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Tinie Tempah has claimed the top spot in the UK singles chart.
Tempah's debut single 'Pass Out' beat last week's number one Jason Derulo to take the crown.
Speaking on Radio 1, the 21-year-old said: "I'm out of breath! It feels like it's my birthday, my Christmas, my Easter, my christening all in one. This is mad."
Elsewhere in the chart, Cheryl Cole cracked the top ten with 'Parachute', while Boyzone entered the charts at number nine with 'Gave It All Away'. Wiley went straight in at number eight with 'Never Be Your Woman'.
However, the Sugababes fell out of the top ten, with 'Wear My Kiss' dropping seven places to number 14, while Helping Haiti's 'Everybody Hurts' moved down 17 places, finishing at number 26.
Owl City's 'Fireflies' and JLS's 'One Shot' also slipped, charting at number 11 and number 15 respectively. Meanwhile, Daisy Dares You failed to crack the top ten and entered the charts at number 13 with 'Number One Enemy'.
The top ten singles in full:
1. (-) Tinie Tempah: 'Pass Out'
2. (3) Rihanna: 'Rude Boy'
3. (1) Jason Derulo: 'In My Head'
4. (4) Ellie Goulding: 'Starry Eyed'
5. (2) Florence & Dizzee: 'You've Got The Dirtee Love'
6. (5) Alicia Keys: 'Empire State Of Mind Part II'
7. (6) Timbaland ft. Katy Perry: 'If We Ever Meet Again'
8. (-) Wiley ft. Emeli Sandé: 'Never Be Your Woman'
9. (-) Boyzone: 'Gave It All Away'
10. (11) Cheryl Cole: 'Parachute'
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Tinie Tempah has continued his reign at the top of the UK singles charts.
The 21-year-old reached number one with 'Pass Out' last week and held off competition from Rihanna's 'Rude Boy' to keep the top spot.
Elsewhere in the charts, there were three new entries. McLean reached number ten with 'My Name', Gabriella Cilmi entered at nine with 'On A Mission' and Justin Bieber's 'Baby' went straight in at number three.
However, Timbaland and Katy Perry slipped four places to number 11 with 'If We Ever Meet Again' and Wiley's 'Never Be Your Woman' dropped to number 14. Boyzone also fell out of the top ten, with 'Gave It All Away' moving down 11 places to number 20.
The top ten singles in full:
1. (1) Tinie Tempah: 'Pass Out'
2. (2) Rihanna: 'Rude Boy'
3. (-) Justin Bieber ft. Ludacris: 'Baby'
4. (4) Ellie Goulding: 'Starry Eyed'
5. (3) Jason Derulo: 'In My Head'
6. (6) Alicia Keys: 'Empire State Of Mind Part II'
7. (5) Florence and Dizzee: 'You've Got The Dirtee Love'
8. (10) Cheryl Cole: 'Parachute'
9. (-) Gabriella Cilmi: 'On A Mission'
10. (-) McLean: 'My Name'
Source: Official Charts Company
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Scouting For Girls have topped the UK singles chart for a second week.
'This Ain't A Love Song' held off competition from Usher and will.i.am's 'OMG', which shot up six spots to number two.
Elsewhere in the chart, Timbaland and Justin Timberlake broke into the top ten, jumping ten places to reach number six with 'Carry Out'.
Meanwhile, Joshua Radin just missed out on the top ten with his single 'I'd Rather Be With You', going straight in at number 11.
However, Delirious? dropped out of the top 40 after an online campaign propelled them to number four last week.
The top ten singles in full (click where possible for our reviews):
1. (1) Scouting For Girls: 'This Ain't A Love Song'
2. (8) Usher ft. will.i.am: 'OMG'
3. (3) Plan B: 'She Said'
4. (2) Lady GaGa ft. Beyoncé: 'Telephone'
5. (5) Tinie Tempah: 'Pass Out'
6. (16) Timbaland ft. Justin Timberlake: 'Carry Out'
7. (9) INNA: 'Hot'
8. (6) Rihanna: 'Rude Boy'
9. (7) Justin Bieber ft. Ludacris: 'Baby'
10. (10) Cheryl Cole: 'Parachute'
Source: Official Charts Company
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Diana Vickers has claimed the top spot in the UK singles chart.
The 18-year-old, who reached the semi-finals of The X Factor in 2008, knocks Usher off number one with her debut single 'Once'.
Speaking on Radio 1, the star said: "I'm just happy, but I was so nervous. I'm beaming and I'm excited, thank you all so much."
Elsewhere in the chart, fellow new entry Chipmunk has to settle for third place with 'Until You Were Gone', which follows three other top ten tracks from his 2009 album I Am Chipmunk.
Scouting For Girls fall three places to take number five with 'This Ain't A Love Song', losing out to Plan B's 'She Said', which holds onto its fourth spot. Timbaland also remains solid in eighth place with 'Carry Out'.
Meanwhile, Professor Green and Kelis move down to six and seven respectively, and Selena Gomez & the Scene descend three places from last week.
Tina Turner's 1989 hit 'The Best' makes a bizarre reappearance in the top ten, following a campaign from Rangers FC fans ahead of their SPL title challenge.
Lady GaGa's 'Telephone' moves from number six to 11th spot, while the Glee cast make another new entry at 12.
1. (-) Diana Vickers: 'Once'
2. (1) Usher ft. will.i.am: 'OMG'
3. (-) Chipmunk ft. Esmée Denters: 'Until You Were Gone'
4. (-) Plan B: 'She Said'
5. (2) Scouting For Girls: 'This Ain't A Love Song'
6. (3) Professor Green ft. Ed Drewett: 'I Need You Tonight'
7. (5) Kelis: 'Acapella'
8. (-) Timbaland ft. Justin Timberlake: 'Carry Out'
9. (-) Tina Turner: 'The Best'
10. (7) Selena Gomez & The Scene: 'Naturally'
Source: Official Charts Company
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Roll Deep have kept hold of their pole position for a second week in the UK singles charts with 'Good Times'.
After another lead in the midweeks, the grime collective fended off competition from Plan B and Chipmunk, who both retained second and third place respectively.
'Watercolour', Pendulum's first single from album Immersion, debuted at number four. It is the band's highest-charting single, beating 'Propane Nightmares', which peaked at number nine in 2008. Meanwhile, fellow new entry Aggro Santos settled for fifth place with his first ever single 'Candy'.
Elsewhere, Diana Vickers slipped four places to eight, while Taio Cruz rose to number six with 'Dirty Picture', ahead of Chipmunk's 'Until You Were Gone' which slid two places to seventh position, and Timbaland who slotted in at number nine.
After five weeks in the top ten, Scouting For Girls finished at 11 with 'This Ain't A Love Song', beaten by Kelis with 'Acapella' which dropped only one place from last week.
The top ten singles in full (click where possible for our reviews):
1. (-) Roll Deep: 'Good Times'
2. (-) Usher ft. will.i.am: 'OMG'
3. (-) Plan B: 'She Said'
4. (-) Pendulum: 'Watercolour'
5. (-) Aggro Santos ft. Kimberly Wyatt: 'Candy'
6. (10) Taio Cruz ft. Ke$ha: 'Dirty Picture'
7. (5) Chipmunk ft. Esmée Denters: 'Until You Were Gone'
8. (4) Diana Vickers: 'Once'
9. (8) Timbaland ft. Justin Timberlake: 'Carry Out'
10. (9) Kelis: 'Acapella'
Source: Official Charts Company
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The Rolling Stones stormed to number one in the UK album charts this week.
Exile On Main Street landed in first place for the second time in 38 years, with the re-release of the legendary rock band's 1972 album pipping Faithless's respective new entry.
The Dance, the electronica band's sixth studio album, settled for second place in front of Plan B's The Defamation Of Strickland Banks, which finished at number three.
Meanwhile, German cover group The Baseballs debuted in fifth position with album Strike, ahead of Keane at number six. Night Train slipped five places from its number one last week.
Alicia Keys re-entered the top ten with The Element Of Freedom, which topped the charts for two weeks in February. However, Keys could not overcome new entry LCD Soundsystem, who took seventh spot with This Is Happening.
While the Black Eyed Peas moved down to 11, Florence and the Machine and AC/DC held on to their top ten positions at ninth and tenth respectively.
Elsewhere, Lady GaGa plummeted 11 places to number 14 with her Remix album, and The National saw an even more significant drop, down to 32 from last week's fifth spot.
There was also bad news for Foals, who moved out of the Top 40 completely, while Songs From The Tainted Cherry Tree by Diana Vickers slid down 17 places to 24.
The top ten albums in full (click where possible for our reviews):
1. (-) Rolling Stones: 'Exile On Main Street'
2. (-) Faithless: 'The Dance'
3. (2) Plan B: 'The Defamation Of Strickland Banks'
4. (-) The Baseballs: 'Strike'
5. (4) Lady GaGa: 'The Fame Monster'
6. (1) Keane: 'Night Train'
7. (-) LCD Soundsystem: 'This Is Happening'
8. (21) Alicia Keys: 'The Element Of Freedom'
9. (6) AC/DC: 'Iron Man 2'
10. (9) Florence and the Machine: 'Lungs'
Source: Official Charts Company
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David Guetta has topped this week's singles charts with 'Gettin' Over You'.
The 42-year-old DJ made a late surge to number one, overtaking B.o.B's 'Nothin' On You', which was at the top spot for much of the week.
Featuring a star-studded cast including Chris Willis and Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas, it is the star's third hit single from his One Love album, following 2009's 'When Love Takes Over' and 'Sexy Check'.
With B.o.B in second place, Dizzee Rascal's 'Dirtee Disco' fell to fourth after last week's chart victory. There was good news for Jason Derulo and Aggro Santos, who both jumped to third and fifth spot respectively.
Eminem's 'Not Afraid' slipped a place to number six, while N-Dubz were down two places from the previous week to eighth. Meanwhile, Sean Kingston & Justin Bieber moved up a spot to nine with 'Eenie Meenie'.
Elsewhere, Alicia Keys re-entered the top ten at number seven with 'Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart'. Edward Maya and Roll Deep finally left the top ten, with 'Stereo Love' and 'Good Times' settling for 12 and 14 respectively.
The top ten singles in full (click where possible for our reviews):
1. (-) David Guetta & Chris Willis ft. Fergie & LMFAO: 'Gettin' Over You'
2. (-) B.o.B. ft. Bruno Mars: 'Nothin' On You'
3. (4) Jason Derulo: 'Ridin' Solo'
4. (1) Dizzee Rascal: 'Dirtee Disco'
5. (8) Aggro Santos ft. Kimberly Wyatt: 'Candy'
6. (5) Eminem: 'Not Afraid
7. (13) Alicia Keys: 'Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart'
8. (6) N-Dubz ft. Bodyrox: 'We Dance On'
9. (10) Sean Kingston & Justin Bieber: 'Eenie Meenie'
10. (3) Iyaz: 'Solo'
Source: Official Charts Company
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Katy Perry has rocketed to the top of the UK singles chart with 'California Gurls'.
The track - which features an appearance from rapper Snoop Dogg - also leads the US, Australian and Irish singles chart this week.
It becomes her second single to reach No.1 in the UK after 2008's 'I Kissed A Girl'.
K'Naan's 'Wavin' Flag' holds steady at two, while last week's chart-topper, 'Shout' by Shout For England, slips to three.
Meanwhile, Eminem places two singles in this week's top ten: 'Not Afraid' at five and 'Love The Way You Lie', featuring Rihanna, at seven.
Lady GaGa's 'Alejandro' continues its climb up the chart, advancing from ten to eight.
Outside of the top ten, Scissor Sisters debut at eleven with 'Fire With Fire' to notch up their eighth top 20 hit, while Kelly Rowland climbs from 17 to 13 with 'Commander'.
The top ten singles in full:
1. (-) Katy Perry ft. Snoop Dogg: 'California Gurls'
2. (2) K'Naan: 'Wavin' Flag'
3. (1) Shout For England ft. Dizzee Rascal & James Corden: 'Shout'
4. (3) Example: 'Kickstarts'
5. (6) Eminem: 'Not Afraid'
6. (4) Kylie Minogue: 'All The Lovers'
7. (-) Eminem & Rihanna: 'Love The Way You Lie'
8. (10) Lady GaGa: 'Alejandro'
9. (5) Tinie Tempah ft. Labrinth: 'Frisky'
10. (7) David Guetta & Chris Willis ft. Fergie & LMFAO: 'Gettin' Over You'
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B.o.B has risen from last week's third spot to number one in the UK singles charts with 'Airplanes'.
Yolando Be Cool & D Cup and Eminem & Rihanna also climbed to second and third place, as Katy Perry dropped to number four.
Professor Green and Mark Ronson were new entries at fifth and sixth place respectively. Meanwhile, a major drop in sales saw JLS plummet from the top spot to number seven.
Elsewhere, Eliza Doolittle made her first entry into the top ten at eight, while Enrique Iglesias and 3OH!3 were both down three places.
The top ten singles in full:
1. (3) B.o.B ft. Hayley Williams: 'Airplanes'
2. (5) Yolanda Be Cool & D Cup: 'We No Speak Americano'
3. (4) Eminem & Rihanna: 'I Love The Way You Lie'
4. (2) Katy Perry ft. Snoop Dogg: 'California Gurls'
5. (-) Professor Green ft. Lily Allen: 'Just Be Good To Green'
6. (-) Mark Ronson & The Business Intl: 'Bang Bang Bang'
7. (1) JLS: 'The Club Is Alive'
8. (12) Eliza Doolittle: 'Pack Up'
9. (6) Enrique Iglesias ft. Pitbull: 'I Like It'
10. (7) 30H!3 ft. Ke$ha: 'My First Kiss'
Source: Official Charts Company
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X Factor duo Jedward have debuted at No.1 on the Irish albums chart.
Their debut disc Planet Jedward - on which the identical twin brothers tackle hits by artists as diverse as Robbie Williams, the Beastie Boys and The Undertones - replaces Eminem's Recovery at the summit this week.
The album also features the pair's mash-up of Queen's 'Under Pressure' and Vanilla Ice's 'Ice Ice Baby', which topped the Irish singles chart in February, and their cover of Blink-182's 'All The Small Things', which debuts at number 21 this week.
Behind Jedward and Eminem, Florence and the Machine's Lungs holds steady at three, while Plan B's The Defamation of Strickland Banks rebounds from eleven to seven.
The second-highest new entry of the week comes from Professor Green, who lands at 18 with debut album Alive Till I'm Dead.
Planet Jedward is released in the UK on Monday.
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Yolanda Be Cool & D Cup have risen to No.1 on this week's UK singles chart with 'We No Speak Americano'.
The club anthem, which first entered the charts a fortnight ago, jumped from number two last week to take the top spot and end B.o.B's short-lived reign. His song 'Airplanes' slips to three after Eminem & Rihanna climb up to two with 'I Love The Way You Lie'.
Despite his high debut on the album chart, Professor Green drops two spots from five to seven with 'Just Be Good To Green'. The same fate befalls JLS, who are barely holding on inside the top 10 just two weeks after topping the chart, as 'The Club Is Alive' drops from seven to nine.
None of this week's releases managed to make a dent on the top 10, with 'DJ Got Us Falling In Love' by Usher & Pitbull the highest new entry on the chart at 20. They debuted one place behind Jason Derulo's 'What If', which advanced by 21 spots on its second week in the top 40 to become this week's number 19.
The top ten singles in full:
1. (2) Yolanda Be Cool and D Cup: 'We No Speak Americano'
2. (3) Eminem & Rihanna: 'I Love The Way You Lie'
3. (1) B.o.B ft. Hayley Williams: 'Airplanes'
4. (4) Katy Perry ft. Snoop Dogg: 'California Gurls'
5. (8) Eliza Doolittle: 'Pack Up'
6. (6) Mark Ronson & The Business Intl: 'Bang Bang Bang'
7. (5) Professor Green ft. Lily Allen: 'Just Be Good To Green'
8. (9) Enrique Iglesias ft. Pitbull: 'I Like It'
9.(7) JLS: 'The Club Is Alive'
10.(10) 3OH!3 ft. Ke$ha: 'My First Kiss'
Source: Official Charts Company
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The Wanted have reached number one with their debut single 'All Time Low', knocking Yolanda Be Cool & D Cup to second place.
The group have managed to ride their massive following to the top of the charts, comfortably outselling 'We No Speak Americano' and the week's second highest new entry, Gym Class Heroes's Travie McCoy with 'Billionaire', which premieres at three.
New entries dominate the rest of the top 10 as well, with Flo Rida and David Guetta's 'Club Can't Handle Me' arriving at five, while dance tracks 'One (Your Name)' by Swedish House Mafia and 'I Need Air' by Magnetic Man debut at seven and ten respectively.
The mass of new entries at the top of the chart has pushed Mark Ronson & The Business Intl's 'Bang Bang', Professor Green's 'Just Be Good To Green' and Enrique Iglesias's 'I Like It' just out of the top 10, but the biggest casualties are JLS with 'The Club Is Alive', which falls seven places from nine to 16 and 30H!3's 'My First Kiss', which plummets 11 spots from ten to 21.
The top ten singles in full:
1. (-) The Wanted: 'All Time Low'
2. (1) Yolanda Be Cool & D Cup: 'We No Speak Americano'
3. (-) Travie McCoy ft. Bruno Mars: 'Billionaire'
4. (2) Eminem & Rihanna: 'Love The Way You Lie'
5. (-) Flo Rida ft. David Guetta: 'Club Can't Handle Me'
6. (3) B.o.B. ft Hayley Williams: 'Airplanes'
7. (-) Swedish House Mafia ft. Pharrell: 'One (Your Name)'
8. (5) Eliza Doolittle: 'Pack Up'
9. (4) Katy Perry ft. Snoop Dogg: 'California Gurls'
10. (-) Magnetic Man ft. Angela Hunte: 'I Need Air'
Source: Official Charts Company
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Ne-Yo has landed straight in at the top of the UK singles chart with 'Beautiful Monster'.
The song's success gives the R&B star his third number one, and pushes the total amount of records he has sold in the UK throughout his career past the two million milestone.
Flo Rida & David Guetta were the unlucky losers in the close battle for the top spot, settling in at two after Ne-Yo sold just 10% more copies than 'Club Can't Handle Me'.
Last week's number one, 'All Time Low' by The Wanted, dropped four places to five, one spot ahead of last week's second-highest new entry, 'Billionaire' by Travie McCoy.
Elsewhere in the top 10, the premiere of the long-awaited video for Eminem & Rihanna's 'Love The Way You Lie' this week failed to transfer into a chart gain, as the song remains in fourth place seven weeks after its debut.
Meanwhile, The Hoosiers achieved the second-highest new entry of the week with comeback single 'Choices' landing at 11, ahead of Jason Derulo's 'What If', which climbs three places to 12 and 'I Need Air' from Magnetic Man, which tumbles to 13 in its second week on the chart.
The top ten singles in full:
1. (-) Ne-Yo: 'Beautiful Monster'
2. (5) Flo Rida ft. David Guetta: 'Club Can't Handle Me'
3. (2) Yolanda Be Cool & D Cup: 'We No Speak Americano'
4. (4) Eminem & Rihanna: 'Love The Way You Lie'
5. (1) The Wanted: 'All Time Low'
6. (3) Travie McCoy ft. Bruno Mars: 'Billionaire'
7. (6) B.o.B. ft. Hayley Williams: 'Airplanes'
8. (8) Eliza Doolittle: 'Pack Up'
9. (7) Swedish House Mafia ft. Pharrell: 'One (Your Name)'
10. (9) Katy Perry ft. Snoop Dogg: 'California Gurls'
Source: Official Charts Company
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Flo Rida and David Guetta have climbed to the top of the UK singles chart with 'Club Can't Handle Me'.
The track first entered the charts at five a fortnight ago, before climbing to two last week and eventually displacing Neyo at the number one spot today, sending 'Beautiful Monster' down to fifth place.
Just ahead of the R&B star are Eminem and Rihanna with 'Love The Way You Lie', which climbs to the runner-up spot on the charts for the second time in its eighth week of release, and 'Missing You' by The Saturdays, which becomes this week's highest new entry and the band's ninth UK top 10 single.
Another significant faller on this week's chart is former number one The Wanted's 'All Time Low', which slips just out of the top five and settles in at eight. Just a few spots behind is Tinchy Stryder, who achieves the second-highest new entry of the week and his fourth top 10 single with 'In My System' at ten.
Outside the upper half of the chart sees a total of seven songs between the 11 and 20 spots take a tumble, the most significant of which is 'Choices' by The Hoosiers, which falls five places from 11 to 16, ahead of a new entry by Ellie Goulding, 'The Writer', which debuts at 19.
The top ten in full:
1. (2) Flo Rida ft. David Guetta: 'Club Can't Handle Me'
2. (4) Eminem & Rihanna: 'Love The Way You Lie'
3. (-) The Saturdays: 'Missing You'
4. (3) Yolanda Be Cool & D Cup: 'We No Speak Americano'
5. (1) Ne-Yo: 'Beautiful Monster'
6. (6) Travie McCoy ft. Bruno Mars: 'Billionaire'
7. (7) B.o.B ft. Hayley Williams: 'Airplanes'
8. (5) The Wanted: 'All Time Low'
9. (8) Eliza Doolittle: 'Pack Up'
10. (-) Tinchy Stryder: 'In My System'
Source: Official Charts Company
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Roll Deep have emerged the victors of a close chart battle with Eminem & Rihanna for this week's number one single.
'Green Light' is the London-based grime collective's second track to reach the top of the UK charts, after their previous release 'Good Times' achieved the same feat back in April.
'Love The Way You Lie', meanwhile, remains at two for a second consecutive week, despite initially outselling Roll Deep in the midweek charts.
Last week's number one, 'Club Can't Handle Me' by Flo Rida and David Guetta, slides two spots to three, with another former chart-topper, Ne-Yo's 'Beautiful Monster', right behind them at five.
The Saturdays, who were once on course to top the charts with 'Missing You', settle into the lower half of the top 10 this week after falling four places from three to seven.
Elsewhere in the chart, Chase & Status rack up the second-highest new entry of the week with 'Let You Go' landing at 11, while Inna's 'Amazing' is another high-charting new arrival at 14.
Just behind them is Tinchy Stryder's 'In My System', which falls out of the top 10 on its second week of release, plummeting six spots to 16.
The top 10 in full:
1. (-) Roll Deep: 'Green Light'
2. (2) Eminem & Rihanna: 'Love The Way You Lie'
3. (1) Flo Rida ft. David Guetta: 'Club Can't Handle Me'
4. (4) Yolanda Be Cool & D Cup: 'We No Speak Americano'
5. (5) Ne-Yo: 'Beautiful Monster'
6. (6) Travie McCoy ft. Bruno Mars: 'Billionaire'
7. (3) The Saturdays: 'Missing You'
8. (7) B.o.B ft. Hayley Williams: 'Airplanes'
9. (9) Eliza Doolittle: 'Pack Up'
10. (8) The Wanted: 'All Time Low'
Source: Official Charts Company
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Taio Cruz has blasted his way to the top of the singles charts with new single 'Dynamite'.
From album Rokstarr, the dance-pop number succeeds his previous number one hit 'Break Your Heart'.
Flo Rida and Eminem managed to keep their second and third places, while Roll Deep were knocked to fourth position.
Katy B debuted her dubstep tune 'Katy On A Mission' at five, ahead of Yolanda Be Cool & D Cup's 'We Speak No Americano', which fell two places to six.
Elsewhere, Brandon Flowers's first solo single 'Crossfire' landed at number eight, unable to outperform Travie McCoy's 'Billionaire', which moved down only one place to seventh. Ne-Yo and B.o.B finished at nine and ten respectively.
The top ten in full:
1. (-) Taio Cruz: 'Dynamite'
2. (-) Eminem & Rihanna: 'Love The Way You Lie'
3. (-) Flo Rida ft. David Guetta: 'Club Can't Handle Me'
4. (1) Roll Deep: 'Green Light'
5. (-) Katy B: 'Katy On A Mission'
6. (4) Yolanda Be Cool & D Cup: 'We No Speak Americano'
7. (6) Travie McCoy ft. Bruno Mars: 'Billionaire'
8. (-) Brandon Flowers: 'Crossfire'
9. (5) Ne-Yo: 'Beautiful Monster'
10. (8) B.o.B ft. Hayley Williams: 'Airplanes'
Source: Official Charts Company
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Olly Murs has beaten Katy Perry to the top of the UK singles chart with his debut track 'Please Don't Let Me Go'.
The 26-year-old singer surged ahead of Perry's 'Teenage Dream', the second single from her album of the same name, making him the ninth X Factor alumnus to have achieved this feat.
The song's success means that fans can now look forward to a naked spread of Murs in Heat magazine, which the star committed to last month.
The arrival of Murs and Perry bumps last week's number one, Taio Cruz's 'Dynamite', Eminem & Rihanna's 'Love The Way You Lie' and Flo Rida's 'Club Can't Handle Me' down two spots each to round out the top five.
Another reality TV act, Must Be The Music semi-finalists Pepper & Piano, make their chart debut at seven with 'You Took My Heart', a song that was only released due to their progress on the talent competition.
Elsewhere on the chart, several songs return to the top 20, with Usher and Pitbull climbing seven spots from 24 to 17 with 'DJ Got Us Falling In Love', while Ke$ha's 'Take It Off' is another climber, scraping into the top half of the chart after clambering eight places from 28 to 20.
Following Olly Murs's success, the X Factor connection continues further down the top 40, as 'Make You Feel My Love' by Adele re-enters the chart after being performed by Annastacia Baker on last week's edition of the show.
The Top 10 in full:
1. (-) Olly Murs: 'Please Don't Let Me Go'
2. (-) Katy Perry: 'Teenage Dream'
3. (1) Taio Cruz: 'Dynamite
4. (2) Eminem & Rihanna: 'Love The Way You Lie'
5. (3) Flo Rida ft. David Guetta: 'Club Can't Handle Me'
6. (4) Roll Deep: 'Green Light'
7. (-) Pepper & Piano: 'You Took My Heart'
8. (5) Katy B: 'Katy On A Mission'
9. (6) Yolanda Be Cool & D Cup: 'We No Speak Americano'
10. (7) Travie McCoy ft. Bruno Mars: 'Billionaire'
Source: Official Charts Company
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Alexandra Burke has displaced fellow X Factor star Olly Murs at the top of this week's singles chart.
'Start Without You' landed straight in at number one, the third time that the series five winner has achieved this feat, bumping Murs's track 'Please Dont Let Me Go' down to four.
Irish group The Script squeeze into the top five with their latest single 'For The First Time', while McFly's comeback single 'Party Girl' lands just behind them at six, becoming the boyband's fifteenth Top 10 release in six years.
Must Be The Music semi-finalist Emma's Imagination manages to replicate the success of her fellow contestants Pepper & Piano, as single 'This Day' breaks into the Top 10 off the back of her appearance on the show.
Elsewhere in the chart, former number ones 'We No Speak Americano' by Yolanda Be Cool & D Cup and 'Green Light' by Roll Deep slip just out of the Top 10, settling in at 11 and 13 respectively.
Meanwhile, Strictly Come Dancing judge Alesha Dixon returns to the charts as well as television screens, as new single 'Drummer Boy' debuts at 15.
The popularity of X Factor hopeful Cher Lloyd's performance of 'Turn My Swag On' sees the little-known version of the song by Greg Street enter the chart at 17, although both the Soulja Boy original and the Keri Hilson cover that Lloyd actually sung are absent.
The Top 10 in full:
1. (-) Alexandra Burke: 'Start Without You'
2. (-) Katy Perry: 'Teenage Dream'
3. (1) Taio Cruz: 'Dynamite
4. (2) Eminem & Rihanna: 'Love The Way You Lie'
5. (-) The Script: 'For The First Time'
6. (-) McFly: 'Party Girl'
7. (4) Eminem & Rihanna: 'Love The Way You Lie'
8. (8) Katy B: 'Katy On A Mission'
9. (5) Flo Rida ft. David Guetta: 'Club Can't Handle Me'
10. (-) Emma's Imagination: 'This Day'
Source: Official Charts Company
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Alexandra Burke has held onto the top spot in the UK singles chart for a second week with her track 'Start Without You'.
The winner of 2008's X Factor fought off competition from Taio Cruz's 'Dynamite' and Katy Perry's 'Teenage Dream' to maintain the number one position. Cruz climbed one place to number two, while Perry's second single from her album Teenage Dream dropped one place into third.
The Script rose one spot to number four with 'For The First Time', in a week which saw them take the album chart title.
Olly Murs's debut single 'Please Don't Let Me Go' dropped to number five, after topping the chart three weeks ago.
Eminem's 'Love The Way You Lie' featuring Rihanna climbed one place to number seven after 13 weeks in the chart, while Usher and Pitbull's 'DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love' jumped seven places from fourteen into the top ten.
Flo Rida and Katy B both remain at eight and nine respectively, while Shontelle's 'Impossible' debuts at number ten.
The top ten in full:
1. (1) Alexandra Burke ft. Laza Morgan: 'Start Without You'
2. (3) Taio Cruz: 'Dynamite'
3. (2) Katy Perry: 'Teenage Dream'
4. (5) The Script: 'For The First Time'
5. (4) Olly Murs: 'Please Don't Let Me Go'
6. (7) Eminem ft. Rihanna: 'Love The Way You Lie'
7. (14) Usher ft. Pitbull: 'DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love'
8. (8) Katy B: 'Katy On A Mission'
9. (9) Flo Rida ft. David Guetta: 'Club Can't Handle Me'
10. (-) Shontelle: 'Impossible'
Source: Official Charts Company
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Bruno Mars has dominated the UK singles charts after debut release 'Just The Way You Are (Amazing)' greatly outsold nearest rival Taio Cruz to reach number one.
The Hawaiian-born musician, who recently lent his vocals to Travie McCoy's top five hit 'Billionaire', sold almost double that of 'Dynamite', leaving the former chart-topper in the runner-up spot on this week's chart.
Mars's arrival ends X Factor victor Alexandra Burke's two-week run at the top of the chart with Start Without You, which today drops four places to five.
The highest new entry this week is Must Be The Music winner Emma's Imagination, whose latest single 'Focus' makes it to seven and becomes her second Top 10 single this month after 'This Day'.
Also charting highly with a new release is Italian DJ Alex Gaudino, best known for 2007's 'Destination Calabria', who scrapes into the Top 10 with 'I'm In Love (I Wanna Do It)'.
Past the Top 10, three former number ones take a tumble down the charts, as Olly Murs's 'Please Don't Let Me Go' falls from five to 12, Flo Rida's 'Club Can't Handle Me' slips five spots to 14 and Yolanda Be Cool & D Cup settle in at 15 with 'We No Speak Americano'.
Nestling in between the fallers at 13 is a new entry from Enrique Iglesias and current X Factor judge Nicole Scherzinger entitled 'Heartbeat', while new Glee regular Charice makes her singles chart debut at 19 with 'Pyramid'.
The Top 10 in full:
1. (-) Bruno Mars: 'Just The Way You Are (Amazing)'
2. (2) Taio Cruz: 'Dynamite'
3. (3) Katy Perry: 'Teenage Dream'
4. (4) The Script: 'For The First Time'
5. (1) Alexandra Burke ft. Laza Morgan: 'Start Without You'
6. (6) Eminem ft. Rihanna: 'Love The Way You Lie'
7. (-) Emma's Imagination: 'Focus'
8. (8) Katy B: 'Katy On A Mission'
9. (10) Shontelle: 'Impossible'
10. (-) Alex Gaudino: 'I'm In Love (I Wanna Do It)'
Source: Official Charts Company
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Tinie Tempah has entered the UK singles chart at number one.
'Written In The Stars' landed straight at the top spot, knocking last week's number one Bruno Mars into second place. It becomes the rapper's second number one after 'Pass Out' topped the charts in March.
Labrinth, who has collaborated with Tempah on several tracks, entered the chart at number three with his debut single 'Let The Sun Shine'. Enrique Iglesias rose five places to number eight with 'Heartbeat', which features Nicole Scherzinger:
Adele re-entered the chart at number four with 'Make You Feel My Love' following several X Factor contestants singing it at the Boot Camp stage of the competition. It originally reached number 28 when it was released in 2008.
Elsewhere on the chart, Kylie Minogue is at number 12 with 'Get Outta My Way' and KT Tunstall reaches number 39 with '(Still A) Weirdo'.
The Top 10 in full:
1. (-) Tinie Tempah: 'Written In The Stars'
2. (1) Bruno Mars: 'Just The Way You Are (Amazing)'
3. (-) Labrinth: 'Let The Sun Shine'
4. (-) Adele: 'Make You Feel My Love'
5. (2) Taio Cruz: 'Dynamite'
6. (3) Katy Perry: 'Teenage Dream'
7. (4) The Script: 'For The First Time'
8. (13) Enrique Iglesias ft. Nicole Scherzinger: 'Heartbeat'
9. (8) Katy B: 'Katy On A Mission'
10. (5) Alexandra Burke ft. Laza Morgan: 'Start Without You'
Source: Official Charts Company
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I quite like that Tinie Tempah song, always in my head.
I still can't get enough of the Alexandra Burke song, it's soooo good!
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Cee Lo Green has entered straight in at the top of the UK singles chart, after 'Forget You' - the radio edit of original track 'F**k You' - sold over 100,000 copies in its first week of release.
The US soul sensation, who had his first taste of chart success collaborating with Gnarls Barkley on 2006 mega-hit 'Crazy', became one of only seven artists to reach the sales milestone this year.
This week's runner-up is another new entry, 'Shame' by Take That bandmates Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow, a track that signals the end of a bitter 12-year feud.
Tinie Tempah couples his album chart success with having two singles in the top five, last week's number one 'Written In The Stars' at three and new entry 'Miami 2 Ibiza' at five.
Kings of Leon also chart highly with latest release 'Radioactive', which at seven becomes the fourth new entry to crack the Top 10 this week.
Meanwhile, X Factor favourite 'Make Me Feel Your Love' by Adele and The Script's 'For The First Time' both slip out of the Top 10, landing at 11 and 12 respectively.
The same fate befalls Katy B's 'Katy On A Mission', which drops four places to 13, just a few positions ahead of her collaboration with Magnetic Man - 'Perfect Stranger' - which makes its chart debut at 16.
The Top 10 in full:
1. (-) Cee Lo Green: 'Forget You'
2. (-) Robbie Williams & Gary Barlow: 'Shame'
3. (1) Tinie Tempah: 'Written In The Stars'
4. (2) Bruno Mars: 'Just The Way You Are'
5. (-) Swedish House Mafia Vs Tinie Tempah: 'Miami 2 Ibiza'
6. (3) Labrinth: 'Let The Sun Shine'
7. (-) Kings of Leon: 'Radioactive'
8. (5) Taio Cruz: 'Dynamite'
9. (6) Katy Perry: 'Teenage Dream'
10. (8) Enrique Iglesias ft. Nicole Scherzinger: 'Heartbeat'
Source: Official Charts Company
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Cee Lo Green has retained the UK singles chart top spot with mega-selling track 'Forget You' - also known as 'F**k You'.
The soul singer held off competition from 'Just The Way You Are' by Bruno Mars and dancefloor favourite 'Barbra Streisand' by Duck Sauce, to notch up a second week at number one.
This week's second-highest new entry is reigning X Factor champ Joe McElderry, whose sophomore track 'Ambitions' lands at six.
The top ten is rounded out this week by two massive climbers, Mike Posner's 'Cooler Than Me', which advances 13 places from 22 to nine, and Usher's 'DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love', which rises from 18 to ten.
Elsewhere, seven tracks between positions 11 and 20 fall down the chart, the biggest tumbler being Adele's 'Make Me Feel Your Love', which slips nine places from 11 to 20.
The top 20 also sees Travie McCoy's 'Billionaire' jump from 15 to 11, while two new entries - Pixie Lott's 'Broken Arrow' and Michael Bublé's 'Hollywood' - arrive at 12 and 17 respectively.
The top 10 in full:
1. (1) Cee Lo Green: 'Forget You'
2. (4) Bruno Mars: 'Just The Way You Are'
3. (-) Duck Sauce: 'Barbra Streisand'
4. (5) Swedish House Mafia Vs Tinie Tempah: 'Miami 2 Ibiza'
5. (3) Tinie Tempah: 'Written In The Stars'
6. (-) Joe McElderry: 'Ambitions'
7. (2) Robbie Williams & Gary Barlow: 'Shame'
8. (6) Labrinth: 'Sunshine'
9. (22) Mike Posner: 'Cooler Than Me'
10. (18) Usher ft. Pitbull: 'DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love'
Source: Official Charts Company
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Bruno Mars returns to singles No. 1
Bruno Mars has held off competition from The Wanted to take 'Just The Way You Are' back to the top of the UK singles chart.
The 'Billionaire' collaborator's track, which first topped the chart four weeks ago, jumped past previous number one Cee Lo Green's 'Forget You' after it was covered by X Factor favourite Matt Cardle on last week's show.
Mars's success sees The Wanted settle for second place with their latest single 'Heart Vacancy', while other new entries - Katy Perry's 'Firework', Jay Sean's '2012' and 'Best Behaviour' by N-Dubz - also chart highly, landing at five, nine and ten respectively.
Elsewhere on the chart, two more new arrivals, Nelly's 'Just A Dream' and Diana Vickers's 'My Wicked Heart', just fail to break the top ten landing at 11 and 13.
Further down, Adele makes a slight gain with 'Make You Feel My Love', which climbs from 20 to 17, and Robbie Williams's long-awaited reunion track with Gary Barlow, 'Shame', tumbles 13 places to 20.
Meanwhile, the X Factor-related success present at the top of the chart fails to transfer to last year's champ Joe McElderry, as 'Ambitions' slips out of the top 20 in its second week of release.
The top ten in full:
1. (2) Bruno Mars: 'Just The Way You Are'
2. (-) The Wanted: 'Heart Vacancy'
3. (3) Duck Sauce: 'Barbra Streisand'
4. (1) Cee Lo Green: 'Forget You'
5. (-) Katy Perry: 'Firework'
6. (9) Mike Posner: 'Cooler Than Me'
7. (4) Swedish House Mafia Vs Tinie Tempah: 'Miami 2 Ibiza'
8. (8) Tinie Tempah: 'Written In The Stars'
9. (-) Jay Sean ft. Nicki Minaj: '2012 (It Ain't The End)'
10. (-) N-Dubz: 'Best Behaviour
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barbara streisand has been in my head all day after listening to the chart yesterday.
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Bruno Mars has been in my head since Matt sung it on the X factor. Even Marley keeps given me a row for singing.
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Cheryl Cole has notched up her second UK number one and the fastest selling non-charity single of 2010 with new track 'Promise This'.
The X Factor judge's much-discussed performance on the show last Sunday saw her latest release sell over 157,000 copies this week, just pipping Barbadian singer Rihanna's comeback track 'Only Girl (In The World)' to the top spot.
The lead song from the 'Umbrella' hitmaker's upcoming album Loud achieved first week sales of 126,000, giving Rihanna her 14th UK top ten hit and the second fastest-selling single of the year so far.
Nelly's 'Just A Dream' climbs from 11 to eight this week, where it becomes sandwiched between two big fallers, in the shape of Duck Sauce's 'Barbra Streisand' at seven and The Wanted's sophomore track 'Heart Vacancy' at nine.
Outside the top of the chart, Michael Bublé's 'Hollywood' lands at 11 after being boosted 16 places by an X Factor appearance, while former top five smash 'Miami 2 Ibiza' by Tinchy Stryder and Swedish House Mafia slips just behind at 12.
Elsewhere, a triple bill of new releases - Tim Berg's 'Seek Bromance', Peter Andre's 'Defender' and Devlin's 'Runaway' - make their mark further down the chart, arriving together at 13, 14 and 15 respectively.
The top ten in full:
1. (-) Cheryl Cole: 'Promise This'
2. (-) Rihanna: 'Only Girl (In The World)'
3. (1) Bruno Mars: 'Just The Way You Are'
4. (4) Cee Lo Green: 'Forget You'
5. (6) Michael Posner: 'Cooler Than Me'
6. (5) Katy Perry: 'Firework'
7. (3) Duck Sauce: 'Barbra Streisand'
8. (11) Nelly: 'Just A Dream'
9. (2) The Wanted: 'Heart Vacancy'
10. (8) Tinie Tempah: 'Written In The Stars'
Source: Official Charts Company
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Rihanna has jumped to the top of the UK singles chart with new track 'Only Girl (In The World)'.
The Barbadian singer originally arrived in the runner-up spot behind Cheryl Cole's 'Promise This' last Sunday, but reached the summit following improved second-week sales of more than 134,000 copies.
In notching up her fourth UK number one, Rihanna sends X Factor judge Cole falling to two this week, just ahead of 'Happiness', the debut single from America's Got Talent semi-finalist Alexis Jordan.
A few climbers pepper the upper section of the chart as well, with Katy Perry's 'Firework' advancing two places to four, while The Saturdays achieve their eight UK top ten hit, after their Flo Rida collaboration 'Higher' rises to ten from last week's 22.
Looking just beyond the top of the chart, will.i.am and Nicki Minaj arrive at 11 with new release 'Check It Out', while 1992 classic 'Stay' by Shakespears Sister re-enters at 12 following Cher Lloyd's "performance of the season" on last week's X Factor.
Meanwhile, two former chart-topping acts make somewhat disappointing returns, as Cheryl Cole's Girls Aloud colleague Nadine Coyle fails to replicate her bandmate's success with 'Insatiable', which arrives at 26, and Roll Deep follow two successive number one singles with a new entry at 29 in the shape of 'Take Control'.
The top ten in full:
1. (2) Rihanna: 'Only Girl (In The World)'
2. (1) Cheryl Cole: 'Promise This'
3. (-) Alexis Jordan: 'Happiness'
4. (6) Katy Perry: 'Firework'
5. (4) Cee Lo Green: 'Forget You'
6. (3) Bruno Mars: 'Just The Way You Are'
7. (5) Mike Posner: 'Cooler Than Me'
8. (8) Nelly: 'Just A Dream'
9. (7) Duck Sauce: 'Barbra Streisand'
10. (22) The Saturdays ft. Flo Rida: 'Higher'
Source: Official Charts Company
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How long do you think it will be before Roberta Flack is back in the charts thanks to Matt's perfomance on X-factor Saturday night.
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I love that Mike Posner song
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Rihanna has fought off competition from Take That's highly-anticipated comeback single to keep 'Only Girl (In The World)' at the top of the UK singles chart.
The 22-year-old singer relegated 'The Flood', Take That's first release with original member Robbie Williams for over 15 years, into the runner-up spot, thereby giving them their sixteenth top five track.
Meanwhile, McFly also make their UK chart return with Taio Cruz collaboration 'Shine A Light', which at four becomes the fifteenth top five hit of their career.
Cheryl Cole slips down the top ten and settles in at seven two weeks after 'Promise This' topped the chart, while Adele's 'Make You Feel My Love', which first entered at 26 in 2008, climbs to nine from last week's 19 following the song's performance by X Factor contender Rebecca Ferguson.
However, an appearance on the talent show fails to lift 2005 winner Shayne Ward into the top ten as his comeback single 'Gotta Be Somebody' debuts at 12, sandwiched between two other new entries in the form of 'The Time (Dirty Bit)' by Black Eyed Peas and Pink's 'Raise Your Glass' at 11 and 13 respectively.
Other new entries on this week's chart include Gyptian's 'Hold You' at 16 and The Royal British Legion's Remembrance Day release 'Two Minute Silence' at 20.
The top ten in full:
1. (1) Rihanna: 'Only Girl (In The World)'
2. (-) Take That: 'The Flood'
3. (4) Katy Perry: 'Firework'
4. (-) McFly ft. Taio Cruz: 'Shine A Light'
5. (3) Alexis Jordan: 'Happiness'
6. (7) Mike Posner: 'Cooler Than Me'
7. (2) Cheryl Cole: 'Promise This'
8. (6) Bruno Mars: 'Just The Way You Are'
9. (19) Adele: 'Make You Feel My Love'
10. (5) Cee Lo Green: 'Forget You'
Source: Official Charts Company
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JLS have secured their fourth UK number single with Children In Need track 'Love You More'.
The X Factor boyband soared to pole position after outselling album chart dominators Take That by almost 40%, forcing them into the runner-up spot for the second consecutive week.
"We are so proud to be the official number one with the Children In Need single," JLS member Aston Merrygold declared. "It's actually incredible what's happened these past few weeks and what's really topped it off is that the single has helped to raise loads of money for such a fantastic cause.
"We have to thank Children in Need for letting us get involved in the first place and everyone who has supported the record! Definitely one of our highlights to date and we hope to do a lot more for the charity in the future!"
The biggest climber of the week is Ellie Goulding's cover of Elton John classic 'Your Song', which leaps from 39 to three after being featured in a popular Christmas advertising campaign for department store John Lewis.
Dance anthems also make their mark on the chart as Far East Movement's 'Like A G6' arrives at six, one spot ahead of 'The Time (Dirty Bit)' by Black Eyed Peas, which finally cracks the top ten after clambering four places to seven.
As well as the success of JLS and Take That, the boyband connection continues further down the rankings, as McFly's 'Shine A Light' falls five places to nine and Irish group Westlife score their 25th consecutive top ten single with 'Safe' at ten.
Elsewhere, fallers occupy eight of the ten positions between 11 and 20, with Mike Posner's 'Cooler Than Me' at 13 and Cheryl Cole's 'Promise This' at 17 making the biggest losses after slipping seven and ten places respectively.
Meanwhile, Rihanna grabs a second track within the top 20 with new Drake collaboration 'What's My Name?', which lands at 18 despite not being due for release as a single until January.
The top ten in full:
1. (-) JLS: 'Love You More'
2. (2) Take That: 'The Flood'
3. (39) Ellie Goulding: 'Your Song'
4. (1) Rihanna: 'Only Girl (In The World)'
5. (3) Katy Perry: 'Firework'
6. (-) Far East Movement: 'Like A G6'
7. (11) Black Eyed Peas: 'The Time (Dirty Bit)
8. (5) Alexis Jordan: 'Happiness'
9. (4) McFly: 'Shine A Light'
10. (-) Westlife: 'Safe'
Source:Official Charts Company
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I am loving the Black Eyed Peas song!
Only heard it the first time yesterday! Loving it :D
Loving the BEP <3 <3
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Take That have rocketed to the top of the UK album chart with Progress, which becomes the fastest-selling album of the century after shifting almost 520,000 copies in its first week.
The boyband's first record with original member Robbie Williams for 15 years is the first album to sell over half a million copies since Oasis mega-hit Be Here Now in 1997.
Martin Talbot of the Official Charts Company commented: "Since their reunion as a four-piece four years ago, Take That have firmly established themselves as the UK’s favourite band.
"Following the return of Robbie Williams to their ranks, that record has been further cemented - and they are now well on course to rule Christmas 2010, just as they dominated Christmas 2006 and 2008."
Settling in behind Take That's record-setting return is Barbadian singer Rihanna, who notches up her third UK top five album with new release Loud.
Also arriving in the top ten this week are André Rieu's Moonlight Serenade at four, Pink's Greatest Hits collection at five and Bruce Springsteen's The Promise at seven.
The mass of new entries pushes several former high-fliers down the chart, with the most significant fallers being James Blunt's Some Kind Of Trouble, which drops nine places to 12 and Rumer's Seasons Of My Soul, which crashes from seven to 17.
Meanwhile, former chart-topping acts Shayne Ward and McFly make somewhat underwhelming comebacks, with their respective albums Obsession and Above The Noise stumbling in at 15 and 20.
The top ten in full:
1. (-) Take That: 'Progress'
2. (-) Rihanna: 'Loud'
3. (1) Susan Boyle: 'The Gift'
4. (-) André Rieu & Johann Strauss Orchestra: 'Moonlight Serenade'
5. (-) Pink: 'Greatest Hits... So Far!!!'
6. (2) Bon Jovi: 'Greatest Hits'
7. (-) Bruce Springsteen: 'The Promise'
8. (3) Cheryl Cole: 'Messy Little Raindrops'
9. (5) Michael Bublé: 'Crazy Love'
10. (9) Katy Perry: 'Teenage Dream'
Source: Official Charts Company
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The X Factor finalists have gone straight in at number one in the UK singles charts with their charity single 'Heroes'.
The David Bowie cover, released in aid of Help For Heroes, knocked last week's chart-toppers JLS down to third position.
One Direction's Zane told Reggie Yates: "It was pretty crazy when we were told we got to number one. Because it's for such a good cause and something we're all really proud about, that makes it so much better."
Of this week's top five, three of the singles are X Factor-related, with last year's runner-up Olly Murs coming in four with his single 'Thinking of Me' and 2008's second-place finishers JLS at three with 'Love You More'.
Rihanna takes two spots within the top ten, with Drake collaboration 'What's My Name' at ten, and 'Only Girl in the World' dropping one place to five.
The Black Eyed Peas, Cee Lo Green and Mike Posner all drop out of the top ten, while The Beatles re-enter the chart with 'Let It Be' at 38.
Other new entries are Gorillaz with 'Doncamatic' at 37, Usher with 'More' at 33, Jessie J with 'Do It Like a Dude' at 25 and Brett Domino's comedy effort 'Gillian McKeith' entering the chart at 29.
The top ten in full:
1. (-) X Factor Finalists: 'Heroes'
2 (3) Ellie Goulding: 'Your Song'
3 (1) JLS: 'Love You More'
4 (-) Olly Murs: 'Thinking of Me'
5 (4) Rihanna: 'Only Girl in the World'
6 (2) Take That: 'The Flood'
7 (6) Far East Movement: 'Like a G6'
8 (5) Katy Perry: 'Firework'
9 (12) Adele: 'Make You Feel My Love'
10 (18) Rihanna ft. Drake: 'What's My Name'
Source: Official Charts Company
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Take That have spent their second week at the top of the Official UK Top 40 Albums Chart with The Flood.
The latest album, featuring the return of Robbie Williams, sold an additional 208,000 copies this week, adding to last week's record sales of 520,000.
This achievement, record sales within one week, had not been seen in the UK charts for thirteen years.
In second place were boyband rivals JLS, who sold 152,000 copies in their first week of release, which would have reached number one by most weeks' standards throughout 2010.
Overall, the album that sold the most copies came from the compilation category, with Now That's What I Call Music: Volume 77 selling 334,000.
Westlife claim the third spot with their newest album Gravity, selling 95,000 copies in its debut week.
Susan Boyle's The Gift drops one place to number four, while Rihanna's Loud also plummets three places to five. André Rieu & Johann Strauss Orchestra are at number six with their version of Moonlight Sonata, with Bon Jovi's Greatest Hits down one at seven.
Finally, towards the bottom of the top ten, Kings of Leon's Come Around Sundown climbs four places to eight, while Pink's Greatest Hits... So Far!!! and Michael Bublé's Crazy Love land at nine and ten respectively.
The top ten in full:
1. (1) Take That: 'Progress'
2. (-) JLS: 'Outta This World'
3. (-) Westlife: 'Gravity'
4. (3) Susan Boyle: 'The Gift'
5. (2) Rihanna: 'Loud'
6. (4) André Rieu & Johann Strauss Orchestra: 'Moonlight Sonata'
7. (6) Bon Jovi: 'Greatest Hits'
8. (12) Kings of Leon: 'Come Around Sundown'
9. (5) Pink: 'Greatest Hits... So Far!!!'
10. (9) Michael Bublé: 'Crazy Love'
Source: Official Charts Company
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This year's X Factor finalists have retained their position atop the UK singles chart with charity track 'Heroes'.
The David Bowie cover, which was released in support of British charity Help For Heroes, fought off competition from former Pussycat Dolls star and X Factor guest judge Nicole Scherzinger, who scores this week's highest new entry with 'Poison' at three.
Rihanna appears on three singles in this week's top ten, with 'What's My Name', her collaboration with Drake, climbing two places to number eight, and David Guetta's 'Who's That Chick', featuring the Barbados-born popstar, landing at nine. Finally, her own 'Only Girl (In The World)' slides down to number seven, making her only the fourth artist in UK chart history to be credited on three singles in the top ten simultaneously.
Elsewhere on the chart, Katy Perry's 'Firework' and Take That's comeback single 'The Flood' both slip out of the top ten for the first time at 11 and 12 respectively, while Coldplay are a festive-themed new entry at 18 with 'Christmas Bells'.
Meanwhile, another Yuletide classic - Mariah Carey's 1994 hit 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' - re-enters the chart at 22, peaking above new entries from N-Dubz, who land at 23 with 'Girls', and The Wanted, whose 'Lose My Mind' reaches number 29.
The top ten in full:
1. (1) X Factor Finalists: 'Heroes'
2 (2) Ellie Goulding: 'Your Song'
3 (-) Nicole Scherzinger: 'Poison'
4 (4) Olly Murs: 'Thinking of Me'
5. (7) Far East Movement: 'Like a G6'
6 (11) The Black Eyed Peas: 'The Time (Dirty Bit)'
7 (5) Rihanna: 'Only Girl in the World'
8 (10) Rihanna ft. Drake: 'What's My Name'
9 (-) David Guetta ft. Rihanna: 'Who's That Chick?'
10 (2) JLS: 'Love You More'
Source: Official Charts Company
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Take That have notched up a third week at the top of the album chart with Progress, thereby achieving a career total of 52 weeks at number one across both of the UK music charts.
The five-piece boyband - who are only the eighth act ever to achieve this feat - have sold over 900,000 copies of their latest effort since its release and currently sit at second place on the album chart of the year so far behind Lady GaGa's The Fame.
Last year's X Factor runner-up Olly Murs also makes a record breaking appearance with his self-titled album, which posted the biggest first week sales for a debut artist of 2010 thus far, after shifting over 108,000 copies.
Also arriving in the top ten this week are Camden-based hip-hop group N-Dubz, who settle in at seven with Love Live Life, and Welsh songstress Duffy, whose sophomore effort Endlessly lands at nine.
Elsewhere on this week's rankings, The Black Eyed Peas return with their sixth studio album The Beginning, which debuts at 18, and after three consecutive weeks of falling Rumer's Seasons Of My Soul manages to climb back into the top half of the chart after advancing five spots to 20.
The top ten in full:
1. (1) Take That: 'Progress'
2. (-) Olly Murs: 'Olly Murs'
3. (2) JLS: 'Outta This World'
4. (5) Rihanna: 'Loud'
5. (4) Susan Boyle: 'The Gift'
6. (7) Bon Jovi: 'Greatest Hits'
7. (-) N-Dubz: 'Love Live Life'
8. (10) Michael Bublé : 'Crazy Love'
9. (-) Duffy: 'Endlessly'
10. (6) André Rieu & Johann Strauss Orchestra: 'Moonlight Serenade'
Source: Official Charts Company
