Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe stays at #1

Staying at #1 for a third week running is the mega hit that is Call Me Maybe by Canadian singer Carly Rae Jepsen, having sold over 100k for each of the last 2 weeks. After keeping off her mentor Justin Bieber from #1, she does the same for Connor Maynard. There is stiff competition next week from Fun's We Are Young and Calvin Harris/Neyo with Let's Go.

 

Conor Maynard - Can't Say No enters at #2

This week's hjighest new entry comes from 19 year old British singer Conor Maynard with his debut single Can't Say No. After being discovered on YouTube and gaining significant airplay, hotly tipped teen singer Conor Maynard makes his debut in at #2 this week. This follows on from fellow teen pop star Justin Bieber, who scored his highest peaking UK hit single with Boyfriend. Justin drops to #10 this week, will Conor Maynard repeat the same fate? Well I can't say no to that just yet!

 

Fun feat Janelle Monae - We Are Young climbs to #3

American pop band Fun debuted at #7 last week, 5 weeks earlier than the original UK release date, due to fake cover versions starting to sell significantly. Since the track was released late last Monday, it essentially debuted at #7 on 5 days of sales and thus rises to #3 this week on its first full week available. Fun first formed in 2008 and have released 5 singles in the US but none have charted until this year when We Are Young topped the charts in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Ireland. The track is tipped to do the same here in the coming weeks, however time will tell if it can get past Carly.

 

John Legend - Ordinary People climbs to #4

US singer songwriter John Roger Stephens first came to prominence under his stage name of John Legend in 2004 with debut UK release Used To Love U which hit #29. However it was with his follow up hit Ordinary People that he was noticed, despite the track only peaking at #27 originally, it has since become something of a classic. The song was originally intended to be a Black Eyed Peas song, however Will.i.am who co-wrote it decided to give it to John Legend. 2 contestants on The Voice performed the track and as such it has repeaked this week at #4.

 

Jessie J feat David Guetta - LaserLight climbs to #5

Another song to climb massively this week and have a connection to The Voice is the new single from Jessie J, LaserLight leaps up from #26 to #5 this week. Unlike Ordinary People, this song was not actually performed on The Voice but rises due to promotion of the single and the fact that Jessie J is a mentor on the aforementioned show. This follows her chart topping Domino and becomes her 6th top 20 hit, since Do It Like A Dude hit #2 at the start of last year. The only Jessie J single to enter at its peak is the million selling Price Tag, which can still be found inside the top 75 this week.

 

BoB - So Good entrs at #7

In a top 10 with lots of movement, #7 sees a new entry from 24 year old US rapper Bobby Ray Simmons under the name of BoB. After releasing several mix tapes and EPs in the US, BoB first came to UK chart prominence in 2010. This was when he topped the chart with debut single Nothin' On You featuring vocals from Bruno Mars. He followed this up with his second chart topper Airplanes which featured vocals from Paramore singer Hayley Williams. #16 hit Magic followed this, featuring Weezer lead singer Rivers Cuomo. Last year saw him guest on Jessie J's million selling #1 hit Price Tag, however BoB's last single Strange Clouds flopped. Now as the second single from his forthcoming 2nd album, So Good debuts at #7. More people seem to think this single is indeed so good!

 

Marina & The Diamonds - Prima Donna enters at #11

After her trip to Hollywood in 2010, Welsh singer Marina Diamandis has now become a Prima Donna girl as she gets her highest peaking single this week. After appearing on the BBC Sound of 2010 poll, solo act Marina & The Diamonds debuted at #12 with introductory single Hollywood. This was followed up with minor hits I Am Not A Robot (#26) and Oh No (#38), all 3 of which came from her Family Jewels album which has sold not badly in that it was certified gold. Last year, Marina made #25 with the non-album single Radioactive and now hits #11 with the lead single to her second album Electra Heart, due out next week.

 

Train - Drive By enters at #14

US pop rock band from San Francisco get themselves a third UK top 40 hit this week as they drive by and park themselves at #14. The trio have been around single 1994 but did not hit the big time until 2001, when debut single Drops Of Jupiter peaked at #10. Drops Of Jupiter has become something of a classic since then and is currently at #34 following use of The Voice and a 59p iTunes reduction. The band were considered a one hit wonder until last year saw Hey Soul Sister get as high as #18 and actually outsell the aforementioned Drops Of Jupiter. Now they hit #14 with Drive By, the lead single to be taken from their 6th studio album California 37, also released this week.

 

Alex Clare - Too Close climbs to #16

28 year old UK singer songwriter Alex Clare got a debut top 40 hit last week, this week Too Close jumps up a massive 21 places to #16. The pop / drum & bass track has been featured in a TV advertisement for Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser, hence its rise up the charts. This has also helped his album The Lateness Of The Hour, which initially flopped but this week enters at #36. Before commercial success, Alex Clare also dated Amy Winehouse for a period.

 

Linkin Park - Burn It Down enters at #27

US rock band Linkin Park make their UK chart comeback this week as new single BURN IT DOWN enters at #27, oddly stylised in capital letters. The band formed in 1996 and first achieved commercial success in 2000 with their Hybrid Theory album. That album spawned hit singles One Step Closer, Crawling, Papercut and In The End, with each single peaking higher than the one before. Top 10 hits Points Of Authority, It's Goin' Down and Somewhere I Belong followed, as did #15 peaking single Faint. The 3rd single from the Meteora album was Numb which made #14 in its original form in 2003, the following year also made #14 as a duet with rapper Jay Z but proved to be one of the biggest selling non-top 10 hits. Highest peaking hit to date was 2007's #6 hit What I've Done. Linkin Park were last seen in the UK top 20 in 2009 with single New Divide and last in the top 40 2 years ago with The Catalyst only making #40. Now they hit #27 with the lead single to their 5th studio album Living Things.

 

Adele stays at #1 in the albums

Not much of note over on the albums side this week, as Adele's 21 remains at #1 with sales of just 17k this week. Jason Mraz gets his highest peaking album to date as 4th album Love Is A Four Letter Word debuts at #2, containing current top 20 hit I Won't Give Up. Train released their album California 37 simulteneously with their Drive By single, with a result of a #10 album entry. Other album chart entries can be found from alternative band Spiritualized, dance producer Chicane and metal band Dragon Force, along with a re-entry from John Legend's Get Lifted.

 

Opinion

Whilst Call Me Maybe is not exactly the greatest or most original song, I am still happy to see it stay at #1 for a third week and increase its sales in the process once again. Just as long as it keeps off Conor Maynard from #1, I don't see many redeeming factors about his new song, except that it's not Justin Bieber ... I can and will say no! I quite like that John Legend song now, didn't really care for it when it was first out though. Jessie J's new one is quite good but not a patch on Domino or Price Tag, mind you it does sound like other David Guetta tracks (Titanium, etc). BoB thinks his new song is so good but I don't, I do think that Marina's new one is really good and would have been worth of a top 10 placing over BoB any day. I really like Train's previous singles and Drive By is up there with them, very catchy and good. Alex Clare's Too Close is a bit different, in a good way I think as I quite like the pop and dubstep fusion. Don't care much for Linkin Park's new one, mind you the only one of theirs I have remotely liked is What I've Done. Adele's album is still brilliant but the low album sales are rather worrying.

Edited April 24, 201213 yr by loudjamesbond

Now complete, sorry for the lateness! :D