Is The Greatest Showman in line to hit No.1 as Christmas approaches?

Is The Greatest Showman in line to hit No.1 as Christmas approaches?

The Official Charts Company Midweek Sales Flash is in, and The Greatest Showman is in line for a return to No.1 in the albums chart.

With Christmas approaching, the OST has 40,089 sales for the week so far, and is ahead of Staying At Tamara’s (27,808 sales) by George Ezra. Michael Bublé’s Love is at No.3 with 26,477 sales, Roy Orbison’s Unchained Melodies is in fourth spot with 25,505 sales and The Carpenters complete the Top 5 with 19,463 sales of their album with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

Ariana Grande remains on course for another singles chart No.1, with Thank U, Next in pole position on 34,745 sales. Ava Max’s Sweet But Psycho (29,063 sales), Halsey’s Without Me (21,449 sales) Mark Ronson and Miley Cyrus’ Nothing Breaks Like A Heart (20,906 sales) and Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas Is You (19,447 sales) complete the Top 5.

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

SINGLES:

LW POSN

POSN

TITLE

ARTIST

LABEL

WKS

1

1

THANK U NEXT

ARIANA GRANDE

REPUBLIC RECORDS

6

2

2

SWEET BUT PSYCHO

AVA MAX

ATLANTIC

8

3

3

WITHOUT ME

HALSEY

CAPITOL

10

10

4

NOTHING BREAKS LIKE A HEART

MARK RONSON FT MILEY CYRUS

COLUMBIA

2

6

5

ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU

MARIAH CAREY

COLUMBIA

112

5

6

THURSDAY

JESS GLYNNE

ATLANTIC

9

14

7

LAST CHRISTMAS

WHAM

RCA

67

7

8

WOMAN LIKE ME

LITTLE MIX FT NICKI MINAJ

CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC/SYCO MUSIC

9

18

9

FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK

POGUES FT KIRSTY MACCOLL

RHINO

110

8

10

REWRITE THE STARS

JAMES ARTHUR & ANNE-MARIE

ATLANTIC

4

16

11

SUNFLOWER

POST MALONE FT SWAE LEE

REPUBLIC RECORDS

8

13

12

LOST WITHOUT YOU

FREYA RIDINGS

GOOD SOLDIER

22

26

13

DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS

BAND AID

MERCURY

61

11

14

RUIN MY LIFE

ZARA LARSSON

BLACK BUTTER/EPIC/TEN

8

15

15

ZEZE

KODAK BLACK/SCOTT/OFFSET

ATLANTIC

9

30

16

IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE

MICHAEL BUBLE

REPRISE

33

4

17

THE POWER OF LOVE

DALTON HARRIS FT JAMES ARTHUR

SYCO MUSIC

2

21

18

CLOSE TO ME

ELLIE GOULDING/DIPLO/SWAE LEE

POLYDOR/RCA

7

36

19

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE

SHAKIN' STEVENS

EPIC

65

19

20

A MILLION DREAMS

PINK

ATLANTIC

7

44

21

STEP INTO CHRISTMAS

ELTON JOHN

MERCURY

46

9

22

KIKA

6IX9INE FT TORY LANEZ

TENTHOUSAND PROJECTS

3

39

23

ROCKIN' AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE

BRENDA LEE

MCA

52

42

24

ONE MORE SLEEP

LEONA LEWIS

SYCO MUSIC

23

33

25

HOLD MY GIRL

GEORGE EZRA

COLUMBIA

9

25

26

BABY

CLEAN BANDIT/MARINA/LUIS FONSI

ATLANTIC

6

17

27

GOING BAD

MEEK MILL FT DRAKE

ATLANTIC/CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC

2

35

28

SANTA TELL ME

ARIANA GRANDE

REPUBLIC RECORDS

22

45

29

I WISH IT COULD BE CHRISTMAS EVERYDAY

WIZZARD

RHINO

63

20

30

BETTER

KHALID

RIGHT HAND MUSIC

13

24

31

1999

CHARLI XCX FT TROYE SIVAN

ASYLUM

10

34

32

EMPTY SPACE

JAMES ARTHUR

SYCO MUSIC

8

NEW

33

WHOA (MIND IN AWE)

XXXTENTACION

BAD VIBES FOREVER

1

23

34

POLAROID

JONAS BLUE/LIAM PAYNE/LENNON

POSITIVA

10

22

35

LET YOU LOVE ME

RITA ORA

ATLANTIC

12

49

36

DRIVING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS

CHRIS REA

RHINO

55

37

37

BABY SHARK

PINKFONG

RELENTLESS

18

NEW

38

GUARDIAN ANGEL

XXXTENTACION

BAD VIBES FOREVER

1

32

39

SHALLOW

LADY GAGA & BRADLEY COOPER

INTERSCOPE

11

41

40

SHOTGUN

GEORGE EZRA

COLUMBIA

38

ALBUMS:

LW POSN

POSN

TITLE

ARTIST

LABEL

WKS

2

1

THE GREATEST SHOWMAN

MOTION PICTURE CAST RECORDING

ATLANTIC

52

4

2

STAYING AT TAMARA'S

GEORGE EZRA

COLUMBIA

38

3

3

LOVE

MICHAEL BUBLE

REPRISE

4

6

4

UNCHAINED MELODIES

ROY ORBISON/RPO

SONY MUSIC CG

3

NEW

5

CARPENTERS WITH THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC

CARPENTERS/RPO

UMC

1

5

6

ODYSSEY

TAKE THAT

POLYDOR/SONY MUSIC CG

3

9

7

SI

ANDREA BOCELLI

DECCA/SUGAR

7

NEW

8

A HEAD FULL OF DREAMS - LIVE IN BUENOS

COLDPLAY

PARLOPHONE

1

8

9

BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY - OST

QUEEN

VIRGIN

8

7

10

CHRISTMAS

MICHAEL BUBLE

REPRISE

78

11

11

LM5

LITTLE MIX

SYCO MUSIC

4

12

12

ALWAYS IN BETWEEN

JESS GLYNNE

ATLANTIC

9

16

13

YOU KNOW I KNOW

OLLY MURS

RCA

5

15

14

RISE UP

CLIFF RICHARD

RHINO

3

10

15

TRUE LOVE WAYS

BUDDY HOLLY/RPO

DECCA

4

13

16

50 YEARS - DON'T STOP

FLEETWOOD MAC

RHINO

4

14

17

A STAR IS BORN

MOTION PICTURE CAST RECORDING

INTERSCOPE

10

18

18

BLOOD RED ROSES

ROD STEWART

DECCA

11

20

19

THE PLATINUM COLLECTION

QUEEN

VIRGIN

352

22

20

IN HARMONY

ALED JONES & RUSSELL WATSON

BMG

5

28

21

THE LAST KING OF POP

PAUL HEATON

EMI

4

NEW

22

ROMANTIC MOMENTS II

ANDRE RIEU & JOHANN STRAUSS OR

DECCA

1

35

23

THE ARCHITECT

PALOMA FAITH

RCA

48

NEW

24

KIDZ BOP 2019

KIDZ BOP KIDS

UMOD

1

31

25

THANK YOU & GOODNIGHT

BOYZONE

RHINO

4

21

26

DELTA

MUMFORD & SONS

GENTLEMEN OF THE ROAD/ISLAND

4

24

27

MAMMA MIA - HERE WE GO AGAIN

MOTION PICTURE CAST RECORDING

POLYDOR

22

NEW

28

SKINS

XXXTENTACION

BAD VIBES FOREVER

1

19

29

WHAT IS LOVE

CLEAN BANDIT

ATLANTIC

2

26

30

PHOENIX

RITA ORA

ATLANTIC

3

23

31

WALKIN' IN THE MOONLIGHT

DANIEL O'DONNELL

DMG TV

2

17

32

GUIDING LIGHT

KATHERINE JENKINS

DECCA

2

27

33

AS TIME GOES BY

ALFIE BOE

DECCA

3

34

34

I'LL REMEMBER YOU

D-DAY DARLINGS

SONY MUSIC CG

5

1

35

A BRIEF INQUIRY INTO ONLINE

1975

DIRTY HIT/POLYDOR

2

NEW

36

THE PROPHET SPEAKS

VAN MORRISON

EXILE

1

41

37

WALLS

BARBRA STREISAND

SONY MUSIC CG

6

37

38

THE BEATLES

BEATLES

APPLE CORPS

60

36

39

SWEETENER

ARIANA GRANDE

REPUBLIC RECORDS

17

39

40

DIVIDE

ED SHEERAN

ASYLUM

93



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