Three Lions out in front as singles battle intensifies

Three Lions out in front as singles battle intensifies

The Official Charts Company Midweek Sales Flash is in, and the battle for singles glory is hotting up.

In the midst of World Cup fever, David Baddiel, Frank Skinner and The Lightning Seeds’ Three Lions  (52,710 sales) is still out in front, but George Ezra’s Shotgun (47,829 sales) isn’t far behind. It remains to be seen now how England's exit from the competition last night (July 11) will affect the song's performance in the last stretch. 

Clean Bandit’s Solo (32,042 sales), Drake’s Don’t Matter To Me (28,761 sales) and Years & Years’ If You’re Over Me (27,918 sales) complete the Top 5.

In the albums chart, Drake’s Scorpion (17,619 sales) is at No.1, and the race to finish in the Top 5 is looking very competitive. The Greatest Showman OST is at No.2 on 16,310 sales, Years & Years are at No.3 with Palo Santo (15,939 sales) and Ezra’s Staying At Tamara’s is in fourth spot with 13,039 sales. Tom Grennan’s Lighting Matches completes the Top 5 with 9,017 sales for the week so far.

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

SINGLES:

LW POSN

POSN

TITLE

ARTIST

LABEL

WKS

24

1

3 LIONS

BADDIEL/SKINNER/LIGHTNING SEED

EPIC

27

1

2

SHOTGUN

GEORGE EZRA

COLUMBIA

16

3

3

SOLO

CLEAN BANDIT FT DEMI LOVATO

ATLANTIC

8

2

4

DON'T MATTER TO ME

DRAKE FT MICHAEL JACKSON

CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC RECORDS

2

9

5

IF YOU'RE OVER ME

YEARS & YEARS

POLYDOR

9

***

6

IN MY FEELINGS

DRAKE

CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC RECORDS

1

11

7

RISE

JONAS BLUE FT JACK & JACK

POSITIVA

7

10

8

GIRLS LIKE YOU

MAROON 5 FT CARDI B

INTERSCOPE

6

6

9

2002

ANNE-MARIE

ASYLUM

12

8

10

I LIKE IT

CARDI B/BAD BUNNY/J BALVIN

ATLANTIC

14

12

11

YOUNGBLOOD

5 SECONDS OF SUMMER

CAPITOL

13

7

12

I'LL BE THERE

JESS GLYNNE

ATLANTIC

10

17

13

JACKIE CHAN

TIESTO/DZEKO/PREME/POST MALONE

POSITIVA

8

13

14

LEAVE A LIGHT ON

TOM WALKER

RELENTLESS

18

15

15

BETTER NOW

POST MALONE

REPUBLIC RECORDS

11

4

16

NONSTOP

DRAKE

CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC RECORDS

2

16

17

ONE KISS

CALVIN HARRIS & DUA LIPA

COLUMBIA/WARNER BROS

14

14

18

SAD

XXXTENTACION

BAD VIBES FOREVER

14

18

19

LUCID DREAMS

JUICE WRLD

INTERSCOPE

7

NEW

20

AMERICAN IDIOT

GREEN DAY

REPRISE

31

19

21

BACK TO YOU

SELENA GOMEZ

INTERSCOPE

9

21

22

PRAISE THE LORD (DA SHINE)

ASAP ROCKY FT SKEPTA

ASAP WORLDWIDE/POLO/RCA

7

25

23

FIRST TIME

M-22 FT MEDINA

3 BEAT

18

***

***

NICE FOR WHAT

DRAKE

CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC RECORDS

12

22

24

BUTTERFLIES

AJ TRACEY & NOT3S

AJ TRACEY

6

23

25

GERMAN

EO

COLUMBIA

14

40

26

ONLY YOU

CHEAT CODES & LITTLE MIX

SYCO MUSIC

3

27

27

TASTE

TYGA FT OFFSET

LAST KINGS MUSIC

8

26

28

OH MY

DAPPY FT AY EM

POLYDOR

8

***

***

I'M UPSET

DRAKE

CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC RECORDS

5

20

29

FAMILIAR

LIAM PAYNE & J BALVIN

CAPITOL

12

5

***

EMOTIONLESS

DRAKE

CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC RECORDS

1

36

30

RING RING

JAX JONES/MABEL/RICH THE KID

POLYDOR

3

***

***

MOB TIES

DRAKE

CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC RECORDS

0

35

31

BED

NICKI MINAJ FT ARIANA GRANDE

CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC RECORDS

4

32

32

NEVERMIND

DENNIS LLOYD

PARLOPHONE

13

28

33

PARADISE

GEORGE EZRA

COLUMBIA

25

29

34

NO TEARS LEFT TO CRY

ARIANA GRANDE

REPUBLIC RECORDS

12

30

35

MAN DOWN

SHAKKA FT ALUNAGEORGE

PARLOPHONE

17

***

***

ELEVATE

DRAKE

CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC RECORDS

0

NEW

36

VINDALOO

FAT LES

UNION SQUARE MUSIC

35

39

37

THIS IS ME

SETTLE/GREATEST SHOWMAN ENS

ATLANTIC

28

33

38

APES**T

CARTERS

RCA/ROC NATION

4

***

***

CAN'T TAKE A JOKE

DRAKE

CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC RECORDS

0

34

39

FLAMES

DAVID GUETTA FT SIA

PARLOPHONE

16

43

40

THESE DAYS

RUDIMENTAL/GLYNNE/MACKLEMORE

ASYLUM

25

ALBUMS:

LW POSN

POSN

TITLE

ARTIST

LABEL

WKS

1

1

SCORPION

DRAKE

CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC RECORDS

2

3

2

THE GREATEST SHOWMAN

MOTION PICTURE CAST RECORDING

ATLANTIC

30

NEW

3

PALO SANTO

YEARS & YEARS

POLYDOR

1

4

4

STAYING AT TAMARA'S

GEORGE EZRA

COLUMBIA

16

NEW

5

LIGHTING MATCHES

TOM GRENNAN

INSANITY

1

2

6

HIGH AS HOPE

FLORENCE & THE MACHINE

EMI

2

10

7

BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS

POST MALONE

REPUBLIC RECORDS

11

7

8

DIVIDE

ED SHEERAN

ASYLUM

71

8

9

CRUISING WITH

JANE MCDONALD

CHANNEL 5

3

11

10

QUESTION MARK

XXXTENTACION

BAD VIBES FOREVER

17

9

11

PRAY FOR THE WICKED

PANIC AT THE DISCO

DCD2/FUELED BY RAMEN

3

12

12

SPEAK YOUR MIND

ANNE-MARIE

ASYLUM

11

5

13

THE NOW NOW

GORILLAZ

PARLOPHONE

2

6

14

APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION

GUNS N' ROSES

POLYDOR/UMC

556

18

15

EVERYTHING IS LOVE

CARTERS

RCA/ROC NATION

4

17

16

SHAWN MENDES

SHAWN MENDES

EMI

7

14

17

THE BEACH BOYS WITH THE ROYAL

BEACH BOYS/RPO

UMC

5

29

18

WILDNESS

SNOW PATROL

POLYDOR

7

41

19

MAMMA MIA

MOTION PICTURE CAST RECORDING

POLYDOR

6

21

20

LEGEND

BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS

TUFF GONG

1073

20

21

WANTED ON VOYAGE

GEORGE EZRA

COLUMBIA

164

24

22

GOLD - GREATEST HITS

ABBA

POLYDOR

1164

22

23

X

ED SHEERAN

ASYLUM

212

23

24

TIME FLIES - 1994-2009

OASIS

BIG BROTHER

379

19

25

17

XXXTENTACION

BAD VIBES FOREVER

45

26

26

DUA LIPA

DUA LIPA

WARNER BROS

58

25

27

TRANQUILITY BASE HOTEL & CASINO

ARCTIC MONKEYS

DOMINO RECORDINGS

9

34

28

THE VERY BEST OF

FLEETWOOD MAC

WSM

549

39

29

GLORY DAYS

LITTLE MIX

SYCO MUSIC

86

36

30

I CRY WHEN I LAUGH

JESS GLYNNE

ATLANTIC

151

31

31

INVASION OF PRIVACY

CARDI B

ATLANTIC

14

35

32

CURTAIN CALL - THE HITS

EMINEM

INTERSCOPE

518

32

33

YOUNGBLOOD

5 SECONDS OF SUMMER

CAPITOL

4

46

34

GREATEST HITS

QUEEN

VIRGIN

850

33

35

LOST & FOUND

JORJA SMITH

FAMM

5

42

36

RUMOURS

FLEETWOOD MAC

RHINO/WARNER BROS

531

38

37

LUNGS

FLORENCE & THE MACHINE

ISLAND

244

50

38

HUMAN

RAG'N'BONE MAN

BEST LAID PLANS/COLUMBIA

75

53

39

STONEY

POST MALONE

REPUBLIC RECORDS

83

47

40

THE ARCHITECT

PALOMA FAITH

RCA

34



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