Ed Sheeran challenging himself for Number 1 on Official Singles Chart with Visiting Hours
Ed Sheeran is challenging himself for the top spot as his new track Visiting Hours is on course to be this week’s highest new entry on the Official Singles Chart, currently at Number 3 on the Official Chart First Look.
The song was released last Thursday (August 19) in line with the announcement of his new album =, which follows on October 29. Ed’s current Number 1 Bad Habits remains in pole position, followed by The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber’s Stay.
Dance hit Talk About by Rain Radio and DJ Craig Gorman looks set to climb for a ninth consecutive week, so far up two spots to Number 7, and Tones & I could enter the Top 10 with TikTok favourite Fly Away, up two places to Number 9.
Outside the Top 10, Joel Corry & Jax Jones’ Out Out Charli XCX and Saweetie is making big moves this week, lifting seven rungs to Number 11.
Two more new releases are on course to land in this week’s Top 20: Tion Wayne & ArrDee’s drill cut Wid It, and Australian singer-songwriter Clinton Kane looks certain to make his UK Top 40 debut with I Guess I’m In Love, new at 19.
Official Chart First Look - August 22, 2021
| LW | CURRENT | TITLE | ARTIST |
| 1 | 1 | BAD HABITS | ED SHEERAN |
| 2 | 2 | STAY | KID LAROI & JUSTIN BIEBER |
| NEW | 3 | VISITING HOURS | ED SHEERAN |
| 4 | 4 | BLACK MAGIC | JONASU |
| 3 | 5 | REMEMBER | BECKY HILL & DAVID GUETTA |
| 5 | 6 | HAPPIER THAN EVER | BILLIE EILISH |
| 9 | 7 | TALK ABOUT | RAIN RADIO/DJ CRAIG GORMAN |
| 7 | 8 | INDUSTRY BABY | LIL NAS X & JACK HARLOW |
| 11 | 9 | FLY AWAY | TONES & I |
| 6 | 10 | WASTED | DIGGA D FT ARRDEE |
| 18 | 11 | OUT OUT | JOEL CORRY/JONES/CHARLI XCX |
| 8 | 12 | CLASH | DAVE FT STORMZY |
| 14 | 13 | KISS MY (UH OH) | ANNE-MARIE & LITTLE MIX |
| 12 | 14 | NEED TO KNOW | DOJA CAT |
| 13 | 15 | TRAITOR | OLIVIA RODRIGO |
| NEW | 16 | WID IT | TION WAYNE & ARRDEE |
| 15 | 17 | TAKE MY BREATH | WEEKND |
| 16 | 18 | GOOD 4 U | OLIVIA RODRIGO |
| NEW | 19 | I GUESS I'M IN LOVE | CLINTON KANE |
| 17 | 20 | ESSENCE | WIZKID FT TEMS |
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thierry henon
I really hope TONES & I can make it to the Top 10 this Friday!
thierry henon
I was so expected BECKY HILL to reach the Top 2 position this week..She climbed the single chart so fast over the last few weeks..i even thought she had good chance for the number 1 spot!! Let's hope next week then?!
thierry henon
As much as i dislike ED SHEERAN last few single sand being such an overrated singer, i got to say i really like his last 2 singles, the number 1: BAD HABITS has such some 80's vibe and the new single VISITING HOURS is just beautiful!! And i no longer am a fan of Ed!!
thierry henon
Glad to see JOEL CORRY having another single getting close to the Top 10!! For me OUT OUT is so much better than BED which was already a good single!! When is Joel released his first album??
thierry henon
Didn't expect to see LIZZO dropping already from the Top 20!!
afrog
ed blocking good songs from the chart
Piran
‘Take My Breath’ is underperforming a lot & I’m really disappointed about that! :(
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PN
Don't worry, The Weeknd usually takes time to properly rise up the charts, so it will come, don't worry :)
Will
It'll be a slow burner
Piran
Hopefully! I think 'Blinding Lights' had a similar chart run in its first month & look how big that became, haha. :)
Piran
I'm hoping it'll end up doing what 'Blinding Lights' did! :P
Will
And look at how long Save Your Tears took to reach it's #2 peak
Piran
Yeah, so hopefully 'Take My Breath' will perform in a similar way. :)
Piran
Sad to see ‘Remember’ fall back, but it did incredibly well to peak inside the Top 3. :)
Piran
It’s looking like ‘Bad Habits’ will tie ‘Drivers License’ as the longest #1 of 2021 so far this coming week! :O
I don’t mind the former at all, but I definitely prefer the latter.
afrog
Don't like either:P
Piran
Which one do you hate the least then? :P
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PN
The really really annoying thing is that Bad Habits is very catchy, but 9 weeks and tying Drivers Licence is yet another piece of Ed dominance that I am just so tired of...
crunch2k
I really didn't like Drivers License and didn't get the hype for it :/ so I'm happy to see Bad Habits tie with it
Piran
Fair enough! Each to their own. :)
Piran
Yeah, that's exactly my thoughts on it too. :/
afrog
Drivers license
Piran
I agree! :P