Top 5 Pop Singles
- Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
- Rihanna - SOS
- Infernal - From Paris to Berlin <Listen>
- Raconteurs - Steady As She Goes
- Dirty Pretty Things - Bang Bang You're Dead
Hot New Singles
- #12 Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California <Listen>
- #15 Michael Jackson - Black or White <Listen>
- #21 Beatfreakz - Somebody's Watching Me
Comments
Due to UK chart rules, the 5-track EP released this week by the Arctic Monkeys fails to make it onto the singles chart even though its sales would have likely made the EP a #1 hit. This allows Gnarls Barkley to spend a strong 5th week at the top with "Crazy." Next week Gnarls Barkley is likely to receive a strong challenge from Red Hot Chili Peppers when their new hit "Dani California" is released in physical form.
For more chart details, visit The Official Charts Company.
Top 5 Pop Albums
- Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere
- Shayne Ward - Shayne Ward
- Bruce Springsteen - We Shall Overcome - The Seeger Sessions
- Kooks - Inside In / Inside Out
- Massive Attack - Collected: The Best of
Hot New Albums
- #6 Rihanna - A Girl Like Me
- #8 Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris - All the Roadrunning
- #9 Jamie Foxx - Unpredictable
Comments
It is no surprise that Gnarls Barkley takes over the album chart this week with "Crazy" holding on for a 5th week at the top of the singles chart. However, it is fascinating to see Bruce Springsteen open at #3 with a collection of American folk songs. A bit further down Rihanna has a quite respectable debut at #6 with her second album in less than a year.
