Posted July 29, 201213 yr Apologies again for the lack of "last week" numbers..(take me too long to re-do) but 2nd column is peak position, 3rd weeks on chart and sales figures afterwards give an indication of how big they are to me. I've spared everyone the full 75 this week (hooray!) but a few chart statistics: Coldplay/Rihanna return to number one for a record-breaking 8th week in the same chart run: the last NEW (as in current to the charts) to have a longer run at Number 1 was Knowing Me Knowing You (abba) 35 years ago in 1977! Chart points for Princess Of China have just overtaken Bohemian Rhapsody's 2 combined chart runs and it enters into my all-time Top 40 biggies! Coldplay have 5 Number Ones, Rihanna only has 2 (Umbrella being the first)! Elton drops from 1 and an album track starts to rival it. he's not had 2 current Top 10 hits before and had his first Number one in 1972 (Crocodile Rock) 40 years ago. (I'm old!). He's had around 10 Number Ones in John's chartworld... Katy Perry goes Top 10, all but 2 of her singles have made my 10. All acts in my Top 10 have previous number ones except Train (nearly there), Noisettes and Florence & The Machine (who all have gone Top 3). George Michael and Madonna both enter the Top 40 with what is for them, fairly unremarkable chart performances. Madonna had her first Top 5 in 1984 (Holiday, which hit 1 in re-entry) and has had over 20 Number Ones. George first hit with Young Guns (Wham!) in 1982 Top 10 and has had about a dozen Number Ones. 1 1 40 PRINCESS OF CHINA Coldplay/ Rihanna 2951400 2 2 10 50 WAYS TO SAY GOODBYE Train 469500 3 1 6 SAD Elton John vs Pnau 632000 4 4 18 ONLY THE LONELY Roy Orbison 495450 5 5 6 BABY COME HOME Scissor Sisters 233100 6 6 3 UNDER THE WESTWAY Blur 93000 7 5 4 THAT GIRL Noisettes 191000 8 8 4 WIDE AWAKE Katy Perry 108600 9 9 5 SPECTRUM (SAY MY NAME) Florence & The Machine 176000 10 10 3 FOREIGN FIELDS Elton John vs Pnau 62800 11 4 7 BLACK HEART StooShe 247600 12 12 4 NATIONAL ANTHEM Lana Del Rey 92600 13 13 9 CHASING THE SUN The Wanted 164850 14 14 4 POUND THE ALARM Nicki Minaj 83500 15 1 13 SOLDIERS Abba 752750 16 6 12 PAYPHONE Maroon 5/ Wiz Khalifa 338850 17 4 4 WINNER Pet Shop Boys 184000 18 18 10 A HORSE WITH NO NAME America 193250 19 19 4 NO CHURCH IN THE WILD Jay-Z/ Kanye West/ Frank Ocean 59700 20 20 4 SURVIVAL Muse 73000 21 3 10 RESCUE ME Gemma Ray 744750 22 22 2 TRAVELIN' BOY Rumer 37500 23 23 9 STAYIN' ALIVE The Bee Gees 151850 24 13 5 THE BIG BANG THEORY Barenaked Ladies 117200 25 25 5 SCREAM Usher 49650 26 4 10 WHEN THEY FIGHT, THEY FIGHT The Generationals 463500 27 27 5 THIS IS LOVE will.i.am/ Eva Simons 79700 28 17 7 DARK SIDE Kelly Clarkson 112700 29 29 2 POWER & CONTROL Marina & The Diamonds 31950 30 30 2 VEGAS GIRL Conor Maynard 24000 31 31 12 VENUS Shocking Blue 154550 32 9 7 BREAKING DOWN Florence & The Machine 200750 33 33 7 OUR HOUSE Madness 84850 34 3 18 DRIVE BY Train 651650 35 35 2 I CAN ONLY IMAGINE David Guetta/Chris Brown/ Lil Wayne 28100 36 1 9 ANOTHER DAY Paul McCartney 575050 37 19 3 RUNAWAYS The Killers 59300 38 7 12 SILHOUETTES Avicii/ Salem Al Fakir 353150 39 39 4 WHITE LIGHT George Michael 40500 40 40 2 TURN UP THE RADIO Madonna 27200
July 29, 201213 yr Hi :) 1 1 40 PRINCESS OF CHINA Coldplay/ Rihanna 2951400 2 2 10 50 WAYS TO SAY GOODBYE Train 469500 8 8 4 WIDE AWAKE Katy Perry 108600 9 9 5 SPECTRUM (SAY MY NAME) Florence & The Machine 176000 11 4 7 BLACK HEART StooShe 247600 12 12 4 NATIONAL ANTHEM Lana Del Rey 92600 13 13 9 CHASING THE SUN The Wanted 164850 14 14 4 POUND THE ALARM Nicki Minaj 83500 16 6 12 PAYPHONE Maroon 5/ Wiz Khalifa 338850 19 19 4 NO CHURCH IN THE WILD Jay-Z/ Kanye West/ Frank Ocean 59700 28 17 7 DARK SIDE Kelly Clarkson 112700 29 29 2 POWER & CONTROL Marina & The Diamonds 31950 30 30 2 VEGAS GIRL Conor Maynard 24000 32 9 7 BREAKING DOWN Florence & The Machine 200750 34 3 18 DRIVE BY Train 651650 35 35 2 I CAN ONLY IMAGINE David Guetta/Chris Brown/ Lil Wayne 28100
July 29, 201213 yr Hi John 1 1 40 PRINCESS OF CHINA Coldplay/ Rihanna 2951400 3 1 6 SAD Elton John vs Pnau 632000 4 4 18 ONLY THE LONELY Roy Orbison 495450 5 5 6 BABY COME HOME Scissor Sisters 233100 6 6 3 UNDER THE WESTWAY Blur 93000 8 8 4 WIDE AWAKE Katy Perry 108600 9 9 5 SPECTRUM (SAY MY NAME) Florence & The Machine 176000 10 10 3 FOREIGN FIELDS Elton John vs Pnau 62800 12 12 4 NATIONAL ANTHEM Lana Del Rey 92600 16 6 12 PAYPHONE Maroon 5/ Wiz Khalifa 338850 17 4 4 WINNER Pet Shop Boys 184000 20 20 4 SURVIVAL Muse 73000 27 27 5 THIS IS LOVE will.i.am/ Eva Simons 79700 28 17 7 DARK SIDE Kelly Clarkson 112700 29 29 2 POWER & CONTROL Marina & The Diamonds 31950 32 9 7 BREAKING DOWN Florence & The Machine 200750 33 33 7 OUR HOUSE Madness 84850 37 19 3 RUNAWAYS The Killers 59300 38 7 12 SILHOUETTES Avicii/ Salem Al Fakir 353150 39 39 4 WHITE LIGHT George Michael 40500 40 40 2 TURN UP THE RADIO Madonna 27200 Great chart
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