Ed Sheeran is battling himself (and Eminem) in the race to be this year's Christmas No.1.
Perfect holds a comfortable lead in the Official Singles Chart midweeks, with 34,365 sales to date. Eminem's River, which features Sheeran, is at No.2 (26,108 sales).
The Top 5 is completed by Last Christmas by Wham! (No.3, 22,802 sales); Anywhere by Rita Ora (No.4, 12,035 sales) and perennial festive favourite All I Want For Christmas Is You by Mariah Carey (No.5, 12,009 sales).
Eminem, whose latest LP Revival dropped on Friday, has two other entries in the singles chart - In Your Head, which samples Cranberries' Zombie, is a new entry at No.13 (7,221 sales), while his previous Top 10 single Walk On Water, which features Beyonce, rebounds 54-15 (6,470 sales).
Revival has made a strong start on the albums chart, shifting 70,695 copies to leave last week's chart topper, Ed Sheeran's ÷, a distant No.2 (40,876 sales). Sam Smith's The Thrill Of It All (No.3, 33,063 sales), Beautiful Trauma by Pink (No.4, 26,506 sales) and Together Again by Michael Ball and Alfie Boe (No.5, 24,050 sales) round off the Top 5.
Elsewhere, there are new entries for Linkin Park with One More Light - Live (No.23, 5,822 sales) and Star Wars - The Last Jedi - OST (No.27, 5,096 sales).
You can view the full Top 40 singles and albums charts below.
SINGLES:
| LW POSN | POSN | TITLE | ARTIST | LABEL | WKS |
| 1 | 1 | PERFECT | ED SHEERAN | ASYLUM | 32 |
| NEW | 2 | RIVER | EMINEM FT ED SHEERAN | INTERSCOPE | 1 |
| 3 | 3 | LAST CHRISTMAS | WHAM | RCA | 63 |
| 5 | 4 | ANYWHERE | RITA ORA | ATLANTIC | 9 |
| 2 | 5 | ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU | MARIAH CAREY | COLUMBIA | 107 |
| 8 | 6 | MAN'S NOT HOT | BIG SHAQ | ISLAND | 13 |
| 6 | 7 | DIMELO | RAK-SU FT WYCLEF/NAUGHTY BOY | SYCO MUSIC | 3 |
| 7 | 8 | FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK | POGUES FT KIRSTY MACCOLL | RHINO | 106 |
| 13 | 9 | 17 | MK | COLUMBIA | 15 |
| 10 | 10 | I MISS YOU | CLEAN BANDIT FT JULIA MICHAELS | ATLANTIC/POLYDOR/REPUBLIC | 8 |
| 11 | 11 | LET YOU DOWN | NF | EMI | 9 |
| 4 | 12 | HAVANA | CAMILA CABELLO FT YOUNG THUG | SYCO MUSIC | 20 |
| NEW | 13 | IN YOUR HEAD | EMINEM | INTERSCOPE | 1 |
| 14 | 14 | WOLVES | SELENA GOMEZ & MARSHMELLO | INTERSCOPE | 8 |
| 54 | 15 | WALK ON WATER | EMINEM FT BEYONCE | INTERSCOPE | 6 |
| 12 | 16 | DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS | BAND AID | MERCURY | 57 |
| 27 | 17 | BARKING | RAMZ | POLYDOR | 3 |
| 21 | 18 | NAKED | JAMES ARTHUR | SYCO MUSIC | 4 |
| 16 | 19 | MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE | SHAKIN' STEVENS | EPIC | 62 |
| 31 | 20 | BEAUTIFUL TRAUMA | PINK | RCA | 8 |
| 25 | 21 | I KNOW YOU | CRAIG DAVID FT BASTILLE | SPEAKERBOX RECORDINGS | 4 |
| 15 | 22 | ROCKIN' AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE | BRENDA LEE | MCA | 49 |
| 19 | 23 | STEP INTO CHRISTMAS | ELTON JOHN | MERCURY | 43 |
| 20 | 24 | ROCKSTAR | POST MALONE FT 21 SAVAGE | REPUBLIC RECORDS | 14 |
| 23 | 25 | DRIVING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS | CHRIS REA | RHINO | 52 |
| 22 | 26 | I WISH IT COULD BE CHRISTMAS EVERYDAY | WIZZARD | RHINO | 60 |
| 9 | 27 | SILENCE | MARSHMELLO FT KHALID | MINISTRY OF SOUND | 19 |
| 26 | 28 | NO WORDS | DAVE FT MOSTACK | DAVE | 7 |
| 18 | 29 | IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE | MICHAEL BUBLE | REPRISE | 29 |
| 17 | 30 | BLINDED BY YOUR GRACE - PT 2 | STORMZY FT MNEK | MERKY | 16 |
| 28 | 31 | NEW RULES | DUA LIPA | WARNER BROS | 25 |
| 34 | 32 | TIP TOE | JASON DERULO FT FRENCH MONTANA | WARNER BROS | 6 |
| 30 | 33 | MERRY XMAS EVERYBODY | SLADE | UMOD | 62 |
| 39 | 34 | WONDERFUL CHRISTMASTIME | PAUL MCCARTNEY | CONCORD/EMI | 41 |
| 32 | 35 | DECLINE | RAYE FT MR EAZI | POLYDOR | 7 |
| 40 | 36 | MY LOVER | NOT3S | RELENTLESS | 8 |
| 42 | 37 | TOO GOOD AT GOODBYES | SAM SMITH | CAPITOL | 15 |
| 35 | 38 | HAPPY XMAS (WAR IS OVER) | JOHN & YOKO/PLASTIC ONO BAND | APPLE CORPS | 45 |
| 29 | 39 | SANTA TELL ME | ARIANA GRANDE | REPUBLIC RECORDS | 19 |
| 36 | 40 | ONE MORE SLEEP | LEONA LEWIS | SYCO MUSIC | 20 |
ALBUMS:
| LW POSN | POSN | TITLE | ARTIST | LABEL | WKS |
| NEW | 1 | REVIVAL | EMINEM | INTERSCOPE | 1 |
| 1 | 2 | DIVIDE | ED SHEERAN | ASYLUM | 42 |
| 2 | 3 | THE THRILL OF IT ALL | SAM SMITH | CAPITOL | 7 |
| 3 | 4 | BEAUTIFUL TRAUMA | PINK | RCA | 10 |
| 4 | 5 | TOGETHER AGAIN | MICHAEL BALL & ALFIE BOE | DECCA | 8 |
| 7 | 6 | A LOVE SO BEAUTIFUL | ROY ORBISON/RPO | SONY MUSIC CG | 7 |
| 5 | 7 | HUMAN | RAG'N'BONE MAN | BEST LAID PLANS/COLUMBIA | 46 |
| 6 | 8 | THE ARCHITECT | PALOMA FAITH | RCA | 5 |
| 11 | 9 | WHO BUILT THE MOON | NOEL GALLAGHER'S HIGH FLYING BIRDS | SOUR MASH | 4 |
| 8 | 10 | GLORY DAYS | LITTLE MIX | SYCO MUSIC | 57 |
| 9 | 11 | CHRISTMAS WITH ELVIS AND THE RPO | ELVIS PRESLEY | SONY MUSIC CG | 11 |
| 12 | 12 | DIAMONDS | ELTON JOHN | MERCURY/UMC | 6 |
| 15 | 13 | TWENTY FIVE | GEORGE MICHAEL | AEGEAN | 98 |
| 19 | 14 | THE BEST OF | ELBOW | POLYDOR | 4 |
| 13 | 15 | NAT KING COLE & ME | GREGORY PORTER | BLUE NOTE | 8 |
| 10 | 16 | CHRISTMAS | MICHAEL BUBLE | REPRISE | 69 |
| 14 | 17 | REPUTATION | TAYLOR SWIFT | EMI | 6 |
| 17 | 18 | SHERIDAN | SHERIDAN SMITH | EAST WEST | 7 |
| 18 | 19 | AS YOU WERE | LIAM GALLAGHER | WARNER BROS | 11 |
| 21 | 20 | IBIZA CLASSICS | PETE TONG/HERITAGE OR/BUCKLEY | POLYDOR/UMC/UMOD | 3 |
| 16 | 21 | AMORE | ANDRE RIEU | DECCA | 4 |
| 22 | 22 | LISTEN WITHOUT PREJUDICE - VOL 1 | GEORGE MICHAEL | SONY MUSIC CG | 60 |
| NEW | 23 | ONE MORE LIGHT - LIVE | LINKIN PARK | WARNER BROS | 1 |
| 20 | 24 | SONGS OF EXPERIENCE | U2 | ISLAND | 3 |
| 23 | 25 | SONGS FROM THE STAGE | LEADING LADIES | EAST WEST/RHINO | 5 |
| 24 | 26 | IN A WINTER LIGHT | ALEXANDER ARMSTRONG | EAST WEST | 4 |
| NEW | 27 | STAR WARS - THE LAST JEDI - OST | JOHN WILLIAMS | WALT DISNEY | 1 |
| 25 | 28 | OUR GENERATION | TOKIO MYERS | SYCO MUSIC | 5 |
| 26 | 29 | SCREAM ABOVE THE SOUNDS | STEREOPHONICS | PARLOPHONE | 8 |
| 27 | 30 | WHEN YOU'RE SMILING | BRADLEY WALSH | SONY MUSIC CG | 6 |
| 30 | 31 | X | ED SHEERAN | ASYLUM | 183 |
| 29 | 32 | KIDZ BOP 2018 | KIDZ BOP KIDS | RAZOR & TIE | 6 |
| 31 | 33 | STRONGER THRU THE YEARS | CLIFF RICHARD | RHINO | 6 |
| 35 | 34 | WEMBLEY OR BUST | JEFF LYNNE'S ELO | RCA | 5 |
| 28 | 35 | CHRISTMAS WITH | DANIEL O'DONNELL | DMG TV | 4 |
| 160 | 36 | SGT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND | BEATLES | APPLE CORPS | 446 |
| 33 | 37 | GANG SIGNS & PRAYER | STORMZY | MERKY | 43 |
| 41 | 38 | CURTAIN CALL - THE HITS | EMINEM | INTERSCOPE | 489 |
| 39 | 39 | FLICKER | NIALL HORAN | CAPITOL | 9 |
| 34 | 40 | WONDERFUL WONDERFUL | KILLERS | EMI | 13 |
