25-03-2017, 21:58
UK charts overview for week ending 24th March:
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Ed Sheeran records another week of strong sales with his ÷ album on this weekâs Official Chart.The singer-songwriter once again holds the top spots on the Official Albums Chart and Official Singles Chart simultaneously this week, with ÷ logging a third stint at Number 1 and single Shape Of You racking up its 11[SUP]th[/SUP] week at the summit.
÷ shifted 206,000 across physical (67% of this weekâs total), downloads (13%) and streaming equivalent sales (20%) this week to keep its place at the top. Earlier this week, OfficialCharts.com revealed the collection had passed the 1 million mark â its total figure now stands at 1.18 million (across all formats).
Albums
Drake was Edâs closest competition this week â his seventh album More Life lands at Number 2 with 63,000 equivalent sales. Meanwhile, Vera Lynn enters at 3 with her new album 100, setting a huge UK chart record in the process.
Two more new records land inside the Top 10: Depeche Modeâs 14[SUP]th[/SUP] collection Spirit at 5 (their 17[SUP]th[/SUP] Top 10 album), and Zara Larssonâs debut So Good enters at 7.
Further down, British country duo The Shires rebound 36 places with their second album My Universe to Number 26, The Beatlesâ iconic SGT Pepperâs album re-enters 32 thanks to a special vinyl promotion, and a further two albums hit the Top 40: Rick Rossâ Rather You Than Me (29) and Vera Lynnâs National Treasure (30).
[h=4]Check out this week's Top 100 Official Albums Chart in full[/h]Singles
Behind Ed Sheeranâs Shape Of You (1), the singer continues to hold the Top 3, with Galway Girl at 2 and Castle On The Hill at 3.
This weekâs highest new entry goes to Drakeâs Passionfruit, which enters at Number 4. A total of 12 songs from the starâs More Life album enter the Top 40 this week, with his Giggs collaboration KMT also reaching the Top 10 at Number 9.
Elsewhere, Martin Jensenâs Solo Dance lifts four places to 8, and Anne-Marieâs Ciao Adios is up ten spots to Number 10 â her first Top 10 as a headline artist.
Finally, there are three big climbers in this weekâs Top 40: Zedd & Alessia Caraâs Stay climbs 11 spots to Number 12, Bruno Marsâ Thatâs What I Like jumps ten places to 25, and Julia Michaelsâ Issues lifts eight to 28.
Check out this week's Top 100 Official Singles Chart in full
Ed Sheeran records another week of strong sales with his ÷ album on this weekâs Official Chart.The singer-songwriter once again holds the top spots on the Official Albums Chart and Official Singles Chart simultaneously this week, with ÷ logging a third stint at Number 1 and single Shape Of You racking up its 11[SUP]th[/SUP] week at the summit.
÷ shifted 206,000 across physical (67% of this weekâs total), downloads (13%) and streaming equivalent sales (20%) this week to keep its place at the top. Earlier this week, OfficialCharts.com revealed the collection had passed the 1 million mark â its total figure now stands at 1.18 million (across all formats).
Albums
Drake was Edâs closest competition this week â his seventh album More Life lands at Number 2 with 63,000 equivalent sales. Meanwhile, Vera Lynn enters at 3 with her new album 100, setting a huge UK chart record in the process.
Two more new records land inside the Top 10: Depeche Modeâs 14[SUP]th[/SUP] collection Spirit at 5 (their 17[SUP]th[/SUP] Top 10 album), and Zara Larssonâs debut So Good enters at 7.
Further down, British country duo The Shires rebound 36 places with their second album My Universe to Number 26, The Beatlesâ iconic SGT Pepperâs album re-enters 32 thanks to a special vinyl promotion, and a further two albums hit the Top 40: Rick Rossâ Rather You Than Me (29) and Vera Lynnâs National Treasure (30).
[h=4]Check out this week's Top 100 Official Albums Chart in full[/h]Singles
Behind Ed Sheeranâs Shape Of You (1), the singer continues to hold the Top 3, with Galway Girl at 2 and Castle On The Hill at 3.
This weekâs highest new entry goes to Drakeâs Passionfruit, which enters at Number 4. A total of 12 songs from the starâs More Life album enter the Top 40 this week, with his Giggs collaboration KMT also reaching the Top 10 at Number 9.
Elsewhere, Martin Jensenâs Solo Dance lifts four places to 8, and Anne-Marieâs Ciao Adios is up ten spots to Number 10 â her first Top 10 as a headline artist.
Finally, there are three big climbers in this weekâs Top 40: Zedd & Alessia Caraâs Stay climbs 11 spots to Number 12, Bruno Marsâ Thatâs What I Like jumps ten places to 25, and Julia Michaelsâ Issues lifts eight to 28.
Check out this week's Top 100 Official Singles Chart in full
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They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.