08 December 2017

Friday

2017-12-08

Charts

 * Singles: Ed Sheeran claims the Number 1 spot on the Official Singles Chart this week as his latest single, Perfect, climbs to the top, propelled by a new version featuring Beyoncé. This year’s X Factor winners Rak-Su are new at Number 2 with their single, Dimelo ft. Wyclef Jean and Naughty Boy. Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas Is You is up from 22 to 5, and Wham’s Last Christmas, up from 29 to Number 6. The Pogues’ Fairytale Of New York ft. Kirsty MacColl is up from 55 to 10, returning to the Top 10 for the first time in nine years. Band Aid’s Do They Know It’s Christmas? goes from 85 to 16.
 * Albums: Sam Smith is back up to no.1 with The Thrill Of It All. U2's latest Songs of Experience is HNE but stalls at no.5, held back by Ed Sheeran, Michael Ball & Alfie Boe and Pink.

New releases

 * Billy Cullum - Lonely Hearts Club, Dan Michaelson - First Light, Talib Kweli - Radio Silence, Barbra Streisand - The Music The Mem'ries The Magic.

TV

 * BBC One, 7.30 pm. Sounds Like Friday Night (6/6) - Dua Lipa, Kasabian, Rag 'n' Bone Man.