K-pop kings BTS are in pole position to claim their first UK No.1 album with Map Of The Soul: Persona.
The LP has sold 17,104 copies to date, according to the Official Charts Company midweeks, putting it well clear of another new entry, No Geography (6,864 sales) by The Chemical Brothers, which is at No.2, and last week's chart-topper When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (No.3, 6,248 sales) by Billie Eilish.
The Top 10 also features new entries by Dogrel (No.4, 5,214 sales) by Fontaines DC, My Happy Place (No.5, 4,227 sales) by Emma Bunton and Dreamboats And Petticoats Presents: The Very Best Of Marty Wilde (No.7, 4,043 sales).
Elsewhere, Lewis Capaldi's seven-week reign at the top of the singles chart could be coming to an end as Lil Nas X's Old Town Road (24,678 sales) holds a narrow lead over Someone You Loved (23,023 sales).
Keisha & Becky by Russ & Tion Wayne surges 30-7 with sales of 12,567, while BTS & Halsey's Boy With Luv (11,729 sales) and SOS (9,648 sales) by the late Avicii ft. Aloe Blacc are new entries at No.8 and No.10 respectively.
You can view the full Top 40 singles and albums charts below.
SINGLES:
| 2 | 1 | OLD TOWN ROAD | LIL NAS X | LIL NAS X | 4 |
| 1 | 2 | SOMEONE YOU LOVED | LEWIS CAPALDI | EMI | 16 |
| 3 | 3 | BAD GUY | BILLIE EILISH | INTERSCOPE | 3 |
| 5 | 4 | PIECE OF YOUR HEART | MEDUZA FT GOODBOYS | POLYDOR | 5 |
| 6 | 5 | JUST YOU AND I | TOM WALKER | RELENTLESS | 14 |
| 4 | 6 | GIANT | CALVIN HARRIS & RAG'N'BONE MAN | COLUMBIA | 14 |
| 30 | 7 | KEISHA & BECKY | RUSS & TION WAYNE | VIRGIN | 4 |
| NEW | 8 | BOY WITH LUV | BTS & HALSEY | ASTRALWERKS/BIGHIT ENT | 1 |
| 7 | 9 | SUCKER | JONAS BROTHERS | REPUBLIC RECORDS | 7 |
| NEW | 10 | SOS | AVICII FT ALOE BLACC | VIRGIN | 1 |
| 8 | 11 | LOCATION | DAVE FT BURNA BOY | DAVE NEIGHBOURHOOD | 6 |
| 11 | 12 | HERE WITH ME | MARSHMELLO FT CHVRCHES | JOYTIME/POSITIVA | 6 |
| 9 | 13 | TALK | KHALID | RIGHT HAND MUSIC | 10 |
| 16 | 14 | SO AM I | AVA MAX | ATLANTIC | 6 |
| 13 | 15 | BOASTY | WILEY/STEFFLON DON/SEAN PAUL | BMG | 9 |
| 12 | 16 | FASHION WEEK | STEEL BANGLEZ/TRACEY/MOSTACK | GIFTED MUSIC/WARNER BROS | 4 |
| 17 | 17 | WALK ME HOME | PINK | RCA | 8 |
| 14 | 18 | I'M SO TIRED | LAUV & TROYE SIVAN | LAUV | 12 |
| 10 | 19 | BURY A FRIEND | BILLIE EILISH | INTERSCOPE | 11 |
| 18 | 20 | YOUR MRS | JAY1 | GRM | 3 |
| 25 | 21 | ALL DAY AND NIGHT | JAX JONES/MARTIN SOLVEIG/BEER | POLYDOR | 3 |
| 20 | 22 | DON'T FEEL LIKE CRYING | SIGRID | ISLAND | 10 |
| 19 | 23 | OPTIONS | NSG FT TION WAYNE | NSG | 16 |
| 22 | 24 | DON'T CALL ME UP | MABEL | POLYDOR | 13 |
| 27 | 25 | GRACE | LEWIS CAPALDI | EMI | 23 |
| 31 | 26 | DANCING WITH A STRANGER | SAM SMITH & NORMANI | CAPITOL | 14 |
| 28 | 27 | SWEET BUT PSYCHO | AVA MAX | ATLANTIC | 26 |
| 34 | 28 | SHALLOW | LADY GAGA & BRADLEY COOPER | INTERSCOPE | 29 |
| 23 | 29 | MONOPOLY | ARIANA GRANDE & VICTORIA MONET | REPUBLIC RECORDS | 3 |
| 26 | 30 | WOW. | POST MALONE | REPUBLIC RECORDS | 17 |
| 24 | 31 | DISASTER | DAVE FT J HUS | BLACK BUTTER/DAVE NBOURHOOD | 6 |
| 29 | 32 | SWERVIN | A BOOGIE WIT DA HOODIE/6IX9INE | ATLANTIC | 16 |
| 21 | 33 | WISH YOU WERE GAY | BILLIE EILISH | INTERSCOPE | 7 |
| 37 | 34 | PRETTY SHINING PEOPLE | GEORGE EZRA | COLUMBIA | 12 |
| 36 | 35 | LET ME DOWN SLOWLY | ALEC BENJAMIN | ATLANTIC | 12 |
| 38 | 36 | SHOTGUN | GEORGE EZRA | COLUMBIA | 56 |
| 35 | 37 | MURDER ON MY MIND | YNW MELLY | 300 ENTERTAINMENT | 9 |
| 42 | 38 | SUNFLOWER | POST MALONE FT SWAE LEE | REPUBLIC RECORDS | 26 |
| 46 | 39 | WHO DO YOU LOVE | CHAINSMOKERS FT 5 SECONDS OF | DISRUPTOR | 10 |
| 15 | 40 | BREAK UP WITH YOUR GIRLFRIEND I'M BORED | ARIANA GRANDE | REPUBLIC RECORDS | 10 |
ALBUMS:
| NEW | 1 | MAP OF THE SOUL PERSONA | BTS | BIGHIT ENTERTAINMENT | 1 |
| NEW | 2 | NO GEOGRAPHY | CHEMICAL BROTHERS | VIRGIN | 1 |
| 1 | 3 | WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP WHERE DO WE GO | BILLIE EILISH | INTERSCOPE | 3 |
| NEW | 4 | DOGREL | FONTAINES DC | PARTISAN | 1 |
| NEW | 5 | MY HAPPY PLACE | EMMA BUNTON | BMG | 1 |
| 4 | 6 | WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE | TOM WALKER | RELENTLESS | 7 |
| NEW | 7 | DREAMBOATS & PETTICOATS PTS THE VERY | MARTY WILDE | UMOD | 1 |
| 3 | 8 | THE GREATEST SHOWMAN | MOTION PICTURE CAST RECORDING | ATLANTIC | 70 |
| 6 | 9 | BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY - OST | QUEEN | VIRGIN | 26 |
| 5 | 10 | STAYING AT TAMARA'S | GEORGE EZRA | COLUMBIA | 56 |
| 2 | 11 | FREE SPIRIT | KHALID | RIGHT HAND MUSIC | 2 |
| NEW | 12 | UTOPIA | M HUNCHO | ISLAND | 1 |
| NEW | 13 | NEW AGE | RANDOLPH & KSI | KSI & RANDOLPH | 1 |
| 11 | 14 | A STAR IS BORN | MOTION PICTURE CAST RECORDING | INTERSCOPE | 28 |
| 8 | 15 | THANK U NEXT | ARIANA GRANDE | REPUBLIC RECORDS | 10 |
| NEW | 16 | PIN UPS | DAVID BOWIE | PARLOPHONE | 10 |
| NEW | 17 | LOVE IS ALL YOU LOVE | BAND OF SKULLS | SO RECORDINGS | 1 |
| 9 | 18 | PSYCHODRAMA | DAVE | DAVE NEIGHBOURHOOD | 6 |
| NEW | 19 | BLOOD ON THE TRACKS - ORIGINAL NEW YORK | BOB DYLAN | SONY MUSIC CG | 1 |
| 14 | 20 | THE PLATINUM COLLECTION | QUEEN | VIRGIN | 370 |
| NEW | 21 | A SAUCERFUL OF SECRETS | PINK FLOYD | RHINO | 1 |
| NEW | 22 | COLOURS | WALKING ON CARS | VIRGIN | 1 |
| 12 | 23 | SINGING TO STRANGERS | JACK SAVORETTI | BMG | 5 |
| 13 | 24 | DON'T SMILE AT ME | BILLIE EILISH | INTERSCOPE | 50 |
| 16 | 25 | ALWAYS IN BETWEEN | JESS GLYNNE | ATLANTIC | 27 |
| 15 | 26 | DIVIDE | ED SHEERAN | ASYLUM | 111 |
| 17 | 27 | 50 YEARS - DON'T STOP | FLEETWOOD MAC | RHINO | 22 |
| 20 | 28 | COMING HOME TO YOU | MICHAEL BALL | DECCA | 4 |
| NEW | 29 | VENTURA | ANDERSON PAAK | AFTERMATH/12 TONE MUSIC | 1 |
| NEW | 30 | LIVE AT THE BORDERLINE 1991 | BINGO HAND JOB | CONCORD/UMC | 1 |
| 18 | 31 | SCORPION | DRAKE | CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC RECORDS | 42 |
| 19 | 32 | DUA LIPA | DUA LIPA | WARNER BROS | 98 |
| NEW | 33 | FALCON | COURTEENERS | A&M | 20 |
| NEW | 34 | HIS MAJESTY'S POP LIFE/THE PURPLE MIX | PRINCE | RHINO | 1 |
| NEW | 35 | LABRINTH SIA & DIPLO PRESENT LSD | LSD FT SIA/DIPLO/LABRINTH | SYCO MUSIC | 1 |
| 21 | 36 | BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS | POST MALONE | REPUBLIC RECORDS | 51 |
| 28 | 37 | STILL ON MY MIND | DIDO | BMG | 6 |
| 58 | 38 | ODYSSEY | TAKE THAT | POLYDOR/SONY MUSIC CG | 21 |
| NEW | 39 | WOODSTOCK 1994 | GREEN DAY | WARNER BROS | 1 |
| NEW | 40 | THE MIGHTY BOOSH COMPLETE RADIO SERIES | ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING | DEMON RECORDS | 1 |
