It could earn the record, which already boasts five Top 40 singles, a second non-consecutive week at the summit.
This week’s highest new entry could come courtesy of Jessie J, as sixth studio album Don’t Tease Me With A Good Time tracks to become her first Top 5 album in 11 years (4). Previously, Jessie’s seen similar success with 2011’s Who You Are (2), 2013 LP Alive (3) and 2014’s Sweet Talker (4).
It’s December 1, and it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, with Michael Bublé’s festive collection continuing its annual ascent, up 19 midweek (5).
The release of its deluxe edition, featuring two brand-new tracks, sees Ed Sheeran’s recent chart-topper Play predict a Top 10 return, vaulting 16 at the midweek mark (7).
Now available as a Complete Edition combining Parts 1 and 2 of the record, Teddy Swims’ enduring I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy also expects uplift, jumping 39 in today’s update (13).
Bedtime Stories, Madonna’s seventh album proper, tracks to return to the Top 40 for the first time since its original release in 1994 thanks to a multi-format reissue (12). Bedtime Stories – The Untold Chapter, featuring rare demos, mixes and previously unheard songs, also looks to impact this week’s Albums Chart (23).
Reissued on 40th anniversary vinyl, Iron Maiden’s 1985 work Life After Death hopes to re-enter the Top 40 for the first time in as many years (22).
As they kick off their UK arena tour, Wolf Alice’s Mercury Prize-nominated chart-topper The Clearing is on the up midweek (27).
Rising talent Freddie Halkon expects his first-ever Official Top 40 album with Shoulders Of The World this week (31). The singer-songwriter and second-year law student is currently balancing his growing music career with a University of Leeds undergrad degree.
And finally, a 20th anniversary deluxe reissue of The Darkness’s 2005 LP One Way Ticket To Hell…And Back might just see it back in the Top 40, at Number 35 midweek. The record previously peaked at Number 11 on its original release.
