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UK MIdweek Chart: Snow Patrol and One Direction set for number one spot
14:29 | Tuesday November 15, 2011
Source: MW
By Charlotte Otter
Singles
Former X Factor contestant One Direction meanwhile, look set to debut at number one at the weekend with their latest release, Gotta Be You. The track has sold less units than their debut What Makes You Beautiful, which has racked up the fastest selling first-week single of 2011, however it is still more than 400 units ahead of We Found Love by Rhianna feat. Calvin Harris which currently sits at number two.
It is not the only single by the Irish boy band entering the charts this week, with their track, Another Heart resting at 37 in the midweeks, just ahead of one of two Westlife singles in the chart, Poet’s Heart. Lighthouse by the band meanwhile looks set to enter in the top 20.
The midweek’s highest climber comes from Christina Perri’s Jar of Hearts – which ascends 17 – 5 in the midweeks – thanks to a live performance on Strictly Come Dancing at the weekend. Meanwhile, The Saturday’s My Hear t Takes Over, and Flo Rida also look set to enter the Top 10, a nine and eight respectively.
Albums
Snow Patrol’s sixth record Fallen Empires is currently leading the battle to top the UK albums chart, as One Direction’s third single Gotta Be You looks to debut at number one on Sunday.
Despite the success of the band since the 2006 release of single, Chasing Cars, Snow Patrol have yet to have an album debut at number one, however the Northern Irish/ Scottish group face tough competition from Epic-signed JLS’ third album, which is currently less than 200 units behind at number two in the OCC mid-week charts.
Last week’s number one album, Susan Boyle’s Someone To Watch Over Me meanwhile, has dropped to number six in the midweeks – with Michael Bublé’s Christmas, Florence + The Machine’s Ceremonials and Coldplay’s Mylo Xyloto in third, fourth and fifth place respectively.
In a week of new entries, Mercury’s Pixie Lott’s third XX album Young, Foolish, Happy, Drakes’ Take Care, REM’s Best of, Andrea Bocelli – Concerto, One Night In Central Park and Band of HM Royal Marine’s Summon The Heroes all looks set to enter in the top 20.
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Top 40 Only
Singles
1 One Direction (400 copies ahead)
2 Rihanna/Calvin Harris
3 Labrinth/Tinie Tempah
4 Ed Sheeran
5 Christina Perri
Top 10
9 The Saturdays
10 Flo Rida
Top 15
15 Westlife
Top 20
Coldplay
Top 30
One Direction [WMYB]
26 Lady Gaga [TEOG]
27 Jessie J [WYA]
Goo Goo Dolls
Top 40
33 Collective
37 One Direction [Another World]
Westlife [Poets Heart]
39 Lady Gaga [MTN]
Bruno Mars [RB]
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Albums
1 Snow Patrol
2 JLS (less than 200 units behind)
3 Michael Buble
4 Florence + The Machine
5 Coldplay
Top 10
8 Adele
Top 15
13 Pixie Lott
15 Drake
Top 20
Andrea Bocelli
19 REM
Band of HM Royal Marines
Top 30
21 Christina Perri
24 Jessie J
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Top 40
Who
NO SALES INFO
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ARTIST UPDATES
Singles
JLS 3+3
Maroon 5 5+6
Cher Lloyd 7+7
Pixie Lott 10+9
Kelly Clarkson 10+10
Wanted 20+2
Ed Sheeran [TAT] 28+2
Adele [SFTTR], 30+6
Albums
Cher Lloyd 4+3
Wanted 5+4
Ed Sheeran 5+5
Lady Gaga 10+8
Rihanna 20+5
Adele [19] 20+6
Prof. Green 22+8
Matt Cardle 30+2
Will Young 30+4
James Morrison 30+5
Kelly Clarkson 30+7
Steps 30+8
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