Alexandra Burke Back At The Top

12/09/2010

Alexandra Burke leaps straight to the top of the UK’s Official Singles Chart today with Start Without You, featuring American rapper Laza Morgan, debuting at the top of the chart and giving record-breaking Burke her third number one single.

Burke’s previous hits are Hallelujah, the million selling single she recorded after winning the 5th series of the X Factor in 2008, Bad Boys featuring another US rapper, Flo-Rida, which was one of the fastest selling singles of 2009 and Broken Heels which  peaked at number eight in January this year.  Her debut album Overcome was number one in October 2009.

There are three other new entries in this week’s Official Singles Chart Top 10; Dublin band Script’s For The First time is straight in at number five, McFly’s Party Girl is straight in at number six giving the pop band their fifteenth Top 10 single in just six years and, from the reality show Must Be The Music, Emma’s Imagination’s This Day is straight in at number ten.

In the Official Albums Chart, The Killers’ Brandon Flowers is straight in at number one with his debut solo album Flamingo selling double that of its nearest rival, Katy Perry’s Teenage Dream.  This feat means that Flowers maintains his 100% track record of albums topping the chart with Flamingo following the three Killers’ studio albums, all of which went to number one; Hot Fuss (2004), Sam’s Town (2006) and Day & Age (2008).

There are three other new entries in the week’s Official Albums Chart Top 10; The XX’s XX re-enters the Top 10 at number three (up from last week’s sixteen) following their Mercury Prize win last week.  The album had previously peaked at number ten in August this year.  British synth-pop duo Hurts are straight in at number four with debut album Happiness and long standing US rock band Stone Sour achieve their highest Official Albums Chart standing to date with Audio Secrecy straight in at number six.

Notes to Editors
 
1.   Chart information quoted from this release must be credited to The Official Charts Company
 
2.  The Official Charts Company (OCC) is a joint venture between record labels’ body the BPI and ERA, the Entertainment Retailers Association.   The OCC is responsible for the commissioning, marketing, distribution and management of the UK’s industry standard music and video charts and is endorsed by the BVA (British Video Association).
 
3. The Official Charts Company compiles its charts from sales information gathered across all key distribution (or entertainment) channels including all major high street retail chains, independent stores, supermarkets, mail order internet retailers and digital music service providers. This market research sample equates to 99% of the total UK Singles market; 98% of the total UK Albums market and 90% of the total UK DVD market.
 
 For further information contact:
Amy Howard, Official Charts Company.
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The Official Chart Update with Greg James, 3.30pm-4pm, BBC Radio 1
The Chart Show with Reggie Yates, Sunday 4pm-7pm, BBC Radio 1.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/

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