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Estelle and Duffy top the charts | Estelle and Duffy top the charts |
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British soul stars Estelle and Duffy have held on to the top spot in the singles and album chart respectively. | British soul stars Estelle and Duffy have held on to the top spot in the singles and album chart respectively. |
Estelle, who decamped to America to record her new album with Kanye West, gains a second week at number one with her bubbly single American Boy. | Estelle, who decamped to America to record her new album with Kanye West, gains a second week at number one with her bubbly single American Boy. |
Duffy, from Nefyn in north-west Wales, spends a fourth week atop the album charts with her debut Rockferry. | Duffy, from Nefyn in north-west Wales, spends a fourth week atop the album charts with her debut Rockferry. |
Panic At The Disco enter at number two with the psychedelic Pretty. Odd, and Foals debut at three with Antidotes. | Panic At The Disco enter at number two with the psychedelic Pretty. Odd, and Foals debut at three with Antidotes. |
Jack White's side-project The Raconteurs are another new entry at eight - less than a month after they finished recording their sophomore album. | Jack White's side-project The Raconteurs are another new entry at eight - less than a month after they finished recording their sophomore album. |
UK TOP FIVE ALBUMS 1 Rockferry - Duffy2 Pretty. Odd. - Panic At The Disco 3 Antidotes - Foals4 Footprints In The Sand - Leona Lewis (pictured)5 Dreaming Out Loud -OneRepublic Source: Official Chart Company | |
Consolers of The Lonely was rush-released in digital form because the band wanted fans to hear it "as soon as possible". | |
They are not the only act to benefit from online promotion this week - US rock act Counting Crows have scored their highest UK chart position in 12 years after trailing their album with two free downloads. | They are not the only act to benefit from online promotion this week - US rock act Counting Crows have scored their highest UK chart position in 12 years after trailing their album with two free downloads. |
The band's fifth album, Saturday Nights and Sunday Mornings, bows into the chart at number 12. | The band's fifth album, Saturday Nights and Sunday Mornings, bows into the chart at number 12. |
Other new entries in the album chart come from Supergrass, Mike Batt and violinist David Garrett - who famously broke his violin in a fall at the Royal Festival Hall at Christmas. | Other new entries in the album chart come from Supergrass, Mike Batt and violinist David Garrett - who famously broke his violin in a fall at the Royal Festival Hall at Christmas. |
UK TOP FIVE SINGLES 1 American Boy - Estelle feat Kanye West2 Flo Rida ft T-Pain - Low3 Mercy - Duffy4 Sam Sparro - Black and Gold5 Madonna ft Justin Timberlake - 4 Minutes Source: Official Chart Company | |
The singles countdown is relatively static this week, with only two new entries - from Usher and Snoop Dogg - in the lower reaches of the chart. | |
Australian singer-songwriter Sam Sparro scores his first top ten hit with the electronic funk of Black and Gold, which rises 19 places to land at number four. | Australian singer-songwriter Sam Sparro scores his first top ten hit with the electronic funk of Black and Gold, which rises 19 places to land at number four. |
Madonna's duet with Justin Timberlake, a new entry last week, also climbs two places to sit at number five. | Madonna's duet with Justin Timberlake, a new entry last week, also climbs two places to sit at number five. |
Meanwhile, songs from Britney Spears, Scouting For Girls and Yael Naim also breach the top 40 for the first time, having charted outside the main countdown previously. | Meanwhile, songs from Britney Spears, Scouting For Girls and Yael Naim also breach the top 40 for the first time, having charted outside the main countdown previously. |
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