Gareth Malone's Military Wives set to beat Little Mix in race for Xmas No. 1
Ann LeeWednesday 21 Dec 2011 4:51 pm
Gareth Malone's Military Wives are charging ahead in the race for Christmas number one and are currently out-selling Little Mix by a ratio of six to one.
Gareth Malone will be celebrating a number one this weekend with his Military Wives (Picture: Xposurephotos.com)
The stars of The Choir: Military Wives are on course to take the top spot from X Factor winners Little Mix with their single Wherever You Are, according to the Official Charts Company.
The track has become the fastest-selling single for six years and has sold 319,000 copies since it was released on Monday.
This figure means Wherever You Are is outselling the rest of the Top 20 combined and is leaving its nearest competitor, Little Mix's Cannonball, flagging behind.
The X Factor winners celebrated topping the charts last weekend with their cover of Damien Rice 's Cannonball but the girl group will have to settle for second place on Sunday.
Little Mix sold 210,000 copies of Cannonball last week and an extra 55,000 this week.
Little Mix are set to drop to number two (Picture: PA)
Martin Talbot, Official Charts Company managing director, said: 'This truly is an extraordinary result for Gareth and his choir – easily now the fastest selling record for years. They are extending their lead day-by-day and breaking records as they go.'
All proceeds from the single, performed by Gareth Malone's choir, will go towards the Royal British Legion and the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association.
The festive Top 10 is dominated by a host of songs by acts without the support of a traditional record label.
Lou Monte's Dominick The Donkey, which was originally released in 1960 and is due to chart at number three, saw a boost in sales after it was championed on BBC Radio 1's Chris Moyles Breakfast Show.
YouTube star Alex Day is set to chart at four with his self-released single, Forever Yours, after racking up 70 million views on the video hosting site.
Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit climbs from 113 to six after a Rage Against The Machine style Facebook campaign to get it to number one this Christmas.
Canadian crooner Michael Buble is on course to remain at number one in the UK albums chart with his festive LP Christmas.
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