Lil Wayne starts in the Top 5 with Tha Carter V

Lil Wayne starts in the Top 5 with Tha Carter V

The Official Charts Company Midweek Sales Flash is in, and Lil Wayne begins the week in the Top 5 with new album Tha Carter V.

The New Orleans rapper’s 12th album has 4,848 sales so far. Above it are new entries from Rod Stewart (Blood Red Shoes, 25,483 sales) and Cher (Dancing Queen, 14,011 sales); while The Greatest Showman (5,948 sales) and Eminem’s Kamikaze (5,786 sales) complete the Top 5.

Calvin Harris & Sam Smith still lead the way in the singles chart with Promises (19,894 sales). Marshmello’s Happier (feat. Bastille, 13,747 sales) is at No.2, Kanye West & Lil Pump’s I Love It (12,922 sales), Silk City’s Electricity (feat. Dua Lipa, 10,328 sales) and In My Mind (10,274 sales) by Dynoro & Gigi D’Agostino complete the Top 5. Lil Wayne's highest-charting single so far is Mona Lisa (feat. Kendrick Lamar, 5,702 sales).

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

SINGLES:

LW POSN

POSN

DUS

% VAR

TITLE

ARTIST

LABEL

COMPANY

CORPORATE GROUP

DISTRIBUTOR

RATIO

STATUS

CATALOGUE NO

RELEASE DATE

ISRC

WKS

 

1

1

19,894

-14.5

PROMISES

CALVIN HARRIS & SAM SMITH

COLUMBIA

COLUMBIA LABEL GROUP

SONY MUSIC

SONY MUSIC

100 | 600

1ST 6

GBARL1801049

17-AUG-18

GBARL1801049

7

 

4

2

13,747

8.7

HAPPIER

MARSHMELLO FT BASTILLE

POSITIVA

VIRGIN EMI

UNIVERSAL MUSIC

UNIVERSAL MUSIC

100 | 600

1ST 6

USUG11801651

17-AUG-18

USUG11801651

7

 

3

3

12,922

-23.5

I LOVE IT

KANYE WEST & LIL PUMP

DEF JAM/WARNER BROS

VIRGIN EMI/WARNER BROS

UNIVERSAL MUSIC/WARNER MUSIC

UNIVERSAL MUSIC

100 | 600

1ST 6

USUM71814031

07-SEP-18

USUM71814031

4

 

7

4

10,328

-0.9

ELECTRICITY

SILK CITY FT DUA LIPA

COLUMBIA/WARNER BROS

COLUMBIA/WARNER BROS

SONY MUSIC/WARNER MUSIC

SONY MUSIC

100 | 600

1ST 6

USQX91802379

06-SEP-18

USQX91802379

4

 

8

5

10,274

-3.5

IN MY MIND

DYNORO & GIGI D'AGOSTINO

MINISTRY OF SOUND

RCA LABEL GROUP

SONY MUSIC

SONY MUSIC

100 | 600

DCL-1

QZ22B1859046

17-FEB-18

QZ22B1859046

10

 

9

6

9,782

-4.6

ALL I AM

JESS GLYNNE

ATLANTIC

ATLANTIC RECORDS UK

WARNER MUSIC

WARNER MUSIC

100 | 600

1ST 6

GBAHS1800522

20-AUG-18

GBAHS1800522

7

 

2

7

9,079

-51.4

EASTSIDE

BENNY BLANCO/HALSEY/KHALID

INTERSCOPE/RIGHT HAND MUSIC

COLUMBIA LABEL1/VIRGIN EMI3

SONY MUSIC1/UNIVERSAL MUSIC3

UNIVERSAL MUSIC

200 | 1200

DCL-3

USUM71809132

12-JUL-18

USUM71809132

12

 

14

8

8,812

11.1

LET YOU LOVE ME

RITA ORA

ATLANTIC

ATLANTIC RECORDS UK

WARNER MUSIC

WARNER MUSIC

100 | 600

1ST 6

GBAHS1800684

20-SEP-18

GBAHS1800684

2

 

16

9

7,369

-9.9

SHOTGUN

GEORGE EZRA

COLUMBIA

COLUMBIA LABEL GROUP

SONY MUSIC

SONY MUSIC

200 | 1200

ACR

GBARL1701372

23-MAR-18

GBARL1701372

28

 

NEW

10

7,341

 

SHALLOW

LADY GAGA & BRADLEY COOPER

INTERSCOPE

POLYDOR

UNIVERSAL MUSIC

UNIVERSAL MUSIC

100 | 600

1ST 6

USUM71813192

01-JAN-00

USUM71813192

1

 

20

11

7,100

7.3

LOST WITHOUT YOU

FREYA RIDINGS

GOOD SOLDIER

GOOD SOLDIER

GOOD SOLDIER

KOBALT/AWAL

100 | 600

SCR

UK8E21701401

03-NOV-17

UK8E21701401

12

 

17

12

6,603

-4.5

HIGH HOPES

PANIC AT THE DISCO

DCD2/FUELED BY RAMEN

ATLANTIC RECORDS UK

WARNER MUSIC

WARNER MUSIC

100 | 600

SCR

USAT21801174

23-MAY-18

USAT21801174

16

 

33

13

6,311

38.9

JUST GOT PAID

SIGALA/EYRE/TRAINOR FT MONTANA

MINISTRY OF SOUND

RCA LABEL GROUP

SONY MUSIC

SONY MUSIC

100 | 600

1ST 6

GBCEN1800093

06-SEP-18

GBCEN1800093

4

 

5

14

6,293

-56.1

BODY

LOUD LUXURY FT BRANDO

ALL AROUND THE WORLD

UMOD

UNIVERSAL MUSIC

UNIVERSAL MUSIC

200 | 1200

DCL-3

NLF711710457

17-NOV-17

NLF711710457

18

 

19

15

6,274

-6.3

BREATHIN

ARIANA GRANDE

REPUBLIC RECORDS

ISLAND

UNIVERSAL MUSIC

UNIVERSAL MUSIC

100 | 600

1ST 6

USUM71808583

17-AUG-18

USUM71808583

7

 

13

16

6,102

-36.5

KILLSHOT

EMINEM

INTERSCOPE

POLYDOR

UNIVERSAL MUSIC

UNIVERSAL MUSIC

100 | 600

1ST 6

USUM71814876

14-SEP-18

USUM71814876

2

 

10

17

5,985

-39.1

FALLING DOWN

LIL PEEP & XXXTENTACION

BAD VIBES FOREVER/RCA

BAD VIBES FOREVER1/RCA3

BAD VIBES FOREVER1/SONY MUSIC3

SONY MUSIC

100 | 600

1ST 6

USQX91802294

19-SEP-18

USQX91802294

2

 

18

18

5,927

-7

BE ALRIGHT

DEAN LEWIS

ISLAND

ISLAND

UNIVERSAL MUSIC

UNIVERSAL MUSIC

100 | 600

SCR

AUUM71800255

29-JUN-18

AUUM71800255

9

 

12

19

5,894

-31

LUCKY YOU

EMINEM FT JOYNER LUCAS

INTERSCOPE

POLYDOR

UNIVERSAL MUSIC

UNIVERSAL MUSIC

100 | 600

1ST 6

USUM71813349

31-AUG-18

USUM71813349

5

 

NEW

20

5,702

 

MONA LISA

LIL WAYNE FT KENDRICK LAMAR

CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC RECORDS

ISLAND

UNIVERSAL MUSIC

UNIVERSAL MUSIC

100 | 600

1ST 6

USUG11802132

01-JAN-00

USUG11802132

1

 

NEW

21

5,481

 

DON'T CRY

LIL WAYNE FT XXXTENTACION

CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC RECORDS

ISLAND

UNIVERSAL MUSIC

UNIVERSAL MUSIC

100 | 600

1ST 6

USUG11802103

01-JAN-00

USUG11802103

1

 

23

22

5,402

-15.4

THUNDERCLOUDS

LSD FT SIA/DIPLO/LABRINTH

SYCO MUSIC

SYCO MUSIC

SONY MUSIC

SONY MUSIC

100 | 600

SCR

USQX91801533

09-AUG-18

USQX91801533

8

 

6

23

5,015

-53

TASTE

TYGA FT OFFSET

LAST KINGS MUSIC

LAST KINGS MUSIC

LAST KINGS MUSIC

EMPIRE

200 | 1200

DCL-3

USUYG1198481

16-MAY-18

USUYG1198481

20

 

24

24

4,888

-20.6

NEVERMIND

DENNIS LLOYD

PARLOPHONE

PARLOPHONE

WARNER MUSIC

WARNER MUSIC

100 | 600

DCL-2

USHM91642610

02-MAR-18

USHM91642610

25

 

22

25

4,743

-18.4

SICKO MODE

TRAVIS SCOTT

CASH MONEY/EPIC/REPUBLIC

ISLAND/RCA LABEL GROUP

SONY MUSIC/UNIVERSAL MUSIC

SONY MUSIC

100 | 600

DCL-2

USSM11806660

03-AUG-18

USSM11806660

9

 

21

26

4,687

-24.5

NO STYLIST

FRENCH MONTANA FT DRAKE

BLACK BUTTER/CASH MONEY

BLACK BUTTER/ISLAND

SONY MUSIC/UNIVERSAL MUSIC

SONY MUSIC

100 | 600

1ST 6

USSM11807711

01-JAN-00

USSM11807711

2

 

NEW

27

4,447

 

LET IT FLY

LIL WAYNE FT TRAVIS SCOTT

CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC RECORDS

ISLAND

UNIVERSAL MUSIC

UNIVERSAL MUSIC

100 | 600

1ST 6

USUG11802129

01-JAN-00

USUG11802129

1

 

31

28

4,436

11.6

BETTER

KHALID

RIGHT HAND MUSIC

COLUMBIA LABEL GROUP

SONY MUSIC

SONY MUSIC

100 | 600

1ST 6

USRC11803180

14-SEP-18

USRC11803180

3

 

26

29

4,329

-12.2

BEST LIFE

HARDY CAPRIO FT ONE ACEN

VIRGIN

VIRGIN EMI

UNIVERSAL MUSIC

UNIVERSAL MUSIC

100 | 600

SCR

GBUM71803212

28-JUN-18

GBUM71803212

14

 

11

30

4,325

-52.1

GIRLS LIKE YOU

MAROON 5 FT CARDI B

INTERSCOPE

POLYDOR

UNIVERSAL MUSIC

UNIVERSAL MUSIC

200 | 1200

DCL-3

USUM71805272

30-MAY-18

USUM71805272

18

 

29

31

4,193

-20.9

IN MY FEELINGS

DRAKE

CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC RECORDS

ISLAND

UNIVERSAL MUSIC

UNIVERSAL MUSIC

200 | 1200

ACR

USCM51800206

29-JUN-18

USCM51800206

13

 

32

32

4,103

-14.2

GOODBYE

DERULO/GUETTA/MINAJ/WILLIAM

WARNER BROS

WARNER BROS

WARNER MUSIC

WARNER MUSIC

100 | 600

1ST 6

USWB11801760

23-AUG-18

USWB11801760

6

 

NEW

33

3,995

 

TAKI TAKI

DJ SNAKE/GOMEZ/CARDI B/OZUNA

INTERSCOPE

POLYDOR

UNIVERSAL MUSIC

UNIVERSAL MUSIC

100 | 600

1ST 6

USUMV1800305

01-JAN-00

USUMV1800305

1

 

36

34

3,960

0.8

BEAUTIFUL

BAZZI FT CAMILA CABELLO

ATLANTIC

ATLANTIC RECORDS UK

WARNER MUSIC

WARNER MUSIC

100 | 600

SCR

TCADE1707724

19-JAN-18

TCADE1707724

9

 

25

35

3,958

-33.2

FALL

EMINEM

INTERSCOPE

POLYDOR

UNIVERSAL MUSIC

UNIVERSAL MUSIC

100 | 600

1ST 6

USUM71813341

31-AUG-18

USUM71813341

5

 

28

36

3,918

-25.6

079ME

B YOUNG

COLUMBIA

COLUMBIA LABEL GROUP

SONY MUSIC

SONY MUSIC

100 | 600

DCL-1

GB1101800331

29-JUN-18

GB1101800331

15

 

27

37

3,857

-33.1

DON'T LEAVE ME ALONE

DAVID GUETTA FT ANNE-MARIE

PARLOPHONE

PARLOPHONE

WARNER MUSIC

WARNER MUSIC

100 | 600

DCL-1

GB28K1800112

26-JUL-18

GB28K1800112

10

 

37

38

3,772

-16.8

YOUNGBLOOD

5 SECONDS OF SUMMER

CAPITOL

CAPITOL

UNIVERSAL MUSIC

UNIVERSAL MUSIC

200 | 1200

ACR

GBUM71800366

13-APR-18

GBUM71800366

25

 

NEW

39

3,756

 

MOVES

OLLY MURS FT SNOOP DOGG

RCA

RCA LABEL GROUP

SONY MUSIC

SONY MUSIC

100 | 600

1ST 6

GB1101801505

01-JAN-00

GB1101801505

1

 

46

40

3,656

5.7

BACK & FORTH

MK/JONAS BLUE/BECKY HILL

COLUMBIA

COLUMBIA LABEL GROUP

SONY MUSIC

SONY MUSIC

100 | 600

1ST 6

GBARL1801252

07-SEP-18

GBARL1801252

4

 

ALBUMS:

LW POSN

POSN

DUS

% VAR

TITLE

ARTIST

LABEL

COMPANY

CORPORATE GROUP

DISTRIBUTOR

CATALOGUE NO

WKS

 

NEW

1

25,483

 

BLOOD RED ROSES

ROD STEWART

DECCA

DECCA

UNIVERSAL MUSIC

SONY DADC UK

6790616

1

 

NEW

2

14,011

 

DANCING QUEEN

CHER

WARNER BROS

WARNER BROS

WARNER MUSIC

CINRAM

0093624904441

1

 

2

3

5,948

-11.4

THE GREATEST SHOWMAN

MOTION PICTURE CAST RECORDING

ATLANTIC

ATLANTIC RECORDS UK

WARNER MUSIC

CINRAM

0075678659270

42

 

1

4

5,768

-28.8

KAMIKAZE

EMINEM

INTERSCOPE

POLYDOR

UNIVERSAL MUSIC

SONY DADC UK

7705235

5

 

NEW

5

4,848

 

THA CARTER V

LIL WAYNE

CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC RECORDS

ISLAND

UNIVERSAL MUSIC

SONY DADC UK

7711269

1

 

NEW

6

3,829

 

IT'S ABOUT TIME

NILE RODGERS & CHIC

EMI

VIRGIN EMI

UNIVERSAL MUSIC

SONY DADC UK

CDV3210

1

 

8

7

3,589

-8

MAMMA MIA - HERE WE GO AGAIN

MOTION PICTURE CAST RECORDING

POLYDOR

POLYDOR

UNIVERSAL MUSIC

SONY DADC UK

6768570

12

 

NEW

8

3,467

 

GOLD

CHAS & DAVE

CRIMSON

DEMON MUSIC

DEMON MUSIC GROUP

SONY DADC UK

CRIMCD618

1

 

11

9

3,260

20

STAYING AT TAMARA'S

GEORGE EZRA

COLUMBIA

COLUMBIA LABEL GROUP

SONY MUSIC

SONY DADC UK

88985459782

28

 

NEW

10

3,018

 

POLITICS OF LIVING

KODALINE

B-UNIQUE/RCA

RCA LABEL GROUP

SONY MUSIC

SONY DADC UK

88985458072

1

 

3

11

2,752

-69.7

CHRIS

CHRISTINE & THE QUEENS

BECAUSE MUSIC

BECAUSE MUSIC

BECAUSE MUSIC

CAROLINE/SONY DADC UK

BEC5543600

2

 

9

12

2,579

-8.8

SWEETENER

ARIANA GRANDE

REPUBLIC RECORDS

ISLAND

UNIVERSAL MUSIC

SONY DADC UK

6783809

7

 

NEW

13

2,562

 

BRIGHTER DAYS

SIGALA

MINISTRY OF SOUND

RCA LABEL GROUP

SONY MUSIC

SONY DADC UK

88985497362

1

 

10

14

2,128

-44.9

TRUE MEANINGS

PAUL WELLER

PARLOPHONE

PARLOPHONE

WARNER MUSIC

CINRAM

0190295620479

3

 

14

15

1,977

-5.9

DIVIDE

ED SHEERAN

ASYLUM

ATLANTIC RECORDS UK

WARNER MUSIC

CINRAM

0190295859039

83

 

13

16

1,904

-13.8

SCORPION

DRAKE

CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC RECORDS

ISLAND

UNIVERSAL MUSIC

SONY DADC UK

6786318

14

 

6

17

1,848

-64.8

BRIDGES

JOSH GROBAN

WARNER BROS

WARNER BROS

WARNER MUSIC

CINRAM

0093624906223

2

 

NEW

18

1,826

 

JOE STRUMMER 001

JOE STRUMMER

IGNITION

IGNITION

IGNITION

ADA CINRAM

5052946153024

1

 

NEW

19

1,815

 

CAN U COOK

SEASICK STEVE

BMG

BMG

BMG

ADA CINRAM

4050538426069

1

 

NEW

20

1,607

 

YSIV

LOGIC

DEF JAM

VIRGIN EMI

UNIVERSAL MUSIC

UNIVERSAL MUSIC

0602567992400

1

 

22

21

1,498

-1.5

MAMMA MIA

MOTION PICTURE CAST RECORDING

POLYDOR

POLYDOR

UNIVERSAL MUSIC

SONY DADC UK

1774183

18

 

21

22

1,483

-12.7

GOLD

T-REX

CRIMSON

DEMON MUSIC/UMC

DEMON MUSIC GROUP/UNIVERSAL

SONY DADC UK

CRIMCD616

4

 

35

23

1,466

41.2

EGYPT STATION

PAUL MCCARTNEY

CAPITOL

VIRGIN EMI

UNIVERSAL MUSIC

SONY DADC UK

5769650

4

 

NEW

24

1,381

 

KEYCHAINS AND SNOWSTORMS - THE SINGLES

SOFT CELL

MERCURY/UMC

VIRGIN EMI

UNIVERSAL MUSIC

SONY DADC UK

6779852

1

 

16

25

1,280

-26.4

7

DAVID GUETTA

PARLOPHONE

PARLOPHONE

WARNER MUSIC

CINRAM

0190295589486

3

 

25

26

1,278

-7.1

GOLD - GREATEST HITS

ABBA

POLYDOR

POLYDOR

UNIVERSAL MUSIC

SONY DADC UK

9819297

1176

 

NEW

27

1,224

 

AN AMERICAN TREASURE

TOM PETTY

REPRISE

WARNER BROS

WARNER MUSIC

CINRAM

0093624905547

1

 

18

28

1,211

-10.2

BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS

POST MALONE

REPUBLIC RECORDS

ISLAND

UNIVERSAL MUSIC

SONY DADC UK

6749111

23

 

NEW

29

1,176

>999

PUTTING ON THE STYLE

FOSTER & ALLEN

CRIMSON

DEMON MUSIC

DEMON MUSIC GROUP

SONY DADC UK

CRIMCD620

1

 

NEW

30

1,132

 

DISEASE

BEARTOOTH

RED BULL

RED BULL

RED BULL

THE ORCHARD/PROPER MUSIC

RBR0618CD

1

 

23

31

1,074

-9.9

CURTAIN CALL - THE HITS

EMINEM

INTERSCOPE

POLYDOR

UNIVERSAL MUSIC

SONY DADC UK

9887893

530

 

NEW

32

1,034

 

DISTANT SKY - LIVE IN COPENHAGEN

NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS

BAD SEED

BAD SEED

KOBALT MUSIC GROUP

AWAL/PROPER MUSIC

BS017V

1

 

4

33

982

-86.6

LIVING THE DREAM

SLASH FT MYLES KENNEDY

ROADRUNNER

ROADRUNNER

WARNER MUSIC

CINRAM

0190295580766

2

 

NEW

34

962

 

ELEPHANTS ON ACID

CYPRESS HILL

BMG

BMG

BMG

ADA CINRAM

4050538415520

1

 

NEW

35

925

 

WASTELAND

RIVERSIDE

INSIDE OUT

CENTURY MEDIA

SONY MUSIC

THE ORCHARD/PROPER MUSIC

19075871852

1

 

7

36

912

-84.9

REDEMPTION

JOE BONAMASSA

PROVOGUE

PROVOGUE

MASCOT LABEL GROUP

ADA CINRAM

0819873017448

2

 

5

37

899

-89

THE BLUE HOUR

SUEDE

RHINO

RHINO (WARNERS)

WARNER MUSIC

CINRAM

0190295642709

2

 

29

38

898

-10.3

THE VERY BEST OF

FLEETWOOD MAC

WSM

RHINO (WARNERS)

WARNER MUSIC

CINRAM

0081227363529

561

 

27

39

897

-12.4

SPEAK YOUR MIND

ANNE-MARIE

ASYLUM

ATLANTIC RECORDS UK

WARNER MUSIC

CINRAM

0190295664503

23

 

38

40

882

7.9

I CRY WHEN I LAUGH

JESS GLYNNE

ATLANTIC

ATLANTIC RECORDS UK

WARNER MUSIC

CINRAM

0825646153183

163

 


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