Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj lead charge in singles race

Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj have stormed into the lead on Official Singles Chart with Bang Bang.

The trio’s collaboration leads today’s Chart Update, pushing last week’s Number 1 Changing by Sigma and Paloma Faith down to second place.

Bang Bang, which trails Jessie’s third album Sweet Talker, has already found success across the globe; entering the Top 10 in America, Australia and across Europe.

If it manages to hold its current spot until the weekend, Bang Bang will serve as Jessie’s third Number 1 single after Price Tag and Domino, both of which were chart-toppers in 2011.

It will also mark Nicki’s first ever UK chart-topper and Ariana’s second Number 1 in the country, following the Iggy Azalea-assisted Problem earlier this year.

Meanwhile, Taylor Swift’s Shake It Off is up two places to Number 3, Calvin Harris and John Newman’s former Number 1 Blame is at 4, and Lilly Wood & Robin Schulz’s Prayer In C rounds out the Top 5.

New entries and high climbers

Further down the chart, Lewis Jankel aka Shift K3Y starts at Number 13 with I Know. The track follows up the UK DJ and producer’s breakthrough hit Touch, which peaked at Number 3 on the chart in April this year.

Hozier ‘s Take Me To Church climbs to Number 29 on today’s Update after entering the Top 40 last week seven weeks after its release, and Bristol-born DJ Redlight debuts at 36 with 9TS (90s Baby).

Following the success of Sheridan Smith’s new ITV biopic Cilla, the legendary singer’s former Number 1 Anyone Who Had A Heart could re-enter the chart this Sunday. The track - which originally hit the top spot in 1964 - sits just outside the Top 40 mid-week, currently at Number 46.

The Official Singles Chart Update Top 40 is as follows. The Official Singles Chart Top 100 will be posted in full, here, on Sunday at 7pm.

1	BANG BANG	JESSIE J/GRANDE/MINAJ
2	CHANGING	SIGMA FT PALOMA FAITH
3	SHAKE IT OFF	TAYLOR SWIFT
4	BLAME	CALVIN HARRIS FT JOHN NEWMAN
5	PRAYER IN C	LILLY WOOD & ROBIN SCHULZ
6	I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE	SAM SMITH
7	LULLABY	PROFESSOR GREEN FT TORI KELLY
8	BLACK WIDOW	IGGY AZALEA FT RITA ORA
9	BLAME IT ON ME	GEORGE EZRA
10	SUPERHEROES	SCRIPT
11	RUDE	MAGIC
12	BUDAPEST	GEORGE EZRA
13	I KNOW	SHIFT K3Y
14	AM I WRONG	NICO & VINZ
15	ALL ABOUT THAT BASS	POWER MUSIC WORKOUT
16	UGLY HEART	GRL
17	GHOST	ELLA HENDERSON
18	ALL OF ME	JOHN LEGEND
19	STAY WITH ME	SAM SMITH
20	THINKING OUT LOUD	ED SHEERAN
21	MAPS	MAROON 5
22	MY HEAD IS A JUNGLE	WANKELMUT & EMMA LOUISE
23	LOVERS ON THE SUN	DAVID GUETTA FT SAM MARTIN
24	DON'T	ED SHEERAN
25	AMNESIA	5 SECONDS OF SUMMER
26	BREAK FREE	ARIANA GRANDE FT ZEDD
27	WALKING WITH ELEPHANTS	TEN WALLS
28	WAVES	MR PROBZ
29	TAKE ME TO CHURCH	HOZIER
30	SING	ED SHEERAN
31	CHANDELIER	SIA
32	NEW FLAME	CHRIS BROWN/USHER/RICK ROSS
33	RATHER BE	CLEAN BANDIT FT JESS GLYNNE
34	WON'T LOOK BACK	DUKE DUMONT
35	SAY SOMETHING	A GREAT BIG WORLD/AGUILERA
36	9TS (90S BABY)	REDLIGHT
37	HAPPY	PHARRELL WILLIAMS
38	LOVE RUNS OUT	ONEREPUBLIC
39	PROBLEM	ARIANA GRANDE FT IGGY AZALEA
40	CRAZY STUPID LOVE	CHERYL COLE FT TINIE TEMPAH