U.K. MIDWEEKS: THE SMILE BRIGHTENS
The Smile and The Reytons are battling it out for this week’s Official Albums #1. Over on singles, Teddy Swims could be set for his first Top 3 hit.
Radiohead offshoot The Smile—comprised of Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood and Tom Skinner—is #1 midweek with Wall of Eyes (XL), its second record.
Indie rock band The Reytons is also within striking distance of #1, in its case with the self-released Ballad of a Bystander. Should it charge ahead by Friday, the four-piece will claim its second chart-topper in a year.
James Arthur could have his fifth U.K. Top 10 with Sweet Love (Columbia), at #3, while Tom Odell aims for a sixth with Black Friday (UROK), at #4. Future Islands’ People Who Aren’t There Anymore (4AD) rounds out a prospective all-new Top 5.
On the U.K.’s Official Singles midweeks, Noah Kahan’s “Stick Season” (Republic) is anticipating a fifth week at #1. Swims’ “Lose Control” (Atlantic), meanwhile, is expected to rise three to #3.
“Popular” (Republic), by The Weeknd, Madonna and Playboi Carter, is aiming for a re-peak at #11. “Beautiful Things” (Warner Records), by Benson Boone, is set to rise five to #13. Finally, “Alibi” (Asylum), by Ella Henderson f/Rudimental, is up 10 to #16.
