U.K. MIDWEEKS: BLACKPINK SET FOR #1

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U.K. MIDWEEKS: BLACKPINK SET FOR #1

9/20/22

BLACKPINK is heading for their first U.K. Official Albums #1 with BORN PINK (Interscope), leads an all-new Top 5 at today's halfway point. Over on singles, David Guetta and Bebe Rexha look set for the top.

Rina Sawayama’s Hold the Girl (Dirty Hit) starts at #2, followed by Suede’s Autofiction (BMG) at #3.

Marcus Mumford is at #4 with his first release outside of Mumford & Sons, (self-titled) (Island), and Pink Floyd complete the list with a reissue of their 1977 album, Animals (Parlophone).

The Stranglers eye a Top 20 entry with a reissue of their 2006 set SuiteXVI (Coursegood) at #12, while Lissie looks set to score her fifth Top 20 with Carving Canyons (Lionboy Records) at #18.

On the U.K.’s Official Singles midweeks, Rexha could claim her first #1 on Friday with David Guetta collaboration “I’m Good (Blue)” (Parlophone) rising one place.

This week’s highest new entry could be “PSYCHO” (Warner Music U.K.) by Anne-Marie and Aitch at #17. Burna Boy and Ed Sheeran’s “For My Hand” (Atlantic) looks set to break the Top 20 for the first time at #19.

BLACKPINK could score their third U.K. Top 20 with “Shut Down” at #20.