Women have a vice-like grip on the chart, with Sienna Spiro continuing at the summit, in a top six comprising entirely of tracks by female solo artists for only the third time in chart history.

Spiro’s Great Expectation racks up a third consecutive week at No.1, albeit with consumption off 1.16% week-on-week at 26,900 units (337 digital downloads and 26,563 sales-equivalent streams). That is the lowest level for a No.1 single since Viva La Vida topped the list for Coldplay ...