Posted March 22, 200916 yr Lady GaGa scores second UK No. 1 with Poker Face Singles Chart Top 10 It seems that the Comic Relief comedy single this year has already stumbled from the top spot. (Barry) Islands In The Stream by Vanessa Jenkins & Bryn West (Ruth Jones & Rob Brydon) featuring Tom Jones and Robin Gibb falls 2 places to No. 3. Stefani Germanotta a.k.a. Lady GaGa is the new No. 1 this week with Poker Face. Lady GaGa has scored two No. 1s from her #3 debut album The Fame. The last time an act has 2 consecutive No. 1s in one album was Timbaland. Timothy Mosley a.k.a. Timbaland made 2 conscutive No. 1s last 2007 (Give It To Me and The Way I Are) from his #2 album Shock Value. Flo Rida feat. Ke$ha stays at No. 2 with Right Round, which samples You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) by Dead or Alive, for the second week. American country-pop singer-songwriter Taylor Swift once again stays at No. 5 with Love Story. Clifford Harris Jr. a.k.a. T.I. takes the No. 6 spot with Dead and Gone (features Justin Timberlake), while Texan singer and winner of the first American Idol, Kelly Clarkson slips to No. 7 with My Life Would Suck Without You. American hip-hop singer-songwriter and record producer, Akon along with RnB singer, Colby O'Donis and rapper, Kardinal Offishall climbs 1 place to No. 8 with Beautiful. Former Destiny's Child member, Beyonce continues her climb with the 3rd single Halo from the #7 album I Am... Sasha Fierce. The song climbs a significant 11 places to No. 9. This is now her 12th UK Top 10 hit. Tennesse band, Kings of Leon with Use Somebody completes the Top 10. Top 20 Coming 5th on BBC Sound of 2009, English electropop synth duo band La Roux is a new entry at No. 11 with In For The Kill. The band consists of singer & synth player Elly Jackson (daughter of The Bill actress Trudie Goodwin) and co-writer & co-producer Ben Langmaid. The name comes from the French translation of 'red-haired one' referring to Elly's hairstyle. British electropop band, Pet Shop Boys have been charting with for over 20 years, entering this week at No. 14 is Love Etc., after a 3 year absence in the charts as the main act. Debuting last week, September slides 2 places to No. 16 with the 2nd UK single Can't Get Over. Grammy-awarded Indian record producer A.R. Rahman featuring Pussycat Dolls is a new entry with Jai Ho (You Are My Destiny) at No. 20. Other notable movements and new entries Californian band, Metro Station climbs huge 15 places to No. 22. With the physical release tomorrow, it can either secure a Top 20 hit or possibly Top 10. Oasis drops massive 15 places to No. 25 with Falling Down. Scottish indie-rock band, Franz Ferdinand returns to the Top 40 with the 2nd single No You Girls from their #2 album Tonight, climbing massive 25 places to No. 27. The single shot up due to the performance of the song at Red Nose Day (13/03/2009). Spanish singer-songwriter Enrique Iglesias and American singer and dancer Ciara has entered the Top 40 this week with Takin' Back My Love at No. 30. It was almost a 2 year absence for both of them from the charts. Top 10 Albums The Top 5 has pushed last week's No. 1 down this week. And also, it's Mother's Day! Boyzone member, Ronan Keating released an album Songs For My Mother last Monday and the album is this week's No. 1, scoring the 4th No. 1 and 5th Top 3 album as a solo artist. Annie Lennox is a non-mover at No. 2 with The Collection. Kings of Leon climbs 1 place to No. 3 with Only By The Night. After debuting at No. 6 last week, last year's Britain's Got Talent finalist Faryl Smith has climbed 2 places to No. 4 with Faryl. Take That returns to the Top 5 with The Circus. U2 with No Line On The Horizon stumbles to No. 6 after being at the summit for 2 week. Lady GaGa with The Fame refuses to drop and climbs one place to No. 7. Kelly Clarkson slides 5 places with All I Ever Wanted. Up 12 places, Bette Midler re-enters Top 10 at No. 9 with The Best Bette. The album has been in the Top 75 for 26 weeks ([6]-8-7-8-12-18-20-27-31-44-42-30-21-27-29-25-28-33-33-32-[6]-11-17-16-21-9-). After for 4 years, Lionel Richie released a new album called Just Go and it debuts at No. 10 this week. Next Week Will Flo Rida be able to recapture the top spot with the help of the physical release of Right Round tomorrow? Or the Tottenham grime group K.I.G. Family be able to rule the charts with Head, Shoulders, Kneez and Toez? There will be new physical releases from The Noisettes with Don't Upset The Rhythm, White Lies with Farewell to the Fairground and Metro Station with Shake It which may chart next week. Pet Shop Boys release their new album Yes tomorrow and it might secure them another No. 1. Some chart action from former Audioslave vocalist, Chris Cornell with Scream, Norweigan electronic music duo Royksopp with Junior, Miley Cyrus with the soundtrack of the Hannah Montana movie (Hannah Montana: The Movie (OST)) and American Nu-metal band, Papa Roach with Metamorphosis. Also, heavy metal releases from English doom metal band, My Dying Bride with For Lies I Sire and American Grammy-nominated metal band, Mastodon with Crack The Skye.
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