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\n\tAfter scorching the U.K. singles chart last week, Sabrina Carpenter<\/a>\u2019s \u201cEspresso\u201d (via Island) remains hot.<\/p>\n \n\tThe U.S. singer and actor is dazzling at both sides of the Atlantic right now; she strutted the red carpet at the 2024 Met Gala<\/a>, and she\u2019s the current leader<\/a> on the Official U.K. Singles Chart.<\/p>\n \n\tBased on midweek sales and streaming data published by the Official Charts Company, \u201cEspresso\u201d leads the way and is on track for a second consecutive week at No. 1.<\/p>\n \n\tThe closest rival at this point is Hozier<\/a>\u2019s former leader \u201cToo Sweet\u201d (Island) up 3-2. As it stands, Island would snag a 1-2.<\/p>\n \n\tMeanwhile, Shaboozey<\/a>\u2019s country-hip-hop number \u201cA Bar Song (Tipsy)\u201d (American Dogwood\/Empire) is on the rise. After becoming the U.S. artist\u2019s first U.K. top 10 entry last week, \u201cA Bar Song (Tipsy)\u201d is predicted to slide on up to No. 5.<\/p>\n \n\tThe highest riser should belong to Kendrick Lamar<\/a> with \u201cEuphoria\u201d (Interscope), Kdot\u2019s controversial diss track which fires of<\/a>f<\/a> at Drake. \u201cEuphoria\u201d blasts 41-9 on the chart blast, and could become the hip-hop star\u2019s eighth U.K. top 10.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tAlso on the way north on the U.K. chart is Tommy Richman\u2019s viral hit \u201cMillion Dollar Baby\u201d (ISO Supremacy\/Pulse) which last week cracked the top 40 (at No. 31) for the U.S. artist\u2019s first top tier appearance in the U.K. \u201cMillion Dollar Baby\u201d is set to hit No. 14 when the Official U.K. Singles Chart is published late Friday, May 10. The Virginia singer-rapper is building a buzz on TikTok with \u201cMillion Dollar Baby,\u201d particularly in the U.S. where the single blasts to No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, for his first major crossover hit<\/a>. <\/p>\n \n\tFinally, David Guetta<\/a> and OneRepublic\u2019<\/a>s \u201cI Don\u2019t Wanna Wait\u201d (Interscope\/Parlophone) is on the climb, and is set for a new peak position of No. 16. The track samples from O-Zone\u2019s 2000s pop hit \u201cDragostea Din Tei.\u201d It\u2019s Guetta\u2019s 48th U.K. top 40 appearance, and OneRepublic\u2019s 10th.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n