With Gwen Stefani's new album This Is What The Truth Is Like set to make a big splash next week, and Zayn Malik's debut solo album Mind Of Mine the week after, the current stagnation in the international chart scene may soon be over.

In a particularly tepid week for new releases, nothing makes much of an impact in the latest round of charts. Although knocked off the top of the chart in Canada and the USA by Kendrick Lamarr's ...