Ella Henderson's Ghost remains top of the Official Singles Chart

Ella Henderson has overtaken mid-week leaders 5 Seconds Of Summer to spend a second week at Number 1 with Ghost.

X Factor star Ella Henderson today spends a second week at Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart.

The 18-year-old, who claimed the top spot last Sunday with her debut release, Ghost, has fought off tough competition from Australian boyband 5 Seconds Of Summer to retain her chart crown.

5SOS, who are new in at Number 2 today with their latest single Don’t Stop, had been leading the race to Number 1 all week. However, in one of the closest fought chart battles of 2014 so far, Ella pipped them to the post at the eleventh hour with a winning margin of nearly 3,000 copies.

Ed Sheeran slides one place to Number 3 today with his former chart topper, Sing, while Hertfordshire singer/songwriter George Ezra scores his highest charting single to date with Budapest, which is new in at Number 4. Stay With Me by Sam Smith (Number 5) completes today’s Top 5.

New Entries

In addition to 5 Seconds Of Summer’s Don’t Stop (Number 2) and George Ezra’s Budapest (4), there are three other new entries on this week’s Official Singles Chart.

Gorgon City score their second Top 10 single today with Here For You FT Laura Welsh (7). The London duo, producers Kye Gibbon and Matt Robson-Scott, reached Number 4 earlier this year with Ready For Your Love FT MNEK.

Former Disney princess Demi Lovato claims her fifth UK Top 40 today with Neon Lights (15), while The Kooks enter at 35 today with new track Around Town.

The Official Singles Chart Top 10 is as follows. Click here to see the Official Singles Chart Top 100 in full after 7pm.

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