The UK music charts may mean less now than they used to but they’re still an indicator of what’s hot on the popular British music scene right now. This week’s Top 10 singles and Top 10 albums are listed below.
Last week saw Iyaz come from nowhere to grab the top spot. This week has seen him remain at the top, seeing off Owl City who are straight in at number two with Fireflies. In a rather bizarre twist of fate, Journey have remained at number six with the original Don’t Stop Believin’, while the Glee Cast have entered the singles chart one place above that with the same song. A cover (albeit it a good one) beating the original? Pah.
Maybe there is a God after all as Paolo Nutini has lost the number one slot on the albums chart to Florence and The Machine with Lungs. Talent has replaced garish banality, and order is restored. Elsewhere, Vampire Weekend are straight in at number three with Contra, while there are also high-placed new entries for You Me At Six and Delphic. It seems the Christmas lull has now ended.
Top 10 UK Singles Chart
1. (1) Iyaz: ‘Replay’
2. (-) Owl City: ‘Fireflies’
3. (2) Sidney Samson ft. Wizard Sleeve: ‘Riverside (Let’s Go)’
4. (3) 3OH!3 ft. Katy Perry: ‘Starstrukk’
5. (-) Glee Cast: ‘Don’t Stop Believin’
6. (6) Journey: ‘Don’t Stop Believin’
7. (4) Lady GaGa: ‘Bad Romance’
8. (5) Florence and the Machine: ‘You’ve Got The Love’
9. (-) Plan B: ‘Stay Too Long’
10. (12) Alexandra Burke: ‘Broken Heels’
Top 10 UK Albums Chart
1. (2) Florence and the Machine: ‘Lungs’
2. (1) Paolo Nutini: ‘Sunny Side Up’
3. (-) Vampire Weekend: ‘Contra’
4. (3) Lady GaGa: ‘The Fame Monster’
5. (-) You Me At Six: ‘Hold Me Down’
6. (20) André Rieu: ‘Forever Vienna’
7. (11) Alicia Keys: ‘The Element of Freedom’
8. (-) Delphic: ‘Acolyte’
9. (7) Mumford & Sons: ‘Sigh No More’
10. (14) Pixie Lott: ‘Turn It Up’
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[...] week’s singles chart has seen Owl City topple Iyaz from the top spot he grabbed last week. Fireflies is Owl City’s first U.K. number one, despite the American singer-songwriter having [...]
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