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.

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