15/05/2011 - Bruno Mars anything but Lazy
Bruno Mars’ The Lazy Song makes the final ascent to the summit of the Official Singles Chart this week, climbing from last week’s number two to this week’s number one, the Official Charts Company confirms today.
The Lazy Song is the third number one single to come from Mars’ debut album Doo-Wops & Hooligans (which itself was an Official Albums Chart number one in January this year) following Just The Way You Are (Amazing) (September 2010) and Grenade (January 2011).
Mars, (aka Peter Hernandez), the Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter and producer, also counts credits on a number of other hit records as one part of the production/songwriting trio The Smeezingtons, formed with friends Philip Lawrence and Ari Levine, including Flo Rida’s Right Round (Official Singles Chart number one, 2009) and K’NAAN’s Fifa World Cup song, Wavin’ Flag (Official Singles Chart number two, 2010). Mars also performed as featured vocalist on the international number one B.o.B’s Nothin’ On You (Official Singles Chart number one, May 2010) and Travie McCoy’s summer anthem Billionaire (Official Singles Chart number three, July 2010).
Mars will be headlining three UK dates this August as well as making a number of festival appearances throughout the summer.
There are two new entries in this week’s Official Singles Chart Top 10; Give Me Everything from American rapper Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, Dutch DJ Afrojack and American singer Nayer climbs to number four from last week’s number 12. Pitbull is also a featured vocalist on the current Jennifer Lopez single On The Floor which is this week’s number seven. The irrepressible Lady Gaga is straight in with The Edge Of Glory at number six. Lady Gaga also has singles Judas at number 11 (up from last week’s 20) while Born This Way, which was released in February, is this week’s number 24. Lady Gaga’s new album, also called Born This Way, is released on May 23rd.
Adele shows no signs of relinquishing her hold on the Official Albums Chart as 21 claims its fifteenth week at the top of the chart and 19 stays at number three but actor and TV star Hugh Laurie takes the accolade of highest new entry as his debut album, the blues influenced, Let Them Talk soars straight in at number two. With Laurie on vocals and piano, the album also features contributions from such luminaries as Dr John, Irma Thomas and Sir Tom Jones.
There are another two new entries in this week’s Official Albums Chart Top 10; Glee The Music Presents The Warblers from TV’s Glee Cast is straight in at number seven while Sade’s The Ultimate Collection, which includes tracks right across the British jazz/funk band’s near 30 year career, is straight in at number eight.
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Singles:
1 2 4 Bruno Mars The Lazy Song
2 1 8 LMFAO Feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock Party Rock Anthem
3 3 2 David Guetta feat. Flo Rida & Nicki Minaj Where Them Girls At
4 12 4 Pitbull feat. Nayer, Afrojack & Ne-Yo Give Me Everything
5 4 6 Chris Brown feat. Benny Benassi Beautiful People
6 N 1 Lady Gaga The Edge Of Glory
7 5 7 Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull On The Floor
8 6 9 Snoop Dogg vs David Guetta Sweat (Wet)
9 10 6 Aloe Blacc I Need A Dollar
10 9 4 Jessie J Nobody's Perfect
11 20 5 Lady Gaga Judas
12 7 8 Katy Perry feat. Kanye West ET
13 N 1 Yasmin Finish Line
14 11 16 Adele Someone Like You
15 N 1 Take That Love Love
16 8 4 Wretch 32 feat. Example Unorthodox
17 N 1 Inna Sun Is Up
18 31 2 Alexandra Stan Mr. Saxobeat
19 15 3 Nero Guilt
20 17 10 Birdy Skinny Love
21 14 10 Mann feat. 50 Cent Buzzin Remix
22 33 3 Dev feat. The Cataracs Bass Down Low
23 13 6 Tracy Chapman Fast Car
24 34 14 Lady Gaga Born This Way
25 21 4 Chase & Status feat. Delilah Time
26 16 2 Blue I Can
27 25 3 Wynter Gordon Dirty Talk
28 22 9 Cee Lo Green Bright Lights Bigger City
29 18 10 Black Eyed Peas Just Can't Get Enough
30 N 1 Good Child Foundation Just Can't Get Enough
31 40 2 Jennifer lopez feat. Lil wayne I'm Into You
32 24 15 Jessie J feat. B.o.B Price Tag
33 27 17 Adele Rolling In The Deep
34 23 21 Rihanna S&M
35 26 10 Britney Spears Till The World Ends
36 N 1 Glee Cast I Feel Pretty/Unpretty
37 19 4 Beyonce Run The World (Girls)
38 28 9 Nicole Scherzinger Don't Hold Your Breath
39 29 12 Kanye West feat. Drake & Rihanna All Of The Lights
40 R 1 Paul Hardcastle 19
41 32 20 Martin Solveig feat. Dragonette Hello
42 30 10 Wiz Khalifa Black & Yellow
43 36 18 Bruno Mars Grenade
44 N 1 Glee Cast Somewhere Only We Know
45 R 1 Jermaine Stewart We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off
46 N 1 Nicki Minaj Super Bass
47 42 3 Wiz Khalifa Roll Up
48 35 16 Chris Brown Yeah 3X
49 38 24 David Guetta feat. Rihanna Who's That Chick?
50 41 14 Chipmunk feat. Chris Brown Champion
51 37 15 Dr Dre feat. Eminem & Skylar Grey I Need a Doctor
52 N 1 Glee Cast Born This Way
53 48 34 Bruno Mars Just The Way You Are (Amazing)
54 N 1 Rihanna California King Bed
55 39 3 Glee Cast Loser Like Me
56 60 4 Two Door Cinema Club Something Good Can Work
57 45 16 Noah & The Whale L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N.
58 N 1 Nicole Scherzinger feat. 50 cent Right There
59 49 40 Adele Make You Feel My Love
60 N 1 Toddla T feat. Shola Ama & J2K Take It Back
61 50 30 Katy Perry Firework
62 47 17 Pink F**Kin' Perfect
63 64 15 Chase & Status feat. Liam Bailey Blind Faith
64 52 29 Rihanna Only Girl (In The World)
65 R 2 Charlie Simpson Down Down Down
66 54 12 Alexis Jordan Good Girl
67 51 25 Jessie J Do It Like A Dude
68 59 32 Cee Lo Green Forget You
69 44 2 Adele Set Fire To The Rain
70 68 17 Diddy & Dirty Money feat. Skylar Grey Coming Home
71 70 2 The Asteroid Galaxy Tour The Golden Age
72 43 7 Nicki Minaj Girls Fall Like Dominoes
73 R 4 Arctic Monkeys Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair
74 R 1 Noah & The Whale Tonight's The Kind Of Night
75 R 2 Etta James At Last
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Albums:
1 1 16 Adele 21
2 N 1 Hugh Laurie Let Them Talk
3 3 86 Adele 19
4 5 17 Bruno Mars Doo Wops & Hooligans
5 2 2 Fleet Foxes Helplessness Blues
6 4 11 Jessie J Who You Are
7 N 1 Glee Cast Glee: The Music Presents The Warblers
8 N 1 Sade The Ultimate Collection
9 12 15 Chase & Status No More Idols
10 8 26 Rihanna Loud
11 N 1 Miles Kane Colour of the Trap
12 7 5 Foo Fighters Wasting Light
13 13 27 Cee Lo Green The Lady Killer
14 6 2 Jennifer Lopez Love?
15 10 54 Ellie Goulding Lights
16 16 10 Noah & The Whale Last Night On Earth
17 N 1 Wild Beasts Smother
18 15 8 Chris Brown F.A.M.E.
19 17 82 Michael Buble Crazy Lov
20 23 32 Tinie Tempah Disc-Overy
21 N 1 Tyler The Creator Goblin
22 19 5 Glee Cast Glee - The Music – Vol. 5
23 9 2 Beastie Boys Hot Sauce Committee Part 2
24 25 13 Two Door Cinema Club Tourist History
25 18 10 Elbow Build A Rocket Boys!
26 N 1 The Lonely Island Turtleneck & Chain
27 14 3 The Wombats Proudly Present... This Modern Glitch
28 20 27 The Overtones Good Ol' Fashioned Love
29 22 57 Plan B The Defamation of Strickland Banks
30 31 26 Take That Progress
31 30 37 Katy Perry Teenage Dream
32 24 26 Pink Greatest Hits… So Far!!!
33 34 122 Lady Gaga The Fame
34 44 5 Alison Krauss & Union Station Paper Airplane
35 33 58 Foo Fighters Greatest Hits
36 27 28 Rumer Seasons Of My Soul
37 21 6 Katy B On A Mission
38 28 8 Nicole Scherzinger Killer Love
39 72 2 The Kinks The Singles Collection
40 29 9 The Vaccines What Did You Expect From The Vaccines?
41 32 8 The Drifters Up On The Roof – Very Best Of
42 45 24 Olly Murs Olly Murs
43 36 92 Florence + The Machine Lungs
44 35 84 Mumford & Sons Sigh No More
45 38 15 Eva Cassidy Simply Eva
46 42 7 Clare Maguire Light After Dark
47 40 7 Britney Spears Femme Fatale
48 39 25 Nicki Minaj Pink Friday
49 41 5 Tracy Chapman Tracy Chapman
50 65 2 Aloe Blacc Good Things
51 69 35 The Script Science & Faith
52 43 12 Glee Cast Glee - The Music - Vol. 4
53 53 20 Alfie Boe Bring Him Home
54 48 44 Eminem Recovery
55 59 137 Kings of Leon Only By The Night
56 54 71 Paloma Faith Do You Want The Truth Or Something Beautiful
57 11 7 Radiohead The King Of Limbs
58 56 6 Bee Gees The Ultimate Bee Gees
59 52 8 The Strokes Angles
60 N 1 Sixx Am This Is Gonna Hurt
61 57 24 Black Eyed Peas The Beginning
62 51 102 Paolo Nutini Sunny Side Up
63 71 30 Kings of Leon Come Around Sundown
64 47 4 Chipmunk Transition
65 R 27 The Wanted The Wanted
66 N 1 Okkervil River I Am Very Far
67 55 11 Beady Eye Different Gear, Still Speeding
68 R 29 Celine Dion My Love: Essential Collection
69 46 50 Fleet Foxes Fleet Foxes
70 70 44 Eliza Doolittle Eliza Doolittle
71 58 121 Rihanna Good Girl Gone Bad
72 73 48 David Guetta One Love
73 68 25 Andre Rieu & Johann Strauss Orchestra Moonlight Serenade
74 66 4 Metronomy The English Riviera
75 64 21 Imelda May Mayhem