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Taylor Swift is set to secure the first U.K. Official Albums #1 of 2023 with Midnights (EMI) while RAYE is on track for her first chart-topper at singles.

Should Midnights hold onto its midweek lead, Swift will score a fourth non-consecutive week at the top—a career best.

SZA’s SOS (RCA/Top Dawg) lifts one spot to #2, while The Weeknd’s The Highlights (Island) could rebound into the Top 5 at #4.

Sam Ryder’s former #1, There’s Nothing But Space, Man! (Parlophone), is up four places to #6 thanks to a BBC New Year’s Eve TV special, as well as the release of a super deluxe edition.

ABBA’s Gold — Greatest Hits (Polar Music) also eyes a return to the Top 10 at #8, alongside Fleetwood Mac’s 50 Years — Don’t Stop (Warner Records), at #10.

Whitney Houston’s posthumous 2012 collection, I Will Always Love You – The Best Of (RCA), could reach a new peak of #14, following the release of the Kasi Lemmons-directed biopic I Wanna Dance With Somebody.

On the U.K.’s Official Singles midweeks, RAYE’s “Escapism.” (Human Re Sources) could become her first #1 single on Friday. The streaming hit has risen 12 places thanks to Christmas tracks dropping down the chart.

SZA’s “Kill Bill” is up 30 places and is set to become her first solo U.K. Top 10 hit at #2.

Three more tracks are on course to reach new peaks: Central Cee’s self-released “Let Go” at #3; Rema’s “Calm Down” (Jonzing Worldwide/Mavin) at #4; and “Out of Nowhere” (B-Somebody) by Bugzy Malone & TeeDee at #5.

Metro Boomin’, The Weeknd and 21 Savage’s team-up, “Creepin’” (Republic), gains new ground, rising to #8 from #45.