Adele equalled Madonna’s chart yesterday by earning her ninth week on top of the UK albums chart. The singer is now the first female artist to have been at Number One for that long since Madonna’s ‘The Immaculate Collection’ in 1990.
Not only did the London-born singer maintain her amazing chart run with her sophomore album, ‘21’, but the young star also earned the Number Two spot with (once again) resurgent sales for her debut release, ‘19’.
New York rockers The Strokes earned the Number Three spot with their comeback ‘Angles’, while Jessie J was placed at Number Four with debut release ‘Who You Are’. The highest new entry in the top ten came from Ronan Keating’s collaboration with Burt Bacharach, ‘When Ronan Met Burt’, which placed at Number Five.
Other new entries included Nicole Scherzinger, who earned Number Eight with ‘Killer Love’, and Chris Brown, who claimed the Number Ten spot with ‘F.A.M.E.’.
In terms of singles, Adele saw resurgent form with her hit single ‘Someone Like You’. The singer earned the Number One place once again after knocking Nicole Scherzinger’s ‘Don’t Hold Your Breath’ from the top spot.
The Top 10 UK albums:
1. Adele - '21'
2. Adele - '19'
3. The Strokes – 'Angles'
4. Jessie J - 'Who You Are'
5. Ronan Keating – 'When Ronan Met Burt'
6. The Overtones – 'Good Ol' Fashioned Love'
7. Rihanna - 'Loud'
8. Nicole Scherzinger – 'Killer Love'
9. Elbow - 'Build A Rocket Boys!'
10. Chris Brown – 'F.A.M.E.'
The Top 10 UK singles:
1. Adele - 'Someone Like You'
2. Nicole Scherzinger – 'Don't Hold Your Breath'
3. The Black Eyed Peas – 'Just Can’t Get Enough'
4. The Wanted - 'Gold Forever'
5. Jessie J - 'Price Tag'
6. Rihanna - 'S&M (Come On)'
7. Wiz Khalifa - 'Black And Yellow'
8. Dr Dre featuring Eminem – 'I Need A Doctor'
9. Adele – 'Rolling In The Deep'
10. Lady Gaga - 'Born This Way'
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