Cher Lloyd targets Official Charts Number One spot

03/08/2011

X Factor contestant Cher Lloyd is on course to score her first Official Number One with her debut single, according to today's Official Chart Update.

Lloyd's single Swagger Jagger has built up a hefty lead over JLS's She Makes Me Wanna in second place, currently selling 50% faster than the single by the fellow former X Factor contestants –leaving her on course to top Sunday's Official Singles Chart.

Other big movers in the Top 10 of the Official Singles Update are David Guetta/Cruz/Ludicris's Little Bad Girl, which is up from 13 to six, while Rizzle Kicks' Down With The Trumpets is up from 20 to ten.

Almost two weeks after her sad death, Amy Winehouse will continue to have a big presence in the Official Singles Chart when it is unveiled on Sunday; six of her singles are on course to claim places in the Top 75 –Back To Black (currently 28 in the Official Singles Update), Tears Dry On Their Own (36), Rehab (46), Love Is A Losing Game (57), You Know I’m No Good (58) and Valerie (64).

In the albums market Winehouse has an even bigger impact, with her two studio albums both on course to occupy places in the Top 3 in Sunday's Official Albums Chart –Back To Black at Number One and Frank at three, separated only by Adele's 21 in second place. If the albums finish in the same positions, it would be a lifetime peak for Frank, which had only previously peaked at 13 in the Official Albums Chart before reaching 5 in last week's rundown.

The highest new entry of the week looks set to be Famous First Words by Viva Brother, which is currently 19 in the Official Albums Update.

 

Official Albums Update Top 5

1        1    BACK TO BLACK – AMY WINEHOUSE (ISLAND)

2        2    21 – ADELE (XL RECORDINGS)

5        3    FRANK – AMY WINEHOUSE (ISLAND)

3        4    4 – BEYONCE (COLUMBIA/PARKWOOD ENT)

4        5    19 – ADELE (XL RECORDINGS)

Source: Official Charts Company

 

Official Singles Update Top 5

N      1    SWAGGER JAGGER – CHER LLOYD (SYCO MUSIC)

1       2    SHE MAKES ME WANNA – JLS FT DEV (EPIC)

2       3    GLAD YOU CAME – THE WANTED (GLOBAL TALENT)

4       4    THE A TEAM – ED SHEERAN (ASYLUM)    

3       5    LOUDER – DJ FRESH FT SIAN EVANS (MINISTRY OF SOUND)

Source: Official Charts Company

 

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The Official Chart Update gives music fans a weekly sneak preview of the Official Singles and Albums Charts. Every Wednesday from 3.30pm to 4pm, Greg James provides a "half-time" bulletin on his BBC Radio 1 Show, letting music fans in on who is leading the way in the Official Singles & Albums Charts ahead of the Sunday Official Chart announcement.

The Update reveals how the runners and riders are selling in the first three days of the sales week (Sunday through Tuesday), outlining the hottest new tracks of the week so far, as well as the new entries and highest climbers.

Notes to Editors

Chart information quoted from this release must be credited to The Official Charts Company. The Official Charts Company (OCC) is a joint venture between record labels' body the BPI and ERA, the Entertainment Retailers Association. The OCC is responsible for the commissioning, marketing, distribution and management of the UK's industry standard music and video charts and is endorsed by the BVA (British Video Association).

The Official Charts Company compiles its charts from sales information gathered across all key distribution (or entertainment) channels including all major high street retail chains, independent stores, supermarkets, mail order internet retailers and digital music service providers. This market research sample equates to 99% of the total UK Singles market; 98% of the total UK Albums market and 90% of the total UK DVD market.

BBC Radio 1 and the Official Charts Company will publish the full singles and album updates online at www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart. BBC Radio 1 can be found on 97-99fm; on DAB Radio; online at www.bbc.co.uk/radio1; and on Freeview, Sky, Virgin and Freesat.

The Official Chart Update with Greg James, 3.30pm-4pm, BBC Radio 1; The Official Chart Show with Reggie Yates, Sunday 4pm-7pm, BBC Radio 1; Jo Whiley, Mondays 8pm-9pm (Jo features Official Album Chart highlights) www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart

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