George Michael ahead of Niall Horan on midweek UK albums chart

Krept & Konan look set to debut two entries in the top 10

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George Michael and Niall Horan are racing one another for the No.1 spot in this week's UK album chart.

The late Wham! artist's 1990 album Listen Without Prejudice was reissued with new tracks to coincide with the 25 October release of George Michael: Freedom, a new documentary which looks at his life and career.

Niall Horan's debut solo album Flicker is currently around 25,000 combined sales behind Michael's album, according to Billboard.

The 24-year-old told fans on Twitter that he was "really nervous" about the release and that it was the first time he had put his thoughts and emotions on a record.

Flicker was released to positive reviews, with Independent critic Andy Gill praising his grasp of country-rock and "the formula of fat, warm bass and drums anchoring light guitars and harmonies... straight form the Fleetwood Mac playbook".

Elsewhere in the charts, Pink's album Beautiful Trauma is at No.3 while another debut solo album - Liam Gallagher's As You Were - is currently at No.4.

A new entry aiming for the top 10 is Krept & Konan's 7 Days [at No.5] and 7 Nights [No.9].