From The OCC:
Singles
After losing out on the Official 2012 Christmas Number 1 to The Justice Collective’s cover of He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother, James Arthur’s Impossible looks set to return to the top of the Official Singles Chart on Sunday, with nearly 125,000 copies of the 2012 X Factor winner’s single being purchased so far this week.
To date, Impossible has sold over 838,000 copies, making it the fifth biggest selling X Factor debut of all time. Indeed, in just under three weeks Arthur’s track has eclipsed the all-time sales of Joe McElderry’s The Climb, One Direction’s What Makes You Beautiful, JLS’ Beat Again, Little Mix’s Cannonball and Olly Murs’ Please Don’t Let Me Go.
It’s not just James Arthur who has enjoyed record sales so far this week – the Official Singles Chart Update Top 5 has already sold in excess of 400,000 copies, with many fans purchasing tracks on Christmas Day and Boxing Day via their new MP3 players and tablet devices.
Psy’s Gangnam Style surges up four places from Number 6 to Number 2, while Will.I.Am and Britney Spears’ Scream And Shout holds firm at Number 3. The Top 5 is completed by The Justice Collective’s He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother (Number 4) and Olly Murs and Flo Rida’s Troublemaker (Number 5).
Full Top 40 Update here: http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news....on-sunday-1777/
1 JAMES ARTHUR (125k)
2 PSY
3 WILL.I.AM FT BRITNEY SPEARS
4 THE JUSTICE COLLECTIVE
5 OLLY MURS FT FLO RIDA
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Albums
According to today’s Official Albums Chart Update, Emeli Sande, Michael Buble and Olly Murs are battling it out for the New Year’s Number 1 album.
Reigning chart queen Emeli Sande has a fight on her hands if she wants to hold onto the Number 1 spot on the Official Albums Chart this Sunday.
With just over 4,000 copies currently separating the Top 3, the Scottish singer’s debut album, Our Version Of Events (Number 1) faces tough competition from Michael Buble’s Christmas (2) and Olly Murs' Right Place, Right Time (3) for the Official New Year’s Number 1 Album.
Our Version Of Events, which claimed the Official 2012 Christmas Number 1 album this past Sunday, has spent a total of six weeks at the top spot and a staggering 44 weeks in the Official Albums Chart Top 10. To date Our Version Of Events has sold 1.3 million copies, making it the biggest selling album of 2012 so far.
The Official Albums Chart Update Top 5 is completed by Rihanna’s Unapologetic, which climbs two places to Number 4, and Bruno Mars’ Unorthodox Jukebox at Number 5.
This week’s Official Albums Chart highest climber is Labrinth’s Electronic Earth, which surges 38 places from Number 61 to 23. Rita Ora’s Ora and Frank Ocean’s Channel Orange both climb 24 places to Number 12 and Number 38, respectively.
Full Top 40 Update here: http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/e...-number-1-1776/
1 EMELI SANDE
2 MICHAEL BUBLE
3 OLLY MURS
4 RIHANNA
5 BRUNO MARS