Read All About The New Chart Topper

Professor Green feat Emile Sande – Read All About It goes to #1

Read all about it here, Professor Green gets his first #1 single alongside Aberdeen born Emile Sande who also scores her first #1. Rapper Professor Green has had 2 top 5 hits in the past, his debut Need You Tonight feat xxx hit #4 whilst follow up Just Be Good To Green with Lily Allen hit #3 last year. Now from his second album and not containing any samples, Read All About It debuts at #1 with huge sales after Pro and Emile performed on X Factor.

 

Labrinth feat Tinie Tempah – Earthquake enters at #2

Shaking his way into runners up slot, also with huge sales is singer Labrinth together with rapper Tinie Tempah on Earthquake. Like Pro Green, Labrinth also had 2 huge top 5 hits hit last year – Tinie’s #2 hit Frisky and his own #3 hit Let The Sun Shine. Lab also appeared uncredited on Tinie’s massive #1 hit Pass Out. Now Mr Tempah has created an earthquake after passing out and getting frisky but it’s written in the stars!

 

Rizzle Kicks – When I Was A Youngster enters at #8

Hip hop duo Jordan Stephens (Rizzle) and Harley Alexander-Sule (Sylvester), better known as Rizzle Kicks get a second top 10 hit of their own this week with When I Was A Youngster. The kicks also featured on Olly Murs’ #1 smash Heart Skips A Beat, this single is taken from their forthcoming debut album entitled Stereo Typical.

 

Coldplay – Paradise enters at #14 and Princess Of China enters at #33

Chris Martin and his hugely successful Coldplay this week score not 1 but 2 more top 40 hits as single Paradise enters at #14 and Rihanna featuring Princess Of China at #33. Paradise was released 6 weeks ago and has been selling enough each week since to be top 30, but was however ineligible due to being a free download for those who preordered the album. Princess Of China is another track to be taken from the Mylo Xyloto album and features Rihanna’s additional vocals. This brings Coldplay’s total top 40 hits to 17, with 10 of those making top 10.

 

Cobra Starship feat Sabi – You Make Me Feel enters at #16

US band Cobra Starship were last seen in the top 40 in 2009 with #17 hit Good Girls Go Bad, indeed their only other time. Now they are back with a new sound and vocals supplied by someone going under the name of Sabi. You Make Me Feel enters at #16 to get them their biggest hit and a second top 20 in the UK, must make them feel … well quite good!

 

Bruno Mars – Runaway Baby enters at #19

Bruno Mars this week scores his fifth straight top 20 hit, not with his new single just yet but with album track Runaway Baby entering at #19. This is following on from an X Factor appearance of the track, which also sees Marry You rise back up to #24, where it was 2 weeks ago incidentally. Bruno has now had 3 #1s and 2 top 20 hits of his own as well as a #1, a #3 and a #10 collaboration … the boy has done well!

 

Beyonce – Countdown enters at #39

Beyonce Knowles gets herself another top 40 hit this week as single #3 from her 4 album enters at #39, sure to rise up the charts in the coming weeks. Beyonce made her chart debut back in 1997 as part of Destiny’s Child with #5 hit No No No, and had a total of 12 top 10’s with Destiny’s Child. As a solo artist, she debuted in 2002 with Work It Out and has had a total of 16 top 10’s, including collaborations with the likes of Lady Gaga, Jay Z, Shakira and Sean Paul.

 

Coldplay top the album charts with Mylo Xyloto

No surprises as to who is #1 in the album chart this week, Coldplay’s fifth album hits the top with huge sales once again to follow in the footsteps of their first four. Michael Buble gets this year’s first xmas album entry in October, Christmas enters at #3 following his first 4 albums which all hit #1. Kelly Clarkson enters at #5 with her 5th album Stronger, maintaining her 100% run of top 5 albums. Other new albums making it big this week include Tom Waits, Soldiers, Sting, Ronan Parke and Darren Hayes.

 

Personal opinion

As I am not a huge fan of rap in general, far less of Pro Green or Tinie! So it will come as no surprise that I do not like the top 2 singles much, however I do prefer Earthquake to Read All About It. Same goes for Rizzle Kicks as it’s not that good. However I really love Paradise by Coldplay and quite like Princess Of China, in fact the entire album is actually very good. I thought Bruno Mars was excellent on X Factor and I'm glad to see Runaway Baby hit top 20, going to see him live next week too! Really liking Ed Sheeran’s Lego House too.

NOTE - As always, if anyone spots any errors, in this Post, please let me know - Thanks.

 

1) Mylo Xyloto is Coldplay’s 5th No.1 Album in a row (Ignoring a couple of non-conventional releases).

 

ACTS WITH THE MOST CONSECUTIVE UK NUMBER 1 ALBUMS

 

To W/E 5th November 2011)

 

1)=LED ZEPPELIN - 8 (1970 - 1979) %%%

1)=ABBA - 8 (1976 - 1982)

3) BEATLES - 7 (1963 - 1966)

4) EMINEM - 6 (2000 - 2010) @

5)=POLICE - 5 (1979 - 1986)

5)=ERASURE - 5 (1988 - 1994)

5)=BON JOVI - 5 (1988 - 2000)

5)=SIMPLY RED - 5 (1989 - 1998)

5)=PRODIGY - 5 (1994 - 2009)

5)=ROBBIE WILLIAMS - 5 (1998 - 2002)

5)=COLDPLAY - 5 (2000 - 2011) @ ###

 

%%% = They recorded their 8th No.1 Album at ABBA’s Swedish Studios

 

### = Ignoring Live 2003 - a DVD + CD - No.46 in 2008. And ignoring the Prospekts March EP - No.38 in 2008

 

@ = THE CONSECUTIVE RUN IS STILL ON-GOING

 

2) MAKING COLDPLAY ONLY THE 4th ACT TO.....

 

Have No.1 Albums with their first 5, (or more) Studio Albums:,

 

1) The Beatles - All 11 of their Studio Albums went to No.1 ***

2)=Oasis - All 7 of their Studio Albums were No.1 (All 7 Entered at No.1)

2)=Robbie Williams - his first 7 Studio Albums were No.1

4) Coldplay - Their first 5 Studio Albums have all gone to No.1 (All 5 Entered at No.1)

 

*** = Not counting ‘Yellow Submarine’ (OST) - No.3 in 1969. Only The 6 Tracks on Side 1

were by The Beatles. The 7 Tracks on Side 2 were George Martin Instrumentals

 

ED SHEERAN - THE A TEAM - A RARE CHART FEAT

 

THE A TEAM

 

It is only the 11h Single to enter in the Top 20, & to spend 20, (or more), consecutive Weeks, inside the Top 20.

Indeed, only 15 Singles have managed 19, (or more), Top 20 Weeks, in a row, after entering the Charts inside

the Top 20. The Ed Sheeran Hit is also only the 3rd such Hit to achieve it, without reaching No.1. The other 2

were Hound Dog, by Elvis Presley, (No.2 in 1956 - 22 Top 20 Weeks in a row), & Love Letters In The Sand,

by Pat Boone, (No.2, in 1957 - 21 Top 20 Weeks in a row). So, The A Team, is the first non-No.1 to achieve the

feat since 1957.….

 

THE LONGEST RUNNING TOP 20 HITS - THAT ENTERED IN THE TOP 20

 

(With 19 - or more - Consecutive Top 20 Weeks)

 

(I'm only counting from April 1956, when 'NME' expanded its Charts to a Top 30)

 

ONLY 15 SINGLES HAVE ACHIEVED IT.....

 

1) SHE LOVES YOU - THE BEATLES (1963) - (Entered at No.12, Peaked at No.1, (6W) - 24 Consecutive Top 20 Weeks)

 

12-3-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-2-2-3-2-1-1-2-2-2-3-5-5-8-16-19

 

2)=I'LL BE HOME - PAT BOONE (1956) - (Entered at No.19, Peaked at No.1, (5W) - 22 Consecutive Top 20 Weeks)

 

19-14-9-7-4-3-2-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-4-7-6-8-9-17-17-20

 

2)=SINGING THE BLUES - GUY MITCHELL (1956) (Entered at No.14, Peaked at No.1, (3W - N/C) - 22 Consecutive Top 20 Weeks)

 

14-5-4-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-3-3-4-4-6-8-9-9-13-20-20-20

 

2)= EVERYTHING I DO (I DO IT FOR YOU) - BRYAN ADAMS (1991) - (Entered at No.8, Peaked at No.1, (16W) - 22 Consecutive Top 20 Weeks)

 

8-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-4-4-6-12

 

2)=HOUND DOG - ELVIS PRESLEY (1956) - (Entered at No.13, Peaked at No.2, (3W) - 22 Consecutive Top 20 Weeks)

 

13-5-4-3-3-2-2-2-3-3-6-5-9-11-16-8-8-10-10-11-10-16

 

 

6)=LOVE LETTERS IN THE SAND - PAT BOONE (1957) - (Entered at No.18, Peaked at No.2, (7W) - 21 Consecutive Top 20 Weeks)

 

18-12-12-7-6-5-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-3-2-4-5-13-12-13-20

 

6)=LOVE IS ALL AROUND - WET WET WET (1994) - (Entered at No.4, Peaked at No.1, (15W) - 21 Consecutive Top 20 Weeks)

 

4-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-4-8-16

 

6)=THE LAST WALTZ - ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK (1967) - (Entered at No.19, Peaked at No.1, (5W) - 21 Consecutive Top 20 Weeks)

 

19-3-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-2-4-4-5-8-5-13-16-12-13-16-19

 

 

9)=IT DOESN'T MATTER ANYMORE - BUDDY HOLLY (1959) - (Entered at No.20, Peaked at No.1, (3W) - 20 Consecutive Top 20 Weeks)

 

20-16-13-10-9-3-3-2-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-3-6-8-13-18

 

9)=LIVING DOLL - CLIFF RICHARD & THE DRIFTERS (1959) - (Entered at No.15, Peaked at No.1, (6W) - 20 Consecutive Top 20 Weeks)

 

15-5-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-3-4-7-8-15-17-15-13

 

9)=THE A TEAM - ED SHEERAN (2011) - (Entered at No.3, Peaked at No.3, (4W - N/C) - 20 Consecutive Top 20 Weeks)

 

3-5-6-3-3-3-4-4-7-6-9-13-18-14-7-11-13-9-14-20

 

 

12)=HEARTBREAK HOTEL - ELVIS PRESLEY (1956) - (Entered at No.15, Peaked at No.2, (2W) - 19 Consecutive Top 20 Weeks)

 

15-14-8-5-4-3-2-2-3-3-4-4-6-6-7-7-7-9-20

 

12)=WHEN I FALL IN LOVE - NAT 'KING' COLE (1957) - (Entered at No.20, Peaked at No.2, (1W) - 19 Consecutive Top 20 Weeks)

 

20-9-11-9-3-4-4-3-2-3-3-6-7-10-11-13-17-16-19

 

12)=SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES - THE PLATTERS (1959) - (Entered at No.17, Peaked at No.1, (1W) - 19 Consecutive Top 20 Weeks)

 

17-14-9-7-7-3-2-2-2-1-2-2-2-4-7-7-13-17-18

 

12)=JUST THE WAY YOU ARE - BRUNO MARS (2010) - (Entered at No.1, (2W - N/C) - 19 Consecutive Top 20 Weeks)

 

1-2-4-2-1-3-5-8-11-14-14-17-20-16-14-17-17-18-19

 

NOTES

 

A) There were none at all in the previous Decade - Bad Romance, (Lady GaGa), managed 18 Weeks, but they

were split, (8-2009/10-2010), between the 2 Decades - and she was 1 Week short, anyhow.

 

B) There were also none in the 1970's & 1980's.

 

C) Had I started in November 1952, then the List would be a lot longer than 15 Hits. With a lot more 1950’s Hits

qualifying to be added. This is because every Hit starts its Chart Run in the Top 20, if there is only a Top 10,

Top 12, or Top 20, to Chart in.....And many big 1950’s Hits, tended to stay in the Top 10 etc. for quite a while.

Edited October 30, 201113 yr by zeus555