Susan Boyle looks set to spend a second week at number one on the albums chart, after selling another 81,000 copies of her debut album I Dreamed A Dream (Syco) yesterday.
The sales dwarf those of her nearest competitors, both of which are new releases: Westlife’s new album Where We Are (S) is currently Boyle’s closest rival, with sales of almost 50,000 yesterday, while Take That’s The Greatest Day – The Circus Live (Polydor) sold more than 40,000.
There are also set to be new entries in or around the albums top twenty from Coldstream Guards Band, with Heroes (Decca); Andrea Bocelli, with My Christmas (Decca / Sugar), and Rhydian, with O Fortuna (Syco).
The Pope, however, fares less well: Music From The Vatican’s Alma Mater (which features the voice of Pope Benedict and is released by Geffen) looks set to miss out on a top forty debut, as do Seal’s Hits (Warner Bros) and Hayley Westenra’s Winter Magic (Decca).
On the singles charts, Peter Kay’s Official BBC Children In Need Medley (Epic) should spend a second week at number one, with Rihanna’s Russian Roulette (Def Jam) its closest competitor.
New entries are rather thin on the ground in the singles chart, however, with Alicia Keys’ Doesn’t Mean Anything (J) likely to be the highest, although it looks unlikely to make the top twenty.
I was about to post the mids, but it was pretty late so yeah. Thanks for doing this.
Anyway, Peter Kay still selling a lot of singles... Pogues already Top 40??
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It's a shame no sales were given, I want to know if the gap between Rihanna and pk has increased or decreased. Obviously, I want the former to be number 1.
Westlife at #2 on albums
