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Iyaz – Reply stays at #1for a second week

So US singer and rapper Iyaz remains at #1 this week for a second week, real name Keidran Jones was actually born in the Virgin Islands. Iyaz’s debut album My Life is due for release shortly, so time will tell if he can gain more success over the course of this year.

 

Owl City – Fireflies enters at #2

Male synth singer Adam Young better known as Owl City, scored a huge #1 hit last year in his native US charts with Fireflies. Not originally due for release until next month, the track has now been given an early release. As has happened several times recently with releases that are delayed, its early release is due to a fake cover version threatening to become a hit on iTunes. The result is a #2 debut (from #50 last week) and a strong possibility for #1 over the next few weeks.

 

Glee Cast – Don’t Stop Believing enters at #5

Glee is the latest hugely popular US musical comedy drama sensation to hit our TV screens over here, in which the cast sing cover versions of popular songs. Unlike TV talent shows and the like, these covers have immediately become available to purchase digitally and so are chart eligible. Leading the way is the cast’s cover of Journey’s Don’t Stop Believing, and incredibly enters the chart 1 place ahead of the original track. Other Glee cover versions have entered outside the top 40, including Rehab, Gold Digger, Take A Bow, On My Own and Can’t Fight This Feeling.

 

Plan B – Stay Too Long enters at #9

Plan B is an English born rapper and singer released his debut album in 2006 but has not actually achieved mainstream success until now. He did feature prominently on End Credits by Chase & Status which made #9 at the tail end of last year. This week, he matches that peak but does not stay too long yet … only in his first week!

 

Jay Z feat Mr Hudson – Young Forever climbs to #13

US rapper Jay Z scores another top 20 hit from his latest album, the hugely successful Blueprint III. Young Forever features guest vocals from Mr Hudson and contains a sample of Forever Young by German group Alphaville.

 

Alicia Keys – Empire State Of Mind (Broken Down) climbs to #23

Talking of Jay Z whilst his collaboration with Alicia Keys Empire State Of Mind continues to do well, the original track by Alicia Keys on her own is making progress up the charts. Alicia’s album climbs into the top 10 for the very first time and her solo version of Empire state Of Mind climbs up to #23.

 

One Republic - All The Right Moves enters at #30

US pop group One Republic this week get a second top 40 hit of their own, third if you include the Timbaland hit Apologise which hit #3 in 2007 followed by #4 hit Stop & Stare and 2 further flop singles. After having been available for a number of weeks now they make All The Right Moves to get #30 debut with second album Waking Up due out next week.

 

JLS – One Shot enters at #32

X-Factor runners up JLS get themselves a third hit this week as One Shot makes its top 40 debut at #32. This of course follows up their 2 #1 hit singles from last year Beat Again and Everybody In Love, time will tell if this one can repeat that success. It is doubtful as they have sold over 1 million of their self titled album and this has no X-Factor backed promotion.

 

Biffy Clyro – Many Of Horror enters at #38

Scottish rockers Biffy Clyro score their forth top 40 hit from current album Only Revolutions, which returns to the top 20 albums this week. The single is due to be released next week and stands a good chance of becoming their 4th successive top 20 hit and 7th in total.

 

Vampire Weekend – Cousins enters at #39

US indie pop band Vampire Weekend get their second top 40 hit this week with a #39 debut for Cousins. The track is essentially an album track download and falls just 1 place short of their only other top 40 hit Oxford Comma. The band formed in 2006 and apparently take their name from a film in which the lead singer stars. The band have built up a good fan base ever since, with their debut album released in 2008.

 

Flops of the week!

Delphic may have debuted at #8 in the album charts, however their single Doubt fails to make the top 40 this week. Fyfe Dangerfield was the former lead singer of the Guillemots, his solo debut She Needs Me misses out. As do Alkaline Trio once more with their new single called This Addiction, it seems the public don’t have an addiction with this band then!

 

Florence & The Machine – Lungs finally goes to #1 in the album charts

It has finally happened after 5 weeks stuck behind MJ and last week behind Paolo, Forence makes #1 with Lungs. Highest new entry is from alternative act Vampire Weekend who score their very first top 10 album with their second Contra. 2 places below them at #5 are rockers You Me At Six with their

 

Tips for next week!

Owl City could well make it to #1 next week, as could Lost Prophets on the albums. Alexandra Burke, Biffy Clyro and N-Dubz physically release their singles and could see significant climbs. New entries are expected from Girls Can’t Catch, Example, Pitbull and Jay Sean amongst others. Big new albums are also due from the likes of Just Beiber, One Republic and Eels.

 

Personal opinion of 007!

I haven’t done an opinionated bit for the last few weeks, as there wasn’t much for me to comment about. There is very little love on here for Iyaz Replay, however I really like it and am glad it’s #1 for a second week now. I also like Fireflies by Owl City and hope that can make #1 next week as it’s quite a cool song. One that my ears can’t take is Riverside by Sidney Samson, I just don’t like that sort of music! I don’t really like Just Beiber’s One Time either, but I don’t hate it the way some do even although he sounds like a girl! I think Glee Cast are utterly terrible and am appalled at how many of their dire covers have actually sold, even worse is that their sacrilege of Don’t Stop Believing has actually outpeaked the original classic. Don’t mind the Plan B song as it’s something different I suppose, same for Vampire Weekend’s Cousins (in a different way). I really like the Alicia Keys original version of Empire state Of Mind but think Jay Z totally ruined it, as he does everything else. One Shot is the best JLS song yet, better than the average Beat Again and Everybody In Love. I am glad to see Biffy Clyro make an impact with Man Of Horror, one of their best in my opinion. Finally I am very happy to see Florence finally achieve #1 with her brilliant Lungs album, well deserved.

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