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| Lewis beats Dido to UK number one | Lewis beats Dido to UK number one |
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| Leona Lewis's re-released album Spirit has beaten Dido's Safe Trip Home to the number one slot in the UK album charts. | Leona Lewis's re-released album Spirit has beaten Dido's Safe Trip Home to the number one slot in the UK album charts. |
| It is Dido's third album. Her second, Life For Rent, was number one in 2003. | It is Dido's third album. Her second, Life For Rent, was number one in 2003. |
| Lewis's Spirit first went to the top of the charts in November last year, but a new edition of the record with bonus tracks was released on Monday. | Lewis's Spirit first went to the top of the charts in November last year, but a new edition of the record with bonus tracks was released on Monday. |
| In the singles chart, Beyonce's If I Were A Boy has claimed the number one position knocking the X Factor's charity single Hero to second place. | In the singles chart, Beyonce's If I Were A Boy has claimed the number one position knocking the X Factor's charity single Hero to second place. |
| Fastest selling single | Fastest selling single |
| Hero, released under Simon Cowell's record label Syco Music, featured all the X Factor finalists on a song previously covered by Mariah Carey. | Hero, released under Simon Cowell's record label Syco Music, featured all the X Factor finalists on a song previously covered by Mariah Carey. |
| UK TOP FIVE SINGLES 1. If I Were A Boy - Beyonce2. Hero - X Factor finalists3. Human - The Killers4. Live Your Life - TI5. Hot N Cold - Katy Perry Source: Official UK Charts Company | UK TOP FIVE SINGLES 1. If I Were A Boy - Beyonce2. Hero - X Factor finalists3. Human - The Killers4. Live Your Life - TI5. Hot N Cold - Katy Perry Source: Official UK Charts Company |
| Recorded in support of the charity Help for Heroes and the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal, the track was the fasting-selling charity record of the decade and the fastest selling single of 2008. | Recorded in support of the charity Help for Heroes and the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal, the track was the fasting-selling charity record of the decade and the fastest selling single of 2008. |
| US band The Killers climbed one place to number three with Human and TI fell two places to number four with Live Your Life. | US band The Killers climbed one place to number three with Human and TI fell two places to number four with Live Your Life. |
| In fifth place was Katy Perry with Hot n Cold, followed by Alesha Dixon's The Boy Does Nothing. | In fifth place was Katy Perry with Hot n Cold, followed by Alesha Dixon's The Boy Does Nothing. |
| Up one place from last week was Girls Aloud with The Promise and the Guru Josh Project was eighth with Infinity 2008. | Up one place from last week was Girls Aloud with The Promise and the Guru Josh Project was eighth with Infinity 2008. |
| Close battle | Close battle |
| Britney Spears's Womanizer was ninth place, three weeks after its release and Lewis's Forgive Me was a non-mover rounding off the top 10. | Britney Spears's Womanizer was ninth place, three weeks after its release and Lewis's Forgive Me was a non-mover rounding off the top 10. |
| The former X Factor winner's album had a close battle to claim first position in the album charts. | The former X Factor winner's album had a close battle to claim first position in the album charts. |
| UK TOP FIVE ALBUMS 1. Spirit - Leona Lewis2. Safe Trip Home - Dido3. Decade In The Sun - Stereophonics4. Dark Horse - Nickelback5. Out Of Control - Girls Aloud Source: Official UK Charts Company | UK TOP FIVE ALBUMS 1. Spirit - Leona Lewis2. Safe Trip Home - Dido3. Decade In The Sun - Stereophonics4. Dark Horse - Nickelback5. Out Of Control - Girls Aloud Source: Official UK Charts Company |
| Trade magazine Music Week reported first-day sales between Lewis and Dido were less than 500 units. | Trade magazine Music Week reported first-day sales between Lewis and Dido were less than 500 units. |
| The Stereophonics fell one place this week to third with their best of album, Decade in the Sun. | The Stereophonics fell one place this week to third with their best of album, Decade in the Sun. |
| Dark Horse, Nickelback's new album, went straight in at number four. | Dark Horse, Nickelback's new album, went straight in at number four. |
| The other new releases in this week's top 10 was Simply Red's greatest hits, 25, which reached number nine and Beyonce's I Am Sasha Fierce followed at number 10. | The other new releases in this week's top 10 was Simply Red's greatest hits, 25, which reached number nine and Beyonce's I Am Sasha Fierce followed at number 10. |
| Girls Aloud's latest offering Out of Control fell two places to number five and Kings of Leon's Only By The Night was sixth. | Girls Aloud's latest offering Out of Control fell two places to number five and Kings of Leon's Only By The Night was sixth. |
| Last week's number one, Il Divo's Promise fell to seventh place and Pink's Funhouse was at number eight. | Last week's number one, Il Divo's Promise fell to seventh place and Pink's Funhouse was at number eight. |