UK Singles Chart, August 22, 2009

1. I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas

Black Eyed Peas knock Tinchy Stryder & Amelle Berrabah from their #1 perch, reclaiming the top spot. It's the second time this year a former #1 hit has returned to #1--the other time being the same act's last single "Boom Boom Pow," which was knocked from #1 by Dizzee Rascal's "Bonkers," only to reclaim the #1 spot 2 weeks later.

3. Ready for the Weekend - Calvin Harris

Calvin Harris follows up his #1 hit "I'm Not Alone" with his fifth top 10 hit, "Ready for the Weekend."

4. Behind Closed Doors - Peter Andre

The enduring popularity of Peter Andre is a mystery to me. The single, who had a string of top 10 hits in the mid-t0-late '90s (including two #1 hits), resurged in 2004 on the back of a re-release of his "Mysterious Girl," which became his third #1 hit. Now 5 years later he's back again with another top 5 single "Behind Closed Doors."

10. Remedy - Little Boots

Little Boots's "Remedy" climbs four spots to #10, becoming her first top 10 hit. Yay! I'm very pleased to see her here, as it offers proof that she may have staying power despite the underwhelming chart performance of her last single. "Remedy" gets its physical release tomorrow, so perhaps next weekend we'll see her climb even higher.

15. One More Chance - Bloc Party

Bloc Party scores their 13th top 40 hit with "One More Chance," a one-off single that has been described as a leftover from the recording of their last album, Intimacy. Despite such status, it actually manages to chart higher than either of that album's releases.

17. Birthday Sex - Jeremih

Jeremih's "Birthday Sex," which was a top 10 hit in the US earlier this year, now becomes a top 20 hit in the UK. I still don't care for it.

21. Sexy Bitch - David Guetta Featuring Akon

David Guetta follow his recent #1 hit "When Love Takes Over" with Kelly Rowland by teaming up with another American R&B singer, this time Akon, who is no stranger to the UK singles chart, having scored two #1 hits plus a load of other top 40 ones. There's no official physical release for "Sexy Bitch" at this time, so while it may seem like it comes out of the blue, I imagine it will stick around and climb for awhile.

37. 22 - Lily Allen

Lily Allen scores her 8th top 40 hit with "22," out physically next week.

40. Man in the Mirror - Michael Jackson

Finally, we close the book on the chart resurgence of Michael Jackson following the icon's death about 2 months ago. "Man in the Mirror" benefited the most from fans' snapping up Jackson's biggest hits, sending the single to #2, despite it previously having hit only #21 in the UK.