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: Calvin Harris & Jake Bugg at #1

These are the top ten singles and albums in the UK for the week of October 27th, 2012:

Top 10 Singles

1. SWEET NOTHING - CALVIN HARRIS / FLORENCE WELCH
2. DON'T YOU WORRY CHILD - SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA / MARTIN
3. GANGNAM STYLE -PSY
4. DIAMONDS - RIHANNA
5. SKYFALL - ADELE
6. STANDING IN THE DARK - LAWSON
7. WE ARE NEVER EVER GETTING BACK TOGETHER - TAYLOR SWIFT
8. ONE MORE NIGHT - MAROON 5
9. TURN AROUND - CONOR MAYNARD FT NE-YO
10. I CRY - FLO RIDA

Top 10 Albums

1. JAKE BUGG - JAKE BUGG
2. BABEL - MUMFORD & SONS
3. GLASSHEART - LEONA LEWIS
4. THE 2ND LAW - MUSE
5. HEAVEN - REBECCA FERGUSON
6. THE HAUNTED MAN - BAT FOR LASHES
7. HALCYON - ELLIE GOULDING
8. THE TRUTH ABOUT LOVE - PINK
9. OUR VERSION OF EVENTS - EMELI SANDE
10. THE SINGER - ART GARFUNKEL

From www.theofficialcharts.com

UK Charts: Swedish House Mafia & Mumford & Sons at #1

These are the top ten singles and albums in the UK for the week of October 20th, 2012:

Top 10 Singles

1. DON'T YOU WORRY CHILD - SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA / MARTIN
2. SKYFALL - ADELE
3. GANGNAM STYLE -PSY
4. DIAMONDS - RIHANNA
5. ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN - ELLIE GOULDING
6. LIVE WHILE WE'RE YOUNG - ONE DIRECTION
7. TROUBLE - LEONA LEWIS / CHILDISH GAMBINO
8. TURN AROUND - CONOR MAYNARD FT NE-YO
9. I CRY - FLO RIDA
10. HALL OF FAME - SCRIPT FT WILL I AM

Top 10 Albums

1. BABEL - MUMFORD & SONS
2. HALCYON - ELLIE GOULDING
3. THE 2ND LAW - MUSE
4. THE TRUTH ABOUT LOVE - PINK
5. OUR VERSION OF EVENTS - EMELI SANDE
6. BATTLE BORN - KILLERS
7. LONG WAVE - JEFF LYNNE
8. MR BLUE SKY - THE VERY BEST OF - ELO
9. DON'T PANIC - ALL TIME LOW
10. ALL OVER THE WORLD - THE VERY BEST OF - ELO

From www.theofficialcharts.com

All About Adele

From Billboard.com:

As Adele spends a seventh week atop the Billboard 200 with her sophomore set "21," the album's lead single, "Rolling in the Deep," becomes the singer/songwriter's first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1.

(As for the title's meaning, Adele describes it as an "adaptation of a kind of slang, slur phrase in the UK called 'roll deep,' which means to ... always have someone that has your back, and you're never on your own. I thought that's what I was always going to have, and, um, it ended up not being the case").

Since the Hot 100 adopted Nielsen BDS and SoundScan airplay and sales data, respectively, the week of Nov. 30, 1991 (after the Billboard 200 had converted to SoundScan-fueled figures in the May 25, 1991, issue), Adele is the 14th woman to command each chart simultaneously. (The fairer sex wins bragging rights: 12 solo males have accomplished the feat in that span).

Among the exclusive club, Whitney Houston has spent the most weeks (12) concurrently in charge of each chart, with "I Will Always Love You" from "The Bodyguard" (Dec. 12, 1992-Feb. 27, 1993), while Mariah Carey (three) and Janet Jackson (two) are the only artists to so doubly dominate with multiple albums.

Carey is also the only woman in that stretch to simultaneously rule the Billboard 200 and Hot 100 with two singles from the same set; "Fantasy" and "One Sweet Day," with Boyz II Men, each fronted the Hot 100 while "Daydream" dominated the Billboard 200.

Here is a look at the who's-who of female stars who have topped the Billboard 200 and Hot 100 in the same week in the charts' Nielsen data eras:

Artist, Billboard 200 No. 1, Hot 100 No. 1(s), Year(s)
Adele, "21," "Rolling in the Deep," 2011
Ke$ha, "Animal," "TiK ToK," 2010
Leona Lewis, "Spirit," "Bleeding Love," 2008
Alicia Keys, "As I Am," "No One," 2007
Avril Lavigne, "The Best Damn Thing," "Girlfriend," 2007
Nelly Furtado, "Loose," "Promiscuous" (featuring Timbaland), 2006
Mariah Carey, "The Emancipation of Mimi," "We Belong Together," 2005
Beyonce, "Dangerously in Love," "Crazy in Love" (featuring Jay-Z), 2003
Ashanti, "Ashanti," "Foolish," 2002
Jennifer Lopez, "J to Tha L-O! The Remixes," "Ain't It Funny" (featuring Ja Rule), 2002
Janet Jackson, "All for You," "All for You," 2001
Madonna, "Music," "Music," 2000
Britney Spears, "...Baby One More Time," ...Baby One More Time," 1999
Mariah Carey, "Daydream," "Fantasy"/"One Sweet Day" (with Boyz II Men), 1995-96
Mariah Carey, "Music Box," "Hero," 1993-94
Janet Jackson, "janet.," "That's the Way Love Goes," 1993
Whitney Houston, "The Bodyguard" (soundtrack), "I Will Always Love You," 1992-93

Lil Wayne Continues Hot 100 Dominance

With his new album "Tha Carter III" poised to debut next week at No. 1 on The Billboard 200, Lil Wayne begins a fifth week atop the Hot 100 with "Lollipop" featuring Static Major. Five songs from "Tha Carter III" are on this week's tally, and Wayne also appears as a guest on charting tracks from Usher and Lloyd.

Coldplay's "Viva La Vida" inches up 3-2, another high water mark for the U.K. band. Leona Lewis' "Bleeding Love" drops 2-3, while Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl" and Rihanna's "Take a Bow" trade places at Nos. 4 and 5, respectively.

The songs at positions 6-8 -- Usher's "Love in This Club" featuring Young Jeezy, Jordin Sparks' "No Air" featuring Chris Brown and Ray J & Yung Berg's "Sexy Can I" -- all stand pat. Natasha Bedingfield's "Pocketful of Sunshine" jumps 11-9 and Madonna's "4 Minutes" featuring Justin Timberlake holds at No. 10.

The Pussycat Dolls' "When I Grow Up" is the chart's greatest digital gainer, its 34,000 downloads spurring a 76-31 jump. Young Jeezy has the top debut with "Put On" featuring Kanye West, which opens at No. 36. The rapper's next Def Jam album, "The Recession," is due in August.

On Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, Keyshia Cole's "Heaven Sent" dethrones Lil Wayne's "Lollipop" after a six-week reign. "Heaven," which jumps 3-1, gives Cole her third chart-topper from her "Just Like You" album.

Carrie Underwood also achieves her third No. 1 from a single album ("Carnival Ride"), as "Last Name" climbs 5-1 on Hot Country Songs. It's Underwood's sixth chart-topper here overall.

There's no change at the top of Billboard's rock charts; Weezer is No. 1 on Modern Rock with "Pork & Beans" for a sixth week, and Disturbed's "Inside the Fire" tops Mainstream Rock for a sixth as well.

Source: Billboard.com

Lil Wayne Tops Hot 100 Amid 'Idol' Infusion

Lil Wayne is No. 1 for a third week on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Lollipop," amid the debut of 14 tracks from "American Idol" contestants David Cook (11) and David Archuleta (three). As previously reported, "Idol" winner Cook's debuts are a record both here and on Hot Digital Songs, where he has 14 new entries.

He has the top debut on the Hot 100 this week at No. 3 with "The Time of My Life," which sold 236,000 downloads. Leona Lewis remains No. 2 with "Bleeding Love," while Rihanna's "Take a Bow" slides 3-4 and Jordin Sparks' "No Air" featuring Chris Brown holds at No. 5.

Usher's "Love in This Club" featuring Young Jeezy drops 4-6, Ray J & Yung Berg's "Sexy Can I" falls 6-7, Madonna's "4 Minutes" featuring Justin Timberlake is down 7-8 and Natasha Bedingfield's "Pocketful of Sunshine" slips 8-9.

Coldplay's "Viva La Vida" explodes 41-10 and is the top digital gainer after selling 139,000 downloads. The song is prominently featured in a TV ad for Apple's iTunes Music Store.

Chris Brown's "Forever" is the greatest airplay gainer this week, although is drops 20-23. Besides the "Idol" debuts, the only other new Hot 100 entries this week come from Taylor Swift's "Should've Said No" at No. 84, Julianne Hough's "That Song in My Head" at No. 88, Lloyd's "Girls Around the World" featuring Lil Wayne at No. 93 and Kanye West's "Homecoming" featuring Chris Martin at No. 96.

"Lollipop" is in a fifth week at No. 1 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, where his guest turn on "Girls Around the World" is the top airplay gainer and jumps 28-22.

Brad Paisley starts a second week atop Hot Country Songs with "I'm Still a Guy." On that chart, Sugarland enjoys its career-best debut at No. 27 with "All I Want To Do," the first single from its July 22 Mercury release, "Love on the Inside."

On Billboard's rock chart, Weezer is No. 1 on Modern Rock with "Pork & Beans" for a fourth week, and Disturbed's "Inside the Fire" tops Mainstream Rock for a fourth as well.

Source: Billboard.com