Following the tragic news of Liam Payne’s death last Wednesday, three One Direction tracks are tracking to re-enter the Top 40; Night Changes (16), Story Of My Life (21) and What Makes You Beautiful (47).
Three solo tracks by Payne could also be present in the wider chart come Friday; Teardrops (65), For You with Rita Ora (67) and Strip That Down with Quavo (75).
Elsewhere, Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars have emerged as the frontrunners to de-throne Sabrina Carpenter’s Taste from Number 1. Die With A Smile (2) is little over 2,000 chart units behind from overtaking Sab at the midweek mark.
Also still in play for a coup this week; Sonny Fodera, Jazzy and D.O.D’s Somedays (3) and Gigi Perez’s Sailor Song (4).
ROSÉ and Bruno Mars could gain this week’s highest new entry with APT (7), which could become the first UK Top 10 single by a K-Pop female soloist.
Teddy Swims’ The Door looks set to fly up three to the Top 10 for the first time (9) which could Swims his second UK Top 10 hit.
Addison Rae’s Diet Pepsi continues to gain ground, up to a new peak of Number 11 midweek, and less than 200 chart units from breaking into the Top 10.
Celebrating its 40th anniversary, George Michael’s classic 1984 chart-topper Careless Whisper could re-enter the Top 20 at Number 12.
