U.K. MIDWEEKS: GORILLAZ GO APE

Gorillaz have taken an early lead in this week’s U.K. Official Albums race with Cracker Island (Parlophone). Over on singles, Miley Cyrus remains on top.

Cracker Island could be Gorillaz' second #1 album and first in 17 years.

Gracie Abrams is set to make her Official Albums Chart debut, with Good Riddance (Interscope) currently tracking for #2. Adam Lambert could score his first solo Top 5 as High Drama (Warner Music) lands at #4 today.

New collaborative project Obey Robots (Laura Kidd and Gareth ‘Rat’ Pring) also eyes a Top 5 debut, with One in a Thousand (My Big Sister Recordings) starting at #5.

Elsewhere in today’s midweek Top 10, Knowledge Freedom Power (Velveteen Records) by The Slow Readers Club is #7, while Callum Beattie’s Vandals (3Beat) starts at #9.

On the U.K.’s Official Singles midweeks, Cyrus’ “Flowers” (RCA) is currently set for a seventh consecutive week at #1. However, “Boy’s a liar” (Parlophone) by PinkPantheress is providing strong competition at less than 3k in sales behind.

The Weeknd’s “Die for You” (Republic/Island) looks set to break into the Top 5 for the first time thanks to a new remix with Ariana Grande.

P!nk could see “TRUSTFALL” (RCA) secure a new peak of #11 this week, while George Ezra’s “Green Green Grass” (Columbia) eyes a return to the Top 10, at #10, courtesy of a viral “sped up” mix.

Mae Stephens is on course to break the Top 20 for the first time with “If We Ever Broke Up” (EMI), at #20.