James Arthur is on the edge of securing his first Number 1 album
The comeback kid James Arthur has already conquered the Official Singles Chart in 2016; is the Official Albums Chart next?
In today's update, we can reveal that James' second studio album Back from the Edge is edging out The Courteeners for the Number 1 spot, 6,000 combined chart sales ahead at the midweek stage. Click here for James Arthur's complete UK chart history.
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Back from the Edge features James' Number 1 single Say You Won't Let Go, which spent three weeks at Number 1 on the Official UK Singles Chart as well as topping the charts in Australia and Sweden.
If Back from the Edge can hold onto its lead by Friday, it will be James' first Number 1 album. His eponymous debut album peaked at Number 2.
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James' nearest rivals The Courteeners start at Number 2 with their fifth studio album Mapping The Rendezvous, which is on course to become their fifth Top 10 and highest ever entry. Last week's record-setting Number 1 Wonder of You by Elvis Presley has slipped to 3, and Madness' 11th studio album Can't Touch Us Now is new at 4.
MORE: Check out this week's Official Top 100 Albums Chart Update in full here
New entries and high climbers
Jack Savoretti's Sleep No More opens at Number 6, just ahead of Avenged Sevenfold's surprise release The Stage (8) and a re-entry for Robbie Williams' Greatest Hits (9). Roy Orbison's The Ultimate Collection and Daniel O'Donnell's I Have A Dream are also set for big new entries this week, eyeing Numbers 10 and 11 respectively.
LeAnn Rimes is set to make a return to the albums Top 40 for the first time in nine years this week with Remnants (12), BBCPointless presenter Alexander Armstrong opens at 14 with Upon A Different Shore (14), UK rapper Mic Righteous is at 20 Dreamland, and Black Sabbath’s The Ultimate Collection starts at 23.
More albums set to enter this week’s Top 40 come courtesy of David Gray's The Best Of (24) and Testament's Brotherhood of the Snake (25). Empire of the Sun are also bound for a third Top 40 album with Two Vines at 28.
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Tove Lo could potentially nab a second Top 40 collection with Lady Wood, currently at 34, and finally, Answer are eyeing a third Top 40 entry with Solas (37).
See this week's Top 100 Official Albums Chart Update in full
Remind yourself of every Official UK Number 1 album of 2016 so far below:
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Alfred Lock
JAMES WILL DO IT LIKE IT OR NOT BUT HE WILL HAVE TO MAKE WAY INEVITABLY FOR ROBBIE WILLIAMS WHO HAS NEVER FAILED WITH ALL HIS STUDIO RELEASES TO DATE.
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Neil Kelly
Madness for number one. I know it won't happen though only tripe usually gets to the coverted position!
Jeanne Curi
For those who have not heard the new album from James, I recommend you hear soon, loved every letter, every word, every line, every estrfe, and finally each of his songs, and even now I can not stop listening, he did one work of genius, a stroke of master and of course very supported by family, love and his loyal army JArmys Fans, I'm from Brazil and I can not wait to pass James here, I feel too proud for our angel boy, who today I call hurricane conquering every day more audience around the charism and to give a full body heart and soul, with intoxicants and emotive vocals, so we love him so much !!!
And I have said !!