Eminem on course to claim ninth UK Number 1 single on the Official Singles Chart

Plus singles by Craig David, Sigrid and Camila Cabello are set for big climbs on this week's Official Singles Chart.
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Eminem could be claiming his ninth UK Number 1 single this week as his latest single River sets course for the top spot on the Official Singles Chart.

The rapper's current track features Ed Sheeran and is taken from his latest album Revival, which topped the Official Albums Chart last month.

After three weeks at Number 2, River is set to topple Ed Sheeran's Perfect (2) from the top spot, currently 3,000 downloads and streaming equivalent sales ahead at the halfway stage of the chart week.

Eminem already claims the most Number 1 singles for a rap artist in the UK and could extend that record to nine this Friday (Jan 19). Eminem's previous Number 1s are: The Real Slim Shady (2000), Stan (2000), Without Me (2002), Lose Yourself (2002), Just Lose It (2004), Like Toy Soldiers (2005), Smack That (2006, with Akon), and The Monster (2013, with Rihanna).

Meanwhile, Craig David is set to leap up the Top 10 with I Know You ft. Bastille, currently up seven places to Number 3, Ramz's Barking holds firm at 4, and Jason Derulo's Tip Toe is currently up seven places and on track to break the Top 10 at Number 5.

New entries and high climbers

Two more singles are set to make their Top 10 debut this week: Jax Jones' Breathe ft. Ina Wroldsen jumps from 14 to Number 6, and Sigrid's Strangers vaults 86 places to Number 8 following her BBC Sound Of 2018 win.

Camila Cabello's latest effort Never Be The Same edges closer to the Top 10, up 16 spots to 13, Portugal The Man's Feel It Still lifts 11 places to 21, and Dua Lipa's IDGAF has so far climbed 12 places this week to Number 26.

Further down, BRITs Critics' Choice winner Jorja Smith could make her Top 40 debut with Let Me Down ft. Stormzy at Number 35, Andra Day's 2015 single Rise Up re-enters at 37 after its appearance on The Voice UK over the weekend, and rising star Tom Walker moves 13 places to 39 with Leave A Light On. 

Check out the Official Top 40 biggest songs of 2017 here, including Ed Sheeran, Little Mix, J Hus and Clean Bandit.

View this week's Top 100 Official Singles Chart Update in full

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michael anthony

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The Official Chart is becoming meaningless and predictable. As evidenced by the comment sbout this not including spotify. A recent lengthy article in the trade publications that Spotify is so manipulated by the industry, they realky decide who is going to the top, not the public. It's like payola, and if you don't know what that means, look it up.
From now on the OC will become predictable with the same artists. It's the same in the US. When Finesse and Filthy, two very mediocre singles go top ten and higher, the game is on. Streaming, which is nothing more than manipulated radio, should be discounted in value, or, done away with. Back to the drawing boards if you REALLY want songs that peopke REALLY listen to

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Lee Moore

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Meaningless chart as Spotify data for Fri Sat and Sun is missing 🤷🏻‍♂️

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Foxes

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Is it actually? That would seriously explain a lot, as this chart looks nothing like I was expecting, and much more closely resembles the iTunes charts over the past few days, and not a blend of the iTunes and Spotify charts like it usually looks like.

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Mark Willmott

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If this is the case then what’s the point of a chart update when Spotify makes such a difference to the final chart?!

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TaylorJM

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What's happened to spotify? I noticed the daily global streaming count seemed a lot lower for all artists, the last couple of days

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Piran

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This is an eventful week for sure!
It's good to see 'River' finally set to dethrone 'Perfect', but I love seeing both 'Strangers' & 'Breathe' hit the Top 10 & I think 'Never Be The Same' could have a chance before Friday too.
I love seeing all of those gains & new arrivals lower down in the Top 40, especially 'Feel It Still' in the former category! :D