LONDON, UK (Top40 Charts) There's just three weeks to go before 2011 draws to a close and the Official Charts Company compile our end of year charts. But to give you an idea of how 2011 is shaping up, here's how the Official Top 40 Singles and Official Top 40 Albums charts stand so far.
However, with the busiest shopping weeks of the year upon us, this could all dramatically change. On the Official Top 40 Albums Of 2011, Adele's '21', which recently became the biggest selling album of the 21st Century, seems uncatchable with over 3.5 million sales under its belt. But, for the rest of the Official Albums Chart, there's still everything to play for!
Based on this week's sales so far, Bruno Mars' debut album, 'Doo-wops And Hooligans' (Number 3), is nearly neck-and-neck with Adele's 2008 album, '19' (2), while Michael Buble's 'Christmas' album, which was released just under two months ago, looks set to overtake
Rihanna (4) and
Lady Gaga (5). Closer to home, British singer songwriter Ed Sheeran's '+' (8) is getting dangerously close to taking the biggest-selling debut of 2011 title away from
Jessie J's 'Who You Are' (6).
Adele is also leading the Official Top 40 Singles Of 2011, too. Her track 'Someone Like You' is sitting comfortably in pole position with 1.2 million sales, while only a few thousand sales separate Numbers 2 - 4 (Jessie J's 'Pricetag', LMFAO's 'Party Rock Anthem' and Maroon 5's 'Moves Like Jagger') who are all hovering around the 950,000 mark. This could all change by the weekend when sales start to show for X Factor winners
Little Mix, and The Military Wives, Nirvana,
Joe McElderry and the cast of The Only Way Is Essex launch their bids to become this year's Official Christmas Number 1.
The Official Albums and Singles Top 40s of 2011 are as follows:
The Official Albums and Singles Top 40s of 2011 are as follows:
THE OFFICIAL TOP 40 SINGLES OF 2011 TO DATE
01 SOMEONE LIKE YOU - ADELE
02 PRICE TAG - JESSIE J FT BOB
03 PARTY ROCK ANTHEM -
LMFAO FT LAUREN BENNETT AND GOONROCK
04 MOVES LIKE JAGGER - MAROON 5 FT CHRISTINA AGUILERA
05 GIVE ME EVERYTHING - PITBULL FT NE-YO, AFROJACK AND NAYER
06 GRENADE - BRUNO MARS
07 ROLLING IN THE DEEP - ADELE
08 WE FOUND LOVE - RIHANNA FT CALVIN HARRIS
09 ON THE FLOOR - JENNIFER LOPEZ FT PITBULL
10 THE A TEAM - ED SHEERAN
11 S&M - RIHANNA
12 JAR OF HEARTS - CHRISTINA PERRI
13 BORN THIS WAY - LADY GAGA
14 THE LAZY SONG - BRUNO MARS
15 BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE - CHRIS BROWN FT BENNY BENASSI
16 CHANGED THE WAY YOU KISS ME - EXAMPLE
17 I NEED A DOLLAR - ALOE BLACC
18 SWEAT - SNOOP DOGG
19 MR SAXOBEAT - ALEXANDRA STAN
20 GLAD YOU CAME - THE WANTED
21 LOUDER - DJ FRESH FT SIAN EVANS
22 DO IT LIKE A DUDE - JESSIE J
23 WHAT MAKES YOU BEAUTIFUL - ONE DIRECTION
24 YEAH 3X - CHRIS BROWN
25 THE EDGE OF GLORY - LADY GAGA
26 HEART SKIPS A BEAT - OLLY MURS FT RIZZLE KICKS
27 SUPER BASS - NICKI MINAJ
28 SET FIRE TO THE RAIN - ADELE
29 WHERE THEM GIRLS AT - DAVID GUETTA FT FLO RIDA AND NICKI MINAJ
30 DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH - NICOLE SCHERZINGER
31 BOUNCE - CALVIN HARRIS FT KELIS
32 BEST THING I NEVER HAD - BEYONCE
33 ET - KATY PERRY FT KANYE WEST
34 CHAMPION - CHIPMUNK FT CHRIS BROWN
35 EARTHQUAKE - LABRINTH FT TINIE TEMPAH
36 JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH - BLACK EYED PEAS
37 READ ALL ABOUT IT - PROFESSOR GREEN FT EMELI SANDE
38 WHO'S THAT CHICK - DAVID GUETTA FT RIHANNA
39 SEXY AND I KNOW IT - LMFAO
40 LAST FRIDAY NIGHT (TGIF) - KATY PERRY
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THE OFFICIAL TOP 40 ALBUMS OF 2011 TO DATE
01 21 - ADELE
02 19 - ADELE
03 DOO-WOPS & HOOLIGANS - BRUNO MARS
04 LOUD - RIHANNA
05 BORN THIS WAY - LADY GAGA
06 WHO YOU ARE - JESSIE J
07 CHRISTMAS - MICHAEL BUBLE
08 + - ED SHEERAN
09 MYLO XYLOTO - COLDPLAY
10 THE LADY KILLER - CEE LO GREEN
11 PROGRESS - TAKE THAT
12 NO MORE IDOLS - CHASE & STATUS
13 THE DEFAMATION OF STRICKLAND BANKS - PLAN B
14 NOEL GALLAGHER'S HIGH FLYING BIRDS - NOEL GALLAGHER'S HIGH FLYING
15 4 - BEYONCE
16 WASTING LIGHT - FOO FIGHTERS
17 TALK THAT TALK - RIHANNA
18 SIGH NO MORE - MUMFORD & SONS
19 TEENAGE DREAM - KATY PERRY
20 DISC-OVERY - TINIE TEMPAH
21 CRAZY LOVE - MICHAEL BUBLE
22 BUILD A ROCKET BOYS - ELBOW
23 BACK TO BLACK - AMY WINEHOUSE
24 THE FAME - LADY GAGA
25 ECHOES - WILL YOUNG
26 GOOD OL' FASHIONED LOVE - OVERTONES
27 UP ALL NIGHT - ONE DIRECTION
28 CEREMONIALS - FLORENCE & THE MACHINE
29 DELETED SCENES FROM THE CUTTING ROOM - CARO EMERALD
30 SEASONS OF MY SOUL - RUMER
31 LIGHTS - ELLIE GOULDING
32 IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW - OLLY MURS
33 LAST NIGHT ON EARTH - NOAH & THE WHALE
34 GREATEST HITS - SO FAR - PINK
35 THE AWAKENING - JAMES MORRISON
36 VELOCIRAPTOR - KASABIAN
37 BRING HIM HOME - ALFIE BOE
38 NOTHING BUT THE BEAT - DAVID GUETTA
39 OLLY MURS - OLLY MURS
40 JUKEBOX - JLS