will.i.am and Britney Spears are on course to reach number one on the UK singles chart this Sunday (January 13).
The pair's latest cut 'Scream & Shout' is currently 5,000 copies ahead of James Arthur's 'Impossible' on the midweek chart.
The feat would mark Spears's first chart-topper in the UK since 2004's 'Everytime', while it would mark will.i.am's second consecutive number one single from his #willpower album.
Taylor Swift is up to three with 'I Knew You Were Trouble', Rihanna is at four with 'Stay' and Bruno Mars completes the Top 5 with 'Locked Out of Heaven'.
Bon Jovi land at 20 with their new single 'Because We Can', BBC Sound of 2013 winners Haim are up to 29 with 'Don't Save Me' and Jay-Z and Kanye West's 'Clique' re-enters at 34.
However, despite hitting number one on the iTunes sales chart, David Bowie's surprise comeback single 'Where Are We Now?' has not landed in the Top 40.
This is because a large number of the tracks downloaded are not eligible to chart as they have been given away to consumers who pre-order Bowie's new album The Next Day, and the Official Charts Company has said it is "not possible to distinguish album sales from track sales from the retail data received".
Over on the album chart, Emeli Sandé returns to number one with Our Version of Events.
Calvin Harris slips to two with 18 Months, Jake Bugg is at three with his self-titled debut, Rihanna is at four with Unapologetic and Ed Sheeran is at five with +. (source
i legit thought james could hold S&S off for another week. it's gonna be close for #1 this week.
"The feat would mark Spears's first chart-topper in the UK since 2004's 'Everytime', while it would mark will.i.am's second consecutive number one single from his #willpower album."
One track not registering presently in the midweeks is Where Are We Now?, the surprise comeback single from David Bowie and being released by Sony's Columbia label. This is because of an issue over its sales data between the Official Charts Company and iTunes, which is selling it exclusively. It is hoped the matter will be resolved in time for the track to register in the full-week chart on Sunday. It is hoped the matter will be resolved in time for the track to register in the full-week chart on Sunday.
I smell another last minute rule change which would rob Britney of a #1
However, despite hitting number one on the iTunes sales chart, David Bowie's surprise comeback single 'Where Are We Now?' has not landed in the Top 40.
This is because a large number of the tracks downloaded are not eligible to chart as they have been given away to consumers who pre-order Bowie's new album The Next Day, and the Official Charts Company has said it is "not possible to distinguish album sales from track sales from the retail data received".
I smell another last minute rule change which would rob Britney of a #1
Surely this can't happen again?
I don't think it has to do with a rule change, at least I doubt they will make free downloads eligible to chart. They just can't see the difference between free downloads and paid downloads, so if they manage to spot the difference it doesn't necessarily has to mean Bowie will get the #1 spot. Because I think iTunes doesn't count free and paid downloads separately too, meaning it could be #1 on the iTunes Singles Chart because a lot people downloaded it for free with the album pre-order and not actually paid for the track only without pre-ordering the full album.
Bowie's single won't chart,don't you worry guys!
Yes for the Queen Of Pop and really surprisig for me to be UK smash after FF.Next Britney's record could be big sccess there (finger crossed)!
It already outsold "This Is Love"
lets hope that opens the doors for the new era 
