Ed Sheeran denies 5 Seconds Of Summer this week's Number 1 album

Ed Sheeran keeps mid-week leaders 5 Seconds Of Summer off the top of the Official Albums Chart.

Ed Sheeran has held onto the Number 1 spot on the Official Albums Chart, overhauling 5 Seconds Of Summer who claimed an initial lead on Wednesday’s midweeks.

Ed’s second studio album X, which is pronounced as ‘multiply’, last week became the UK’s fastest selling album of 2014 so far, selling 182,000 copies during its opening week. It has since gone on to sell an additional 93,000 in the last seven days, brining its tally to 275,000. X is now the UK’s fourth biggest selling album of 2014 so far behind Ellie Goulding’s Halcyon (Number 3), Paolo Nutini’s Caustic Love (2) and Coldplay’s Ghost Stories (1).

Ed told OfficialCharts.com: "Just heard the news that my album is at Number 1 again this week! And to hear that every track from it is doing so well on streaming is great too. Thank you to everyone that's been enjoying it, however you're doing so."

Aussie four-piece 5 Seconds of Summer - Luke Hemmings (vocals / guitar), Michael Clifford (guitar), Calum Hood (vocals) and Ashton Irwin (drums) – will still be celebrating tonight though as they claim the highest new entry on this week’s Official Albums Chart. The group’s debut offering, which includes their Top 5 hits Don’t Stop and She Looks So Perfect, is new in at Number 2 today.

Following his performance at last weekend’s Glastonbury festival, 21-year-old singer/songwriter George Ezra enters at Number 3 today with his debut album, Wanted On Voyage, while the Glastonbury effect is also felt by country queen Dolly Parton. Following her much talked about Pyramid Stage performance last Sunday, Dolly’s latest album, Blue Smoke, climbs three places to Number 4 today to bag her a personal best – Dolly’s highest charting UK album to date, beating her 2007 greatest hits collection, The Very Best Of, which peaked at Number 8.

Sam Smith’s former chart topper, In The Lonely Hour (Number 5), completes this week’s Top 5.

New Entries and High Climbers

Singer/songwriter David Gray is new in at Number 10 with his tenth album, Mutineers, while folk group Bellowhead enter two places behind him with their fifth album, Revival (Number 12).

Following the fifth anniversary of his death, Michael Jackson’s Bad has re-entered the Top 40 as fans pay tribute to the late King Of Pop. The 1987 album, which is the ninth biggest seller of all time, is at 15 today.

Meanwhile, John Barrowman scores his fifth Top 40 album with his latest collection, You Raise Me Up (Number 16), and US rapper Trey Songz debuts one place behind him with his sixth album, Trigga (17). 

After their headline set at last weekend’s Glastonbury festival, Metallica’s 1991 self-titled album (AKA The Black Album) climbs 23 places to re-enter the UK Top 40 at 26, while Settle, by fellow Glastonbury stars Disclosure, is up 92 places to 27 today.

And finally, Monty Python’s Sings (Again) completes this week’s Top 40 new entries. The expanded edition of the comedy troupe’s 1989 album enters at 35.

The Official Albums Chart Top 10 is as follows. Click here to see the Official Albums Chart Top 100 in full after 7pm.

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