BRITs star Emeli Sande to knock Lana Del Rey off Number 1

BRITs Critics Choice winner Emeli Sande is on course to receive another fine accolade this weekend to top off what has been an incredible breakthrough year for the Scottish singer/songwriter. Emeli is heading for a debut Official Number 1 album on Sunday with new release Our Version Of Events, her debut studio album which is set to topple Lana Del Rey from the albums throne.

The album features Number 2 single Heaven and the more recent single, Daddy. The singer also had a Number 1 hit single in 2011 with rapper Professor Green; Read All About It broke Rihanna and Calvin Harris’ three week run at the summit and stayed in the top spot for two weeks. Emeli is also flying high in the Official Singles Chart Update today with new single Next To Me taking up second place behind DJ Fresh FT Rita Ora’s Hot Right Now.

Australian-Belgian singer/songwriter Gotye and last week’s singles chart-topper, released his new album this week. Making Mirrors, which features Number 1 single Somebody That I Used To Know enters the Update today at Number 4.

We caught up with Gotye yesterday at the BBC's Maida Vale Studios while he was preparing for his live session for Jo Whiley's BBC Radio 2 show, and asked Jo to do the honours and present him with his Official Singles Chart Number 1 Award. She also asked the singer about his new album. Check out the video below:

The only other new entry in the Official Albums Chart Update Top 40 is Field Music at Number 39 with Plumb, the band’s fourth studio album release.

Official Albums Chart Update Top 40
01 OUR VERSION OF EVENTS - EMELI SANDE
02 BORN TO DIE - LANA DEL REY
03 21 - ADELE
04 MAKING MIRRORS - GOTYE
05 + - ED SHEERAN
06 LONELY ARE THE BRAVE - MAVERICK SABRE
07 THE GREATEST HITS - WHITNEY HOUSTON
08 HEAVEN - REBECCA FERGUSON
09 WHO YOU ARE - JESSIE J
10 KISSES ON THE BOTTOM - PAUL MCCARTNEY
11 19 - ADELE
12 MYLO XYLOTO - COLDPLAY
13 NOEL GALLAGHER'S HIGH FLYING BIRDS - NOEL GALLAGHER'S HIGH FLYING
14 IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW - OLLY MURS
15 STEREO TYPICAL - RIZZLE KICKS
16 LIONESS - HIDDEN TREASURES - AMY WINEHOUSE
17 DOO-WOPS & HOOLIGANS - BRUNO MARS
18 UP ALL NIGHT - ONE DIRECTION
19 NOTHING BUT THE BEAT - DAVID GUETTA
20 OLD IDEAS - LEONARD COHEN
21 CEREMONIALS - FLORENCE & THE MACHINE
22 EL CAMINO - BLACK KEYS
23 STRONGER - KELLY CLARKSON
24 AT LAST - THE BEST - ETTA JAMES
25 TALK THAT TALK - RIHANNA
26 FALLEN EMPIRES - SNOW PATROL
27 EVERY KINGDOM - BEN HOWARD
28 ECHOES - WILL YOUNG
29 TEENAGE DREAM - KATY PERRY
30 A DIFFERENT KIND OF TRUTH - VAN HALEN
31 CRAZY LOVE - MICHAEL BUBLE
32 4 - BEYONCE
33 LOUD - RIHANNA
34 BORN THIS WAY - LADY GAGA
35 SINATRA - BEST OF THE BEST - FRANK SINATRA
36 LOVESTRONG - CHRISTINA PERRI
37 WHAT DID YOU EXPECT FROM THE VACCINES - VACCINES
38 TAKE CARE - DRAKE
39 PLUMB - FIELD MUSIC
40 NUMBER ONES - BEE GEES

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