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Paloma Faith’s ‘The Architect’ Blasts Past Taylor Swift’s ‘Reputation’ On Midweek U.K. Chart

Paloma Faith could draw down her first No. 1 with "The Architect."

Taylor Swift’s reign over the U.K. albums chart could come to a swift end as Paloma Faith takes the lead on the midweek survey. 

With first-week sales of 84,000, Swift last week scored her third consecutive U.K. No. 1 album with Reputation, though the LP takes a sharp dive to No. 7 on the Official U.K. Chart Update as a trio of new releases set up a roadblock at the chart summit, led by Faith’s The Architect.

Faith could draw down her first No. 1 with The Architect (RCA), her fourth studio set, which has an advantage of 4,000 combined chart sales over its nearest rival, Morrissey’s Low In High School (BMG) at No. 2 (Faith’s previous two albums, A Perfect Contradiction and Fall To Grace, both peaked at No. 2).

Coming in at No. 3 on midweek data is Our Generation, the debut effort from Britain’s Got Talent champ Tokio Myers (Syco Music), while Sam Smith’s former chart leader The Thrill Of It All (Capitol) slips 2-4 and Jeff Lynn’s ELO opens at No. 5 with the live recording Wembley or Bust (RCA).

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