Steps vs Ed Sheeran Is The Chart Battle We Didn't Know We Needed In Our Lives

Another week of 'Divide' at the top would surely be... a 'tragedy' ๐Ÿ˜

Ever since last month, weโ€™ve been noticing the UK charts have been looking a littleโ€ฆ same-y.

Various Ed Sheeran tracks have been overtaking each other in the singles chart (and thatโ€™s without even getting into that week that he occupied almost entirely the top 10), while his album, โ€˜Divideโ€™, hasnโ€™t budged from the top spot.

Listen, weโ€™re happy for Ed. Weโ€™re sure heโ€™s a lovely fella. But weโ€™re bored. And itโ€™s time for something new.

Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
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Enter: Steps.

Yes, the questionable dance routine aficionados and finest pop group of the 1990s are back on the scene with their new album, โ€˜Tears On The Dancefloorโ€™, and itโ€™s looking like they could be the ones to end Edโ€™s hold over the top of the charts.

According to Official Charts Company, Steps have already overtaken Ed in the chart, meaning theyโ€™re on course to top the charts with a studio album for the first time since โ€˜Steptacularโ€™ in 1999.

However, Steps fans should probably hold off on popping the champagne corks just yet, as theyโ€™re only 4000 units ahead, meaning anything could change between now and Fridayโ€™s (28 April) chart announcement.

D'aww, it's nice to see them all back together
D'aww, it's nice to see them all back together
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This could perhaps come as a surprise to Ed, who told GQ in the lead-up to the release of โ€˜Divideโ€™: โ€œAdele is the one person whoโ€™s sold more records than me in the past 10 years. Sheโ€™s the only person I need to sell more records thanโ€ฆ if I donโ€™t set her as the benchmark then Iโ€™m selling myself short.โ€

Werenโ€™t banking on that Steps reunion, were you, Edward?

So, for anyone hoping to see a change in the charts this week, you know what you need to do - get buying, get downloading and get streaming โ€˜Tears On The Dancefloorโ€™.

Otherwise, by all means, give โ€˜Galway Girlโ€™ another spin.

Check the Official Charts Company on Friday to see if Steps have managed to boot Ed from the top spot.

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