Good Things Come In Fours For Lady Gaga

11/04/2010

Lady Gaga's evergreen album The Fame returns for a fourth stint at number one in the Official Albums Chart the Official Charts Company confirms today.

The only other female solo artist to have achieved this feat is Dido with Life For Rent in 2003/2004.

The Fame debuted at number three in the Official Albums Chart on its release in January 2009.  It first made it to the top spot in April that year when it stayed at number one for four consecutive weeks.  It returned to number one again on two separate occasions, each for a week, in March 2010.

The Fame has spent a phenomenal forty eight weeks in the Top 10 since its release.  In 2010 to date, it has never been out of the Top 10.

There are no new entries in this week's Official Albums Chart Top 10.

 In the Official Singles Chart, London trio Scouting For Girls' This Ain't A Love Song is number one for a second consecutive week.

 There is  one new entry in this week's Official Singles Chart Top 10: Timbaland's Carry Out featuring Justin Timberlake is at number six up from number sixteen last week.

 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.
T: 01480 860 530  M. 07768 891 264
E: amy@theofficialcharts.com
W:www.theofficialcharts.com

 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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