Will.I.Am set for first solo Number 1 with This Is Love

Black Eyed Peas star Will.I.Am is on track for his first UK solo Number 1! Plus: See the Official Singles Chart Update Top 40 in full!

Black Eyed Peas star Will.I.Am looks set to score his first solo Number 1 this Sunday with new single This Is Love.

This Is Love is the follow-up to his previously highest-charting Number 3 solo hit T.H.E (The Hardest Ever) featuring Mick Jagger and Jennifer Lopez, which was released earlier this year. The track, co-produced by Swedish House Mafia’s Steve Angello, features Dutch singer/songwriter Eva Simons. Both tracks are taken from his upcoming solo record #willpower. You can check out an interview with Will talking about the track below:

The founder and front man of The Black Eyed Peas has worked and collaborated with some of the biggest names in entertainment, including Michael Jackson, Rihanna and Cheryl . Will.I.Am has most recently been entertaining audiences as a coach on The Voice UK, mentoring and guiding Team Will through the live shows.

Chris Brown’s Don’t Wake Me Up (2) is the second highest new entry of the week so far, while Taio Cruz’s There She Goes (16) complete today’s Top 40 newcomers.

Hackney Weekend's chart impact

No less than 84 tracks in today’s Official Chart Update Top 200 feature artists who appeared on the bill of Radio 1’s Hackney Weekend – the BBC’s largest ever outdoor concert which took place on East London’s Hackney Marshes last weekend.

Saturday night headliner Jay-Z has received a boost, N****s In Paris climbs 27 places to Number 17, while 99 Problems jumps 61 places to Number 47.

Rihanna, who closed the event on the Sunday evening has seven different tracks in today’s Top 200 – Princess Of China, Where Have You Been, We Found Love FT Calvin Harris, Take Care, Run This Town, Talk That Talk and Love The Way You Lie. Not content with headlining Radio 1's Hackney Weekend - Rihanna can now add the mammoth feat of 20 million record sales to her list of career achievements here in the UK, the Official Charts Company can confirm.

The Official Singles Chart Update Top 40 is as follows:

1	THIS IS LOVE	WILL.I.AM FT EVA SIMONS
2	DON'T WAKE ME UP	CHRIS BROWN
3	PAYPHONE	MAROON 5 FT WIZ KHALIFA
4	WHISTLE	FLO RIDA
5	CALL MY NAME	CHERYL
6	PRINCESS OF CHINA	COLDPLAY & RIHANNA
7	FEEL THE LOVE	RUDIMENTAL FT JOHN NEWMAN
8	BLACK HEART	STOOSHE
9	WE ARE YOUNG	FUN FT JANELLE MONAE
10	WIDE AWAKE	KATY PERRY
11	CALL ME MAYBE	CARLY RAE JEPSEN
12	SCREAM	USHER
13	DRIVE BY	TRAIN
14	WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN	RIHANNA
15	PICKING UP THE PIECES	PALOMA FAITH
16	THERE SHE GOES	TAIO CRUZ
17	N****S IN PARIS	JAY-Z & KANYE WEST
18	EXPRESS YOURSELF	LABRINTH
19	STARSHIPS	NICKI MINAJ
20	MY KIND OF LOVE	EMELI SANDE
21	TOO CLOSE	ALEX CLARE
22	SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW	GOTYE FT KIMBRA
23	SING	GARY BARLOW/COMMONWEALTH BAND
24	R.I.P.	RITA ORA FT TINIE TEMPAH
25	WILD ONES	FLO RIDA FT SIA
26	THE POWER	DJ FRESH FT DIZZEE RASCAL
27	NEED YOU NOW	LADY ANTEBELLUM
28	OLIVER TWIST	D'BANJ
29	SMALL BUMP	ED SHEERAN
30	SILHOUETTES	AVICII
31	BACK IN TIME	PITBULL
32	NO CHURCH IN THE WILD	JAY-Z/KANYE WEST/F OCEAN
33	CHASING THE SUN	WANTED
34	BOYFRIEND	JUSTIN BIEBER
35	EUPHORIA	LOREEN
36	YOUNG	TULISA
37	LET'S GO	CALVIN HARRIS FT NE-YO
38	212	AZEALIA BANKS FT LAZY JAY
39	BANGARANG	SKRILLEX FT SIRAH
40	TITANIUM	DAVID GUETTA FT SIA