Manic Street Preachers and Steps are battling for the UK’s number one album this week

nme.com:

Manic Street Preachers are currently battling it out with Steps in the race for this week’s number one in the UK albums chart.One of the acts is very likely to displace Drake from the top of the charts after the rapper scored the top spot last week with his latest album ‘Certified Lover Boy’.The Manics are currently leading the way with ‘The Ultra Vivid Lament’, with yesterday’s (September 13) chart update from The Official Charts Company revealing that the band are currently 3000 sales ahead of Steps’ seventh studio album ‘What The Future Holds Pt.

2′.The Manics’ LP racked up the most physical sales over the weekend, while Steps’ album is currently the most downloaded of the week.The Stranglers are currently at number three in the UK.