The Official Charts Company Midweek Sales Flash is in, and Ed Sheeran could be heading for glory on all fronts.
His latest single, Perfect, sits at No.1 in the chart on 23,362 sales, outpacing nearest rival Dimelo (13,028 sales) by Rak-Su (feat. Wyclef & Naughty Boy). Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas Is You (12,724 sales) is at No.3, Camila Cabello’s Havana (12,141 sales) is at No.4 and Wham’s Last Christmas is in fifth spot with 11,319 sales.
Perfect spawned from Sheeran’s ÷ album, which tops the list on 29,877 sales. Sam Smith’s The Thrill Of It All (26,998 sales) is at No.2, ahead of Pink’s Beautiful Trauma (21,121 sales). Paloma Faith’s former No.1 The Architect jumps 7-4 with 18,287 sales, while Michael Ball & Alfie Boe complete the Top 5 with Together Again (18,078 sales).
You can view the full Top 40 singles and albums charts below.
SINGLES:
LW POSN |
POSN |
TITLE |
ARTIST |
LABEL |
WKS |
1 |
1 |
PERFECT |
ED SHEERAN |
ASYLUM |
31 |
2 |
2 |
DIMELO |
RAK-SU FT WYCLEF/NAUGHTY BOY |
SYCO MUSIC |
2 |
5 |
3 |
ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU |
MARIAH CAREY |
COLUMBIA |
106 |
4 |
4 |
HAVANA |
CAMILA CABELLO FT YOUNG THUG |
SYCO MUSIC |
19 |
6 |
5 |
LAST CHRISTMAS |
WHAM |
RCA |
62 |
3 |
6 |
ANYWHERE |
RITA ORA |
ATLANTIC |
8 |
8 |
7 |
MAN'S NOT HOT |
BIG SHAQ |
ISLAND |
12 |
10 |
8 |
FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK |
POGUES FT KIRSTY MACCOLL |
RHINO |
105 |
7 |
9 |
SILENCE |
MARSHMELLO FT KHALID |
MINISTRY OF SOUND |
18 |
9 |
10 |
I MISS YOU |
CLEAN BANDIT FT JULIA MICHAELS |
ATLANTIC/POLYDOR/REPUBLIC |
7 |
11 |
11 |
17 |
MK |
COLUMBIA |
14 |
13 |
12 |
LET YOU DOWN |
NF |
EMI |
8 |
12 |
13 |
WOLVES |
SELENA GOMEZ & MARSHMELLO |
INTERSCOPE |
7 |
16 |
14 |
DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS |
BAND AID |
MERCURY |
56 |
14 |
15 |
BLINDED BY YOUR GRACE - PT 2 |
STORMZY FT MNEK |
MERKY |
15 |
21 |
16 |
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE |
SHAKIN' STEVENS |
EPIC |
61 |
42 |
17 |
ROCKIN' AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE |
BRENDA LEE |
MCA |
48 |
45 |
18 |
IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE |
MICHAEL BUBLE |
REPRISE |
28 |
20 |
19 |
NAKED |
JAMES ARTHUR |
SYCO MUSIC |
3 |
63 |
20 |
STEP INTO CHRISTMAS |
ELTON JOHN |
MERCURY |
42 |
17 |
21 |
ROCKSTAR |
POST MALONE FT 21 SAVAGE |
REPUBLIC RECORDS |
13 |
24 |
22 |
I WISH IT COULD BE CHRISTMAS EVERYDAY |
WIZZARD |
RHINO |
59 |
25 |
23 |
NEW RULES |
DUA LIPA |
WARNER BROS |
24 |
68 |
24 |
DRIVING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS |
CHRIS REA |
RHINO |
51 |
18 |
25 |
YOUNG DUMB & BROKE |
KHALID |
RIGHT HAND MUSIC |
16 |
29 |
26 |
BEAUTIFUL TRAUMA |
PINK |
RCA |
7 |
23 |
27 |
NO WORDS |
DAVE FT MOSTACK |
DAVE |
6 |
26 |
28 |
I KNOW YOU |
CRAIG DAVID FT BASTILLE |
SPEAKERBOX RECORDINGS |
3 |
28 |
29 |
DECLINE |
RAYE FT MR EAZI |
POLYDOR |
6 |
62 |
30 |
MERRY XMAS EVERYBODY |
SLADE |
UMOD |
61 |
41 |
31 |
BARKING |
RAMZ |
POLYDOR |
2 |
27 |
32 |
GUCCI GANG |
LIL PUMP |
WARNER BROS |
9 |
60 |
33 |
SANTA TELL ME |
ARIANA GRANDE |
REPUBLIC RECORDS |
18 |
66 |
34 |
SYMPHONY |
CLEAN BANDIT FT ZARA LARSSON |
ATLANTIC |
39 |
75 |
35 |
ONE MORE SLEEP |
LEONA LEWIS |
SYCO MUSIC |
19 |
76 |
36 |
HAPPY XMAS (WAR IS OVER) |
JOHN & YOKO/PLASTIC ONO BAND |
APPLE CORPS |
44 |
30 |
37 |
TOO GOOD AT GOODBYES |
SAM SMITH |
CAPITOL |
14 |
35 |
38 |
REGGAETON LENTO (REMIX) |
CNCO & LITTLE MIX |
SYCO MUSIC |
17 |
79 |
39 |
WONDERFUL CHRISTMASTIME |
PAUL MCCARTNEY |
CONCORD/EMI |
40 |
33 |
40 |
TIP TOE |
JASON DERULO FT FRENCH MONTANA |
WARNER BROS |
5 |
ALBUMS:
LW POSN |
POSN |
TITLE |
ARTIST |
LABEL |
WKS |
2 |
1 |
DIVIDE |
ED SHEERAN |
ASYLUM |
41 |
1 |
2 |
THE THRILL OF IT ALL |
SAM SMITH |
CAPITOL |
6 |
4 |
3 |
BEAUTIFUL TRAUMA |
PINK |
RCA |
9 |
7 |
4 |
THE ARCHITECT |
PALOMA FAITH |
RCA |
4 |
3 |
5 |
TOGETHER AGAIN |
MICHAEL BALL & ALFIE BOE |
DECCA |
7 |
13 |
6 |
HUMAN |
RAG'N'BONE MAN |
BEST LAID PLANS/COLUMBIA |
45 |
8 |
7 |
A LOVE SO BEAUTIFUL |
ROY ORBISON/RPO |
SONY MUSIC CG |
6 |
6 |
8 |
GLORY DAYS |
LITTLE MIX |
SYCO MUSIC |
56 |
9 |
9 |
CHRISTMAS WITH ELVIS AND THE RPO |
ELVIS PRESLEY |
SONY MUSIC CG |
10 |
10 |
10 |
WHO BUILT THE MOON |
NOEL GALLAGHER'S HIGH FLYING |
SOUR MASH |
3 |
12 |
11 |
CHRISTMAS |
MICHAEL BUBLE |
REPRISE |
68 |
11 |
12 |
DIAMONDS |
ELTON JOHN |
MERCURY/UMC |
5 |
19 |
13 |
TWENTY FIVE |
GEORGE MICHAEL |
AEGEAN |
97 |
15 |
14 |
NAT KING COLE & ME |
GREGORY PORTER |
BLUE NOTE |
7 |
14 |
15 |
REPUTATION |
TAYLOR SWIFT |
EMI |
5 |
20 |
16 |
SHERIDAN |
SHERIDAN SMITH |
EAST WEST |
6 |
18 |
17 |
AS YOU WERE |
LIAM GALLAGHER |
WARNER BROS |
10 |
16 |
18 |
AMORE |
ANDRE RIEU |
DECCA |
3 |
5 |
19 |
SONGS OF EXPERIENCE |
U2 |
ISLAND |
2 |
17 |
20 |
IBIZA CLASSICS |
PETE TONG/HERITAGE OR/BUCKLEY |
POLYDOR/UMC/UMOD |
2 |
21 |
21 |
THE BEST OF |
ELBOW |
POLYDOR |
3 |
22 |
22 |
LISTEN WITHOUT PREJUDICE - VOL 1 |
GEORGE MICHAEL |
SONY MUSIC CG |
59 |
25 |
23 |
IN A WINTER LIGHT |
ALEXANDER ARMSTRONG |
EAST WEST |
3 |
26 |
24 |
SONGS FROM THE STAGE |
LEADING LADIES |
EAST WEST/RHINO |
4 |
24 |
25 |
OUR GENERATION |
TOKIO MYERS |
SYCO MUSIC |
4 |
23 |
26 |
CHRISTMAS WITH |
DANIEL O'DONNELL |
DMG TV |
3 |
29 |
27 |
SCREAM ABOVE THE SOUNDS |
STEREOPHONICS |
PARLOPHONE |
7 |
28 |
28 |
WHEN YOU'RE SMILING |
BRADLEY WALSH |
SONY MUSIC CG |
5 |
34 |
29 |
LIFE & SOUL |
TOMMY BLAIZE |
UMOD |
2 |
31 |
30 |
KIDZ BOP 2018 |
KIDZ BOP KIDS |
RAZOR & TIE |
5 |
40 |
31 |
STRONGER THRU THE YEARS |
CLIFF RICHARD |
RHINO |
5 |
32 |
32 |
X |
ED SHEERAN |
ASYLUM |
182 |
30 |
33 |
FROM THE TOP |
ANTON DU BEKE |
POLYDOR |
3 |
39 |
34 |
RULE THE WORLD - THE GREATEST HITS |
TEARS FOR FEARS |
EMI |
5 |
36 |
35 |
GANG SIGNS & PRAYER |
STORMZY |
MERKY |
42 |
35 |
36 |
WEMBLEY OR BUST |
JEFF LYNNE'S ELO |
RCA |
4 |
43 |
37 |
WONDERFUL WONDERFUL |
KILLERS |
EMI |
12 |
45 |
38 |
TAKE A LOOK AT ME NOW - COMPLETE |
PHIL COLLINS |
RHINO |
4 |
41 |
39 |
FLICKER |
NIALL HORAN |
CAPITOL |
8 |
37 |
40 |
IN THE LONELY HOUR |
SAM SMITH |
CAPITOL |
176 |