You by Clean Bandit Ft. Julia Michaels (18-6), 17 by MK (23-7), Wolves by Selena Gomez & Marshmello (20-8), Barking by Ramz (30-9) and Dimelo by Rak-Su Ft. Wyclef and Naughty Boy (24-10).
Sheeran also remains at the albums chart summit, ÷ leading the way on 22,838 sales. Sam Smith is at No.2 with The Thrill Of It All (16,854 sales), followed by Rag'N'Bone Man's Human (No.3, 15,738) and Revival (No.4, 12,028) by Eminem, while the soundtrack to The Greatest Showman rockets from No.39 to No.5 (11,113 sales).
You can view the full Top 40 singles and albums charts below.
Singles:
| LW POSN | POSN | TITLE | ARTIST | LABEL | WKS |
| 1 | 1 | PERFECT | ED SHEERAN | ASYLUM | 34 |
| 3 | 2 | RIVER | EMINEM FT ED SHEERAN | INTERSCOPE | 3 |
| 6 | 3 | MAN'S NOT HOT | BIG SHAQ | ISLAND | 15 |
| 8 | 4 | ANYWHERE | RITA ORA | ATLANTIC | 11 |
| 12 | 5 | HAVANA | CAMILA CABELLO FT YOUNG THUG | SYCO MUSIC | 22 |
| 18 | 6 | I MISS YOU | CLEAN BANDIT FT JULIA MICHAELS | ATLANTIC/POLYDOR/REPUBLIC | 10 |
| 23 | 7 | 17 | MK | COLUMBIA | 17 |
| 20 | 8 | WOLVES | SELENA GOMEZ & MARSHMELLO | INTERSCOPE | 10 |
| 30 | 9 | BARKING | RAMZ | POLYDOR | 5 |
| 24 | 10 | DIMELO | RAK-SU FT WYCLEF/NAUGHTY BOY | SYCO MUSIC | 5 |
| 25 | 11 | LET YOU DOWN | NF | EMI | 11 |
| 27 | 12 | ROCKSTAR | POST MALONE FT 21 SAVAGE | REPUBLIC RECORDS | 16 |
| 37 | 13 | NEW RULES | DUA LIPA | WARNER BROS | 27 |
| 33 | 14 | SILENCE | MARSHMELLO FT KHALID | MINISTRY OF SOUND | 21 |
| 36 | 15 | NAKED | JAMES ARTHUR | SYCO MUSIC | 6 |
| 52 | 16 | SYMPHONY | CLEAN BANDIT FT ZARA LARSSON | ATLANTIC | 42 |
| 45 | 17 | I KNOW YOU | CRAIG DAVID FT BASTILLE | SPEAKERBOX RECORDINGS | 6 |
| 40 | 18 | NO WORDS | DAVE FT MOSTACK | DAVE | 9 |
| 35 | 19 | BLINDED BY YOUR GRACE - PT 2 | STORMZY FT MNEK | MERKY | 18 |
| 47 | 20 | SHAPE OF YOU | ED SHEERAN | ASYLUM | 52 |
| 44 | 21 | TIP TOE | JASON DERULO FT FRENCH MONTANA | WARNER BROS | 8 |
| 46 | 22 | DECLINE | RAYE FT MR EAZI | POLYDOR | 9 |
| 42 | 23 | BEAUTIFUL TRAUMA | PINK | RCA | 10 |
| 58 | 24 | DESPACITO (REMIX) | LUIS FONSI/DADDY YANKEE/BIEBER | DEF JAM/RBMG/REPUBLIC/UMLE | 41 |
| 48 | 25 | MY LOVER | NOT3S | RELENTLESS | 10 |
| 50 | 26 | BREATHE | JAX JONES FT INA WROLDSEN | POLYDOR | 5 |
| 43 | 27 | TOO GOOD AT GOODBYES | SAM SMITH | CAPITOL | 17 |
| 51 | 28 | REGGAETON LENTO (REMIX) | CNCO & LITTLE MIX | SYCO MUSIC | 20 |
| NEW | 29 | THIS IS ME | SETTLE/GREATEST SHOWMAN ENS | ATLANTIC | 1 |
| 54 | 30 | WHAT ABOUT US | PINK | RCA | 22 |
| 62 | 31 | DUSK TILL DAWN | ZAYN FT SIA | RCA | 17 |
| 53 | 32 | YOUNG DUMB & BROKE | KHALID | RIGHT HAND MUSIC | 19 |
| 57 | 33 | BOUFF DADDY | J HUS | BLACK BUTTER | 10 |
| 55 | 34 | FINDERS KEEPERS | MABEL FT KOJO FUNDS | POLYDOR | 21 |
| 56 | 35 | HOW LONG | CHARLIE PUTH | ATLANTIC | 13 |
| 65 | 36 | HIM & I | G-EAZY & HALSEY | ASTRALWERKS/RCA | 5 |
| 74 | 37 | COLA | CAMELPHAT & ELDERBROOK | DEFECTED | 19 |
| 89 | 38 | FEEL IT STILL | PORTUGAL THE MAN | ATLANTIC | 23 |
| 81 | 39 | UNFORGETTABLE | FRENCH MONTANA FT SWAE LEE | BLACK BUTTER | 39 |
| 71 | 40 | NEVER BE THE SAME | CAMILA CABELLO | SYCO MUSIC | 4 |
Albums:
| LW POSN | POSN | TITLE | ARTIST | LABEL | WKS |
| 1 | 1 | DIVIDE | ED SHEERAN | ASYLUM | 44 |
| 2 | 2 | THE THRILL OF IT ALL | SAM SMITH | CAPITOL | 9 |
| 4 | 3 | HUMAN | RAG'N'BONE MAN | BEST LAID PLANS/COLUMBIA | 48 |
| 3 | 4 | REVIVAL | EMINEM | INTERSCOPE | 3 |
| 39 | 5 | THE GREATEST SHOWMAN | MOTION PICTURE CAST RECORDING | ATLANTIC | 3 |
| 6 | 6 | TOGETHER AGAIN | MICHAEL BALL & ALFIE BOE | DECCA | 10 |
| 5 | 7 | BEAUTIFUL TRAUMA | PINK | RCA | 12 |
| 7 | 8 | THE ARCHITECT | PALOMA FAITH | RCA | 7 |
| 13 | 9 | REPUTATION | TAYLOR SWIFT | EMI | 8 |
| 12 | 10 | DIAMONDS | ELTON JOHN | MERCURY/UMC | 8 |
| 14 | 11 | NAT KING COLE & ME | GREGORY PORTER | BLUE NOTE | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | WHO BUILT THE MOON | NOEL GALLAGHER'S HIGH FLYING BIRDS | SOUR MASH | 6 |
| 9 | 13 | GLORY DAYS | LITTLE MIX | SYCO MUSIC | 59 |
| 10 | 14 | A LOVE SO BEAUTIFUL | ROY ORBISON/RPO | SONY MUSIC CG | 9 |
| 23 | 15 | IBIZA CLASSICS | PETE TONG/HERITAGE OR/BUCKLEY | POLYDOR/UMC/UMOD | 5 |
| 19 | 16 | AMORE | ANDRE RIEU | DECCA | 6 |
| 16 | 17 | AS YOU WERE | LIAM GALLAGHER | WARNER BROS | 13 |
| 15 | 18 | TWENTY FIVE | GEORGE MICHAEL | AEGEAN | 100 |
| 18 | 19 | THE BEST OF | ELBOW | POLYDOR | 6 |
| 22 | 20 | SONGS OF EXPERIENCE | U2 | ISLAND | 5 |
| 28 | 21 | IN THE LONELY HOUR | SAM SMITH | CAPITOL | 179 |
| 25 | 22 | X | ED SHEERAN | ASYLUM | 185 |
| 29 | 23 | WONDERFUL WONDERFUL | KILLERS | EMI | 15 |
| 26 | 24 | SONGS FROM THE STAGE | LEADING LADIES | EAST WEST/RHINO | 7 |
| 45 | 25 | DUA LIPA | DUA LIPA | WARNER BROS | 31 |
| 21 | 26 | SHERIDAN | SHERIDAN SMITH | EAST WEST | 9 |
| 27 | 27 | CURTAIN CALL - THE HITS | EMINEM | INTERSCOPE | 491 |
| 43 | 28 | RULE THE WORLD - THE GREATEST HITS | TEARS FOR FEARS | EMI | 8 |
| 31 | 29 | GANG SIGNS & PRAYER | STORMZY | MERKY | 45 |
| 46 | 30 | (WHAT'S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY | OASIS | BIG BROTHER | 663 |
| 58 | 31 | TIME FLIES - 1994-2009 | OASIS | BIG BROTHER | 352 |
| 32 | 32 | FLICKER | NIALL HORAN | CAPITOL | 11 |
| 42 | 33 | + | ED SHEERAN | ASYLUM | 317 |
| 24 | 34 | OUR GENERATION | TOKIO MYERS | SYCO MUSIC | 7 |
| 48 | 35 | GOLD - GREATEST HITS | ABBA | POLYDOR | 1137 |
| 33 | 36 | SCREAM ABOVE THE SOUNDS | STEREOPHONICS | PARLOPHONE | 10 |
| 20 | 37 | LISTEN WITHOUT PREJUDICE - VOL 1 | GEORGE MICHAEL | SONY MUSIC CG | 62 |
| 51 | 38 | BACK TO BLACK | AMY WINEHOUSE | ISLAND | 453 |
| 35 | 39 | LEGACY | DAVID BOWIE | PARLOPHONE | 60 |
| 53 | 40 | CONCRETE AND GOLD | FOO FIGHTERS | COLUMBIA | 16 |
