Swedish House Mafia - Don't You Worry Child debuts at #1

Dance trio Swedish House Mafia recently announced that they were to have a haitus after releasing one final single. As a result Don't You Worry Child debuts at #1 for Axwell, Steve Angelo and Steve Ingrosso. The trio's first single came in May 2010, when they teamed up with Pharrell Williams for #7 hit One (Your Name). This was followed by the #4 peaking Tinie Tempah collaboration Miami 2 Ibiza, the second single from their first album Until One. They then reached #10 in May last year with Save The World, featuring John Martin on vocals. Then came #4 hit Antidote with Knife Party, followed by instrumental track Greyhound which peaked at #13. John Martin is also the featured vocalist on Don't You Worry Child, their first #1 out of 6 releases.

 

Adele - Skyfall climbs to #2

So at this time last week, it was widely expected that Adele would rise to #1 and claim her second UK chart topper. Due to Swedish House Mafia's big seller, Skyfall has to make do with #2 for the time being. It is now the joint highest peaking Bond theme out of the 23 released so far, equalling A View To A Kill's peak achieved by Duran Duran in 1985. All of the theme songs released since then have made the top 12, however Shirley Bassey who has recorded 3 has never made the top 20 despite being well known and remembered. Adele now scores her 5th top 5 single since her 2008 debut, the biggest of course being the million selling chart topper Someone Like You.

 

Leona Lewis - Trouble enters at #7

The biggest selling X-Factor winner to date Leona Lewis returns to the top 10 this week with her new single Trouble. After winning 2006's X-Factor, Leona started her career with the #1 winner's song A Moment Like This then million selling #1 single Bleeding Love. Then came #2 hit single Better In Time (double A side with Footprints In The Sand) and #5 hit Forgive Me. These singles came from her massive 3 million + selling debut album Spirit, as did her third #1 cover of Snow Patrol's Run. #2 hit single Happy came in 2009 and #12 peaking I Got You, the only 2 singles to be released from second album Echo. She then had a legal battle with dance producer Avicci, who ended up co-credited on #4 Collide. Last seen at #8 with her cover of Johnny Cash's Hurt, Leona goes one place higher with the lead single of her third album Glass Heart.

 

Maroon 5 - One More Night enters at #18

US pop/rock band Maroon 5 get themselves a 7th UK top 20 hit this week as One More Night enters at #18, the 3rd single from current album Overexposed. Formerly known as Kara's Flowers, the band debuted in 2002 with #13 hit Harder To Breath under the name of Maroon 5. This was followed by the huge #3 hit This Love and a big #4 hit She Will Be Loved. These singles came from their huge debut album Song About Jane, as did minor hits Sunday Morning and Must Get Out. Most people thought they did get out, as it wasn't until 2007 that they came back with #2 hit Makes Me Wonder. A few other minor hits from their 2nd album I Won't Be Soon Before Long followed, as did a third album Hands All Over. Last year saw them score their biggest hit single with the million selling Moves Like Jagger, however they only hit #1 for the first time this year with Payphone. One More Night has recent been #1 in their native America and now debuts here at #18.

 

Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble enters at #23

22 year old US country and pop singer Taylor Alison Swift gets another top 30 hit this week as the 3rd promotional single entitled I Knew You Were Trouble enters at #23. This follows last week's #26 entry for Red and the #30 entry for Begin Again the week previous, the same week that she achieved a new peak of #4 for full single We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together. There is another due next week, ahead of the release of her 4th studio album entitled Red, which is to include all of these tracks plus a duet with Ed Sheeran.

 

Disclosure feat Sam Smith - Latch enters at #26

Entering at #26 this week is Disclosure who are two brothers from Surrey making house/future music, with first full single release entitled Latch. Disclosure first formed in July 2010 and have been making music for some time, they also have a UK tour lined up for March 2013 as well as an upcoming album. This track features vocals from Yorkshire based singer songwriter Sam Smith.

 

Mumford & Sons return to the top of the album chart

It is not very often we get a return to #1 on the album chart, this week Babel by Mumford & Sons has done just that, after debuting at #1 then being knocked off by Muse last week. Ellie Goulding gets the highest new entry with second album Halcyon, featuring Anything Could Happen and following on from her #1 debut album Lights. Jeff Lynn is on 3 of this week's top 10 albums - at #7 is a solo album of covers entitled Long Wave, #8 is actually a Jeff Lynn solo album credited to ELO as it is re-recordings of the band's hits, and #10 is a non-mover for the actual Electric Light Orchestra's original hits collection All Over the World. Other new entries come from rock band All Time Low at #9, Tame Impala at #14, Miss at #21 and Mika at #24, also Barbra Streisand comes in at #31 with her Release Me album.

 

Opinion

I am not a fan of Swedish House Mafia or dance music in general, however I do really like Don't You Worry Child but I still think the amazing Skyfall should've got to #1 instead. I am a big fan of Leona Lewis and really like her new single Trouble and think it deserves better, even if it's no Bleeding Love or Run which are 2 masterpieces in my opinion. I am also a huge fan of Maroon 5 and am happy to see them score another top 20 hit with the very catchy One More Night. I am not a huge fan of Taylor Swift, whilst I really like We Are Never Ever... I don't really like the promotion tracks much. I am not keen on that Disclosure track really, it's not bad and certainly better than that rubbish spouted out by Nicki Minaj.

Edited October 14, 201212 yr by loudjamesbond

With Jeff Lynne on 3 of the Top 10 Albums, I wondered when it was last

achieved by a living Act:,

 

I guess that Prince was the last living Artist to be on 3

Top 10 Albums, in the same Chart - and to have at least

one of them credited to them:,

 

PRINCE

 

W/E 25th September 1993

 

No.4 - THE HITS/THE B-SIDES ***

No.5 - THE HITS 1 ***

No.6 - THE HITS 2 ***

 

*** = All 3 were New Entries that Week

 

Paul McCartney, & Ringo Starr, also managed it, in

September 2009 - but, as part of The Beatles, so

none of them were actually credited to them:,

 

THE BEATLES (THE FIRST GROUP TO MANAGE MORE THAN 3)

 

W/E 19th September 2009

 

No.5 - SERGEANT PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND

No.6 - ABBEY ROAD

No.7 - REVOLVER

No.10 - RUBBER SOUL

 

So, Jeff Lynne is at No.7, No.8, & No.10 - with the No.8 Album being

a Solo one, using ELO's name. He's re-recorded 12 of their Tracks, &

he does every instrument & vocal, on that Album. So, it is not an ELO

'Hits' Album. It is a Jeff Lynne Solo Album, using the Group's name.

Edited October 14, 201212 yr by zeus555

Prince, (1993) , was the last living Artist to have 3 simultaneous Top 10

Albums, with Albums released at the same time. Where all 3 Albums were

credited to that Artist.

 

David Bowie was the last living Artist to have 3 simultaneous Top 10 Albums,

(credited to him), that were released at different times:,

 

DAVID BOWIE

 

W/E 18th August - W/E 1st September 1973 - THREE WEEKS

 

No.2/No.3/No.5 - ALADDIN SANE (1973)

No.3/No.5/No.3 - HUNKY DORY (1972)

No.7/No.6/No.8 - THE RISE & FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST & THE SPIDERS FROM MARS (1972)

 

W/E 15th September - W/E 29th September 1973 - THREE WEEKS

 

No.4/No.5/No.3 - ALADDIN SANE (1973)

No.5/No.6/No.6 - HUNKY DORY (1972)

No.8/No.9/No.9 - THE RISE & FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST & THE SPIDERS FROM MARS (1972)

 

NOTE

 

Paul McCartney also achieved it, in 1973. However, he was in Groups, when he did so.

George Harrison also achieved it in 1973 - as a Solo Act, & as a Beatle.

 

PAUL McCARTNEY

 

The 2 Beatles Compilations were released at the same time.

The Wings Album was released 2 Weeks later.

 

W/E 19th May 1973 - W/E 16th June 1973 - FIVE WEEKS

 

No.2/No.2/No.4/No.5/No.4 - THE BEATLES 1967 - 1970

No.3/No.3/No.5/No.4/No.5 - THE BEATLES 1962 - 1966

No.6/No.5/No.6/No.7/No.7 - RED ROSE SPEEDWAY (WINGS)

 

W/E 30th June 1973

 

No.5 - THE BEATLES 1962 - 1966

No.8 - THE BEATLES 1967 - 1970

No.10 - RED ROSE SPEEDWAY (WINGS)

 

GEORGE HARRISON

 

His Solo Album was released 2 Months after the 2 Beatles Compilations

 

W/E 7th July 1973 - W/E 4th August 1973 - FIVE WEEKS

 

No.2/No.3/No.4/No.6/No.8 - LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD

No.7/No.8/No.8/No.8/No.6 - THE BEATLES 1967 - 1970

No.8/No.6/No.10/No.10/No.9 - THE BEATLES 1962 - 1966