Eminem and Ramz in rap battle for No.1

Eminem and Ramz in rap battle for No.1

Eminem and Ramz are battling it out on the singles chart with just 60 sales separating the US rapper and his south London rival.

River (feat. Ed Sheeran) has sold 13,999 copies so far this week to secure No.1 in the Official Charts Midweeks, narrowly ahead of Barking on 13,939.

Strangers by Sigrid surges from 26 to 3 (11,185 sales), while Tip Toe by Jason Derulo feat. French Montana moves 8-4. Ed Sheeran’s former chart-topper Perfect slips 3-5.

The Greatest Showman OST looks set to hold on at the albums summit with sales so far this week of 16,223. The soundtrack faces a strong challenge from Fall Out Boy’s Mania (14,066 sales) at No.2 and First Aid Kit’s Ruins at No.3 (13,518 sales). 

You can view the full Top 40 singles and albums chart below.

SINGLES:

LW POSN

POSN

TITLE

ARTIST

LABEL

WKS

 

 

1

1

RIVER

EMINEM FT ED SHEERAN

INTERSCOPE

6

 

 

2

2

BARKING

RAMZ

POLYDOR

8

 

 

26

3

STRANGERS

SIGRID

ISLAND

3

 

 

8

4

TIP TOE

JASON DERULO FT FRENCH MONTANA

WARNER BROS

11

 

 

3

5

PERFECT

ED SHEERAN

ASYLUM

37

 

 

5

6

FINESSE

BRUNO MARS & CARDI B

ATLANTIC

3

 

 

10

7

I KNOW YOU

CRAIG DAVID FT BASTILLE

SPEAKERBOX RECORDINGS

9

 

 

14

8

IDGAF

DUA LIPA

WARNER BROS

4

 

 

12

9

BREATHE

JAX JONES FT INA WROLDSEN

POLYDOR

8

 

 

6

10

ANYWHERE

RITA ORA

ATLANTIC

14

 

 

13

11

THIS IS ME

SETTLE/GREATEST SHOWMAN ENS

ATLANTIC

4

 

 

4

12

I MISS YOU

CLEAN BANDIT FT JULIA MICHAELS

ATLANTIC/POLYDOR/REPUBLIC

13

 

 

11

13

17

MK

COLUMBIA

20

 

 

9

14

LET YOU DOWN

NF

EMI

14

 

 

7

15

NEVER BE THE SAME

CAMILA CABELLO

SYCO MUSIC

7

 

 

NEW

16

GOD'S PLAN

DRAKE

CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC RECORDS

1

 

 

17

17

MY LOVER

NOT3S

RELENTLESS

13

 

 

16

18

HAVANA

CAMILA CABELLO FT YOUNG THUG

SYCO MUSIC

25

 

 

15

19

DECLINE

RAYE FT MR EAZI

POLYDOR

12

 

 

25

20

FEEL IT STILL

PORTUGAL THE MAN

ATLANTIC

26

 

 

19

21

REWRITE THE STARS

ZAC EFRON & ZENDAYA

ATLANTIC

4

 

 

NEW

22

DANCING

KYLIE MINOGUE

BMG

1

 

 

23

23

THE GREATEST SHOW

JACKMAN/SETTLE/EFRON/ZENDAYA

ATLANTIC

4

 

 

20

24

NO WORDS

DAVE FT MOSTACK

DAVE

12

 

 

24

25

WOLVES

SELENA GOMEZ & MARSHMELLO

INTERSCOPE

13

 

 

22

26

NAKED

JAMES ARTHUR

SYCO MUSIC

9

 

 

21

27

FOR YOU (FIFTY SHADES FREED)

LIAM PAYNE/RITA ORA

CAPITOL

3

 

 

27

28

BOUFF DADDY

J HUS

BLACK BUTTER

13

 

 

32

29

HIM & I

G-EAZY & HALSEY

ASTRALWERKS/RCA

8

 

 

29

30

ROCKSTAR

POST MALONE FT 21 SAVAGE

REPUBLIC RECORDS

19

 

 

30

31

NEW RULES

DUA LIPA

WARNER BROS

30

 

 

***

***

NEVER ENOUGH

LOREN ALLRED

ATLANTIC

0

 

 

NEW

32

THESE DAYS

RUDIMENTAL/GLYNNE/MACKLEMORE

ASYLUM

1

 

 

***

***

A MILLION DREAMS

ZIV ZAIFMAN/JACKMAN/WILLIAMS

ATLANTIC

0

 

 

33

33

BAD

STEEL BANGLEZ/YUNGEN/MOSTACK

WARNER BROS

9

 

 

28

34

FILTHY

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE

RCA

3

 

 

31

35

DIMELO

RAK-SU FT WYCLEF/NAUGHTY BOY

SYCO MUSIC

8

 

 

NEW

36

FINE LINE

MABEL FT NOT3S

POLYDOR

1

 

 

***

***

THE OTHER SIDE

HUGH JACKMAN & ZAC EFRON

ATLANTIC

0

 

 

34

37

LET ME DOWN

JORJA SMITH FT STORMZY

FAMM

2

 

 

18

38

MAN'S NOT HOT

BIG SHAQ

ISLAND

18

 

 

35

39

SILENCE

MARSHMELLO FT KHALID

MINISTRY OF SOUND

24

 

 

37

40

BLINDED BY YOUR GRACE - PT 2

STORMZY FT MNEK

MERKY

21

 

ALBUMS:

LW POSN

POSN

TITLE

ARTIST

LABEL

WKS

 

1

1

THE GREATEST SHOWMAN

MOTION PICTURE CAST RECORDING

ATLANTIC

6

 

NEW

2

M A N I A

FALL OUT BOY

DEF JAM

1

 

NEW

3

RUINS

FIRST AID KIT

COLUMBIA

1

 

3

4

DIVIDE

ED SHEERAN

ASYLUM

47

 

4

5

REVIVAL

EMINEM

INTERSCOPE

6

 

2

6

CAMILA

CAMILA CABELLO

SYCO MUSIC

2

 

5

7

THE THRILL OF IT ALL

SAM SMITH

CAPITOL

12

 

NEW

8

LOST ON THE ROAD TO ETERNITY

MAGNUM

STEAMHAMMER

1

 

6

9

HUMAN

RAG'N'BONE MAN

BEST LAID PLANS/COLUMBIA

51

 

10

10

DUA LIPA

DUA LIPA

WARNER BROS

34

 

8

11

BEAUTIFUL TRAUMA

PINK

RCA

15

 

11

12

THE ARCHITECT

PALOMA FAITH

RCA

10

 

9

13

GLORY DAYS

LITTLE MIX

SYCO MUSIC

62

 

7

14

REPUTATION

TAYLOR SWIFT

EMI

11

 

15

15

IBIZA CLASSICS

PETE TONG/HERITAGE OR/BUCKLEY

POLYDOR/UMC/UMOD

8

 

12

16

TOGETHER AGAIN

MICHAEL BALL & ALFIE BOE

DECCA

13

 

NEW

17

SEMICIRCLE

GO TEAM

MEMPHIS INDUSTRIES

1

 

14

18

X

ED SHEERAN

ASYLUM

188

 

17

19

AS YOU WERE

LIAM GALLAGHER

WARNER BROS

16

 

19

20

WHO BUILT THE MOON

NOEL GALLAGHER'S HIGH FLYING

SOUR MASH

9

 

NEW

21

THE PURPLE TOUR - LIVE

WHITESNAKE

RHINO

1

 

25

22

THE BEST OF

ELBOW

POLYDOR

9

 

13

23

DIAMONDS

ELTON JOHN

MERCURY/UMC

11

 

NEW

24

HOLD ON TO YOUR HEART

XCERTS

RAYGUN

1

 

NEW

25

DEFY

OF MICE & MEN

RISE RECORDS

1

 

NEW

26

FLEETWOOD MAC

FLEETWOOD MAC

RHINO

2

 

20

27

CURTAIN CALL - THE HITS

EMINEM

INTERSCOPE

494

 

18

28

NAT KING COLE & ME

GREGORY PORTER

BLUE NOTE

13

 

22

29

IN THE LONELY HOUR

SAM SMITH

CAPITOL

182

 

27

30

THE GOLD COLLECTION

LEO SAYER

CRIMSON

2

 

24

31

COMMON SENSE

J HUS

BLACK BUTTER

37

 

16

32

STARS - THE BEST OF 1992-2002

CRANBERRIES

ISLAND

10

 

31

33

LEGACY

DAVID BOWIE

PARLOPHONE

63

 

21

34

STONEY

POST MALONE

REPUBLIC RECORDS

59

 

26

35

A LOVE SO BEAUTIFUL

ROY ORBISON/RPO

SONY MUSIC CG

12

 

29

36

TWENTY FIVE

GEORGE MICHAEL

AEGEAN

103

 

NEW

37

GRIMMEST HITS

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY

SPINEFARM

1

 

NEW

38

HYSTERIA

DEF LEPPARD

UMC/VIRGIN

35

 

41

39

MOANA

MOTION PICTURE CAST RECORDING

WALT DISNEY

60

 

30

40

TIME FLIES - 1994-2009

OASIS

BIG BROTHER

355

 
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