Ed Sheeran's Shape Of You and Castle on the Hill are outperforming the rest of this week's Top 20 combined
Ed Sheeran’scomeback powers on this week, with the singer on track to set a new record on the Official Singles Chart.
Ed’s two brand new tracks Shape Of You and Castle On The Hill are leading the way at Numbers 1 and 2 respectively on today’s Official Chart Update. Both tracks have already surpassed the 100,000 mark each, together amassing over 215,000 combined chart sales across download and streaming services since they were released three days ago, outperforming the rest of the Top 20 combined. Both singles are also already well on their way to 4 million streams apiece at the halfway point of the week.
Should both remain at the top on Friday’s final chart placings, then Ed will set a new Official Chart record as the first artist to enter the Official Singles Chart at Number 1 and Number 2 with two new tracks.
MORE: See this week's Top 100 Official Singles Chart Update in full
Ed’s new singles are all-but-certain to dethrone Clean Bandit, who after nine weeks in pole position with Rockabye slip to Number 4 on today’s update.
MORE: These are currently Ed Sheeran's Top 10 biggest songs
New entries and high climbers
Three songs are on track to enter this week’s Top 10 for the first time: September Song by rising British star JP Cooper jumps nine places to 7, Call On Me by Australian singer-songwrtier Starley shoots 18 spots to 8, and Jax Jones & Raye’s You Don’t Know Me vaults 24 to Number 9.
Further down, British electronic music duo Snakehips are set to earn their third hit single this week with Don’t Leave ft. MØ (23), and two songs could be entering the Top 40 for the first time this Friday: Sean Paul’s No Lie ft. Dua Lipa is up 13 places to 31, and Shed A Light by Robin Schulz ft. David Guetta & Cheat Codes jumps from 48 to 34.
Check out this week's Top 100 Official Singles Chart Update in full
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WC
who cares
Good God, just junk songwriting. I miss the 60's 70's 80's & 90's.
Alfred Lock
I like the the Radio 1/Radio 2 theory where each song is more catered for a certain listening audience. As I have now heard both I can tell the difference in style and lyrical content. It took a big name player like him to end Clean Bandits' reign finally and set what looks to be a new chart first that not even Bieber can boast about as our own Ed Sheeran got there first!
I Am A Stegosaurus
A, sounds good, also I hope Shed A Light hits the top 40. Could Shape Of You possibly become the fastest selling song of the year? How many copies separate Sheeran's two songs?