Ed Sheeran set to replace himself at Number 1 with Shivers
Ed Sheeran is set to replace himself at Number 1 following the release of Shivers, the latest dance-pop influenced single from his upcoming album =.
With this new single already over 10,000 chart sales ahead of its predecessor Bad Habits (2) – which has so far spent 11 consecutive weeks atop the Official Singles Chart – will it be enough of a lead to topple Bad Habits and become Ed’s 11th UK Number 1?
Elton John & Dua Lipa could fly into this week’s Top 5 with Cold Heart (PNAU Remix), which lands at Number 4 on today’s First Look. If it holds on it will mark Elton John’s 32nd Top 10 hit in the UK and Dua Lipa’s 12th.
After entering the Top 10 for the very first time last week, Glass Animals’ viral hit Heat Waves climbs two places to Number 8.
Central Cee starts the week strong with new single Obsessed With You (11). This latest offering from the drill rapper samples Pinkpantheress’ recent Top 40 single Just For Me.
Finally, Way 2 Sexy by Drake, featuring regular collaborators Young Thug & Future – which interpolates the refrain from Right Said Fred’s 1991 Number 2 hit I’m Too Sexy – lands at Number 14 on the First Look, potentially becoming Drake’s 42nd Top 20 single in the UK.
Official Chart First Look - September 12, 2021
| LW | CURRENT | TITLE | ARTIST |
| NE | 1 | SHIVERS | ED SHEERAN |
| 1 | 2 | BAD HABITS | ED SHEERAN |
| 2 | 3 | GIRLS WANT GIRLS | DRAKE FT LIL BABY |
| 11 | 4 | COLD HEART | ELTON JOHN & DUA LIPA |
| 7 | 5 | OUT OUT | JOEL CORRY/JAX JONES/XCX |
| 4 | 6 | STAY | KID LAROI & JUSTIN BIEBER |
| 3 | 7 | FAIR TRADE | DRAKE FT TRAVIS SCOTT |
| 10 | 8 | HEAT WAVES | GLASS ANIMALS |
| 8 | 9 | INDUSTRY BABY | LIL NAS X & JACK HARLOW |
| 13 | 10 | HAPPIER THAN EVER | BILLIE EILISH |
| NE | 11 | OBSESSED WITH YOU | CENTRAL CEE |
| 16 | 12 | TALK ABOUT | RAIN RADIO/DJ CRAIG GORMAN |
| 22 | 13 | VISITING HOURS | ED SHEERAN |
| NE | 14 | WAY 2 SEXY | DRAKE/YOUNG THUG/FUTURE |
| 18 | 15 | KISS MY (UH OH) | ANNE-MARIE & LITTLE MIX |
| 15 | 16 | CLASH | DAVE FT STORMZY |
| 17 | 17 | WASTED | DIGGA D FT ARRDEE |
| 23 | 18 | BLACK MAGIC | JONASU |
| 20 | 19 | WOMAN | DOJA CAT |
| 19 | 20 | NEED TO KNOW | DOJA CAT |
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crunch2k
Ed Sheeran is the king of the UK charts
J
James
I’m so happy that cold heart, out out and heatwaves are heading towards new peaks. It’s just a shame that Ed and drake are stopping them from getting even higher 😕
EB
Edward Bray
Black magic at 18🥳
EB
Edward Bray
Are stay and bad habits on ACR-I thought they were
Piran
Yeah, they both are! :P
GS
My ginger king 🥰🥰🥰
⁉️
Wow, I’ve never been more shocked. 😀
Good for his fans, but I would love it if he retired.
Piran
Elton with a potential Top 5 hit! Are we in 2021 or the 1970's? :P
EB
Edward Bray
Random but I love it
Piran
Because of someone else though? ;)
afrog
more happy about central cee in the top 20 :D not his best song nor do i like the sample but its better than digga d or ed sheeran :P
Also buzzing that way 2 is here, best track on the album idk why i love it so much
Kasper Elbjørn
Agree. Last week it was ABBA. This week, hopefully, Elton
Zimowski
well, ABBA disappered from top20 after one week, so we aren't in 1970s for sure
Piran
I know, but I think it’s the nearest we’ll get to that era for a while. :/
Piran
Fingers crossed for him. :)
Piran
I haven’t even heard it yet, haha. :)
Zimowski
Fleetwood Mac are also working hard on bringing back 1970s. Two albums in top40 for more than a year is cool
JH
John Hawkins
The physical singles chart certainly looks like the 1970s with Abba 1 and 2, and the download singles chart has Elton/Dua, Abba and Abba as the top three.
Piran
I don’t really check the physical singles chart, but that’s still cool to know anyway. :)
Piran
We already saw a recent resurgence for ‘Dreams’ thanks to TikTok too. :)
Zimowski
and now it's in top20 best songs ever by Rolling Stones.
Piran
Really? That’s impressive! :O
Piran
Billie's back in the Top 10 & the song title reflects my thoughts on that perfectly. :)
Piran
I definitely expected 'Shivers' at the top tonight, but 'Bad Habits' at #2 even on ACR? :O
afrog
tbf i think shivers will be a weak #1, or mediocre, its just there isnt really anything competing for #1, drake was the only thing last week, black magic is now on ACR, Stay is on decline, and the next competitor is probably out out :P
Will
Unless Cold Heart swoops in
Piran
I think the song is decent, but yeah, the lack of competition means that even the ACR drops are barely noticeable for ‘Bad Habits’ & ‘Stay’! :P