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UK Pop Music Charts August 18, 2008

Singles and Albums

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Katy Perry - I Kissed a Girl

Katy Perry - I Kissed a Girl

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Top 5 Pop Singles

  1. Katy Perry - "I Kissed a Girl"
  2. Kid Rock - "All Summer Long"
  3. Script - "The Man Who Can't Be Moved"
  4. The Verve - "Love Is Noise"
  5. Dizzee Rascal featuring Calvin Harris and Chrome - "Dance Wiv Me"

Big Chart Movers

  • #23-#17 Nelly featuring Akon and Ashanti - "Body On Me"
  • #44-#32 Taio Cruz - "She's Like a Star"
  • #55-#33 Script - "We Cry"

Hot New Singles

  • #7 Madcon - "Beggin'"
  • #16 Bloc Party - "Mercury"
  • #26 Little Jackie - "The World Should Revolve Around Me"

Comments

In the week their album opens, Irish band the Script climb one notch to #3 with "The Man Who Can't Be Moved." Katy Perry is holding firm at the top. The biggest debut this week is from Norwegian hip hop collective Madcon.

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Top 5 Pop Albums

  1. The Script - The Script
  2. Abba - Gold
  3. Duffy - Rockferry
  4. Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends
  5. Noah and the Whale - Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down

Hot New Albums

  • #7 Jane McDonald - Jane
  • #24 Levellers - Letters From the Underground
  • #28 Late of the Pier - Fantasy Black Channel

Comments

Irish pop band the Script sweeps into the #1 spot this week with their self-titled debut. Critically acclaimed punkish folk band Noah and the Whale have a strong #5 debut. A third top 10 debut comes from UK TV celebrity Jane McDonald at #7.

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