Sam Bailey and One Direction Score Christmas Number Ones On Midweek Charts

Sam Bailey is on course to score her first ever number one this weekend as the new X Factor champ is currently leading the Christmas chart with her winner's single 'Skyscraper' while One Direction have climbed back to the top spot with their 'Midnight Memories' album.

The UK midweek chart shows Sam, 36, who was crowned the winner of this year's X Factor on Sunday, is way ahead of her competition in the form of Pharrell Williams and his upbeat single 'Happy,' after shifting an incredible 67,000 copies of her Demi Lovato cover as of midnight last night.

Sam Bailey is currently at number one on the midweek chart (WENN)

Speaking about the possibility of scoring the 2013 Christmas number one, Sam told the Official Charts Company: “I listen to the Christmas Number 1 countdown every year, so to think my single is in the running is just amazing.”

Pharrell's 'Happy' is an unlikely candidate for the festive chart-topper however, it's popularity has soared since the producer premiered the 24-hour-long music video last month. The song features on the Despicable Me 2 soundtrack.

Trailing behind in third place is Leona Lewis' Christmas song 'One More Sleep' while Avicii's 'Hey Brother' has slipped two places to four and AC/DC have debuted at five with their 1979 single 'Highway To Hell' which has re-entered the charts due to a campaign to get it to number one this weekend.

Over on the album charts, One Direction have reclaimed their position at the top with 'Midnight Memories' which spent two weeks at number one earlier this month but they could easily be knocked off by Robbie Williams' 'Swings Both Ways' which has hovered in and out of the top spot for weeks.

1D's 'Midnight Memories' has returned to the number one spot (Packshot)

In third place is Gary Barlow's 'Since I Saw You Last' which is also in with a good chance while Olly Murs refuses to budge out of the top five with 'Right Place Right Time' which was actually released last year, in at four. Beyonce's is maintaining a tight grip on the fifth position with her self-titled fifth album which she released unexpectedly last Friday.

The official Christmas charts will be announced on Sunday from 4pm with Jameela Jamil and Scott Mills on BBC Radio 1.

Listen to Sam Bailey's 'Skyscraper' below...

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