TMJ Charts: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Move to #1

This was really a no-brainer. Chart newcomers Macklemore & Ryan Lewis may have gotten a good start with the growing worldwide hit Thrift Shop four weeks ago, but when their track Can't Hold Us featuring Ray Dalton started off at lucky #7 a week later, the road to the top was paved and they're now crowned kings of the Songs chart for the first time, and with good chances of staying there for what's left of 2012. As for Thrift Shop, the song was just shy of breaking the Top 10, and jumps to #11 this time around.

Can't Hold Us (Live on KEXP)

A lot has been going on in the Top 10 as of late, and this week is no exception. M83 score the greatest gainer song with Steve McQueen moving up a notch to #2. A great follow-up to their former #1 song Midnight City, which by the way spends its 50th week on the chart at #4. Icona Pop is also closer to the top as Manners gains a new peak at #3, Lana Del Rey's Ride moves up two spots to #7 and Imagine Dragons finally jumps the border with It's Time moving up to #9.

This week brings another big debut as well. Rudimental score their second chart entry at #16 with Not Giving In featuring John Newman and Alex Clare. Their song Feel The Love, which also features John Newman on vocals, is up to #50 this week. There are four other debuts, all in the 90-100 range. First up is Aussie duo YesYou featuring Marcus Azon with their first chart entry, Frivolous Life, at #93. Chart veterans The Killers score their 60th entry on the Songs chart with Miss Atomic Bomb debuting at #97, also the third song from the Battle Born era to make the countdown. Lana Del Rey also scores another chart entry, this time with Gods & Monsters making its way to #99. She now has 7 active songs on the chart. And at the very end of the list sits Garbage with Control making its debut at #100.

WZRD scores the biggest jump and power play of the week with Teleport To Me, Jamie making a huge rebound to #45. Other big movers include AWOLNATION's Sail (#28), Willy Moon's Yeah Yeah (#32), Mumford & Sons' Babel (#39), The Script's Six Degrees Of Separation (#40), Lana Del Rey's American (#46), WALK THE MOON's Tightrope (#51), P!nk's Try (#55), The All-American Rejects' Heartbeat Slowing Down (#57), and Opus Orange's When I Look In Your Eyes featuring Chelsea Williams (#77).

The Recurrent Songs chart has The Naked And Famous' Young Blood locked at #1 for the 4th week in a row. On the Albums chart Hurry Up, We're Dreaming. by M83 scores its 7th non-consecutive week at the top.

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TMJ Charts: M83 Here To Stay

Another great week for M83 as it stays at the top spot of the Songs chart for a second week with Midnight City, and once again, as Greatest Gainer. The songs has now exceeded all expectations and has also helped the band get their first #1 on the Albums chart as Hurry Up, We're Dreaming. moves 2-1.

Midnight City (Live on Carson Daly)


Santigold's big hit Disparate Youth stays at #2 while WZRD's Love Hard stays at #3. Lana Del Rey gets her first Top 5 hit with Blue Jeans getting a new peak at #5 in its 23rd week on the chart, while Linkin Park moves up to #7 with Burn It Down. Coldplay and Maroon 5 return to the Top 10 as Princess Of China jumps 8 to #9 and Payphone moves one to #10. Their most recent Top 10 hits were Paradise (#2) and Moves Like Jagger (#6), respectively.

And there's more from Maroon 5 as they also get the Power Play and Highest Debut of the week with One More Night at #34. Other debuts include a chart-first for Garbage whose Blood For Poppies debuts at #35, a chart-return for P!nk with her latest pop anthem Blow Me (One Last Kiss) coming in at #47 and another chart entry for Lana Del Rey with Summertime Sadness debuting at #48. More new entries from Simple Plan, Muse, Linkin Park, Katy Perry and Chris Brown at the lower end of the chart.

The Recurrent Songs chart sees a new #1 song as Chris Brown and Benny Benassi take over with the chart favorite Beautiful People.

Aussie Charts: Flo Rida & Keith Urban at #1

These are the top ten singles and albums in Australia as of May 21, 2012:

Top 10 Singles

1 WHISTLE - Flo Rida
2 CALL ME MAYBE - Carly Rae Jepsen
3 PAYPHONE - Maroon 5 Feat. Wiz Khalifa
4 STARSHIPS - Nicki Minaj
5 LEGO HOUSE - Ed Sheeran
6 BACK IN TIME - Pitbull
7 WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN - Rihanna
8 NEVER LET ME GO - Florence + The Machine
9 NOTHING'S REAL BUT LOVE - Karise Eden
10 SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD - Delta Goodrem

Top 10 Albums

1 THE STORY SO FAR - Keith Urban
2 21 - Adele
3 UP ALL NIGHT - One Direction
4 HITS - Seal
5 THE HITS / THE B-SIDES - Prince
6 + - Ed Sheeran
7 THE STORY OF MY LIFE - ULTIMATE COLLECTION - Michael Crawford
8 NOT YOUR KIND OF PEOPLE - Garbage
9 LITTLE BROKEN HEARTS - Norah Jones
10 CEREMONIALS - Florence + The Machine

From ARIA Charts

UK Charts: Rita Ora & Keane at #1

These are the top ten singles and albums in the UK for the week of May 26, 2012:

Top 10 Singles

1. R.I.P. - RITA ORA FT TINIE TEMPAH
2. WE ARE YOUNG - FUN FT JANELLE MONAE
3. CALL ME MAYBE - CARLY RAE JEPSEN
4. TOO CLOSE - ALEX CLARE
5. YOUNG - TULISA
6. WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN - RIHANNA
7. 30 DAYS - SATURDAYS
8. DRIVE BY - TRAIN
9. OLIVER TWIST - D'BANJ
10. SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW - GOTYE FT KIMBRA

Top 10 Albums

1. STRANGELAND - KEANE
2. RIZE OF THE FENIX - TENACIOUS D
3. OUR VERSION OF EVENTS - EMELI SANDE
4. 21 - ADELE
5. THROUGH THE NIGHT - REN HARVIEU
6. EVERY KINGDOM - BEN HOWARD
7. MAKING MIRRORS - GOTYE
8. + - ED SHEERAN
9. HEAVEN - REBECCA FERGUSON
10. NOT YOUR KIND OF PEOPLE - GARBAGE

From www.theofficialcharts.com

Garbage Reunite for New Album

The band's last studio album, Bleed Like Me, was released in 2005, but now front-woman Shirley Manson confirms Garbage is recording new material and could possibly tour in 2011.

From NME.com:

Garbage have reunited and are set to release their first album in five years, according to Shirley Manson.

Speaking to the Herald Scotland, the singer confirmed that the band are working on new material for their fifth LP "right now" and hinted that they will tour next year.

The band went on hiatus in 2005 when Manson left to record a solo album, although no material was ever released following an apparent dispute with her record company.

She commented: "We've recorded quite a lot but it's difficult to quantify. We're just winging it right now."

Manson, who launched an acting career during the band's hiatus, alluded to the sessions in a message to her Facebook followers earlier this year.

Garbage's last studio album, 'Bleed Like Me', was released in 2005.