Drake overtakes Ramz as chart battle hots up

Drake overtakes Ramz as chart battle hots up

The Official Charts Company Midweek Sales Flash is in, and Drake has shot up 15 places to replace Eminem at No.1.

The surge in sales for the Canadian megastar’s new track God’s Plan (28,942 sales) could spell bad news for emerging rapper Ramz, whose breakout hit Barking is in No.2 on 23,977 sales. Eminem’s River (feat. Ed Sheeran) is at No.3 on 22,622 sales. Jason Derulo and French Montana’s Tip Toe (16,729 sales) is at No.4, with Ed Sheeran’s Perfect (16,614 sales) completing the Top 5.

With The Greatest Showman OST still going strong on 25,709 sales, Fall Out Boy and First Aid Kit are competing for the Top 3 in the albums chart. Fall Out Boy’s Mania is at No.2 on 16,698 sales, while First Aid Kit’s Ruins is on 16,167 at No.3. Ed Sheeran’s ÷ is at No.4 with 10,960 sales, ahead of Eminem’s Revival (5,805 sales) in fifth spot.

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

SINGLES:

LW POSN

POSN

TITLE

ARTIST

LABEL

WKS

NEW

1

GOD'S PLAN

DRAKE

CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC RECORDS

1

2

2

BARKING

RAMZ

POLYDOR

8

1

3

RIVER

EMINEM FT ED SHEERAN

INTERSCOPE

6

8

4

TIP TOE

JASON DERULO FT FRENCH MONTANA

WARNER BROS

11

3

5

PERFECT

ED SHEERAN

ASYLUM

37

26

6

STRANGERS

SIGRID

ISLAND

3

14

7

IDGAF

DUA LIPA

WARNER BROS

4

5

8

FINESSE

BRUNO MARS & CARDI B

ATLANTIC

3

10

9

I KNOW YOU

CRAIG DAVID FT BASTILLE

SPEAKERBOX RECORDINGS

9

12

10

BREATHE

JAX JONES FT INA WROLDSEN

POLYDOR

8

13

11

THIS IS ME

SETTLE/GREATEST SHOWMAN ENS

ATLANTIC

4

6

12

ANYWHERE

RITA ORA

ATLANTIC

14

4

13

I MISS YOU

CLEAN BANDIT FT JULIA MICHAELS

ATLANTIC/POLYDOR/REPUBLIC

13

9

14

LET YOU DOWN

NF

EMI

14

11

15

17

MK

COLUMBIA

20

7

16

NEVER BE THE SAME

CAMILA CABELLO

SYCO MUSIC

7

17

17

MY LOVER

NOT3S

RELENTLESS

13

16

18

HAVANA

CAMILA CABELLO FT YOUNG THUG

SYCO MUSIC

25

15

19

DECLINE

RAYE FT MR EAZI

POLYDOR

12

25

20

FEEL IT STILL

PORTUGAL THE MAN

ATLANTIC

26

19

21

REWRITE THE STARS

ZAC EFRON & ZENDAYA

ATLANTIC

4

NEW

22

DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY

DRAKE

CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC RECORDS

1

23

23

THE GREATEST SHOW

JACKMAN/SETTLE/EFRON/ZENDAYA

ATLANTIC

4

20

24

NO WORDS

DAVE FT MOSTACK

DAVE

12

24

25

WOLVES

SELENA GOMEZ & MARSHMELLO

INTERSCOPE

13

22

26

NAKED

JAMES ARTHUR

SYCO MUSIC

9

27

27

BOUFF DADDY

J HUS

BLACK BUTTER

13

32

28

HIM & I

G-EAZY & HALSEY

ASTRALWERKS/RCA

8

21

29

FOR YOU (FIFTY SHADES FREED)

LIAM PAYNE/RITA ORA

CAPITOL

3

***

***

NEVER ENOUGH

LOREN ALLRED

ATLANTIC

0

***

***

A MILLION DREAMS

ZIV ZAIFMAN/JACKMAN/WILLIAMS

ATLANTIC

0

29

30

ROCKSTAR

POST MALONE FT 21 SAVAGE

REPUBLIC RECORDS

19

30

31

NEW RULES

DUA LIPA

WARNER BROS

30

***

***

THE OTHER SIDE

HUGH JACKMAN & ZAC EFRON

ATLANTIC

0

NEW

32

DANCING

KYLIE MINOGUE

BMG

1

33

33

BAD

STEEL BANGLEZ/YUNGEN/MOSTACK

WARNER BROS

9

NEW

34

THESE DAYS

RUDIMENTAL/GLYNNE/MACKLEMORE

ASYLUM

1

31

35

DIMELO

RAK-SU FT WYCLEF/NAUGHTY BOY

SYCO MUSIC

8

34

36

LET ME DOWN

JORJA SMITH FT STORMZY

FAMM

2

NEW

37

FINE LINE

MABEL FT NOT3S

POLYDOR

1

28

38

FILTHY

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE

RCA

3

35

39

SILENCE

MARSHMELLO FT KHALID

MINISTRY OF SOUND

24

18

40

MAN'S NOT HOT

BIG SHAQ

ISLAND

18

ALBUMS:

LW POSN

POSN

TITLE

ARTIST

LABEL

WKS

1

1

THE GREATEST SHOWMAN

MOTION PICTURE CAST RECORDING

ATLANTIC

6

NEW

2

M A N I A

FALL OUT BOY

DEF JAM

1

NEW

3

RUINS

FIRST AID KIT

COLUMBIA

1

3

4

DIVIDE

ED SHEERAN

ASYLUM

47

4

5

REVIVAL

EMINEM

INTERSCOPE

6

2

6

CAMILA

CAMILA CABELLO

SYCO MUSIC

2

5

7

THE THRILL OF IT ALL

SAM SMITH

CAPITOL

12

6

8

HUMAN

RAG'N'BONE MAN

BEST LAID PLANS/COLUMBIA

51

10

9

DUA LIPA

DUA LIPA

WARNER BROS

34

8

10

BEAUTIFUL TRAUMA

PINK

RCA

15

NEW

11

LOST ON THE ROAD TO ETERNITY

MAGNUM

STEAMHAMMER

1

9

12

GLORY DAYS

LITTLE MIX

SYCO MUSIC

62

11

13

THE ARCHITECT

PALOMA FAITH

RCA

10

7

14

REPUTATION

TAYLOR SWIFT

EMI

11

14

15

X

ED SHEERAN

ASYLUM

188

15

16

IBIZA CLASSICS

PETE TONG/HERITAGE OR/BUCKLEY

POLYDOR/UMC/UMOD

8

12

17

TOGETHER AGAIN

MICHAEL BALL & ALFIE BOE

DECCA

13

17

18

AS YOU WERE

LIAM GALLAGHER

WARNER BROS

16

19

19

WHO BUILT THE MOON

NOEL GALLAGHER'S HIGH FLYING

SOUR MASH

9

22

20

IN THE LONELY HOUR

SAM SMITH

CAPITOL

182

13

21

DIAMONDS

ELTON JOHN

MERCURY/UMC

11

20

22

CURTAIN CALL - THE HITS

EMINEM

INTERSCOPE

494

25

23

THE BEST OF

ELBOW

POLYDOR

9

21

24

STONEY

POST MALONE

REPUBLIC RECORDS

59

24

25

COMMON SENSE

J HUS

BLACK BUTTER

37

18

26

NAT KING COLE & ME

GREGORY PORTER

BLUE NOTE

13

NEW

27

SEMICIRCLE

GO TEAM

MEMPHIS INDUSTRIES

1

27

28

THE GOLD COLLECTION

LEO SAYER

CRIMSON

2

31

29

LEGACY

DAVID BOWIE

PARLOPHONE

63

26

30

A LOVE SO BEAUTIFUL

ROY ORBISON/RPO

SONY MUSIC CG

12

16

31

STARS - THE BEST OF 1992-2002

CRANBERRIES

ISLAND

10

NEW

32

HOLD ON TO YOUR HEART

XCERTS

RAYGUN

1

30

33

TIME FLIES - 1994-2009

OASIS

BIG BROTHER

355

41

34

MOANA

MOTION PICTURE CAST RECORDING

WALT DISNEY

60

29

35

TWENTY FIVE

GEORGE MICHAEL

AEGEAN

103

34

36

+

ED SHEERAN

ASYLUM

320

NEW

37

DEFY

OF MICE & MEN

RISE RECORDS

1

NEW

38

THE PURPLE TOUR - LIVE

WHITESNAKE

RHINO

1

39

39

MORE LIFE

DRAKE

CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC RECORDS

45

38

40

WHAT'S THE STORY MORNING GLORY

OASIS

BIG BROTHER

666



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