%20--%3e%3csvg%20version='1.1'%20id='svg606'%20width='320'%20height='320'%20viewBox='0%200%20320%20320'%20sodipodi:docname='BBC_Radio_1_White_Roundel_RGB(1).eps'%20xmlns:inkscape='http://www.inkscape.org/namespaces/inkscape'%20xmlns:sodipodi='http://sodipodi.sourceforge.net/DTD/sodipodi-0.dtd'%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20xmlns:svg='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3e%3cdefs%20id='defs610'%20/%3e%3csodipodi:namedview%20id='namedview608'%20pagecolor='%23ffffff'%20bordercolor='%23666666'%20borderopacity='1.0'%20inkscape:showpageshadow='2'%20inkscape:pageopacity='0.0'%20inkscape:pagecheckerboard='0'%20inkscape:deskcolor='%23d1d1d1'%20showgrid='false'%20/%3e%3cg%20id='g614'%20inkscape:groupmode='layer'%20inkscape:label='Page%201'%20transform='matrix(1.3333333,0,0,-1.3333333,-160,479.99998)'%3e%3cg%20id='g616'%20transform='scale(0.1)'%3e%3cpath%20d='m%202667.94,1584.35%20h%20-344.69%20v%201256.97%20c%20-62.84,-32.17%20-126.03,-65.12%20-189.58,-98.8%20-63.59,-33.72%20-123.74,-66.63%20-180.39,-98.82%20v%20317.11%20c%2061.25,35.24%20129.44,72.4%20204.52,111.46%2075.04,39.07%20153.96,78.49%20236.69,118.36%20h%20273.45%20z%20M%202400,3600%20c%20-662.74,0%20-1200,-537.26%20-1200,-1200%200,-662.74%20537.26,-1200%201200,-1200%20662.74,0%201200,537.26%201200,1200%200,662.74%20-537.26,1200%20-1200,1200'%20style='fill:%23000000;fill-opacity:1;fill-rule:nonzero;stroke:none'%20id='path618'%20/%3e%3c/g%3e%3c/g%3e%3c/svg%3e){kind=small}
Can Morrissey topple Ed Sheeran from the Official Albums Chart summit?
%20Copyright%202023%20Fonticons,%20Inc.%20--%3e%3cpath%20d='M380.9%2097.1C339%2055.1%20283.2%2032%20223.9%2032c-122.4%200-222%2099.6-222%20222%200%2039.1%2010.2%2077.3%2029.6%20111L0%20480l117.7-30.9c32.4%2017.7%2068.9%2027%20106.1%2027h.1c122.3%200%20224.1-99.6%20224.1-222%200-59.3-25.2-115-67.1-157zm-157%20341.6c-33.2%200-65.7-8.9-94-25.7l-6.7-4-69.8%2018.3L72%20359.2l-4.4-7c-18.5-29.4-28.2-63.3-28.2-98.2%200-101.7%2082.8-184.5%20184.6-184.5%2049.3%200%2095.6%2019.2%20130.4%2054.1%2034.8%2034.9%2056.2%2081.2%2056.1%20130.5%200%20101.8-84.9%20184.6-186.6%20184.6zm101.2-138.2c-5.5-2.8-32.8-16.2-37.9-18-5.1-1.9-8.8-2.8-12.5%202.8-3.7%205.6-14.3%2018-17.6%2021.8-3.2%203.7-6.5%204.2-12%201.4-32.6-16.3-54-29.1-75.5-66-5.7-9.8%205.7-9.1%2016.3-30.3%201.8-3.7.9-6.9-.5-9.7-1.4-2.8-12.5-30.1-17.1-41.2-4.5-10.8-9.1-9.3-12.5-9.5-3.2-.2-6.9-.2-10.6-.2-3.7%200-9.7%201.4-14.8%206.9-5.1%205.6-19.4%2019-19.4%2046.3%200%2027.3%2019.9%2053.7%2022.6%2057.4%202.8%203.7%2039.1%2059.7%2094.8%2083.8%2035.2%2015.2%2049%2016.5%2066.6%2013.9%2010.7-1.6%2032.8-13.4%2037.4-26.4%204.6-13%204.6-24.1%203.2-26.4-1.3-2.5-5-3.9-10.5-6.6z'/%3e%3c/svg%3e)
%20Copyright%202023%20Fonticons,%20Inc.%20--%3e%3cpath%20d='M416%2032H31.9C14.3%2032%200%2046.5%200%2064.3v383.4C0%20465.5%2014.3%20480%2031.9%20480H416c17.6%200%2032-14.5%2032-32.3V64.3c0-17.8-14.4-32.3-32-32.3zM135.4%20416H69V202.2h66.5V416zm-33.2-243c-21.3%200-38.5-17.3-38.5-38.5S80.9%2096%20102.2%2096c21.2%200%2038.5%2017.3%2038.5%2038.5%200%2021.3-17.2%2038.5-38.5%2038.5zm282.1%20243h-66.4V312c0-24.8-.5-56.7-34.5-56.7-34.6%200-39.9%2027-39.9%2054.9V416h-66.4V202.2h63.7v29.2h.9c8.9-16.8%2030.6-34.5%2062.9-34.5%2067.2%200%2079.7%2044.3%2079.7%20101.9V416z'/%3e%3c/svg%3e)
%20Copyright%202023%20Fonticons,%20Inc.%20--%3e%3cpath%20d='M201.5%20305.5c-13.8%200-24.9-11.1-24.9-24.6%200-13.8%2011.1-24.9%2024.9-24.9%2013.6%200%2024.6%2011.1%2024.6%2024.9%200%2013.6-11.1%2024.6-24.6%2024.6zM504%20256c0%20137-111%20248-248%20248S8%20393%208%20256%20119%208%20256%208s248%20111%20248%20248zm-132.3-41.2c-9.4%200-17.7%203.9-23.8%2010-22.4-15.5-52.6-25.5-86.1-26.6l17.4-78.3%2055.4%2012.5c0%2013.6%2011.1%2024.6%2024.6%2024.6%2013.8%200%2024.9-11.3%2024.9-24.9s-11.1-24.9-24.9-24.9c-9.7%200-18%205.8-22.1%2013.8l-61.2-13.6c-3-.8-6.1%201.4-6.9%204.4l-19.1%2086.4c-33.2%201.4-63.1%2011.3-85.5%2026.8-6.1-6.4-14.7-10.2-24.1-10.2-34.9%200-46.3%2046.9-14.4%2062.8-1.1%205-1.7%2010.2-1.7%2015.5%200%2052.6%2059.2%2095.2%20132%2095.2%2073.1%200%20132.3-42.6%20132.3-95.2%200-5.3-.6-10.8-1.9-15.8%2031.3-16%2019.8-62.5-14.9-62.5zM302.8%20331c-18.2%2018.2-76.1%2017.9-93.6%200-2.2-2.2-6.1-2.2-8.3%200-2.5%202.5-2.5%206.4%200%208.6%2022.8%2022.8%2087.3%2022.8%20110.2%200%202.5-2.2%202.5-6.1%200-8.6-2.2-2.2-6.1-2.2-8.3%200zm7.7-75c-13.6%200-24.6%2011.1-24.6%2024.9%200%2013.6%2011.1%2024.6%2024.6%2024.6%2013.8%200%2024.9-11.1%2024.9-24.6%200-13.8-11-24.9-24.9-24.9z'/%3e%3c/svg%3e)
Ed Sheeran faces competition from Morrissey in the race to Number 1 on this week’s Official Albums Chart.
According to the Official Charts Company’s sales data, the 23-year-old singer/songwriter’s new studio album, X, is currently in pole position on today’s Update. However, Morrissey’s critically acclaimed, tenth solo album, World Peace Is None Of Your Business, is close behind with just 6,000 copies in it at this midway stage.
Sam Smith’s former chart topper, In The Lonely Hour (up one place to Number 3), trades places with Dolly Parton’s Blue Smoke (down one to 4), while London-based band Jungle look set to debut at Number 5 with their self-titled debut album.
New Entries
In addition to Morrissey’s World Peace Is None Of Your Business (Number 1) and Jungle’s Jungle (5), there are four other new entries on today’s Official Albums Chart Update.
Judas Priest look set to score their highest charting UK album in 34 years. The legendary heavy metal band’s 17th studio effort, Redeemer Of Souls, is currently at Number 8 on today’s Official Albums Chart Update. If they can hold on through to Sunday, it will become only their third Top 10 album on home turf, and highest charting album since the iconic British Steel, which peaked at Number 4 back in 1980.
Elsewhere, US political punks Rise Against are also on for a personal best with The Black Market (9), their previous best chart performance came courtesy of 2011’s Endgame which finished at Number 27.
And finally, Jason Mraz’s Yes! (12) and Slow Club’s Complete Surrender (32) complete this week’s new entries.
The Official Albums Chart Update Top 40 is as follows. The Official Albums Chart Top 100 will be posted in full, here, on Sunday at 7pm.
| 1 | X | ED SHEERAN |
| 2 | WORLD PEACE IS NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS | MORRISSEY |
| 3 | IN THE LONELY HOUR | SAM SMITH |
| 4 | BLUE SMOKE - THE BEST OF | DOLLY PARTON |
| 5 | JUNGLE | JUNGLE |
| 6 | WANTED ON VOYAGE | GEORGE EZRA |
| 7 | CAUSTIC LOVE | PAOLO NUTINI |
| 8 | REDEEMER OF SOULS | JUDAS PRIEST |
| 9 | THE BLACK MARKET | RISE AGAINST |
| 10 | GHOST STORIES | COLDPLAY |
| 11 | 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER | 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER |
| 12 | YES | JASON MRAZ |
| 13 | 2.009027778 | KASABIAN |
| 14 | FUTUROLOGY | MANIC STREET PREACHERS |
| 15 | HALCYON | ELLIE GOULDING |
| 16 | MEET THE VAMPS | VAMPS |
| 17 | A PERFECT CONTRADICTION | PALOMA FAITH |
| 18 | ULTRAVIOLENCE | LANA DEL REY |
| 19 | LIVE LIFE LIVING | EXAMPLE |
| 20 | THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP 2 | EMINEM |
| 21 | NIGHT VISIONS | IMAGINE DRAGONS |
| 22 | AM | ARCTIC MONKEYS |
| 23 | THE QUEEN IS DEAD | SMITHS |
| 24 | IF YOU WAIT | LONDON GRAMMAR |
| 25 | 1000 FORMS OF FEAR | SIA |
| 26 | HOMECOMING | NICOLA BENEDETTI |
| 27 | LOVE IN THE FUTURE | JOHN LEGEND |
| 28 | JAKE BUGG | JAKE BUGG |
| 29 | GOING BACK HOME | WILKO JOHNSON/ROGER DALTREY |
| 30 | THE 1975 | 1975 |
| 31 | THE TAKE OFF AND LANDING OF EVERYTHING | ELBOW |
| 32 | COMPLETE SURRENDER | SLOW CLUB |
| 33 | GIRL | PHARRELL WILLIAMS |
| 34 | LIQUID SPIRIT | GREGORY PORTER |
| 35 | THE HUNTING PARTY | LINKIN PARK |
| 36 | WHAT HAVE WE BECOME | PAUL HEATON & JACQUI ABBOTT |
| 37 | BAD BLOOD | BASTILLE |
| 38 | SUNNY SIDE UP | PAOLO NUTINI |
| 39 | + | ED SHEERAN |
| 40 | NEW EYES | CLEAN BANDIT |
© 2014 Official Charts Company. All rights reserved.
Join the conversation by joining the Official Charts community and dropping comment.
Already registered?
Log in
No account?
Register