Drake's Scorpion gets its claws into Number 1 for a second week

Plus, new entries from Years & Years and Tom Grennan.
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There's a sting in the tail for anyone who tried to take on Drake this week – the Canadian rapper celebrates a second week at the top of the Official Albums Chart with Scorpion.

As last week, streaming has a big part to play in Scorpion's success, making up 90% of the album's sales total over the last seven days.

With The Greatest Showman moving back up one place to Number 2, the highest new entry this week belongs to Years & Years, whose sophomore album Palo Santo goes straight in at 3. Check out the Official Top 40 biggest albums of 2018 so far here.

New entries and high climbers

Congratulations to singer-songwriter Tom Grennan, who scores his very first Official Albums Chart Top 10 with debut Lighting Matches new at 5 – plus he tops the Official Vinyl Albums Chart and is Number 1 album in independent record stores this week.

There's a big boost for the cast recording of the original Mamma Mia! movie, which rockets 24 slots to Number 17 in anticipation of the sequel coming out next week, and Snow Patrol's Wildness leaps 11 places to break back into the Top 20 at 18, while Little Mix's Glory Days rebounds 10 spots to Number 29

A number of albums make a reappearance in the lower reaches of the Top 40. Saying hello again are: Queen's Greatest Hits, up 11 to 35; Stoney from Post Malone rises 17 slots to 36; Fleetwood Mac's Rumours (37); (What's The Story) Morning Glory (38), David Bowie's Legacy (39); and Taylor Swift's Reputation rounds things off at Number 40.

View this week's Top 100 Official Albums Chart in full

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Piran

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Drake's new album isn't bad, but I only tracks I really like from it are: 'Don't Matter To Me', 'In My Feelings' & 'Nonstop'. I'd still take 'The Greatest Showman' over 'Scorpion' any day, but it'll be interesting to see how 'Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again' does next week (if it's even eligible to chart).