U.K. MIDWEEKS: AN ALL-NEW TOP 4

Tom Grennan leads the race for #1 on the Official Albums Chart with What Ifs & Maybes (Insanity), while at singles, Little Mix star Leigh-Anne looks set to be the week’s highest new entry.

Bedford-born singer-songwriter Grennan should score his second chart-topping LP with his third studio album.

At #2, In Times New Roman… (Matador) by Queens of the Stone Age is in line to be their sixth Top 10 album. Pet Shop Boys could register their 18th Top 10 set with SMASH: The Singles 1985-2020 (Parlophone), #3 at the midway point. Far From Saints—a trio of Stereophonics' Kelly Jones and Patty Lynn and The Wind and The Wave's Dwight Baker—are eyeing a #4 debut with their eponymous Ignition LP.

THE WORLD EP.2: OUTLAW (KG) from ATEEZ is on course to be the K-pop group’s first Top 10 album; it’s #6. Rounding out the Top 10 are Texas’ The Very Best Of: 1989-2023 ([PIAS]) at #7 and Ben Howard’s Is It? (Island) at #8.

At singles, Leigh-Anne is likely landing a #3 debut with her first solo release, “Don’t Say Love” (Warner). It’s behind Calvin Harris & Ellie Goulding’s “Miracle” (Columbia), which is heading toward a ninth nonconsecutive week at #1, and Dave & Central Cee’s “Sprinter” (Live Yours/Neighbourhood) at #2.

New peaks are in store for Kylie Minogue’s “Padam Padam” (BMG) at #7, Hannah Laing & RoRo’s “Good Love” (Polydor) at #11 and Jorja Smith’s “Little Things” (FAMM) at #15. DJ-producer Peggy Gou could claim her first Top 40 single, with “(It Goes Like) Nanana” (XL) at #18.