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Rihanna tops chart for ninth week | Rihanna tops chart for ninth week |
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R&B star Rihanna has topped the UK charts for a ninth week with her single Umbrella, matching a record for the longest run at number one this decade. | |
The Barbados singer held off Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie, whose Big Girls Don't Cry went up six to number two. | |
Rihanna has equalled the run of Gnarls Barkley with the song Crazy last year. | |
The all-time record for consecutive weeks at the top of the singles chart is held by Bryan Adams with Everything I Do, which achieved 16 weeks in 1991. | |
Umbrella, which features vocals from influential rapper Jay-Z, is also top of the Billboard charts in the US. | |
In the album chart, Coventry rockers The Enemy enter at number one with We'll Live And Die In These Towns. | In the album chart, Coventry rockers The Enemy enter at number one with We'll Live And Die In These Towns. |
Just behind them are US band Interpol, who hit the UK top ten for the first time with Our Love To Admire. | Just behind them are US band Interpol, who hit the UK top ten for the first time with Our Love To Admire. |
TOP FIVE UK SINGLES 1. Umbrella - Rihanna ft Jay-Z2. Big Girls Don't Cry - Fergie3. Foundations - Kate Nash4. The Way I Are - Timbaland 5. Fluorescent Adolescent - Arctic Monkeys Source: Official UK Charts Company Rihanna's rapid rise | TOP FIVE UK SINGLES 1. Umbrella - Rihanna ft Jay-Z2. Big Girls Don't Cry - Fergie3. Foundations - Kate Nash4. The Way I Are - Timbaland 5. Fluorescent Adolescent - Arctic Monkeys Source: Official UK Charts Company Rihanna's rapid rise |
The band, who have been compared to British indie icons Joy Division, recently signed a deal with Coldplay's management company. | The band, who have been compared to British indie icons Joy Division, recently signed a deal with Coldplay's management company. |
Our Love To Admire is their first album for a major label. | Our Love To Admire is their first album for a major label. |
Elsewhere in the album chart, the newly-reformed Smashing Pumpkins debut at number four with Zeitgeist, their first album in seven years. | Elsewhere in the album chart, the newly-reformed Smashing Pumpkins debut at number four with Zeitgeist, their first album in seven years. |
Other new entries come from Cherry Ghost, Il Divo and Barbara Streisand - whose UK tour kicked off in Manchester last week. | Other new entries come from Cherry Ghost, Il Divo and Barbara Streisand - whose UK tour kicked off in Manchester last week. |
TOP FIVE UK ALBUMS 1. We'll Live And Die In These Towns - The Enemy2. Our Love To Admire - Interpol3. Collection - Travelling Wilburys4. Zeitgeist - Smashing Pumpkins5. We Are The Night - The Chemical Brothers Source: Official UK Charts Company | TOP FIVE UK ALBUMS 1. We'll Live And Die In These Towns - The Enemy2. Our Love To Admire - Interpol3. Collection - Travelling Wilburys4. Zeitgeist - Smashing Pumpkins5. We Are The Night - The Chemical Brothers Source: Official UK Charts Company |
In the singles chart, Foo Fighters, who featured in last weekend's Live Earth concert, have re-entered the top 40 with their 2005 single Best Of You, which leaps from 173 to 38. | In the singles chart, Foo Fighters, who featured in last weekend's Live Earth concert, have re-entered the top 40 with their 2005 single Best Of You, which leaps from 173 to 38. |
Arctic Monkeys are the biggest climbers in the singles chart with Fluorescent Adolescent rising 18 places to number five. | Arctic Monkeys are the biggest climbers in the singles chart with Fluorescent Adolescent rising 18 places to number five. |
New entries also come from Kings Of Leon, Groove Armada featuring Mutya, Mika and Bloc Party. | New entries also come from Kings Of Leon, Groove Armada featuring Mutya, Mika and Bloc Party. |
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