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JLS beat Robbie in album battle | JLS beat Robbie in album battle |
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Last year's X Factor finalists JLS have seen off Robbie Williams in the race for the top of the album chart. | Last year's X Factor finalists JLS have seen off Robbie Williams in the race for the top of the album chart. |
Williams's much-promoted Reality Killed The Video Star made its album chart debut at number two. | Williams's much-promoted Reality Killed The Video Star made its album chart debut at number two. |
The boy band's debut album, JLS, went straight in at number one despite tough competition from the former Take That star, as well as from Snow Patrol. | The boy band's debut album, JLS, went straight in at number one despite tough competition from the former Take That star, as well as from Snow Patrol. |
The winning margin between the two albums was less than 1%. Both albums sold more than 200,000 copies. | |
It makes them the biggest selling albums of the year so far. | |
Unless Williams climbs higher in upcoming weeks, it will be his first studio album not to reach number one. | Unless Williams climbs higher in upcoming weeks, it will be his first studio album not to reach number one. |
JLS said: "It is absolutely unbelievable that we have reached the number one spot on the album chart this weekend after such an incredible race with the pop icon that is Robbie Williams!" | |
Williams, who last week joined his former Take That bandmates on stage at the Children in Need charity concert, has been orchestrating his return to the pop scene for some months. | Williams, who last week joined his former Take That bandmates on stage at the Children in Need charity concert, has been orchestrating his return to the pop scene for some months. |
Black Eyed Peas | |
Last month he put comeback nerves behind him to perform his first full concert for three years, as part of the BBC Electric Proms in London. | Last month he put comeback nerves behind him to perform his first full concert for three years, as part of the BBC Electric Proms in London. |
The gig followed an unsteady appearance on X Factor and revelations about him suffering from stage fright. | The gig followed an unsteady appearance on X Factor and revelations about him suffering from stage fright. |
Reality Killed The Video Star is his first release since 2006's Rudebox, which met with a tepid reception from fans and critics. | Reality Killed The Video Star is his first release since 2006's Rudebox, which met with a tepid reception from fans and critics. |
Elsewhere in the chart, Up To Now, the best-of album from Snow Patrol, went in at three. | Elsewhere in the chart, Up To Now, the best-of album from Snow Patrol, went in at three. |
Cheryl Cole's debut album slipped from the top spot to number six. | |
The Black Eyed Peas were kings of the singles chart this week with Meet Me Halfway, up two this week from number three. | The Black Eyed Peas were kings of the singles chart this week with Meet Me Halfway, up two this week from number three. |
"JLS and Robbie were neck and neck in the end, scoring the two biggest week one totals of the year," said Martin Talbot of the Official Charts Company. | |
"So while JLS will be rightly delighted with their first number one, Robbie should be too with his biggest opening week sale for four years," he added. |
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