Pharrell set to regain singles top spot from Pitbull and Ke$ha

US singer and producer Pharrell Williams could be on course to return to the top of the Official Singles Chart this weekend with Happy.

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Pitbull and Ke$ha’s reign at the top of the Official Singles Chart could be short lived as Pharrell Williams looks set to regain the Number 1 slot this weekend.

According to today’s Official Charts Company’s sales data, the US singer and producer’s former chart topper, Happy (Number 1), is currently outselling the Miami rapper’s latest track, Timber (2), by 1,000 copies at this midway stage.

2013 was an amazing year for Pharrell, which saw him score three UK Number 1 singles including the two biggest selling tracks of the year, and with a new record deal with Columbia Records and a new solo album on the way, 2014 looks set to be just as rosy.

Meanwhile, Avicii’s Hey Brother and Jason Derulo’s Trumpets remain static at 3 and 4, respectively, while Fuse ODG climbs nine places to Number 5 with Million Pound Girl (Badder Than Bad).

New Entries And High Climbers

There are three new entries on this week’s Official Singles Chart Update Top 40: Lady Gaga’s re-recording of her 2013 single Do What U Want, which sees Christina Aguilera replacing original collaborator R Kelly, debuts at Number 9 today. The pair premiered their new duet during the live final of the US series of The Voice at the end of last month.

Dutch DJ Hardwell looks set to score his first UK Top 40 hit this weekend with Dare You. The track, which features the vocals of US singer/songwriter Matthew Koma, is at 23. Also ready to make her UK Top 40 debut on Sunday is Broadway and Glee star Idina Menzel. Let It Go, which is taken from Disney’s new animated film, Frozen, is up seven places to 37.

Meanwhile, Sub Focus’ Turn Back Time climbs 15 places to re-enter the Top 40 at Number 30, Breach is up 9 places to Number 33 with Everything You Never Had (We Had It All) FT Andreya Triana, and Kid Ink’s Show Me FT Chris Brown is up 25 to Number 35.

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	HAPPY	PHARRELL WILLIAMS
2	TIMBER	PITBULL FT KESHA
3	HEY BROTHER	AVICII
4	TRUMPETS	JASON DERULO
5	MILLION POUND GIRL (BADDER THAN BAD)	FUSE ODG
6	HOW LONG WILL I LOVE YOU	ELLIE GOULDING
7	THE MONSTER	EMINEM FT RIHANNA
8	CONTROL	MATRIX & FUTUREBOUND/MARSHALL
9	DO WHAT U WANT	LADY GAGA
10	ANIMALS	MARTIN GARRIX
11	OF THE NIGHT	BASTILLE
12	DRUNK IN LOVE	BEYONCE FT JAY-Z
13	COUNTING STARS	ONEREPUBLIC
14	LITTLE ME	LITTLE MIX
15	STORY OF MY LIFE	ONE DIRECTION
16	ROYALS	LORDE
17	WAKE ME UP	AVICII
18	ROAR	KATY PERRY
19	SKYSCRAPER	SAM BAILEY
20	LET ME GO	GARY BARLOW
21	I SEE FIRE	ED SHEERAN
22	SAIL	AWOLNATION
23	DARE YOU	HARDWELL FT MATTHEW KOMA
24	SOMEWHERE ONLY WE KNOW	LILY ALLEN
25	UNDER CONTROL	CALVIN HARRIS/ALESSO/HURTS
26	LOOK RIGHT THROUGH	STORM QUEEN
27	BURN	ELLIE GOULDING
28	ALIVE	CHASE & STATUS FT JACOB BANKS
29	MOVE	LITTLE MIX
30	TURN BACK TIME	SUB FOCUS
31	LOVE ME AGAIN	JOHN NEWMAN
32	AFTERGLOW	WILKINSON
33	EVERYTHING YOU NEVER HAD (WE HAD IT ALL)	BREACH FT ANDREYA TRIANA
34	SKIP TO THE GOOD BIT	RIZZLE KICKS
35	SHOW ME	KID INK FT CHRIS BROWN
36	TALK DIRTY	JASON DERULO FT 2 CHAINZ
37	LET IT GO	IDINA MENZEL
38	WRECKING BALL	MILEY CYRUS
39	BONFIRE HEART	JAMES BLUNT
40	POMPEII	BASTILLE