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Can Ed Sheeran defend a second week at Number 1 from Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding?
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After becoming Ed Sheeran’s 14th Number 1 single last week, Eyes Closed will have to defend its position at the top of the Official Singles Chart, as Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding fight to overtake it.
On Friday, Ed's newest single - produced by Max Martin, Shellback and Fred again.. - debuted at Number 1, ending Miley Cyrus' 10 week long reign with Flowers.
Ed now draws level with Cliff Richard and Westlife as the act with third-most chart-toppers in UK chart history. As it stands, only Elvis (21) and The Beatles (17) have more Number 1s.
Adding to that, Ed now also has the fifth-most Top 10 entries of any artist in Official Charts history. So it was a very impressive week overall.
But this could all change by Friday. As it stands at the midweek mark, less than 1,000 chart units stand between Eyes Closed (1) and Miracle (2) but who’s crowned the UK’s Number 1 single this Friday is up to you.
Mimi Webb’s Red Flags could claim a brand-new peak this week (11), while Jax Jones & Calum Scott’s Whistle (13), Mae Stephens’ If We Ever Broke Up (14) and Switch Disco & Ella Henderson’s React (15) could all see major lifts.
This week’s highest new entry could belong to BLACKPINK member Jisoo, who seeks to make her solo debut on the UK charts with Flower (23). She would become the first member of the girl group – also including Rosé, Jennie and Lisa - to score a solo Top 40 hit.
Jisoo's success with Flower could see a definitive turn of the tide in the UK's embrace of K-pop stars; on Friday, BTS member Jimin became the first member of the supergroup to claim a solo Top 10 single with Like Crazy.
Official Chart First Look Top 20 - April 2 2023
| LW | POS | TITLE | ARTIST |
| 1 | 1 | EYES CLOSED | ED SHEERAN |
| 3 | 2 | MIRACLE | CALVIN HARRIS/ELLIE GOULDING |
| 2 | 3 | FLOWERS | MILEY CYRUS |
| 4 | 4 | PEOPLE | LIBIANCA |
| 6 | 5 | CALM DOWN | REMA |
| 9 | 6 | AS IT WAS | HARRY STYLES |
| 7 | 7 | CEILINGS | LIZZY MCALPINE |
| 14 | 8 | GREEN GREEN GRASS | GEORGE EZRA |
| 11 | 9 | CREEPIN' | METRO BOOMIN/WEEKND/21 SAVAGE |
| 10 | 10 | BOY'S A LIAR | PINKPANTHERESS |
| 13 | 11 | RED FLAGS | MIMI WEBB |
| 12 | 12 | US AGAINST THE WORLD | STRANDZ |
| 22 | 13 | WHISTLE | JAX JONES/CALUM SCOTT |
| 16 | 14 | IF WE EVER BROKE UP | MAE STEPHENS |
| 26 | 15 | REACT | SWITCH DISCO & ELLA HENDERSON |
| 17 | 16 | KILL BILL | SZA |
| 27 | 17 | MOTHER | MEGHAN TRAINOR |
| 20 | 18 | ANTI-HERO | TAYLOR SWIFT |
| 5 | 19 | DIE FOR YOU | WEEKND |
| 19 | 20 | HEAVEN | NIALL HORAN |
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Smith Smyth
Calvin and Ellie please! Not the most overrated "artist" in all time and memoriam. He had his week now he can off!
🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜
sadly no tyler, the creator but i expect him to be in the top 30!
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HazDaSprinter
Hope so! 🤞
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HazDaSprinter
https://media2.giphy.com/media/k5fq6egv841gyva7lq/giphy.gif
THIS GUY CAN GET OUT
🧡 oliviasnoodles 🍜
init!! his music stinks
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HazDaSprinter
1 year for Harry Styles, wow. How much boring it's getting I'll admit, this is impressive.
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River
We were so close to having As it was going back on ACR, it was on 2WD until it increased last week....
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River
We were so close to having As it was going back on ACR, it was on 2WD until it increased last week...
Piran
'Whistle' & especially 'React' in the Top 20 is a pleasant surprise! 😊
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River
I assume Miracle will take it, its #1 on spotify + the first look usually has streaming data missing
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HazDaSprinter
Even if it won't, it could be Ed's last anyway.
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HazDaSprinter
Nice to see React and Whistle in the Top 20. The dance era begins.
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HazDaSprinter
I don't think anyone exactly expected Meghan Trainor in the Top 20.
Aqua
FLOWERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
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HazDaSprinter
I was really expecting Tyler, The Creator to be here.
Piran
'Green Green Grass' back in the Top 10 again? 😭
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HazDaSprinter
It was due to go on acr this week aswell....
Piran
It always gets reset after 2WD! 😩
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HazDaSprinter
Glad Strandz still holds on to the Top 20, I feared it would drop out. Good on him.
Piran
'Miracle' less than 1000 combined sales away? Let's go! 😍
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HazDaSprinter
It could make it, Ed doesn't have the potential to hold on..
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Conor
yeah hes behind on streaming and there wont be cd singles helping this week so it should be in for the taking for cal/ell
Piran
Ed's streams & sales seem a lot weaker compared to previous singles. 🤔
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HazDaSprinter
This is the time of year when all the dance tracks try to creep in the Top 20, and most of them are successful. Even if Ed makes a second week, it could be his last. Calvin Harris has both iTunes and Spotify in his hands.