Shayne Ward is finally knocked from #1 on the singles chart by the Arctic Monkeys' second single. A tepid albums chart with no top 40 debuts nonetheless sees a great album by Hard-Fi reach #1. And Will Young scores another #1 airplay hit with "All Time Love." Click below to read more.
1. When The Sun Goes Down - Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys score their second #1 with their second single. It's not quite as loud as their first single, but still very immediate. Their album Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not out tomorrow is sure to be the year's first major seller--many predict it will break Oasis' first week sales record for their third album, Be Here Now. It's also nice to see something other than Shayne Ward at #1, and you'll find he tumbled down to #5.
2. Nasty Girl - The Notorious B.I.G. (Featuring P. Diddy & Nelly)
Although he's been deceased nearly 9 years now, The Notorious B.I.G.'s career is quite alive. Of the 7 top 40 hits he's had, 6 of them have been since his death in March 1997. By debuting at #2, this easily becomes his biggest hit, and only his third top 10 after "Mo Money Mo Problems" (#6) and "Hypnotize" (#10), both from 1997.
3. All Time Love - Will Young
Will Young scores his 9th straight top 10 hit with "All Time Love," a return to form after the brilliant, but decidedly "un-Will Young-like" single, "Switch It On. " "All Time Love" is a classic ballad, and managed to reach 2 places higher on the chart than his last single.
4. Check On It - Beyonce (Featuring Slim Thug)
Beyonce has earned her 7th top 40 hit apart from Destiny's Child this week with "Check On It." It's actually a bit surprising this didn't chart a little higher, but in truth, it's not nearly as strong as her work from Dangerously In Love from 3 years ago.
8. Say Say Say (Waiting 4 U) - Hi-Tack
Hi-Tack scores their first top 10 hit with a tepid house remake of "Say Say Say," a #2 hit for Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney in 1983. Although I've been bemoaning the fact that few dance singles have charted well recently, this is one that I did not welcome in the top 10.
10. Eddie's Song - Son of Dork
Son of Dork, or rather son of Busted, scores their second top 10 hit, which hits quite a bit lower than the #3 entry of their first single, "Ticket Outta Loserville."
13. Funny Little Frog - Belle and Sebastian
Belle and Sebastian had their first top 40 hit 9 years ago, and amazing score their highest charting one with this single. Previous best was 2004's "I'm a Cuckoo," which hit #14.
Albums
The albums chart remains a bit tepid, with no new entries, although I'm very pleased to see that Hard-Fi has climbed up to the top with Stars of CCTV, an excellent album in the vein of The Killers or Franz Ferdinand. Will Young's Keep On also rebounds up to #4 on the strength of his current single.
Airplay
Will Young tops the airplay chart this week with "All Time Love," his second single after "Leave Right Now" to reach the airplay peak. Richard Ashcroft also climbs up another notch to #2 with "Break the Night With Colour." A-Ha moves into the top 10 with "Analogue," up from #16 to #9, while Beyonce also moves up 1 into the top 10 with "Check On It" at #10. Highest new entry in the top 40 is Madonna at #27 with "Sorry."
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