1. Number 1 - Tinchy Stryder Featuring N-Dubz
Tinchy Stryder and N-Dubz hold the top spot for a second week. With few major releases coming out next week, a third week looks likely, unless La Roux or Ironik can rouse up enough sales to dethrone them. Just like last year, we're now into May with no bands having had #1 hits--just soloists and collaborations of soloists. A key difference is that there have been 8 #1 hits so far this year, versus just four by this point last year. Every other year this decade a band has had a #1 hit in either January or February.
3. Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer) - Ironik featuring Chipmunk & Elton John
Elton John first released "Tiny Dancer" in 1971. Thirty-eight years later it finally becomes a hit, thanks to a remix from Ironik, a British DJ, and Chipmunk, a British rapper. The song just missed the US top 40, peaking at #41, but didn't crack the UK singles chart at all. This is the fourth time in the 2000s Elton John has hit the top 10 with a remake of one of his older hits. He hit #4 in 2002 with Alessandro Safina on "Your Song" and #1 with Blue on "Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word," and #1 in 2003 with "Are You Ready for Love." This is Ironik's second top 10 hit; he had #5 last summer with "Stay with Me." This is Chipmunk's first top 10 hit. Elton John has had too many top 10 hits for me to count.
11. Untouchable - Girls Aloud
Girls Aloud jump 26 spots to #11 upon the CD release of "Untouchable." While there's a chance the band may climb into the top 10 next week, frankly it's unlikely. If it doesn't happen, this will become the group's first single to miss the top 10, after an amazing run of 20 consecutive top 10 hits. Still, no other act has had 20 top 10 hits this decade. Westlife is closest with 19, followed by Eminem with 18, and Robbie Williams with 17.
12. Please Don't Leave Me - Pink
Pink climbs a notch to #12 with "Please Don't Leave Me," so far failing to follow "So What" and "Sober" into the top 10.
23. If U Seek Amy - Britney Spears
Britney climbs a notch to #23 with "If U Seek Amy," her heavily edited (at radio) current single. This track gets a physical release tomorrow. Will it push it into the top 10? "Circus" failed to go there, peaking at #13. If it doesn't, Circus could go down as being the first Britney album to land only one UK top 10 hit. Her others netted her 4-3-4-3-2 respectively. In the US, Circus is her first album since her debut to give a second top 10, and if "Amy" goes top 10 there, it will be her first to have had three.
26. I Remember - Deadmau5 & Kaskade
Fantastic dance track, pity the poor chart performance, possibly owing to no physical release (dance fans do like to get those remixes). It climbs 13 spots to #26 this week. I learned listening to UK top 40 on Radio 1 this morning that "Deadmau5" is pronounced "dead mouse" not "dead maw five" (good to know).
31. Use Somebody - Kings of Leon
40. Sex on Fire - Kings of Leon
At 32 and 34 weeks respectively, these two singles are still hanging on to the top 40. Pretty impressive runs for back-to-back releases.
3 comments:
I'm blown away that the Ironik track is doing so well, as it sounds like crap to me. As for Untouchable, if Pink can inch up a spot, maybe GA can, too. Maybe this is incentive to book a last-minute appearance somewhere, although aren't they touring now?
I do love the original of the Ironik track though - hold me closer tony danza :) Just lovely. Ditch the crappyness and go back to the source people!
Well it had to happen at sometime for Girls Aloud - their cd releases sell well earlier in the week and then drop off so it's unlikely but not impossible! I feel it takes the pressure off them now. They missed the top ten? SO WHAT :) They are riding the biggest selling album of their career. Singles were bound to do less well! (that's not shouting at you!! Just my thoughts :) )
I like that you guys both commented on the same two songs. Great minds think alike. I didn't realize Out of Control was their best selling album--interesting. Trivia question--what's the biggest selling girl group single in the UK?
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