Sky 1 talent show Must Be The Music looks set to score another two singles chart hits this Sunday, courtesy of Emma’s Imagination and Pictures.
Both acts took part in last Sunday’s semi final, with studio version of the tracks they performed being offered for sale immediately after their performances. This approach gave Pepper and Piano, who took place in the first semi final, a top 10 hit in this week’s chart with You Took My Heart.
27-year-old singer/songwriter Emma’s Imagination look set to possibly emulate this feat: her This Day (released by Must Be The Music itself via iTunes and Sky Songs) is at seven in today’s midweek sales flashes.
You Took My Heart is continuing to sell strongly and should spend another week in the top 20, where it could be joined by Tears, by fellow contestant Pictures.
However, it is Alexandra Burke who looks the most likely candidate to top the singles chart this Sunday with Start Without You featuring Laza Morgan (Syco). It has a lead of almost 10,000 copies over its nearest rival, Katy Perry’s Teenage Dream (Virgin).
Albums
Perry’s album of the same name, which topped the UK’s albums chart this week, is likely to be dethroned this Sunday. Brandon Flowers’ debut solo album Flamingo (Vertigo) has taken a strong lead in the albums chart, while Hurts look set to score a top five debut with their Happiness album (Major Label / RCA).
Lower down the charts, Nineties survivors The Charlatans and James should both score top 30 entries for their new albums, Who We Touch (Cooking Vinyl) and The Morning After (Mercury).
Singles
Eminem ft. Rihanna 4+4
Yolanda Be Cool vs. D-Cup 4+5
Flo Rida ft. David Guetta 5+5
Brandon Flowers 10+5
Usher ft. Pitbull 10+7
B.o.B ft. Hayley Williams 10+10
Katy Perry [CG] 10+11
Ke$ha 20+3
The Saturdays 20+6
DJ Fresh 30+1
Enrique Iglesias 30+5
Albums
Mumford & Sons 3+3
Lady GaGa 5+5
Plan B 6+7
The Saturday 7+7
Rihanna 13+13
Alicia Keys 13+14
Katy Perry [OOTB] 30+7
Jason DeRulo 30+10
^ I know it was just your opinion, but it seems to be uncharacteristically common. Although the song is childish, I think it's pretty slick production-wise.
Singles
Eminem ft. Rihanna 4+4
Flo Rida ft. David Guetta 4+5
Yolanda Be Cool vs. D-Cup 5+5
Brandon Flowers 10+4
B.o.B ft. Hayley Williams 10+11
Katy Perry [CG] 10+12
The Saturdays 20+6
DJ Fresh 30+1
Enrique Iglesias 30+5
Albums
Mumford & Sons 4+3
Lady GaGa 5+5
Plan B 6+7
The Saturday 10+7
Rihanna 12+13
Alicia Keys 13+14
Katy Perry [OOTB] 30+8
Jason DeRulo 30+10
i cant believe how Rated R went up so much to #12 and its still top25! great longevity, even better than I expected. I think that even Rockstar 101 would have performed well there
1 Alexandra Burke ft. Laza Morgan
2 Katy Perry
3 Olly Murs
4 Taio Cruz
5 Script
Top 10
6 McFly
7 Emma's Imagination
Top 15
12 Alesha Dixon
Top 20
16 Usher
18 Kesha
Top 30
Pictures
27 Stromae
28 Hurts
Top 40
36 Linkin Park
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++ Albums
1 Brandon Flowers
2 Katy Perry
3 Hurts
4 THe XX
5 Stone Sour
Top 15
Ray LaMontagne
James
Top 20
The Charlatans
Top 30
21 Kings Of Leon
28 Kylie Minogue
29 Example
Top 40
Muse
The Script [TS]
Brian Wilson NO SALES INFO
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++ ARTIST UPDATES Singles
Eminem ft. Rihanna 4+4
Flo Rida ft. David Guetta 4+5
Yolanda Be Cool vs. D-Cup 5+6
Brandon Flowers 10+4
B.o.B ft. Hayley Williams 10+11
Katy Perry [CG] 10+13
The Saturdays 20+5
DJ Fresh 30+1
Enrique Iglesias 30+5 Albums
Eminem 3+3
Mumford & Sons 4+4
Lady GaGa 5+5
Plan B 6+6
The Saturday 10+6
Rihanna 12+12
Alicia Keys 13+14
Katy Perry [OOTB] 30+10
Would love to see it chart higher though. It's better than Flamingo. 
@ Katy no hitting #1