U.K. MIDWEEKS: PRETTY IN P!NK

P!nk looks set to land her second #1 on the U.K. Official Albums Chart with Beautiful Trauma (RCA) selling 50k combined copies at halfway stage. Robert Plant, Beck and St. Vincent are also new entries in the Top 5.

Former Led Zeppelin singer Plant, whose last four albums have gone Top 5, is at #2 with his 11th solo album, Carry Fire (East West/Rhino). Liam Gallagher moves down to #3 with As You Were (Warner Bros.), followed by Beck with Colors (Virgin EMI) and St Vincent’s Masseduction (Caroline) at #5. Other new entrants in the Top 10 include Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile's collaborative album Lotta Sea Lice (Marathon Artists) at #7, and Wretch 32 with FR32 (Polydor) at #9.

On the Official Singles midweek chart, the biggest shake up is Avicii f/Rita Ora’s “Lonely Together” (Positiva) rising two places to #5. P!nk and Eminem’s collaboration “Revenge” (RCA) is the highest new entry at #26.

Post Malone f/21 Savage’s “Rockstar” (Island) is currently on course for its third week at #1, followed by Camila Cabello f/Young Thug at #2 with “Havana” (Epic/Syco). Sam Smith is at #4 with “Too Good at Goodbyes” (Capitol) and Little Mix and CNCO track “Reggaeton Lento” (Syco) is #5.