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U.K. MIDWEEKS: SINGLES FACE OFF

8/28/18

Calvin Harris and Sam Smith’s “Promises” (Columbia) is sitting just under 200 combined sales behind George Ezra’s “Promises” on the Official Charts midweek report. In third is Benny Blancof/Halsey and Khalid’s “Eastside” (Virgin EMI) at just over 1k combined sales behind “Promises.”

At Albums, Interpol’s Marauder (Matador) is looking like the week’s highest new albums entry in the U.K., currently sitting at #4.

Mamma Mia—Here we go Again (Polydor) is back up to #1, followed by The Greatest Showman soundtrack (Atlantic) at #2. Friday’s #1, Ariana Grande with Sweetener (Island), has moved down to #3.