UK Singles Chart, June 6, 2009

1. Bonkers - Dizzee Rascal & Armand Van Helden

To no one's surprise, Dizzee and Armand spend a second week at #1 with "Bonkers." Their sales fell off pretty dramatically though, from 114k last week to 63k this week. Perhaps the track that debuts on downloads at #3 this week may have a shot at unseating it after its June 8 physical release.

3. Release Me - Agnes

Swedish singer Agnes Carlsson is perhaps the first property to come out of the Idol franchise from a country other than the US or the UK to make it big in Britain. She won's the second season of Sweden's version of the show in 2005. In her home country she's been a star ever since, hitting #1 with her debut "Right Here, Right Now" (it's pretty much what you'd expect). "Release Me" finds her doing upbeat dance pop, which I believe is the MO on most of Dance Love Pop, her third album, which will, I imagine, be her debut UK release (if you're interested check out the very disco-flavored "Love Love Love," it's quite fun). As I stated above, "Release Me" gets its physical release next week. Will she climb?

8. Untouched - The Veronicas

"Untouched" was a minor hit in the US earlier this year, but manages to land in the top 10 in the UK. Their follow-up has already flopped stateside. We'll see if they can do better abroad. "Untouched" is a great song--I wish it had charted higher.

12. Knock You Down - Keri Hilson Featuring Kanye West & Ne-Yo

Keri Hilson looks set to finally land a major hit on her own...well, sort of, considering this features two of pop music's hottest properties. "Knock You Down" is up 12 spots to #12, surpassing the #15 peak of her last single, "Turnin' Me On (feat. Lil Wayne)," and it's not out for 4 weeks! Top 5 for sure.

13. New in Town - Little Boots

With Agnes riding high at #3, it's too bad this week's other debut single from a much-buzzed new female artist falls short of expectations. I've devoted a fair amount of ink to Little Boots--I'm very excited about her debut album Hands, out next week. I was particularly taken by her preview release "Stuck on Repeat," which I'm hoping will eventually get a full release. "New in Town" is great too, so why isn't it a bigger hit? Airplay support has been surprisingly absent. Sure Radio 1 A-listed her, but the track's only #25 on the airplay chart--well below other new female pop breakouts Pixie Lott (#4) and Agnes (#18). Little Boots won the BBC Sounds of 2009 poll--the same contest Adele won last year (with Duffy in second). Unless "New in Town" pulls off a miraculous climb into the top 10 next week, she'll be the first winner of this poll since it started in 2003 not to see the subsequent single not reach the top 10 (even The Bravery managed to hit #7).

19. Sugar - Flo Rida

Flo Rida's "Sugar," the follow-up to his #1 hit "Right Round," climbs 9 spots to #19. This is its 9th week on the UK singles chart, and probably it's peak, given that the single was released physically last week. This follows the similar trend Flo had last year. His #2 hit "Low" was followed by "Elevator," which only managed to reach #20.

26. We Are the People - Empire of the Sun

Empire of the Sun jumps up 11 spots this week. The single is top 5 in airplay, much much more exposure than the group got for its first single, "Walking on a Dream," which didn't crack the top 40.