Sunday just gone: Scissor Sisters still receiving blanket coverage, still outselling everyone else very comfortably indeed. Fergie's highest 'new' entry ends up at 3, matching "Pump It", "Don't Phunk With My Heart" and, yes, "My Humps". The Killers are all the way up to 5 on downloads and probably expecting number one next week, and the other top tewn entry is a rather disappointing 10 for Jamelia. Meanwhile Snow Patrol drop to 8 but are about to be unceremoniously removed anyway, thanks to Polydor not being bothered to send out a few physical copies of the single anymore as it's mainly selling on downloads anyway. Rightfully long term top 10 singles disappearing thanks to this rule has happened a lot this summer ("Crazy" and "Maneater" for two) but it's not going to next year. More on rule changes in a forthcoming post...
It's a slightly bare week high up as the next new entry is for Daniel O'Donnell at 21. His last hit single ("You Raise Me Up" - presumably that one) was three years ago and reached 22, so he's nothing if not consistent. He's two places ahead of Lostprophets (whose staying power, if nothing else, is impressive - remember Hundred Reasons, anyone?) and they're two more ahead of Lupe Fiasco. Embrace see an end of week collapse take them to a rather lowly 29 - this album hasn't sold that well even after being repackaged with their world cup song, has it? Maybe something to do with being rubbish. Cherish ft. Sean Paul at 30 appears not to be on downloads; Larrikin Love (32), Guillemots (36) and Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly (38) all definitely aren't. But they've beaten Katie Melua (41)! With a new song! Oh and thanks to some kind of advert (look at my research skills there) Bedouin Soundclash are up to 40 on downloads even though the single isn't released for several weeks more - it's allowed because there are still physical copies hanging around from the last time it was released, I think.
In the albums it's an all new top three with Justin Timberlake, The Fratellis and Lemar. The
Feeling continue to take hold in the top 10 with Muse and, worryingly, The Kooks and Razorlight lurking just outside again.
Sunday coming: The UK really loves Scissor Sisters, enough for them to be set to hold off The Killers' full release of "When We Were Young" for a rather surprising third week at number 1. They are, of course, outselling almost everyone else combined in the album chart.
No other top 10 new entries means likely returns for Pink (sure) and Cascada (why?) with Janet Jackson, The Zutons and (ugh) Jet set for the lower reaches of the top 20.
Unsurprisingly Lily Allen, Evanescence and Pussycat Dolls are selling well on downloads ahead of their releases next week. But who would have thought that Lil' Chris would too? Someone more pessimistic, perhaps. The Automatic and (deadly dull) CORD are the final likely new entries.
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