With 4,000 copies to spare, U.K. television’s “Popstars” winners Hear’Say achieved its second domestic No. 1 yesterday (July 1) with “Show Me the Way to Your Love” (Polydor). The single follows the group’s March smash No. 1 “Pure and Simple.” Both hits come from Hear’Say’s “Popstars” album, which is certified triple-platinum in the U.K. for shipments of 900,000 copies.
The Polydor label replaced itself at No. 1, as it also distributes the Interscope multi-artist remake of “Lady Marmalade.” Now at No. 2, the single was restricted to one week at the top, although it’s the highest new entry across Europe on Music & Media’s Eurochart Hot 100 Singles at No. 3.
The Universal-distributed single, “Angel” by Shaggy featuring Rayvon (MCA/Universal-Island), spends a fourth week atop the Eurochart and is No. 4 in the U.K., where Usher’s “U Remind Me” (LaFace/Arista) bested it with a No. 3 debut. Parlophone’s Gorillaz have a second hit with “19-2000,” which debuted at No. 6.
It’s “as you were” at the top of the U.K. album chart, on which Travis starts a third week at No. 1 with “The Invisible Band” (Independiente). The label plans to release “Side” as the follow-up single to “Sing,” which is at No. 33 in its fifth chart week. D12’s “Devil’s Night” (another Interscope/Polydor hit) holds at No. 2 on the album chart, while Shaggy’s “Hot Shot” rebounds 5-3.
Dance favorites Basement Jaxx — widely covered in local print media of late and with the “Romeo” single still in the top-20 at No. 17 — scores the highest new entry with “Rooty” at No. 5 (XL Recordings/Beggars Banquet). Former Wet Wet Wet frontman Marti Pellow followed his No. 9 debut solo hit “Close to You” with a new entry at No. 7 for the album “Smile.”
Below the top-10, the chart has a strong retro flavor thanks to the rapid climbs made by many titles included in summer sales promotions by major retailers. Eminem’s “The Slim Shady LP” (Interscope/Polydor) soared 141-19, while erstwhile ska revivalists the Specials re-charted at No. 22 with their self-titled debut album on Chrysalis, which reached No. 4 in a 45-week run on the bestsellers tally in 1979-80. Carole King’s perennial “Tapestry,” originally on A&M but now out through Epic, reappears at No. 24, 30 years to the month after its first chart appearance.
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