Albums
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Bruce Springsteen’s new album, High Hopes, is outselling the rest of the Top 5 combined on today’s Official Albums Chart Update.
Bruce ‘The Boss’ Springsteen is looking set to knock Ellie Goulding’s Halcyon off the top of the Official Albums Chart on Sunday with new album High Hopes.
Following hot on the heels of last March’s Wrecking Ball, The Boss’s latest album is outselling the rest of the Top 5 combined on today’s Official Chart Update.
High Hopes, which sees Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello join his regular backing group the E Street Band, is on track to become Springsteen’s tenth UK chart-topper come Sunday’s final bell.
Reigning chart queen Ellie Goulding falls one place to Number 2 today, while Beyonce’s self-titled album is at Number 3. This week’s Top 5 is completed by Bastille’s Bad Blood (up one place to Number 4), and John Newman’s Tribute (5).
New Entries
James Vincent McMorrow is on course for his highest charting UK album to date this weekend. The Irish singer/songwriter’s second full-length, Post Tropical, is new in at Number 15 midweek.
Surrey rockers Canterbury are currently hovering just outside of the Top 40. The band’s third album, Dark Days, is at Number 41 on today’s Update.
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1. Bruce Springsteen - High Hopes [30.9k]
2. Ellie Goulding - Halcyon [9.9k]
3. Beyonce - BEYONCE [8.0k]
4. Bastille - Bad Blood [5.1k]
5. John Newman - Tribute [4.4k]
6. Gary Barlow - Since I Saw You Last
7. London Grammar - If You Wait
8. Avicii - True
9. Rudimental - Home
10. Robbie Williams - Swings Both Ways
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Singles:
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Pharrell is set to hold onto Number 1 for another week as Happy heads towards half-a-million sales in the UK.
Pharrell Williams looks set to retain his Official Singles Chart crown for a third time this weekend with Happy. And, not only that, the US singer and producer’s track is also on course to break through the half-a-million copies sales barrier before the week is out.
According to the Official Charts Company’s latest sales data, nearly 496,000 copies of the Happy have been purchased in the UK since it was released last summer.
Taken from the soundtrack to Universal Pictures’ computer-animated comedy Despicable Me 2, Happy made its Official Singles Chart debut at Number 71 at the end of November. It then shot up the Official Singles Chart, entering the Top 10 two weeks later. Happy also gave X Factor winner Sam Bailey a run for her money when it became an unexpected entrant in the Official 2013 Christmas Number 1 race.
Pitbull and Ke$ha hold firm at Number 2 with Timber, while Avicii’s Hey Brother is also a non-mover at Number 3.
Elyar Fox is on course to become this week’s highest new entry, and score his first ever Top 10 single this weekend. The 18-year-old Londoner, who has been dubbed the UK’s answer to Justin Bieber, enters at Number 4 on today’s Update with Do It All Over Again.
This week’s Official Singles Chart Update Top 5 is completed by Jason Derulo’s Trumpets, down one place to Number 5.
New Entries
In addition to Elyar Fox’s Do It All Over Again (Number 4), there are three other new entries on this week’s Official Singles Chart Update.
Shakira and Rihanna are new in at Number 12 today with Can’t Remember To Forget. The track, which was released on Monday, will be Shakira‘s 11th UK Top 40 hit, and RiRi’s 39th.
Meanwhile, Tinie Tempah’s new single Lover Not A Fighter and Beyonce’s XO both look set to make their Top 40 debuts on Sunday. Love Not A Fighter, which also features Labrinth, climbs five places to Number 37 today, while XO is up six to 39.
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1. Pharrell Williams - Happy (49.3k)
2. Pitbull ft. Ke$ha - Timber (32.9k)
3. Avicii - Hey Brother (17.4k)
4. Elyar Fox - Do It All Over Again (17.2k)
5. Jason Derulo - Trumbets (16.1k)
6. Fuse ODG - Million Pound Girl (Badder Than Bad)
7. Ellie Goulding - How Long Will I Love You
8. Matrix & Futurebound/Marshall - Control
9. Eminem ft. Rihanna - The Manster
10. Beyonce ft. Jay-Z - Drunk In Love
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