Brit Sweep: November 23, 2014...

The end of the weekend is here, and it's time to check out the songs making their debut on the just-released official singles chart in the UK this week, as three huge and deserving song vied for the top spot....

But there was no stopping the juggernaut that is Band Aid, as the 30th anniversary of the first "Do They Know It's Christmas?" single arrives, and Bob Geldof assembled yet another collection of artists such as Sam Smith, One Direction, Ellie Goulding, and more, with Bono along for the ride for the fourth time. The single sold over 300,000 copies in Britain, and proceeds are being directed to the effort to stop the ebola outbreak in Africa this time out. Lyrics were altered to reflect the new direction. Natch, it's my "Brit Pick of the Week", go and buy a copy, right?

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Coming in at the runner-up spot is British neo-house act Clean Bandit with "Real Love". It features singer Jess Glynne, who also appeared on their #1 hit "Rather Be"...

Olly Murs' lead-off single for his upcoming fourth album, Never Been Better, "Wrapped Up", lands at #3 this week. It features American singer/rapper Travie McCoy, and I hope it catches on in the States like his last "Troublemaker" did. This is his seventh top-10 hit in the UK; four of those have gone all the way to #1, making him one of the most successful artists to emerge from the X Factor UK even without winning...

French DJ/producer David Guetta enters at #5 with "Dangerous" featuring vocals from Sam Martin, who also sung on Guetta's last hit, "Lovers On The Sun", which topped the chart here a few months ago. It's Guetta's twentieth top-10 hit in Britain...

English "grime" rapper Wretch 32 claims his fifth top-10 hit in his home country with the beautifully reflective "6 Words" at #8. He went to #1 in 2011 with "Don't Go"...

British pop band Rixton follow up their #1 single "Me And My Broken Heart" with "Wait On Me", which arrives at #12...

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, led by the former member of Britpop kings Oasis, land at #26 with "In the Heat Of The Moment". It's the group's third top-40 UK hit; their first single "The Death Of You And Me" went to #15 in 2011...

Former Pussycat Dolls and X Factor judge in both the US and UK Nicole Scherzinger comes in at #46 with "Run", the second single from her sophomore album Big Fat Lie. The first, "Your Love", climbed in at #6...

Mr. Worldwide himself, Pitbull, is back at #49 with "Fireball" featuring signer/songwriter John Ryan. It's the fourth charting single from his Globalization album; he went to #6 with "Wild Wild Love"...

 English drum and bass artist Andy C (for Clarke) teams up with Fiora at #50 for "Heartbeat Loud"...

David Bowie just released a new retrospective called Nothing Has Changed which arrives at #9 on the albums chart in the UK. He included a new song on both the 2 CD and 3 CD editions, "Sue (Or In A Season Of A Crime), which comes in on the singles chart at #81. In his career Bowie has landed in the top-10 twenty-four times, and five of those at #1...

The final debut of the week at #92 comes from the group with the top-selling album in the UK, One Direction, with "Fireproof". Their new radio single "Night Changes" also leaps up to #23...

That's all for tonight...all really good stuff...cheers!