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Last year's X factor winner Sam Bailey has kept Wilko Johnson and George Michael from the top spot, topping the charts with her new album The Power of Love.
Bailey has been on a rather good run, first scoring the Christmas No.1 with her cover of Demi Lovato's 'Skyscraper' and now leading the album charts with her debut. She is the first X Factor winner to score the top spot since the now defunct Alexandra Burke in 2009.
In additionally perplexing and frankly worrying news, Bailey also managed to drastically outsell offerings from Bruce Springsteen and Pharrell Williams. Her album has sold 73,000 copies during the first week on sale, making it the fastest selling album of 2014 so far.
Listen to Sam Bailey's album sampler below if you dare
"I’ve worked hard to get where I am and I’m so happy that everyone is liking what I’m doing," Bailey told OfficialCharts.com. "This really is the icing on the cake to an incredible few months."
As for the rest of the charts, 5SOS are at the top of the singles chart with boyband dirge 'She Looks So Perfect', whilst Duke Dumont's 'I Got U' and Route 94's 'My Love' tail in second and third place respectively.
In the albums chart George Michael's Symphonica (Kate Moss' favourite) is at No.2 and Wilko Johnson & Roger Daltrey's righteous 'Going Back Home' is at No.3.
Official singles chart top five:
1. 5 Seconds of Summer - 'She Looks So Perfect'
2. Duke Dumont ft Jax Jones - 'I Got U'
3. Faul & Wad Ad vs Pnau - 'Changes'
4. Route 94 ft Jess Glynne - 'My Love'
5. John Legend - 'All Of Me'
Official albums chart top five:
1. Sam Bailey - The Power of Love
2. George Michael - Symphonica
3. Wilko Johnson & Roger Daltrey - Going Back Home
4. Pharrell Williams - Girl
5. John Legend - Love In The Future
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