Ed Sheeran's smash hit "Shape Of You' tops the global track chart for a 16th incredible week, the longest run since Mark Ronsons "Uptown Funk" featuring Bruno Mars which was also No.1 for 16 weeks and 12 consecutive weeks. 'Shape Of You' has the longest consecutive run since Pharrell Williams's "Happy" which remained atop the global track chart for 17 straight weeks and 19 non consecutive weeks in 2014!

Close behind "Shape Of You" is "Despacito" by Luis Fonsi& Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber which soars from no.5 to no.2 and is probably going to be the new No. 1 next week! It would be the first Spanish-speaking song atop the Global Chart since 'Asereje (The Ketchup Song)' by Las Ketchup in the year 2002.

The Chainsmokers "Something Just Like This" with Coldplay slips from 2 to 3.

Bruno Mars' "That's What I Like" slips from 3 to 4 and Kendrick Lamar's "Humble" closes the Top 5.

'I'll Be There' by the legendary Japanese idol group Arashi is the 29th Global Top 10 smash for that band, debuting at No. 8.

Second and final new-entry in the top 10 is "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back", an additional track for Shawn Mendes album 'Illuminate'.

The fourth studio album by American rapper Kendrick Lamar, 'Damn.' remains for a second week at the summit of the Global Album Chart after shifting 311,000 equivalent sales, a total of 1,042,000 units after two weeks.!!

Ed Sheeran's 'Divide' holds tight at No. 2 for a 4th consecutive after selling another 215,000 units for a total of 4,713,000 so far, the best-selling Album of 2017 by far!

Drake's 'More Life' climbs back to no.3 with 113,000 sales, and a grand total of 1,634,000 after six weeks on the tally!

There are two new-entries inside the Global Top 10 this week. Highest is the soundtrack sequel to the Japanese musical series 'Endless Shock' by Kinki Kids member Koichi Domoto. It's the new number one on the Oricon chart, the official album chart in Japan and no.5 globally with sales of 76,000, according to Oricon.

WORLD'S TOP 10 ALBUMS
1. Damn. - Kendrick Lamar - 311.000 this week (1.042.000)
2. Divide - Ed Sheeran - 215.000 this week (4.713.000)
3. More Life - Drake - 113.000 this week (1.634.000)
4. Memories...Do Not Open - The Chainsmokers - 80.000 (505.000)
5. Endless Shock Original Soundtrack 2 - Koichi Domoto - 76.000
6. Moana (Viana) - Soundtrack - 64.000 (1.217.000)
7. 24k Magic - Bruno Mars - 64.000 (2.519.000)
8. 8 - Incubus - 63.000 (63.000)
9. Starboy - The Weeknd - 54.000 (2.173.000)
10. Human - Rag’n’Bone Man - 52.000 / 1.018.000

'DAMN.', the 4th studio album by American Rap Superstar Kendrick Lamar,
debuts atop the Global Album Chart after selling 731,000 consumption
units! The bulk of sales is from the US (603,000), followed by Canada
(35,000) and the UK (31,500). 438,000 of the 731,000 consumption units
are pure sales, more than Kendrick's former studio album, 'To Pimp A
Butterfly' which debuted at #1 in 2015 with sales of 415,000.


At No.2 for a 3rd consecutive week is Ed Sheeran's 'Divide', after
selling another 248,000 equivalent sales, and a total of 4,5 million
after only 7 weeks on the hitlist.


The 2nd highest debut of the week is John Mayer's 'The Search For
Everything', his 7th studio album which is at no.3 with sales of
188,000, most of which is from the US (132,000) and Canada (30,000). The
3rd new entry this week is the 8th sequel of the blockbuster 'Fast & The
Furious' titled as 'Fate Of The Furious'. The soundtrack bows at no.8
with 68,000 equivalent sales.


WORLD'S TOP 10 BEST-SELLING ALBUMS
1. Damn - Kendrick Lamar - 731.000 1st wk
2. Divide - Ed Sheeran - 248.000 this wk - 4.498.000
3. The Search For Everything - John Mayer - 188.000 1st week
4. More Life - Drake - 129.000 this wk - 1.521.000 total
5. Memories..Do Not Open - The Chainsmokers - 110.000 - 425.000
6. Moana (Viana) - Soundtrack - 75.000 - 1.153.000 total
7. 24k Magic - Bruno Mars - 68.000 - 2.455.000 total
8. Fast & Furious 8 - Soundtrack - 68.000 1st wk
9. Beauty And The Beast 2017 - Soundtrack - 64.000 -521.000
10. Human - Rag’n’Bone Man - 57.000 / 966.000

TOP SELLING ALBUMS OUTSIDE THE TOP 10
Starboy - The Weekend - 51,000 - 2,119,000
Future - Future - 45,000 - 594,000
Spirit - Depeche Mode - 36,000 - 461,000
25 - Adele - 35.000 - 20.477.000
X - Ed Sheeran - 34,000 - 9,347,000
Culture - Migos 34,000 - 734,000
La La Land - Soundtrack - 32,000 - 1.045,000
Automaton - Jamiroquai - 31,000 - 158,000
Blurry face - Twenty One Pilots - 29,000 - 2,946,000
Views' by Drake - 27,000 - 3,244,000
Hardwired...To Self-Destruct - Metallica - 27,000 - 2,323,000
I Decided - Big Sean - 25,000 - 576,000
Hndrxx - Future - 22,000 - 403,000
Anti - Rihanna - 21,000 - 1,900,000
Purpose - Justin Bieber - 20,000 - 5,681,000
This Is Acting - Sia - 19,000 - 1,802,000
Fifty Shades Darker - Soundtrack - 19,000 - 652,000
Dangerous Woman - Ariana Grande - 18,000 - 1,403,000
Illuminate - Shawn Mendes - 17,000 - 1,086,000
4 Your Eyez Only - J.Cole - 17,000 - 936,000
Joanne - Lady GaGa - 15,000 - 1,286,000
Traveller - Chris Stapleton - 14,000 - 2,160,000
Suicide Squad - Soundtrack - 14,000 - 1,228,000
Wonderland - Take That - 13,000 - 184,000
21 - Adele - 12,000 - 28,627,000
Beauty Behind The Madness - The Weekend - 12,000 - 2,635,000
Glory Days - Little Mix - 12,000 - 772,000
A Head Full Of Dreams - Coldplay - 11,000 - 4,286,000
Lemonade - Beyoncé - 9,000 - 2,969,000
Blue & Lonesome - Rolling Stones - 8,000 - 1,825,000
In The Lonely Hour - Sam Smith - 7,000 - 6,843,000
1989 - Taylor Swift - 6,000 - 9,895,000
I See You - The XX - 6,000 - 430,000
You Want It Darker - Leonard Cohen - 4,000 - 1,090,000
The Getaway - Red Hot Chili Peppers - 3,000 - 1,411,000
The Heavy Entertainment Show - Robbie Williams - 3,000 - 709,000

Sheeran's "Shape Of You" holds atop the Global track chart for 15 whole
weeks, the longest run since Mark Ronson's "Uptown Funk" featuring Bruno
Mars which was No.1 for 16 weeks and 12 consecutive weeks. 'Shape Of
You' has the longest consecutive run since Pharrell Williams's "Happy"
which remained atop for 17 straight weeks and 19 non consecutive weeks
in 2014.

The Chainsmokers feat. Coldplay's "Something Just Like This" returns to
the vice-position with Bruno Mars 'That's What I Like' back in its peak
position, at no.3.

Kendrick Lamar''s 'DNA' debuts at no.10. 'Humble', the official 1st
single from the album, shoots seven spots to no.4.

The highest gainer of the week is 'Despacito' by Luis Fonsi & Daddy
Yankee. Driven by a Justin Biebers remix, the song rockets from no.23 to
no.5.