Top 5 Pop Singles
- Chico - It's Chico Time
- Orson - No Tomorrow
- The Pussycat Dolls featuring will.i.am - Beep <Listen>
- Sugababes - Red Dress <Listen>
- Corinne Bailey Rae - Put Your Records On
Hot New Singles
- #6 Kanye West featuring Lupe Fiasco - Touch the Sky Listen
- #11 Michael Jackson - Billie Jean <Listen>
- #12 Shapeshifters - Incredible
Comments
This is the first week under new UK chart rules. The new rules allow, for the first time, singles to chart before they have been released in a physical form in record stores. However, they can only chart for a single week prior to the store release. The primary single this seems to impact is the Black Eyed Peas' "Pump It" which opens at a comparatively weak, for them, #16. However, when the single actually hits stores it could easily climb into the top 10. The Sugababes is the sole debut inside the top 5 this week with "Red Dress" coming in at #4.
For more chart details, visit The Official Charts Company.
Top 5 Pop Albums
- David Gilmour - On an Island
- Corinne Bailey Rae - Corinne Bailey Rae
- Jack Johnson - In Between Dreams
- Andrea Bocelli - Amore
- Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Hot New Albums
- #8 Van Morrison - Pay the Devil
- #14 David Essex - Greatest Hits
- #22 Shakira - Oral Fixation Vol. 2
Comments
It looks like the older crowd were heading to the stores to buy new albums this week. Pink Floyd's David Gilmour, Van Morrison, and David Essex are all 3 favorites from the 1970's and before. Shakira is the sole holdout in the top debuts for a younger generation.
Best Bets For Next Week's Singles Chart
Making predictions will be a bit rough for a few weeks as the charts settle into the new rules.
- Pink - Stupid Girls
Pink's latest has already caused a stir at home in the US. Look for the UK to welcome her back to the charts with open arms. - Nelly featuring Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp - Grillz
The biggest hit ever, hip hop or otherwise, to celebrate tooth appliances. - Girls Aloud - Whole Lotta History
The girls charge along looking for another pop hit.
