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Posted by: JosephAvery Aug 5 2019, 01:23 PM

Breakdown of the week
- Saturday: Some information may be posted on social media but it is likely to be missing most streaming data and is unrepresentative.
- Sunday: Official First Look Chart on Radio 1 from 6-7pm
- Monday: OCC Top 100 from 5:45pm
- Tuesday: Top 40 update as and when we receive them with requests, this is NOT 100% guaranteed however. The OCC may publish sales flashes of their own accord but likewise, this is not guaranteed. Twitter and social media is your friend for today. Please post any information you find with a source. Do not nag for updates, we will post a top 40 update if we receive one.
- Wednesday: Top 40 update from Music Week from 5:45, and potential top 5 sales but this is not guaranteed.
- Thursday: See Tuesday.

Other notes (please read)
- You may make requests Tuesday to Thursday but outside the top 40, specific positions will not be revealed (unless deemed necessary by a mod).
- Please do not demand a midweek update, one will be posted as and when we receive the information. Patience is a virtue.
- Sales information will be given out as deemed necessary by a moderator, please bear this in mind when making requests. Most requests for sales will be ignored.
- To keep everyone in the loop of all chart action, please refer to the iTunes and Spotify threads.

Posted by: JosephAvery Aug 5 2019, 01:25 PM

Official First Look Chart
Source: OCC

Top 20 Singles

1 Ariana Grande & Social House - boyfriend *
2 Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello - Señorita
3 Ed Sheeran feat. Khalid - Beautiful People
4 Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber - I Don't Care
5 AJ Tracey - Ladbroke Grove

6-10
6 Kygo & Whitney Houston - Higher Love
7 Dominic Fike - 3 Nights
10 Sam Smith - How Do You Sleep?

11-20
13 Ed Sheeran feat. Stormzy - Take Me Back to London ^
14 Krept & Konan feat. Headie One & K-Trap - I Spy
15 Aitch - Taste (Make It Shake) *
18 Joel Corry - Sorry

Posted by: JosephAvery Aug 5 2019, 01:25 PM

Official Singles/Albums Chart Update Top 100
Source: OCC
Missing Data: Apple Music, Spotify and YouTube (all for Sunday) and Amazon Music (all week)

http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart-update/

1 Ariana Grande & Social House - boyfriend (17.4k) *
2 Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello - Señorita (17.0k)
3 Ed Sheeran feat. Khalid - Beautiful People (14.4k)
4 Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber - I Don't Care (12.4k)
5 AJ Tracey - Ladbroke Grove (12.0k)

6-10
6 Dominic Fike - 3 Nights
7 Kygo & Whitney Houston - Higher Love
10 Sam Smith - How Do You Sleep?

11-20
11 Sigala & Becky Hill - Wish You Well
13 Ed Sheeran feat. Stormzy - Take Me Back to London ^
14 Aitch - Taste (Make It Shake) *
17 Krept & Konan feat. Headie One & K-Trap - I Spy
19 Joel Corry - Sorry

21-30
28 Drake feat. Rick Ross - Money in the Grave
30 D-Block Europe - Home P*ssy

31-40
33 Jax Jones & Bebe Rexha - Harder *
39 Lauv feat. Anne-Marie - fuck, i'm lonely *
40 Drake - How Bout Now *

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart-update/

1 Ed Sheeran - No.6 Collaborations Project (11.8k)
2 Mabel - High Expectations (5.6k) *
3 Lewis Capaldi - Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent (4.4k)
4 Drake - Care Package (4.1k) *
5 Volbeat - Rewind, Replay, Rebound (3.8k) *

6-10
6 Karine Polwart - Karine Powart's Scotish Songbook *
10 Saxon - The Eagle Has Landed 40: Live *

11-20
14 Kylie Minogue - Step Back in Time: The Definitive Collection
18 P!nk - Hurts 2B Human

21-30
21 Bruce Springsteen - Western Stars
24 Ariana Grande - thank u, next
25 Skillet - Victorious *
26 The Teskey Brothers - Run Home Slow *
27 Gerry Cinnamon - Erratic Cinematic
28 Lil Durk - Love Songs 4 the Streets II *

31-40
33 Hank Marvin - Gold
34 Yes - 50 Live *
35 Bob Marley & the Wailers - Legend
39 Original Cast Recording - Doctor Who: Wave of Destruction *

Click on the above relevant links.

Posted by: JosephAvery Aug 5 2019, 01:26 PM

Wednesday Top 40 Update
Source: Music Week
Missing Data: Apple Music and Spotify (for Tuesday), YouTube (for Monday and Tuesday) and Amazon Music (Sat, Sun, Mon and Tue)

Singles

1 Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello - Señorita (31.1k)
2 Ariana Grande & Social House - boyfriend (27.6k) *
3 Ed Sheeran feat. Khalid - Beautiful People (26.9k)
4 Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber - I Don't Care (23.6k)
5 AJ Tracey - Ladbroke Grove (22.3k)

6-10
6 Dominic Fike - 3 Nights
7 Kygo & Whitney Houston - Higher Love
9 Aitch - Taste (Make It Shake) *

11-20
13 Ed Sheeran feat. Stormzy - Take Me Back to London ^
18 Joel Corry - Sorry
20 Krept & Konan feat. Headie One & K-Trap - I Spy

21-30
28 Drake feat. Rick Ross - Money in the Grave

31-40
34 Jax Jones & Bebe Rexha - Harder *
38 Dermot Kennedy - Outnumbered *

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Albums

1 Ed Sheeran - No.6 Collaborations Project (19.7k)
2 Lewis Capaldi - Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent (7.8k)
3 Mabel - High Expectations (7.2k) *
4 Drake - Care Package (6.0k) *
5 Volbeat - Rewind, Replay, Rebound (4.2k) *

6-10
9 E Sheeran - ÷

11-20
13 Karine Polwart - Karine Powart's Scotish Songbook *
14 Kylie Minogue - Step Back in Time: The Definitive Collection
16 Jax Jones - Snacks
18 Saxon - The Eagle Has Landed 40: Live *
20 Ariana Grande - thank u, next

21-30
23 Bruce Springsteen - Western Stars
28 Gerry Cinnamon - Erratic Cinematic

31-40
33 Hank Marvin - Gold
34 Lil Durk - Love Songs 4 the Streets II *
36 Drake - Scorpion

Posted by: JosephAvery Aug 5 2019, 01:26 PM

Thursday Top 40 Update
Missing Data:

Singles

1
2
3
4
5

6-10


11-20


21-30


31-40


++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Albums

1
2
3
4
5

6-10


11-20


21-30


31-40

Posted by: JosephAvery Aug 5 2019, 01:33 PM

Monday update above!

Posted by: Bré Aug 5 2019, 01:39 PM

Ariana might be able to hang onto #2 for the week then? Not bad for her at all.

Kind of crazy to see Drake potentially making the top 5 of the album chart with just a randomly dropped compilation of old songs. Apparently set to debut at #1 in the US as well. Now that's really just casually getting to #1 without any promotion or really any effort at all. When will Ed Sheeran etc.

Posted by: SevenSeize Aug 5 2019, 01:48 PM

Thanks Joseph for posting! Meant to get the thread up last night but it slipped my mind

Nice to see HAIM's summer anthem briefly sneaking into the top 100 <3

Posted by: Hadji Aug 5 2019, 02:06 PM

Oh great. It looks like Señorita will overtake Boyfriend by Friday. And I hope Jax Rexha can hold onto the top 40

Posted by: gooddelta Aug 5 2019, 02:07 PM

Maybe Boyfriend might be a similar sized hit to Justin Bieber's Friends? A standalone summer release from a superstar that debuts at No.2, mostly on fanbase sales and streams, and then slowly declines without ever threatening to be as big as their previous few smashes. I could be wrong and it may prove incredibly enduring but that sort of trajectory for it wouldn't surprise me.

Posted by: Bjork Aug 5 2019, 02:18 PM

surprised Drake's album has done so little, even if it's a collection of lost tracks, hardcore fans should buy it... just 4k seems very low, think it's available as a download album on iTunes...
if Kylie released a collection of lost tracks like this sure she'd do minimum 30K, 40K if available on cassette

Posted by: Bjork Aug 5 2019, 02:18 PM

5 newies but all horrible ones, all five are a 0/10 for me :/

Posted by: pippa Aug 5 2019, 02:35 PM

Kylie should pick up some good sales today and may help her return officially to the Top 15 on Friday.
I would welcome Shawn and Camila holding Number 1 ahead of Ariana Grande.

Posted by: Yog Aug 5 2019, 02:38 PM

Sam getting two top ten hits in one year? “The Thrill Of It All” era could never...

Posted by: pippa Aug 5 2019, 02:59 PM

Mabel will drop back to Number 4 or 5 based on this information but that is yet a very positive outcome for the album.

Posted by: Hadji Aug 5 2019, 04:26 PM

AJ to block Dominic from the top 5 please

Posted by: Steve201 Aug 5 2019, 04:32 PM

Lewis is going to struggle to make 10k album sales in a few weeks. Gonna be a long quiet summer - role on Sept!

Posted by: SKOB Aug 5 2019, 04:35 PM

Taylor is releasing in 2 weeks lol, so not that long

Several big albums in the week after.

Posted by: WhoOdyssey Aug 5 2019, 04:37 PM

Bit of an album battle on (release date) September 20th!

Liam Gallagher, blink-182 and Keane. All 3 of their last albums got to #1, though I imagine LG will safely take it.

Posted by: Steve201 Aug 5 2019, 04:39 PM

The question is longevity though as even the biggest artists have a 2nd week slump unless they are big streaming artists.

Posted by: Bjork Aug 5 2019, 04:44 PM

also curious about Slipknot next week, Im sure they gonna sell well too, minimum #2

actually this year August has pretty big and exciting albums (Taylor, Lana, Bon Iver, Slipknot, Tool, Mabel)
while by contrast September seems pretty lacking with just Liam and Keane, Emeli Sande, but not much else
October even seems more lacking in big releases but maybe it's too early and haven't been announced

I just read rumours that a big female name is coming back this Thursday, either Rihanna or Adele

Posted by: Wall Aug 5 2019, 05:23 PM

mabel will probably end up at #3 which is a great result but disappointing salsa!!

Posted by: pippa Aug 5 2019, 05:59 PM

Blur showing as a re-Entry at #96 with Girls and Boys.
Great song, but why is it back?

I did not think Kaiser Chiefs would experience such a sharp drop this week, i had expected low Top 20 but now it may not manage a second week in the Top 40.
Rita Ora and Clean Bandit albums really neck and neck since they both started their campaigns and they are side by side on the chart once again this week and have almost identical sales tallies.

Posted by: WhoOdyssey Aug 5 2019, 06:06 PM

There was a Live at the BBC EP released on Friday featuring the track - definitely something to do with that.

Posted by: Klaus Aug 5 2019, 06:34 PM

Posted by: JosephAvery Aug 5 2019, 06:36 PM

!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: No Sleeep Aug 5 2019, 06:41 PM

I just hope Higher Love makes it to single figures this week

Posted by: Bjork Aug 5 2019, 06:44 PM

disappointing salsa?

Posted by: Mart!n Aug 5 2019, 06:56 PM

Salsa Verdi

Posted by: Rhoda Camel Aug 5 2019, 07:06 PM

KLAUS!

Posted by: dandy* Aug 5 2019, 07:17 PM

!!!

LOVE IT

Posted by: 777666jason Aug 5 2019, 08:26 PM

Here for shawn/camila to keep number 1,

ed dropping sales pretty fast a decent sized release within the next 2 weeks could do it

Posted by: ___∆___ Aug 5 2019, 08:33 PM

Yes all sales would be coming from that, limited edition 7” 4 track vinyl featuring BBC recordings with ‘Boys & Girls’ as the lead track.

Posted by: Hadji Aug 5 2019, 10:19 PM

At this rate, the only chance Boyfriend has of hitting #1 is when Señorita hits ACR

Posted by: Riser Aug 6 2019, 02:57 AM

Tones & I Didn't realize 'Dance Monkey' was taking off. Really shocked that 'The Git Up' hasn't been top 100 yet!

Posted by: Bjork Aug 6 2019, 07:20 AM

^Tones & I was added to Hot Hits on Spotify the other day

Posted by: .MIKE. Aug 6 2019, 07:38 AM

I want a top 10 full of Sam Smith, Becky Hill, Shawn/camilla and Ariana please!

Posted by: Charis Aug 6 2019, 08:44 AM

no more ariana grande please

Posted by: davidas Aug 6 2019, 11:18 AM

Amen!

Posted by: Dark Horse Aug 6 2019, 01:03 PM

exactly , they r doing to her the same thing Rihanna’s managment did back in the late 2000’s early 10s by forcing her to release a new album every few months , then when she’s 30 they will dump her like they’re doing to Rihanna...

Posted by: JosephAvery Aug 6 2019, 01:05 PM

Who's dumped Rihanna?

Posted by: Algernon Monqueef Aug 6 2019, 01:06 PM

Post of the month!!

Posted by: Algernon Monqueef Aug 6 2019, 01:09 PM

Omg THIS. It's the same thing they tried to do to the Spices before Geri left. It means the bosses see them as short-lived success, or bubble acts, and are tryin to get as much out of them as they can before the bubble bursts. They don't do this with acts they thibk will have sustained longevitt. They usually do it with massively popular artists, as they know that type of success is not self-sustaining and collapses eventually. Surprised they didn't force Katy to do the same post Teenage Dream! It is their response to the Furtado Baking Pies Effect.

Posted by: Bjork Aug 6 2019, 01:37 PM

it's what labels do with EVERY pop act. No pop act takes 8 years between album 1 and 2 LOL

Posted by: Algernon Monqueef Aug 6 2019, 01:38 PM

Katy took 5 years, so did Nelly Furtdao, but it destroyed them. GaGa takes ages, as does Adele!

Posted by: SKOB Aug 6 2019, 03:52 PM

Yeah, it's now more like Rihanna is free to do whatever she wants which is kind of opposite of label dumping her.

Posted by: 777666jason Aug 6 2019, 03:59 PM

Ed chart domination might be annoying but at least he not releasing a 3rd album in 12 months ariana needs to go om hiatus for 20 years or more

Posted by: Dark Horse Aug 6 2019, 04:18 PM

Yeah but where is she now? Her label and management havent even started working on her new album while her last album was 5 years ago... she's 31 now so no longer a priority, same thing with Katy, Britney, Taylor , Christina and everyone else, when they reach the magic age of 30 they stop being a priority to their management, record labels and they only try to make money from their tours, if they can sell tickets...

Posted by: pippa Aug 6 2019, 04:20 PM

Ariana is delivery albums at a high rate.
I think she is over exposed at the moment and im tiring of her rapid output of singles dominating the singles chart.

Posted by: JosephAvery Aug 6 2019, 04:38 PM

This is one of the most ridiculous suggestions I've seen. ANTI was only 3 years ago and was big - perhaps not her biggest ever, but Work is one of her biggest hits and the follow-up singles have deceivingly low peaks for how big they were. She's taken her time with this album because she hasn't NEEDED to rush it. It's not much longer than the gap between Unapologetic and ANTI in fact. It's nothing to do with her age, she's one of the biggest names in the world and with the right material, her new era's going to be another big one.

(also, Taylor's 29, but I suppose her brand new label will sideline her after 13th December this year )

Posted by: Dmdr Aug 6 2019, 05:59 PM

Rihanna has reached a point in her career where she dictates when she records and releases and she has done tonnes of recording for her next release already, with it apparently due to be released this year.

She is no longer churning out music because she clearly wants to put out bodies of work she loves rather than a collection of hit singles.

Posted by: Cqmerqn Aug 6 2019, 06:02 PM

Ariana doesn’t love her songs? What?

Posted by: Jordan Lee Aug 6 2019, 06:25 PM

Sweetener the album is only like just under a year old isn’t it but the songs on it aside from the singles don’t really connect with Ari now do they?

Like she recorded a lot of songs about Pete there was even a track on the album named after him but since they broke up she then recorded an entire new album. IK some of the album was about Macs death (the thank u next one) but that’s maybe like three of the 12 tracks at a push. She’d actually recorded more personal tracks but took them off thank u, next in favour of more fun tracks like break up with ur gf, I’m bored.

Posted by: sammy01 Aug 6 2019, 08:56 PM

Rihanna made 1 billion dollars from her beauty range, she will do music when she wants to. She owns all her material and still takes in a fortune from it.

Anti was still charting in the US this year as well.

The only thing Rihanna is an example of is being a label puppet and breaking free of that and becoming fully in control of her career and that has lead to her being the richest woman in music now. A true success story.

Posted by: d22ghj Aug 6 2019, 09:20 PM

I highly doubt she made $1b from Fenty when she has a minority stake.
Forbes (who are known to inflate) said in June 2019 she is worth $600m which includes her music, beauty and acting.

Posted by: Bristolmans Aug 7 2019, 03:47 AM

Why are people talking about Rihanna, off topic, she doesn't have anything out atm and imo she's rubbish, piss weak voice and very boring. Now she's over 30 let's hope radio 1 do the ageist thing and stop playing her

Posted by: Bjork Aug 7 2019, 05:17 AM

^very mature attitude, how old are you? 12?

Posted by: SKOB Aug 7 2019, 06:41 AM

Omg this thread, hating every pop star from left and right lmao

They'll never be good enough for some of you.

Posted by: JosephAvery Aug 7 2019, 01:28 PM

Wednesday Top 40 Update
Source: Music Week
Missing Data: Apple Music and Spotify (for Tuesday), YouTube (for Monday and Tuesday) and Amazon Music (Sat, Sun, Mon and Tue)

Singles

1 Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello - Señorita (31.1k)
2 Ariana Grande & Social House - boyfriend (27.6k) *
3 Ed Sheeran feat. Khalid - Beautiful People (26.9k)
4 Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber - I Don't Care (23.6k)
5 AJ Tracey - Ladbroke Grove (22.3k)

6-10
6 Dominic Fike - 3 Nights
7 Kygo & Whitney Houston - Higher Love
9 Aitch - Taste (Make It Shake) *

11-20
13 Ed Sheeran feat. Stormzy - Take Me Back to London ^
18 Joel Corry - Sorry
20 Krept & Konan feat. Headie One & K-Trap - I Spy

21-30
28 Drake feat. Rick Ross - Money in the Grave

31-40
34 Jax Jones & Bebe Rexha - Harder *
38 Dermot Kennedy - Outnumbered *

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Albums

1 Ed Sheeran - No.6 Collaborations Project (19.7k)
2 Lewis Capaldi - Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent (7.8k)
3 Mabel - High Expectations (7.2k) *
4 Drake - Care Package (6.0k) *
5 Volbeat - Rewind, Replay, Rebound (4.2k) *

6-10
9 E Sheeran - ÷

11-20
13 Karine Polwart - Karine Powart's Scotish Songbook *
14 Kylie Minogue - Step Back in Time: The Definitive Collection
16 Jax Jones - Snacks
18 Saxon - The Eagle Has Landed 40: Live *
20 Ariana Grande - thank u, next

21-30
23 Bruce Springsteen - Western Stars
28 Gerry Cinnamon - Erratic Cinematic

31-40
33 Hank Marvin - Gold
34 Lil Durk - Love Songs 4 the Streets II *
36 Drake - Scorpion

Posted by: coi Aug 7 2019, 01:33 PM

Looks like Señorita has got the number one this week then. Decent climb for Aitch too, think he's almost assured of his first top ten single with this, and nice to see Dermot Kennedy finally appearing.

Posted by: blacksquare Aug 7 2019, 01:41 PM

It's a ridiculous argument.

Imagine thinking Rihanna is over the hill when she's effortlessly succeeding outside of music and at her most respected? She'll return to music when she wants to and will obviously be a priority to her label. How silly.

It's also silly to think Ariana is some puppet her label is milking when she's clearly just making music with her friends and fortunate enough to have the machine behind her whenever she wants to drop something. It's the way the industry is going.

Posted by: pippa Aug 7 2019, 01:55 PM

I am so pleased to see Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello now ahead of Ariana Grande and sitting at Number 1.
Kygo and Whitney Houston need to hold their position or climb further and the same for Kylie on the album chart.

Posted by: davidas Aug 7 2019, 02:29 PM

Woohooo so happy that Senorita has over taken Ariana - Boyfriend so doesn't deserve to go number one... it's such an average song

Posted by: Sid_ Aug 7 2019, 02:34 PM

Sam is still top 10?

Posted by: coi Aug 7 2019, 02:38 PM

Nope, it would be listed in the update if it was!

Posted by: danG Aug 7 2019, 02:38 PM

No - he'd be in the update otherwise.
Right now he's set to non-move at 11.

Posted by: Hadji Aug 7 2019, 02:44 PM

Jax Rexha to remain top 40 and Joel Corry to miss the top 20 please

Posted by: Bré Aug 7 2019, 03:30 PM

Joseph's prediction being wrong again !!!!!!!!!

#getyogt

Posted by: Algernon Monqueef Aug 7 2019, 03:33 PM

No promo Ed has only two weeks left at no.1!! Taylor's 2 weeks are comin soon

Posted by: Glenn 69 Aug 7 2019, 03:36 PM

Joel Corry and Krept and Konan to drop behind Freya so she stays Top 20 please

Quite a lot of streaming missing so how reliable are the gaps?

Posted by: Djcheekymagpie Aug 7 2019, 04:03 PM

I just gratefully not 3 lot of drake

Hope Sam feldt not to far away

Posted by: danG Aug 7 2019, 04:12 PM

He's comfortably top 50 but has no chance of going top 40 this week.

Posted by: SLlewellyn Aug 7 2019, 04:59 PM

Glad to see the social media campaign will almost certainly get Aitch that T10, though it's a shame it's at the expense of Sam Smith; fingers crossed Sam can climb up next week (when Aitch potentially drops out/due to lack of other 'big' releases [unless I'm missing an obvious one!]).

Posted by: WhoOdyssey Aug 7 2019, 05:20 PM

Well there is 'suposedly' a big female singer returning this week which is rumored ot be Rhianna or Adele.

Posted by: danG Aug 7 2019, 05:22 PM

I Don't Care and Bad Guy are going to re-enter ACR next week so Sam Smith should very easily go top 10 either way.

Posted by: Yog Aug 7 2019, 05:31 PM

This is BS!!! Sam deserves that more!!!

Posted by: Yog Aug 7 2019, 05:41 PM

They were wrong last time, hopefully their wrong again..

Posted by: lewistgreen Aug 7 2019, 05:45 PM

MATE.

There is no wrong answer in the updates we receive; these are official midweek updates. Data is missing, yes, but we are all aware of this and Friday's chart position is usually different to what is confirming during the week. The updates and positions stated by the OCC and Music Week in the lead up to Friday are not wrong.

Posted by: Yog Aug 7 2019, 05:53 PM

So..Is Sam 100% sure not going Top ten this week, Of that’s the case with the missing data, he was predicted by OCC or whatever that he was gonna drop at #13 yet rose to #11, I just need to know if Sam has a chance?

Posted by: JosephAvery Aug 7 2019, 06:03 PM

Midweeks are not predictions. They give an insight into how well everything is selling so far in the week. Sam increased his position as last week went on, this week he has merely been leapfrogged by Aitch. He will go top 10 at some point though I don't believe he will this week (but I know little more than you do...)

Posted by: Yog Aug 7 2019, 06:08 PM

Thank You Joseph..

This is both homophobic and disgusting, Aitch’s song is trash anyway..

Posted by: dobbo Aug 7 2019, 06:23 PM

I'm not convinced Sam will actually go top 10 with all the upcoming releases. This year's Meant To Be perhaps?

Also at the rate Sorry was surging that seems to have stalled somewhat. So annoying I LOVE both of these songs far more than any of that dried up crap in the current top 10.

Posted by: JosephAvery Aug 7 2019, 06:26 PM

As Dan said, we'll have both I Don't Care and bad guy returning to ACR next week so that clears two spots in the top 10 most likely, and heck, Ariana could even dive out if she keeps falling, which gives Sam a good shot at climbing in alongside potentially this big new female release (if it actually happens). I'm not sure I can see anything else poised to climb in next week!

Posted by: Yog Aug 7 2019, 06:30 PM

LOL there is no surprise female release... why would Katy Perry release this week if that was the case, also it’s Will Ferrel

Posted by: sammy01 Aug 7 2019, 08:45 PM

Is anyone else thinking this Taylor album may struggle? I expect first week number 1 but the 2 singles have been very meh and I just don't see her doing anywhere near 50k first week and it taking a big hit 2nd week.

Posted by: 777666jason Aug 7 2019, 09:45 PM

Reputation has only done just over 300k down from the 1.2m of 1989 so its not really a hig bar to live up to she will probably have done 200k before christmas as long as she actually bothers to do some promo over here (she did very little fro Rep.)

Posted by: SKOB Aug 8 2019, 09:40 AM

Despite being "meh" she has 2 top ten singles so the starting point is pretty similar to Reputation.

Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn Aug 8 2019, 09:46 AM

I can see Sam having an eventual #5 peak with 'How Do You Sleep?'.

Posted by: Bjork Aug 8 2019, 09:56 AM

the problem imo is that everything depends too much on Spotify Hot Hits... like Sorry for instance, started so well, but HH has it im the middle of the playlist so it's stuck and not progressing further, same with a lot of songs like Ellie's Hate Me or Find U Again... same is pretty high, around #10 on HH, so sure that if they place him higher, it will also go higher in the official charts, all depend on playlist present and positioning these days

Posted by: Dmdr Aug 8 2019, 10:05 AM

That was because someone had booked to appear, in some form, across all Late Night shows tonight in America, which is obviously unprecedented and therefore it was assumed it be a huge name like Rihanna or Adele who could have that sort of power but its now being said that its actually just Will Ferrell.

Posted by: M4NG0 Aug 8 2019, 10:12 AM

That's a bit specific I can see him easily going Top 10 but I think Top 5 may be out of his reach.

Posted by: coi Aug 8 2019, 12:06 PM

Thursday Top 40 Update
Missing Data: Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify and YouTube (all for Wednesday)

Singles

1 Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello - Señorita (43.4k)
2 Ed Sheeran feat. Khalid - Beautiful People (37.9k)
3 Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber - I Don't Care (35.1k)
4 Ariana Grande & Social House - boyfriend (33.5k) *
5 AJ Tracey - Ladbroke Grove (29.6k)

6-10
6 Dominic Fike - 3 Nights
8 Kygo & Whitney Houston - Higher Love
10 Aitch - Taste (Make It Shake) *

11-20
14 Ed Sheeran feat. Stormzy - Take Me Back to London ^
18 Joel Corry - Sorry
19 Young T & Bugsey feat. Aitch - Strike A Pose

21-30
22 Krept & Konan feat. Headie One & K-Trap - I Spy
29 Drake feat. Rick Ross - Money in the Grave

31-40
37 Jax Jones & Bebe Rexha - Harder *
39 Dermot Kennedy - Outnumbered *

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Albums

1 Ed Sheeran - No.6 Collaborations Project (24.6k)
2 Lewis Capaldi - Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent (10.2k)
3 Mabel - High Expectations (8.2k) *
4 Drake - Care Package (6.9k) *
5 Billie Eilish - WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? (4.5k)

6-10
6 Volbeat - Rewind, Replay, Rebound *
9 Ed Sheeran - ÷

11-20
12 Elton John - Diamonds
14 Jax Jones - Snacks
16 Kylie Minogue - Step Back in Time: The Definitive Collection
18 Ariana Grande - thank u, next
19 Jess Glynne - Always In Between
20 P!nk - Hurts 2B Human

21-30
22 Dua Lipa - Dua Lipa
23 Karine Polwart - Karine Powart's Scottish Songbook *
24 Bruce Springsteen - Western Stars
27 Ed Sheeran - x
29 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend

31-40
31 Saxon - The Eagle Has Landed 40: Live *
32 Eminem - Curtain Call: The Hits
35 ABBA - Gold: Greatest Hits
37 Drake - Scorpion
40 Lil Durk - Love Songs 4 the Streets II *

Posted by: danG Aug 8 2019, 12:13 PM

hopefully Aitch can keep top 10 but it's very close between him and numbers 11-12.
also looks likely that Cross Me will overtake London at the last minute, hopefully it does so it gets a slightly more normal looking run though it will drop out the following week from ACR.

Posted by: Bré Aug 8 2019, 12:13 PM

Ariana falling more over the week than I thought oops. Still, top 5 isn't bad and it's a big improvement on the opening of 'MONOPOLY' for what seems to be a similar (albeit slightly more heavily promoted) release.

Posted by: Bré Aug 8 2019, 12:15 PM

It's just had another huge update on iTunes as he goes for the last day push, I expect it'll be fine. Weird that it actually fell on today's update though!

Posted by: SKOB Aug 8 2019, 12:25 PM

Where's ASIB in albums, top 15?

Posted by: coi Aug 8 2019, 12:26 PM

Yes, #13.

Posted by: SKOB Aug 8 2019, 12:27 PM

Yass! Thanks!

Posted by: pippa Aug 8 2019, 12:51 PM

Slightly disappointed to see Kylie down 2 places at 16 today.
Kygo & Whitney Houston need to achieve a new peak this week.

Posted by: 777666jason Aug 8 2019, 01:33 PM

Ed down to 30k by week 4 didnt expect that, gonna be closer than i expected as to who will get the year end number 1

Ariana down to 4

Posted by: SKOB Aug 8 2019, 01:43 PM

Yeah the drop for Ed is pretty drastic: 61k, 41k, approx 30k... Should be 20k in a couple of weeks which leaves the door open for almost all big releases each week.

We all know he's not going to promote

That said, his big concerts later this month should boost the No.6 album a bit.

Posted by: Hadji Aug 8 2019, 02:12 PM

Jax Rexha better not miss the top 40

Posted by: Jordan Lee Aug 8 2019, 02:14 PM

If the mystery female guest who’s on 5 talk shows tonight is a Rihanna album drop she could get a #1 album debut next week with Ed’s sales being what they are this week

That’s if it is an album drop what’s happening!

Posted by: Hadji Aug 8 2019, 02:14 PM

Why’s that a good thing? I’d rather have her at the top than Señorita

Posted by: JosephAvery Aug 8 2019, 02:31 PM

Thanks coi for stepping in for us!! An honourary chart mod for a couple of days

Posted by: coi Aug 8 2019, 02:35 PM

No problem!

Posted by: pippa Aug 8 2019, 02:38 PM

I feel the same with the Ariana Grande song.

Posted by: Bjork Aug 8 2019, 02:42 PM

think it was a misunderstanding and it's Will Ferrel :/

Posted by: jimwatts Aug 8 2019, 02:42 PM

Hopefully Jax Rexha and Dermot have done enough to go top 40 this week!

Posted by: Algernon Monqueef Aug 8 2019, 02:44 PM

HA! You shan't be having a ten week run at no.1 this week, Cinderstyles!!!

Posted by: Steve201 Aug 8 2019, 03:49 PM

How have things like Aitch rose so quick this week, is it been pushed up on HH?

Posted by: Bjork Aug 8 2019, 03:54 PM

urban acts don't need HH, have their own lists

Posted by: Hadji Aug 8 2019, 05:33 PM

Jax Rexha could miss the top 40 despite being top 20 on iTunes and are nearing the top 60 on spotify

Posted by: sammy01 Aug 8 2019, 09:07 PM

People thinking Ed doing 30k+ during the dead weeks of August is bad are mindboggling. How many albums are doing over 10k in these low sales summer weeks?

Posted by: Mart!n Aug 8 2019, 09:14 PM

You're back so they let you back in

Posted by: coi Aug 8 2019, 09:24 PM

Yes Chart show thread tomorrow as well!