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With Drake likely heading for 3 new entries in the top five, will one of them knock Ed Sheeran off the top? ABBA make their return after 40 years away with new tracks I Still Have Faith In You and Don't Shut Me Down. Other new singles include Charli XCX's Good Ones and Little Mix's Love (Sweet Love), plus tracks from CORPSE, JLS, Riton and Tom Grennan

 

It’s a case of streams vs. sales as Drake's Certified Lover Boy takes on Iron Maiden's Senjutsu for this week's #1. Little Simz releases her fourth album Sometimes I Might Be Introvert and Imagine Dragons are back with Mercury - Act 1, plus there's new releases from The Wildhearts, Rudimental, Lady Gaga, LANY and Baby Queen

 

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. Please do not post spoilers on the forum in advance as this ruins the countdown for any listeners.

- 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. Any chart requests between No. 41 to 100 will not be answered after Monday's update.

- To keep everyone in the loop of all chart action, please refer to the iTunes and Spotify threads.

 

Official First Look Chart: Full Update

Source: OCC

 

1 Drake feat. Lil Baby - Girls Want Girls *

2 Drake - Champagne Poetry *

3 Drake feat. Travis Scott - Fair Trade *

4 Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits

5 The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber - STAY

6 ABBA - I Still Have Faith In You *

7 ABBA - Don't Shut Me Down *

8 Becky Hill & David Guetta - Remember

9 Joel Corry & Jax Jones feat. Charli XCX & Saweetie - OUT OUT

10 Elton John & Dua Lipa - Cold Heart

 

11 Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow - INDUSTRY BABY

12 Glass Animals - Heat Waves

13 Rain Radio & DJ Craig Gorman - Talk About

14 Anne-Marie & Little Mix - Kiss My (Uh Oh)

15 Ed Sheeran - Visiting Hours

16 Kanye West - Hurricane

17 Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever

18 Tones and I - Fly Away

19 Little Mix - Love (Sweet Love) *

20 Dave & Stormzy - Clash

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Official Singles/Albums Chart Update Top 100

Source: OCC

Missing Data:

 

Top 100 Singles

 

1 Drake feat. Lil Baby - Girls Want Girls (25,419) *

2 Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits (24,383)

3 Drake feat. Travis Scott - Fair Trade (23,057) *

4 Drake - Champagne Poetry (21,715) *

5 The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber - STAY (18,357)

 

6-10

6 ABBA - I Still Have Faith In You *

8 ABBA - Don't Shut Me Down *

 

11-20

11 Elton John & Dua Lipa - Cold Heart

12 Glass Animals - Heat Waves

 

21-30

24 Little Mix - Love (Sweet Love) *

 

31-40

39 David Guetta, MistaJam & John Newman - If You Really Love Me (How Will I Know)

 

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Top 100 Albums

 

1 Iron Maiden - Senjutsu (29,637) *

2 Drake - Certified Lover Boy (21,252) *

3 Little Simz - Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (4,860) *

4 The Wildhearts - 21st Century Love Songs (3,978) *

5 Kanye West - Donda (3,834)

 

6-10

6 ABBA - Gold: Greatest Hits

8 Imagine Dragons - Mercury: Act 1 *

10 Rudimental - Ground Control *

 

11-20

11 Embrace - Best Of (Live from the Cellar of Dreams) *

17 Super Furry Animals - Rings Around the World ^

 

21-30

25 Gerry Rafferty - Rest in Blue *

26 Lady Gaga - Chromatica ^

29 Lady Gaga - Dawn of Chromatica *

 

31-40

34 Rory Gallagher - Rory Gallagher ^

 

Click on the above relevant links.

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Tuesday Top 40 Update

Missing Data: Apple Music, Spotify and YouTube (all for Monday)

 

Singles

 

1 Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits (33.2k)

2 Drake feat. Lil Baby - Girls Want Girls (32.9k) *

3 Drake feat. Travis Scott - Fair Trade (29.5k) *

4 Drake - Champagne Poetry (26.8k) *

5 The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber - STAY (25.4k)

 

6-10

7 ABBA - I Still Have Faith In You *

8 ABBA - Don't Shut Me Down *

 

11-20

11 Elton John & Dua Lipa - Cold Heart

12 Glass Animals - Heat Waves

 

21-30

28 Little Mix - Love (Sweet Love) *

 

31-40

39 David Guetta, MistaJam & John Newman - If You Really Love Me (How Will I Know)

 

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Albums

 

1 Iron Maiden - Senjutsu (35.2k) *

2 Drake - Certified Lover Boy (26.1k) *

3 Little Simz - Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (5.6k) *

4 Kanye West - Donda (5.2k)

5 ABBA - Gold: Greatest Hits (5.1k)

 

6-10

6 Imagine Dragons - Mercury: Act 1 *

7 The Wildhearts - 21st Century Love Songs *

10 Rudimental - Ground Control *

 

11-20

17 Super Furry Animals - Rings Around the World ^

20 Embrace - Best Of (Live from the Cellar of Dreams) *

 

21-30

22 Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

29 Lady Gaga - Chromatica ^

 

31-40

31 Rag'n'Bone Man - Life By Misadventure

32 Gerry Rafferty - Rest in Blue *

38 Lady Gaga - Dawn of Chromatica *

40 Rory Gallagher - Rory Gallagher ^

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Wednesday Top 40 ONLY Update

Source: Music Week

Missing Data: unknown

 

Singles

 

1 Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits (42,485)

2 Drake feat. Lil Baby - Girls Want Girls (41,141) *

3 Drake feat. Travis Scott - Fair Trade (36,447) *

4 The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber - STAY (33,088)

5 Drake - Champagne Poetry (32,059) *

 

6-10

7 ABBA - Don't Shut Me Down *

8 ABBA - I Still Have Faith In You *

 

11-20

11 Elton John & Dua Lipa - Cold Heart

12 Glass Animals - Heat Waves

 

21-30

30 Little Mix - Love (Sweet Love) *

 

31-40

35 Becky Hill & Topic - My Heart Goes (La Di Da)

39 David Guetta, MistaJam & John Newman - If You Really Love Me (How Will I Know)

 

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Albums

 

1 Iron Maiden - Senjutsu (37,878) *

2 Drake - Certified Lover Boy (31,209) *

3 Kanye West - Donda (6,833)

4 Little Simz - Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (6,220) *

5 ABBA - Gold: Greatest Hits (6,163)

 

6-10

6 Imagine Dragons - Mercury: Act 1 *

8 The Wildhearts - 21st Century Love Songs *

 

11-20

11 Queen - Greatest Hits

14 Rudimental - Ground Control *

20 Tom Grennan - Evering Road ^

 

21-30

21 Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

22 Oasis - Time Flies: 1994-2009

23 Super Furry Animals - Rings Around the World ^

28 Embrace - Best Of (Live from the Cellar of Dreams) *

 

31-40

32 Lady Gaga - Chromatica ^

34 Rag'n'Bone Man - Life By Misadventure

40 Gerry Rafferty - Rest in Blue *

 

NO OTHER SALES INFO

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Thursday Top 40 Update

Missing Data:

 

Singles

 

1

2

3

4

5

 

6-10

 

 

11-20

 

 

21-30

 

 

31-40

 

 

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Albums

 

1

2

3

4

5

 

6-10

 

 

11-20

 

 

21-30

 

 

31-40

 

I’d love Abba to seize the no1 single but will they really be able to garner enough streams to enter at no1?!

I’d love Abba to seize the no1 single but will they really be able to garner enough streams to enter at no1?!

No chance, it’s defo gonna be Drake by the looks of things, think ABBA may have a shot at top 20 though.

I'd love ABBA to go all the way but know it wont happen, top 10 would be great, I dread the influx of all the new drake songs as I dont enjoy his music at all.

The big question will Iron Maiden's physical sales be bigger then Drake's streams?

The big question will Iron Maiden's physical sales be bigger then Drake's streams?

 

How much are we expecting Drake to sell? Is 50,000+ a reach?

My fall plans: ABBA on top

 

The Delta variant: Drake

ABBA were not going to get #1 on the singles chart regardless of Drake. I'd say it looks like they have a realistic shot at going top 10 between strong pure sales (especially if they are shifting a lot of CDs) and relatively decent streaming, and that is plenty impressive enough for a returning 70s/80s act. The album will be when they have the chance to pull out really big numbers.

 

Do they have CDs available for both songs? They're both doing nearly the same numbers as each other on both iTunes and Spotify/Apple.

ABBA were not going to get #1 on the singles chart regardless of Drake. I'd say it looks like they have a realistic shot at going top 10 between strong pure sales (especially if they are shifting a lot of CDs) and relatively decent streaming, and that is plenty impressive enough for a returning 70s/80s act. The album will be when they have the chance to pull out really big numbers.

 

Do they have CDs available for both songs? They're both doing nearly the same numbers as each other on both iTunes and Spotify/Apple.

 

Yes, both songs have a CD single.

Both songs have CD singles although ‘I Still Have Faith In You’ has a vinyl single too!

This has been a really good year for music and the charts in general (certainly the best in the streaming era), TikTok has made the charts a bit less predictable, lots of good dance tracks, the unexpected rise of Maneskin, ABBA’s come back, the vinyl revival in full flow and a lot of look forward to in Q4.

I expect Top 10 for at least one of the ABBA songs.

 

Why didn't they release the songs as a double A-side single though?

I expect Top 10 for at least one of the ABBA songs.

 

Why didn't they release the songs as a double A-side single though?

 

The concept of a double A-Side is essentially obsolete in the digital era. The only thing that would 'achieve' would be for only one of the songs to be able to get physical sales.

 

Both songs have CD singles although ‘I Still Have Faith In You’ has a vinyl single too!

 

Ah I see! I guess that's likely to ensure ISHFIY is the higher charting of the two then (if all the physical sales count to this week that is).

One thing that could work in ABBA’s favour is the Top 10 sales being fairly weak at the moment. The #5 did 26k last week and the #4 has gone to ACR, so it’s only last week’s Top 3 and 3 Drake songs that are likely to be doing more than 30k.

https://twitter.com/officialcharts/status/1...yFvn2w&s=19

 

ABBA album sold already 40k on pre orders alone... And that is/was the rumored date of Adele coming (yeah I know it's been years saying the same but this should be it) but I doubt she will now, they are gonna sell so much, and now we know they can have STREAMS, oh wow.

They are gonna sell so many albums. Jesus.