TayTay is outpacing its rivals in the UK chart race.
Taylor Swift album surprise release Folklore (EMI) has reached the top of the table in the middle of the week, and is outperforming the rest of the Top 5 combined, reports the Official Graphics Company.
Swift’s eighth and final album was the most downloaded and streamed LP over the weekend, according to the OCC, and is on track to become the UK’s fifth No. 1 pop star after Red (2012) 1989 (2014) Reputation (2017) and Lover (2019).
As previously reported, three songs from the new set are tracking the Top 10 debuts on the UK’s official singles chart, led by “Cardigan” at no. # 4 (“Exile” with Bon Iver is at # 7 in the letter’s official update and “The 1” begins at # 9).
Folklore You should enjoy another graphic bump in the coming months when it is widely released in physical formats.
Ranked # 2 in the midweek poll is the 11th study effort by Irish pop veteran Ronan Keating. Twenty Twenty (Decca) It is the best-selling CD in the middle of the week on the charts. Keating, a former Boyzone member, has eight solo Top 10 albums to his credit.
Meanwhile, Bob Marley and The Wailers Legend (Tuff Gong) explodes 20-5 after the release of the classic vinyl record album.
With 936 weeks on the chart, Legend # 2 on the UK’s Top 100 Streaks of All Time list behind ABBA Gold (952 via Polydor) and ahead of Queen’s Great Successes (904 via Virgin).
American eclectic artist Fiona Apple could catch her first entry in the UK Top 10 with Bring the bolt cutters (Epic). It is currently at number 9 after its release in physical formats. Bolt cutters it leaned to number 33 in April as a digital-only release.
Finally, American rapper Logic (Def Jam) should go all out with his final album, No pressure. It is at number 10 on the midweek chart.
In singles chart career, Joel Corry and MNEK’s summer dance song “Head & Heart” (Asylum / Perfect Havoc) maintain their lead over Jawsh 685 and “Savage Love (Laxed -Siren Beat)” (RCA ) by Jawsh 685 and Jason Derulo.
The UK’s official singles and album charts are released on Friday local time.
