Schedule?  What schedule?  Luckily, it’s another insanely quiet week, with a grand total of three new entries.  Nothing much happening in the lower half of the chart (well, “Trap Queen” climbs nine, if that excites you), so we can skip directly to…

17.  David Guetta featuring Nicki Minaj & Afrojack – “Hey Mama”

Nothing like David Guetta standing moodily in a desert with a Mad Max tribute act, is there?  This is climbing from outside the top 40, and the midweeks have it rising to 12, so the chart placing is going to wind up a bit more in the territory you’d expect from a record credited to Guetta and Minaj.  (And, uh, Afrojack.)  It’s actually pretty good, a break from the Guetta formula.  The pre-chorus sample is from the work song “Rosie”, recorded by the folklorist Alan Lomax at a Mississippi prison in 1947, and eventually released on his 1950s compilation “Negro Prison Songs”.

The singer on the chorus isn’t Nicki Minaj, it’s Bebe Rexha, but apparently they told her there were too many names on the credit already.  They relented in the US earlier this month, but the official UK listing still makes no mention of her.

4.  Galantis – “Runaway (U & I)”

Galantis are a Swedish duo making their chart debut as artists, but they’ve got form.  Christian Karlsson is one half of the duo Bloodshy & Avant, who’ve written for the likes of Madonna, Kylie Minogue and Britney Spears (“Piece of Me” was one of theirs).  Linus Eklöw, also known as Style Of Eye, has a similarly impressive list of collaborators, and co-wrote Icona Pop’s “I Love It”.  This one is a decent chorus, but feels like it’s lacking a bit of its own identity somewhere.

2.  LunchMoney Lewis – “Bills”

Welcome to the world of Conservative majority government.  Number one in the midweeks, but it fell short in the end.  In fact, it is the biggest selling single of the week, and it joins the small but growing list of tracks that were denied a number 1 spot by the inclusion of streaming data.  It had a 21,000 lead in sales over “Cheerleader”, but “Cheerleader” crushed it in streaming by more than four to one.

It’s the most gimmicky thing we’ve had near the top of the charts in a while, but that piano riff is great. Lewis is from Florida, and his dad was Ian Lewis of Inner Circle, who had a number 3 hit with “Sweat (A La La Long)” back in 1992.

1.  OMI – “Cheerleader”

Third week at the top, and it wasn’t the highest seller for two of them, which just goes to show how streaming data is slowing the chart down – probably for the best.  (It was the top seller in its second week, so even if you’re a sales purist, it would still be on your canonical list of number 1s.)

Album chart:

• “Wilder Mind” by Mumford & Sons is at number 1 for a second week.
• “Forever Man” by Eric Clapton at 8.  A 3-CD Best Of collection.  The title track failed to make the top 40 on its release in 1985, but did better in the US.
• “Queen of the Clouds” by Tove Lo at 17.  Her debut album; the single “Talking Body” is currently at 21.
• “Can’t Forget: A Souvenir of the Grand Tour” by Leonard Cohen at 18.  A live-ish album consisting of recordings made at sound checks.  Sample track: “Never Gave Nobody Trouble”.
• “Hairless Toys” by Róisín Murphy at 19.  Third solo album from the former Moloko member, and the highest charting (by one place).  Woozy single: “Exploitation”.
• “Bush” by Snoop Dogg at 25.  His thirteenth studio album, and 25 is actually at the better end of his range these days.  Single: “Peaches & Cream”.
• “Beautiful Life” by Nathan Carter at 34.  Irish country singer (in a very generous interpretation of country).  This is his sixth album, but the first one to register with the UK chart.  He’s done better at home, where his previous two albums made the Irish top ten.  It’s terribly Ronan.  Single: “Good Morning Beautiful”.
• “Magic of the Violin” by André Rieu at 36.  Soundtrack to a concert video.  It’s called “Magic of the Violin”, what do you think it sounds like?  Sample track: “Tara’s Theme”.  Caution: if you are under seventy, then before watching this video, check that your kitsch inoculations are up to date.
• “Ghosts and Graffiti” by Thea Gilmore at 39. Matching the peak of her last album, this is Gilmore’s 13th studio album.  It’s a retrospective, mostly comprising new versions of tracks from her back catalogue.  Single: “My Voice” (featuring Billy Bragg).