Ed Sheeran denies Calvin Harris Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart
Calvin Harris put up a good fight, but it wasn’t quite enough to dethrone Ed Sheeran from the top of the Official Albums Chart.
Ed Sheeran's ÷ logs a 13th non-consecutive week at Number 1, while Calvin settles for second place with his new collection Calvin Harris' Funk Wav Bounces - Vol. 1. ÷ has now matched the 13 weeks that X spent at Number 1.
The DJ/producer’s fifth record is his second to reach Number 2, following 2014’s Motion. Two of his albums - 2009's Ready For The Weekend and 2012's 18 Months – hit Number 1.
Elsewhere in the Top 5, Rag'n'Bone Man's Human rises two to Number 3 to extend its Top 5 stay to an incredible 21 weeks, Royal Blood gain a place at Number 4 with How Did We Get So Dark?, and US rock group Stone Sour secure their highest UK chart placing yet with Hydrograd at 5.
MORE: View this week's Top 100 Official Albums Chart in full
New entries and high climbers
The Bee Gees' Timeless greatest hits rises to a new peak of Number 6 as Barry Gibb's much publicised legend slot at Glastonbury still has people talking, while Ed Sheeran's x rises two to Number 10 to enjoy a 95th week in the Top 10.
Drake's More Life lifts six to Number 14 this week, while Adele's 25 also rises six to number 20 despite cancelling the final shows of her 25 world tour at Wembley Stadium last week. Justin Bieber's show at British Summer Time Hyde Park did go ahead, and his album Purpose rises 15 spots to Number 37 as a result.
Finally, T-Boz and Chilli aka TLC enter at Number 40 with their new, self-titled album featuring 11 new songs and five reworked classic hits.
View this week's Top 100 Official Albums Chart in full
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etin
too pity that tlc at #40
Mark Willmott
To be fair if streaming rules had never been introduced, Sheeran wouldn't have been half as successful.
Jeevon Grewal
Actually, only 12% of his album sales come from streaming, so your statement is simply worthless conjecture.
Mark Willmott
Oh no, not another Ed Sheeran fanatic!! How the would you know it's 12% muppet?!
I Am A Stegosaurus
Yeah there's no way Divide would have outperformed Multiply otherwise.
Mark Willmott
At least 5 of Ed Sheeran's songs dropped out of the singles chart thanks to the new chart rules.
JJ
Jack James
If you can't beat the King just change the rules.
L
luca
The king of what?!?!?!😂😂😂
JJ
Jack James
29 weeks at #1 this decade says he's the King.
etin
what are new chart rulez?
L
luca
The king of elevator music
Mark Willmott
Boring!
JJ
Jack James
29 weeks at #1 this decade only behind Adele you are the King and Queen of this decade in the UK congrats.
JJ
Jack James
Sorry Calvin Harris you released at the wrong time don't underestimate Ed Sheeran this is the King's year congrats.