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Eminem comeback crowns UK chart | Eminem comeback crowns UK chart |
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US rapper Eminem's first studio album for four years has entered the UK chart at number one. | US rapper Eminem's first studio album for four years has entered the UK chart at number one. |
Relapse knocked Green Day off the top spot, while the Manic Street Preachers' latest album Journal For Plague Lovers settled in third place. | Relapse knocked Green Day off the top spot, while the Manic Street Preachers' latest album Journal For Plague Lovers settled in third place. |
UK rap star Dizzee Rascal's single Bonkers also went straight to number one to become his second UK chart-topper, displacing the Black Eyed Peas. | UK rap star Dizzee Rascal's single Bonkers also went straight to number one to become his second UK chart-topper, displacing the Black Eyed Peas. |
Both artists' releases have become the fastest-selling to date this year. | Both artists' releases have become the fastest-selling to date this year. |
Dizzee Rascal's previous number one, Dance Wiv Me, spent four weeks at the top and won a 2009 NME Award. | Dizzee Rascal's previous number one, Dance Wiv Me, spent four weeks at the top and won a 2009 NME Award. |
Eurovision success | Eurovision success |
Meanwhile in the singles chart The Black Eyed Peas dropped to number two with Boom Boom. | Meanwhile in the singles chart The Black Eyed Peas dropped to number two with Boom Boom. |
Tinchy Stryder featuring N-Dubz was at number three with Number 1. | Tinchy Stryder featuring N-Dubz was at number three with Number 1. |
Eminem's We Made You held steady at number four. | Eminem's We Made You held steady at number four. |
Australian singer Daniel Merriweather made his debut at number five with Red. | Australian singer Daniel Merriweather made his debut at number five with Red. |
Alexander Rybak, who won the Eurovision Song Contest for Norway with Fairytale last weekend, entered the chart at number 10 solely on downloads. | Alexander Rybak, who won the Eurovision Song Contest for Norway with Fairytale last weekend, entered the chart at number 10 solely on downloads. |
UK TOP FIVE SINGLES 1 Bonkers - Dizzee Rascal (pictured)2 Boom Boom Pow - Black Eyed Peas3 Number 1 - Tichny Stryder4 We Made You - Eminem5 Red - Daniel Merriweather Source: Official Charts Company | UK TOP FIVE SINGLES 1 Bonkers - Dizzee Rascal (pictured)2 Boom Boom Pow - Black Eyed Peas3 Number 1 - Tichny Stryder4 We Made You - Eminem5 Red - Daniel Merriweather Source: Official Charts Company |
The track - which has turned into a huge hit across Europe - becomes the first Eurovision winner to make the UK Top 10 for 12 years. | The track - which has turned into a huge hit across Europe - becomes the first Eurovision winner to make the UK Top 10 for 12 years. |
In 1997, Katrina and The Waves' Love Shine A Light - the UK's most recent song contest winner - peaked at number three, according to the Official Charts Company. | In 1997, Katrina and The Waves' Love Shine A Light - the UK's most recent song contest winner - peaked at number three, according to the Official Charts Company. |
This year's UK entrant Jade Ewen rose to 27 after the physical release of her song It's My Time, which finished a creditable fifth in the competition. | This year's UK entrant Jade Ewen rose to 27 after the physical release of her song It's My Time, which finished a creditable fifth in the competition. |
Elsewhere in the album chart, Madness entered at number five with their latest collection The Liberty of Norton Folgate. | |
The veteran band scored their first hit album almost 30 years ago. | |
Former Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker and Tori Amos also registered new hit albums inside the Top 20. |
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