U.K. MIDWEEKS: SHEERAN, ABRAMS EYE #1

Ed Sheeran’s +–=÷× (Tour Collection) (Asylum) looks like it’ll reach #1 on the Official Albums chart for the first time this week, despite the fact that the compilation has been out since September. It would be the pop star’s eighth chart-topper. Sheeran’s most potent competitor is the ever-present Sabrina Carpenter, with Short n’ Sweet (Island).

Chappell Roan’s The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess (Island) could return to the Top 3, while SZA’s SOS (RCA) and Charli xcx’s BRAT (Atlantic) will likely hold serve in the Top 5.

On the singles side, Gracie Abrams’ “That’s So True” (Interscope) is trending toward a return to #1, having spent five weeks on top before being dethroned by WHAM!’s “Last Christmas.” She faces challenges from ROSÉ & Bruno Mars’ “APT.” (Atlantic) and Lola Young’s “Messy” (Island).