Taylor Swift’s ‘Midnights’ on Track For Fifth Week at No. 1 In U.K.
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Taylor Swift's album "Midnight" is set to extend its reign in the U.K.
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The album is on track for a fifth non-consecutive week at No. 1 and it's already Swift's longest-reigning album in the U.K., overtaking the three-week lead for 2020’s "Folklore".
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SZA holds at No. 2 on the midweek chart with her album "SOS" while The Weeknd’s "The Highlights" should complete the podium.
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The highest debut on the next chart would be Gabrielle Aplin's "Phosphorescent" at No. 4. It's her fourth LP and it should give Aplin her first top 10 since "English Rain", which peaked at No. 2 in 2013.
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Punk legend Iggy Pop is also on the brink of a top 10 finish with his album "Every Loser" on track for a No. 9 start. This would be only his second top 10 appearance as a solo artist, after 2016’s "Post Pop Depression" peaked at No. 5.
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Former The Maccabees frontman Orlando Weeks is also on track for a solo top 40 appearance with the original soundtrack of his debut book "The Gritterman" , which is currently at No. 36 on the midweek chart.
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The Gritterman was published as an ebook in 2017 and as a paperback in 2018 and it's described as "a song for the unsung hero" and "a bittersweet story about stoicism, dignity and a man leaving behind the work that he loves," with illustrations by Weeks.
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On the midweek singles chart, Lewis Capaldi's "Pointless" leapfrogs Raye's "Escapsim" in a tight race.