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A list of the top selling albums of 2012 so far has been revealed by the Official Charts Company.

As it stands at the moment, Emily Sande’s Our Version of Events is currently at the top of the list but Dan Lane from the Official Charts Company has pointed out: "With the busiest shopping weeks of the year upon us, there is still everything to play for for the rest of the contenders.

There have been rumours flying around the internet that Simon Cowell is trying to come up with new ways to help boost flagging ratings of the UK version of the X Factor.

The show’s boss has reportedly been trying to get old judge Sharon Osbourne back and it is now rumoured that he wants to return to the show himself.

Adele’s album 21 has sold over 10 million copies in the States, marking yet another landmark for her record breaking second album.

The album is ironically the 21st album to reach 10 million copies since Nielsen SoundScan started tracking data in 1991.

Simon Cowell has confirmed that the X Factor winners single will be for charity. It was rumoured that the usual group single would be scrapped earlier this month but now Cowell has revealed that the rumours are true and it will be substituted with the winner’s single.

Kelly Clarkson has lashed out at The Mirror for misquoting her in an interview and making her sound “obnoxious”.

Clarkson was shown on the cover of The Mirror’s Celebs on Sunday magazine with a quote saying “No one on the planet should be as famous as me” as the headline of the story.

Nicki Minaj has slammed Aerosmith front man and former American Idol judge Steven Tyler, accusing him of racism after he commented that she wouldn't be able to recognise Bob Dylan’s talent.

It’s been a long ride for him and by his own admission he had “seven free weeks” but Rylan Clark has finally been voted off the X Factor. Many feared another shock result like last week’s which saw favourite Ella Henderson go home but despite a growing army of fans, Rylan was finally showed the door.

He has endured many stories about how he is a diva backstage and how the rest of the cast and crew at the X Factor don’t like him, but now another horrifying story about Christopher Maloney’s past has come out of the woodwork.

Gangnam Style Becomes the Most Viewed Video Ever on YouTube Psy’s Gangnam Style has become the most watched video on YouTube ever with 805 million views.

The Korean singer’s smash hit has beaten the previous title holder Justin Bieber with his song Baby which has a mere 803 million views.

Simon Cowell is reportedly planning a massive shake up of the X Factor for the next series. The biggest change will be to the voting system with the figures being released each week.

Susan Boyle has been trending on Twitter for all the wrong reasons.

The singer, who shot to fame on Britain’s got Talent is now very red faced after her PR team put up the hashtag #susanalbumparty. Instead of reading it as Susan-Album-Party, many Twitter users interpreted it as Sus Anal Bum Party.

The BBC's Radio 1 breakfast show DJ Nick Grimshaw announced that he is refusing to play any Rihanna songs on his show after she cancelled an interview with him at the last minute.

X Factor reject Ella Henderson won’t have to worry about her future after leaving the show for very long. Four subsidiaries of Sony are reportedly fighting over her in a bidding war.

Calvin Harris has spectacularly lashed out at the BBC after claiming that they took comments he made out of context and made it look like he was for pre-recording DJ sets.

X Factor insiders had revealed that even though she left the show early on health grounds, the door had been left open for Lucy Spraggan to team up with her former contestant friends for the annual X Factor tour.

Gary Barlow visited the Queen today, not just as a social visit of course but to accept his OBE.

The X Factor and Take That star was bursting with pride as he picked up his award which was given to him for his services to the entertainment industry.

Mitch Winehouse, father of the late singer Amy Winehouse, has revealed details about a tribute gig he is planning in her honour.

The acts that will be performing have not been revealed yet although he has said that the response from artists he has approached has been “incredible”.

Christopher Maloney has confirmed that he has quit using Twitter for the time being after receiving a barrage of death threats from outraged X Factor fans.

The backlash comes after Ella Henderson was voted out in a shock result on Sunday night, leaving Christopher as one of the last contestants not to have been in the bottom two along with Jahmene Douglas.

Bookies have increased Christopher Maloney’s chances of winning the X Factor after Ella Henderson’s shock departure last night

One of the biggest shocks of the series happened last night on the X Factor as Ella Henderson, one of the favourites to win, was eliminated.

Equally as shocking was the fact that the final sing off was between her and another favourite James Arthur.

Sir Paul McCartney has announced that he is putting together a concert to raise money to help victims of Hurricane Sandy.

The benefit show, which is currently being put together under the name 12.12.12 will be held at Madison Square Gardens in New York.