Taio Cruz explodes to #1 with his stick of Dynamite

Heading a chart with no less than 10 new entries is Taio Cruz, who now has his second chart topper in his home country. Over the past few months since the track’s release in other countries, Dynamite has been gathering airplay and exposure. Taio released his debut album Departure in 2008, which was preceded by minor hits I Just Wanna Know and Moving On. He then made his breakthrough with #5 hit Come On Girl followed by top 20 hits I Can Be and She’s Like A Star. In September 2009, Break Your Heart provided Taio with his first chart topper, followed by flop single No Other One then top 10 Dirty Picture. Dynamite is taken from his forthcoming Rokstarr Collection which also features tracks from both of his previous albums.

 

Katy B – Katy On A Mission enters at #5

This week again sees last week’s #1 from Roll Deep drop out of the top 3, but ahead of the second highest new entry. This comes from UK garage / house singer songwriter Katy Brien whose mission to get a top 5 hit has succeeded as she debuts at #5. Katy B has worked extensively with Ms Dynamite, Benga and also a worker at ex-pirate radio station Rinse FM. She also features on Magnetic Man’s forthcoming second single Perfect Stranger and Count & Sinden’s album track Hold Me.

 

Brandon Flowers – Crossfire enters at #8

US indie band The Killers first made their commercial breakthrough in 2004 with debut album Hot Fuss and a re-releases of earlier flop Somebody Told Me, which then peaked at #3. Mr Brightside is probably one of the ultimate sleeper hits, having peaked at #10 on re-release and only spending 3 weeks in the top 40 but staying in the top 100 for a total of 71 weeks to date. Their highest charting single came in 2006 as When You Were Young made #2 followed by 2 #15 hits, Human hit #3 in 2008 and became the band’s best seller. This week lead singer Brandon Flowers scores his first solo hit and gets caught in the Crossfire, entering as he does at #8.

 

Rumer – Slow enters at #16

Pakistan born UK singer songwriter Rumer debuts this week at #16 with her debut single release entitled Slow. Not to be confused with Kylie’s hit of the same name, the title of the track describes the style perfectly. When Rumer was discovered by Burt Bacharach, he reportedly paid for her flight to California so he could hear her sing.

 

Aggro Santos – Saint Or Sinner enters at #19

Brazilian born UK rapper Aggro Santos scores his second top 20 hit this week with Saint Or Sinner, that depends on your point of view. This follows up his massive top 5 hit Candy with ex-Pussycat Doll member Kimberly Wyatt. Earlier on this year, Aggro (real name Yuri) Santos toured with Britain’s Got Talent winners Diversity on a 27 date UK tour. He has a debut album Aggro Santos.com due out before the end of the year apparently.

 

Hurts – Wonderful Life enters at #21

UK synthpop duo Hurts get their very first top 40 hit this week, consisting of vocalist Theo Hutchcraft and synth player Adam Anderson. The duo have been featured on BBC’s Sound Of 2010 poll and released their debut single Better Than Love in May but could only make #50. Wonderful Life improves on that rather significantly by entering at #21, however not as big as in countries like Russia, Germany and Austria. This is not to be confused with previous hits of the same title from the likes of Louis Armstrong and Black.

 

Ke$ha – Take It Off enters at #28

Kesha Rose Sebert gets her forth top 40 hit to be lifted from her debut album Animal, in the form of Take It Off. She first featured on Flo Rida’s chart topping Right Round then scored a huge hit last year with Tik Tok, peaking at #4. Blah Blah Blah was the second single which peaked at #11 featuring 3 Oh 3, followed by #13 hit Your Love Is My Drug. Her last appearance was alongside 3 Oh 3 on their #7 peaking hit My First Kiss, after featuring on Taio Cruz’s #6 hit Dirty Picture. Now Take It Off climbs into the top 40 at #28, I fully expect this to become Ke$ha’s seventh top 20 hit within the next few weeks.

 

Stromae – Alors On Danse enters at #33

Alors On Danse is the latest non-English language dance hit to be causing a sensation here in the UK after European success. The singer behind it is Belgian / Rwandan singer Paul van Haver, going under the name of Stromae. The single was released in the UK 3 weeks ago and entered at a rather lowly #41, dropping to #46 last week, this week it is finally showing signs of becoming a decent hit in the UK.

 

Biffy Clyro – God & Satan enters at #36

Scottish band Biffy Clyro get themselves another top 40 hit this week as God & Satan comes in at #36, after looking very much like a flop. This is now the band’s 15th straight top 40 hit in a run stretching back to 2003, 7 of these have made top 20 and only 2 made top 10. This is quite an achievement given that longevity doesn’t seem to be their strong point and also the fact that this is the band’s 6th single from their latest album Only Revolutions, also their biggest selling album to date.

 

Pretty Reckless – Miss Nothing enters at #39

Rockers Pretty Reckless scrape in to get their second top 40 hit this week, following on from their #16 debut Make Me Wanna Die. Fronted by American Gossip Girl actress Taylor Momsen, the band’s debut album Light Me Up is due for release later this year. Well they almost missed something … the top 40!

 

Eminem reclaims #1 album again with Recovery

Not much to report in this week's album chart, apart from Eminem returning to #1 yet again for what is his 7th non-consecutive week with Recovery, ahead of several other long running albums in the top 10. This week's highest new entry is the second album from the Klaxons, who follow in the footsteps of the Hoosiers last week by following up their #1 debut album with a #10 entry. 90's band The Eels return to the upper reaches of the album chart as their new album Tomorrow Morning enters the top 20. Other new entries include a hits collection from Bay City Rollers, One Night Only's 2nd album, Darren Styles and Count & Sinden.

 

Personal opinion

I am delighted to see Dynamite debut at #1 for Taio Cruz but my problem is that it took so long for the track to be released here in the UK, after other countries getting it and months of radio play. I'm not keen on Katy B's song, as I don't really like dubstep type of music. I really like the new Brandon Flowers solo track Crossfire, it has that great Killers sound but is also that bit different at the same time. Slow certainly describes Rumer's song, I quite like it but not overly keen tbh. Saint Or Sinner by Aggo Santos is even worse that the monstrosity that was Candy, however Wonderful Life by Hurts is really good. Kesha's Take It Off is far better than her last 2 singles but I'm still not keen at all. I quite like Alors On Danse and really like God & Satan ... one of Biffy's best imo.

'Recovery' becomes the 25th Album to have as many as 4 'Runs' at No.1

in the UK. (So far - it may well return to No.1 in future Charts too. We will

see).

 

Here are the 25 such Albums:,

 

UK ALBUMS WITH 4 OR MORE ‘RUNS’ AT NUMBER 1

 

(To W/E 4th September 2010)

 

(Total Weeks AT No.1 in Brackets)

 

(The Year, (in Brackets), is the Year of release - which is not

necessarily the Year in which an Album first Charted)

 

12 ‘RUNS’ AT NUMBER 1

 

‘THE SOUND OF MUSIC’ - FILM SOUNDTRACK (1965) ‘RUNS’ = 1965 - 1968 (70)

 

11 ‘RUNS’ AT NUMBER 1

 

‘THE KING AND I’ - FILM SOUNDTRACK (1956) ‘RUNS’ = 1956 - 1958 (48)

 

9 ‘RUNS’ AT NUMBER 1

 

‘SOUTH PACIFIC’ - FILM SOUNDTRACK (1958) ‘RUNS’ = 1958 - 1961 (115)

 

8 ‘RUNS’ AT NUMBER 1

 

‘BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER’ - SIMON & GARFUNKEL (1970) - ‘RUNS’ = 1970 - 1971 (33)

 

7 ‘RUNS’ AT NUMBER 1

 

‘WEST SIDE STORY’ - FILM SOUNDTRACK (1962) ‘RUNS’ = 1962 - 1963 (13)

 

6 ‘RUNS’ AT NUMBER 1

 

‘TALK ON CORNERS’ - THE CORRS (1997) - ‘RUNS’ = 1998 - 1999 (10)

 

5 ‘RUNS’ AT NUMBER 1

 

‘BLACK AND WHITE MINSTREL SHOW’ - GEORGE MITCHELL MINSTRELS (1960) - ‘RUNS’ = 1961 - 1962 (9)

 

‘BEST OF THE SEEKERS’ - THE SEEKERS (1968) - ‘RUNS’ = 1969 (6)

 

‘STARS’ - SIMPLY RED (1991) - ‘RUNS’ = 1991 - 1992 (12)

 

‘GOLD’ - ABBA (1992) - ‘RUNS’ = 1992 - 2008 (8)

 

‘BAT OUT OF HELL II - BACK INTO HELL’ - MEAT LOAF (1993) - ‘RUNS’ = 1993 (11)

 

‘SPICE’ - SPICE GIRLS (1996) - RUNS’ = 1996 - 1997 (15)

 

4 ‘RUNS’ AT NUMBER 1

 

‘THIS IS SINATRA’ - FRANK SINATRA (1957) - ‘RUNS’ = 1957 (4)

 

‘OUT OF THE SHADOWS’ - THE SHADOWS (1962) - ‘RUNS’ = 1962 - 1963 (7)

 

‘SERGEANT PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND’ - THE BEATLES (1967) - ’RUNS’ = 1967 - 1968 (27)

 

‘THE SINGLES 1969 - 1973’ - THE CARPENTER’S (1973) - ‘RUNS’ = 1974 (17)

 

‘THRILLER’ - MICHAEL JACKSON (1982) - ‘RUNS’ = 1983 - 1984 (8)

 

‘NO PARLEZ’ - PAUL YOUNG (1983) - ‘RUNS’ = 1983 - 1984 (5)

 

‘AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE’ - R.E.M. (1992) - ‘RUNS’ = 1992 - 1993 (4)

 

‘LIFE FOR RENT’ - DIDO (2003) - ‘RUNS’ = 2003 - 2004 (10)

 

‘JUSTIFIED’ - JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE (2002) - ‘RUNS’ = 2003 (7)

 

‘HOPES AND FEARS’ - KEANE (2004) - ‘RUNS’ = 2004 - 2005 (5)

 

‘SCISSOR SISTERS’ - SCISSOR SISTERS (2004) - ‘RUNS’ = 2004 - 2005 (4)

 

‘THE FAME’ - LADY GAGA (2009) - ‘RUNS’ = 2009 - 2010 (7) ***

 

‘RECOVERY’ - EMINEM (2010) - ‘RUNS’ = 2010 (7)

 

*** = ‘Runs’, 2, 3, & 4, include the Sales of the extended Edition of ‘The Fame’ - ‘The Fame Monster’

 

This post has been edited by zeus555: Today, 07:41 PM

Edited August 29, 201014 yr by zeus555

Thanks Zeus ... that's good info.

Klaxons' début album Myths Of The Near Future only made #2.

 

Held off by Norah Jones - Not Too Late.

Edited August 30, 201014 yr by Bray

It was always a treat to see Talk On Corners take back its rightful place at #1, over and over and over and over (you get the point) again :D