Ed Sheeran is still taking on himself (and Eminem) for the Christmas No.1.
Perfect, the current No.1, has a comfortable lead in the Official Singles Chart midweeks, with 56,366 sales to date this week. That's more than 13,000 ahead of Eminem's River (feat. Sheeran), which has sales of 42,826 so far and is set to debut at No.2.
Festive songs are making their mark in the Top 5 with Wham!'s Last Christmas at No.3 (36,558 sales) and Mariah Carey's All I Want For Christmas Is You at No.4 (20,907 sales). Rita Ora's Anywhere, a former No.1 contender, is at No.5 (19,755). Big Shaq's Man's Not Hot is still growing and moves 8-6 (18,878 sales).
Outside of the Top 10, Eminem's Revival provides the rapper with new entries on the singles chart, including In Your Head (which samples The Cranberries' Zombie) at No.14 (11,297 sales). The lead single Walk On Water (feat. Beyonce) rebounds 54-18 (10,582 sales).
On the albums chart, Eminem's late bid for the Christmas No.1 album looks to have paid off with Revival's 99,571 sales to date giving the rapper's ninth LP a commanding lead over Sheeran's ÷ (80,733).
Elsewhere, there are new entries for Linkin Park with One More Light - Live (No.28, 7,328 sales) and Star Wars - The Last Jedi - OST (No.31, 6,331 sales).
You can view the full Top 40 singles and albums charts below.
SINGLES:
| LW POSN | POSN | TITLE | ARTIST | LABEL |
| 1 | 1 | PERFECT | ED SHEERAN | ASYLUM |
| NEW | 2 | RIVER | EMINEM FT ED SHEERAN | INTERSCOPE |
| 3 | 3 | LAST CHRISTMAS | WHAM | RCA |
| 2 | 4 | ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU | MARIAH CAREY | COLUMBIA |
| 5 | 5 | ANYWHERE | RITA ORA | ATLANTIC |
| 8 | 6 | MAN'S NOT HOT | BIG SHAQ | ISLAND |
| 7 | 7 | FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK | POGUES FT KIRSTY MACCOLL | RHINO |
| 6 | 8 | DIMELO | RAK-SU FT WYCLEF/NAUGHTY BOY | SYCO MUSIC |
| 10 | 9 | I MISS YOU | CLEAN BANDIT FT JULIA MICHAELS | ATLANTIC/POLYDOR/REPUBLIC |
| 13 | 10 | 17 | MK | COLUMBIA |
| 11 | 11 | LET YOU DOWN | NF | EMI |
| 4 | 12 | HAVANA | CAMILA CABELLO FT YOUNG THUG | SYCO MUSIC |
| 12 | 13 | DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS | BAND AID | MERCURY |
| NEW | 14 | IN YOUR HEAD | EMINEM | INTERSCOPE |
| 14 | 15 | WOLVES | SELENA GOMEZ & MARSHMELLO | INTERSCOPE |
| 16 | 16 | MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE | SHAKIN' STEVENS | EPIC |
| 15 | 17 | ROCKIN' AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE | BRENDA LEE | MCA |
| 54 | 18 | WALK ON WATER | EMINEM FT BEYONCE | INTERSCOPE |
| 27 | 19 | BARKING | RAMZ | POLYDOR |
| 19 | 20 | STEP INTO CHRISTMAS | ELTON JOHN | MERCURY |
| 23 | 21 | DRIVING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS | CHRIS REA | RHINO |
| 21 | 22 | NAKED | JAMES ARTHUR | SYCO MUSIC |
| 18 | 23 | IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE | MICHAEL BUBLE | REPRISE |
| 31 | 24 | BEAUTIFUL TRAUMA | PINK | RCA |
| 20 | 25 | ROCKSTAR | POST MALONE FT 21 SAVAGE | REPUBLIC RECORDS |
| 22 | 26 | I WISH IT COULD BE CHRISTMAS EVERYDAY | WIZZARD | RHINO |
| 25 | 27 | I KNOW YOU | CRAIG DAVID FT BASTILLE | SPEAKERBOX RECORDINGS |
| NEW | *** | LIKE HOME | EMINEM FT ALICIA KEYS | INTERSCOPE |
| 9 | 28 | SILENCE | MARSHMELLO FT KHALID | MINISTRY OF SOUND |
| 26 | 29 | NO WORDS | DAVE FT MOSTACK | DAVE |
| NEW | *** | BELIEVE | EMINEM | INTERSCOPE |
| NEW | *** | REMIND ME | EMINEM | INTERSCOPE |
| 34 | 30 | TIP TOE | JASON DERULO FT FRENCH MONTANA | WARNER BROS |
| 28 | 31 | NEW RULES | DUA LIPA | WARNER BROS |
| 30 | 32 | MERRY XMAS EVERYBODY | SLADE | UMOD |
| 17 | 33 | BLINDED BY YOUR GRACE - PT 2 | STORMZY FT MNEK | MERKY |
| 29 | 34 | SANTA TELL ME | ARIANA GRANDE | REPUBLIC RECORDS |
| NEW | *** | BAD HUSBAND | EMINEM FT X AMBASSADORS | INTERSCOPE |
| 35 | 35 | HAPPY XMAS (WAR IS OVER) | JOHN & YOKO/PLASTIC ONO BAND | APPLE CORPS |
| 36 | 36 | ONE MORE SLEEP | LEONA LEWIS | SYCO MUSIC |
| 39 | 37 | WONDERFUL CHRISTMASTIME | PAUL MCCARTNEY | CONCORD/EMI |
| NEW | *** | TRAGIC ENDINGS | EMINEM FT SKYLAR GREY | INTERSCOPE |
| 37 | 38 | IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR | ANDY WILLIAMS | COLUMBIA/LEGACY RECORDINGS |
| 32 | 39 | DECLINE | RAYE FT MR EAZI | POLYDOR |
| 42 | 40 | TOO GOOD AT GOODBYES | SAM SMITH | CAPITOL |
ALBUMS:
| LW POSN | POSN | TITLE | ARTIST | LABEL | |
| NEW | 1 | REVIVAL | EMINEM | INTERSCOPE | POLYDOR |
| 1 | 2 | DIVIDE | ED SHEERAN | ASYLUM | ATLANTIC RECORDS UK |
| 2 | 3 | THE THRILL OF IT ALL | SAM SMITH | CAPITOL | CAPITOL |
| 3 | 4 | BEAUTIFUL TRAUMA | PINK | RCA | RCA LABEL GROUP |
| 5 | 5 | HUMAN | RAG'N'BONE MAN | BEST LAID PLANS/COLUMBIA | COLUMBIA LABEL GROUP |
| 4 | 6 | TOGETHER AGAIN | MICHAEL BALL & ALFIE BOE | DECCA | DECCA |
| 7 | 7 | A LOVE SO BEAUTIFUL | ROY ORBISON/RPO | SONY MUSIC CG | SONY MUSIC CG |
| 6 | 8 | THE ARCHITECT | PALOMA FAITH | RCA | RCA LABEL GROUP |
| 8 | 9 | GLORY DAYS | LITTLE MIX | SYCO MUSIC | SYCO MUSIC |
| 11 | 10 | WHO BUILT THE MOON | NOEL GALLAGHER'S HIGH FLYING | SOUR MASH | SOUR MASH |
| 12 | 11 | DIAMONDS | ELTON JOHN | MERCURY/UMC | VIRGIN EMI |
| 9 | 12 | CHRISTMAS WITH ELVIS AND THE RPO | ELVIS PRESLEY | SONY MUSIC CG | SONY MUSIC CG |
| 15 | 13 | TWENTY FIVE | GEORGE MICHAEL | AEGEAN | RCA LABEL GROUP |
| 13 | 14 | NAT KING COLE & ME | GREGORY PORTER | BLUE NOTE | DECCA |
| 10 | 15 | CHRISTMAS | MICHAEL BUBLE | REPRISE | WARNER BROS |
| 19 | 16 | THE BEST OF | ELBOW | POLYDOR | POLYDOR |
| 18 | 17 | AS YOU WERE | LIAM GALLAGHER | WARNER BROS | WARNER BROS |
| 14 | 18 | REPUTATION | TAYLOR SWIFT | EMI | VIRGIN EMI |
| 17 | 19 | SHERIDAN | SHERIDAN SMITH | EAST WEST | RHINO (WARNERS) |
| 16 | 20 | AMORE | ANDRE RIEU | DECCA | DECCA |
| 21 | 21 | IBIZA CLASSICS | PETE TONG/HERITAGE OR/BUCKLEY | POLYDOR/UMC/UMOD | POLYDOR/UMC/UMOD |
| 22 | 22 | LISTEN WITHOUT PREJUDICE - VOL 1 | GEORGE MICHAEL | SONY MUSIC CG | SONY MUSIC CG |
| 20 | 23 | SONGS OF EXPERIENCE | U2 | ISLAND | ISLAND |
| 23 | 24 | SONGS FROM THE STAGE | LEADING LADIES | EAST WEST/RHINO | RHINO (WARNERS) |
| 24 | 25 | IN A WINTER LIGHT | ALEXANDER ARMSTRONG | EAST WEST | RHINO (WARNERS) |
| 25 | 26 | OUR GENERATION | TOKIO MYERS | SYCO MUSIC | SYCO MUSIC |
| 26 | 27 | SCREAM ABOVE THE SOUNDS | STEREOPHONICS | PARLOPHONE | PARLOPHONE |
| NEW | 28 | ONE MORE LIGHT - LIVE | LINKIN PARK | WARNER BROS | WARNER BROS |
| 30 | 29 | X | ED SHEERAN | ASYLUM | ATLANTIC RECORDS UK |
| 35 | 30 | WEMBLEY OR BUST | JEFF LYNNE'S ELO | RCA | RCA LABEL GROUP |
| NEW | 31 | STAR WARS - THE LAST JEDI - OST | JOHN WILLIAMS | WALT DISNEY | UMC |
| 27 | 32 | WHEN YOU'RE SMILING | BRADLEY WALSH | SONY MUSIC CG | SONY MUSIC CG |
| 29 | 33 | KIDZ BOP 2018 | KIDZ BOP KIDS | RAZOR & TIE | UMOD |
| 31 | 34 | STRONGER THRU THE YEARS | CLIFF RICHARD | RHINO | RHINO (WARNERS) |
| 28 | 35 | CHRISTMAS WITH | DANIEL O'DONNELL | DMG TV | DEMON MUSIC |
| 39 | 36 | FLICKER | NIALL HORAN | CAPITOL | VIRGIN EMI |
| 33 | 37 | GANG SIGNS & PRAYER | STORMZY | MERKY | MERKY |
| 41 | 38 | CURTAIN CALL - THE HITS | EMINEM | INTERSCOPE | POLYDOR |
| 34 | 39 | WONDERFUL WONDERFUL | KILLERS | EMI | VIRGIN EMI |
| 38 | 40 | IN THE LONELY HOUR | SAM SMITH | CAPITOL | CAPITOL |
FOLLOW 
