Raye holds onto to the no.1 spot for a 3rd consecutive week with “escapism” holding off SZA’s “nobody gets me” which remains its closest competitor at number 2 once again. Mimi Webb grabs the highest new entry at no.5 with the catchy “red flags”.
SZA holds on for a 6th consecutive week at no.1 with her album “SOS”, a considerable achievement considering the huge no.1 album “Midnights” from Taylor Swift has achieved 5 weeks at no.1. However, the gap continues to shorten week by week with almost neck and neck streams.
Longest chart runners:
- Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill (33 consecutive weeks)
- Dermot Kennedy – Kiss me (20 consecutive weeks)
- D.Guetta/ Bebe Rexha – I’m good (blue) (20 non consecutive weeks)
Next week, look out for new single releases including Becky Hill, Sam Smith, Kim Petras, George Ezra & Arlo Parks.
TOP 10 ALBUMS of the week
1. SZA – SOS (non mover, 6 weeks at no.1)
2. Taylor Swift – Midnights (up 1, 5 non consecutive weeks at no.1)
3. Gabrielle Aplin – Phosphorescent (down 1)
4. Sugababes – The Lost Tapes (up 1)
5. Dermot Kennedy – Sonder (down 1, 2 weeks at no.1)
6. Sam Fender - Seventeen Going Under (non mover, 9 non consecutive weeks at no.1)
7. Britney Spears – The Singles Collection (re-entry)
8. The Weeknd – Dawn FM (down 1, 5 weeks at no.1)
9. Metro Boomin – Heroes & Villains (re-entry)
10. Beyonce – Renaissance (down 2, 4 non consecutive weeks at no.1)
- Number 1Peak1 (for 3 weeks)Weeks13
- Number 2Peak1 (for 1 weeks)Weeks6
- Number 3Peak3Weeks5
- Number 4Peak1 (for 2 weeks)Weeks6
- Number 5 DebutPeak5Weeks1
- Number 6 Up by 2Peak1 (for 5 weeks)Weeks13
- Number 7 Down by 1Peak5Weeks5
- Number 8 Down by 1Peak3Weeks12
- Number 9 Down by 4Peak5Weeks14
- Number 10 Down by 1Peak9Weeks3
- Number 11 Down by 1Peak5Weeks11
- Number 12 DebutPeak12Weeks1
- Number 13 DebutPeak13Weeks1
- Number 14 Down by 3Peak1 (for 1 weeks)Weeks20
- Number 15 Down by 3Peak8Weeks4
- Number 16 Up by 9Peak16Weeks2
- Number 17 Down by 3Peak14Weeks2
- Number 18 Down by 5Peak2Weeks13
- Number 19 DebutPeak19Weeks1
- Number 20 Down by 5Peak15Weeks2
- Number 21 Up by 3Peak21Weeks10
- Number 22 Up by 4Peak22Weeks2
- Number 23 Down by 6Peak1 (for 11 weeks)Weeks33
- Number 24 Re-EntryPeak10Weeks5
- Number 25 Down by 9Peak10Weeks4
- Number 26 Down by 6Peak1 (for 1 weeks)Weeks17
- Number 27 Down by 6Peak2Weeks12
- Number 28 Down by 5Peak1 (for 5 weeks)Weeks20
- Number 29 Down by 10Peak9Weeks6
- Number 30 Up by 1Peak30Weeks2
- Number 31 Up by 1
I Can't Wait
Tiësto & Solardo ft. featuring Poppy Baskcomb
Peak31Weeks3 - Number 32 Down by 14Peak6Weeks5
- Number 33 Up by 6Peak3Weeks12
- Number 34 Down by 1Peak33Weeks2
- Number 35 DebutPeak35Weeks1
- Number 36 Down by 1Peak4Weeks11
- Number 37 DebutPeak37Weeks1
- Number 38 Down by 16Peak15Weeks6
- Number 39 DebutPeak39Weeks1
- Number 40 Down by 4Peak25Weeks4
- Number 27 DropoutPeak5Weeks7
- Number 28 DropoutPeak21Weeks2
- Number 29 Dropout
My Feelings
Serhat Durmus & Dimitri Vangelis & Wyman ft. featuring Georgia Ku
Peak23Weeks2 - Number 30 Dropout
Into Your Arms
Witt Lowry ft. featuring Ava Max
Peak24Weeks2 - Number 34 DropoutPeak22Weeks2
- Number 37 DropoutPeak1 (for 3 weeks)Weeks51
- Number 38 DropoutPeak4Weeks5
- Number 40 DropoutPeak40Weeks1

Hi Zack!
Nice to see "Escapism" at the top, the return for "Pointless" and the debuts for "Red Flags", "One Of Us", "Weekends" and "Flowers".
Great chart!