UK OCC Charts: Midweeks Thread 2022

[Blondini]

Wednesday Top 40 Update
Source: Music Week
Missing Data:

Singles

1 Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero (36,417)
2 Sam Smith & Kim Petras - Unholy (33,730)
3 Rihanna - Lift Me Up (25,579) *
4 Lewis Capaldi - Forget Me (21,242)
5 Oliver Tree & Robin Schulz - Miss You (18,567)

6-10
8 Beyoncé - Cuff It

11-20
11 Venbee & Goddard - Messy In Heaven
14 Meghan Trainor - Made You Look
17 SZA - Shirt *

21-30
25 Dean Lewis - How Do I Say Goodbye?
28 Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters ^
29 Dermot Kennedy - Kiss Me

31-40
31 Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers - Monster Mash ^
33 Michael Jackson - Thriller ^
34 Joel Corry & Tom Grennan - Lionheart (Fearless)
36 Juice Wrld - In My Head *
37 Fred Again.. - Delilah (Pull Me Out Of This) *

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Albums

1 Taylor Swift - Midnights (30,499) [19,297 streaming, 9,973 physical, 1,229 downloads]
2 The Beatles - Revolver (17,473) ^
3 Michael Ball & Alfie Boe - Together In Vegas *
4 Fred Again.. - Actual Life 3 (January 1 - September 9 2022) (7,586) *
5 Massive Wagons - Triggered! (5,951) *

6-10
7 Tom Odell - Best Day Of My Life *
8 Foo Fighters - The Essential Foo Fighters *
9 Paul Weller - Will Of The People [box set] *

11-20
13 Blue - Heart & Soul
14 Dylan - The Greatest Thing I’ll Never Learn [mixtape] *
20 The Hunna - The Hunna *

21-30
25 Michael Jackson - Number Ones

31-40
34 Palaye Royale - Fever Dream *

[Blondini]

^ looks like Beatles would be top if it was purely physical. Ball and Boe would probably be #2, as well. They are seemingly missing from MW report.

[Gambo]

Surprised to see such a small gap between Taylor and Sam/Kim this week. Although they could both be trampled by Rihanna once the full streaming situation is finally factored-in.

[Blondini]

That Rihanna song is very bland. If ever there was a case of something being popular purely because of her name...
Anyone could have sung it - it has none of her distinctive qualities.

[Gambo]

^ Couldn't agree more. I was well-underwhelmed.

[Blondini]

Official First Look Chart: Update
Source: OCC / Radio 1


1 Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero
2 Sam Smith & Kim Petras - Unholy
3 Drake & 21 Savage - Rich Flex *
4 Drake & 21 Savage - Major Distribution *
5 Drake & 21 Savage - On BS *
6 Lewis Capaldi - Forget Me
7 Oliver Tree & Robin Schultz - Miss You
8 Venbee & Goddard - Messy In Heaven
9 Rihanna - Lift Me Up
10 Megan Trainor - Made You Look

11 Stormzy - Hide & Seek
12 Taylor Swift - Lavender Haze
13 Anne-Marie & Aitch - Psycho
14 Beyonce - Cuff It
15 Taylor Swift feat. Lana Del Rey - Snow On The Beach
16 Rema (& Selena Gomez) - Calm Down
17 David Guetta & Bebe Rexha - I'm Good (Blue)
18 Ed Sheeran - Celestial
19 K-Trap - Warm
20 Tom Odell - Another Love

[Blondini]

https://www.officialcharts.com/chart...r-loss__37754/

07 November 2022
Drake & 21 Savage eye first collaborative Number 1 album with Her Loss

Drake & 21 Savage lead the way midweek, but is Taylor Swift ready to let go of her reign?


By Carl Smith
Drake and 21 Savage are on course to claim their first Official Number 1 album as a duo this week with Her Loss.

The first collaborative LP from Canadian rapper and singer Drake and rapper 21 Savage leads the charge for the top spot midweek. Should it hold on, Her Loss will become Savage’s first-ever UK Number 1 album and Drake’s fifth.

Previously, Drizzy topped the chart with Views (2016), Scorpion (2018), Dark Lane Demo Tapes (2020), and Certified Lover Boy (2021). Explore Drake’s Official Charts history in full here.

But it’s by no means a done deal, as Taylor Swift fights for a third consecutive week at the top with the record-breaking Midnights, currently just behind at Number 2. Could she pull ahead come Friday?


MORE: 2022's Official Top 40 biggest albums so far revealed


Elsewhere in the midweek Top 5, Swedish folk duo First Aid Kit set their sights on a new entry at Number 3 with their fifth studio album Palomino. The group, comprising Johanna and Sara Söderberg, previously enjoyed Top 5 success with 2018 record Ruins (3).

Welsh actor and singer Luke Evans could claim his first-ever Top 5 album with A Song For You (4), while a 25^th anniversary 2LP edition of The Prodigy’s seminal The Fat of the Land album (5) could see it return to the Top 5 for the first time in as many years. The record previously peaked at Number 1 upon its initial release in 1997.

Irish export Daniel O’Donnell looks set to score his 20th Top 10 album across a career spanning 34 years with I Wish You Well (6). Meanwhile, Japanese singer-songwriter Joji – born George Kosunoki Miller - could claim his second Top 10 album with SMITHEREENS (8).

A 25^th anniversary reissue of Spice Girls’ 1997 Number 1 album Spiceworld is set for a return to the Top 20 for the first time since 1998 (12). British jazz quintet Ezra Collective eye their first-ever Top 20 entry with Where I’m Meant To Be (13), as do Liverpudlian rock outfit Crawlers with their debut mixtape Loud Without Noise (14).



Oxford-formed rock group Ride, comprising Andy Bell, Laurence Colbert, Mark Gardener and Steve Queralt, see a selection of their records return to the Top 40 midweek thanks to vinyl reissues. 1990 debut Nowhere sits at Number 20, while 4 EPs – a compilation of the band’s four extended plays on one vinyl for the first time – tracks for Number 26. Going Blank Again, the group’s 1992 second studio album, eyes a Number 28 re-entry.

British singer, songwriter and producer cavetown, born Robin Skinner, is on course for a career-best with fifth studio release worm food (21), while Bournemouth electronic producer Daniel Avery could secure his first-ever UK Top 40 album with Ultra Truth (22).

PJ Harvey could be celebrating a 12^th Top 40 album this week with her B-Sides, Demos & Rarities collection (27), as Canadian singer-songwriter Devin Townsend looks set to score a third with Lightwork (30).

And finally, the legendary Barbra Streisand hopes to secure her 30^th Top 40 record with Live At The Bon Soir (39).
See the full Official Albums Chart Update Top 100 here from 5.45pm.


Article images: Shutterstock

[Blondini]

Official Singles / Albums Chart Update
Source: OCC
Missing Data:

Top 100 Singles

1 Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero (18,090)
2 Drake & 21 Savage - Rich Flex * (15,632)
3 Sam Smith & Kim Petras - Unholy (15,471)
4 Drake & 21 Savage - Major Distribution * (13,672)
5 Drake & 21 Savage - Circo Loco * (11,722)

6-10
8 Venbee & Goddard - Messy In Heaven
9 Meghan Trainor - Made You Look

11-20

[11 Taylor Swift - Lavender Haze (8,445)
15 Taylor Swift feat. Lana Del Rey - Snow On The Beach (7,057)]
16 Rema (& Selena Gomez) - Calm Down
17 K-Trap - Warm ^
19 Tom Odell - Another Love
20 Ed Sheeran - Celestial

21-30
22 Dermot Kennedy - Kiss Me
25 Cian Ducrot - All For You
29 Fredo - I'm Back *

31-40
31 Joel Corry & Tom Grennan - Lionheart (Fearless)
33 Pink - Never Gonna Not Dance Again *
39 Joji - Die For You *

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Top 100 Albums

1 Drake & 21 Savage - Her Loss * (14,850) [359 downloads, no physicals]
2 Taylor Swift - Midnights (11,314) [513 downloads, 2,635 physicals]
3 First Aid Kit - Palomino * (6,282)
4 Luke Evans - A Song For You * (3,625)
5 The Prodigy - The Fat Of The Land ^ (2,489)

6-10
6 Daniel O'Donnell - I Wish You Well *
8 Joji - Smithereens * (2,110)

11-20
12 Spice Girls - Spiceworld ^ (1,958)
13 Ezra Collective - Where I'm Meant To Be *
14 Crawlers - Loud Without Noise [mixtape MA] *
20 Ride - Nowhere ^

21-30
21 Cavetown - Worm Food *
22 Daniel Avery - Ultra Truth *
26 Ride - 4 EPs *
27 PJ Harvey - B-Sides, Demos & Rarities *
28 Ride - Going Blank Again ^
30 Devin Townsend - Lightwork *

31-40
39 Barbra Streisand - Live At The Bon Soir *
40 Fleetwood Mac - Rumours ^

Click on the above relevant links.

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#80 on singles may look like an error but it could actually be a result of Bonfire Night and people trying to calm their dogs.

[Gambo]

I must say it's weeks like this when I become very thankful for the maximum-three-tracks-per-artist cap in the official singles chart...

[Blondini]

Wednesday Top 40 Update
Source: Music Week
Missing Data:

Singles

1 Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero (34,049)
2 Sam Smith & Kim Petras - Unholy (28,985)
3 Drake & 21 Savage - Rich Flex (26,793) *
4 Drake & 21 Savage - Major Distribution (21,875) *
5 Oliver Tree & Robin Schulz - Miss You (20,285)

6-10
7 Drake & 21 Savage - Circo Loco *
8 Meghan Trainor - Made You Look
9 Venbee & Goddard - Messy In Heaven

11-20
16 Rema (& Selena Gomez) - Calm Down
17 Tom Odell - Another Love
18 K-Trap - Warm ^
20 Ed Sheeran - Celestial

21-30
22 Dermot Kennedy - Kiss Me
24 Cian Ducrot (& Ella Henderson) - All For You
30 Joel Corry & Tom Grennan - Lionheart (Fearless)

31-40
32 Fredo - I'm Back *
37 Pink - Never Gonna Not Dance Again *
38 Joji - Die For You *

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Albums

1 Drake & 21 Savage - Her Loss (23,628) [23,208 streaming] *
2 Taylor Swift - Midnights (20,696) [723 downloads, 4,657 physicals, 15,316 streaming]
3 First Aid Kit - Palomino (8,626) [7,489 physicals] *
4 Luke Evans - A Song For You (6,386) *
5 Harry Styles - Harry's House (3,985)

6-10
6 Ed Sheeran - =
10 Elton John - Diamonds

11-20
11 Joji - Smithereens *
12 The Prodigy - The Fat Of The Land ^
13 Daniel O'Donnell - I Wish You Well *
17 Ezra Collective - Where I'm Meant To Be *
20 Crawlers - Loud Without Noise [mixtape MA] *

21-30
22 Cavetown - Worm Food *
25 Spice Girls - Spiceworld ^
26 Devin Townsend - Lightwork *

31-40
33 George Ezra - Gold Rush Kid ^
34 Ride - Nowhere ^
39 Fleetwood Mac - Rumours ^

[Blondini]

Official First Look Chart: Update
Source: OCC / Radio 1

1 Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero
2 Sam Smith & Kim Petras - Unholy
3 Oliver Tree & Robin Schulz - Miss You
4 Meghan Trainor - Made You Look
5 Venbee & Goddard - Messy In Heaven
6 Drake & 21 Savage - Rich Flex
7 Stormzy - Hide & Seek
8 Rihanna - Lift Me Up
9 Anne-Marie & Aitch - Psycho
10 Rema (& Selena Gomez) - Calm Down

11 Taylor Swift - Lavender Haze
12 Ed Sheeran - Celestial
13 David Guetta & Bebe Rexha - I'm Good (Blue)
14 Tom Odell - Another Love
15 Lewis Capaldi - Forget Me
16 Taylor Swift feat. Lana Del Rey - Snow On The Beach
17 Dermot Kennedy - Kiss Me
18 Stormzy - Firebabe *
19 Bugzy Malone & TeeDee - Out Of Nowhere *
20 Cian Ducrot (& Ella Henderson) - All For You

[Blondini]

https://www.officialcharts.com/chart...album-__37860/

14 November 2022
It’s Louis Tomlinson vs Bruce Springsteen for the UK’s Number 1 album

Can Louis secure his first-ever solo Number 1? He'll have to get past the Boss first...
By George Griffiths
Louis Tomlinson is currently embroiled in a close race with rock icon Bruce Springsteen for the UK’s Number 1 album this week.

The One Direction alumnus is aiming for the top spot with his second solo record Faith In The Future, which takes the lead at the midweek mark. Louis’ debut solo effort Walls debuted at Number 4 in February 2020.

Can Louis secure his first Number 1 album as a solo artist? With fewer than 1,200 chart sales currently separating the Top 2, that’s up to you. Discover Louis Tomlinson’s Official Charts history in full here.

But not far behind is The Boss himself, Bruce Springsteen, with his 21st studio LP Only The Strong Survive (2).The second album of covers in Springsteen’s distinguished career, Only The Strong would become the living legend’s landmark 23rd Top 10 album in the UK. Get into The Boss’ long history on the UK charts here.

Have you trimmed up yet? The Official Albums Chart certainly has – a possible new (and very festive) entry could come from Aled Jones and Russell Watson’s Christmas With Aled & Russell (8), their third collaborative album and potential third as a duo.

Nigerian superstar Wizkid arrives this week with his fifth album More Love, Less Ego (12), which is tracking to become the Afrobeat artist’s highest-peaking album in the UK to date. 2020’s Made in Lagos peaked at Number 15.

What was that about Christmas coming early? After reaching Number 17 in its debut week, Andrea Bocelli’s family affair festive record A Family Christmas featuring son Matteo and daughter Virginia could be this week’s big gainer, breaking back into the Top 40 midweek for a possible new peak of Number 13.

American roots rock band Larkin Poe are also in for a momentous chart week; their seventh album Blood Harmony could become their first to ever reach the Official Albums Chart Top 40 (15).

French alt-pop artist Christine & The Queens returns this week with his accomplished third album Redcar les adorables étoiles (prologue) (17).

And finally, there could be two entries from rock legends Guns N’ Roses with the re-releases of Use Your Illusion 1 (31) and Use Your Illusion 2 (32). The third and fourth albums from the group, they originally charted at Number 2 and Number 1 respectively upon original release in 1991.

[97mde]

Very interesting piece on the decline of the singles chart by Alexis Petridis. Sadly, he’s spot on.

https://twitter.com/guardianculture/...m_1wH4zA8mIvmw

[Blondini]

They've mistakenly placed the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever - Music From and Inspired By on the artists albums chart. As it has one of those messy multi-artist online credits (see also Top Gun: Maverick).

Use Your Illusion is also listed as a title at 65 as both volumes are out as a super deluxe combined box set.

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Official Singles / Albums Chart Update
Source: OCC
Missing Data:

Top 100 Singles

1 Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero (17,784)
2 Sam Smith & Kim Petras - Unholy (16,309)
3 Oliver Tree & Robin Schulz - Miss You (11,408)
4 Meghan Trainor - Made You Look (11,152)
5 Venbee & Goddard - Messy In Heaven (10,746)

6-10
7 Stormzy - Hide & Seek
8 Rihanna - Lift Me Up
9 Anne-Marie & Aitch - Psycho
10 Rema (& Selena Gomez) - Calm Down

11-20
12 David Guetta & Bebe Rexha - I'm Good (Blue)
13 Tom Odell - Another Love
14 Ed Sheeran - Celestial
17 Bugzy Malone & TeeDee - Out Of Nowhere *
19 Dermot Kennedy - Kiss Me

21-30
21 Stormzy - Firebabe (4,828) *
22 Cian Ducrot (& Ella Henderson) - All For You
25 Joel Corry & Tom Grennan - Lionheart (Fearless)
26 Eliza Rose & Interplanetary Criminal - B.O.T.A. (Baddest Of Them All)

31-40
32 Harry Styles - As It Was
34 Steve Lacy - Bad Habit
35 Jax - Victoria's Secret ^
36 Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You ^
37 LF System - Afraid To Feel ^
38 Luude & Mattafix - Big City Life ^
39 Harry Styles - Music For A Sushi Restaurant ^

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Top 100 Albums

1 Louis Tomlinson - Faith In The Future (21,190) [19,805 physicals, 432 downloads, 935 streaming] *
2 Bruce Springsteen - Only The Strong Survive (20,059) [17,603 physicals, 1,868 downloads, 588 streaming] *
3 Taylor Swift - Midnights (8,722) [6,233 streaming]
4 Drake & 21 Savage - Her Loss (4,946)
5 Ed Sheeran - = (2,431)

6-10
6 Michael Ball & Alfie Boe - Together in Vegas
8 Aled Jones & Russell Watson - Christmas With Aled and Russell (2,226) *
9 Elton John - Diamonds

11-20
12 Wizkid - More Love, Less Ego *
13 Andrea, Matteo & Virginia Bocelli - A Family Christmas ^
15 Larkin Poe - Blood Harmony *
17 Christine and The Queens - Redcar Les Adorables Etoiles (Prologue) *

21-30
23 D-Block Europe - Lap 5
27 Ed Sheeran - ÷ (Divide)
29 George Ezra - Gold Rush Kid
30 Taylor Swift - Folklore

31-40
31 Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I ^
32 Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion II ^
33 Fleetwood Mac - Rumours ^

Click on the above relevant links.

[Blondini]

Very interesting piece on the decline of the singles chart by Alexis Petridis. Sadly, he’s spot on.

https://twitter.com/guardianculture/...m_1wH4zA8mIvmw

this is already being talked about in the 70 years thread.

[97mde]

this is already being talked about in the 70 years thread.

That’s good. It certainly needs discussing.

[Blondini]

Wednesday Top 40 Update
Source: Music Week
Missing Data:

Singles

1 Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero (31,560)
2 Sam Smith & Kim Petras - Unholy (28,001)
3 Oliver Tree & Robin Schulz - Miss You (20,454)
4 Meghan Trainor - Made You Look (19,889)
5 Venbee & Goddard - Messy In Heaven (19,117)

6-10
7 Stormzy - Hide & Seek
8 Anne-Marie & Aitch - Psycho
9 Rihanna - Lift Me Up
10 Rema (& Selena Gomez) - Calm Down

11-20
12 Tom Odell - Another Love
13 David Guetta & Bebe Rexha - I'm Good (Blue)
14 Ed Sheeran - Celestial
17 Bugzy Malone & TeeDee - Out Of Nowhere *
19 Cian Ducrot (& Ella Henderson) - All For You
20 Dermot Kennedy - Kiss Me

21-30
25 Stormzy - Firebabe *
26 Joel Corry & Tom Grennan - Lionheart (Fearless)

31-40
32 Harry Styles - As It Was
33 Steve Lacy - Bad Habit
35 Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You ^
36 Jax - Victoria's Secret ^
38 Eminem - Mockingbird ^
39 LF System - Afraid To Feel ^
40 Luude & Mattafix - Big City Life ^

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Albums

1 Louis Tomlinson - Faith In The Future (26,954) [22,586 physicals, 2,798 downloads, 1,570 streaming] *
2 Bruce Springsteen - Only The Strong Survive (24,554) [21,410 physicals, 2,188 downloads, 956 streaming] *
3 Taylor Swift - Midnights (15,651) [11,671 streaming]
4 Drake & 21 Savage - Her Loss (8,567)
5 Andrea, Matteo & Virginia Bocelli - A Family Christmas ^

6-10
8 Elton John - Diamonds

11-20
11 Aled Jones & Russell Watson - Christmas With Aled and Russell *
15 Wizkid - More Love, Less Ego *
16 ABBA - Gold: Greatest Hits
18 D-Block Europe - Lap 5
20 Queen - Greatest Hits

21-30
25 Ed Sheeran - ÷ (Divide)
26 Taylor Swift - Folklore
28 Christine and The Queens - Redcar Les Adorables Etoiles (Prologue) *
29 Larkin Poe - Blood Harmony *
30 George Ezra - Gold Rush Kid

31-40
32 Fleetwood Mac - Rumours ^
39 Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? ^

[Blondini]

Official First Look Chart: Update
Source: OCC / Radio 1

1 Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero
2 Sam Smith & Kim Petras - Unholy
3 Meghan Trainor - Made You Look
4 Oliver Tree & Robin Schulz - Miss You
5 Venbee & Goddard - Messy In Heaven
6 Anne-Marie & Aitch - Psycho
7 Drake & 21 Savage - Rich Flex
8 Stormzy - Hide & Seek
9 Clavish feat. D-Block Europe - Rocket Science *
10 Rihanna - Lift Me Up

11 Rema (& Selena Gomez) - Calm Down
12 Dermot Kennedy - Kiss Me
13 Ed Sheeran - Celestial
14 Tom Odell - Another Love
15 David Guetta & Bebe Rexha - I'm Good (Blue)
16 Lewis Capaldi - Forget Me
17 Stormzy - Firebabe
18 Taylor Swift - Lavender Haze
19 Bugzy Malone & TeeDee - Out Of Nowhere
20 Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You

[Blondini]

https://www.officialcharts.com/chart...sonder__37917/

21 November 2022
Dermot Kennedy zoning in on second UK Number 1 album with Sonder

In 2019, Dermot became the first Irish solo act in over 20 years to debut at Number 1 in the UK with his debut album.
By George Griffiths
Dermot Kennedy looks set to claim his second UK Number 1 album this week with Sonder.

The sophomore major label album from the Irish singer-songwriter, Sonder has pulled far ahead of its nearest competition, taking the lead over Taylor Swift’s Midnights by 12,000 chart sales at the midweek stage.

Dermot’s 2019 debut LP Without Fear debuted at Number 1, making him the first Irish solo act to do so in over 20 years. You can re-discover Dermot’s Official Charts history in full here.

Zooming in for a big re-entry this week are Queen with their 1989 album The Miracle (3), re-issued as an eight-disc collection containing six unreleased tracks, four featuring the late Freddie Mercury as lead vocalist. Upon its original release, The Miracle peaked at Number 1.


MORE: The biggest songs of 2022 so far


A number of other re-releases could also be heading for the Top 40 this week, including Michael Jackson’s 40th anniversary re-release of Thriller (11), Iron Maiden’s The Number of the Beast - packaged up with live album Beast Over Hammersmith – which also celebrates 40 years (29), and Erasure’s 1995 self-titled seventh album which receives a new expanded deluxe edition for 2022 (38).

Following Mariah Carey’s record-breaking return to the Official Singles Chart on Friday, it looks like it’s time to get festive on the Official Albums Chart too! Leading the Christmassy charge is Andre Rieu and his Johann Strauss Orchestra, pacing for a Number 4 debut with their new LP Silver Bells, it would become the 13th UK Top 10 album for the Dutch conductor.

Following in his stead, we also have a re-entry for Kylie Minogue’s Kylie Christmas (27), and Michael Bublé’s Christmas (35) to ring the yuletide party in.

Nickelback’s Get Rollin’, the Canadian rock band’s tenth studio album and first in five years, is heading for a Number 5 debut, which would mark their sixth Top 5 placing in the UK.

The late, great David Bowie could secure yet another posthumous Top 10 collection, with the original soundtrack to new documentary film Moonage Daydream by Brett Morgen (7). The film contains previously un-released footage from Bowie’s archives and is the first film of its kind to be officially approved by Bowie’s estate.

Heavy metal band Disturbed are also heading for a Top 10 debut with their LP Divisive (8), which could become their fourth to crack the upper echelons of the chart.

We’re also looking at new personal bests for alt-pop singer-songwriter Weyes Blood with In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow (15), potentially her first Top 40, as well as Mancunian rapper Meekz’s new mixtape Respect The Come Up (16), which could be his second Top 40 collection.

Neil Young & Crazy Horse’s World Record (18) could be the fourth album by the group to reach the UK Top 40 in nearly 18 months, while country icon Dolly Parton’s greatest hits collection Diamonds & Rhinestones (22) could be Dolly’s second Top 40 album of 2022.

Ska-pop savants Madness also return this week with The Get Up!, a never-before-released live album which may also serve as their first UK chart entry in five years (28).

And finally, The Jimi Hendrix Experience have released a live recording of the legendary musician’s show at the Los Angeles Forum: April 26, 1969 which is currently heading for a Number 30 debut.
See the full Official Albums Chart Update Top 100 here from 5.45pm.

[Blondini]

That Madness album is possibly too high as the main physical format is a DVD/CD set. It should be regarded as a video release.

[Blondini]

Official Singles / Albums Chart Update
Source: OCC
Missing Data:

Top 100 Singles

1 Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero (17,288)
2 Sam Smith & Kim Petras - Unholy (15,321)
3 Meghan Trainor - Made You Look (13,527)
4 Oliver Tree & Robin Schulz - Miss You (12,049)
5 Venbee & Goddard - Messy In Heaven (11,784)

6-10
6 Anne-Marie & Aitch - Psycho
9 Clavish feat. D-Block Europe - Rocket Science *

11-20
12 Dermot Kennedy - Kiss Me
14 Ed Sheeran - Celestial
19 Stormzy - Firebabe
20 Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You

21-30
22 Wham! - Last Christmas ^
27 Mimi Webb - Ghost Of You
28 Baddiel, Skinner & Lightning Seeds - Three Lions / 3 Lions '98 / (It's Coming Home For Christmas) ^

31-40
33 Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Merry Christmas ^
37 Meekz & Dave - Fresh Out The Bank *
39 Jvke - Golden Hour

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Top 100 Albums

1 Dermot Kennedy - Sonder (20,395) [17,857 physicals, 1,158 downloads, 1,380 streaming] *
2 Taylor Swift - Midnights (8,022)
3 Queen - The Miracle (6,712) ^
4 André Rieu & His Johann Strauss Orchestra - Silver Bells (6,240) *
5 Nickelback - Get Rollin' (5,471) *

6-10
7 David Bowie - Moonage Daydream (OST) *
8 Disturbed - Divisive *

11-20
11 Michael Jackson - Thriller ^
15 Weyes Blood - And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow *
16 Meekz - Respect The Come Up *
18 Neil Young with Crazy Horse - World Record *

21-30
22 Dolly Parton - Diamonds & Rhinestones: The Greatest Hits Collection *
27 Kylie - Kylie Christmas ^
28 Madness - The Get Up! (OST) *
29 Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast / Beast Over Hammersmith (live) * (or ^)
30 Jimi Hendrix Experience - Los Angeles Forum - April 26, 1969 (live) *

31-40
35 Michael Bublé - Christmas ^
38 Erasure - Erasure ^

Click on the above relevant links.

[Blondini]

Music Week:

The North London rapper [Clavish], who is signed to Polydor, has 14,385 sales for Rocket Science, which features D-Block Europe and is taken from Clavish’s upcoming debut mixtape Rap Game Awful, due in January. All but 48 of its total sales derive from streams. Elsewhere in the singles chart, Taylor Swift is closing in on a fifth week at No.1 with Anti-Hero, which has 29,357 sales, 1,423 from downloads and the rest from streams. Sam Smith & Kim Petras are at No.2 with Unholy (25,314 sales), Meghan Trainor is at No.3 with Made You Look (22,244 sales) and Oliver Tree & Robin Schulz are at No.4 with Miss You. Venbee & Goddard’s Messy In Heaven completes the Top 5 on 19,974 sales.

In the albums chart, Dermot Kennedy is closing in on No.1 with Sonder, which has 22,579 sales so far, of which 18,971 come from physical, 1,276 come from downloads and 2,332 from streams. Midnights is at No.2 on 13,960 sales for Taylor Swift ahead of new entries from Andre Rieu & Johann Strauss Orchestra (Silver Bells, 7,938 sales) and Queen (The Miracle, 7,288 sales). Bruce Springsteen’s Only The Strong Survive (7,154 sales) completes the Top 5, closely followed by Nickelback’s Get Rollin’ (6,340 sales), a new entry at No.6.

[Blondini]

There is a delay in getting the full update today but we have the above and some other scraps: Three Lions 17, Mariah 20, Wham! 23, Ed and Elton 40

[Blondini]

Wednesday Top 40 Update
Source: Music Week
Missing Data:

Singles

1 Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero (29,357)
2 Sam Smith & Kim Petras - Unholy (25,314)
3 Meghan Trainor - Made You Look (22,244)
4 Oliver Tree & Robin Schulz - Miss You
5 Venbee & Goddard - Messy In Heaven (19,974)

6-10
6 Anne-Marie & Aitch - Psycho
9 Clavish feat. D-Block Europe - Rocket Science (14,395) *

11-20
14 Dermot Kennedy - Kiss Me
15 Bugzy Malone & TeeDee - Out Of Nowhere
17 Baddiel, Skinner & Lightning Seeds - Three Lions / 3 Lions '98 / (It's Coming Home For Christmas) ^
20 Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You

21-30
23 Wham! - Last Christmas ^
28 Burna Boy - Alone

31-40
35 Meekz & Dave - Fresh Out The Bank *
37 Jvke - Golden Hour
40 Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Merry Christmas ^

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Albums

1 Dermot Kennedy - Sonder (22,579) [18,971 physicals, 1,276 downloads, 2,332 streaming] *
2 Taylor Swift - Midnights (13,960)
3 André Rieu & His Johann Strauss Orchestra - Silver Bells (7,938) *
4 Queen - The Miracle (7,288) ^
5 Bruce Springsteen - Only The Strong Survive (7,154)

6-10
6 Nickelback - Get Rollin' (6,340) *

11-20
12 Disturbed - Divisive *
13 Meekz - Respect The Come Up *
14 David Bowie - Moonage Daydream (OST) *
15 Michael Jackson - Thriller ^
19 Weyes Blood - And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow *

21-30
25 Neil Young with Crazy Horse - World Record *
26 Dolly Parton - Diamonds & Rhinestones: The Greatest Hits Collection *
29 Michael Bublé - Christmas ^
30 George Ezra - Gold Rush Kid

31-40

[Blondini]

Official First Look Chart: Update
Source: OCC / Radio 1

1 Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero
2 Megan Trainor - Made You Look
3 Venbee & Goddard - Messy In Heaven
4 Anne-Marie & Aitch - Psycho
5 Oliver Tree & Robin Schultz - Miss You
6 Stormzy - Hide & Seek
7 Stormzy - Firebabe
8 Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You
9 Drake & 21 Savage - Rich Flex
10 Wham! - Last Christmas

11 Rema (& Selena Gomez) - Calm Down
12 Baddiel, Skinner & Lightning Seeds - Three Lions / 3 Lions '98 / (It's Coming Home For Christmas)
13 Sam Smith & Kim Petras - Unholy
14 Dermot Kennedy - Kiss Me
15 Rihanna - Lift Me Up
16 Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Merry Christmas
17 Tom Odell - Another Love
18 Raye feat. 070 Shake - Escapism
19 Bugzy Malone & Teedee - Out Of Nowhere
20 Ed Sheeran - Celestial