Singles
Midweek sales flashes suggested that B.o.B.’s Nothin’ On You would become the seventh song to reclaim pole position in the 21st century but its final tally of 47,553 sales was overtaken at the last by David Guetta’s latest smash, Gettin’ Over You, which rockets to number one on sales of 48,827 copies.
Nothin’ On You might have held on had B.o.B.’s debut album The Adventures of Bobby Ray not been released last week – but it was, and first-week sales of 8,381 earn it a number 22 debut, while second single Airplanes – which features a lead vocal from Paramore singer Hayley Williams – debuts at number 23 (12,061 sales).
For his part, Guetta is the first French act to have three UK number ones – and he always does it in style: his first, When Love Takes Over (feat, Kelly Rowland), jumped 7-1 last June; follow-up Sexy Chick (feat. Akon) made a more dramatic 21-1 leap last August; and this week Gettin’ Over You (feat. Chris Willis, Fergie and LMFAO) explodes 41-1. It is the third biggest jump to number one from a position inside the published Top 75 to date, being outranked only by DJ Otzi’s 45-1 leap in 2000 with Hey Baby and Pixie Lott’s 73-1 surge with Boys & Girls last September. All three of Guetta’s number ones are included on his fourth album One Love as (confusingly) is Black Eyed Peas’ number one I Gotta Feeling, which Guetta co-wrote and produced.
After debuting at number one last week, Dizzee Rascal’s Dirtee Disco slips to number four (39,022 sales) while his latest album Tongue N’ Cheek returns to the Top 30 after a 31-week break, rallying 65-13 (11,124 sales) after being issued in a new tqo-CD edition, which adds several new tracks, live recordings and, most importantly, Dirtee Disco itself. Considering Dirtee Disco is the fourth number one hit off the set, Tongue N’ Cheek has sold only moderately, with to-date sales of 302,760 in 37 weeks and a number three chart peak.
Alicia Keys’ latest single Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart moves 13-7 (29,624 sales), following her performance of the track on Britain’s Got Talent. The third Top 10 single off her number one album, The Element Of Freedom, its sales have increased eight weeks in a row.
Another BGT guest, Miley Cyrus logs her eighth UK hit single with Can’t Be Tamed (number 13, 21,568 sales). It is the title track of her upcoming album.
For once, there are no new entries from the cast of Glee. Instead, they have climbers with their Lady GaGa covers Poker Face (70-27, 11,630 sales) and Bad Romance (59-41, 6,839 sales). GaGa’s own versions of the songs benefit with Bad Romance rallying (58-44 (6,391 sales), and Poker Face up 100-77 (3,295 sales), while her 10th chart single Alejandro is also on the up, moving 40-28 (11,257 sales).
Eurovision winner Satellite by Germany’s Lena debuts at number 30 (9,710 sales), becoming only the third winner of the competition to make the Top 40 in the last decade, following Lordi’s Hard Rock Hallelujah (number 25, 2006) and Alexander Rybak’s Fairytale (number 10, 2009). Germany, incidentally, is the 15th different country to win the competition in as many years.
Singles sales fall 3.26% week-on-week to 2,723,201 – 16.12% above same week 2009 sales of 2,345,219.
1 David Guetta/Chris Willis/Fergie/LMFAO 48827
2 B.O.B./Bruno Mars 47553
4 Dizzee Rascal 39022
7 Alicia Keys 29624
13 Miley Cyrus 21568
23 B.o.B / Hayley Williams 12061
27 Glee [Poker Face] 11630
30 Lena 9710
44 Lady GaGa [BR] 6391
77 Lady GaGa [PF] 3295
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Albums
Placed third in early midweek sales flashes, To The Sea by Jack Johnson decreased its deficit as the week went on and ends up debuting at number one to give the 35-year-old Hawaiian his third number one on sales of 27,254 – the second lowest for a number one album thus far this year.
Johnson’s last studio album, Sleep Through The Static, stormed to a number one debut on sales of 53,736 in February 2008. His first number one, In Between Dreams, topped the chart in March 2006, exactly a year after its release, having originally debuted at number 48 on sales of 8,915, In Between Dreams is Johnson’s most successful album, with sales to date of 1,481,370 – more than half his overall UK album sales total oif 2,672,484.
Johnson’s arrival at number one is tough on Michael Buble, whose Crazy Love set sold only 160 copies fewer and had been on schedule to return to number one after a break of 23 weeks. The album, which surged back to number two last week on the back of Buble’s An Audience With TV special, is by far his most successful album, with sales of 1,529,946 since its release 33 weeks ago and a lowest position of 44.
Last week’s number one, Immersion by Pendulum, dips to number four on sales of 22,495 – just 14 fewer than Glee: The Music – Showstopper – Volume 3, which holds at number three despite its sales falling 48.9% week-on-week.
A group with a 71-year history, a bandleader missing presumed dead for 66 years and a duo comprising a 68-year-old and a 62-year-old all make the chart this week.
The Royal Air Force Squadronaires were formed in 1939, and a contemporary version of the ensemble – made up of 18 serving airmen and women – makes its chart debut this week, with In The Mood: The Glenn Miller Celebration, which debuts at number nine (12,892 sales). It is the latest nostalgia release from Decca, which was also behind recent successes for Vera Lynn and Gracie Fields, among others. It squares up against Sony’s The Very Best Of Glenn Miller (number 12, 12,196 sales), which comprises 23 newly-remastered recordings from the musician whose plane disappeared on a flight from Paris to London in 1944. Miller’s album also includes a bonus version of In The Mood, with vocals added by I’ll Do Anything winner Jodie Prenger, while The Squadronaires’ album features X Factor sensation Stacey Solomon on At Last and a new recording of Don’t Sit Under The Apple Tree sporting the original Andrews Sisters vocals from 1942.
The oldest male/female duo ever to have a chart album, Carole King (68) and James Taylor (62) debut at number 33 (5,722 sales) with their concert collaboration Live At The Troubadour, which was recorded as the Los Angeles venue in 2007, to mark its 50th birthday.
The Divine Comedy’s last studio album, Victory For The Comic Muse, peaked at number 43 in 2006, but Bang Goes The Knighthood makes a much bigger impression, debuting at number 20 (8,420 sales). In the interim, Hannon collaborated with Thomas Walsh of the band Pugwash for an eponymous and acclaimed 2009 album of cricket-themed songs by The Duckworth Lewis Method, which performed slightly better, reaching number 40. The 1999 ‘best of’ set, A Secret History provided both the highest chart placing (number three) and biggest sales (216,882) for a Divine Comedy album.
Like The Divine Comedy, Dizzee Rascal and Faithless, all of whom are in the Top 40, Scottish veterans Teenage Fanclub fund their own label. Teenage Fanclub made their recording debut 20 years ago and enjoyed great success on Creation. Their second release for their own PeMa label, Shadows, debuts this week at number 30 (6,135 sales) is their ninth chart album and their highest charting since 1997’s Songs From Northern Britain. As always, support for the Glaswegian band is stronger north of the border: Shadows debuts at number four in the Scottish album chart – where, incidentally both Pendulum and Jack Johnson have missed out on number ones, with Glee Cast’s Showstoppers at number one for the last two weeks.
Album sales slip 8.88% week-on-week to 1,719,732 – 0.06% below same week 2009 sales of 1,720,764.
1 Jack Johnson 27254
2 Michael Buble 27094 (To Date: 1,529,946)
3 Glee 22509
4 Pendulum 22495
9 Royal Air Force Squadronaires 12892
12 Glenn Miller 12196
13 Dizzee Rascal 11124 (To Date: 307,760)
20 Divine Comedy 8420
22 B.o.B. 8381
30 Teeange Fanclub 6135
33 Carole King & James Taylor 5722
To Date Albums
Jack Johnson - In Between Dreams 1,481,370
Keep it going.
(in UK)
'Only'?? That's almost 2xplatinum and to have your 3rd single off an album that's sold well go top ten is an achievement
hopefully she'll get good sales :wooparty;
Is Brits better?