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Take That have scored their first number one single as a three-piece band with ‘These Days’.

The track, which precedes the group’s seventh studio album III, overtook midweek leaders Band Aid 30 to win the top spot by just 2,500 copies. It is Take That’s 12th number one single and their first since 2008’s ‘Greatest Day’.

The group – now comprised of Gary Barlow, Mark Owen and Howard Donald – told OfficialCharts.com: “We cannot believe it, we’re really made up and we can’t thank everybody enough.”

The star-studded Band Aid 30 group slip one spot to number two with their updated version of ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’, while Olly Murs and Travie McCoy hold on to the number three spot with ‘Wrapped Up’.

Ed Sheeran also holds firm at number four with ‘Thinking Out Loud’ while Clean Bandit’s ‘Real Love’ rounds out the top five after dropping three places from number two.

The only new entry in the Top 10 this week is Labrinth’s ‘Jealous’, which debuts at number 7 and wins the singer and producer his fifth Top 10 single.

McBusted hit number 12 with their first single as a combined group, ‘Air Guitar’, before their self-titled album is released tomorrow (December 1).

Jennifer Lawrence scores her first ever UK Top 40 single with her rendition of ‘The Hanging Tree’. The song, taken from The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 soundtrack, is at number 14.

BRITs Critics’ Choice 2015 nominee James Bay is another new entry at number 18 with ‘Hold Back The River’, while fellow shortlisted act Years & Years debut at number 22 with ‘Desire’.

David Guetta and Emeli Sandé’s ‘What I Did For Love’ debuts at number 24, while Kiesza’s ‘No Enemiesz’ enters the charts at number 30. The final new entry in the chart is Beyonce’s ‘7/11’, which is at number 36.

Source: Official Charts Company

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Band Aid 30 has debuted at number one in the UK singles chart.

‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’ is the fastest-selling single of 2014 so far, with 312,000 copies sold in its first week.

The charity track, organised by Bob Geldof, also outsells Band Aid 20’s first-week sales in 2004. The previous version of the song sold 297,000 in the first seven days of release.

Clean Bandit and Jess Glynne debut at number two with ‘Real Love’, while Olly Murs enters the chart at number three with ‘Wrapped Up’, featuring Travie McCoy.

Ed Sheeran’s ‘Thinking Out Loud’ falls down to number four, and David Guetta rounds off this week’s five top-selling tracks with ‘Dangerous’, which features Sam Martin.

‘Wake Me Up’ by Gareth Malone’s All Star Choir for Children in Need drops from last week’s number one to seven, but is the biggest-selling physical single featured on the chart.

Wretch 32 claims number eight with ‘6 Words’, and Rixton’s ‘Wait On Me’ takes 12.

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds debut at 26 with ‘In the Heat of the Moment’, while One Direction’s ‘Night Changes’ claims number 23.

5 Seconds of Summer complete this week’s chart with ‘Good Girls’, which climbs 130 places to number 25.

Source: Official Charts Company

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Gareth Malone and his All Star Choir have debuted at number one with their official Children in Need track ‘Wake Me Up’.

The Avicii cover, which features celebrities including Jo Brand, Craig Revel Horwood, Linda Robson and Mel Giedroyc, has sold over 120,000 units in the last seven days and is also the most physically purchased single of the week.

Ed Sheeran holds on to the number two spot with ‘Thinking Out Loud’, which has set a record for the most ever audio streams in a week.

One Direction jump six places up the charts to number three with ‘Steal My Girl’ after performing the track on The X Factor last week and on Children in Need on Friday.

Cheryl drops from the number one spot to number four with her latest single ‘I Don’t Care’, while Meghan Trainor falls two places to number five with ‘All About That Bass’.

Australian duo The Veronicas enter the Official Singles Chart for the first time in five years with ‘You Ruin Me’, which debuts at number eight. Sam Smith’s new single ‘Like I Can’ enters the chart at number nine.

Taylor Swift climbs 98 places up to number 11 with ‘Blank Space’ following the release of its official video this week, while Kendrick Lamar wins his first UK Top 40 hit with ‘I’, which enters at number 20.

Idina Menzel’s ‘Let It Go’, the smash hit Frozen single, re-enters the Top 40 at number 28.

BBC Music’s track ‘God Only Knows’, which features a number of celebrities, climbs 131 places to number 39.

Source: Official Charts Company

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Cheryl Cole has scored her fifth UK number one single with ‘I Don’t Care’.

The X Factor judge now holds the record for the most UK number ones for a British female artist.

Cheryl previously topped the chart with ‘Fight for This Love’ in 2009, ‘Promise This’ in 2010, ‘Call My Name’ in 2012 and ‘Crazy Stupid Love’ earlier this year.

She overtakes previous record holders Geri Halliwell and Rita Ora, who each have four number one singles.

Ed Sheeran’s ‘Thinking Out Loud’ moves down to second place, although the song breaks the record for the most audio streams in a single week with 1,638,000 listens.

All About That Bass’ by Meghan Trainor moves to number three, while John Legend’s ‘All of Me’ jumps from number 26 to four following his appearance on last week’s X Factor.

Taylor Swift’s ‘Shake It Off’ rounds off the top five.

Calvin Harris enters the chart at number six with ‘Outside’, as Tom Odell’s cover of ‘Real Love’ debuts at number 21 after featuring on this year’s John Lewis Christmas advert.

The Script’s ‘No Good in Goodbye’ enters at 26, while Nicki Minaj debuts at 35 with ‘Only’, featuring Drake, Lil Wayne and Chris Brown.

Source: Official Charts Company

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