Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper's Shallow is battling for Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart
Lady Gaga is fighting for the top spot on this week's Official Singles Chart with Shallow - her Bradley Cooper collaboration from A Star Is Born.
The song from the hit movie is just 625 combined sales away from Number 1 in today's Official Chart Update (October 22), behind current leader Promises by Calvin Harris & Sam Smith.
If Shallow overtakes by Friday's Official Chart, it'll be Gaga's first UK chart-topper in eight years, since Telephone hit the top in 2010.
Two more tracks from the film are on the climb: I'll Never Love Again jumps nine places to 25 and Always Remember Us This Way lifts five to Number 26.
New entries and high climbers
Rapper Post Malone is in line to bag this week's highest new entry - new single Sunflower ft. Swae Lee from the new Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse film is currently at Number 8. It could be Post's fourth Top 10 single in 2018 - check out his full Official UK Chart history here.
James Arthur's new single Empty Space is set to open at Number 29, The 1975's latest track It's Not Living (If It's Not With You) starts at 35, and Dua Lipa's collaboration with Blackpink, Kiss And Make Up, opens at 36. The song is one of three new additions to a reissue of her self-titled debut album.
Finally, Zara Larsson's brand new track Ruin My Life (37) and Nassty by south London collective D-Block Europe ft. Adz, Lil Pino & LB (38) could be landing inside this week's Top 40.
View the Top 100 Official Singles Chart Update in full
The Official Singles Chart is revealed every Friday at 5.45pm on OfficialCharts.com
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Eoin Sioda
I know I may have said it before but I would love for "Loyal to Me" to get to number one. People are seriously sleeping on a good pop song by such an underrated artist. Even my dad likes the song. It is genuinely catchy unlike "Promises" and "In My Feelings" (and all of Drake's back catalog for that matter). I just don't think it is getting enough promotion.
julesin09
Loyal to me is a terrible song imo.
Eoin Sioda
It can't be worse than "In My Feelings". (laughs)
I do respect your opinion though :-)
julesin09
Drake has simply found himself popular not because of his music but because of the gap in the market for a male singer.
Rob Parkinson
I think singer is a bit too strong of a word to use, talker or should I say rapper although still a little strong is more likely
Eoin Sioda
And as for that AWFUL "I want you to freak" song... do NOT get me started.
I.B.
'Promises' is losing its popularity in both streams and downloads, so it's contradicting to say that it'll remain at the summit for another week.
Piran
There are way more songs breaking into the Top 40 than I would've predicted, but 'Sunflower' is definitely the best of them for me! :)
I'd really like to see 'Shallow' pass 'Promises' by Friday, but I'm fairly sure that's not going to happen, at least not this week.
Rob Parkinson
I hope shallow does too Piran, not checked the album out yet but have my fingers crossed for 1 upbeat track on there
Piran
Fortunately, 'Shallow' did indeed get the #1!
For once in the streaming era, it's good to see a #1 song that actually got a fair amount of downloads this week. :)