The Def Jam/Mercury album, which was released on Monday, reached nearly 110,000 sales by the end of play on Wednesday, according to the Official Charts Company, to put it on course to top the UK artist albums chart this coming Sunday.

Syco act One Direction's first album Up All Night will also break through 100,000 sales in its first week on sale, having surpassed the 90,000 mark on Wednesday. It is the week so far's second-biggest artist seller, while the ...