THE singles chart is to celebrate its 1,000th number one in the New Year and Elvis Presley could land the top spot.

Record company SonyBMG is re-releasing all of Elvis's 18 number ones to mark the 70th anniversary of his birth.

And it means Jailhouse Rock could score the coveted 1,000th number one place 47 years after its first release.

Band Aid 20 scored the 997th number one with Do They Know It's Christmas? and have held on to the top spot for four weeks. Industry experts reckon X Factor winner Steve Brookstein could bag the 998th with his single Against All Odds.