1. The Fear - Lily Allen
Brassy British pop singer Lily Allen knocks Lady GaGa's "Just Dance" from #1 with her new single "The Fear," the first release from her upcoming second album It's Not Me, It's You. This is Allen's second #1 hit following her debut, "Smile," which spent 2 weeks at #1 in the summer of 2006. Lily's had two other top 10 hits, "LDN," which hit #6, and her Mark Ronson collaboration "Oh My God," which hit #8. "The Fear" also tops the UK airplay chart for a second week.
6. Breathe Slow - Alesha Dixon
Alesha Dixon's second top 40 hit moves into the top 10 this week, still 2 weeks ahead of its physical release. As long as it doesn't lose steam, this looks like a good challenger for #1 soon. The single is only one spot lower than the #5 peak of her last hit, "The Boy Does Nothing."
10. Use Somebody - Kings of Leon
18. Sex on Fire - Kings of Leon
Nothing major to report here, only how amazing it is that these two singles are still around. "Use Somebody" has been on the chart for 19 weeks now, "Sex on Fire" for 21 weeks. The chart performance of these two singles far outclasses anything this band charted prior.
14. Gimme a Call - Tommy Reilly
Rarely does a single debut as high as this on the UK singles chart that I've never heard of. Taken by surprise this week, I did a little research. My first search turned up a Tommy Reilly that's a harmonica player. Fairly certain that wasn't the right guy I kept hunting. It sounds like he's from a Channel 4 show about unsigned bands--a contest which he won. Other than that, I'm still not really sure who he is.
16. One Step at a Time - Jordin Sparks
Jordin Sparks is up 12 spots to #16 with "One Step at a Time." This is a download-only release. We'll have to see if it rises any further.
36. Whatcha Think About That - The Pussycat Dolls
The Pussycat Dolls make a very early entry in the top 40 with the third single from their latest album, which isn't released until the end of the month. Missy Elliott guest stars on this one, making her first appearance in the top 40 since "We Run This" hit #38 in September 2006.
3 comments:
I'm with ya on the whole Tommy Reilly thing.
finally a number one i can get on board with. Lets not forget le mraz is hovering outside the uk top ten too! Finally!
Thinking of you, I almost wrote about Jason Mraz. Frankly, he doesn't interest me. Paul--Do you know who Tommy Reilly is?
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