Paloma Faith takes early lead in albums chart race

Paloma Faith takes early lead in albums chart race

The Official Charts Company Midweek Sales Flash is in.

In what looks poised to be a week of chop and change in the albums chart, Paloma Faith’s The Architect has taken an early lead. The singer’s fourth LP is at No.1 on 24,160 sales, ahead of Morrissey’s Low In High School (20,407 sales).

Britain’s Got Talent winner Tokio Myers is at No.3 with debut album Our Generation (19,102 sales), with Sam Smith’s The Thrill Of It All (16,632 sales) at No.4. Jeff Lynne’s ELO complete the Top 5 with new entry Wembley Or Bust (13,596 sales). Meanwhile, Taylor Swift’s chart-topping comeback Reputation slides to No.7 thanks to 9,915 sales. 

In the singles chart, Camila Cabello continues at No.1, posting 19,361 sales for Havana. Rita Ora’s Anywhere (16,860 sales) is at No.2, Marshmello and Khalid are at No.3 with Silence (13,407 sales) and Ed Sheeran is in fourth spot with Perfect (11,091 sales). Sam Smith’s Too Good At Goodbyes (10,673 sales) completes the Top 5.

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

SINGLES:

LW POSN

POSN

TITLE

ARTIST

LABEL

WKS

1

1

HAVANA

CAMILA CABELLO FT YOUNG THUG

SYCO MUSIC

16

2

2

ANYWHERE

RITA ORA

ATLANTIC

5

5

3

SILENCE

MARSHMELLO FT KHALID

MINISTRY OF SOUND

15

6

4

PERFECT

ED SHEERAN

ASYLUM

28

4

5

TOO GOOD AT GOODBYES

SAM SMITH

CAPITOL

11

8

6

MAN'S NOT HOT

BIG SHAQ

ISLAND

9

12

7

BLINDED BY YOUR GRACE - PT 2

STORMZY FT MNEK

MERKY

12

3

8

ROCKSTAR

POST MALONE FT 21 SAVAGE

REPUBLIC RECORDS

10

7

9

WALK ON WATER

EMINEM FT BEYONCE

INTERSCOPE

2

NEW

10

FIELDS OF GOLD

KATIE MELUA

BMG

1

9

11

DUSK TILL DAWN

ZAYN FT SIA

RCA

11

14

12

I MISS YOU

CLEAN BANDIT FT JULIA MICHAELS

ATLANTIC/POLYDOR/REPUBLIC

4

20

13

17

MK

COLUMBIA

11

11

14

LONELY TOGETHER

AVICII FT RITA ORA

ATLANTIC/POSITIVA

15

10

15

FINDERS KEEPERS

MABEL FT KOJO FUNDS

POLYDOR

15

17

16

WOLVES

SELENA GOMEZ & MARSHMELLO

INTERSCOPE

4

13

17

HOW LONG

CHARLIE PUTH

ATLANTIC

7

16

18

REGGAETON LENTO (REMIX)

CNCO & LITTLE MIX

SYCO MUSIC

14

18

19

YOUNG DUMB & BROKE

KHALID

RIGHT HAND MUSIC

13

19

20

COLA

CAMELPHAT & ELDERBROOK

DEFECTED

13

21

21

MI GENTE

J BALVIN/WILLY WILLIAM

UMLE

20

15

22

WHAT LOVERS DO

MAROON 5 FT SZA

INTERSCOPE

12

25

23

NEW RULES

DUA LIPA

WARNER BROS

21

23

24

LET YOU DOWN

NF

EMI

5

26

25

BEDROOM FLOOR

LIAM PAYNE

CAPITOL

5

22

26

NO WORDS

DAVE FT MOSTACK

DAVE

3

24

27

I FALL APART

POST MALONE

REPUBLIC RECORDS

9

27

28

GUCCI GANG

LIL PUMP

WARNER BROS

6

34

29

WHAT ABOUT US

PINK

RCA

16

28

30

ONE LAST SONG

SAM SMITH

CAPITOL

3

31

31

HURTIN' ME

STEFFLON DON & FRENCH MONTANA

POLYDOR

15

33

32

LEMON

NERD & RIHANNA

RCA

3

29

33

GOLDEN SLUMBERS

ELBOW

POLYDOR

2

47

34

TIP TOE

JASON DERULO FT FRENCH MONTANA

WARNER BROS

2

42

35

DIRTY SEXY MONEY

GUETTA/AFROJACK/XCX/MONTANA

PARLOPHONE

3

38

36

DESPACITO (REMIX)

LUIS FONSI/DADDY YANKEE/BIEBER

DEF JAM/RBMG/REPUBLIC/UMLE

35

36

37

SHAPE OF YOU

ED SHEERAN

ASYLUM

46

37

38

UNFORGETTABLE

FRENCH MONTANA FT SWAE LEE

BLACK BUTTER

33

NEW

39

ECHAME LA CULPA

LUIS FONSI FT DEMI LOVATO

REPUBLIC RECORDS/UMLE

1

88

40

ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU

MARIAH CAREY

COLUMBIA

103

ALBUMS:

LW POSN

POSN

TITLE

ARTIST

LABEL

WKS

NEW

1

THE ARCHITECT

PALOMA FAITH

RCA

1

NEW

2

LOW IN HIGH SCHOOL

MORRISSEY

BMG

1

NEW

3

OUR GENERATION

TOKIO MYERS

SYCO MUSIC

1

2

4

THE THRILL OF IT ALL

SAM SMITH

CAPITOL

3

NEW

5

WEMBLEY OR BUST

JEFF LYNNE'S ELO

RCA

1

3

6

TOGETHER AGAIN

MICHAEL BALL & ALFIE BOE

DECCA

4

1

7

REPUTATION

TAYLOR SWIFT

EMI

2

4

8

A LOVE SO BEAUTIFUL

ROY ORBISON/RPO

SONY MUSIC CG

3

6

9

DIVIDE

ED SHEERAN

ASYLUM

38

NEW

10

THE BOOK OF SOULS - LIVE CHAPTER

IRON MAIDEN

PARLOPHONE

1

5

11

DIAMONDS

ELTON JOHN

MERCURY/UMC

2

NEW

12

TWELVE TALES OF CHRISTMAS

TOM CHAPLIN

ISLAND

1

9

13

BEAUTIFUL TRAUMA

PINK

RCA

6

NEW

14

SONGS FROM THE STAGE

LEADING LADIES

EAST WEST/RHINO

1

7

15

NAT KING COLE & ME

GREGORY PORTER

BLUE NOTE

4

13

16

CHRISTMAS

MICHAEL BUBLE

REPRISE

65

10

17

LISTEN WITHOUT PREJUDICE - VOL 1

GEORGE MICHAEL

SONY MUSIC CG

56

11

18

WHEN YOU'RE SMILING

BRADLEY WALSH

SONY MUSIC CG

2

NEW

19

GREATEST HITS - GOD'S FAVORITE BAND

GREEN DAY

REPRISE

1

NEW

20

AS YOU SEE ME NOW

JOOLS HOLLAND & JOSE FELICIANO

EAST WEST/RHINO

1

16

21

AS YOU WERE

LIAM GALLAGHER

WARNER BROS

7

19

22

HUMAN

RAG'N'BONE MAN

BEST LAID PLANS/COLUMBIA

42

18

23

SHERIDAN

SHERIDAN SMITH

EAST WEST

3

NEW

24

FULL HOUSE - THE VERY BEST OF

MADNESS

USM MEDIA

1

14

25

STRONGER THRU THE YEARS

CLIFF RICHARD

RHINO

2

30

26

FLICKER

NIALL HORAN

CAPITOL

5

NEW

27

TAKE A LOOK AT ME NOW - COMPLETE

PHIL COLLINS

RHINO

1

20

28

ULTIMATE

BRYAN ADAMS

POLYDOR

3

NEW

29

EVERYDAY IS CHRISTMAS

SIA

ATLANTIC/MONKEY PUZZLE

1

12

30

RULE THE WORLD - THE GREATEST HITS

TEARS FOR FEARS

EMI

2

24

31

SCREAM ABOVE THE SOUNDS

STEREOPHONICS

PARLOPHONE

4

NEW

32

NEWS OF THE WORLD

QUEEN

VIRGIN

2

17

33

STANDARDS

SEAL

DECCA

2

21

34

TWENTY FIVE

GEORGE MICHAEL

AEGEAN

94

28

35

KIDZ BOP 2018

KIDZ BOP KIDS

RAZOR & TIE

2

22

36

IN THE LONELY HOUR

SAM SMITH

CAPITOL

173

15

37

JUPITER CALLING

CORRS

RHINO

2

NEW

38

THE END

BLACK SABBATH

EAGLE

1

26

39

ONE VOICE - BELIEVE

ALED JONES

CLASSIC FM

3

27

40

X

ED SHEERAN

ASYLUM

179



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