Mamma Mia 2 shows staying power as soundtrack battle heats up

Mamma Mia 2 shows staying power as soundtrack battle heats up

The Official Charts Company Midweek Sales Flash is in and the battle of the soundtracks is intensifying in the albums chart. 

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again is still in pole position, thanks to 16,610 sales. The Greatest Showman is at No.2 on 10,430, with chart observers keenly looking on to see just how many more units it has in it. George Ezra is at No.3 with Staying At Tamara’s (6,405 sales), ahead of Drake’s Scorpion (5,841 sales) and Halestrom’s Vicious (5,324 sales).

Florence + The Machine is enjoying a sales increase of 7.9% in the wake of its Mercury Prize nomination, while Arctic Monkeys’ Tranquillity Base Hotel & Casino sees a 28.3% spike. The records chart at Nos 12 and 30 respectively.

Drake continues at the top of the singles chart, with In My Feelings (27,222 sales) in front of George Ezra and Shotgun (24,323 sales). Jonas Blue’s Rise (feat. Jack & Jack) is at No.3 with 14,206 sales, 5 Seconds Of Summer stay put at No.4 with Youngblood (13,072 sales) and Tiesto is at No.5 with Jackie Chan.

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

SINGLES:

LW POSN

POSN

TITLE

ARTIST

LABEL

WKS

1

1

IN MY FEELINGS

DRAKE

CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC RECORDS

4

2

2

SHOTGUN

GEORGE EZRA

COLUMBIA

19

3

3

RISE

JONAS BLUE FT JACK & JACK

POSITIVA

10

4

4

YOUNGBLOOD

5 SECONDS OF SUMMER

CAPITOL

16

5

5

JACKIE CHAN

TIESTO/DZEKO/PREME/POST MALONE

POSITIVA

11

6

6

IF YOU'RE OVER ME

YEARS & YEARS

POLYDOR

12

8

7

I LIKE IT

CARDI B/BAD BUNNY/J BALVIN

ATLANTIC

17

9

8

GIRLS LIKE YOU

MAROON 5 FT CARDI B

INTERSCOPE

9

NEW

9

NO BRAINER

DJ KHALED/BIEBER/QUAVO/CHANCE

BLACK BUTTER/DEF JAM

1

16

10

ONLY YOU

CHEAT CODES & LITTLE MIX

SYCO MUSIC

6

10

11

GOD IS A WOMAN

ARIANA GRANDE

REPUBLIC RECORDS

3

7

12

DON'T MATTER TO ME

DRAKE FT MICHAEL JACKSON

CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC RECORDS

5

11

13

BETTER NOW

POST MALONE

REPUBLIC RECORDS

14

15

14

TASTE

TYGA FT OFFSET

LAST KINGS MUSIC

11

12

15

LUCID DREAMS

JUICE WRLD

INTERSCOPE

10

13

16

SOLO

CLEAN BANDIT FT DEMI LOVATO

ATLANTIC

11

17

17

RING RING

JAX JONES/MABEL/RICH THE KID

POLYDOR

6

14

18

ONE KISS

CALVIN HARRIS & DUA LIPA

COLUMBIA/WARNER BROS

17

35

19

FEFE

6IX9INE/MINAJ/MURDA BEATZ

TENTHOUSAND PROJECTS

2

26

20

BODY

LOUD LUXURY FT BRANDO

ALL AROUND THE WORLD

9

18

21

PRAISE THE LORD (DA SHINE)

ASAP ROCKY FT SKEPTA

ASAP WORLDWIDE/POLO/RCA

10

19

22

BUTTERFLIES

AJ TRACEY & NOT3S

AJ TRACEY

9

20

23

FIRST TIME

M-22 FT MEDINA

3 BEAT

21

21

24

2002

ANNE-MARIE

ASYLUM

15

24

25

NEVERMIND

DENNIS LLOYD

PARLOPHONE

16

22

26

NONSTOP

DRAKE

CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC RECORDS

5

25

27

I'LL BE THERE

JESS GLYNNE

ATLANTIC

13

23

28

OH MY

DAPPY FT AY EM

POLYDOR

11

40

29

EASTSIDE

BENNY BLANCO/HALSEY/KHALID

INTERSCOPE

3

29

30

OCEAN

MARTIN GARRIX FT KHALID

COLUMBIA

7

28

31

THIS IS ME

SETTLE/GREATEST SHOWMAN ENS

ATLANTIC

31

38

32

PANIC ROOM

AU/RA & CAMELPHAT

RCA

10

27

33

BED

NICKI MINAJ FT ARIANA GRANDE

CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC RECORDS

7

30

34

LEAVE A LIGHT ON

TOM WALKER

RELENTLESS

21

31

35

FINE GIRL

ZIEZIE

RCA

12

37

36

HIGH HOPES

PANIC AT THE DISCO

DCD2/FUELED BY RAMEN

7

***

***

NICE FOR WHAT

DRAKE

CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC RECORDS

12

36

37

FLAMES

DAVID GUETTA FT SIA

PARLOPHONE

19

34

38

PARADISE

GEORGE EZRA

COLUMBIA

28

32

39

NO TEARS LEFT TO CRY

ARIANA GRANDE

REPUBLIC RECORDS

15

39

40

079ME

B YOUNG

COLUMBIA

6

ALBUMS:

LW POSN

POSN

TITLE

ARTIST

LABEL

WKS

1

1

MAMMA MIA - HERE WE GO AGAIN

MOTION PICTURE CAST RECORDING

POLYDOR

3

2

2

THE GREATEST SHOWMAN

MOTION PICTURE CAST RECORDING

ATLANTIC

33

4

3

STAYING AT TAMARA'S

GEORGE EZRA

COLUMBIA

19

3

4

SCORPION

DRAKE

CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC RECORDS

5

NEW

5

VICIOUS

HALESTORM

ATLANTIC

1

5

6

MAMMA MIA

MOTION PICTURE CAST RECORDING

POLYDOR

9

NEW

7

CAGE TO RATTLE

DAUGHTRY

RCA

1

7

8

GOLD - GREATEST HITS

ABBA

POLYDOR

1167

NEW

9

TALK OF THIS TOWN

CATHERINE MCGRATH

WARNER BROS

1

NEW

10

TESTAMENT

ALL SAINTS

AS RECORDINGS

1

8

11

DIVIDE

ED SHEERAN

ASYLUM

74

11

12

HIGH AS HOPE

FLORENCE & THE MACHINE

EMI

5

NEW

13

TEATIME DUB ENCOUNTERS

UNDERWORLD & IGGY POP

UWIP

1

6

14

BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS

POST MALONE

REPUBLIC RECORDS

14

9

15

BEAUTIFUL LIFE

RICK ASTLEY

BMG

3

NEW

16

NO THANK YOU

KYLE FALCONER

RIVERMAN

1

12

17

PALO SANTO

YEARS & YEARS

POLYDOR

4

NEW

18

LIVE 1962-1966 - RARE PERFORMANCES FROM

BOB DYLAN

SONY MUSIC CG

1

13

19

SPEAK YOUR MIND

ANNE-MARIE

ASYLUM

14

10

20

QUESTION MARK

XXXTENTACION

BAD VIBES FOREVER

20

19

21

LEGEND

BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS

TUFF GONG

1076

15

22

PRAY FOR THE WICKED

PANIC AT THE DISCO

DCD2/FUELED BY RAMEN

6

NEW

23

TEARS ON THE DANCEFLOOR - THE SINGLES

STEPS

STEPS MUSIC

1

17

24

WANTED ON VOYAGE

GEORGE EZRA

COLUMBIA

167

26

25

APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION

GUNS N' ROSES

POLYDOR/UMC

559

27

26

WILDNESS

SNOW PATROL

POLYDOR

10

18

27

X

ED SHEERAN

ASYLUM

215

20

28

TIME FLIES - 1994-2009

OASIS

BIG BROTHER

382

NEW

29

YEAR ZERO

SPITFIRES

HATCH

1

35

30

TRANQUILITY BASE HOTEL & CASINO

ARCTIC MONKEYS

DOMINO RECORDINGS

12

22

31

THE VERY BEST OF

FLEETWOOD MAC

WSM

552

16

32

SHAWN MENDES

SHAWN MENDES

EMI

10

23

33

CRUISING WITH

JANE MCDONALD

CHANNEL 5

6

28

34

DUA LIPA

DUA LIPA

WARNER BROS

61

21

35

CURTAIN CALL - THE HITS

EMINEM

INTERSCOPE

521

36

36

HOT ROCKS - 1964-1971

ROLLING STONES

ABKCO

139

29

37

GREATEST HITS

QUEEN

VIRGIN

853

25

38

GLORY DAYS

LITTLE MIX

SYCO MUSIC

89

42

39

RUMOURS

FLEETWOOD MAC

RHINO/WARNER BROS

534

31

40

I CRY WHEN I LAUGH

JESS GLYNNE

ATLANTIC

154



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