Owl City stays at #1 for a third week with Fireflies

Much to the surprise of many I'm sure, Owl City's Fireflies fends off a certain pair of twins, to remain the biggest selling single in the UK for week #3. This is now the first track to have done that since Taio Cruz’s Break Your Heart, the last to stay for 4 weeks at the top was Lily Allen The Fear almost a year ago.

 

Jedward – Under Pressure (Ice Ice Baby) enters at #2

John and Edward Grimes are the Irish twin brothers who first made their name on the X Factor last year. The duo are known for their big visual performances, it is this that has made the duo very popular despite being voted off the show before the finals. The track Under Pressure was first recorded by Queen with David Bowie and reached #1 in 1981 then US rapper Vanilla Ice sampling its bassline and had a #1 hit with Ice Ice Baby in 1990. So after a performance of the track at the National Television Awards, Jedward release their very first single puting us all Under Pressure in the Ice ... Baby! However the pressure must have been too much for them in the end as the track which is essentially a mashup misses #1 but does debut at #2 as this week’s highest new entry.

 

Timbaland feat Katy Perry – If We Ever Meet Again climbs to #3

US rapper and producer Timbaland gets himself another top 5 hit this week, as his collaboration with Katy Perry climbs all the way from #17 to land at #3 this week. This is another track which is a good few weeks away from full release, 9 songs in the top 10 in fact are digital only and do not have a CD available. The times are a-changin’ … farewell CD single then!

 

Ke$ha feat 3 Oh 3 – Blah Blah Blah enters at #11

Now for another track that makes a high debut thanks only to cherry picks off a newly released album, Ke$ha gets her second hit this week (not counting her appearance on Flo Rida’s Right Round). Featuring hip hop act 3 Oh 3, the track Blah Blah Blah has been played in adverts for Ke$ha’s album as well as gaining significant radio airplay. As a result it enters at #11 with the possibility of rising further in the coming weeks leading up to full release.

 

Marina & The Diamonds – Hollywood enters at #12

Coming second in the BBC Sound Of 2010 poll, Welsh singer / songwriter Marina Diamandis released her debut single Hollywood under the name Marina & The Diamonds. The diamonds part apparently refers to her fans (Dimandis is Greek for Diamonds), and not her backing band. The track Hollywood debuts just outside the top 10 at #12, however her album I due in 2 week’s time and is surely bound to be big.

 

Glee Cast – Somebody To Love enters at #26

This week the Glee Cast get a third top 40 hit with one of this week’s newly released cover versions after being performed on the show. Somebody To Love was originally a #2 hit for Queen in 1976, this new version enters at #26 this week.

 

Calvin Harris – You Used To Hold Me enters at #38

Scottish producer / singer Calvin Harris gets another top 40 hit this week with the forth single from his second album. You Used To Hold Me debuts at #38 and is sure to climb a bit next week as it is due its full release then.

 

Lady Gaga feat Beyonce – Telephone enters at #39

Entering the top 40 this week is the next single from Lady Gaga to be taken from her Fame Monster album, following the chart topping Bad Romance. The track features Beyonce and is the second track to be released featuring the 2 ladies and relating to the communications device! Video Phone is a Beyonce track featuring Gaga and was released in December but could only get to #58. Telephone is a Lady Gaga track and in fact charted at #30 last year as an album track so is actually a top 40 re-entry. Which is best Video Phone or Telephone? … only one way to find out!

 

This week’s also rans!

Amongst this week’s tracks to miss out on a top 40 placing are Ash’s latest single from their fortnightly schedule Neon. Editors miss out with their new single You Don’t Know Love, as does a new version of Sweet Harmony by Danny Bird feat Liquid. There was a Facebook campaign to get Untouchable into the top 10 for Girls Aloud, it has failed miserably missing the top 100 altogether!

 

Alicia Keys tops the album charts with Element Of Freedom

After debuting at #17 in December, Alicia Keys now makes it to #1 with fourth album Element Of Freedom, ahead of a climb from Dutch composer, violinist and singer Andre Rieu. UK Singer songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae released her second album The Sea and finds it enter at #5 as this week’s highest new entry. US superstar Ke$ha’s debut album Animal makes an entry in at #8, 1 ahead of Peter Andre’s ballad collection Unconditional Love Songs timed well for Valentine’s Day. Electro-pop/alternative act Hot Chip enter at #11 with new album One Life Stand, following up 2008’s top 5 Made In The Dark. Journey embark on a Greatest Hits entry at #12 on the back of the huge hit Don’t Stop Believing. 1990’s group Ocean Colour Scene make a comeback with their 9th studio album in at #35 this week.

 

Next week’s big new releases[/u]

The Help For Haiti cover of Everybody Hurts surely is dead cert for #1 next week, there are also new releases due from Erik Hassle, Miike Snow, Sade, Leddra Chapman and You Me At Six. Massive Attack’s new album Heligoland is very likely to hit #1 there, new releases are also due from Seasick Steve, Rolando Vilazon, HIM, UB40 and Sade.

 

Personal opinion of 007![/u]

I am very happy to see the excellent Fireflies stay at #1 for Owl City, for 2 reasons – it is a great song and that it keeps of the tripe that is Jedward. Jedward cannot sing a note and are very annoying, which is why I think Under Pressure didn’t even deserve top 40 let alone #2 … Freddie Mercury must be turning in his grave at that monstrosity! The Timbaland and Katy Perry song has grown on me and I’m actually starting to like it now, unlike most of Timbaland’s previous output. Whilst I still quite like Tik Tok, I really don’t like Ke$ha’s new one … Blah Blah Blah is all I say to that! I really love Marina’s Hollywood, it is very catchy whilst also being a bit different to everything else around. I think Glee Cast’s version of Somebody To Love is terrible … what is this the “murder a Queen classic” week?! Lady Gaga & Beyonce are showing potential with Telephone, wasn’t sure at first but I love that song now. I finally bought the Alicia Keys album and am glad to see it finally top the listings, Corinne’s OK but not brilliant, Peter Andre though is truly terrible and really should give up now I think.

 

Seems like we agree on the subject of Queen covers :D

Seasick Steve ALREADY has a new album? :o

 

I wonder if he can take advantage of the low sales and outpeak MFAT.

 

Heligoland should be #1 no prob though. André Rieu may be #2 again.

Edited February 7, 201015 yr by BrayFish

Seems like we agree on the subject of Queen covers :D

Yeh they're both truly dreadful in my opinion. I'm a very big Queen fan, only cover I've ever liked of any Queen song is George Michael's version of Somebody To Love.

Seasick Steve ALREADY has a new album? :o

 

I wonder if he can take advantage of the low sales and outpeak MFAT.

 

Heligoland should be #1 no prob though. André Rieu may be #2 again.

Yeh Seasick Steve seems to be chrning out the albums really quick, I think he'll get top 5 with this at least. I'd agree I can see Massive Attack at #1 then Andre Rieu still at #2. Everybody Hurts is definitely going to be #1 in the singles, selling 300k+ I'd say.