Stormzy and Taylor Swift are going head-to-head to battle it out for number one in the Official Charts, days after they both dropped new music.
The weekly update shows that Stormzy is just out in the lead with his new track Vossi Bop, but the rapper finds himself just 530 sales ahead of Swift’s ME! featuring Panic! At the Disco’s Brendon Urie.
The track – which has already had over four million listeners via streaming – would be the first UK number one for the Glastonbury headliner.
But while Swift may be down in second place on the official ranking, the star is actually 5,300 ahead in digital downloads meaning she could yet secure the top spot.
Upon its release last Friday, ME! broke the record for most YouTube video views in 24 hours for both solo and female artists. The video begins with a venomous-looking pink snake, hissing as it slithers across the set before bursting into butterflies.
Elsewhere on the singles chart, rapper Lil Nas X is down from number one to number three with Old Town Road while Lewis Capaldi’s Someone You Loved is four and Maduza featuring Goodbyes sit in fifth with Piece Of Your Heart.
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds are close to breaking the top 10 with Let Nature Sing, a single comprised entirely of birdsong. The song, which is currently at number 11, has been released by the charity to raise awareness of the recent drop in UK wildlife numbers.
Over on the album chart, Pink is on course to land her third number one album in the UK.
Her new record Hurts 2B Human is leading the pack and is 12,000 combined sales ahead of the current number two The Balance by Catfish and the Bottlemen.
Pink’s album has the most CD and digital sales so far this week and, if it tops the charts, it will follow her previous number ones Funhouse (2008) and Beautiful Trauma (2017).
Marina, formerly Marina and the Diamonds, is new in at number three with her latest album Love + Fear, ahead of last week’s chart-topper Billie Eilish, whose debut record When We Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? is down to number four.
Bear’s Den’s new album So That You Might Hear Me is another new entry at number five, while The Cranberries’ final record – featuring vocals from the late Dolores O’Riordan – is set to end the week at number six.
Stormzy – In pictures
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Stormzy performs on the Other stage at the 2017 Glastonbury Festival , Worthy Farm, Pilton, Somerset
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Stromzy’s Vossi Bop video 2019 featuring Idris Elba
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Stormzy poses in the winners room with the awards for Best Male, Best Grime and Best Album at the MOBO Awards at First Direct Arena Leeds in 2017
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Stormzy performs at The BRIT Awards 2018 held at The O2 Arena
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British grime and hip-hop artist Stormzy poses on the red carpet on arrival for the BRIT Awards 2018
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Stormzy headlines the Main Stage on Day 2 of Wireless Festival 2018 at Finsbury Park
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Stormzy performs at The BRIT Awards 2018 held at The O2 Arena
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Stormzy, winner of the British Album of the Year award at The BRIT Awards 2018 held at The O2 Arena
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Ed Sheeran and Stormzy perform on stage at The BRIT Awards 2017 at The O2 Arena
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Stormzy performs at The BRIT Awards 2018 held at The O2 Arena
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Stormzy performs at the MOBO Awards at First Direct Arena Leeds in 2017
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Stormzy with the Best Solo Artist award during the Q Awards 2017
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Stormzy performs on day 3 of the Glastonbury Festival 2017 at Worthy Farm, Pilton
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Stormzy visits a mural depicting a scene from his video ‘Shut Up’ at Smithfield, Dublin, Ireland in 2017
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Stormzy and Maya Jama attending the Glamour Women of the Year Awards 2017
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Stormzy poses in the winner’s room during the MTV EMAs 2017 held at The SSE Arena, Wembley
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Stormzy performs on stage during the MTV Europe Music Awards 2017 held at The SSE Arena, London
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Stormzy takes selfies with fans as he attends the premiere of new film Gang Signs & Prayer at the YouTube Space London in 2017
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Stormzy arrives at the British Fashion Awards 2017 at the Royal Albert Hall
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Stormzy and Maya Jama wearing Burberry at the Burberry September 2017 at London Fashion Week at The Old Sessions House
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Stormzy poses for a photo during a visit to Kiss FM Studio’s in 2017
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Wayne Rooney of Manchester United meets musician Stormzy at Aon Training Complex in 2017
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Stormzy with Adele
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Stormzy performs at the Outdoor Stage during day 1 of the Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival (Weekend 1) at the Empire Polo Club, Indio, California in 2017
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Idris Elba and Stormzy donning Father Christmas outfits as they visited children in two London hospitals in 2017
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Stormzy joins cast of BBC drama Noughts + Crosses
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Stormzy headlines the Main Stage on Day 2 of Wireless Festival 2018 at Finsbury Park
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Stormzy with his British Album of the Year and British Male Solo Artist awards in the press room during the Brit Awards at the O2 Arena, London in 2018
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Stormzy enjoys himself as Spotify Premium throws the ultimate party in Spain for his 25th birthday on 26 July 2018 in Menorca, Spain
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Stromzy’s Vossi Bop video 2019
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Stromzy’s Vossi Bop video 2019
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Stormzy performs on the Other stage at the 2017 Glastonbury Festival , Worthy Farm, Pilton, Somerset
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Stromzy’s Vossi Bop video 2019 featuring Idris Elba
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Stormzy poses in the winners room with the awards for Best Male, Best Grime and Best Album at the MOBO Awards at First Direct Arena Leeds in 2017
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Stormzy performs at The BRIT Awards 2018 held at The O2 Arena
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British grime and hip-hop artist Stormzy poses on the red carpet on arrival for the BRIT Awards 2018
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Stormzy headlines the Main Stage on Day 2 of Wireless Festival 2018 at Finsbury Park
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Stormzy performs at The BRIT Awards 2018 held at The O2 Arena
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Stormzy, winner of the British Album of the Year award at The BRIT Awards 2018 held at The O2 Arena
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Ed Sheeran and Stormzy perform on stage at The BRIT Awards 2017 at The O2 Arena
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Stormzy performs at The BRIT Awards 2018 held at The O2 Arena
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Stormzy performs at the MOBO Awards at First Direct Arena Leeds in 2017
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Stormzy with the Best Solo Artist award during the Q Awards 2017
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Stormzy performs on day 3 of the Glastonbury Festival 2017 at Worthy Farm, Pilton
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Stormzy visits a mural depicting a scene from his video ‘Shut Up’ at Smithfield, Dublin, Ireland in 2017
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Stormzy and Maya Jama attending the Glamour Women of the Year Awards 2017
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Stormzy poses in the winner’s room during the MTV EMAs 2017 held at The SSE Arena, Wembley
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Stormzy performs on stage during the MTV Europe Music Awards 2017 held at The SSE Arena, London
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Stormzy takes selfies with fans as he attends the premiere of new film Gang Signs & Prayer at the YouTube Space London in 2017
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Stormzy arrives at the British Fashion Awards 2017 at the Royal Albert Hall
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Stormzy and Maya Jama wearing Burberry at the Burberry September 2017 at London Fashion Week at The Old Sessions House
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Stormzy poses for a photo during a visit to Kiss FM Studio’s in 2017
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Wayne Rooney of Manchester United meets musician Stormzy at Aon Training Complex in 2017
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Stormzy with Adele
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Stormzy performs at the Outdoor Stage during day 1 of the Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival (Weekend 1) at the Empire Polo Club, Indio, California in 2017
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Idris Elba and Stormzy donning Father Christmas outfits as they visited children in two London hospitals in 2017
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Stormzy joins cast of BBC drama Noughts + Crosses
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Stormzy headlines the Main Stage on Day 2 of Wireless Festival 2018 at Finsbury Park
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Stormzy with his British Album of the Year and British Male Solo Artist awards in the press room during the Brit Awards at the O2 Arena, London in 2018
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Stormzy enjoys himself as Spotify Premium throws the ultimate party in Spain for his 25th birthday on 26 July 2018 in Menorca, Spain
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Stromzy’s Vossi Bop video 2019
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Stromzy’s Vossi Bop video 2019
Additional reporting by the Press Association.