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Kings overrule Sir Cliff in chart | Kings overrule Sir Cliff in chart |
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Sir Cliff Richard has lost out to US rockers Kings of Leon in his attempt to score a UK number one single in each of six consecutive decades. | |
The Tennessee band's Sex On Fire topped the chart, followed by Katy Perry's I Kissed a Girl, with Sir Cliff at number three with Thank You For a Lifetime. | |
While the 67-year-old did not reach the top spot, he has still enjoyed a top 10 single in every decade since the 1950s. | |
Metallica topped the album chart after fending off a challenge from Glasvegas. | |
Death Magnetic, the 12th album from the hard rock band, was due to be made available on Friday, but the release date was brought forward after some retailers broke a sales embargo. | Death Magnetic, the 12th album from the hard rock band, was due to be made available on Friday, but the release date was brought forward after some retailers broke a sales embargo. |
UK TOP THREE SINGLES 1. Kings of Leon (pictured) - Sex On Fire, 44,943 copies sold2. Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl, 37,902 copies3. Sir Cliff Richard - Thank You For a Lifetime, 33,376 copies Source: Music Week/EMI Glasvegas had to settle for number two with their self-titled debut, with Rihanna's Good Girl Gone Bad - released more than a year ago - at number three. | |
Last week's number one, The Verve's Forth, fell to number four. | Last week's number one, The Verve's Forth, fell to number four. |
Sir Cliff, who had his first number one single in 1959 with Living Doll, sold 33,376 copies of Thank You For a Lifetime. | |
But that was more than 11,500 behind Kings of Leon. | |
Of Sir Cliff's total, 95% were bought on CD single from Woolworths branches after he struck a deal with the chain to stock the song. | |
He sold more CD singles last week than the rest of the top 75 put together. | |
But the fact he could still not reach the top spot highlights the dominance of downloads in today's UK singles chart. | |
Speaking to BBC News earlier this week, he said "it would be nice" if he topped the charts, but admitted he was not sure if he could do it. | Speaking to BBC News earlier this week, he said "it would be nice" if he topped the charts, but admitted he was not sure if he could do it. |
"I can't say I'm confident because how can you be confident about anything any more? | "I can't say I'm confident because how can you be confident about anything any more? |
"I've had number ones in five decades. Who's going to do that? | "I've had number ones in five decades. Who's going to do that? |
"First of all, they've got to be around for five decades. Many of them barely make five years." | "First of all, they've got to be around for five decades. Many of them barely make five years." |
Sir Cliff's last UK number one hit Millennium Prayer in 1999. | |