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Ed Sheeran Retains Top 3 Slots On UK Singles Chart; Drake, Clean Bandit & Zara Score Top Debuts

The first three singles from Ed Sheeran’s “Divide” retain the Top 3 spots on this week’s Official UK Singles Chart.

Sheeran’s global smash “Shape Of You” leads the way for an eleventh consecutive week, while “Galway Girl” and “Castle On The Hill” hold at #2 and #3, respectively.

The entire “Divide” album remains on the chart; all but four are in the Top 40.

In starting at #4, Drake’s “Passionfruit” is this week’s highest-charting debut — and highest-charting non-Sheeran song. Down one place, The Chainsmokers & Coldplay’s “Something Just Like This” takes #5.

Other notables inside the Top 40:
— Clean Bandit’s “Symphony (featuring Zara Larsson)” debuts at #6.
— Martin Jensen’s “Solo Dance” climbs four spots to #8.
— Drake’s “KMT (featuring Giggs)” arrives at #9.
— Anne-Marie’s “Ciao Adios” rises ten spots to a new peak of #10.
— Zedd & Alessia Cara’s “Stay” jumps eleven places to #12.
— Drake’s “Blem” debuts at #14.
— Drake’s “No Long Talk (featuring Giggs)” enters at #17.
— Drake’s “Get It Together (featuring Black Coffee & Jorja Smith)” joins at #24.
— Bruno Mars’ “That’s What I Like” climbs ten spots to #25.
— Drake’s “Portland (featuring Quavo & Travi$ Scott)” joins at #27.
— Julia Michaels’ “Issues” ascends eight spots to #28.
— Drake’s “Madiba Riddim” (#31), “Gyalchester” (#32), “Skepta Interlude” (#35), “Free Smoke” (#36), “Teenage Fever” (#37), and “4422 (featuring Sampha)” all debut in the Top 40.

Brian Cantor

Brian Cantor is the editor-in-chief for Headline Planet. He has been a leading reporter in the music, movie, television and sporting spaces since 2002. Brian's reporting has been cited by major websites like BuzzFeed, Billboard, the New Yorker and The Fader -- and shared by celebrities like Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj. Contact Brian at brian.cantor[at]headlineplanet.com.

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