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No mercy for Duffy's chart rivals | No mercy for Duffy's chart rivals |
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Welsh soul star Duffy has scored the UK's number one single for the fifth week in a row with Mercy. | |
Her success means that Leona Lewis's Sport Relief single, Better In Time, only entered the chart at number two. | Her success means that Leona Lewis's Sport Relief single, Better In Time, only entered the chart at number two. |
Duffy's Rockferry was the number one album for a second week, with US rock band OneRepublic the highest new entry at two, with Dreaming Out Loud. | Duffy's Rockferry was the number one album for a second week, with US rock band OneRepublic the highest new entry at two, with Dreaming Out Loud. |
Meanwhile, Nickelback's Rockstar single held on to a top five placing in its 18th week of release. | Meanwhile, Nickelback's Rockstar single held on to a top five placing in its 18th week of release. |
Dance act H Two O featuring Platnum dropped from two to three, while OneRepublic held firm at four with Stop and Stare. | Dance act H Two O featuring Platnum dropped from two to three, while OneRepublic held firm at four with Stop and Stare. |
UK TOP FIVE SINGLES 1 Mercy - Duffy2 Better In Time / Footprints In The Sand - Leona Lewis (pictured) 3 What's It Gonna Be - H Two O ft Platnum4 Stop and Stare - Onerepublic5 Rockstar - Nickelback Source: Official Chart Company Other new entries in the Top 40 singles chart came from Panic At The Disco, Hard-Fi, Foals and Mancunian rockers Elbow. | UK TOP FIVE SINGLES 1 Mercy - Duffy2 Better In Time / Footprints In The Sand - Leona Lewis (pictured) 3 What's It Gonna Be - H Two O ft Platnum4 Stop and Stare - Onerepublic5 Rockstar - Nickelback Source: Official Chart Company Other new entries in the Top 40 singles chart came from Panic At The Disco, Hard-Fi, Foals and Mancunian rockers Elbow. |
Girl group Sugababes had the highest climber, as Denial rose 19 places from 34 to 15. | Girl group Sugababes had the highest climber, as Denial rose 19 places from 34 to 15. |
Leona Lewis's Footprints In The Sand appeared in the chart twice - once as the double A-side to her Sport Relief single, and again as a standalone track at number 25. | Leona Lewis's Footprints In The Sand appeared in the chart twice - once as the double A-side to her Sport Relief single, and again as a standalone track at number 25. |
The X Factor winner scored a further placing in the rundown with her former number one Bleeding Love, which re-entered the chart at 40. | The X Factor winner scored a further placing in the rundown with her former number one Bleeding Love, which re-entered the chart at 40. |
UK TOP FIVE ALBUMS 1 Rockferry - Duffy2 Dreaming Out Loud - OneRepublic3 All The Right Reasons- Nickelback4 Spirit - Leona Lewis5 Back To Black (Deluxe Edition) - Amy Winehouse Source: Official Chart Company In the album chart, Nickelback remained third with All The Right Reasons, with Lewis's Spirit rising 12 to number four. | UK TOP FIVE ALBUMS 1 Rockferry - Duffy2 Dreaming Out Loud - OneRepublic3 All The Right Reasons- Nickelback4 Spirit - Leona Lewis5 Back To Black (Deluxe Edition) - Amy Winehouse Source: Official Chart Company In the album chart, Nickelback remained third with All The Right Reasons, with Lewis's Spirit rising 12 to number four. |
Amy Winehouse dropped three places to five with Back to Black. | Amy Winehouse dropped three places to five with Back to Black. |
Classic Soul Hits, by Motown legends The Temptations, was the second highest new entry at number eight. | Classic Soul Hits, by Motown legends The Temptations, was the second highest new entry at number eight. |
Other new albums in the Top 40 included Oracular Spectacular by MGMT at 12, The Very Best of Clannad at 20, and Superabundance by New Knives at 28. | Other new albums in the Top 40 included Oracular Spectacular by MGMT at 12, The Very Best of Clannad at 20, and Superabundance by New Knives at 28. |
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