Nicki Minaj’s Starships continues to fly up the Official Singles Chart

Plus: X Factor's Marcus Collins battles with the girl band Simon Cowell was too scared to sign! And: See this week's Official Singles Chart Update Top 40 in full!

According to today’s Official Charts Update, Nicki Minaj could be rocketing towards the top of the Official Singles Chart.

The Trinidadian / American singer’s track Starships, which has continued to climb since it debuted at Number 16 on the chart four weeks ago, is still on an upward trajectory. Starships has gained significant ground on Gotye FT Kimbra’s Somebody That I Used To Know (Number 1) and Emeli Sande’s Next To Me (2), and is currently hovering at Number 3. Be sure to log on to www.theofficialcharts.com at 7PM on Sunday (March 11) to see if it shoots up to the top of the chart.

New entries

Ably assisted by Gym Class Heroes frontman Travie McCoy, London girl band StooShe are leading the pack of this week’s new releases.

The trio, who were reportedly turned down by X Factor supremo Simon Cowell because they were “too risque”, look set to score their debut Top 10 hit with Love Me (Number 5). www.theofficialcharts.com caught up with StooShe earlier this week to find out what all the fuss is about.

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Meanwhile, X Factor runner up, Marcus Collins, also looks set to go Top 10 with his cover of the White Stripes’ Seven Nation Army (Number 6). However, with just over 250 copies separating Collins and StooShe, Simon Cowell will no doubt be on the edge of his seat until the winner of this X Factor-style chart battle is revealed on Sunday.

Tinchy Stryder and Pixie Lott’s are also Top 10-bound with their new collaboration. Bright Lights (Number 8) is the third single to be released from the London rapper’s forthcoming fourth studio album, Full Tank, which is out next Monday (March 12).

And finally, South London grime MC Dot Rotten who is set to score his first Top 40 hit this Sunday. His new track, Are You not Entertained, is at Number 32 in today’s Official Singles Chart Update.

The Official Singles Chart Update Top 40 is as follows:
01 SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW - GOTYE FT KIMBRA
02 NEXT TO ME - EMELI SANDE
03 STARSHIPS - NICKI MINAJ
04 WILD ONES - FLO RIDA FT SIA
05 LOVE ME - STOOSHE FT TRAVIE MCCOY
06 SEVEN NATION ARMY - MARCUS COLLINS
07 HOT RIGHT NOW - DJ FRESH FT RITA ORA
08 BRIGHT LIGHTS - TINCHY STRYDER FT PIXIE LOTT
09 TITANIUM - DAVID GUETTA FT SIA
10 TURN ME ON - DAVID GUETTA FT NICKI MINAJ
11 STRONGER - KELLY CLARKSON
12 DRUNK - ED SHEERAN
13 DOMINO - JESSIE J
14 ROCKSTAR - DAPPY FT BRIAN MAY
15 SEXY AND I KNOW IT - LMFAO
16 MAMA DO THE HUMP - RIZZLE KICKS
17 MIRROR - LIL WAYNE FT BRUNO MARS
18 RAY CHARLES - CHIDDY BANG
19 ALONE AGAIN - ALYSSA REID FT JUMP SMOKERS
20 INTERNATIONAL LOVE - PITBULL FT CHRIS BROWN
21 ASS BACK HOME - GYM CLASS HEROES FT NEON HITCH
22 DANCE WITH ME TONIGHT - OLLY MURS
23 T.H.E (THE HARDEST EVER) - WILL I AM/JAGGER/LOPEZ
24 WE FOUND LOVE - RIHANNA FT CALVIN HARRIS
25 TWILIGHT - COVER DRIVE
26 BORN TO DIE - LANA DEL REY
27 PARADISE - COLDPLAY
28 N****S IN PARIS - JAY-Z & KANYE WEST
29 BREATHING - JASON DERULO
30 MOVES LIKE JAGGER - MAROON 5 FT CHRISTINA AGUILERA
31 LEGO HOUSE - ED SHEERAN
32 ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED - DOT ROTTEN
33 WANT U BACK - CHER LLOYD FT ASTRO
34 R U MINE - ARCTIC MONKEYS
35 GOOD FEELING - FLO RIDA
36 VIDEO GAMES - LANA DEL REY
37 EARTHQUAKE - LABRINTH FT TINIE TEMPAH
38 PARTY ROCK ANTHEM - LMFAO/LAUREN BENNETT/GOONROCK
39 TALK THAT TALK - RIHANNA FT JAY-Z
40 CHARLIE BROWN - COLDPLAY