Saturday, October 18, 2008

UK Singles Chart, 10/18/2008

1. So What - Pink

Pink holds onto the top spot on the UK singles chart for a second week. As "Lady Marmalade" and "Just Like a Pill" only held #1 for a week each, "So What" now becomes Pink's longest running UK #1.

3. Girls - Sugababes

Fully released now, the Sugababes' "Girls" manages to rise only one spot to land at #3. Like what happened to Oasis last week, this effectively ruins their run of having their album's first single reach #1, a feat achieved by their last four albums--Angels with Dirty Faces' "Freak Like Me," Three's "Hole in the Head," Taller in More Ways' "Push the Button," and Change's "About You Now."

5. Never Miss a Beat - Kaiser Chiefs

Kaiser Chiefs return to the chart with "Never Miss a Beat," the first single from their upcoming third album Off with Their Heads. This falls a bit short of last year's #1 placing of "Ruby," the first single from their last album, Yours Truly Angry Mob; however, at #5 it becomes their second highest charting single to date, just beating out the #6 peak of "Oh My God." Let's hope their new album's successive singles fare batter than those from Angry Mob--none of which (other than Ruby) charted higher than #19.

15. Take Back the City - Snow Patrol

Snow Patrol also returns with a new single, "Take Back the City," this week selling on downloads. Surely this will be in the top 10 next week--but will it be top 5?

16. The Shock of the Lightning - Oasis

Oasis takes a spectacular second week dive from #3 down to #16. Still, they did manage to hit #1 on the albums chart this week with Dig Out Your Soul--all 7 of their albums have hit #1.

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