Ed Sheeran could finally be the artist to do what those before him could not, and dislodge Miley Cyrus from Number 1 in the UK.
Eyes Closed, the Max Martin produced lead single from Ed’s new album Subtract is set to debut at Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart, clinching the superstar his landmark 14th UK Number 1 single.
A tender acoustic ballad backed by a snare drum and one of Ed's most full-throttle choruses, Eyes Closed touches on Ed's mental state in the past year, following the death of his best friends Jamal Edwards and health issues experienced by his wife, Cherry Seaborn, in 2022.
In the track's impactful new music video, Ed is followed - quite literally - by his depression, in the form of the Big Blue Monster.
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After setting a BTS chart record last week, Jimin could go one further and become the first soloist from the K-pop supergroup to achieve a Top 10 single. Like Crazy from solo record Face is expected to enter in at Number 7.
Jax Jones and Calum Scott have been slowly but surely climbing the chart over the last few years, and their rave banger Whistle could jump five spots this Friday to its highest peak yet (20).
Official Chart First Look Top 20 - March 26 2023
| LW | POS | TITLE | ARTIST |
| NEW | 1 | EYES CLOSED | ED SHEERAN |
| 1 | 2 | FLOWERS | MILEY CYRUS |
| 2 | 3 | MIRACLE | CALVIN HARRIS/ELLIE GOULDING |
| 3 | 4 | DIE FOR YOU | WEEKND |
| 4 | 5 | CALM DOWN | REMA |
| 5 | 6 | PEOPLE | LIBIANCA |
| NEW | 7 | LIKE CRAZY | JIMIN |
| 6 | 8 | CEILINGS | LIZZY MCALPINE |
| 8 | 9 | AS IT WAS | HARRY STYLES |
| 10 | 10 | CREEPIN' | METRO BOOMIN/WEEKND/21 SAVAGE |
| 7 | 11 | BOY'S A LIAR | PINKPANTHERESS |
| 9 | 12 | US AGAINST THE WORLD | STRANDZ |
| 12 | 13 | RED FLAGS | MIMI WEBB |
| 13 | 14 | GREEN GREEN GRASS | GEORGE EZRA |
| 19 | 15 | TRUSTFALL | PINK |
| 11 | 16 | ALL OF THE GIRLS YOU LOVED BEFORE | TAYLOR SWIFT |
| 17 | 17 | IF WE EVER BROKE UP | MAE STEPHENS |
| 18 | 18 | ANTI-HERO | TAYLOR SWIFT |
| 16 | 19 | KILL BILL | SZA |
| 25 | 20 | WHISTLE | JAX JONES/CALUM SCOTT |
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