• Singles: Bruno Mars, Justin Timberlake and Kendrick Lamar chart
• Albums: Post Malone higher in top 10 in quiet week for new releases
Singles
Three newcomers debut in the top 10 while there was just one entrant new to the top 10.
Locked at #1 for a sixth week is Ed Sheeran with “Perfect” after 45 weeks charting.
Post Malone‘s “I Fall Apart” edges two spots higher for a new chart peak at #2 after 15 weeks.
“Him & I” from G-Eazy featuring Halsey moves to #10 from #16 this week after six weeks on the chart.
The three new releases into the top 50 are:
#15 “Finesse” from Bruno Mars featuring Cardi B. The third single to chart top 50 from Bruno Mars’s third album released in November 2016.
#28 “Filthy” from Justin Timberlake. The first single from his forthcoming album “Man of the Woods”.
#34 “All The Stars” from Kendrick Lamar and SZA. A single from the soundtrack album of the forthcoming Marvel Studios superhero film Black Panther.
Three tunes snuck into the top 50 from lower down the chart:
#42 “Rewrite The Stars” from Zac Efron & Zendaya from The Greatest Showman.
#43 “No Limit” from G-Eazy featuring A$AP Rocky & Cardi B.
#49 “The Weekend” from SZA.
Albums
Not a solitary new release in the top 50 this week as music companies are yet to push the “Go” button for 2018 action.
The soundtrack for The Greatest Showman remains #1 for a second week.
Post Malone‘s debut album “Stoney” hit a new peak at #6 this week after 35 weeks on the chart.
Returning to the top 10 at #10 is the soundtrack Moana which has been on the chart for 56 weeks.