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James Arthur to return to Number 1 on Sunday
James Arthur’s Impossible looks set to reclaim the Official Singles Chart top spot this Sunday. Plus: See the Official Singles Chart Update Top 40 in full!
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James Arthur’s Impossible looks set to reclaim the Official Singles Chart top spot this Sunday.
After losing out on the Official 2012 Christmas Number 1 to The Justice Collective’s cover of He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother, James Arthur’s Impossible looks set to return to the top of the Official Singles Chart on Sunday, with nearly 125,000 copies of the 2012 X Factor winner’s single being purchased so far this week.
To date, Impossible has sold over 838,000 copies, making it the fifth biggest selling X Factor debut of all time. Indeed, in just under three weeks Arthur’s track has eclipsed the all-time sales of Joe McElderry’s The Climb, One Direction’s What Makes You Beautiful, JLS’ Beat Again, Little Mix’s Cannonball and Olly Murs’ Please Don’t Let Me Go.
It’s not just James Arthur who has enjoyed record sales so far this week – the Official Singles Chart Update Top 5 has already sold in excess of 400,000 copies, with many fans purchasing tracks on Christmas Day and Boxing Day via their new MP3 players and tablet devices.
Psy’s Gangnam Style surges up four places from Number 6 to Number 2, while Will.I.Am and Britney Spears’ Scream And Shout holds firm at Number 3. The Top 5 is completed by The Justice Collective’s He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother (Number 4) and Olly Murs and Flo Rida’s Troublemaker (Number 5).
The full Official Singles Chart Update Top 40 is as follows:
| 1 | IMPOSSIBLE | JAMES ARTHUR |
| 2 | GANGNAM STYLE | PSY |
| 3 | SCREAM & SHOUT | WILL.I.AM FT BRITNEY SPEARS |
| 4 | HE AIN'T HEAVY HE'S MY BROTHER | THE JUSTICE COLLECTIVE |
| 5 | TROUBLEMAKER | OLLY MURS FT FLO RIDA |
| 6 | LOCKED OUT OF HEAVEN | BRUNO MARS |
| 7 | CANDY | ROBBIE WILLIAMS |
| 8 | DIAMONDS | RIHANNA |
| 9 | I KNEW YOU WERE TROUBLE | TAYLOR SWIFT |
| 10 | BENEATH YOUR BEAUTIFUL | LABRINTH FT EMELI SANDE |
| 11 | DON'T YOU WORRY CHILD | SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA/MARTIN |
| 12 | STAY | RIHANNA FT MIKKY EKKO |
| 13 | THE POWER OF LOVE | GABRIELLE APLIN |
| 14 | LITTLE THINGS | ONE DIRECTION |
| 15 | DIE YOUNG | KESHA |
| 16 | HO HEY | THE LUMINEERS |
| 17 | HALL OF FAME | THE SCRIPT FT WILL.I.AM |
| 18 | ONE MORE NIGHT | MAROON 5 |
| 19 | FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK | THE POGUES FT KIRSTY MACCOLL |
| 20 | GIRL ON FIRE | ALICIA KEYS |
| 21 | DON'T STOP THE PARTY | PITBULL FT TJR |
| 22 | TRY | P!NK |
| 23 | SKYFALL | ADELE |
| 24 | KISS YOU | ONE DIRECTION |
| 25 | WE ARE NEVER EVER GETTING BACK TOGETHER | TAYLOR SWIFT |
| 26 | ONE POUND FISH | ONE POUND FISH MAN |
| 27 | SWEET NOTHING | CALVIN HARRIS/FLORENCE WELCH |
| 28 | A THOUSAND YEARS | CHRISTINA PERRI |
| 29 | CAN YOU HEAR ME (AYAYAYA) | WILEY/SKEPTA/JME/MS D |
| 30 | YEAH YEAH | WILLY MOON |
| 31 | BEAUTY AND A BEAT | JUSTIN BIEBER FT NICKI MINAJ |
| 32 | DNA | LITTLE MIX |
| 33 | CALL ME MAYBE | CARLY RAE JEPSEN |
| 34 | GOLD DUST | DJ FRESH |
| 35 | WINGS | LITTLE MIX |
| 36 | LATCH | DISCLOSURE FT SAM SMITH |
| 37 | LIVE WHILE WE'RE YOUNG | ONE DIRECTION |
| 38 | N****S IN PARIS | JAY-Z & KANYE WEST |
| 39 | ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU | MARIAH CAREY |
| 40 | BOM BOM | SAM & THE WOMP |
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