Emeli Sande takes on Michael Buble & Olly Murs for New Year's Number 1

According to today’s Official Albums Chart Update, Emeli Sande, Michael Buble and Olly Murs are battling it out for the New Year’s Number 1 album.

Reigning chart queen Emeli Sande has a fight on her hands if she wants to hold onto the Number 1 spot on the Official Albums Chart this Sunday.

With just over 4,000 copies currently separating the Top 3, the Scottish singer’s debut album, Our Version Of Events (Number 1) faces tough competition from Michael Buble’s Christmas (2) and Olly Murs' Right Place, Right Time (3) for the Official New Year’s Number 1 Album.

Our Version Of Events, which claimed the Official 2012 Christmas Number 1 album this past Sunday, has spent a total of six weeks at the top spot and a staggering 46 weeks in the Official Albums Chart Top 10. To date Our Version Of Events has sold 1.3 million copies, making it the biggest selling album of 2012 so far.

The Official Albums Chart Update Top 5 is completed by Rihanna’s Unapologetic, which climbs two places to Number 4, and Bruno Mars’ Unorthodox Jukebox at Number 5.

High Climbers

This week’s Official Albums Chart highest climber is Labrinth’s Electronic Earth, which surges 38 places from Number 61 to 23. Rita Ora’s Ora and Frank Ocean’s Channel Orange both climb 24 places to Number 12 and Number 38, respectively.

The full Official Albums Chart Update Top 40 is as follows:

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