JLS have secured their fourth UK number single with Children In Need track ‘Love You More’.
The X Factor boyband soared to pole position after outselling album chart dominators Take That by almost 40%, forcing them into the runner-up spot for the second consecutive week.
“We are so proud to be the official number one with the Children In Need single,” JLS member Aston Merrygold declared. “It’s actually incredible what’s happened these past few weeks and what’s really topped it off is that the single has helped to raise loads of money for such a fantastic cause.
“We have to thank Children in Need for letting us get involved in the first place and everyone who has supported the record! Definitely one of our highlights to date and we hope to do a lot more for the charity in the future!”
The biggest climber of the week is Ellie Goulding’s cover of Elton John classic ‘Your Song’, which leaps from 39 to three after being featured in a popular Christmas advertising campaign for department store John Lewis.
Dance anthems also make their mark on the chart as Far East Movement’s ‘Like A G6’ arrives at six, one spot ahead of ‘The Time (Dirty Bit)’ by Black Eyed Peas, which finally cracks the top ten after clambering four places to seven.
As well as the success of JLS and Take That, the boyband connection continues further down the rankings, as McFly’s ‘Shine A Light’ falls five places to nine and Irish group Westlife score their 25th consecutive top ten single with ‘Safe’ at ten.
Elsewhere, fallers occupy eight of the ten positions between 11 and 20, with Mike Posner’s ‘Cooler Than Me’ at 13 and Cheryl Cole’s ‘Promise This’ at 17 making the biggest losses after slipping seven and ten places respectively.
Meanwhile, Rihanna grabs a second track within the top 20 with new Drake collaboration ‘What’s My Name?’, which lands at 18 despite not being due for release as a single until January.
The top ten in full:
1. (-) JLS: ‘Love You More’
2. (2) Take That: ‘The Flood’
3. (39) Ellie Goulding: ‘Your Song’
4. (1) Rihanna: ‘Only Girl (In The World)’
5. (3) Katy Perry: ‘Firework’
6. (-) Far East Movement: ‘Like A G6’
7. (11) Black Eyed Peas: ‘The Time (Dirty Bit)
8. (5) Alexis Jordan: ‘Happiness’
9. (4) McFly: ‘Shine A Light’
10. (-) Westlife: ‘Safe’
Source:Official Charts Company