1. Good Times - Roll Deep feat. Jodie Connor
Roll Deep fends off the would-be challengers to remain at #1 for a third week. In a year of rather steady turnover at the top of the chart, "Good Times" is only the second single to spend 3 weeks at #1, the first having been Owl City's "Fireflies" back in January and February. The last British artists to spend at least 3 weeks at #1 was Taio Cruz with "Break Your Heart" last September.
2. Ridin' Solo - Jason DeRulo
Jason DeRulo follows up his recent #1 hit, "In My Head," with "Ridin' Solo," climbing 10 spots to #2. This gives DeRulo his third consecutive top 3 hit. The physical release isn't out until the end of the month, so this is now a hot contender for future #1.
4. Stereo Love - Edward Maya and Vika Jigulina
Go Romania! Just weeks after the success of Inna's "Hot," the eastern European country produces another top 10 hit. "Stereo Love" was originally released in October and now becomes a top 10 UK hit. The song samples a piece by an Azerbaijani composer, giving this an even broader international pedigree.
7. She's Always a Woman - Fyfe Dangerfield
Guillemots founder Fyfe Dangerfield steps out solo with "She's Always a Woman," up 7 spots this week. The song is a remake and the Billy Joel original charted at #29 a few weeks ago. The success of both tracks is due to the Dangerfield version appearing in an ad for British department store John Lewis. I just watched the ad, and it is rather cool:
8. All Night Long - Alexandra Burke
Alexandra Burke climbs eight notches to score her fourth top 10 hit, matching the peak of her last single, "Broken Heels." The new version of the song, featuring rapper Pitbull, is out tomorrow, so I expect this to definitely appear in the top 5 next week. I doubt it will be hot enough for #1, but one can hope.
9. Total Eclipse of the Heart - Glee Cast
Glee scores its third top 10 hit with "Total Eclipse of the Heart," which charts similarly high in the US this week, hitting #16. Glee's had quite a few top 40 hits--12 now as of this week--but hasn't had a top 10 hit since the Glee girls' "Halo/Walking on Sunshine" mashup quite a few months ago. It's interesting that out of all the potential singles from Glee, the ones that have done well on the US and UK charts have tended to be the same songs. The few exceptions are "True Colors," which was bigger in the UK and "Sweet Caroline," which was bigger in the US. Otherwise, most of the tracks that have made it into the top 40 in either country are the same.
12. Not Myself Tonight - Christina Aguilera
Christina Aguilera misses the top 10 with "Not Myself Tonight, the first single from her upcoming fourth album, Bionic. It hasn't done that well in the US either, peaking at #23. We'll see if the new video can help it out at all.
27. Run Joey Run - Glee Cast
Another Glee single in the top 40.
40. Stop for a Minute - Keane feat. K'naan
Keane makes the top 40, just barely, with their new single "Stop for a Minute" from the Night Train EP. This is the band's 10th top 40 hit.
5 comments:
Thanks for sharing the video...it is a very well-done commercial, and I can see why it's selling singles now.
Alexandra is doing quite well isn't she? Good for her :) Oh! I love that Run joey Run song, possibly because I have never heard it prior to Glee and now I'm obsessed!!
Stereo Love ain't half bad, I thought it's gonna be crap like that other techno crap DJ Basssomething.
I'm with Paul with the A.Burke song!
Alexandra's been deleted of iTunes. Just thought I let you know so it won't be a surprise when it drops next week :/ ohh the idiots :(
John - Yes, I was pleasantly surprised that it was actually nice.
Paul - Interesting that Run Joey Run did well on the UK chart. It's one of the ones that didn't also do well in the US.
rcLoy - Go Alexandra!
J.Mensah - I just checked and it looks like she's back, both the Overcome and Pitbull single versions are available on UK iTunes.
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