X Factor winner Matt Terry, One Direction’s Louis Tomlinson, Taylor Swift & Zayn go head-to-head for highest new singles entry

Three big new releases are competing for this week’s highest new entry on the Official Singles Chart.

This year’s X Factor champion Matt Terry is expected to make a big splash with his winner’s single When Christmas Comes Around. Penned by Ed Sheeran, the song will make its first impact on tomorrow’s sales flash (December 13) following its release late last night. (More details to follow tomorrow.)

Matt faces competition from Taylor Swift and Zayn’s brand new track I Don’t Wanna Live Forever, which opens at Number 5 on today’s Official Chart Update following its release last Friday (December 9). The song is taken from the upcoming Fifty Shades Darker film, which will hit cinemas in February 2017.

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Louis Tomlinson’s debut solo single Just Hold On also makes a strong start on this week’s midweek Top 40, entering at Number 21 after just one full day on sale (versus three full days for other releases). The One Direction singer released the track on Saturday evening after an emotional performance during The X Factor final, which he dedicated to his late mother Johannah Deakin. The track is expected to scale the chart over the coming days.

Clean Bandit’s Rockabye continues to lead the way at Number 1 on today’s update, followed by Rag’n’Bone Man’s Human, which leaps six places to Number 2.

Further down, J Cole lands at Number 34 with Déjà vu, the highest of eight new entries from his latest album 4 Your Eyez Only currently inside the Top 100, and Lady Gaga’s Million Reasons could find itself in the Top 40 this Friday, currently up 20 places to 40.

Check out this week's Top 100 Official Singles Chart Update in full