1. Grace Kelly - Mika
Up two spots to score his first #1 hit with his debut single is Mika with infectious "Grace Kelly." Under the old rules, this wouldn't be at number one, in fact it wouldn't appear on the chart at all, as its downloads sales wouldn't have been eligible until the following chart out tomorrow. So "Grace Kelly" is notable for being 1) the second single ever after Gnarl's Barkley's "Crazy" to reach #1 on downloads only and 2) the first single to reach #1 two weeks before its physical release.
2. Starz in Their Eyes - Just Jack
Just Jack has to settle for #2 then, despite the availability of his "Starz in Their Eyes" in stores. Like Mika, Just Jack is a newcomer to the music scene this year, and both have been identified as big rising stars that are expected to break out big this year.
3. Same Jeans - The View
Following two #15 singles, The View finally score a big hit with "Same Jeans," up 8 spots this week on its physical release.
4. Too Little, Too Late - Jojo
Jojo's third UK single lands at #4, a bit low, given that it's pre-release downloads have been pretty strong. Still, this is her third top 10 hit following 2004's "Leave (Get Out)" (#2) and "Baby It's You" (#8).
7. I Luv U - Ordinary Boys
The Ordinary Boys score their fourth top 10 hit with ballad "I Luv U." Frankly, I'm getting a bit bored with this song, but it's not bad.
9. Calm Down Dearest - Jamie T
By comparison, this is one I wasn't that impressed with at first, but has been growing on me. Jamie T has been called the new The Streets and the male Lily Allen--perhaps a little of both is accurate. "Calm Down Dearest" is his third and biggest hit--his first top 10.
11. Perfect (Exciter) - Mason vs. Princess Superstar
Ooh! This one is really fun: a mashup of Princess Superstar's "Perfect"--Princess Superstar being known for her 2002 hit "Bad Babysitter" ("I'm a bad babysitter, got my boyfriend in the shower. I make six bucks an hour.")--with Mason's techno instrumental "Exciter," which sounds quite similar to Bodyrox's "Yeah Yeah." The combination works perfectly, one would scarcely know the vocal and the instrumental weren't planned together to begin with. Expect a strong jump into the top 5 next week.
16. I Wanna Love You - Akon Featuring Snoop Dogg
Akon moves up 19 spots to #16 with "I Wanna Love You." The single is still four weeks away from charting on physical sales, so expect this one to be around for awhile.
17. Honey to the Bee - Billie
So here's the first true oddity under the new chart rules. Billie, later Billie Piper, appeared on the scene in 1998. She was an instantly popular teen singer, hitting #1 with her first two singles, "Because We Want to" and "Girlfriend." She had three more top tens and another #1 ("Day and Night") over the next couple of years before chart success started eluding her. Since then, her career has been focused on acting, and she's appeared in a number of British TV productions, including Doctor Who, earning positive reviews for her work. Having been hitless now for over 6 years, morning show DJ Chris Moyles apparently decided to try and revive her chart career by encouraging listeners to go out and purchase "Honey to the Bee" to return it to the chart. Originally a #3 hit in 1999, "Honey to the Bee" became a hit again due to Moyles' influence, landing this week at #17. Expect more similar shenanigans, at least until the novelty of this wears off.
20. Kingdom of Doom - The Good, the Bad & the Queen
Damon Albarn is back with another non-Blur project, this time its new group The Good, the Bad & The Queen. This is their second top 40 single, following November's "Herculean" (#22). The eponymous album, out this week, has been getting very good reviews.
27. Annie Let's Not Wait - Guillemots
The Guillemots got a lot of attention over the summer for their Mercury Prize nomination for their first album. It hasn't led to singles chart success though, as this is their third single to miss the top 20.
29. How to Save a Life - The Fray
Here's another track that's going to be around for awhile. It's already on the BBC Radio1 A-List, but it's not getting a physical release until March 26th, 9 weeks away!
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