LMFAO & Adele hold tight to top spots

01/05/2011

LMFAO’s Party Rock Anthem featuring Lauren Bennet and GoonRock holds tight to the top spot in the Official Singles Chart for a third week while Adele’s 21 notches up a thirteenth week at number one in Official Albums Chart, the Official Charts Company confirms today.

Party Rock Anthem, a first UK number one for electro hip-hop duo LMFAO, holds a commanding lead of more than 40% sales ahead of its nearest rival, Bruno Mars’ The Lazy Song which climbs from last week’s number 15 to this week’s number two.  The Lazy Song follows previous hits for Mars that include this year’s former number one album Doo-Wops & Hooligans (number six in this week’s Official Albums Chart) and number one singles from last year Just The Way You Are (Amazing) and Grenade.

There is just one new entry in this week’s Official Singles Chart Top 10; UK dance duo Nero’s new single Guilt, is straight in at number eight following their debut single Me & You which peaked at number 15 earlier this year.

Adele continues to dominate the Official Albums Chart with 21 holding the top spot and her debut album 19 returning to number two from last week’s number three.   It’s the fifth week this year that 19 (number one when it was released in 2008) has been at number two.

Wombats are the only new entry in the Official Albums Chart Top 10 with second album This Moden Glitch straight in at number three giving the UK indie band their highest Official Albums Chart placing to date.  Their debut, A Guide To Love Loss & Desperation, peaked at 11 in 2007.

Meanwhile Radiohead’s King Of Limbs bounces back into the Official Albums Chart Top 10 following the release last week of a limited edition box set of the album which has propelled it back up the chart from last week’s 32 to this week’s number seven.  This equals the album’s highest chart placing to date when it debuted at number seven in March.

There is one other re-entry in the Official Albums Chart Top 10 – Chase & Status’ No More Idols climbs to this week’s number 10 from last week’s 16 having previously peaked at number two in February this year.

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

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