Boyband albums battle in midweek chart

Three boybands are competing for the top spot on this Sunday's album chart.

Current leaders Take That - who sold over half a million albums last week - are due to continue their reign at the summit with Progess, while JLS currently stand at number two with their sophomore effort Outta This World.

Westlife trail closely behind at three with Gravity.

Meanwhile, My Chemical Romance are on course for a top ten position with Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys entering at number six, while Russell Watson's La Voce lands at ten.

Kanye West's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy debuts at 15, and Nicki Minaj's Pink Friday enters at 31.

On the singles chart, The X Factor Finalists' Help For Heroes single 'Heroes' leads the way, having sold almost 100,000 copies in three days, followed by Ellie Goulding's 'Your Song', which climbs a place to number two.

Olly Murs's 'Thinking Of Me' lands at number four, the Gorillaz enter at 30 with 'Doncamatic', and Duffy debuts at 40 with 'Well, Well, Well'.

The official chart is announced on Sunday between 4pm and 7pm.