Gotye feat Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know climbs to #1

Once more we have a new #1 single this week as Somebody That I Used To Know by Belgian singer Gotye and Australian singer Kimbra climbs a further 2 places to the top. So far this year, only Jessie J's Domino has managed to hold on for a 2nd week at #1, however all but 1 of those new #1s has been a climber and has had (or are likely to have) respectable overall sales. The only exception to this is Cover Drive's Twilight which has so far gone 1-6-7 and looks likely to drop off quickly, next week however there is also completition from Emeli Sande and DJ Fresh.

 

Will.i.am feat Jennifer Lopez & Mick Jagger - THE (The Hardest Ever) enters at #3

This week's highest new entry comes from US rapper Will.i.am who teams up with Jennifer Lopez and Mick Jagger for THE (The Hardest Ever). William James Adams is of course most famous as a member of Black Eyed Peas, who have scored a total of 16 top 20 hits since 2003 including 5 #1s. Outwith the group, he has appeared on and produces hit singles from the likes of Busta Rhymes, Pussycat Dolls, Cheryl Cole, Nicki Minaj & Usher. US actress and singer Jennifer Lopez has amassed 16 top 10 singles since 1999 including 3 #1s, Mick Jagger had a massive 21 top 10's with the Rolling Stones including no less than 8 #1s. After a cover version of THE (The Hardest Ever) charting a fortnight ago at #40, the original version is released after being held back for some time. The result is this #3 entry.

 

David Guetta feat Nicki Minaj - Turn Me On climbs to #11

Not much action in this week's singles chart really, however the highest climber comes from David Guetta & Nicki Minaj with Turn Me On, up a massive 22 places to #11. This comes the week after Guetta made #1 alongside Sia with Titanium and the video for this track was also released. Turn Me On is very likely to make top 10 in the coming weeks, even before it has been confirmed as an official UK single. Guetta's album Nothing But The Beat, which has both these songs on, stays in the top 10 fo ranother week also.

 

Madonna feat Nicki Minaj & MIA - Give Me All Your Luv enters at #37

The big comeback single for Madonna entitled Give Me All Your Luv enters at a rather low #37 this week, also featuring female rappers Nicki Minaj and MIA. The single was released last Friday but was not eligible for last week's chart due to it being available only with pre-orders of her forthcoming album, the same thing that happened to Coldplay's Paradise. This promotion ended last Sunday and therefore this week's chart position is on 6 days of sales, hence the lower than expected entry point. Another contributing factor to this is the on-air on-sale release, meaning that the track has not yet built up airplay, so is expected to climb in the coming weeks. Madonna has now had a total of 60 top 10 hits in the UK since her 1983 debut Holiday, only 7 singles have missed the top 10 and 13 number ones. Madonna has sold more than 300 million albums worldwide and is the world's top-selling female recording artist of all time according to the Guinness Book of Records. So maybe she'll get a hit one day and become well known ... don't know about that!

 

Lil Wayne feat Bruno Mars - Mirror enters at #38

US rapper Dwayne Michael Carter AKA Lil Wayne scores what is only his 3rd UK top 40 hit as lead artist this week, as Mirror debuts at #38. Despite featuring on hit singles for the likes of Chris Brown, JLo and Enrique Iglesias, only Lollipop and Right Above It have made the top 40 previously. This track also features Bruno Mars, who gets his 10th UK top 40 hit in total.

 

Lana Del Rey stays at #1 with Born To Die album

After sales of over 120k last week, Lana Del Rey stays at #1 for a second week with her album Born To Die, holding of competition from Maverick Sabre whose debut album Lonely Are The Brave enters at #2. Just behind at #3 is Sir Paul MacCartney with his 23rd solo studio album, an album of standard covers entitled Kisses On The Bottom. Rock band Van Halen make a triumphant return at #6 with their new album A Different Kind Of Truth, their first in 14 years and highest charter ever in the UK. There are other new entries this week from Young Guns, Mark Lanegan, Pet Shop Boys, Goldfrapp and Air.

 

Opinion

I am happy to see Gotye get to #1 with the unusual but very good Somebody That I Used To Know, however I wouldn't have minded Titanium staying at #1 as it would have been a rare multi-week #1. However it is far, far, far better than the mess of a song that is will.i.am's THE or even worse last week's #2 from Alyssa Reid. Whilst I normally cannot stand Nicki Minaj, I actually really like Turn Me On and am glad to see it rise up the charts quickly. I am undecided about Madonna's new single and think that Micki and MIA both ruin it completely, saying that as a huge fan of Madonna's ... likely a grower.

Edited February 13, 201213 yr by loudjamesbond

The Madonna Single looks set to be her least successful Lead Single, for a New Album - ever.

At least in the UK. By Lead Single, I mean the one that is released to go with a New Album.

I'm aware that in October 1982, Everybody flopped completely, & that ended up on the Madonna

Album. But, that Album was not released here until February 1984, & Holiday was really the Lead

Single with that, & that Single was a No.6 Hit, that Year.

 

As Mick Jagger is on a Top 5 Single, at the same time that Paul McCartney is on a Top 5 Album, I

thought that I'd do some Chart Statistics, regarding this.

 

Points C) & D) may sound contradictory - at first - but, they are not. You have to read them very carefully.

 

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CHART STATS RELATING TO THIS:,

 

A) It is the first time - that either Act has been in the Singles Top 5 & Albums Top 5, at the same time, as credited Artists.

 

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B) Indeed, it is the first time ever, that Mick has been credited on a Hit Single, while Paul is credited on a Hit Album, at the same time.

 

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C) PAUL CREDITED HIT SINGLE - MICK CREDITED HIT ALBUM

 

However - in the Charts of W/E 13th March 1993, Paul had a Hit Single, while Mick had a Hit Album.

 

C'Mon People - Paul MCartney - No.48 in the Singles Chart. (It Peaked at No.41 on W/E 6th March 1993)

 

Wandering Spirit - Mick Jagger - No.45 in the Albums Chart. (It Peaked at No.12 on W/E 20th February 1993)

 

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D) MICK ON A HIT SINGLE - PAUL ON A HIT ALBUM

 

The last time that Mick was on a Hit Single, while Paul was on a Hit Album was:,

 

W/E 12th September 1987

 

SINGLES CHART - Mick entered the Chart with Let's Work - at No.60 (It Peaked at No.31 on W/E 10th October 1987)

 

ALBUMS CHART - Paul was on The Beatles, (The White Album), at No.71. (This Re-Issue had Peaked at No.18, a Week earlier)

 

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E) TOP 10 - TOP TEN MICK SINGLE - TOP 10 PAUL ALBUM

 

The last time that Mick was on a Top 10 Single while Paul was simultaneously on a Top 10 Album was:,

 

W/E 29th September 1973

 

SINGLES CHART - Angie - The Rolling Stones - No.7 (Its 4th, & final Top 10 Week - having Peaked at No.5 for 2 Weeks)

 

ALBUMS CHART - 1967 - 1970 (The Blue Album) - The Beatles - No.8 (It had Peaked at No.2 for 3 Weeks)

 

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F) TOP 10 - TOP 10 PAUL SINGLE - TOP 10 MICK ALBUM

 

The last time that Paul was on a Top 10 Single while Mick was simultaneously on a Top 10 Album was:,

 

W/E 26th June 1976

 

SINGLES CHART - Silly Love Songs - Wings - No.3 (It had Peaked at No.2)

 

ALBUMS CHART - Black And Blue - The Rolling Stones - No.10 (Having Peaked at No.2 - for 2 Weeks)

 

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G) TOP 5 - TOP 5 MICK SINGLE - TOP 5 PAUL ALBUM

 

Believe it or not, the last time that Mick was on a Top 5 Single, while Paul was on a Top 5 Album was:,

 

W/E 15th October 1966

 

SINGLES CHART - Have You Seen Your Mother Baby, Standing In The Shadow - The Rolling Stones - No.5 (Its Peak)

 

ALBUMS CHART - Revolver - The Beatles - No.2 (It had previously Peaked at No.1 - for 7 Weeks)

 

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H) TOP 5 - TOP 5 PAUL SINGLE - TOP 5 MICK ALBUM

 

The last time that Paul had a Top 5 Single, while Mick had a Top 5 Album was:,

 

W/E 3rd April 1971

 

SINGLES CHART - Another Day - Paul McCartney - No.4 (Having previously Peaked at No.2, for 2 Weeks)

 

ALBUMS CHART - Stone Age - The Rolling Stones - No.4 (Its Peak)

 

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Black Eyed Peas have had 5 No.1s.

Black Eyed Peas have had 5 No.1s.

Oops so they did, original post edited. I must have erased The Time (Dirty Bit) from my memory! :P