Ed Sheeran challenging himself for Number 1 on Official Singles Chart with Visiting Hours

Plus new releases from Tion Wayne & ArrDee and Clinton Kane are set to make big entries on this week's Official Singles Chart.
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Ed Sheeran is challenging himself for the top spot as his new track Visiting Hours is on course to be this week’s highest new entry on the Official Singles Chart, currently at Number 3 on the Official Chart First Look.

The song was released last Thursday (August 19) in line with the announcement of his new album =, which follows on October 29. Ed’s current Number 1 Bad Habits remains in pole position, followed by The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber’s Stay.

Dance hit Talk About by Rain Radio and DJ Craig Gorman looks set to climb for a ninth consecutive week, so far up two spots to Number 7, and Tones & I could enter the Top 10 with TikTok favourite Fly Away, up two places to Number 9.

Outside the Top 10, Joel Corry & Jax Jones’ Out Out Charli XCX and Saweetie is making big moves this week, lifting seven rungs to Number 11.

Two more new releases are on course to land in this week’s Top 20: Tion Wayne & ArrDee’s drill cut Wid It, and Australian singer-songwriter Clinton Kane looks certain to make his UK Top 40 debut with I Guess I’m In Love, new at 19.

Official Chart First Look - August 22, 2021

LW CURRENT TITLE ARTIST
1 1 BAD HABITS ED SHEERAN
2 2 STAY KID LAROI & JUSTIN BIEBER
NEW 3 VISITING HOURS ED SHEERAN
4 4 BLACK MAGIC JONASU
3 5 REMEMBER BECKY HILL & DAVID GUETTA
5 6 HAPPIER THAN EVER BILLIE EILISH
9 7 TALK ABOUT RAIN RADIO/DJ CRAIG GORMAN
7 8 INDUSTRY BABY LIL NAS X & JACK HARLOW
11 9 FLY AWAY TONES & I
6 10 WASTED DIGGA D FT ARRDEE
18 11 OUT OUT JOEL CORRY/JONES/CHARLI XCX
8 12 CLASH DAVE FT STORMZY
14 13 KISS MY (UH OH) ANNE-MARIE & LITTLE MIX
12 14 NEED TO KNOW DOJA CAT
13 15 TRAITOR OLIVIA RODRIGO
NEW 16 WID IT TION WAYNE & ARRDEE
15 17 TAKE MY BREATH WEEKND
16 18 GOOD 4 U OLIVIA RODRIGO
NEW 19 I GUESS I'M IN LOVE CLINTON KANE
17 20 ESSENCE WIZKID FT TEMS

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thierry henon

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I really hope TONES & I can make it to the Top 10 this Friday!

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thierry henon

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I was so expected BECKY HILL to reach the Top 2 position this week..She climbed the single chart so fast over the last few weeks..i even thought she had good chance for the number 1 spot!! Let's hope next week then?!

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thierry henon

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As much as i dislike ED SHEERAN last few single sand being such an overrated singer, i got to say i really like his last 2 singles, the number 1: BAD HABITS has such some 80's vibe and the new single VISITING HOURS is just beautiful!! And i no longer am a fan of Ed!!

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thierry henon

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Glad to see JOEL CORRY having another single getting close to the Top 10!! For me OUT OUT is so much better than BED which was already a good single!! When is Joel released his first album??

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thierry henon

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Didn't expect to see LIZZO dropping already from the Top 20!!

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afrog

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ed blocking good songs from the chart

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Piran

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‘Take My Breath’ is underperforming a lot & I’m really disappointed about that! :(

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PN

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Don't worry, The Weeknd usually takes time to properly rise up the charts, so it will come, don't worry :)

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Will

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It'll be a slow burner

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Piran

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Hopefully! I think 'Blinding Lights' had a similar chart run in its first month & look how big that became, haha. :)

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Piran

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I'm hoping it'll end up doing what 'Blinding Lights' did! :P

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Will

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And look at how long Save Your Tears took to reach it's #2 peak

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Piran

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Yeah, so hopefully 'Take My Breath' will perform in a similar way. :)

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Piran

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Sad to see ‘Remember’ fall back, but it did incredibly well to peak inside the Top 3. :)

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Piran

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It’s looking like ‘Bad Habits’ will tie ‘Drivers License’ as the longest #1 of 2021 so far this coming week! :O

I don’t mind the former at all, but I definitely prefer the latter.

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afrog

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Don't like either:P

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Piran

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Which one do you hate the least then? :P

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PN

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The really really annoying thing is that Bad Habits is very catchy, but 9 weeks and tying Drivers Licence is yet another piece of Ed dominance that I am just so tired of...

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crunch2k

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I really didn't like Drivers License and didn't get the hype for it :/ so I'm happy to see Bad Habits tie with it

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Piran

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Fair enough! Each to their own. :)

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Piran

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Yeah, that's exactly my thoughts on it too. :/

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afrog

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Drivers license

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Piran

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I agree! :P