Mraz's newly-issued Atlantic album Love Is A Four Letter Word was around 2,000 sales ahead of closest rival and last Sunday's number one 21 by XL act Adele up to the end of business on Tuesday with Nicki Minaj's Cash Money/Island album Pink Friday - Roman Reloaded third, according to Official Charts Company data.

Mraz, whose last album We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things reached number eight in the UK, is looking to top the chart as fellow American ...