U.K. CHARTS: JORJA’S PEACHY DEBUT
Frank Turner has ended the week at #3 on the U.K.’s Official Albums chart with No Man’s Land (Polydor) while Ed Sheeran and Lewis Capaldi steal the top spots. Over on singles, Jorja Smith has topped Taylor Swift to claim the highest new entry.
Sheeran’s No.6 Collaborations Project (Atlantic) has a fifth non-consecutive week at #1, while Capaldi’s Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent (Virgin EMI) is up one place to #2.
Turner has his fourth Top 5 album with his concept record, which is this week’s highest selling on physical formats.
Ride’s This Is Not a Safe Place (Wichita) clocks in at #7 and Young Thug lands his first U.K. Top 10 with So Much Fun (Atlantic) at #9.
On the Official Singles Charts, Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello have a sixth non-consecutive week at #1 on the Official Singles Chart with “Senorita” (Syco/Virgin EMI) on 53k combined chart sales, including 6.15m plays on streaming services.
The highest new entry is Smith f/Burna Boy’s “Be Honest” (FAMM) at #18, followed by Headie One who is new at #22 with “Both” (Relentless).
Despite claiming the highest new entry midweek at #9, Swift’s “Lover” (Virgin EMI) slipped to #23.
The week's most downloaded track is Whitney Houston’s “Higher Love” with Kygo (Columbia), which rises one place to #4. Two acts score their first Top 10: Lil Tecca’s “Ransom” (Island) is up six to #7 and Joel Corry climbs six places to #10 with “Sorry” (Atlantic). Further down, Normani starts at #30 with “Motivation” (Columbia).
