UK Charts: Robbie Williams at #1

These are the top ten singles and albums in the UK for the week of November 17th, 2012:

Top 10 Singles

1. CANDY - ROBBIE WILLIAMS
2. BENEATH YOUR BEAUTIFUL - LABRINTH FT EMELI SANDE
3. I FOUND YOU - WANTED
4. SKYFALL - ADELE
5. DON'T YOU WORRY CHILD - SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA / MARTIN
6. GANGNAM STYLE -PSY
7. CAN YOU HEAR ME (AYAYAYA) - WILEY / SKEPTA / JME / MS D
8. DIAMONDS - RIHANNA
9. DO YOU THINK OF ME - MISHA B
10. SHINE YA LIGHT - RITA ORA

Top 10 Albums

1. TAKE THE CROWN - ROBBIE WILLIAMS
2. MAGIC OF THE MOVIES - ANDRE RIEU & JOHANN STRAUSS OR
3. EVOLUTION - JLS
4. 18 MONTHS - CALVIN HARRIS
5. STRONGER TOGETHER - MILITARY WIVES
6. OUR VERSION OF EVENTS - EMELI SANDE
7. THE ABBEY ROAD SESSIONS - KYLIE MINOGUE
8. FALL TO GRACE - PALOMA FAITH
9. BABEL - MUMFORD & SONS
10. OPERA - ANDREA BOCELLI

From www.theofficialcharts.com

UK Charts: Labrinth & Taylor Swift at #1

These are the top ten singles and albums in the UK for the week of November 3rd, 2012:

Top 10 Singles

1. BENEATH YOUR BEAUTIFUL - LABRINTH FT EMELI SANDE
2. DON'T YOU WORRY CHILD - SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA / MARTIN
3. SWEET NOTHING - CALVIN HARRIS / FLORENCE WELCH
4. DIAMONDS - RIHANNA
5. GANGNAM STYLE -PSY
6. HOTTEST GIRL IN THE WORLD - JLS
7. SKYFALL - ADELE
8. ONE MORE NIGHT - MAROON 5
9. WE ARE NEVER EVER GETTING BACK TOGETHER - TAYLOR SWIFT
10. WONDER - NAUGHTY BOY FT EMELI SANDE

Top 10 Albums

1. RED - TAYLOR SWIFT
2. OUR VERSION OF EVENTS - EMELI SANDE
3. JAKE BUGG - JAKE BUGG
4. CHAPMAN SQUARE - LAWSON
5. BABEL - MUMFORD & SONS
6. BAD INTENTIONS - DAPPY
7. SONGS FROM THE MOVIES AND MORE - DANIEL O'DONNELL
8. THE 2ND LAW - MUSE
9. FALL TO GRACE - PALOMA FAITH
10. GLASSHEART - LEONA LEWIS

From www.theofficialcharts.com

UK Charts: Katy Perry & Paul Weller at #1

These are the top ten singles and albums in the UK as of March 31st, 2012:

Top 10 Singles

1. PART OF ME - KATY PERRY
2. SHE DOESN'T MIND - SEAN PAUL
3. SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW - GOTYE FT KIMBRA
4. LAST TIME - LABRINTH
5. STARSHIPS - NICKI MINAJ
6. PROUD - JLS
7. TITANIUM - DAVID GUETTA FT SIA
8. WILD ONES - FLO RIDA FT SIA
9. NEXT TO ME - EMELI SANDE
10. TURN ME ON - DAVID GUETTA FT NICKI MINAJ

Top 10 Albums

1. SONIK KICKS - PAUL WELLER
2. NOTHING BUT THE BEAT - DAVID GUETTA
3. IN MY DREAMS - MILITARY WIVES
4. OUR VERSION OF EVENTS - EMELI SANDE
5. 21 - ADELE
6. BORN TO DIE - LANA DEL REY
7. MYLO XYLOTO - COLDPLAY
8. + - ED SHEERAN
9. WRECKING BALL - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
10. HOME AGAIN - MICHAEL KIWANUKA

From www.theofficialcharts.com

Bruno Mars Dominates UK Charts

American singer Bruno Mars keeps the momentum going now that he tops both the Singles and Albums chart in the UK.

From NME.com:

Bruno Mars has topped both the UK singles and albums chart today (January 23), with his single 'Grenade' retaining the top spot and his album 'Doo-Wops & Hooligans' going straight in at Number One.

Adele's comeback single 'Rolling In The Deep' debuted at Number Two, while P Diddy's Diddy Dirty Money single 'Coming Home' went in at Number Four.

Britney Spears' new single 'Hold It Against Me' went in at Number Six, while in the albums chart White Lies, who are on the cover of the new issue of NME, went in at Number Three with second effort 'Ritual'.

The Top Ten UK singles are:

1. Bruno Mars – 'Grenade'
2. Adele – 'Rolling In The Deep'
3. Jessie J – 'Do It Like A Dude'
4. Diddy Dirty Money – 'Coming Home'
5. Wretch 32 featuring L – 'Traktor'
6. Britney Spears – 'Hold It Against Me'
7. Rihanna featuring Drake – 'What's My Name'
8. Aggros Santos featuring Kimberly Wyatt – 'Like U Like'
9. Katy B featuring Ms Dynamite – 'Lights On'
10. JLS – 'Eyes Wide Shut'

The Top Ten UK albums are:

1. Bruno Mars – 'Doo-Wops & Hooligans'
2. Rihanna – 'Loud'
3. White Lies – 'Ritual'
4. Plan B – 'The Defamation Of Strickland Banks'
5. Ellie Goulding – 'Lights'
6. Cee Lo Green – 'The Lady Killer'
7. Tinie Tempah – 'Disc-Overy'
8. Adele – '19'
9. Eliza Doolittle – 'Eliza Doolittle'
10. Rumer – 'Seasons Of My Soul'

'X Factor' Finalists Go To No. 1.. in the UK

There's already a pattern here. Plus, the reunited Take That hold off two other European boy - or man - bands, JLS and Westlife.

From NME.com:

The X Factor finalists went straight to the top of the UK singles chart today (November 29) with their cover of David Bowie's 'Heroes'.

The single, sales of which are raising money for the Help For Heroes charity, went in at the top spot ahead of new entries from Ellie Goulding and Olly Murs.

In the albums stakes Take That held off competition from JLS and Westlife to stay on top of the UK albums chart with 'Progress'.

The album went straight to the top spot last Sunday, selling over 520,000 copies in its first week of release. Now the band can celebrate a second week at Number One despite tough competition from their two fellow boy bands.

The Top Ten UK albums are:

1. Take That – 'Progress'
2. JLS – 'Outta This World'
3. Westlife – 'Gravity'
4. Susan Boyle – 'The Gift'
5. Rihanna – 'Loud'
6. Andre Rieu and Johann Strauss Orchestra – 'Moonlight Serenade'
7. Bon Jovi – 'Greatest Hits'
8. Kings Of Leon – 'Come Around Sundown'
9. Pink – 'Greatest Hits So Far'
10. Michael Buble – 'Crazy Love'

The Top Ten UK singles are:

1. The X Factor Finalists – 'Heroes'
2. Ellie Goulding – 'Your Song'
3. JLS – 'Love You More'
4. Olly Murs – 'Thinking Of Me'
5. Rihanna – 'Only Girl (In The World)'
6. Take That – 'The Flood'
7. Far East Movement – 'Like A G6'
8. Katy Perry – 'Firework'
9. Adele – 'Make You Feel My Love'
10. Rihanna featuring Drake – 'What's My Name'

Boy Bands Take Over The UK Charts

That's a very 1999 title but I'm not joking. This week sees two different generation of boy bands top both the singles and albums charts in the UK. On one hand there's the reunited group Take That with the fastest selling-album in the region and on the other the more recently formed group JLS for the singles chart.

From NME.com:

Take That have topped the UK album charts today (November 21) with the highest first-week sales for 13 years.

The reunited man-band’s album 'Progress' has sold almost 520,000 copies in the past week biggest opening numbers since Oasis with 'Be Here Now' in 2005.

They comfortably beat Rihanna's album 'Loud' which enters the charts at number two, while their single 'The Flood' remains at number two.

In a big week for boybands, JLS are a new entry at number one with their Children In Need single 'Love You More.

The top ten UK albums are:

1. Take That – 'Progress'
2. Rihanna – 'Loud'
3. Susan Boyle – 'The Gift'
4. Andre Rieu and Johann Strauss Orchestra – 'Moonlight Serenade'
5. Pink – 'Greatest Hits So Far'
6. Bon Jovi – 'Greatest Hits'
7. Bruce Springsteen – 'The Promise'
8. Cheryl Cole – 'Messy Little Raindrops'
9. Michael Buble – 'Crazy Love'
10. Katy Perry – 'Teenage Dream'

The top ten UK singles are:

1. JLS – 'Love You More'
2. Take That – 'The Flood'
3. Ellie Goulding – 'Your Song'
4. Rihanna – 'Only Girl (In The World)'
5. Katy Perry – 'Firework'
6. Far East Movement – 'Like A G6
'7. Black Eyed Peas – 'The Time (Dirty Bit)'
8. Alexis Jordan – 'Happiness'
9. McFly – 'Shine A Light'
10. Westlife - 'Safe'