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Gotye and Kimbra have returned to number one on the UK singles chart with 'Somebody That I Used To Know'.
The track, which slipped to three last week after first reaching pole position a fortnight ago, beat Emeli Sandé's 'Next To Me' into second place with a lead of 25,000 copies.
Last week's victor 'Hot Right Now' from DJ Fresh and Rita Ora is in third place, while 'Wild Ones' by Flo Rida and 'Titanium' by David Guetta - both of which feature Sia - swap places at four and five respectively.
Elswehere, Nicki Minaj scores her highest ever UK chart entry with 'Starships', up nine to seven, which is followed by her David Guetta team-up 'Turn Me On', at eight from last Sunday's 11. Also celebrating are Gym Class Heroes, who grab the week's highest new entry at nine with their Neon Hitch collaboration 'Ass Back Home'
Outside the Top 10, Ed Sheeran is up six to 11 with 'Drunk', Alyssa Reid's 'Alone Again' drops from seven to 12 and Rizzle Kicks slip three to 15 with 'Mama Do The Hump'.
LMFAO boost a hefty 19 places up the rankings to 16 with 'Sexy & I Know It' and Sheeran makes another appearance at 17, bounding from last week's 37 with 'Lego House' following his performance of the track at Tuesday's (February 21) Brit Awards. Its sales have increased by more than 100% since the ceremony.
Former number one 'Twilight' by Cover Drive crashes nine to 19 in its fifth week of release, as Rihanna and Adele climb back up the numbers in the wake of their own Brits appearances.
The Bajan star's 'We Found Love' is up 12 to 22 after a 52% sales boost, while Adele's 'Rolling In The Deep' is up 11 to 28 and her track 'Someone Like You', performed at last year's Brits, re-enters at 32.
Source: Official Charts Company
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Adele has achieved a 21st week at number one of the UK album chart with her mega-selling LP 21.
The singer's sophomore release, which debuted on the chart 57 weeks ago, rose two places to pole position after posting a 37% sales increase following her performance and victories at the Brit Awards on Tuesday (February 21).
In getting to the top of the chart, 21 has this week broken through the four million sales barrier. Her 2008 debut album 19, which is up two to seven, has also reached the two million milestone and, since the Brits, a copy of either album has been purchased on average every seven seconds.
Last week's number one Our Version Of Events by Emeli Sandé is pushed down to second place by Adele, while their fellow Brits winner Ed Sheeran climbs from five to three with +.
Former number one Born To Die by Lana Del Rey slips two to four, singles chart champion Gotye is up one to five with Making Mirrors and Coldplay's Mylo Xyloto is up to six from 11 following a post-Brits performance sales boost of 36%.
The Brits effect continues further down the chart, with Florence + The Machine's Ceremonials climbing a massive 14 places to nine and posting a 72% sales increase, as Doo Wops & Hooligans by Bruno Mars rises four to 11 off the back of his own performance.
Twin Atlantic are up four spots to 12 with Free, Band Of Skulls score the week's highest new entry at 14 with Sweet Sour and The Essential collection from the late Whitney Houston climbs 23 to 17 in the wake of her funeral on February 18.
Also gaining from the Brits are Rihanna, whose album Talk That Talk goes up nine to 18, and Blur, whose Best Of collection enters at 22. In between them are Rebecca Ferguson's Heaven, down nine to 19, and Sorry For Party Rocking by LMFAO, a re-entry at 21.
Source: Official Charts Company
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Gotye and Kimbra have fought off Dappy and Brian May to keep 'Somebody That I Used To Know' atop the UK singles chart.
The track outperformed 'Rockstar' by the N-Dubz and Queen members to snatch a third non-consecutive week at number one.
'Next To Me' by Emeli Sandé slips from the runner-up slot to third place, while Flo Rida's Sia collaboration 'Wild Ones' and 'Starships' by Nicki Minaj, up two from last week, round out the top five.
Former number one 'Hot Right Now' by DJ Fresh and Rita Ora is down three to six and Sia makes a second appearance on David Guetta's 'Titanium', which is at seven from its previous finish of five.
Kelly Clarkson's 'Stronger' and 'Drunk' from Ed Sheeran bump up five and two respectively to eight and nine, as Jessie J's 'Domino' slides four to ten and 'Turn Me On' by the team of David Guetta and Nicki Minaj trips from eight to 11.
At 12 this week is 'Twenty Seven Million', a new entry from Christian worship leader Matt Redman and Manchester hip-hop outfit LZ7. The charity track has been released in partnership with The A21 Campaign, which provides aid to victims of human trafficking.
Also debuting on the chart at 13 is 'Ray Charles' by Chiddy Bang, while Gym Class Heroes and Neon Hitch are down from nine to 15 with 'Ass Back Home'.
The fallers continue further down, with Alyssa Reid's 'Alone Again' sliding five to 17 and 'T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever)' by the trio of will.i.am, Jennifer Lopez and Mick Jagger crashing from ten to 18.
Lil Wayne and Bruno Mars snatch the last spot in the top 20 after climbing one with 'Mirror', denying new entries from Madeon and Arctic Monkeys a spot in the upper numbers.
Madeon's debut single 'Icarus' is at 22 this week and the Suck It And See band land at 23 with 'R U Mine'.
Source: Official Charts Company
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Emeli Sandé has recaptured the UK album chart top spot with debut record Our Version Of Events.
The 'Next To Me' singer finished on top for a second Sunday after switching places with Adele's 21, this week's runner-up.
+ by Ed Sheeran and Lana Del Rey's Born To Die are non-movers at three and four, while Meat Loaf returns to the chart at five with his 12th studio album Hell In A Handbasket.
The late Whitney Houston's Essential collection continues to climb, finishing at seven from last week's 17. Coldplay and Adele, meanwhile, are both down as the buzz surrounding their Brit Awards performances begins to fade.
loto slips two to eight and Adele's 2008 debut 19 stumbles from seven to ten in its 155th week on the chart.
David Guetta sneaks closer to the single digits with Nothing But The Beat, up two to 11, as Jessie J's Who You Are dips three to 13.
Maverick Sabre's Lonely Are The Brave and Doo Wops & Hooligans by Bruno Mars are down six and four respectively to 14 and 15, just ahead of El Camino by The Black Keys, up four to 16.
At the back end of the chart, Rizzle Kicks ascends to 18 from 23 with Stereo Typical, their former collaborator Olly Murs drops three to 19 with In Case You Didn't Know and Ben Howard's Every Kingdom locks in the top 20 after rising four from 24.
Source: Official Charts Company
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Gotye has won a fourth week atop the UK singles chart with 'Somebody That I Used To Know'.
The singer/songwriter's Kimbra collaboration has now sold a total of more than 558,000 copies since its release, making it the first track in 2012 to break the half-million barrier.
Emeli Sandé regains the runner-up spot after climbing one with 'Next To Me', while Nicki Minaj achieves her best UK chart position yet with 'Starships', up to three from last week's five.
Meanwhile, girl band StooShe achieve today's highest new entry at five with their Travie McCoy team-up 'Love Me'.
Also debuting is 'Bright Lights' by Tinchy Stryder and Pixie Lott at seven, as well as the first single from X Factor runner-up Marcus Collins, 'Seven Nation Army', at nine.
Nicki Minaj acheieves a second entry in the Top 10 with her David Guetta collaboration 'Turn Me On', up one from 11, while Kelly Clarkson is back in the double digits after falling four to 12 with 'Stronger'.
Chalking up a greater loss this week are Dappy and Brian May, who crash from two to 13 with 'Rockstar', and Ed Sheeran, down five to 14 with 'Drunk'.
'Mirror' by Lil Wayne and Bruno Mars advances to 17 from 20, Jay-Z and Kanye West climb a mighty nine places to 18 with 'Ni**as In Paris' and Chiddy Bang's 'Ray Charles' closes the upper half of the chart after falling seven from last week's 13.
Source: Official Charts Company
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Bruce Springsteen has beat The Military Wives Choir to the top of the UK album chart with his 17th studio LP Wrecking Ball.
The legendary rocker finished 18,000 copies ahead of In My Dreams, the debut record from Gareth Malone's armed forces collective, who became the 2011 Christmas number one with charity single 'Wherever You Are'.
Last week's winning artist Emeli Sandé slips to third after a fortnight in pole position with Our Version Of Events, while Adele's 21, Ed Sheeran's + and Born To Die by Lana Del Rey also drop two to fill places four to six.
Also making a triumphant return to the chart this Sunday is Lionel Richie, who lands at seven with his tenth studio album Tuskegee. The opus, named after his hometown in Alabama, features collaborations from the likes of Kenny Rogers, Willie Nelson, Shania Twain and Pixie Lott.
Secret Symphony , the classical-inspired fifth studio album by Katie Melua, is today's fourth new entry at eight, while Gotye tumbles from six to ten with Making Mirrors.
Gilbert O'Sullivan's Very Best Of collection is new at 12, kickstarting another slew of debuts in the shape of Barton Hollow by Civil Wars at 13 and Justin Fletcher - aka Mr Tumble - with Hands Up at 16.
Elsewhere, Chris Isaak returns to the top 20 after climbing an impressive 13 slots to 17 with Beyond The Sun, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds drop from 12 to 18 with their self-titled album and El Camino by The Black Keys is down three to 18.
Source: Official Charts Company
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Gotye continues his seemingly unstoppable reign at the top of the Official Singles Chart today with a fourth consecutive week at Number 1, five weeks non-consecutively.
Despite a midweek chase from X Factor 2008 winner Alexandra Burke’s new single Elephant, and US rapper Nicki Minaj, neither competition was enough to knock the Australian-Belgian singer/songwriter from his throne with his smash hit Somebody That I Used To Know FT Kimbra. Gotye claims the top prize by a margin of 20,000 copies.
Nicki Minaj’s Starships pushes upwards yet again this week to Number 2 in its fifth week on the chart, during which period it has climbed 16-7-5-3-2. Securing a Number 2 today on the Official Singles Chart puts Nicki Minaj amongst one of the highest charting solo female rappers in the UK, bettering the solo personal bests of even Missy Elliott, Lauryn Hill, Lil Kim, Neneh Cherry and Eve. The track which has not had an official video to date is taken from forthcoming album Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded (out in April), though the singer was spotted earlier this week in Hawaii filming a video to accompany the track.
New entries
Alexandra Burke’s new track Elephant, produced by global DJ and Subliminal Records label owner Erick Morillo, closes the week in a respectable third place today.
Officialcharts.com caught up with the singer backstage at Celebrity Juice this week to hear all about the track. Alexandra said that it’s “unreal” being back in the Top 10 after taking eighteen months out to record her second album. Her cover of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah is second only to Adele’s Someone Like You in the Top 20 biggest selling songs of the 21st Century by female artists.
The singer also revealed that she’s feeling incredibly nervous about performing Elephant live on The Official Chart with Reggie Yates on BBC Radio 1 tonight.
“It’s very nerve racking, I’m very nervous full stop!,” she said. “But my mum always says to me ‘having nerves shows that you care’, so I guess I’ll worry the day that the nerves go away! Now? I want them to stay, right here in my heart.”
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The Military Wives have soared to number one in the album chart on Mother's Day with In My Dreams.
Gareth Malone's 247-strong choir, who won the Christmas chart race with 'Wherever You Are', topped the chart by a margin of 8,000 copies.
Bruce Springsteen, who pipped Military Wives last week with his 17th studio LP, tumbled to fifth place with Wrecking Ball.
Meanwhile, Emeli Sandé's Our Version of Events and Adele's 21 each climbed a spot to finish second and third respectively.
Soul singer Michael Kiwanuka was the most triumphant new entry in the Top 10, with a fourth-place finish for his debut album Home Again.
Marcus Collins's eponymous first record arrived in seventh, while Michael Bolton greatest hits LP Gems - The Very Best Of just missed out on a Top 10 place, in 11th.
Fellow crooner Jason Donovan made far less of an impact, with new covers album Sign of Your Love debuting at 36.
Managing to maintain their positions in the Top 10 were Ed Sheeran's + in sixth, Lana Del Rey with Born to Die in eighth and Lionel Ritchie's Tuskegee at 10.
David Guetta, who had two tracks in the singles top ten, climbs two places to ninth position with Nothing But the Beat.
Source: Official Charts Company
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Katy Perry has scored her third UK number one single with 'Part of Me'.
The track ends Gotye and Kimbra's four-week consecutive reign at the top spot, with 'Somebody That I Used to Know' falling to this week's third position.
Sean Paul returned to the singles chart with 'She Doesn't Mind' landing in second place, while Labrinth went straight in at four with 'Last Time'.
JLS's Sport Relief charity single 'Proud' gave them another UK Top 10 hit at six, while You Me at Six scored a new entry at 23 with 'The Swarm'.
Nicki Minaj dropped three places from last week's runner-up spot to number five with 'Starships', and Alexandra Burke tumbled nine places from three to this week's number 12 with 'Elephant'.
Florence + the Machine achieved this week's biggest climber, with 'Shake It Out' returning to the top 40 at 35, with a climb of 52 places.
Azealia Banks reached a new peak with '212', which climbed four places to this week's 20 position.
Source: Official Charts Company
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Paul Weller has scored his fourth UK number one album with Sonik Kicks.
The singer-songwriter's 11th studio album beat David Guetta's Nothing But the Beat to the top spot by just 250 copies.
The Military Wives drop two places from last week's Mother's Day number one to three with In My Dreams, while Emeli Sandé also fell two spots to four with Our Version of Events.
Adele's 21 spends a 61st week inside the Top 10 - falling two places to this week's five - and has now become the sixth best-selling album of all time in the UK.
Coldplay's Mylo Xyloto re-entered the Top 10 by climbing five places to seven, while Lana Del Rey also jumped up two to six with Born to Die.
The Shins achieved the second highest new entry with their major label debut Port of Morrow at 11.
Miike Snow reached number 31 with their new release Happy To You, while Odd Future entered at 40 with The OF Tape - Vol 2.
Source: Official Charts Company
