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Sunday, May 6 2012, 19:00 BST | By Tom Eames | 67 commentsRecommend 11
Tweet 10Tweet0Tulisa Contostavlos has scored a number one single with her debut solo record 'Young'.
'Young' is the fastest selling debut single of the year so far, and the second fastest overall behind DJ Fresh's 'Hot Right Now'.
The former N-Dubz star ended Carly Rae Jepsen's four-week reign at the top with 'Call Me Maybe', which falls to two.
fun. have risen to third place with their huge US hit 'We Are Young', while Cover Drive score another top five smash with 'Sparks' at four. Alex Clare completes the top five with 'Too Close'.
Train score their highest ever UK chart placing, as 'Drive By' climbs a further three places to seven. Calvin Harris and Ne-Yo drop four spots to six with 'Let's Go'.
Jessie J drops three to eight with 'LaserLight', with Nicki Minaj and Gotye's long-runners 'Starships' and 'Somebody That I Used to Know' completing the Top 10.
Marina and the Diamonds almost achieved her first Top 10 hit with 'Primadonna' climbing back up two at 11, while Katy Perry's 'Part of Me' leaps eight spots to 16.
Rihanna's latest single 'Where Have You Been' entered the Top 40 for the first time at 21, while Sub Focus achieved a new entry at 23 with 'Out the Blue'.
Dance act Avicii landed at 26 with new single 'Silhouettes', with 'Daydreamer' by Flux Pavilion and Example squeezed in at 39.
Train's rediscovered popularity saw their 2010 hit 'Hey, Soul Sister' re-enter at 38, while James Vincent McMorrow's cover of Steve Winwood's 'Higher Love' climbs up to 37 after its use on The Voice UK.
Source: Official Charts Company
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Marina and the Diamonds has claimed her first UK number one album with her second LP Electra Heart.
She beat off her nearest rival Lana Del Rey, who climbed a place to second position with Born To Die, while last week's number one Jack White fell two to three with Blunderbuss.
Norah Jones scored the second highest new entry of the week with Little Broken Hearts at four, while Adele completed the top five with long-runner 21.
Olly Murs, Jessie J and Emeli Sandé each climb a place to six, seven and eight respectively, with Nicki Minaj dropping six spots to ten with Roman Reloaded.
Marilyn Manson achieved his sixth UK top 20 album with Born Villain at 14, while Mystery Jets land at 40 with Radlands.
Rebecca Ferguson jumps 17 places to 13 with Heaven and Alex Clare climbs up nine to 17 with The Lateness of the Hour thanks to the success of single 'Too Close'.
Steps rise a massive 32 spots to 32nd place with their former number one The Ultimate Collection, following their recent TV documentary.
Source: Official Charts Company
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Rita Ora has scored her first solo number one single with her debut release 'R.I.P.'.
The track - featuring Tinie Tempah - is her second number one single this year after she provided the vocals for DJ Fresh's 'Hot Right Now'.
Ora sold just under 105,000 copies of the track to knock Tulisa Contostavlos fron the number one spot with 'Young', which falls to two.
Previous chart-topper Carly Rae Jepsen falls to three with 'Call Me Maybe', while Alex Clare climbs up to four with 'Too Close'. fun. complete the top five with 'We Are Young'.
Rihanna climbs 13 places to eight with her latest single 'Where Have You Been'.
Far East Movement achieve their third UK top 20 hit with Justin Bieber collaboration 'Live My Life', which lands at seven.
Matrix & Futurebound claim a new entry at 29 with 'All I Know', while Labrinth enters at 34 with 'Express Yourself'. Justin Bieber's 'Turn to You' climbs into the Top 40 for the first time at 39.
Emeli Sandé climbs up to 27 with 'My Kind of Love', after she performed on The Voice UK last week. The show's influence also sparks a rise of 27 places for Temper Trap's 'Sweet Disposition' at 26.
Train's resurgence continues with 'Hey, Soul Sister' climbing a further 13 places to 25, while current single 'Drive By' climbs to six. Jason Mraz re-enters the chart yet again with 'I'm Yours' at 40.
Source: Official Charts Company
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Keane have landed a fifth consecutive number one with album with Strangeland.
The band have now scored chart-toppers with each of their five studio albums, a record that is only beaten by The Beatles.
Strangeland outsold its nearest competitor - Emeli Sandé's Our Version of Events - by two copies to one.
The Beatles currently hold the record of an unbroken run of seven consecutive number one albums from their debut onwards, while Coldplay and Robbie Williams are among artists to have achieved five each.
Singer-songwriter Richard Hawley achieves his highest ever placing with his seventh studio album Standing at the Sky's Edge, which lands at three.
Adele's monster-seller 21 continues its run by slipping to four, while Lana Del Rey completes the top five with Born To Die.
Rebecca Ferguson returns into the Top 10 at six with Heaven, while Gotye climbs back up seven spots to eight with Making Mirrors.
Last week's number one Electra Heart from Marina and the Diamonds tumbles 12 places to 13. Norah Jones also falls 22 spots to 26 with Little Broken Hearts.
Elsewhere, The Cribs' latest In the Belly of the Brazen Bull is a new entry at nine, while Cover Drive land at 14 with their debut Bajan Style.
B.o.B's new release Strange Clouds hits the chart at 30, with The Proclaimers scoring their fifth UK Top 40 album with Like Comedy at 31.
My Bloody Valentine grab a new entry at 33 with EPs 1988-1991, and glam-folk act King Charles lands at 36 with debut album Loveblood.
Labrinth secures this week's highest climber, with Electronic Earth leaping back 15 places to 28.
Source: Official Charts Company
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Rita Ora has claimed a second week on top of the UK singles charts with 'R.I.P'.
The 21-year-old fended off competition from New Yorkers fun., whose 'We Are Young' climbed from five to two, just under 1,000 copies behind Ora.
Carly Rae Jepsen's 'Call Me Maybe' was a non-mover at three, while Alex Clare's 'Too Close', which features on the current Internet Explorer advert, also remained at four. Last week's runner-up and former number one, 'Young' by Tulisa, however, dropped three to number five.
Although contenders for the top spot midweek, The Saturdays claimed this week's highest new entry, with '30 Days' arriving at seven. Other debuts include Nigerian singer-songwriter D'banj at nine with 'Oliver Twist' and the return of Scissor Sisters at 12 with 'Only the Horses'.
Professor Green's 'Remedy', featuring Ruth Anne, also made its first appearance in the Top 40 at 27, while grime MC Skepta's 'Make Peace Not War' entered at 29.
After the death of disco queen Donna Summer at the age of 63 on Thursday (May 17), several of her hits have re-entered the top 200, with 'I Feel Love' the highest charting at 45.
Other Summer entries include 'Hot Stuff' at 111, 'This Time I Know It's For Real' at 114, 'Love to Love You Baby' at 138 and 'State of Independence' at 143.
Source: Official Charts Company
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fun. have climbed up to this week's number one with their international smash 'We Are Young'.
The track - featuring Janelle Monáe - finally topped the singles chart after seven weeks inside the top 40. It has now sold 431,000 copies to date.
The Wanted land at number two with 'Chasing the Sun', narrowly losing out by just over 3,000 copies after they led the pack earlier in the week.
Carly Rae Jepsen's 'Call Me Maybe' is a non-mover at three after nine weeks around, while Rita Ora slips three from last week's number one to four with 'R.I.P'. Alex Clare falls one to five with 'Too Close'.
Paloma Faith's new single 'Picking Up the Pieces' enters at seven ahead of new album Fall To Grace, which is released tomorrow.
Jennifer Lopez lands at 11 with 'Dance Again', a collaboration with Pitbull, while the rapper's Men in Black III theme 'Back in Time' also enters at 23.
Kylie Minogue manages to enter the chart at 31 with 'Timebomb', just two days after its digital release.
Martin Solveig also achieves a new entry at 36 with new single 'Night Out'.
Gavin DeGraw re-enters the top 40 for the first time since 2004, with his One Tree Hill theme 'I Don't Want to Be'. Jay-Z and Kanye West also climb back to 34 with 'Paris' following their London gigs.
The Saturdays drop ten spots to 17 with '30 Days', while Professor Green climbs up nine places to 18 with 'Remedy'.
Coldplay's duet with Rihanna 'Princess of China' also rises ten places to 20.
Source: Official Charts Company
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Rudimental have entered straight at number one with their major label debut 'Feel the Love'.
The electronic band's track featuring John Newman beat last week's number one 'We Are Young' by fun. by 23,000 copies.
Swedish Eurovision Song Contest winner Loreen climbed a massive 82 places to number three with 'Euphoria'.
Pop band Lawson grab a new entry at four with debut single 'When She Was Mine', while former number one 'Call Me Maybe' by Carly Rae Jepsen falls two to five.
Rihanna is a non-mover at six with 'Where Have You Been', while The Wanted drop eight places to this week's tenth position with 'Chasing the Sun'. Alex Clare, Rita Ora and Train complete the Top 10.
Gary Barlow and The Commonwealth Band enter at 11 with 'Sing', while also topping the album chart with the compilation.
Sebastian Ingrosso & Alesso gain a new entry at 19 with 'Calling (Lose My Mind)', while Alexandra Burke enters at 33 with 'Let It Go'.
Justin Bieber scores a new hit with 'Die In Your Arms' at 34.
The Sex Pistols classic 'God Save the Queen' failed to cause an upset via a Facebook campaign, entering at a lowly 80th place.
Coldplay and Rihanna climb a further seven spots to this week's 13 with 'Princess of China'. Kylie Minogue's 'Timebomb' stays level at 31.
Source: Official Charts Company
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Gary Barlow and the Commonwealth Band have scored this week's number one album with Sing.
The seven-track compilation features collaborations with the Military Wives, Hayley Westenra, Alfie Boe and Laura Wright. It also contains his cover of 'Here Comes the Sun', which was recently featured on a Marks and Spencer advert.
The album gives Barlow his first number one LP without Take That since 1997's Open Road.
Barlow said of the honour: "I couldn't have wished for anything more on this momentous weekend!"
'Sing' co-writer Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber added: "I'm absolutely thrilled, this is a burst of sunshine on a rainy Sunday - let's hope the sun shines on Gary's concert tomorrow."
The top five is dominated with new entries, with Paloma Faith entering at number two with Fall To Grace, having led the pack all week.
Rumer lands at three with new album Boys Don't Cry, with the Scissor Sisters securing a fourth top five album with Magic Hour at four. Russell Watson's compilation Anthems enters at five.
Emeli Sandé falls to six with last week's number one Our Version of Events, while Adele almost finally leaves the Top 10 by falling seven to ten with 21.
Coldplay's new tour sees Mylo Xyloto climb up 11 spots to 11, while John Mayer drops 26 places to 30 with Born and Raised. Last week's runner-up Joe Bonamassa falls 31 places to 33.
Sigur Rós's sixth studio album Valtari is a new entry at eight, while Melody Gardot's The Absence enters at 18. Alt-J's An Awesome Wave lands at 19.
Ultravox's first album with their best-known lineup since 1986 Brilliant enters at 21, with Regina Spektor scoring a number 24 entry with What We Saw From the Cheap Seats.
Public Image Ltd's first studio album for 20 years This is PiL is a new entry at 35.
Source: Official Charts Company
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Gary Barlow has climbed to this week's singles chart number one spot with 'Sing'.
The Diamond Jubilee track, co-written by Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber and featuring The Military Wives among the Commonwealth Band, climbed ten spots to this week's summit.
'Sing' sold 142,000 copies to claim 2012's biggest-selling weekly number one, beating DJ Fresh's 'Hot Right Now' which sold 128,000 to reach number one in February.
Barlow said of his first number one away from Take That since 1997: "It's been such a great week, it would take something very special to top it. I'd like to say thanks on behalf of about 200 people as we've got a massive cast on this record.
"I love collaborating with other artists and being able to put them all on one stage the other night was such an honour for me. It's something I'll never forget."
'Sing' also outsold the rest of this week's top three combined, while also achieving a chart double for Barlow, who is also number one in the UK album chart.
Flo Rida's latest single 'Whistle' lands in the runner-up spot, despite only being released halfway through the past week. fun. fall one spot to three with 'We Are Young'.
Rudimental's 'Feel the Love' falls three places from last week's number one to four, while Usher's latest single 'Scream' lands at five.
DJ Fresh claims a new top ten hit with his Dizzee Rascal collaboration 'The Power' entering at six.
Rihanna features in the Top 10 twice, with her Coldplay collaboration 'Princess of China' climbing to eight ,while 'Where Have You Been' falls three to nine.
Nelly Furtado's brand new single 'Big Hoops (Bigger the Better)' is a new entry at 14, while Dot Rotten lands at 15 with 'Overload'.
Lady Antebellum's big US 2010 hit 'Need You Now' re-enters at 22, thanks to Gary Barlow and Cheryl Cole's cover at the Diamond Jubilee Concert.
Justin Bieber's latest single 'All Around the World' with Ludacris is a new entry at 30. Aiden Grimshaw's debut single 'Is This Love' enters at 35.
Ed Sheeran's 'Small Bump' also achieves a new peak of 25.
A cover version of Flo Rida's 'Whistle' by a group called Can You Blow My enters at 38, which prompted the rush-release of the original track.
Source: Official Charts Company
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Gary Barlow has stayed on top of the UK albums chart with Sing.
The seven-track Diamond Jubilee LP claimed its second week at the summit, beating away competition from Ed Sheeran and Paloma Faith, who are at two and three respectively.
Bee Gees climb up to four this week with the Number Ones collection, while Coldplay's current tour sees them rise six places to complete this week's top five with Mylo Xyloto.
Adele's mammoth seller 21 finally leaves the Top 10 this week for the first time since its January 2011 release.
The fifth best-selling album of all time in the UK drops two places to 12 in its 72nd week in the chart.
In a week full of new reissues and 'Greatest Hits' compilations, Paul Simon's 25th anniversary of his classic Graceland album re-enters the chart at ten, while Kylie Minogue's latest Best Of collection is a entry at 11.
Dexys's new album One Day I'm Going to Soar enters at 13, while the brand new album from The Beach Boys - That's Why God Made the Radio - gets a new entry at 15.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse's Americana lands at 16, with the Kaiser Chiefs' Souvenir compilation entering at 19.
Alexandra Burke's second studio LP Heartbreak on Hold scores only a number 18 placing.
Jessie J's appearance at the Diamond Jubilee concert sees Who You Are climbing back up 13 places to seven, while Aflie Boe has a re-entry at 26 with Bring Him Home.
Scissor Sisters fall a massive 21 places to 25 with Magic Hour, while Bob Marley and the Wailers compilation Legend re-enters at 28.
Bob Seger's Ultimate Hits - Rock and Roll Never Forgets is a new entry at 30, while Black Sabbath land at 36 with Iron Man - The Best Of.
Ladyhawke's latest album Anxiety sneaks in at 36, with David Bowie's re-issue of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust climbing to 40.
Source: Official Charts Company
