Ellie Goulding On Course For First Ever UK No.1

In today’s Official Chart Update Goulding has pushed Miley Cyrus from the top spot down to No.3 with Avicii’s Wake Me Up sticking at No.2 and after just 7 hours on sale, Lady GaGa’s Applause has already hit arrived at No.11 and is sure to rival Ellie’s chance at the top this Sunday.

 

If Ellie can keep Mother Monster at bay the smoldering songstress’ will have her highest UK chart position to date since her Elton John cover of Your Song which reached No.2 back in 2010.

 

Elsewhere in the midweek Top 10, Lana Del Rey vs Cedric Gervais stay put at No.4 with Summertime Sadness while this week’s second-highest new entry comes from Arctic Monkeys with Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High at No.5.

 

Also debuting this week are The Wanted with their latest effort We Own The Night currently placing at No.6 while Tinie Tempah drops to No.7 with Trampoline.

 

Confirmed VMA performer Robin Thicke’s Blurred Lines falls to No.8, John Newman’s Love Me Again places at No.9 and Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake round of the Top 10 with Holy Grail.