Brit Sweep: April 2, 2017...

Let's cross the Atlantic yet again to check out the notable songs and albums making the chart in Britain this week...

On the official singles chart in the UK, Ed Sheeran rules for a twelfth week with "Shape Of You" while sticking around at #2 with "Galway Girl"...

The top debut of the week at #24 is former One Directioner Zayn with "Still Got Time" featuring alt-hip-hop artist PARTYNEXTDOOR. It's the first single from Zayn's upcoming second album...

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French DJ/producer David Guetta enters at #64 with "Light My Body Up" featuring rappers Nicki Minaj and Lil' Wayne. It's his third non-album single in the last year...

Chris Brown is back at #86 with "Privacy", from his upcoming Heartbreak On A Full Moon set...

One notch below that at #87 sees the return of animated-style "supergroup" Gorillaz with "Saturnz Barz" featuring Jamaican hiphop artist Popcaan. Their fifth album Humanz arrives at the end of the month...

Another track from the new Gorillaz record, "Ascension" featuring Vince Staples, also enters at #91...

Meanwhile, on the albums chart in the country, Sheeran claims a fourth week on top with Divide...

Veteran vocal group Take That settle for the runner-up spot with their eight studio album (and second as a trio) with Wonderland. Out of the eight, only this and their debut Take That And Party way back in 1992 failed to reach #2 (though don't count them totally out yet)...

James Blunt is back at #6 with his fifth album The Afterlove. All have reached the top ten, with his first two going to #1...

The last album from alternative rock band Jesus and Mary Chain was back in 1998. After reuniting in 2007, they finally put out a new studio set with Damage and Joy, which falls in at #16...

Dark punk rockers Creepers saunter in at #18 with their first full-length album, Eternity, In Your Arms...

Comedic glam metal outfit Steel Panther take their fifth record, Lower The Bar, to #26 in this country. Their last release, All You Can Eat, rose to #12 in 2014...

Legendary British guitar Steve Hackett, once part of Genesis, lands at #28 with The Night Siren. Back in 1980 he went to #9 with Defector...

The seventh album from American R&B singer/songwriter Trey Songz, Tremaine - The Album, slips in at #40. He reached the top ten at #10 with his fifth set Chapter V in 2012...