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

So we have a different number one single again this week, however this is one that actually racks up a second week at the summit. After climbing to #1, last week Somebody That I Used To Know dropped 2 places behind new entries from DJ Fresh and Emeli Sande. Now as the top 3 tracks reverse their order, we see Gotye and Kimbra back at #1. This is the 5th song in total to return to #1 since 2000, the last being Rihanna's We Found Love in the latter half of last year.

 

Nicki Minaj – Starships climbs to #7

Trinidadian (not US as I incorrectly stated last week) rapper and singer songwriter Nicki Minaj gets her highest charting UK single as lead artist, as Starships climbs 9 places to reach a #7 peak. This track has so far outpeaked Superbass by 1 place, however time will tell if it can outsell it in the long run. In total, this is Nicki’s 4th top 10 hit, the others being Jay Sean’s 2012, David Guetta’s Where them Girls At and her own Superbass.

 

Gym Class Heroes feat Neon Hitch - Ass Back Home enters at #9

This week’s highest new entry goes to US hip hop collective Gym Class Heroes, as their new single enters at #9. Ass Back Home (or Get Yourself Back Home) is the group’s 2nd single to be lifted from their forthcoming album Papercut Chronicles II, due for release shortly. This is now Gym Class Heroes’ fifth UK top 10 hit since their 2006 breakthrough Cupid’s Chokehold. The track features UK female singer songwriter Neon Hitch, who was signed to Mike Skinner’s label and featured on 3Oh3’s Follow You Down.

 

Brit Award boosts from the likes of Ed Sheeran and Adele

The annual Brit Awards ceremony took place on Tues 21st Feb and as has been the case previous years, notable boosts can be seen from winners / performers. Biggest boosts are from Ed Sheeran and Adele, who have 3 and 2 top 40 tracks respectively. Ed’s Lego House is back up 20 places to #17 after being performed, Drunk rises to #11 and The A Team re-enters at #33. Adele made her live comeback after throat surgery by performing Rolling In The Deep (as well as getting her speech cut short). Said track rises 10 places to #29, whilst million selling Someone Like You re-enters at #32. Other boosts can be seen from Emeli Sande, Rihanna and Coldplay, the latter get their 15th UK top 40 hit with Charlie Brown at #30.

 

Cher Lloyd re-enters at #25, Jason Derulo enters at #35, Jay Z + Kanye West enter at #37

Cher Lloyd’s single Want U Back got its official release this week, which sees the track re-enter at a new peak (only just) of #25, after making #26 5 weeks ago then dropping out. Jason Derulo’s new single Breathing has been hanging outside the top 40 for several weeks and finally enters at #35. Now he catches his breath as well as an 8th top 40 hit (out of 9 releases). Jay Z + Kanye West enter at #37 with their 3rd single release as a duo, entitled Niggas In Paris. This follows HAM and Otis into the top 40, and also contains an audio sample from the film Blades Of Glory.

 

Adele’s 21 album returns to #1

The Brits effect can be seen in this week’s album chart too, as Adele’s 21 makes it 21 weeks at #1 by returning there. First album to sell 3 million in 1 calendar year and most weeks at #1 for a female artist, are amongst 21’s many achievements. Now 21 has 21 weeks at the top, debut album 19 is up to #7 this week. Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, Florence & The Machine and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds are amongst the album boosts seen. Rockers Band Of Skulls get the only top 40 new entry at #14 with their new album Sweet Sour, those missing out include new albums from Sleigh Bells, Inme and Lamb Chop.

 

Personal Opinion

I am happy to see the brilliant Gotye track back at #1 and even happier to see a song like that become the huge hit it deserves to be. Still hate Nicki Minaj and that awful new song of hers (I do like Turn Me On though), Gym Class Heroes dish out another 4 minutes of gibberish and the equally dreadful Sexy & I Know It is back in the top 20. On a brighter note, Coldplay actually make the top 30 with their brilliant new single Charlie Brown, and always great to see Adele doing well again. As for that horrific Jay Z / Kanye West track, I will not even comment on its title or subject matter! I do quite like Jason Derulo’s new song, not his best it is quite good.

Edited February 26, 201213 yr by loudjamesbond

 

A) With both Gotye & Adele returning to No.1 in the same Week, it is only the 2nd

time that the No.1 Single & Album have been Returns To No.1, in the same Week.

 

The previous time was on W/E 9th January 2010, when Bad Romance, (Lady GaGa),

returned to No.1 in the Singles Chart, & Sunny Side Up, by Paolo Nutini, returned to

No.1 in the Album Chart.

 

B) Somebody That I Use To Know is only the 38th No.1 Single to return to No.1, out

of 1,189 No.1 Singles, since Mid November 1952.

 

C) Adele's Album has now returned to No.1 for the 6th time. It is one of only 3 Artist

Albums to go to No.1 at least 6 times. The other 2 are Talk On Corners, by The Corrs,

which also went to No.1 on 6 occasions. (1998 to 1999 - 10 Weeks at No.1). The

other is Bridge Over Troubled Water, by Simon & Garfunkel, which had 8 Runs at

No.1, from 1970 to 1971, & 33 Weeks at No.1.

 

D) With 21 Weeks at No.1, here in the UK, here are the Top 4 Female/Female Orientated

Acts, with the Most No.1 Album Weeks, to date:,

 

Here are the Female Acts or Acts with Female Singers with the most UK No.1 Album Weeks:,

 

To W/E 3rd March 2012

 

1) ABBA - 57 No.1 Weeks - From 9 No.1 Albums (Agnetha & Frida sang lead on nearly all of their Songs)

2)=MADONNA - 29 No.1 Weeks - From 11 No.1 Albums

2)=THE CARPENTERS - 29 No.1 Weeks - From 3 No.1 Albums (Karen Carpenter sang lead on nearly all of their Songs)

4) ADELE - 22 Weeks at No.1 - From 2 No.1 Albums

 

NOTE - Adele's 22 Weeks at No.1 means that she has just passed

both Queen & Oasis, who each have 21 No.1 Album Weeks, from

9 & 8 No.1 Albums, respectively.

Edited February 26, 201213 yr by zeus555

Brit Award boosts from the likes of Ed Sheeran and Adele

The annual Brit Awards ceremony took place on Tues 21st Feb and as has been the case previous years, notable boosts can be seen from winners / performers. Biggest boosts are from Ed Sheeran and Adele, who have 3 and 2 top 40 tracks respectively. Ed’s Lego House is back up 20 places to #17 after being performed, Drunk rises to #11 and The A Team re-enters at #33. Adele made her live comeback after throat surgery by performing Rolling In The Deep (as well as getting her speech cut short). Said track rises 10 places to #29, whilst million selling Someone Like You re-enters at #32. Other boosts can be seen from Emeli Sande, Rihanna and Coldplay, the latter get their 15th UK top 40 hit with Charlie Brown at #30.

 

Personal Opinion

I am happy to see the brilliant Gotye track back at #1 and even happier to see a song like that become the huge hit it deserves to be. Still hate Nicki Minaj and that awful new song of hers (I do like Turn Me On though), Gym Class Heroes dish out another 4 minutes of gibberish and the equally dreadful Sexy & I Know It is back in the top 20. On a brighter note, Coldplay actually make the top 30 with their brilliant new single Charlie Brown, and always great to see Adele doing well again. As for that horrific Jay Z / Kanye West track, I will not even comment on its title or subject matter! I do quite like Jason Derulo’s new song, not his best it is quite good.

Are you suggesting James Corden was actually trying to help Adele rest her voice? :lol:

 

I have to agree with almost all your comments apart from the fact that the Jason Derulo effort is just as dreary as his previous output.

Are you suggesting James Corden was actually trying to help Adele rest her voice? :lol:

 

I have to agree with almost all your comments apart from the fact that the Jason Derulo effort is just as dreary as his previous output.

Ha that's a different way of puting it I suppose, Adele still sung brilliantly in my opinion and did not deserve to be cut off ... especially for that awful Blur performance. Jason Derulo is far from my favourite singer and Breathing is not brilliant but I must admit I do find it a bit catchy.