One Direction’s Best Song Ever takes on Avicii for Number 1 single

One Direction’s Best Song Ever battles it out with Avicii's Wake Me Up in this week’s race to Number 1.
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One Direction’s Best Song Ever battles it out with Avicii's Wake Me Up in this week’s race to Number 1.

On Sunday, Avicii rocketed to the top of the Official Singles Chart with Wake Me Up, and clocked up the fastest selling single of 2013 so far in the process. This week the superstar DJ and producer faces tough competition none other than One Direction if he wants to hold on to his crown.


Avicii - Wake Me Up (Lyric) on MUZU.TV.

Harry, Liam, Louis, Niall and Zayn unveiled the hilarious video for their new track, Best Song Ever, on Monday (July 22). The video showcasing  the lads’ acting skills as US record company execs, Liam as a Louie Spence-inspired choreographer called Leeroy, and Zayn as 'Veronica', the sexy assistant. has broken Vevo records by amassing 12.3 million views in its first 24 hours. 

However, according to the latest Official Charts Company sales data, Avicii looks set to deny the 1D boys their fourth Number 1 single, as Wake Me Up is currently outselling Best Song Ever by nearly 26,000 copies at this mid-way stage.

Despite his lead, the race to Number 1 isn’t over ‘til it’s over, One Direction could still pull it back. Tune into the Official Chart Show with Jameela Jamil on BBC Radio 1 this Sunday from 4pm or visit www.officialcharts.com from 7pm to see who comes out on top.


One Direction - Best Song Ever on MUZU.TV.

Meanwhile, Robin Thicke’s million selling single Blurred Lines FT TI and Pharrell Williams is down one to Number 3, John Newman slides 3 to 4 with Love Me Again, and Icona Pop are at Number 5 with I Love It FT Charli XCX.

New Entries

Scottish singer/songwriter Nina Nesbitt looks set to score her second Official Singles Chart Top 40 hit this weekend with Way In The World (Number 39), while there are five other new tracks currently sitting outside the Top 40 on today’s Update.

London trio Scouting For Girls are at Number 44 with Millionaire, which is set to be featured on their forthcoming Greatest Hits package. Former X Factor contestant Diana Vickers is at 46 with Cinderella, while 18-year-old unsigned singer/songwriter Lauren Aquilina is at 53 with Sinners.

Professor Green’s collaboration with Miles Kane, Are You Getting Enough?, is at 60, and 21-year-old YouTube star Emma Blackery completes this week’s new entries with Go The Distance (89).

The Official Singles Chart Update Top 40 is as follows:

1 WAKE ME UP AVICII
2 BEST SONG EVER ONE DIRECTION
3 BLURRED LINES ROBIN THICKE/TI/PHARRELL
4 LOVE ME AGAIN JOHN NEWMAN
5 I LOVE IT ICONA POP FT CHARLI XCX
6 LA LA LA NAUGHTY BOY FT SAM SMITH
7 LET HER GO PASSENGER
8 BANG BANG WILL I AM
9 RELOAD S INGROSSO/T TRASH/J MARTIN
10 GET LUCKY DAFT PUNK FT PHARRELL WILLIAMS
11 COME & GET IT SELENA GOMEZ
12 THE OTHER SIDE JASON DERULO
13 JACK BREACH
14 EVERYTHING HAS CHANGED TAYLOR SWIFT FT ED SHEERAN
15 HOLY GRAIL JAY-Z FT JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
16 DEAR DARLIN' OLLY MURS
17 TRUE LOVE PINK FT LILY ALLEN
18 TREASURE BRUNO MARS
19 DO I WANNA KNOW ARCTIC MONKEYS
20 THINKING ABOUT YOU CALVIN HARRIS FT AYAH MARAR
21 WILD JESSIE J/BIG SEAN/D RASCAL
22 LOST & NOT FOUND CHASE & STATUS FT LOUIS MTTRS
23 ANTENNA FUSE ODG
24 WALKS LIKE RIHANNA WANTED
25 CAN'T HOLD US MACKLEMORE/RYAN LEWIS/DALTON
26 WAITING ALL NIGHT RUDIMENTAL FT ELLA EYRE
27 PLAY HARD DAVID GUETTA FT NE-YO & AKON
28 BROKENHEARTED LAWSON FT BOB
29 HEART ATTACK DEMI LOVATO
30 CRAZY KIDS KESHA FT WILL I AM
31 ANOTHER LOVE TOM ODELL
32 HERE'S TO NEVER GROWING UP AVRIL LAVIGNE
33 RADIOACTIVE IMAGINE DRAGONS
34 BEAUTIFUL MARIAH CAREY FT MIGUEL
35 SUPERSOAKER KINGS OF LEON
36 LIGHTERS (THE ONE) GABZ
37 POMPEII BASTILLE
38 DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT TOPLOADER
39 WAY IN THE WORLD NINA NESBITT
40 LIGHTHOUSE LUCY SPRAGGAN

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