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Girl At The End Of The World has played a blinder and gone straight into the Official UK Albums Chart at No.2!

Massive congratulations to the band, heartfelt thanks to the fans.

And a standing ovation for Team James at our new(ish) record label BMG; whose passion for the band has shone through from the start, and spurred them on to help us achieve these lofty heights.

Join us all in raising a glass to the Girl tonight!

With the final day of sales for the first week’s chart position upon us, everyone’s asking where they can get their copy and ensure it’s counted, so we’ll run through the options for you here.

Purchases of a new copy of the album from any store that reports to the OCC will be counted (this is pretty much all major retailers selling it new, in any format – CD, vinyl, digital download, even cassette!), but they only report sales up to a certain cut-off time today and the time varies from one vendor to another.

Orders placed in the James Shop by 5pm today will count towards this week’s sales. After 5pm, Amazon Prime members (or anyone who chooses ‘next day delivery’) can order up until around 8pm – just check there is still the option for your copy to arrive tomorrow and you should be okay. (Although note the delivery time in and of itself is irrelevant, but Amazon register the sale with the OCC when they take payment or ship, so that needs to happen today).

You can purchase the CD or LP online until midnight from Banquet Records, and the CD only from this web store; both have confirmed they report sales to the OCC until the official sales cut-off at 12am tonight.

And you can, of course, pick up a copy in person in-store until closing time or midnight, whichever comes first.

Digital formats purchased until midnight will be counted towards this week’s sales. That includes iTunes and various other digital outlets. 7digital have the album marked down to £5.99 for MP3 and £7.99 for FLAC today if you’re looking for a digital bargain.

Thanks one and all for your support and enthusiasm this week, and your keen interest in ensuring your copy is counted!

The final Top 100 Albums chart will be revealed by the Official Charts Company at 5:45pm tomorrow.

Please note it’s Monday’s midweek update which is pictured here, and things may look very different come Friday evening.

To put things in perspective, La Petite Mort’s midweek was No 5 and it dropped to 11 in the proper end of week chart. We’ll be delighted if Girl hangs onto a Top 5 spot, that would be a brilliant result for band and fan alike.

Hi there everybody, just a few words of thanks on behalf of the band, for your incredible support for the new album. As always, you’ve done us proud and we are all very touched that you’ve been prepared to part with your hard earned money to get ‘Girl At The End Of The World’. Many, many thanks from us all.

Just a quick cheeky plea. If you are thinking of getting the album before the tour to get familiar with the new songs, can you get it by midnight Thursday to help keep us in the Top Ten?

Yours, Cheeky Jim xxx

[*Editor’s note: 5pm last orders in the James Shop, closing time at your fave local record store, or midnight for iTunes and other download outlets. Thanks everybody!]

Girl At The End Of The World has been chosen by BBC Radio 6 Music as their Album Of The Day today! Listen out for various tracks played throughout the day.

In related news, latest single Nothing But Love has been bumped up to the top of their playlist, advancing from B list to A list.

Billboard magazine writes, “James is on the verge of knocking Adele from the summit of the U.K. albums chart for what would be the British rock group’s first No. 1 in nearly two decades.

“James, which enjoyed hits with Sit Down and Laid in the early 1990s, is on top at the midway stage of the chart week with Girl At The End Of The World (BMG), the group’s 14th studio album.

“Girl is No. 1 on the Official Top 100 Albums Chart Update, some 2,000 combined sales ahead of the second-placed album, Adele’s 25 (XL).

“If James can hang on until the Official U.K. Albums Chart is published late Friday local time, it’ll be just the band’s second No. 1 following 1998’s The Best Of – James.”

Competition time! You have till midnight on Thursday night (24 March) to show us a photo with Girl At The End Of the World at a record store of your choice – inside or outside, digital or physical, owned or borrowed! – to be in with a chance to win entry for 2 to a gig of your choice on the May tour plus signed album for 1st place (chosen by us), or a signed album and print for 2nd place (chosen by you lot with your ‘likes’ once the competition has closed).

Post your photos on our facebook album, or tweet them at us with #GotTheGirl and #wearejames. Include name of the record shop too so they get a name check.

The competition album is hosted on facebook and that’s where you can vote for your favourite once the competition has closed for new entries. At that point the general public can vote for the runner up with a ‘like’.

N.B. No purchase required, just a photo of you with the album in/outside the store.

News just in from The Official Charts Company: “They say patience is a virtue, and one band who [know] that all too well are British rock band James, who could be scoring their first Number 1 album in nearly two decades this week.

“Following their first Number 1 album – 1998’s ‘The Best Of’ – James are on the cusp of their second UK chart topper with their 14th studio album Girl At The End Of The World, 18 years after they last reached the top spot.

“The record is currently just under 2,000 combined sales ahead of its nearest competitor, Adele’s 25. Can the Manchester group hold onto their early lead and grab their first non-compilation Number 1?”

Tomorrow the band return to Manchester to continue the celebration on home ground. First port of call is Media City for their guest appearance on BBC Breakfast – tune in between 6-9:15am.

Next stop HMV in the Arndale Centre for a short live set followed by signing copies of the album. No tickets or wristbands issued/required, just queue up before capacity’s reached.

SHE’S FINALLY HERE! #GetTheGirl

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Or mobilise and pick it up from your friendly neighbourhood record shop.

And if you love it, please spread the word!

The band have been invited to play on The One Show tonight, tune in to BBC One from 7pm.

If you miss it you’ll be able to catch up online, check back after the broadcast for the link.

Update: You can now watch the programme online here, for James content you want the first few mins and the last five or so.