UK Singles Chart, May 29, 2010

1. Nothin' on You - B.o.B. feat. Bruno Mars

American rapper B.o.B. unseats British hip-hop group Roll Deep, scoring his first UK #1. A recent #1 hit in the US, its the 11th #1 single this year in Britain and the third (after "Fireflies" and "OMG") that were also #1 hits in America.

4. All Night Long - Alexandra Burke feat. Pitbull

With the single finally available at retail, Alexandra Burke climbs four spots to #4. "All Night Long" is her third top 5 hit, after #1 hits "Hallelujah" and "Bad Boys." Like "Bad Boys," she's paired with a hip-hop star, this time Cuban-American rapper Pitbull. He's no stranger to the chart, having scored top 10 hits last year with "I Know You Want Me" and "Hotel Room Service." Incidentally, "All Night Long" is #1 this week in Ireland.

10. Leeds Leeds Leeds (Marching on Together) - Leeds United Team & Suppoters

Oh look a football (soccer) song. Snore.

11. Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever) - Muse

Stephenie Meyer, author of the Twilight quadrilogy, is a major Muse fan. She's said to have listened to the band while writing key scenes in the books. After their release, Meyer published playlists on her website of music she suggested fit the mood of her books, which include Muse songs for each story ("Time Is Running Out" for Twilight; "Hyper Music," "Apocalypse Please" and "Unintended" for New Moon; "The Small Print," "Newborn," "Hysteria," "Yes Please," "Blackout" and "Falling Away from You" for Eclipse; and "Can't Take My Eyes Off You," "Intro (Absolution)," "Take a Bow" and "Assassin" for Breaking Dawn). Along with Muse, other bands from her book playlists that found their way onto the soundtracks for the corresponding films include Linkin Park, and Collective Soul, whose "Tremble for My Beloved" was on Meyer's Twilight playlist and appeared in the film. so how cool it must be for her that Muse has appeared in the soundtrack for each film. "Neutron Star Collision" is from the upcoming film Eclipse, the third in the series. Despite its title, musically it's the most conventional song I've heard from Muse.

13. Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart - Alicia Keys

Alicia Keys scored five top 10 hits in the US with singles from her first two albums, among which only one--"Fallin'"--was a also a top 10 hit in Britain. Her chart fortunes have reversed quite a bit of late. Among the five singles released in the US from The Elements of Freedom, the highest any have charted on the Hot 100 is #27 (this single). Yet in Britain, she's as hot as ever, as "Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart," her third single there, climbs 7 spots this week to #13. The single is released tomorrow, so this could be top 10 next week. Her last single, "Empire State of Mind II," peaked at #4 and is one of the five best-selling singles so far this year.

14. Te Amo - Rihanna

Rihanna continues to climb, up 5 this week. This had been slated for a physical release tomorrow, but my latest source no longer indicates that. Did it get pulled? Perhaps. Amazon.co.uk doesn't appear to have it, except digitally.

26. Guns and Horses - Ellie Goulding

Ellie Goulding's second single doesn't make magic like her first. "Starry Eyed" hit #4, but this follow-up doesn't even make the top 20.

33. Jessie's Girl - Glee Cast

13th top 40 hit from Glee, which is also a top 40 hit in the US this week (a littler higher at #23).

35. The Flood - Katie Melua

Katie Melua lands her 6th top 40 hit, the first from her fourth album, The House. Great video too.

44. Love Is a Hurricane - Boyzone

During their mid-to-late '90s heyday, no Boyzone single among their 16 released in the UK charted lower than #4. Since reuniting, the best they've done is #5, and this week "Love Is a Hurricane" becomes their first to miss the top 40 (unless it climbs next week, which is unlikely). This is sad to see actually, as I rather like this song. Take That reunited with such great success. Shame that Boyzone couldn't too.