Post Malone and Camila Cabello are battling for this week's Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart

Plus there are new entries from Liam Gallagher, Giggs and Sam Smith in this week's Official Chart Update.
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After dethroning Sam Smith last week, Post Malone is facing strong competition himself in the race for Number 1 on this week's Official Singles Chart. 

The US rapper's latest track Rockstar ft. 21 Savage keeps a narrow lead in the Official Chart Update, just 1,000 combined sales ahead of Camila Cabello, who lifts a place to Number 2 with Havana. With four more days until this week's Official Singles Chart reveal, can the Cuban-born singer overtake to claim her first Number 1? 

Meanwhile, Sam Smith's Too Good At Goodbyes drops a place to 3, Dua Lipa's New Rules holds at 4, and Avicii's Lonely Together ft. Rita Ora remains at 5.

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New entries and high climbers

London rapper Stefflon Don is on track to land her first Top 10 this Friday - Hurtin' Me ft. French Montana is up three places to 8, and J Balvin's summer smash Mi Gente - recently re-worked with Beyonce - jumps five places to 9. 

Maroon 5 are on the cusp of landing their tenth UK Top 10 with What Lovers Do ft. SZA, currently up seven spots to 11, Ed Sheeran's Perfect ascends six places to 13, and Liam Gallagher's For What It's Worth is set to make its Top 40 debut following the release of his new album, As You Were. The song currently re-enters at 23 after previously debuting at 46 in August. 

Further down, London rapper Giggs could earn his first Top 40 hit this week with Linguo ft. Donaeo, which opens at Number 28 and Sam Smith lands at 34 with Pray, a taster of his upcoming album, The Thrill Of It All.

Finally, British DJ duo CamelPhat and electronic artist Elderbrook could crack the Top 40 after a six week climb up the Top 100 with Cola, currently up ten places to 39.  

View the Top 100 Official Singles Chart Update in full

Article image: Scott Garfitt/REX/Shutterstock (Post Malone)

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TAYLOR

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Both songs .

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I Am A Stegosaurus

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Both terrible artists, even worse than Sam Smith. Whole top 5 tbh.

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Alfred Lock

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I've heard it and couldn't bear more than a minute of it!Why? Because it appears to the case of a record stuck with a scratch in it all the way through with just one line over and over. That drives me round the twist and can hardly be original."Havana has more of a chance being another successful year of the Latin revival.

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Jaime Aparecido

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Maybe it's because the Youtube version puts the chorus on repeat. The single is not complete there.

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Alfred Lock

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Youtube should get their act together and not make it annoying unless there are copyright issues

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Piran

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I'm not surprised to see 'Rockstar' stay out in front; sales are still increasing & streaming remains huge for it!
I'd love see 'Havana' become a future #1 though & it's that close behind that it certainly has a chance.
I'm not really too pleased with either of the two new Top 10 arrivals, although 'Mi Gente' was expected to return to the Top 10 last week & that never happened, so hopefully the same happens this Friday. 'Hurtin' Me' is a more tolerable listen, but it's simply generic.
I hope 'What Lovers Do' & 'Perfect' keep gaining & I don't think I've actually heard any of the predicted Top 40 debuts yet.

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I Am A Stegosaurus

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Yeah, I would like to see Perfect AT #1.