Taio Cruz scores his first UK #1 Single with Break Your Heart

Much to the surprise of many, British R&B star Taio Cruz “break breaks your chart” for his very first UK #1 hit single. Mr Cruz (no relation to Tom or Penelope) was last seen alongside Tinchy Stryder on #3 hit Take Me Back at the beginning of 2009. Taio’s own previous hits include I Just Wanna Know, She’s Like A Star and top 5 hit Come On Girl.

Holding firm at #2 is Sexy Bitch by David Guetta feat Akon, a record with staying power it seems.

 

Madonna – Celebration enters at #3

Madonna Louise Ciccone has lots to celebrate this week as she scores her 65th top 20 hit with the first from her new hits compilation entitled Celebration. With each of her 11 studio albums to date, she has changed her style and reinvented herself very well. Celebration is a song very much in the style of Hung Up and Sorry from her Confessions On A Dancefloor era. Madge has now released 67 singles in the UK and all but 2 made top 20, 62 top 10 and 13 #1 hits … so I guess she has done OK really!

 

Shakira – She Wolf climbs to #5

Another female superstar making an impact this week is Colombian Latin singer Shakira, as she rises 20 places to #5 after a full week of sales. Shakira has had 2 UK #1s which were both collaborations, with Wyclef (Hips Don’t Lie) and Beyonce (Beautiful Liar), She Wolf now becomes her 6th top 10 hit.

 

Paramore – Ignorance enters at #14

American punk/rock band Paramore make their return this week with what is only their 2nd top 40 hit out of numerous relelases. Their only other sizeable hit was 2007’s Misery Business which peaked at #17, Ignorance beats that by 3 places as the first single from their forthcoming 3rd album.

 

Jay Z has 2 new entries from his latest album – Empire State Of Mind and Young Forever

American rapper Jay Z hit #1 just 2 weeks ago with his single Run This Town and this week releases his Blueprint III album. As often occurs in the download era, several of these tracks have been cherry-picked. This has resulted in 2 new tracks entering the top 40 – Young Forever feat Mr Hudson in at #35 and most incredibly of all Empire State Of Mind feat Alicia Keys in at #15 and could climb even further next week, same as Sexy Bitch did.

 

Paloma Faith – New York enters at #21

Paloma Faith gets herself a 2nd top 30 hit as her 2nd release New York enters at #21, following #17 hit Stone Cold Sober. Paolma has a style very similar to Duffy and Amy Winehouse and appears to be enjoying moderate success, debut album due out shortly.

 

Pitbull - Hotel Room Service climbs into the top 30 at #29

Pitbull gets a 2nd top 40 hit this week (3rd if you include the Livvi Franc track which charted at #40 last week) as he asks for Hotel Room Service, the song samples Nightcrawlers hit Push The Feeling On and references several rap songs in the lyrics. This was released in June but only now has started to become a sizeable hit, expct another climb next week then.

 

Taylor Swift – You Belong With Me climbs into the top 30 at #30

Taylor Swift now gets a 2nd top 40 hit as You Belong with Me finally rises into the top 40 at #30 after several weeks hovering inside the top 75. This can probably be attributed to her appearance at the VMA awards and subsequent interruption from Kanye West.

 

Cliff Richard & Shadows – Singing The Blues enters at a low #40

So chart veteran Cliff Richard launches his latest attempt at getting that all important #1 in the 00s, meaning he has #1s in every decade. Cliff has now reformed with his former backing group The Shadows to record a cover of Singing The Blues. The song was originally sung by Guy Mitchell and topped the UK chart in 1957, only to be replaced by a Tommy Steel cover version and then regain the #1. Anyway, Cliff’s version can only make #40 this week so he’ll need to try again to get that elusive 21st century #1 … there’s always Christmas eh!

 

This week’s near misses

Keri Hilson lacks the Energy to make the top 40 this week, narrowly missing out. New comers Hockey released their latest single Song Away this week and the song is away from the top 40. Florence & The Machine miss out with Drumming Song, more of an albums act I’d say. Yeah Yous second single Getting Up With You misses out also.

 

Muse top the album charts with ease

Muse have topped the album charts this week with huge sales of The Resistance, their 3rd #1 album out of 5 releases. Also making a big impact this week is Jay Z’s album Blueprint III entering at #x, 1 behind Peter Andre’s Revelation album. British singer songwriter David Gray enters at #5 with his new album Draw The Line. David Gray is incidentally the name of a poet, a Scottish footballer, rugby player and a snooker player … I’ll draw the line at that! Pixie Lott has 2 #1 singles under her belt and now hits #6 with her debut album Turn It Up, this can be attributed to Boys & Girls dropping 1-6 in the singles.

 

Next week’s big new releases

We see new physical releases from Shakira, Basshunter, Lady Gaga, Jade Ewen, Example and Ian Brown, as well as the Jay Z and Alicia Keys collaboration to challenge for next week’s #1 single. Looking to topple Muse from the #1 album slot are new ones from Mika, Dizzee Rascal, Madonna, Pearl Jam, Cliff, Kid Cudi and Madness.

 

Personal opinion of 007!

Whilst I have never liked any of Taio Cruz’s output to date, I do rather like Break Your Heart and think it is a worthy chart topper. As for Madonna, Celebration is for me a return to form following the disappointment of her singles from Hard Candy. Unusual as it is, I do rather like Shakira’s single She Wolf as well. Paloma Faith’s New York is rather good also, in a Duffy/Amy sort of way. I too am happy to see Taylor Swift get another hit in this country, even if it is just to spite the horrible Kanye West! I also like the new albums from Pixie Lott and David Gray. Gee I’m being very kind about this week’s chart for a change, suffice it to say that I hate all the Jay Z tracks and Pitbull's is worse than his last!

Edited September 21, 200915 yr by loudjamesbond

 

Loudjamesbond - Madonna has released 67 Singles in the UK, not 66.

2 didn't make the Top 20 - 'Miles Away', (No.39 in 2008), & 'Everybody'

- which was her first UK Single, & failed to Chart. (October 1982).

 

Woo, mistakes!

 

First thing: Taio Cruz is British, he was born in London.

Second: See zeus555's post.

Third: Shakira is ColOmbian, not ColUmbian.

Fourth: Paloma is #21 this week.

Fifth: This is Pitbull's third top 40 single - remember Now I'm That Bitch last week? That features him.

 

Five! D:

Good read though :D

Edited September 20, 200915 yr by Brayden

Woo, mistakes!

 

First thing: Taio Cruz is British, he was born in London.

Second: See zeus555's post.

Third: Shakira is ColOmbian, not ColUmbian.

Fourth: Paloma is #21 this week.

Fifth: This is Pitbull's third top 40 single - remember Now I'm That Bitch last week? That features him.

 

Five! D:

Good read though :D

OK thanks for letting me know ... I have corrected all these mistakes now!

Edited September 21, 200915 yr by loudjamesbond