Ed Sheeran bids for double chart glory as Christmas nears

Ed Sheeran bids for double chart glory as Christmas nears

The Official Charts Company Midweek Sales Flash is in, and Ed Sheeran could be heading for glory on all fronts.

His latest single, Perfect, sits at No.1 in the chart on 23,362 sales, outpacing nearest rival Dimelo (13,028 sales) by Rak-Su (feat. Wyclef & Naughty Boy). Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas Is You (12,724 sales) is at No.3, Camila Cabello’s Havana (12,141 sales) is at No.4 and Wham’s Last Christmas is in fifth spot with 11,319 sales.

Perfect spawned from Sheeran’s ÷ album, which tops the list on 29,877 sales. Sam Smith’s The Thrill Of It All (26,998 sales) is at No.2, ahead of Pink’s Beautiful Trauma (21,121 sales). Paloma Faith’s former No.1 The Architect jumps 7-4 with 18,287 sales, while Michael Ball & Alfie Boe complete the Top 5 with Together Again (18,078 sales).

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

SINGLES:

LW POSN

POSN

TITLE

ARTIST

LABEL

WKS

1

1

PERFECT

ED SHEERAN

ASYLUM

31

2

2

DIMELO

RAK-SU FT WYCLEF/NAUGHTY BOY

SYCO MUSIC

2

5

3

ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU

MARIAH CAREY

COLUMBIA

106

4

4

HAVANA

CAMILA CABELLO FT YOUNG THUG

SYCO MUSIC

19

6

5

LAST CHRISTMAS

WHAM

RCA

62

3

6

ANYWHERE

RITA ORA

ATLANTIC

8

8

7

MAN'S NOT HOT

BIG SHAQ

ISLAND

12

10

8

FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK

POGUES FT KIRSTY MACCOLL

RHINO

105

7

9

SILENCE

MARSHMELLO FT KHALID

MINISTRY OF SOUND

18

9

10

I MISS YOU

CLEAN BANDIT FT JULIA MICHAELS

ATLANTIC/POLYDOR/REPUBLIC

7

11

11

17

MK

COLUMBIA

14

13

12

LET YOU DOWN

NF

EMI

8

12

13

WOLVES

SELENA GOMEZ & MARSHMELLO

INTERSCOPE

7

16

14

DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS

BAND AID

MERCURY

56

14

15

BLINDED BY YOUR GRACE - PT 2

STORMZY FT MNEK

MERKY

15

21

16

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE

SHAKIN' STEVENS

EPIC

61

42

17

ROCKIN' AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE

BRENDA LEE

MCA

48

45

18

IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE

MICHAEL BUBLE

REPRISE

28

20

19

NAKED

JAMES ARTHUR

SYCO MUSIC

3

63

20

STEP INTO CHRISTMAS

ELTON JOHN

MERCURY

42

17

21

ROCKSTAR

POST MALONE FT 21 SAVAGE

REPUBLIC RECORDS

13

24

22

I WISH IT COULD BE CHRISTMAS EVERYDAY

WIZZARD

RHINO

59

25

23

NEW RULES

DUA LIPA

WARNER BROS

24

68

24

DRIVING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS

CHRIS REA

RHINO

51

18

25

YOUNG DUMB & BROKE

KHALID

RIGHT HAND MUSIC

16

29

26

BEAUTIFUL TRAUMA

PINK

RCA

7

23

27

NO WORDS

DAVE FT MOSTACK

DAVE

6

26

28

I KNOW YOU

CRAIG DAVID FT BASTILLE

SPEAKERBOX RECORDINGS

3

28

29

DECLINE

RAYE FT MR EAZI

POLYDOR

6

62

30

MERRY XMAS EVERYBODY

SLADE

UMOD

61

41

31

BARKING

RAMZ

POLYDOR

2

27

32

GUCCI GANG

LIL PUMP

WARNER BROS

9

60

33

SANTA TELL ME

ARIANA GRANDE

REPUBLIC RECORDS

18

66

34

SYMPHONY

CLEAN BANDIT FT ZARA LARSSON

ATLANTIC

39

75

35

ONE MORE SLEEP

LEONA LEWIS

SYCO MUSIC

19

76

36

HAPPY XMAS (WAR IS OVER)

JOHN & YOKO/PLASTIC ONO BAND

APPLE CORPS

44

30

37

TOO GOOD AT GOODBYES

SAM SMITH

CAPITOL

14

35

38

REGGAETON LENTO (REMIX)

CNCO & LITTLE MIX

SYCO MUSIC

17

79

39

WONDERFUL CHRISTMASTIME

PAUL MCCARTNEY

CONCORD/EMI

40

33

40

TIP TOE

JASON DERULO FT FRENCH MONTANA

WARNER BROS

5

 

ALBUMS:

 

LW POSN

POSN

TITLE

ARTIST

LABEL

WKS

2

1

DIVIDE

ED SHEERAN

ASYLUM

41

1

2

THE THRILL OF IT ALL

SAM SMITH

CAPITOL

6

4

3

BEAUTIFUL TRAUMA

PINK

RCA

9

7

4

THE ARCHITECT

PALOMA FAITH

RCA

4

3

5

TOGETHER AGAIN

MICHAEL BALL & ALFIE BOE

DECCA

7

13

6

HUMAN

RAG'N'BONE MAN

BEST LAID PLANS/COLUMBIA

45

8

7

A LOVE SO BEAUTIFUL

ROY ORBISON/RPO

SONY MUSIC CG

6

6

8

GLORY DAYS

LITTLE MIX

SYCO MUSIC

56

9

9

CHRISTMAS WITH ELVIS AND THE RPO

ELVIS PRESLEY

SONY MUSIC CG

10

10

10

WHO BUILT THE MOON

NOEL GALLAGHER'S HIGH FLYING

SOUR MASH

3

12

11

CHRISTMAS

MICHAEL BUBLE

REPRISE

68

11

12

DIAMONDS

ELTON JOHN

MERCURY/UMC

5

19

13

TWENTY FIVE

GEORGE MICHAEL

AEGEAN

97

15

14

NAT KING COLE & ME

GREGORY PORTER

BLUE NOTE

7

14

15

REPUTATION

TAYLOR SWIFT

EMI

5

20

16

SHERIDAN

SHERIDAN SMITH

EAST WEST

6

18

17

AS YOU WERE

LIAM GALLAGHER

WARNER BROS

10

16

18

AMORE

ANDRE RIEU

DECCA

3

5

19

SONGS OF EXPERIENCE

U2

ISLAND

2

17

20

IBIZA CLASSICS

PETE TONG/HERITAGE OR/BUCKLEY

POLYDOR/UMC/UMOD

2

21

21

THE BEST OF

ELBOW

POLYDOR

3

22

22

LISTEN WITHOUT PREJUDICE - VOL 1

GEORGE MICHAEL

SONY MUSIC CG

59

25

23

IN A WINTER LIGHT

ALEXANDER ARMSTRONG

EAST WEST

3

26

24

SONGS FROM THE STAGE

LEADING LADIES

EAST WEST/RHINO

4

24

25

OUR GENERATION

TOKIO MYERS

SYCO MUSIC

4

23

26

CHRISTMAS WITH

DANIEL O'DONNELL

DMG TV

3

29

27

SCREAM ABOVE THE SOUNDS

STEREOPHONICS

PARLOPHONE

7

28

28

WHEN YOU'RE SMILING

BRADLEY WALSH

SONY MUSIC CG

5

34

29

LIFE & SOUL

TOMMY BLAIZE

UMOD

2

31

30

KIDZ BOP 2018

KIDZ BOP KIDS

RAZOR & TIE

5

40

31

STRONGER THRU THE YEARS

CLIFF RICHARD

RHINO

5

32

32

X

ED SHEERAN

ASYLUM

182

30

33

FROM THE TOP

ANTON DU BEKE

POLYDOR

3

39

34

RULE THE WORLD - THE GREATEST HITS

TEARS FOR FEARS

EMI

5

36

35

GANG SIGNS & PRAYER

STORMZY

MERKY

42

35

36

WEMBLEY OR BUST

JEFF LYNNE'S ELO

RCA

4

43

37

WONDERFUL WONDERFUL

KILLERS

EMI

12

45

38

TAKE A LOOK AT ME NOW - COMPLETE

PHIL COLLINS

RHINO

4

41

39

FLICKER

NIALL HORAN

CAPITOL

8

37

40

IN THE LONELY HOUR

SAM SMITH

CAPITOL

176



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