Coldplay and Adele go head to head on this week's Official Albums Chart

It's a close race to the finish line!
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It’s the battle of the behemoths as Coldplay fight it out with Adele for the top spot on this week’s Official Albums Chart.

Coldplay’s seventh album A Head Full of Dreams is currently in the lead with mammoth sales so far of just under 160,000. But with a lead over Adele’s 25 (2) of just 2,000 combined sales, their victory by Friday remains to be seen.

MORE: See this week's Top 100 Official Albums Chart Update in full

There is little change in the rest of the Top 5; Elvis Presley’s If I Can Dream is at 3, Justin Bieber’s Purpose is at 4 and Jess Glynne’s I Cry When I Laugh is set for a 16th consecutive week in the Top 10, currently at 5.

New entries and high climbers

New entry Love, Sax and Flashbacks – the debut album by Fleur East – looks set to dive straight into the Top 10, currently at Number 7, and Sigma’s debut album Life starts at Number 19. The collection includes their five Top 40 singles, including the Number 1s Nobody To Love and Changing ft. Paloma Faith.

Bette Midler’s new album A Gift Of Love goes in at 25, YouTube star Troye Sivan opens at 30 with Blue Neighbourhood, and Rush’s R40 – Live lands at 31.  

Finally, Bruce Springsteen’s The Ties That Bind – River Collection (33) and Jools Holland and Ruby Turner’s collaborative album Jools & Ruby (35) could earn a place in this week’s Top 40. 

See this week's Top 100 Official Albums Chart Update

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Toni Antunovic

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Both records are so slow.

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Davinia1

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Nobody is gonna tell me what to listen and what not. I'd rather Coldplay any day over Adele.

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Brian Quinn

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Adele will be No.1.

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Ricky Beltrán Araús

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Coldplay will be #1

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Bill X

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Coldplay's reign over the itune charts has just ended in uk and in almost every big market in the world... Adele is again #1 everywher...bad for them.. they won't have a 7th #1 album ...

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Davinia1

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Brian&Bill are the same person right?boy you have 0 imagination.By the way I haven't heard the last of Adele.Rolling in the deep was the only one I've heard of her and it's enough for me her voice it's pretty boring and listen she is trend right now that's why she is selling all those albums I mean she is not Celine Dion.Finally I don't care if she remains on the top she is never gonna be in my IPod😉.

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Bill X

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I don't know who Brian is..., I only use this account unlike you...
Point #1: Adele doesnt care beingour iPod she is the best selling artist of the 21st sentury... Only 3 albus -> 50million sales
Point #2: If you consider Adele boring go listen to Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, Nicki Minaj and such trash!
Point #3: You havent even listened her album and you say that she is selling only because she is a trend right now.. :O
Point #4: What was it that offended you about my comment? Are you a 13-year-old new coldplay fan who finds their new shallow music "not-boriing" unlike Adele's masterpieces?
GET A LIFE! Adele is the best sellng artist out there so just get used to it cause it's gonna last!

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Davinia1

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Masterpieces hahahaha😂😂😂😂😂.Listening to Taylor is good idea though.

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Bill X

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I've understood the type of quality of music that you like!!! anyway, there's no need to talk with you .. you are so pressed with Adele's success...just relax and enjoy music!

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Davinia1

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I don't care this lady I'm not interested in her music the only reason I commented is because you were also talking about Coldplay

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Alexander

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a very good idea. gonna do that now but which one of her 5 amazing selling lps will i play. love the new coldplay lp.

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BABY DOLLARD

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well said Davinia1....for God's sake bill...get a life....Davinia just made her point across...don't need to be so arrogant....by the way adele is overrated....she is not and will never be Celine Dion...whitney Houston or Mariah carey!! Fair enough she has a great voice but her singles are boring!! no tune, no great chorus....she just sings with a good voice but none of her songs are memorable!!

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MusicFan2017

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Of course she will never be Celine Dion, Whitney Houston or Mariah Carey....she's Adele....why would she want to be known as the new "insert female legend here" instead of becoming a legend herself? Also you saying her voice is boring doesn't mean She wont be successful because clearly she is regardless of how you feel towards her music. I find her music beautiful and so do others. There are people who don't like the 3 female artists you mentioned (not me ofc i love them all) but opinion is opinion. Using the term "overrated" never makes sense to me because you are pretty much saying that people should share your opinion of her and not like her music. Everyone has different tastes and that's ok.

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Bill X

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There's no way Coldplay will hold the #1 spot... After the hype of the first days it will start plummeting fast.. I predict Adele will end up with a +++300k while Coldplay would barely pass 220k..
'25' will now get 5xPlatinum both in USA&UK in 3 weeks... INCONCEIVABLE!

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Davinia1

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You came here to type all these things because you are worry and off that someone take the top spot of Adele at least for two days but they did it and you can't change that.

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Bill X

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Yeah what an achievemeent..... they surpassed her in digital sales for 2 whole days! congrats to them... What I know is that in the long run, '25' will sell more than 20 mil worldwilde while Coldplay's AHFOD will be luckyto sell 1 or 2 mils...

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Davinia1

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Listen Bill Coldplay has been in the music bussiness for over 18 years has won so many awards sold millones of records though the years they have filled stadiums.So this is her time to shine😉

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MusicFan2017

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What is he worried about? The article is about who might take the no.1 spot this week, so its obvious people in the comment section will give their opinion on the matter. Should he say coldplay will be no.1 just because you want him to?

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BABY DOLLARD

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well said Davinia1....for God's sake bill...get a life....Davinia just made her point across...don't need to be so arrogant....by the way adele is overrated....she is not and will never be Celine Dion...whitney Houston or Mariah carey!! Fair enough she has a great voice but her singles are boring!! no tune, no great chorus....she just sings with a good voice but none of her songs are memorable

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Davinia1

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You haven't understood right?I was trying to say that I don't care who is on the top for me Coldplay is much better than Adele my opinion Get it?

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MusicStan_1997

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I love Adele but I really hope Coldplay can get to No.1, even if it's just for one week. I bought A Head Full Of Dreams on Friday and it's a fantastic album, a well deserved No.1

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Bill X

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AHFOD is by far their worst album imo... I used to like coldplay's songs like 'Scientist','Clocks','Viva la vida' but after that they went really popish in a bad way!

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MusicStan_1997

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I don't think Coldplay have a worst album but Ghost Stories is the one I listen to the least. I really like this new album, it's got some great standout tracks. I do wish they would do another album like A Rush Of Blood To The Head, that's my favourite album from them.

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Bill X

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As an old fan, I was reaally dissapointed to say the least! I don't like the way Coldplay are now all maistream and pop... I usd to lik the when they produced rock alternative quality music!