As Ed Sheeran surges, is order set to be restored in the singles chart?

As Ed Sheeran surges, is order set to be restored in the singles chart?

The Official Charts Midweek Sales Flash is in, and it brings with it one question: Is order about to be restored in the singles chart?

After Harry Styles’ solo bow Sign Of The Times knocked him off top spot last week, Ed Sheeran looks set to return to the top. Former No.1 Shape Of You is out in front on 30,068 sales, with Clean Bandit’s Symphony (feat Zara Larsson) breathing down his neck at No.2 on 28,492 sales. Sheeran’s Galway Girl is at No.3 on 27,889 sales, with Sign Of The Times dropping to No.4 having sold 22,595 copies. Drake’s Passionfruit rounds out the Top 5 on 19,011 sales.

Meanwhile, in the albums chart, Sheeran continues to breathe easy. His album ÷ occupies No.1 spot on 43,285 sales for the week, with Kendrick Lamar’s new release Damn. at No.2 on 21,917 sales. Rag’N’Bone Man’s Human is at No.3 on 15,751 sales, Drake’s More Life is at No.4 on 7,195 and Take That’s Wonderland sits in fifth position on 6,006 sales.

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

SINGLES:

SINGLES:

LW POSN

POSN

TITLE

ARTIST

LABEL

WKS

2

1

SHAPE OF YOU

ED SHEERAN

ASYLUM

15

4

2

SYMPHONY

CLEAN BANDIT FT ZARA LARSSON

ATLANTIC

5

3

3

GALWAY GIRL

ED SHEERAN

ASYLUM

7

1

4

SIGN OF THE TIMES

HARRY STYLES

COLUMBIA

2

5

5

PASSIONFRUIT

DRAKE

CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC RECORDS

5

6

6

SOMETHING JUST LIKE THIS

CHAINSMOKERS & COLDPLAY

DISRUPTOR/PARLOPHONE

9

7

7

SOLO DANCE

MARTIN JENSEN

3 BEAT

14

8

8

STAY

ZEDD & ALESSIA CARA

INTERSCOPE

8

31

9

HUMBLE.

KENDRICK LAMAR

AFTERMATH/INTERSCOPE

3

11

10

ISSUES

JULIA MICHAELS

POLYDOR

14

10

11

CASTLE ON THE HILL

ED SHEERAN

ASYLUM

15

9

12

IT AIN'T ME

KYGO & SELENA GOMEZ

COLUMBIA

9

12

13

CIAO ADIOS

ANNE-MARIE

ASYLUM/MAJOR TOM'S

10

13

14

THAT'S WHAT I LIKE

BRUNO MARS

ATLANTIC

11

16

15

NO MORE SAD SONGS

LITTLE MIX

SYCO MUSIC

8

18

16

SKIN

RAG'N'BONE MAN

BEST LAID PLANS/COLUMBIA

12

24

17

SWALLA

JASON DERULO/NICKI MINAJ/TY

WARNER BROS

8

14

18

YOU DON'T KNOW ME

JAX JONES FT RAYE

POLYDOR

19

20

19

GREEN LIGHT

LORDE

VIRGIN

7

15

20

SLIDE

CALVIN HARRIS/OCEAN/MIGOS

COLUMBIA

8

19

21

HUMAN

RAG'N'BONE MAN

BEST LAID PLANS/COLUMBIA

25

NEW

22

DNA.

KENDRICK LAMAR

INTERSCOPE

1

NEW

23

THE CURE

LADY GAGA

INTERSCOPE

1

17

24

CHAINED TO THE RHYTHM

KATY PERRY FT SKIP MARLEY

CAPITOL

10

23

25

PERFECT

ED SHEERAN

ASYLUM

7

34

26

ON MY MIND

DISCIPLES

PARLOPHONE

4

26

27

MASK OFF

FUTURE

RCA

9

NEW

28

LOYALTY.

KENDRICK LAMAR & RIHANNA

INTERSCOPE

1

27

29

PLACES

MARTIN SOLVEIG & INA WROLDSEN

POSITIVA

12

21

30

SCARED TO BE LONELY

MARTIN GARRIX & DUA LIPA

COLUMBIA

12

25

31

TOUCH

LITTLE MIX

SYCO MUSIC

22

22

32

PARIS

CHAINSMOKERS

DISRUPTOR

14

NEW

33

ELEMENT.

KENDRICK LAMAR

INTERSCOPE

1

28

34

CALL ON ME

STARLEY

AATW

25

41

35

DID YOU SEE

J HUS

BLACK BUTTER

7

29

36

STILL GOT TIME

ZAYN FT PARTYNEXTDOOR

RCA

4

33

37

BE THE ONE

DUA LIPA

WARNER BROS

15

30

38

BLEM

DRAKE

CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC RECORDS

5

NEW

39

LOVE.

KENDRICK LAMAR

INTERSCOPE

1

32

40

NEW MAN

ED SHEERAN

ASYLUM

7

ALBUMS: 

LW POSN

POSN

TITLE

ARTIST

LABEL

WKS

1

1

DIVIDE

ED SHEERAN

ASYLUM

7

NEW

2

DAMN.

KENDRICK LAMAR

INTERSCOPE

1

2

3

HUMAN

RAG'N'BONE MAN

BEST LAID PLANS/COLUMBIA

11

4

4

MORE LIFE

DRAKE

CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC RECORDS

5

5

5

WONDERLAND

TAKE THAT

POLYDOR

4

3

6

MEMORIES - DO NOT OPEN

CHAINSMOKERS

DISRUPTOR

2

7

7

MOANA

MOTION PICTURE CAST RECORDING

WALT DISNEY

20

10

8

X

ED SHEERAN

ASYLUM

148

NEW

9

YOUTH

TINIE TEMPAH

PARLOPHONE

1

13

10

GLORY DAYS

LITTLE MIX

SYCO MUSIC

22

NEW

11

THE SEARCH FOR EVERYTHING

JOHN MAYER

COLUMBIA

1

16

12

TROLLS

MOTION PICTURE CAST RECORDING

RCA/VILLA 40

27

12

13

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

MOTION PICTURE CAST RECORDING

WALT DISNEY

6

14

14

100

VERA LYNN

DECCA

5

15

15

GANG SIGNS & PRAYER

STORMZY

MERKY

8

20

16

24K MAGIC

BRUNO MARS

ATLANTIC

22

11

17

KIDZ BOP

KIDZ BOP KIDS

RAZOR & TIE

3

19

18

SO GOOD

ZARA LARSSON

BLACK BUTTER/EPIC/TEN

5

21

19

+

ED SHEERAN

ASYLUM

280

17

20

AUTOMATON

JAMIROQUAI

VIRGIN

3

26

21

25

ADELE

XL RECORDINGS

74

22

22

THE AFTERLOVE

JAMES BLUNT

ATLANTIC

4

6

23

INFINITE

DEEP PURPLE

EAR MUSIC

2

25

24

STARBOY

WEEKND

REPUBLIC RECORDS/XO

21

31

25

BACK FROM THE EDGE

JAMES ARTHUR

SYCO MUSIC

25

28

26

LEGEND

BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS

TUFF GONG

1009

9

27

LET ME FLY

MIKE & THE MECHANICS

BMG

2

29

28

RUMOURS

FLEETWOOD MAC

RHINO/WARNER BROS

467

24

29

WOLVES

RAG'N'BONE MAN

BEST LAID PLANS/COLUMBIA

4

NEW

30

THE GOSPEL TRUTH

KING BLUES

COOKING VINYL

1

8

31

PURE COMEDY

FATHER JOHN MISTY

BELLA UNION

2

30

32

SILVER EYE

GOLDFRAPP

MUTE

3

34

33

BLURRYFACE

TWENTY ONE PILOTS

ATLANTIC/FUELED BY RAMEN

101

38

34

THE RIDE

CATFISH & THE BOTTLEMEN

ISLAND

47

35

35

NUMBER ONES

MICHAEL JACKSON

EPIC

499

37

36

LADIES & GENTLEMEN - THE BEST OF

GEORGE MICHAEL

EPIC

222

32

37

VIEWS

DRAKE

CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC RECORDS

51

18

38

THE FAR FIELD

FUTURE ISLANDS

4AD

2

47

39

THE VERY BEST OF

FLEETWOOD MAC

WSM

485

39

40

LA LA LAND

MOTION PICTURE CAST RECORDING

INTERSCOPE/POLYDOR

15



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