The National take early lead in albums chart race

The National take early lead in albums chart race

New entries from Sam Smith and The National have made strong starts at the top of the singles and albums charts respectively.

Smith’s comeback single Too Good At Goodbyes, released on Friday (September 8), has shifted 27,900 copies, building a comfortable lead over its nearest challenger, Dua Lipa’s New Rules (14,487 sales). Pink’s What About Us is at No.3 on 13,634 sales; Taylor Swift’s Look What You Made Me Do is in fourth place on 13,501; and Zayn’s Dusk Til Dawn (feat. Sia) is at No.5 on 11,302.

The National’s Sleep Well Beast, released via 4AD, opens on 14,672 sales in the albums chart. Nothing But Thieves’ new album Broken Machine (8,514 sales) is in second place, with Neil Young’s Hitchhiker entering at No.3 on 4,951. Rag’N’Bone Man’s Human (4,570 sales) is at No.4, with a fellow perennial seller in Ed Sheeran’s ÷ (4,533 sales) at No.5.

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

SINGLES:

LW POSN

POSN

TITLE

ARTIST

LABEL

WKS

NEW

1

TOO GOOD AT GOODBYES

SAM SMITH

CAPITOL

1

2

2

NEW RULES

DUA LIPA

WARNER BROS

11

3

3

WHAT ABOUT US

PINK

RCA

6

1

4

LOOK WHAT YOU MADE ME DO

TAYLOR SWIFT

EMI

3

NEW

5

DUSK TILL DAWN

ZAYN FT SIA

RCA

1

4

6

FRIENDS

JUSTIN BIEBER & BLOODPOP

DEF JAM/POLYDOR/REPUBLIC

4

7

7

READY FOR IT

TAYLOR SWIFT

EMI

2

6

8

REGGAETON LENTO (REMIX)

CNCO & LITTLE MIX

SYCO MUSIC

4

8

9

MORE THAN FRIENDS

JAMES HYPE FT KELLI-LEIGH

ONE MORE TUNE/WARNER BROS

7

5

10

MI GENTE

J BALVIN/WILLY WILLIAM

UMLE

10

11

11

HAVANA

CAMILA CABELLO FT YOUNG THUG

EPIC/SYCO MUSIC

6

10

12

SUN COMES UP

RUDIMENTAL FT JAMES ARTHUR

ASYLUM

11

9

13

SORRY NOT SORRY

DEMI LOVATO

HOLLYWOOD

10

NEW

14

PIECE BY PIECE

KELLY CLARKSON

RCA

4

13

15

DESPACITO (REMIX)

LUIS FONSI/DADDY YANKEE/BIEBER

DEF JAM/RBMG/REPUBLIC/UMLE

25

12

16

BACK TO YOU

TOMLINSON/REXHA/DIGITAL FARM

SYCO MUSIC

8

16

17

QUESTIONS

CHRIS BROWN

RCA

4

14

18

YOUR SONG

RITA ORA

ATLANTIC

16

15

19

RAIN

SCRIPT

COLUMBIA

9

19

20

BESTIE

YUNGEN FT YXNG BANE

RCA

13

22

21

SWISH SWISH

KATY PERRY FT NICKI MINAJ

VIRGIN

17

41

22

1-800-273-8255

LOGIC/ALESSIA CARA/KHALID

DEF JAM

12

21

23

SUBEME LA RADIO

IGLESIAS/PAUL/TERRY

RCA

8

18

24

FEELS

HARRIS/PHARRELL/PERRY/BIG SEAN

COLUMBIA

13

20

25

UNFORGETTABLE

FRENCH MONTANA FT SWAE LEE

BLACK BUTTER

23

23

26

WHAT LOVERS DO

MAROON 5 FT SZA

INTERSCOPE

2

35

27

LONELY TOGETHER

AVICII FT RITA ORA

POSITIVA

5

24

28

WILD THOUGHTS

DJ KHALED FT RIHANNA/TILLER

BLACK BUTTER/WE THE BEST

13

32

29

IF I'M LUCKY

JASON DERULO

WARNER BROS

2

43

30

HIGH HEELED SHOES

MEGAN MCKENNA

INSTRUMENTAL

2

28

31

SHAPE OF YOU

ED SHEERAN

ASYLUM

36

50

32

HURTIN' ME

STEFFLON DON & FRENCH MONTANA

POLYDOR

5

27

33

GLORIOUS

MACKLEMORE FT SKYLAR GREY

BENDO

7

26

34

XO TOUR LLIF3

LIL UZI VERT

ATLANTIC

24

31

35

BOYS

CHARLI XCX

ATLANTIC

7

30

36

MAMA

JONAS BLUE FT WILLIAM SINGE

POSITIVA

19

29

37

CAME HERE FOR LOVE

SIGALA & ELLA EYRE

MINISTRY OF SOUND

14

38

38

SILENCE

MARSHMELLO FT KHALID

MINISTRY OF SOUND

5

53

39

FAR CRY FROM LOVE

MEGAN MCKENNA

INSTRUMENTAL

2

36

40

SPIRIT

J HUS

BLACK BUTTER

10

ALBUMS:

LW POSN

POSN

TITLE

ARTIST

LABEL

WKS

NEW

1

SLEEP WELL BEAST

NATIONAL

4AD

1

NEW

2

BROKEN MACHINE

NOTHING BUT THIEVES

RCA

1

NEW

3

HITCHHIKER

NEIL YOUNG

REPRISE

1

8

4

HUMAN

RAG'N'BONE MAN

BEST LAID PLANS/COLUMBIA

32

2

5

DIVIDE

ED SHEERAN

ASYLUM

28

NEW

6

HIPPOPOTAMUS

SPARKS

BMG

1

1

7

FREEDOM CHILD

SCRIPT

COLUMBIA

2

NEW

8

OUT OF ALL THIS BLUE

WATERBOYS

BMG

1

NEW

9

NATIVE INVADER

TORI AMOS

DECCA

1

5

10

VILLAINS

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE

MATADOR

3

NEW

11

SLEEP NO MORE

JACK SAVORETTI

BMG

31

3

12

AMERICAN DREAM

LCD SOUNDSYSTEM

COLUMBIA/DFA

2

9

13

DUA LIPA

DUA LIPA

WARNER BROS

15

NEW

14

ANTISOCIALITES

ALVVAYS

TRANSGRESSIVE

1

10

15

THE 50 GREATEST HITS

ELVIS PRESLEY

SONY MUSIC CG

54

NEW

16

LIVE AT THE O2 ARENA + RARITIES

ALTER BRIDGE

NAPALM

1

14

17

CURTAIN CALL - THE HITS

EMINEM

INTERSCOPE

475

NEW

18

WAKE UP NOW

NICK MULVEY

FICTION

1

NEW

19

WILL TO POWER

ARCH ENEMY

CENTURY MEDIA

1

11

20

MOANA

MOTION PICTURE CAST RECORDING

WALT DISNEY

41

12

21

GLORY DAYS

LITTLE MIX

SYCO MUSIC

43

17

22

ADIOS

GLEN CAMPBELL

UMC

14

15

23

A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING

WAR ON DRUGS

ATLANTIC

3

16

24

X

ED SHEERAN

ASYLUM

169

71

25

IN THE LONELY HOUR

SAM SMITH

CAPITOL

163

NEW

26

LIFE CHANGES

THOMAS RHETT

VALORY MUSIC

1

NEW

27

ALL THE LIGHT ABOVE IT TOO

JACK JOHNSON

REPUBLIC RECORDS

1

25

28

TRUTH IS A BEAUTIFUL THING

LONDON GRAMMAR

MINISTRY OF SOUND

14

18

29

MORE LIFE

DRAKE

CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC RECORDS

26

40

30

GOLD - GREATEST HITS

ABBA

POLYDOR

1121

26

31

GREATEST HITS

FOO FIGHTERS

COLUMBIA

403

22

32

COMMON SENSE

J HUS

BLACK BUTTER

18

28

33

TIME FLIES - 1994-2009

OASIS

BIG BROTHER

336

31

34

HOW DID WE GET SO DARK

ROYAL BLOOD

WARNER BROS

13

24

35

FOR CRYING OUT LOUD

KASABIAN

COLUMBIA

19

41

36

HYBRID THEORY

LINKIN PARK

WARNER BROS

318

21

37

17

XXXTENTACION

BAD VIBES FOREVER

3

6

38

EVERY COUNTRY'S SUN

MOGWAI

ROCK ACTION

2

99

39

AFTER LAUGHTER

PARAMORE

ATLANTIC/FUELED BY RAMEN

18

4

40

THE PUNISHMENT OF LUXURY

OMD

100 PERCENT RECORDS

2



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