Paul McCartney has seven No.1 albums as a solo artist and, this week, The Boys Of Dungeon Lane could become his eighth.

With 24,209 sales so far, comprising 22,440 physical sales, 1,061 from downloads and 708 from streams, the Beatles legend’s first solo album in five years is the current frontrunner. Also back, in their case after 13 years, Boards Of Canada are at No.2 with Inferno, which has 13,125 sales (9,549 physical sales, 2,616 from streams, 960 from downloads). ...