Posted April 7, 201312 yr Duke Dumont feat A*M*E - Need U (100%) debuts at #1 Coming straight in at #1 this week is UK DJ and producer Adam Dyment, with his first full single release Need U (100%), under the stage name of Duke Dumont. Duke first ade his name remixing tracks by the likes of Lilly Allen, Mystery Jets and Missy Elliot. After releasing several EPs over the last 4 years, he now makes his commercial breakthrough with this #1 single. The track features Sierra-Leon born British singer songwriter A*M*E, who has been hotly tipped for success this year. Need U (100%) thus keeps Pink/Nate Ruess at #2 again, whilst PJ & Duncan drop all the way from to #6 with last week's chart topping Let's Get Ready To Rhumble. Michael Buble - It's A Beautiful Day enters at #10 37 year old Canadian singer / crooner Michael Steven Buble rturns to the top 10 with his new single It's A Beautiful Day. Mr Buble's first breakthrough came in 2000 after he sang Mack The Knife at a wedding, then in 2003 his self titled album of covers debuted in the top 10. His 2005 album It's Time spawned #31 hit single Home and a cover of Feeling Good, then 2007's #1 album Call Me Irresponsible got him #38 single Everything then the #19 peaking Lost. His multi-million selling 2009/10 album Crazy Love got him the massive #5 single Haven't Met You Yet, #34 cover of Cry Me A River and #11 Hollywood. In 2001, he hit #1 again with his Christmas album and now To Be Loved is due for release next week. It's A Beautiful Day thus gets him his 4th top 20 hit and 2nd top 10 as the lead single, debuting at #10. Imagine Dragons - Radioactive climbs to #18, On Top Of The World enters at #34 and It's Time enters at #40 Earlier this year, US rock band Imagine Dragons got their 1st and 2nd top 40 hits in one week as Hear Me entered at #37 and Radioactive came in at #35. The latter track has hung around the top 100 ever since and has been in the top 40 several times, never progressing higher than #31. However this week, the track rises to #xx and also the band's 3rd and 4th top 40 hits debut this week. New single It's Time debuts at #xx, ahead of album track On Top Of the World at #xx. Chris Brown - Fine China enters at #29 US singer Chris Brown scores another UK top 40 hit this week as Fine China enters at #29, after being released late on Monday. Having first come on the scene in 2005 with #2 hit Run It, this is Chris's 16th top 40 hit in total. He got his first #1 hit with Turn Up The Music last year followed by #2 hit Don't Wake Me Up, although his biggest seller to date remains 2011's #4 smash Beautiful People, produced by Benny Benassi. Fine China is the first single from his forthcoming 6th studio album entitled X, due for release later on this year. Haim - Falling enters at #30 Calfornia based trio Haim get their second top 40 and biggest UK hit to date this week, as the Falling EP was released and so enters at #30. The band consists of sisters Este (27 year old) Danielle (24 year old) and Alana (22 year old), first formed in 2006 but did not start making music until last year. They were top of the BBC's Sound Of 2013 poll and have been tipped for big things by many. Shortly after that, they made #32 at the start of this year with Don't Save Me and also #75 with their Forever EP. All 3 songs come from the trio's forthcoming debut album, which is due for release before the end of the year. Iggy Azalea - Work enters at #36 22 year old Australian hip hop singer and ex-model Amethyst Amelia Kelly gets her first top 40 hit under the name of Iggy Azalea, as Work works its way to #36. Azalea began rapping at the age of 14 and formed her name from her nickname of Iggy and Azalea Street where she used to live. Iggy has supported Rita Ora on her last tour and also recorded several mix tapes over the past few years, and was featured on Steve Aoki's Beat Down last year. Now her lead single from forthcoming debut album enters at #36. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Can't Hold Us enters at #38 After several weeks hanging around outside the top 40, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis's follow up to Thrift Shop enters at #38 this week. Whilst their debut hit features US singer Wanz, this one features Seattle based singer Ray Dalton. Both tracks and the hotly tipped possible future hit Same Love are from the debut album by Macklore & Ryan Lewis entitled The Heist. Justin Timberlake stays on top of the album charts Justin Timberlake remains at #1 in this week's album chart for a 3rd week with The 20/20 Experience, the first album to do so since Gary Barlow's Sing last year. Coming in at #2 is US band Imagine Dragons with their debut album Night Visions, featuring their 4 top 40 singles to date. The dragons enter a place ahead of UK metalcore band Bring Me The Horizon with their new album Sempiternal, their 4th album in total and first to make the top 10. Meat Loaf's massive selling Bat Out Of Hell album is back at its original peak of #9, 35 years after it first charted. Other new album entries can be found from Killswitch Engage, Tyler The Creator, British Sea Power, Wiley and New Kids On The Block. Opinion I am happy to see Need U (100%) top the charts as I am not a fan of dance music in general but I do like that one, and it's better that Let's Get To Rhumble is just a 1 week wonder and goes away quickly. Again unfortunate that Pink/Nate could not make #1 and not likely to do so now at all, really brilliant song nonetheless. I am not a huge fan of Michael Buble but I do rather like It's A Beautiful Day and am glad to see it become his 2nd top 10. Not a fan of Chris Brown or his "music" but I do think Fine China is ok, even if it is a Michael Jackson rip off. I've really liked what I've heard from Haim so far, so very good to see Falling get them their 2nd top 40 hit. I absolutely love the album from Imagine Dragons and am glad to see them chart with another 2 tracks, It's Time should be much higher though and their album should be #1. I really do not like either Iggy Azalea's or Macklemore/Ryan Lewis's new songs at all.
April 8, 201312 yr With 'Bat Out Of Hell' re-entering at No.9, it takes Meat Loaf further ahead in the List of Male Solo Albums with the most UK Chart Weeks. MALE SOLO ALBUMS WITH THE MOST UK CHART WEEKS 1) Bat Out Of Hell - Meat Loaf - 475 Weeks (441- Top 75) 2) Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield - 279 - (275 - Top 75) 3) Face Value - Phil Collins - 274 - (183 - Top 75) 4) Thriller/Thriller 25 - Michael Jackson - 248 - (227 - Top 75) 5) Off The Wall - Michael Jackson - 202 - (174 - Top 75) 6) No Jacket Required - Phil Collins - 176 - (123 - Top 75) 7) Hello, I Must Be Going - Phil Collins - 163 - (108 Top 75) 8) The Buddy Holly Story - Buddy Holly - 156 - (156 Top 75) 9) Can’t Slow Down - Lionel Richie - 154 - (120 Top 75) 10) White Ladder - David Gray - 153 - (153 Top 75) THE ALBUMS THAT TOOK THE LONGEST TO RE-ENTER THE TOP 10 1) RUBBER SOUL - THE BEATLES No.10 on W/E 9th July 1966 - Its 30th Top 10 Week No.10 (Re-Entry) on W/E 19th September 2009 A gap of 43 Years & 2 Months 2) REVOLVER - THE BEATLES No.8 on W/E 31st December 1966 - Its 21st Top 10 Week No.9 (Re-Entry) on W/E 19th September 2009 A gap of 42 Years & 9 Months 3) ABBEY ROAD - THE BEATLES No.7 on W/E 2nd May 1970 - Its 31st Top 10 Week No.6 (Re-Entry) on W/E 19th September 2009 A gap of 39 Years & 4 Months 4) EXILE ON MAIN STREET - ROLLING STONES No.6 on W/E 8th July 1972 - Its 5th Top 10 Week No.1 (Re-Entry) on W/E 29th May 2010 A gap of 37 Years & 10 Months 5) RUMOURS - FLEETWOOD MAC No.10 on W/E 25th March 1978 - Its 41st Top 10 Week No.3 (Re-Entry) on W/E 9th February 2013 A gap of, (just over), 34 Years & 10 Months 6) BAT OUT OF HELL - MEAT LOAF No.10 on W/E 12th September 1981 No.9 on W/E 13th April 2013 @@@ A gap of 31 Years & 7 Months @@@ = It had previously Peaked at No.9 on W/E 22nd August 1981. It has taken it just under 31 Years & 8 Months to reach its Peak again.
April 8, 201312 yr Author With 'Bat Out Of Hell' re-entering at No.9, it takes Meat Loaf further ahead in the List of Male Solo Albums with the most UK Chart Weeks. MALE SOLO ALBUMS WITH THE MOST UK CHART WEEKS 1) Bat Out Of Hell - Meat Loaf - 475 Weeks (441- Top 75) 2) Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield - 279 - (275 - Top 75) 3) Face Value - Phil Collins - 274 - (183 - Top 75) 4) Thriller/Thriller 25 - Michael Jackson - 248 - (227 - Top 75) 5) Off The Wall - Michael Jackson - 202 - (174 - Top 75) 6) No Jacket Required - Phil Collins - 176 - (123 - Top 75) 7) Hello, I Must Be Going - Phil Collins - 163 - (108 Top 75) 8) The Buddy Holly Story - Buddy Holly - 156 - (156 Top 75) 9) Can’t Slow Down - Lionel Richie - 154 - (120 Top 75) 10) White Ladder - David Gray - 153 - (153 Top 75) THE ALBUMS THAT TOOK THE LONGEST TO RE-ENTER THE TOP 10 1) RUBBER SOUL - THE BEATLES No.10 on W/E 9th July 1966 - Its 30th Top 10 Week No.10 (Re-Entry) on W/E 19th September 2009 A gap of 43 Years & 2 Months 2) REVOLVER - THE BEATLES No.8 on W/E 31st December 1966 - Its 21st Top 10 Week No.9 (Re-Entry) on W/E 19th September 2009 A gap of 42 Years & 9 Months 3) ABBEY ROAD - THE BEATLES No.7 on W/E 2nd May 1970 - Its 31st Top 10 Week No.6 (Re-Entry) on W/E 19th September 2009 A gap of 39 Years & 4 Months 4) EXILE ON MAIN STREET - ROLLING STONES No.6 on W/E 8th July 1972 - Its 5th Top 10 Week No.1 (Re-Entry) on W/E 29th May 2010 A gap of 37 Years & 10 Months 5) RUMOURS - FLEETWOOD MAC No.10 on W/E 25th March 1978 - Its 41st Top 10 Week No.3 (Re-Entry) on W/E 9th February 2013 A gap of, (just over), 34 Years & 10 Months 6) BAT OUT OF HELL - MEAT LOAF No.10 on W/E 12th September 1981 No.9 on W/E 13th April 2013 @@@ A gap of 31 Years & 7 Months @@@ = It had previously Peaked at No.9 on W/E 22nd August 1981. It has taken it just under 31 Years & 8 Months to reach its Peak again. Thanks for that zeus, that's some lead Meat Loaf's got ... still love the album myself so not complaining.
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