In its first day of sale Day And Age sold 70,764 copies to Chinese Democracy's 50,791, according to midweek sales figures that see five new entries in the top ten.

These are: Rhydian's eponymous debut album (Syco) at three, with 33,937 sales; The Priests' eponymous debut (Epic) at four with 19,688 sales and Kanye West's 808s and Heartbreaks (Mercury) at six with 16,530 sales.

Only Men Aloud's self-titled debut (UCJ) is currently sat at 11, on sales 11,276, while Coldplay's ...