The Beatles lead Ed Sheeran in albums chart battle

The Beatles lead Ed Sheeran in albums chart battle

The Official Charts Company Midweek Sales Flash is in and the message is: The Beat goes on. 

That’s right, 49 years since it last occupied No.1 spot, Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band is back at the top of the album charts, thanks to a 50th anniversary re-release.

But first, the singles. Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee are still going strong at No.1, with Despacito on 71,940 sales so far. DJ Khaled’s I’m The One is at No.2 (26,642 sales), ahead of Ariana Grande’s One Last Time, which sits at No.3 on 23,829 sales. Liam Payne’s Strip That Down is at No.4 on 23,485 sales and Shawn Mendes’ There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back completes the Top 5 on 21,301 sales.

In the albums chart, Sgt Pepper (24,385 sales) is at No.1 ahead of Ed Sheeran’s ÷, which is at No.2 on 16,952 sales. Rag’N’Bone Man’s Human is at No.3 on 11,702 sales, with The Charlatans Different Days a new entry at No.4 on 10,190 sales. Harry Styles’ self-titled debut is at No.5 having sold 6,977 copies so far this week. 

You can view the full Top 40 singles and albums charts below. 

SINGLES:

LW POSN

POSN

TITLE

ARTIST

LABEL

WKS

1

1

DESPACITO (REMIX)

LUIS FONSI/DADDY YANKEE/BIEBER

DEF JAM/RBMG/REPUBLIC/UMLE

10

2

2

I'M THE ONE

DJ KHALED/BIEBER/QUAVO/CHANCE

BLACK BUTTER/DEF JAM

5

11

3

ONE LAST TIME

ARIANA GRANDE

REPUBLIC RECORDS

49

3

4

STRIP THAT DOWN

LIAM PAYNE FT QUAVO

CAPITOL

2

4

5

THERE'S NOTHING HOLDIN' ME BACK

SHAWN MENDES

EMI

7

5

6

SYMPHONY

CLEAN BANDIT FT ZARA LARSSON

ATLANTIC

11

NEW

7

LIAR LIAR

CAPTAIN SKA

CAPTAIN'S

2

6

8

UNFORGETTABLE

FRENCH MONTANA FT SWAE LEE

BLACK BUTTER

8

12

9

MAMA

JONAS BLUE FT WILLIAM SINGE

POSITIVA

4

8

10

SWALLA

JASON DERULO/NICKI MINAJ/TY

WARNER BROS

14

7

11

SHAPE OF YOU

ED SHEERAN

ASYLUM

21

9

12

ATTENTION

CHARLIE PUTH

ATLANTIC

6

NEW

13

YOUR SONG

RITA ORA

ATLANTIC

1

13

14

DID YOU SEE

J HUS

BLACK BUTTER

13

10

15

SIGN OF THE TIMES

HARRY STYLES

COLUMBIA

8

16

16

ON MY MIND

DISCIPLES

PARLOPHONE

10

15

17

MALIBU

MILEY CYRUS

RCA

3

17

18

PRETTY GIRL

MAGGIE LINDEMANN

PARLOPHONE

7

14

19

GALWAY GIRL

ED SHEERAN

ASYLUM

13

18

20

NO PROMISES

CHEAT CODES FT DEMI LOVATO

PARLOPHONE

9

23

21

SLOW HANDS

NIALL HORAN

CAPITOL

4

19

22

SOLO DANCE

MARTIN JENSEN

3 BEAT

20

22

23

MASK OFF

FUTURE

RCA

15

NEW

24

POWER

LITTLE MIX FT STORMZY

SYCO MUSIC

1

24

25

SKIN

RAG'N'BONE MAN

BEST LAID PLANS/COLUMBIA

18

21

26

THAT'S WHAT I LIKE

BRUNO MARS

ATLANTIC

17

26

27

SOMETHING JUST LIKE THIS

CHAINSMOKERS & COLDPLAY

DISRUPTOR/PARLOPHONE

15

20

28

THE CURE

LADY GAGA

INTERSCOPE

7

30

29

CIAO ADIOS

ANNE-MARIE

ASYLUM/MAJOR TOM'S

16

27

30

STAY

ZEDD & ALESSIA CARA

INTERSCOPE

14

25

31

IT AIN'T ME

KYGO & SELENA GOMEZ

COLUMBIA

15

32

32

NO MORE SAD SONGS

LITTLE MIX

SYCO MUSIC

14

33

33

CASTLE ON THE HILL

ED SHEERAN

ASYLUM

21

31

34

ISSUES

JULIA MICHAELS

POLYDOR

20

29

35

PASSIONFRUIT

DRAKE

CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC RECORDS

11

28

36

HUMBLE.

KENDRICK LAMAR

AFTERMATH/INTERSCOPE

9

34

37

PLACES

MARTIN SOLVEIG & INA WROLDSEN

POSITIVA

18

38

38

SLIDE

CALVIN HARRIS/OCEAN/MIGOS

COLUMBIA

14

39

39

ISPY

KYLE FT LIL YACHTY

ATLANTIC/INDIE POP

16

62

40

MOST GIRLS

HAILEE STEINFELD

REPUBLIC RECORDS

5

ALBUMS:

LW POSN

POSN

TITLE

ARTIST

LABEL

WKS

84

1

SGT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND

BEATLES

APPLE CORPS

421

1

2

DIVIDE

ED SHEERAN

ASYLUM

13

3

3

HUMAN

RAG'N'BONE MAN

BEST LAID PLANS/COLUMBIA

17

NEW

4

DIFFERENT DAYS

CHARLATANS

BMG

1

2

5

HARRY STYLES

HARRY STYLES

COLUMBIA

3

NEW

6

THE AMAZONS

AMAZONS

FICTION

1

NEW

7

TRUE TO SELF

BRYSON TILLER

RCA

1

5

8

50

ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK

DECCA

2

7

9

COMMON SENSE

J HUS

BLACK BUTTER

3

8

10

FOR CRYING OUT LOUD

KASABIAN

COLUMBIA

4

9

11

MORE LIFE

DRAKE

CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC RECORDS

11

NEW

12

3-D THE CATALOGUE

KRAFTWERK

PARLOPHONE

1

14

13

MOANA

MOTION PICTURE CAST RECORDING

WALT DISNEY

26

NEW

14

PEARLS - THE VERY BEST OF

ELKIE BROOKS

EMI

1

16

15

GLORY DAYS

LITTLE MIX

SYCO MUSIC

28

13

16

X

ED SHEERAN

ASYLUM

154

NEW

17

HUNKY DORY

DAVID BOWIE

PARLOPHONE

65

10

18

A KIND REVOLUTION

PAUL WELLER

PARLOPHONE

3

12

19

DAMN.

KENDRICK LAMAR

INTERSCOPE

7

4

20

ONE MORE LIGHT

LINKIN PARK

WARNER BROS

2

11

21

AFTER LAUGHTER

PARAMORE

ATLANTIC/FUELED BY RAMEN

3

17

22

WONDERLAND

TAKE THAT

POLYDOR

10

33

23

LEGEND

BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS

TUFF GONG

1015

39

24

TIME FLIES - 1994-2009

OASIS

BIG BROTHER

321

19

25

HUMANZ

GORILLAZ

PARLOPHONE

5

21

26

GANG SIGNS & PRAYER

STORMZY

MERKY

14

31

27

TROLLS

MOTION PICTURE CAST RECORDING

RCA/VILLA 40

33

26

28

SO GOOD

ZARA LARSSON

BLACK BUTTER/EPIC/TEN

11

25

29

24K MAGIC

BRUNO MARS

ATLANTIC

28

30

30

DANGEROUS WOMAN

ARIANA GRANDE

REPUBLIC RECORDS

54

29

31

TEARS ON THE DANCEFLOOR

STEPS

STEPS MUSIC

6

53

32

MY EVERYTHING

ARIANA GRANDE

REPUBLIC RECORDS

126

24

33

25

ADELE

XL RECORDINGS

80

23

34

BACK FROM THE EDGE

JAMES ARTHUR

SYCO MUSIC

31

32

35

KIDZ BOP

KIDZ BOP KIDS

RAZOR & TIE

9

62

36

WHAT'S THE STORY MORNING GLORY

OASIS

BIG BROTHER

632

35

37

ILLUMINATE

SHAWN MENDES

EMI

36

37

38

MEMORIES - DO NOT OPEN

CHAINSMOKERS

DISRUPTOR

8

36

39

THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION

STEPS

SONY MUSIC

40

43

40

RUMOURS

FLEETWOOD MAC

RHINO/WARNER BROS

473



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