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Susan Boyle Album Bows At No. 1 In U.K.

by Paul Sexton, London  |   November 15, 2010 7:54 EST
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Artists in this Article

Bon Jovi
Ray Davies
Take That
Mike Posner
Cee Lo Green
The Black Eyed Peas
Michael Bublé
James Blunt
Rihanna
Adele
Katy Perry
Susan Boyle
Cheryl Cole

Albums in this Article

Greatest Hits: The Ultimate Collection
Bon Jovi
See My Friends
Ray Davies
Cooler Than Me
Mike Posner
Cee Lo Green
Crazy Love
Michael Bublé
Only Girl (In The World)
Rihanna
Make You Feel My Love [2 Tracks]
Adele
Teenage Dream
Katy Perry
The Gift
Susan Boyle

Susan Boyle's sophomore album "The Gift" (Syco Music/Sony Music Entertainment) gave her a second U.K. No. 1 and Rihanna's "Only Girl (In The World)" (Def Jam/Universal) started a second week atop the singles chart, as the Official Charts Company revealed new sales data.

The Scottish singer's Christmas-themed album follows last year's "I Dreamed A Dream," which became the U.K.'s bestselling album of 2009 despite only being released in November. "Dream" had a monster start with 412,000 sales in the first week, while "The Gift" managed a first week sale of 103,000.

Bon Jovi's "Greatest Hits" (Mercury/Universal) stayed at No. 2 on the new chart last night (Nov. 14) as last week's bestseller, Cheryl Cole's "Messy Little Raindrops" (Fascination/Polydor/Universal), fell to No. 3.

James Blunt's "Some Kind of Trouble" (Custard/Atlantic/Warner Music) started at No. 4, as its single "Stay The Night" continued its slow but steady progress, 32-26. Michael Bublé's "Crazy Love" (Reprise/Warner Music) moved back 6-5 and Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream" (Virgin/EMI) 12-9, as her current "Firework" single moved up again 4-3.

Cee Lo Green followed his recent U.K. No. 1 single "Forget You" (Warner Bros./Warner Music) with a No. 10 debut for the album "The Lady Killer." Ray Davies' TV-advertised "See My Friends" (UMTV/Universal), which sees him joined by such guests as Bruce Springsteen, Metallica and Mumford & Sons on versions of his Kinks songs, opened at No. 12.

But there was little joy for Girls Aloud member Nadine Coyle, whose solo debut album "Insatiable" debuted at a modest No. 47, by contrast to her fellow group member Cole's chart-topping exploits. The title track and first single debuted and peaked at No. 26 last week. The "Insatiable" album was a physical retail exclusive with mass merchant Tesco, while iTunes had the digital exclusive.

The Rihanna single stayed at No. 1 to deny Take That a perfect start with "The Flood" (Polydor/Universal), which began at No. 2 to become the group's 16th top five single. One behind that tally are former "boy band" McFly, whose "Shine A Light" (Universal Island), featuring Taio Cruz, hit the chart at No. 4.

Mike Posner's "Cooler Than Me" (J/Sony Music Entertainment) moved back 7-6 while Adele's "Make You Feel My Love" (XL Recordings), which has been in and around the top 40 in recent weeks after the song was reactivated on "The X Factor," rebounded again 19-9. Contestant Rebecca Ferguson sang the Bob Dylan song on the Nov. 6 edition of the talent series.

Outside the singles top ten, Black Eyed Peas started at No. 11 with "The Time (Dirty Bit)" (Interscope/Universal), former "X Factor" winner Shayne Ward's "Gotta Be Somebody" (Syco Music/Sony Music Entertainment) at No. 12 and Pink's "Raise Your Glass" (LaFace/Sony Music Entertainment) at No. 13.

The Bon Jovi compilation went straight in at No. 1 on Billboard's composite European Albums chart, while the Rihanna track is in a second week atop European Hot 100 Singles.

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