Sir Paul McCartney takes on Eminem for this week's Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart
Sir Paul McCartney is taking on Eminem for the Number 1 spot on this week's Official Albums Chart.
The music icon's 18th solo album Egypt Station - released last Friday - is at Number 2 in the Official Chart Update, chasing Eminem, who is currently holding on to the top spot with Kamikaze.
McCartney's new album sees him team up with host of top pop producers, including Greg Kurstin (Lily Allen, Kylie Minogue, Adele) and One Republic's Ryan Tedder (Taylor Swift, Beyoncé) on single Fuh You.
In 2016 Official Charts presented McCartney with a Record Breaker award as the UK's most successful albums artist of all time, including his solo work and records with The Beatles.
New entries and high climbers
Four more new releases are on track for a Top 10 debut this week. Spiritualized are looking good to land their first Top 10 collection in 17 years with new album And Nothing Hurt (6), Paul Simon's In The Blue Light - a collection of re-recordings of select lesser-known songs from his catalogue - is at 7, T.Rex box set Gold starts at 8, and Maryland rockers Clutch could score their highest charting album yet in the UK with Book Of Bad Decisions (10).
Currently just outside the Top 10 at Number 12 is a Live At The Royal Album Hall orchestral album by rock band Alter Bridge, and Lenny Kravitz's 11th album Raise Vibration opens at 13.
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Further down, Paul Carrack's These Days (18), Teleman's Family Of Aliens (19), and a reissue of Led Zeppelin's 1976 live album The Song Remains The Same (20) could all make a Top 20 debut this Friday.
Following the tragic passing of US rapper Mac Miller over the weekend, his latest album Swimming is set to reach a new peak this week, currently at 23. More on this here.
Finally, Soft Cell boxset Keychains & Snowstorms (30), and Yes' Live At The Apollo album (32) could both be entering this week's Official Albums Chart Top 40.
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Brian Quinn
It's high time Paul McCartney retired.
Kyle Hitchens
He's a little busy bringing joy to millions with sold out shows and promoting critically acclaimed big selling albums. Maybe you should retire from internet comments.
Piran
'Kamikaze' is probably going to stay at #1 given its huge streaming numbers, but it would be so good to see Sir Paul McCartney with a #1 album in 2018! :)
Sint John Smith Jones
Paul has got his #1 album in 2018, he captured the number one spot on the Billboard Album chart.
Congrats Paul, finally back to the top spot! 36 years after Tug of War, more than 54 years after his first number one album with the Beatles: Meet the Beatles. 👏🎉💐🕺🎸
Piran
Yeah, I saw that he was #1 in the US last night. Very happy to see that in a year dominated by mostly forgettable rap.