U.K. MIDWEEKS: PRODIGY'S FIRED UP

The Prodigy are heading toward their seventh #1 on the U.K.’s Official Albums Chart with No Tourists (BMG), while Barbra Steisand starts at #5 with Walls (Sony Music CG). Over on singles, it’s looking like another week at the top for Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper.

No Tourists is currently 6.5k combined sales ahead of its closest competitor, the A Star is Born soundtrack (Polydor). The third highest new entry is Bob Dylan at #6 with The Bootleg Series Vol. 14: More Blood, More Tracks (Columbia).

Following her BBC TV Special, Ariana Grande is back up five places to #10 with Sweetener (Island). Sheridan Smith’s second album, A Northern Soul (Warner Music), begins at #13, ahead of Michael Buble’s Christmas (Reprise) which is heading back to the albums chart for the eighth year running, rising 43 places to #20.

On the Official Singles midweeks, Gaga and Cooper’s “Shallow” (Polydor) is 3k combined sales ahead of Calvin Harris & Sam Smith’s “Promises” (Columbia).

The highest new singles entry this week looks set to be Clean Bandit, Marina & Luis Fonsi with “Baby” (Atlantic) at #28. Grande’s surprise new single “thank u” starts at #33.

Songs on the rise include Jess Glynne’s “Thursday” (Atlantic) leaping nine places to #7 following her performance on Sunday night’s Strictly Come Dancing results show, while Sigala’s “Just Got Paid” (Ministry of Sound) climbs three to #9. P!nk’s version of “A Million Dreams” from The Greatest Showman—Reimagined (Atlantic) zooms 18 places to #25.