Sabrina Carpenter battles herself for the UK’s Number 1 single

It’s Sabrina Carpenter’s year. The ascendant US superstar made UK chart history last week, and this week she’s her own competition for the top spot – with Please Please Please (1) and Espresso (2) neck-and-neck at the midweek mark.

Another ascendant star having the year of her life could mark a major career milestone this week, Chappell Roan is set to claim her first-ever UK Top 10 hit with Good Luck, Babe! this Friday.

Coldplay are back and the lead single from their forthcoming 10th album, feelslikeimfallinginlove, produced by Max Martin, could debut at Number 19.

Charli xcx is also on the way to net a third Top 40 single from BRAT – girl, so confusing is heading for a Number 25 debut, following the release of its internet breaking remix with Lorde.