U.K. MIDWEEKS: IMAGINE DRAGONS VS. DUA LIPA
Imagine Dragons are battling Dua Lipa for this week’s U.K. Official Albums #1. Sabrina Carpenter will apparently remain atop the singles tally.
LOOM (Interscope), the sixth LP by Imagine Dragons, is leading the charge at today’s midweek stage. If it holds that position on Friday, it will be the band’s second U.K. #1.
But there's strong competition from Dua Lipa, who headlined Glastonbury on Friday night. Her Radical Optimism (Warner Records) sits at #2 and trails Imagine Dragons by fewer than 300 copies. The former #1 rose 25 places over the weekend, and Lipa has two more album’s in today’s Top 20, with Future Nostalgia at #9 and Dua Lipa at #13.
Glastonbury was streamed worldwide for the first time this year, on BBC.com.
Elsewhere, Camila Cabello’s C,XOXO (Geffen/Interscope) starts at #7. Johnny Cash’s Songwriter (UMG), a collection of previously unreleased, self-penned songs recorded in 1993, is looking to debut at #11.
Beyoncé’s former chart-topper COWBOY CARTER (Parkwood/Columbia) is on track to re-enter the Top 40 this week after rocketing 85 places to #14 following its release on vinyl.
Shania Twain is also about to experience a big chart boost from her Glastonbury appearance; Twain played the Sunday "legends" slot, and her Greatest Hits (Mercury Nashville), which received a vinyl reissue last week, is sitting at #18 in what would be its first time in the Top 40 since 2005.
On the U.K.’s Official Singles midweeks, Carpenter’s “Espresso” (Island) could return to #1 for a sixth nonconsecutive week. The track's in a very tight race with the artist's own current #1, “Please Please Please.”
Chappell Roan’s “Good Luck, Babe!” (Island) is likely to continue its ascent as it's up three to #4 today. Taylor Swift’s “Cruel Summer” (EMI) is also on the rise, from #13 to #10.
“Illusion” by Dua Lipa could re-enter the Top 20 at #13, while “feelslikeimfallinginlove” (Parlophone) by Coldplay is up four to #21. The Chris Martin-led band headlined Glastonbury on Saturday with a set that included a guest appearance by actor Michael J. Fox.
