The Beatles' ‘last’ song Now and Then on track for Number 1, Fab Four's first in 54 years

John, Paul, George and Ringo are outselling the rest of the Top 5.

The Beatles could make Official Chart history this week as the Fab Four plot a spectacular return to Number 1 with new single Now And Then currently outselling the Top 5, the Official Charts Company can confirm.

The ‘last’ song from John, Paul, George and Ringo would become the Fab Four’s landmark 18th UK chart-topper, and their first in 54 years, since The Ballad of John and Yoko in 1969.

Now And Then debuted at Number 42 in the UK last week based on just 10 hours of sales, but is now expected to jump 41 places to the top of the Official Singles Chart when Friday’s chart is announced on BBC Radio 1’s The Official Chart. Updates to follow throughout the week via OfficialCharts.com.

On potentially witnessing a return for Britain's most successful and enduring band, Martin Talbot, Chief Executive Officer of Official Charts, says: "What a week it will be if The Beatles return with a Number 1 in the Official Singles Chart. The Fab Four are a key part of the history of British music and the UK’s charts, so to have returned with such a huge impact is incredible.”

MORE: See where all of The Beatles previous singles charted in the UK.

BTS member Jung Kook could nab the highest peak of his solo career yet with Standing Next To You looking to become this week’s highest new entry at Number 2.

Chase & Status, HedEx and ArrDee are on the rise again, up two places since Friday with Liquor & Cigarettes (16).

Zach Bryan and Kacey Musgraves’ duet I Remember Everything is also making moves, expected to scale five spots to Number 18, becoming both artists’ first UK Top 20 single in the process.

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