Skepta's new album is one of three new entries in the midweek album charts Top 5.
The MC's fifth studio LP Ignorance Is Bliss (6,890 sales) is straight in at No.3, narrowly behind Richard Hawley's new LP Further (No.2, 7,518 sales), with Lewis Capaldi's Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent still out in front on combined sales of 12,217, according to the Official Charts Company.
Susan Boyle's Ten (4,402) is new at No.4, while Rory Gallagher's Blues (2,696 sales) and Rtrn II Jungle (2,678 sales) by Chase & Status are new at No.9 and No.10, respectively.
In the battle for the singles chart No.1, Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber's I Don't Care leads Lil Nas X's Old Town Road by 27,863 sales to 25,728 in an unchanged Top 5.
Katy Perry's Never Really Over (9,850 sales) is the highest new entry at No.11. In a busy week for fresh music there are also new entries for What Do You Mean (No.14, 8,751 sales) by Skepta ft J Hus, Shine Girl (No.15, 8,624 sales) by Mostack ft Stormzy, Mother's Daughter (No.34, 5,107 sales) by Miley Cyrus, Let You (No.36, 4,986 sales) by Cheryl, Press (No.37, 4,985 sales) by Cardi B and Find U Again (No.39, 4,707 sales) by Mark Ronson ft Camila Cabello.
You can view the full Top 40 singles and albums charts below.
SINGLES:
| 1 | 1 | I DON'T CARE | ED SHEERAN & JUSTIN BIEBER | ASYLUM/DEF JAM | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | OLD TOWN ROAD | LIL NAS X | LIL NAS X | 11 |
| 3 | 3 | SOMEONE YOU LOVED | LEWIS CAPALDI | EMI | 23 |
| 4 | 4 | VOSSI BOP | STORMZY | MERKY/ATLANTIC | 6 |
| 5 | 5 | BAD GUY | BILLIE EILISH | INTERSCOPE | 10 |
| 6 | 6 | PIECE OF YOUR HEART | MEDUZA FT GOODBOYS | POLYDOR | 12 |
| 7 | 7 | HOLD ME WHILE YOU WAIT | LEWIS CAPALDI | EMI | 5 |
| 8 | 8 | SOS | AVICII FT ALOE BLACC | POSITIVA | 8 |
| 9 | 9 | CROSS ME | ED SHEERAN/CHANCE/PNB ROCK | ASYLUM | 2 |
| 10 | 10 | IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU | SHAWN MENDES | EMI | 5 |
| NEW | 11 | NEVER REALLY OVER | KATY PERRY | VIRGIN | 1 |
| 11 | 12 | ALL DAY AND NIGHT | JAX JONES/MARTIN SOLVEIG/BEER | POLYDOR | 10 |
| 12 | 13 | LOCATION | DAVE FT BURNA BOY | DAVE NEIGHBOURHOOD | 13 |
| NEW | 14 | WHAT DO YOU MEAN | SKEPTA FT J HUS | BOY BETTER KNOW | 1 |
| NEW | 15 | SHINE GIRL | MOSTACK FT STORMZY | VIRGIN | 1 |
| 13 | 16 | ME | TAYLOR SWIFT FT BRENDON URIE | EMI | 6 |
| *** | 17 | BRUISES | LEWIS CAPALDI | EMI | 14 |
| 47 | 18 | GREAZE MODE | SKEPTA & NAFE SMALLZ | BOY BETTER KNOW | 4 |
| 16 | 19 | HERE WITH ME | MARSHMELLO FT CHVRCHES | JOYTIME/POSITIVA | 13 |
| 15 | 20 | KEISHA & BECKY | RUSS & TION WAYNE | VIRGIN | 11 |
| 21 | 21 | SIXTEEN | ELLIE GOULDING | POLYDOR | 8 |
| 19 | 22 | WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOU | JONAS BLUE FT THERESA REX | POSITIVA | 11 |
| 35 | 23 | FALLING LIKE THE STARS | JAMES ARTHUR | COLUMBIA | 4 |
| 39 | 24 | WISH YOU WELL | SIGALA & BECKY HILL | MINISTRY OF SOUND | 2 |
| 31 | 25 | ONE TOUCH | JESS GLYNNE & JAX JONES | ATLANTIC | 2 |
| 26 | 26 | CARRY ON | KYGO & RITA ORA | COLUMBIA | 7 |
| 18 | 27 | THE LONDON | YOUNG THUG/J COLE/TRAVIS SCOTT | ATLANTIC | 2 |
| 22 | 28 | TALK | KHALID | RIGHT HAND MUSIC | 17 |
| 68 | 29 | BULLET FROM A GUN | SKEPTA | BOY BETTER KNOW | 4 |
| 17 | 30 | OT BOP | NSG | NSG | 2 |
| 23 | 31 | GUTEN TAG | HARDY CAPRIO & DIGDAT | VIRGIN | 5 |
| 30 | 32 | LATE NIGHT FEELINGS | MARK RONSON FT LYKKE LI | COLUMBIA | 8 |
| 27 | 33 | GIANT | CALVIN HARRIS & RAG'N'BONE MAN | COLUMBIA | 21 |
| NEW | 34 | MOTHER'S DAUGHTER | MILEY CYRUS | RCA | 1 |
| 25 | 35 | SO AM I | AVA MAX | ATLANTIC | 13 |
| NEW | 36 | LET YOU | CHERYL | 3 BEAT | 1 |
| NEW | 37 | PRESS | CARDI B | ATLANTIC | 1 |
| 20 | 38 | SUCKER | JONAS BROTHERS | REPUBLIC RECORDS | 14 |
| NEW | 39 | FIND U AGAIN | MARK RONSON FT CAMILA CABELLO | COLUMBIA | 1 |
| 28 | 40 | FASHION WEEK | STEEL BANGLEZ/TRACEY/MOSTACK | GIFTED MUSIC/WARNER RECORDS | 11 |
ALBUMS:
| LW POSN | POSN | TITLE | ARTIST | LABEL | WKS |
| 1 | 1 | DIVINELY UNINSPIRED TO A HELLISH EXTENT | LEWIS CAPALDI | EMI | 3 |
| NEW | 2 | FURTHER | RICHARD HAWLEY | BMG | 1 |
| NEW | 3 | IGNORANCE IS BLISS | SKEPTA | BOY BETTER KNOW | 1 |
| NEW | 4 | TEN | SUSAN BOYLE | SYCO MUSIC | 1 |
| 2 | 5 | WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP WHERE DO WE GO | BILLIE EILISH | INTERSCOPE | 10 |
| 3 | 6 | THE GREATEST SHOWMAN | MOTION PICTURE CAST RECORDING | ATLANTIC | 77 |
| 6 | 7 | DIAMONDS | ELTON JOHN | MERCURY/UMC | 82 |
| 5 | 8 | ROCKETMAN | MOTION PICTURE CAST RECORDING | EMI | 2 |
| NEW | 9 | BLUES | RORY GALLAGHER | UMC | 1 |
| NEW | 10 | RTRN II JUNGLE | CHASE & STATUS | VIRGIN | 1 |
| 8 | 11 | HURTS 2B HUMAN | PINK | RCA | 6 |
| 7 | 12 | BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY - OST | QUEEN | VIRGIN | 33 |
| 10 | 13 | STAYING AT TAMARA'S | GEORGE EZRA | COLUMBIA | 63 |
| 15 | 14 | WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE | TOM WALKER | RELENTLESS | 14 |
| NEW | 15 | SHE IS COMING | MILEY CYRUS | RCA | 1 |
| 14 | 16 | ALWAYS IN BETWEEN | JESS GLYNNE | ATLANTIC | 34 |
| 24 | 17 | GREATEST HITS | SPICE GIRLS | VIRGIN | 65 |
| 11 | 18 | DIVIDE | ED SHEERAN | ASYLUM | 118 |
| NEW | 19 | DON'T WAIT 'TIL TOMORROW | YONAKA | ASYLUM | 1 |
| 22 | 20 | A STAR IS BORN | MOTION PICTURE CAST RECORDING | INTERSCOPE | 35 |
| 31 | 21 | MAP OF THE SOUL - PERSONA | BTS | BIGHIT ENTERTAINMENT | 8 |
| NEW | 22 | THE LAST BROADCAST | DOVES | HEAVENLY | 71 |
| NEW | 23 | LOST SOULS | DOVES | HEAVENLY | 86 |
| 4 | 24 | CALIFORNIA SON | MORRISSEY | BMG | 2 |
| 26 | 25 | THE PLATINUM COLLECTION | QUEEN | VIRGIN | 377 |
| 12 | 26 | FATHER OF ASAHD | DJ KHALED | BLACK BUTTER/WE THE BEST | 3 |
| 19 | 27 | 50 YEARS - DON'T STOP | FLEETWOOD MAC | RHINO | 29 |
| 17 | 28 | DON'T SMILE AT ME | BILLIE EILISH | INTERSCOPE | 57 |
| 16 | 29 | THANK U NEXT | ARIANA GRANDE | REPUBLIC RECORDS | 17 |
| NEW | 30 | BOAT | PIP BLOM | HEAVENLY | 1 |
| 28 | 31 | ODYSSEY | TAKE THAT | POLYDOR/SONY MUSIC CG | 28 |
| 20 | 32 | DUA LIPA | DUA LIPA | WARNER RECORDS | 105 |
| 30 | 33 | SINGING TO STRANGERS | JACK SAVORETTI | BMG | 12 |
| 13 | 34 | IGOR | TYLER THE CREATOR | COLUMBIA | 3 |
| 23 | 35 | RAMMSTEIN | RAMMSTEIN | SPINEFARM | 3 |
| NEW | 36 | THE TRAVELER | KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD BAND | PROVOGUE | 1 |
| 43 | 37 | RUMOURS | FLEETWOOD MAC | RHINO/WARNER RECORDS | 578 |
| NEW | 38 | OLD STAR | DARKTHRONE | PEACEVILLE | 1 |
| 39 | 39 | GOLD - GREATEST HITS | ABBA | POLYDOR | 1211 |
| 33 | 40 | THE BALANCE | CATFISH & THE BOTTLEMEN | ISLAND | 6 |
