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Coldplay sail into pole position with X&Y
12 June 2005 - 17:46:05
Source: Music Week



Coldplay's third album X&Y sailed to the second highest first week sales in history last week, selling a stellar 464,471 copies, writes Alan Jones.

Only Oasis' August 1997 album, Be Here Now, has ever enjoyed a faster start. Former runner-up Dido's Life For Rent opened with 400,351 sales in October 2003.

A Thursday release, Be Here Now sold 356,000 on its first day alone and 696,000 in three days before the end of the chart week to debut at number one. It sold a further 235,000 copies the following week, and topped the million sales mark in 11 days.

X&Y accounted for more than one in six of all album sales last week, and far surpassed the first week sales of Coldplay's two previous albums. Parachutes sold 70,935 copies to open at number one in July 2000, while A Rush Of Blood To The Head sold 273,924 copies to do likewise in September 2002.

Both albums have enjoyed a major resurgence in sales in recent weeks, and Parachutes vaults 52-19 this week, while A Rush Of Blood To The Head jumps 48-23. It's 141 weeks since the former album climbed so high, and 71 weeks since the latter had such a lofty perch.

Coldplay's overall UK sales topped the 5m mark last week, with A Rush Of Blood To The Head contributing 2,395,483 to the total and Parachutes accounting for 2,176,284.

Despite Coldplay's massive contribution, sales of albums overall increased by a moderate 135,073 last week - 5.1% - to 2,773,367. That's their fifth highest level of the year, and their highest for 11 weeks. One album that missed out on the bonanza, however, was Geri Halliwell's Passion, which sold just 5,432 copies to debut at number 41. Of Halliwell's previous albums, Schizophonic opened at number four with sales of 31,274 exactly six years ago, while 2001's Scream If You Wanna Go Faster sold 35,356 copies to earn a number five debut in 2001. Although it had a better start, it went on to sell only 145,844 copies, compared to the 483,150 tally of Schizophonic.

All of the top five artist albums sold more than 50,000 copies last week, whereas Akon's Trouble album managed to top the charts with sales of just 38,003. The recent avalanche of albums from high profile artists has also overshadowed the compilation sector, which accounted for a paltry 17.0% of album sales last week. In 283 chart weeks since the turn of the century, its contribution was only lower once, 87 weeks ago, when it was 16.3%.

Although comprehensively dethroned, Oasis' Don't Believe The Truth sold a further 88,335 copies last week, to finish in second place, confounding predictions that White Stripes' new album Get Behind Me Satan would finish as runner-up to Coldplay.

Comprising 13 songs recorded in just 14 days earlier this year, Get Behind Me Satan - White Stripes' fifth album - enjoyed the biggest yet first week sales for the band last week, selling 70,631 copies to secure a number three debut. Released hot on the heels of introductory single Blue Orchid which reached number nine last week, it's the follow-up to Elephant, the band's 2003 album, which opened at number one with first week sales of 64,191 and a to-date tally of 738,743. The band's first three albums all fell short of the Top 40.

It's rare for singles to climb these days, and rarer still for their second week sales to outstrip their first week sales - but James Blunt's third single, You're Beautiful ticks both those boxes this week, jumping 12-6 with sales of 13,260 - a 14.2% improvement. Even more impressively, Blunt's debut album Back to Bedlam returns to its number four peak, with week-on-week growth of 46.4%. It sold a best-yet 62,121 copies last week, to take its overall sales to 201,768. Its sales have increased in each of the last eight weeks. When it was fist number four a fortnight ago, it was with sales of 27,989 - and when it was released last October, it attracted just 482 buyers on its first week in the shops.

Completing the Top 5 of the album chaft, Forever Faithless: The Greatest Hits slips 3-5 but suffers only a 2% dip in sales to 52,162.

In the same week that second single Ordinary People debuts at number 27 on the sales chart and jumps 35-20 on the airplay chart, R&B newcomer John Legend's debut album Get Lifted reaches a new peak. The album - a number four success in America where it has sold 1,203,919 copies so far - was released here in January but is only now taking off in a big way, moving 47-32-24-12 in the last three weeks. It sold 13,402 copies last week, to lift its cume to 106,071.

Elswhere in the Top 20 there are debuts for the Electric Light Orchestra and The Tears.

All Over The World: The Very Best Of The Electric Light Orchestra, which sold 16,986 copies to secure 11th place, the highest position for an album by the group since a 1994 'best of'. Meanwhile, The Tears' album Here Comes The Tears brings to fruition the much talked about reunion between Suede principals Bernard Butler and Brett Anderson attracted 12,938 buyers and debuts at number 15.

It's a little over 30 years since the consistently popular German electronic pioneers Kraftwerk made their UK chart debut with Autobahn but they're hardly the most productive band in the world, having released just two new studio albums in 20 years. This week, they register their ninth chart album in the form of Minimum Maximum, a double live set comprising 22 tracks recorded at 12 European, American and Japanese venues during their 2004 world tour. The album sold 8,223 copies last week, and debuts at number 29.
The buoyant artist album sector drew attention from the singles sector last week. Physical singles sales slumped 27% to 383,693 - a four week low - while downloads dipped 11% to 403,635, with the overall market shrinking by 19%.

Sales of Crazy Frog's Axel F dipped 39.9% last week but the record enjoys another easy victory on its third week at number one with 72,281 purchasers - treble the 24,709 sales of runners-up U2's City Of Blinding Lights. Axel F jumps 3-2 in the year-to-date rankings, leapfrogging McFly's All About You/You've Got A Friend. The top five singles year-to-date are (Is This The Way To) Amarillo - Tony Christie (1,048,237), Axel F (342,176), All About You/You've Got A Friend - McFly (325,900), Lonely - Akon (271,388), Let Me Love You - Mario (158,564).

U2's How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb, is their first album to generate more than one number one single, with both Vertigo and follow-up Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own reaching pole position. New single City Of Blinding Lights is only prevented from making it three in a row this week by Axel F. U2 have had seven number ones. City Of Blinding Lights is their third number two, and 35th Top 40 hit. Its release helps lift the Atomic Bomb album 50-33 - its highest placing for 11 weeks.


Completing the top five, both Akon's Lonely and Gorillaz's Feel Good Inc slip a notch apiece (2-3 and 3-4), while Amerie's 1 Thing continues at number five. Lonely sold 18,150 copies, Feel Good Inc sold 16,558 copies and 1 Thing sold 13,621 copies. The number of singles to sell more than 10,000 copies fell from the 2005 high of 15 recorded last week to 13, while only the new singles from U2 and Jamiroquai sold enough copies to secure Top 10 debuts.

Jamiroquai return to the top tier with Feels Just Like It Should debuting at number eight. The introductory single from Dynamite- out next Monday (20th) - Feels Just Like It Should is Jamiroquai's highest charting single since Little L. The first single from the band's last album Funk Odyssey reached number five in 2001. with first week sales of 46,678 far eclipsing the 12,443 copies Feels Just Like It Should sold last week. Jamiroquai have now had 20 Top 40 singles in a little over 12 years as hitmakers.

Finally, a cover of the Manhattans' 1976 number four hit Kiss And Say Goodbye provides Birmingham reggae veterans UB40 with the introductory hit from their new album Who You Fighting For?

Debuting at number 19 with first week sales of 5,378. Kiss And Say Goodbye extends UB40's career as hitmakers to more than 25 years, and is their milestone 50th hit - a total surpassed only by two other groups - Status Quo and (if we count their collaborations with Cliff Richard) The Shadows.
 
It's a sad sad world. Still, 2 number 1's and a 2 is very good. These stupid novely songs are always popular. Kiddies are big single buyers these days. We've had Bob the Builder, Mr Blobby. Schappi, de kleine krokodil kept SYCMIOYO off the No1 spot in the Netherlands. Pretty sad but not uncommon.
 
The UK's Top 200 Singles, Week [25] Ending 18.06.05.

LW / TW / Title(s) / Artist / Label / Catalogue Number / Weeks in Top 200


1 - 1 - AXEL F - CRAZY FROG - GUSTO - CDGUS17 - 3
## - 2 - CITY OF BLINDING LIGHTS - U2 - ISLAND - CIDX890 - 1
2 - 3 - LONELY - AKON - UNIVERSAL - MCSTD40415 - 6
3 - 4 - FEEL GOOD INC - GORILLAZ - PARLOPHONE - R6663 - 9
5 - 5 - 1 THING - AMERIE - COLUMBIA - 6759402 - 3
12 - 6 - YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL - JAMES BLUNT - ATLANTIC - AT0207CDX - 2
10 - 7 - SHOT YOU DOWN - AUDIO BULLYS FT NANCY SINATRA - SOURCE - SOURCDX111 - 3
## - 8 - FEELS JUST LIKE IT SHOULD - JAMIROQUAI - SONY MUSIC - 6759682 - 1
6 - 9 - DON'T PHUNK WITH MY HEART - BLACK EYED PEAS - A&M - 9882331 - 4
4 - 10 - BEST OF YOU - FOO FIGHTERS - RCA - 82876701012 - 2
## = 11 = RING DING DING = PONDLIFE = GUT = CDSNOG14 = 1
8 = 12 = HOLLABACK GIRL = GWEN STEFANI = INTERSCOPE = 9882326 = 3
7 = 13 = SPEED OF SOUND = COLDPLAY = PARLOPHONE = CDR6664 = 3
16 = 14 = I LIKE THE WAY = BODYROCKERS = MERCURY = 9871115 = 8
11 = 15 = (IS THIS THE WAY TO) AMARILLO = TONY CHRISTIE FT PETER KAY = UMTV = 9828606 = 13
## = 16 = BOYS WILL BE BOYS = ORDINARY BOYS = B UNIQUE = WEA389CD2 = 1
13 = 17 = HATE IT OR LOVE IT = GAME FT 50 CENT = INTERSCOPE = 9882205 = 5
9 = 18 = BLUE ORCHID = WHITE STRIPES = XL RECORDINGS = XLS216CD2 = 2
## = 19 = KISS AND SAY GOODBYE = UB40 = DEP INTERNATIONAL = DEPDX59 = 1
17 = 20 = SIGNS = SNOOP DOGG/WILSON/TIMBERLAKE = GEFFEN = 9881781 = 7

19 21 SWITCH WILL SMITH INTERSCOPE 9881083 12
21 22 OWNER OF A LONELY HEART MAX GRAHAM VS YES DATA DATA92CDS 4
14 23 LYLA OASIS BIG BROTHER RKIDSCD29 4
23 24 LONELY NO MORE ROB THOMAS ATLANTIC AT0203CD 4
24 25 IN THE MORNING CORAL DELTASONIC DLTCD2033 5
20 26 HOLD YOU DOWN JENNIFER LOPEZ FT FAT JOE EPIC 6759342 4
## 27 ORDINARY PEOPLE JOHN LEGEND COLUMBIA 6759642 1
25 28 EVERYDAY I LOVE YOU LESS AND LESS KAISER CHIEFS B UNIQUE/POLYDOR BUN094CDX 4
15 29 STREETCAR FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND ATLANTIC ATUK009CDX 2
## 30 THE CHRONICLES OF LIFE AND DEATH GOOD CHARLOTTE EPIC 6759432 1
26 31 MOCKINGBIRD EMINEM INTERSCOPE 9882073 6
40 32 I SEE GIRLS STUDIO B DATA BOSSMOS1CDS 11
## 33 ALL MAPPED OUT DEPARTURE PARLOPHONE CDRS6665 1
29 34 IN MY ARMS MYLO BREASTFED BFD016CD 4
18 35 SORRY BEN ADAMS PHONOGENIC 82876699392 2
## 36 SIDE STREETS SAINT ETIENNE SANCTUARY SANXD378 1
36 37 OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD KT TUNSTALL RELENTLESS RELCD18 5
## 38 DON'T LET THEM ASHANTI MERCURY/THE INC 9882725 1
34 39 CANDY SHOP 50 CENT INTERSCOPE 9881293 12
## 40 BE YOURSELF AUDIOSLAVE EPIC/INTERSCOPE 9882599 1

30 41 ONE WORD KELLY OSBOURNE SANCTUARY SANXD349 5
## 42 FREEK U BON GARCON EYE INDUSTRIES/UMTV 9871395 1
32 43 POISON GROOVE COVERAGE ALL AROUND THE WORLD CDGLOBE361 2
37 44 LET ME LOVE YOU MARIO J 82876682452 12
22 45 DESIRE GERI HALLIWELL INNOCENT SINDX75 2
33 46 FOREVER LOST MAGIC NUMBERS HEAVENLY HVN151CD 3
35 47 GIRL DESTINY'S CHILD COLUMBIA 6758952 7
31 48 HELENA MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE REPRISE W671CD 3
## 49 DISCO INFILTRATOR LCD SOUNDSYSTEM DFA/EMI DFAEMI2145CD 1
46 50 SO MANY TIMES GADJO FT ALEXANDRA PRINCE AATW/MANIFESTO 9871480 4
38 51 1 2 STEP CIARA FT MISSY ELLIOTT LAFACE 82876688192 9
41 52 SOMEWHERE ELSE RAZORLIGHT VERTIGO 9869893 9
39 53 SO WHAT THE FUSS STEVIE WONDER MOTOWN TMGCDX1510 4
## 54 THE SORRY SUITOR DIVE DIVE DIABLO DIACD007 1
48 55 AGAIN FAITH EVANS EMI CDEMS658 6
## 56 ALWAYS THE SAME NEILS CHILDREN POPTONES MC5100SCD 1
55 57 DAKOTA STEREOPHONICS V2 VVR5031043 15
27 58 SHE MIGHT NOISE NEXT DOOR US & THEM WEA386CD2 2
47 59 GET LOW/LOVERS & FRIENDS LIL JON & THE EAST SIDE BOYZ TVT TVTUKCD9 6
56 60 HALF LIGHT ATHLETE PARLOPHONE CDATHS008 7

54 61 JERK IT OUT CAESARS VIRGIN DINSD274 8
43 62 BATTLE OF THE HEROES - STAR WARS LSO/WILLIAMS SONY CLASSICAL 6759562 3
89 63 WISEMEN JAMES BLUNT ATLANTIC AT0198CD 11
## 64 GOD KNOWS MANDO DIAO MAJESTY 8726022 1
70 65 ADAGIO FOR STRINGS TIESTO NEBULA NEBT068 9
67 66 INSOMNIA FAITHLESS CHEEKY 82876690301 8
153 67 SOMEBODY TOLD ME KILLERS LIZARD KING LIZARD014CD2 7
63 68 IT'S LIKE THAT MARIAH CAREY DEF JAM/ISLAND 9881057 11
28 69 A GLORIOUS DAY EMBRACE INDEPENDIENTE ISOM94SMS 2
66 70 SHIVER NATALIE IMBRUGLIA BRIGHTSIDE 82876686872 12
62 71 THEY JEM ATO 82876685182 13
45 72 TOUCH MY FIRE JAVINE SHALIT PRODUCTIONS 9871694 4
60 73 BEVERLY HILLS WEEZER GEFFEN 9881791 6
## 74 WALKING SHADE BILLY CORGAN REPRISE W673DVD 1
72 75 CALIFORNIA PHANTOM PLANET EPIC 6757781 16
49 76 WHY GO FAITHLESS FT ESTELLE CHEEKY 82876699292 2
69 77 FALLING STARS SUNSET STRIPPERS DIRECTION 6758312 14
51 78 FIRST DAY TIMO MAAS A&E WEA387CD2 2
59 79 THE WAY DANIEL BEDINGFIELD POLYDOR 9871535 3
68 80 SMILE LIKE YOU MEAN IT KILLERS LIZARD KING LIZARD015 6

57 81 POWER OUT ARCADE FIRE ROUGH TRADE RTRADSCD232 3
65 82 ALL ABOUT YOU/YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND MCFLY ISLAND MCSTD40409 15
83 83 WHAT YOU WAITING FOR GWEN STEFANI INTERSCOPE 9864986 22
73 84 RICH GIRL GWEN STEFANI FT EVE INTERSCOPE 9880219 14
75 85 OH MY GOSH BASEMENT JAXX XL RECORDINGS XLS209CD1 13
## 86 TEEN ANGST M83 GOOOM DISQUES 8689862 1
58 87 DEMONS BRIAN MCFADDEN MODEST/SONY MUSIC 6759102 3
76 88 JETSTREAM NEW ORDER FT ANA MATRONIC LONDON NUCDP14 4
80 89 SO MUCH LOVE TO GIVE FREELOADERS FT THE REAL THING ALL AROUND THE WORLD CDGLOBE412 9
99 90 CAUGHT UP JA RULE FT LLOYD THE INC 9881232 8
74 91 SHINED ON ME PRAISE CATS FT ANDRE LOVE ALL AROUND THE WORLD CDGLOBE380 5
44 92 LOVE IS A DESERTER KILLS DOMINO RECORDINGS RUG198CD 2
61 93 TIME TO GROW LEMAR SONY MUSIC 6758122 11
86 94 WIRES ATHLETE PARLOPHONE CDATHS007 18
79 95 FISHING FOR A DREAM TURIN BRAKES SOURCE SOURCDX109 4
92 96 GALVANIZE CHEMICAL BROTHERS VIRGIN CHEMSDX21 19
88 97 GET RIGHT JENNIFER LOPEZ EPIC 6757562 17
152 98 CALL ON ME ERIC PRYDZ DATA DATA68CDS 39
71 99 NOT EVERYONE NINE BLACK ALPS ISLAND CID892 3
82 100 OH MY GOD KAISER CHIEFS B UNIQUE BUN092CDX 14

## 101 MIRROR BALL COLOUR LIZARD KING LIZARD017 1
124 102 OUT OF TOUCH UNITING NATIONS GUSTO CDGUS13 29
## 103 GEHT'S NOCH ROMAN FLUGEL SKINT SKINT112 1
## 104 DRIVE AWAY GRATITUDE ATLANTIC AT0205CD 1
85 105 BELIEVE CHEMICAL BROTHERS VIRGIN CHEMSDX22 6
87 106 LOCKED UP AKON UNIVERSAL MCSTD40406 16
103 107 NUMB/ENCORE JAY-Z & LINKIN PARK WEA W660CD 29
## 108 FREAK SCENE DINOSAUR JR SWEET NOTHING CSSN033 1
## 109 MEDICINE JAR QUEEN ADREENA ONE LITTLE INDIAN 474TP7CD 1
96 110 BOULEVARD OF BROKEN DREAMS GREEN DAY REPRISE W659CD2 28
42 111 GOOD 2 GO TRIPLE EIGHT OSMOSIS OSMU88802 2
93 112 A LITTLE LESS CONVERSATION ELVIS VS JXL RCA 82876666832 7
104 113 MY MY MY ARMAND VAN HELDEN SOUTHERN FRIED ECB67CDS 34
91 114 HOW WE DO GAME FT 50 CENT INTERSCOPE 9880361 17
100 115 GIVING YOU UP KYLIE MINOGUE PARLOPHONE CDRS6661 11
## 116 I WANT YOU DEAD BAZAARS 48 CRASH QSCDS009 1
121 117 VERTIGO U2 ISLAND CIDX878 22
101 118 LIKE TOY SOLDIERS EMINEM INTERSCOPE 2103963 18
95 119 OVER AND OVER NELLY FT TIM MCGRAW CURB/UNIVERSAL MCSTD40402 16
126 120 I MAY BE SMALL I MAY BE SWEET CHARLIE THE CHICKEN ZYX ZYX98658 6

110 121 HOLIDAY GREEN DAY REPRISE W664CD2 13
77 122 DANCE ME IN SONS & DAUGHTERS DOMINO RECORDINGS RUG196CD 3
81 123 WHAT CAR CLIFF RICHARD DECCA 4756943 5
98 124 AN HONEST MISTAKE BRAVERY LOOG 9880300 14
84 125 FEARLESS BRAVERY LOOG 9882338 3
178 126 HIGH JAMES BLUNT ATLANTIC AT0184CD 6
115 127 SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T MAKE IT ON YOUR OWN U2 ISLAND CIDX886 17
109 128 WHY DO YOU LOVE ME GARBAGE A&E WEA385CD 10
50 129 SPIDERS MOBY MUTE LCDMUTE350 2
105 130 I BRUISE EASILY NATASHA BEDINGFIELD PHONOGENIC 82876681532 10
136 131 AMERICAN IDIOT GREEN DAY REPRISE W652CD2 13
148 132 LOLA'S THEME SHAPESHIFTERS POSITIVA CDTIVS207 34
97 133 GABRYELLE DJ SPEN PTS DJ TECHNIC DEFECTED DFTD104CDS 2
141 134 THE CORNER COMMON GEFFEN MCST40416 2
155 135 WHERE IS THE LOVE BLACK EYED PEAS A&M 9863119 6
## 136 SHE'S GONE JJ72 LAKOTA LAK70033 1
113 137 CAUGHT UP USHER LAFACE 82876679142 16
116 138 HOPE TWISTA FT FAITH EVANS CAPITOL 8694660 11
52 139 SAY YES BLOOD ARM CITY ROCKERS ROCKERS29CD 2
## 140 PAST THE POINT OF PANIC SHRINKING VIOLET ASCAIN BAY ABR01 1

125 141 BLACK HORSE AND THE CHERRY TREE KT TUNSTALL RELENTLESS RELCD14 12
107 142 SNOWDEN DOVES HEAVENLY HVN150CDS 5
150 143 STAR TO FALL CABIN CREW DATA DATA87CDS 15
166 144 REFUGEES TEARS INDEPENDIENTE ISOM92MS 7
151 145 THE WEEKEND MICHAEL GRAY EYE INDUSTRIES/UMTV 9871046 8
134 146 DROP IT LIKE IT'S HOT SNOOP DOGG FT PHARRELL GEFFEN 2103461 23
114 147 NUMBER ONE SPOT LUDACRIS DEF JAM 9881665 5
## 148 LADY STARDUST LISA MISKOVSKY STOCKHOLM 9871661 1
154 149 FLASHDANCE DEEP DISH POSITIVA CDTIVS211 34
90 150 PLEASE STAND UP BRITISH SEA POWER ROUGH TRADE RTRADSCDX242 3
111 151 WAKE ME UP GIRLS ALOUD POLYDOR 9870426 16
138 152 IS IT COS I'M COOL MOUSSE T FT EMMA LANFORD FREE 2 AIR F2A1CDX 18
132 153 CLUB FOOT KASABIAN RCA PARADISE30 12
175 154 ROBOT ROCK DAFT PUNK VIRGIN VSCDX1897 9
131 155 BANQUET BLOC PARTY WICHITA RECORDINGS WEBB078SCD 7
94 156 HARVEY NICKS MITCHELL BROTHERS FT SWAY WEA BEATS15 3
## 157 REALLY LOVE YOU TWIN FREAKS GRAZE GRAZE012 1
129 158 LOSE MY BREATH DESTINY'S CHILD COLUMBIA 6754912 20
149 159 GRAFFITI MAXIMO PARK WARP WAP187CDR 6
## 160 JCB SONG NIZLOPI FDM FDMNIZ004 1

128 161 MOST PRECIOUS LOVE BLAZE PTS UDA FT TUCKER DEFECTED DFTD100CDS 6
108 162 IF I DIE TOMORROW MOTLEY CRUE MERCURY 9871754 3
159 163 HOME MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE W668CD2 11
140 164 HOUNDS OF LOVE FUTUREHEADS 679 RECORDINGS 679L099CD2 13
143 165 FILTHY/GORGEOUS SCISSOR SISTERS POLYDOR 9869799 18
64 166 WHEN I'M ALONE RIFLES XTRA MILE XMR007CD 2
53 167 DOES THIS TRAIN STOP ON MERSEYSIDE AMSTERDAM BEAT CRAZY BEAT002CD2 2
174 168 GOLDEN TOUCH RAZORLIGHT VERTIGO 9866836 18
RE 169 THE BLOWER'S DAUGHTER DAMIEN RICE 14TH FLOOR DR06CD1 14
120 170 CALIFORNIA SOUL RIOT ACT NEBULA NEBCD070 3
122 171 NEGOTIATE WITH LOVE RACHEL STEVENS POLYDOR 9870784 11
167 172 BLACK AND WHITE TOWN DOVES HEAVENLY HVN145CDS 13
146 173 NO SLEEP TONIGHT FADERS POLYDOR 9870597 12
161 174 BACK TO BASICS SHAPESHIFTERS POSITIVA CDTIVS216 13
173 175 LEAN BACK TERROR SQUAD FT FAT JOE & REMY UNIVERSAL MCSTD40385 26
130 176 DECENT DAYS AND NIGHTS FUTUREHEADS 679 RECORDINGS 679L104CD2 5
## 177 HOLDING BACK THE YEAR LOU BARLOW DOMINO RECORDINGS RUG203CD 1
RE 178 USED TO LOVE U JOHN LEGEND COLUMBIA 6758021 13
## 179 SICK LIKE ME T RAUMSCHMIERE NOVAMUTE LCDNOMU144 1
127 180 LITTLE SISTER QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE INTERSCOPE 9880670 13

117 181 YOU'RE SO RIGHT FOR ME ROOSTER BRIGHTSIDE 82876689582 7
119 182 FREAK ON STONEBRIDGE VS ULTRA NATE HED KANDI HEDKCDX010 4
RE 183 KEEP THIS FIRE BURNING BEVERLEY KNIGHT PARLOPHONE CDRS6657 13
191 184 SOMEWHERE ONLY WE KNOW KEANE ISLAND CIDP849 9
186 185 LEAVE (GET OUT) JOJO MERCURY 9867841 10
156 186 IN PUBLIC KELIS FT NAS VIRGIN VSCDT1893 10
RE 187 SWEET HARMONY LIQUID XL RECORDINGS XLXV1503 7
162 188 SHE WILL BE LOVED MAROON 5 J 82876643632 19
RE 189 THE REASON HOOBASTANK MERCURY 9864500 9
164 190 JUMP AROUND HOUSE OF PAIN TOMMY BOY 5046760110 29
## 191 COME ON BREATHER TIDY TRAX TIDY218T 1
180 192 EVERYBODY'S CHANGING KEANE ISLAND CIDP855 6
158 193 SOLDIER DESTINY'S CHILD/TI/LIL WAYNE COLUMBIA 6757622 16
## 194 CAN I KICK IT A TRIBE CALLED QUEST SIMPLY 12 S12DJ208 1
168 195 WRAP MY WORDS AROUND YOU DANIEL BEDINGFIELD POLYDOR 9870179 16
177 196 LET'S GET IT STARTED BLACK EYED PEAS A&M 9863032 19
123 197 GOODNIGHT GOODNIGHT HOT HOT HEAT SIRE W670CD2 4
RE 198 ONLY U ASHANTI MERCURY/THE INC 2103785 19
## 199 WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER JIVE ACES RIGHT RECORDINGS RIGHT038 1
## 200 TROPICAL RAIN STEREO MUTANTS DEFECTED DFTD105 1
 
The UK's Top 200 Albums, Week [25] Ending 18.06.05.

LW / TW / Album Title / Artist / Label / Catalogue Number / Weeks in Top 200

## 1 X & Y COLDPLAY PARLOPHONE 4747862 1
1 2 DON'T BELIEVE THE TRUTH OASIS BIG BROTHER RKIDCD30 2
## 3 GET BEHIND ME SATAN WHITE STRIPES XL RECORDINGS XLCD191 1
5 4 BACK TO BEDLAM JAMES BLUNT ATLANTIC 7567837522 14
3 5 FOREVER FAITHLESS - THE GREATEST HITS FAITHLESS CHEEKY 82876681522 4
2 6 DEMON DAYS GORILLAZ PARLOPHONE 3116912 3
4 7 MONKEY BUSINESS BLACK EYED PEAS A&M 9882184 2
6 8 LOVE ANGEL MUSIC BABY GWEN STEFANI INTERSCOPE 2103177 29
7 9 EMPLOYMENT KAISER CHIEFS B UNIQUE/POLYDOR BUN093CD 14
10 10 EYE TO THE TELESCOPE KT TUNSTALL RELENTLESS CDREL06 24
## 11 ALL OVER THE WORLD - THE VERY BEST OF ELO EPIC 5201292 1
24 12 GET LIFTED JOHN LEGEND COLUMBIA 5185772 22
17 13 AMERICAN IDIOT GREEN DAY REPRISE 9362487772 38
16 14 HOPES AND FEARS KEANE ISLAND CID8145 57
## 15 HERE COME THE TEARS TEARS INDEPENDIENTE ISOM49CD 1
12 16 THE SINGLES BASEMENT JAXX XL RECORDINGS XLCD187 12
13 17 THE MASSACRE 50 CENT INTERSCOPE 2103886 14
22 18 THE EMANCIPATION OF MIMI MARIAH CAREY DEF JAM/ISLAND 9881117 10
52 19 PARACHUTES COLDPLAY PARLOPHONE 5277832 222
14 20 TOURIST ATHLETE PARLOPHONE 5607402 19

8 21 TROUBLE AKON UNIVERSAL 2103966 23
9 22 JACKINABOX TURIN BRAKES SOURCE CDSOUR110 2
48 23 A RUSH OF BLOOD TO THE HEAD COLDPLAY PARLOPHONE 5405042 145
19 24 MAGIC TIME VAN MORRISON EXILE 9870945 4
11 25 SOMETHING TO BE ROB THOMAS ATLANTIC 7567934352 2
18 26 MEZMERIZE SYSTEM OF A DOWN AMERICAN/COLUMBIA 5190002 4
26 27 LANGUAGE SEX VIOLENCE OTHER STEREOPHONICS V2 VVR1031052 13
15 28 THE INVISIBLE INVASION CORAL DELTASONIC DLTCDLE036 3
## 29 MINIMUM - MAXIMUM KRAFTWERK EMI 5606112 1
23 30 HOT FUSS KILLERS LIZARD KING LIZARD011 53
## 31 THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION RANDY CRAWFORD WSM 5046787972 1
25 32 SCISSOR SISTERS SCISSOR SISTERS POLYDOR 9866058 71
50 33 HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOMB U2 ISLAND CIDU214 29
## 34 THE DEFINITIVE FOREIGNER ATLANTIC/RHINO 8122735962 1
61 35 DISTURBING THA PEACE PRESENTS BOBBY VALENTINO DEF JAM 9880210 7
39 36 FINALLY WOKEN JEM ATO 82876655682 17
21 37 ELVIS BY THE PRESLEYS ELVIS PRESLEY SONY BMG TV 82876678832 4
33 38 IN BETWEEN DREAMS JACK JOHNSON ISLAND 9880252 15
20 39 OUT OF EXILE AUDIOSLAVE EPIC/INTERSCOPE 9882468 3
29 40 FINAL STRAW SNOW PATROL FICTION 9866089 74

## 41 PASSION GERI HALLIWELL INNOCENT CDSIN19 1
44 42 SWEAT SUIT NELLY UNIVERSAL 9882176 4
27 43 WHAT'S THE STORY MORNING GLORY OASIS BIG BROTHER RKIDCD007 335
31 44 THE DOCUMENTARY GAME INTERSCOPE 9864143 20
38 45 DEFINITIVE COLLECTION TONY CHRISTIE UMTV 9827867 16
30 46 THE PLATINUM COLLECTION BEACH BOYS CAPITOL 5713452 2
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## 48 SAY HELLO TO SUNSHINE FINCH GEFFEN 9882656 1
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## 50 IN AT THE DEEP END ROLL DEEP RELENTLESS CDRELX07 1
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28 53 THE COLLECTION SHAKIN' STEVENS EPIC 5198822 9
32 54 TOUCH AMERIE COLUMBIA 5201662 6
36 55 R & G - THE MASTERPIECE SNOOP DOGG GEFFEN 9864841 29
47 56 UP ALL NIGHT RAZORLIGHT MERCURY 9871043 50
83 57 O DAMIEN RICE DRM/14TH FLOOR 5046647885 102
75 58 THE JOSHUA TREE U2 ISLAND CIDU26 180
34 59 THREE CHEERS FOR SWEET REVENGE MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE REPRISE 9362486152 23
42 60 ELEPHUNK BLACK EYED PEAS A&M 9860692 78

65 61 THE BEST OF 1980-1990 U2 ISLAND CIDU211 280
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## 63 CITY OF EVIL AVENGED SEVENFOLD WARNER BROS 9362486132 1
45 64 THE FIRST LADY FAITH EVANS EMI 4771172 4
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## 66 THE PLATINUM COLLECTION DEEP PURPLE EMI 5785912 1
49 67 DEFINITELY MAYBE OASIS BIG BROTHER RKIDCD006 377
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37 69 HEART & SOUL STEVE BROOKSTEIN SYCO MUSIC 82876691852 5
## 70 THE REPULSION BOX SONS & DAUGHTERS DOMINO RECORDINGS WIGCD155 1
57 71 SECOND NATURE KATHERINE JENKINS UCJ 9869033 31
## 72 OCTAVARIUM DREAM THEATER ATLANTIC 7567837932 1
58 73 ULTIMATE KYLIE KYLIE MINOGUE PARLOPHONE 8753652 29
67 74 RED WHITE & CRUE MOTLEY CRUE UNIVERSAL 9871160 2
89 75 LOYAL TO THE GAME 2PAC INTERSCOPE 2103291 12
56 76 KASABIAN KASABIAN RCA PARADISE16 40
55 77 TIME TO GROW LEMAR SONY MUSIC 5190829 28
68 78 TURNING POINT MARIO J 82876685172 21
114 79 INTERNATIONAL SUPERHITS GREEN DAY REPRISE 9362481452 99
124 80 THE BEST OF 1990-2000 U2 ISLAND CIDU213 48

74 81 COUNTING DOWN THE DAYS NATALIE IMBRUGLIA BRIGHTSIDE 82876683712 10
90 82 THE BEST OF DOORS ELEKTRA 7559624682 100
60 83 DESTINY FULFILLED DESTINY'S CHILD COLUMBIA 5179162 30
87 84 IT HAD TO BE YOU - THE GREAT AMERICAN ROD STEWART J 74321968672 62
64 85 BREATHE IN LUCIE SILVAS MERCURY 9867025 33
81 86 MIND BODY & SOUL JOSS STONE RELENTLESS/VIRGIN CDREL04 37
54 87 THE DEFINITIVE SINGLES COLLECTION A-HA WSM 5046783242 9
80 88 IT'S TIME MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 9362489462 19
70 89 G4 G4 SONY MUSIC 5197342 15
113 90 ONE BY ONE FOO FIGHTERS RCA 74321973482 69
111 91 ALL THAT YOU CAN'T LEAVE BEHIND U2 ISLAND CIDU212 92
63 92 BE COMMON GEFFEN 9882497 3
59 93 ENCORE EMINEM INTERSCOPE 9864884 31
77 94 FUNERAL ARCADE FIRE ROUGH TRADE RTRADCD219 15
78 95 THE SOUL SESSIONS JOSS STONE RELENTLESS/VIRGIN CDREL2 81
62 96 GORILLAZ GORILLAZ PARLOPHONE 5344880 80
79 97 ROOSTER ROOSTER BRIGHTSIDE 82876676352 20
69 98 HEATHEN CHEMISTRY OASIS BIG BROTHER RKIDCD25 69
92 99 GREATEST HITS I, II & III QUEEN PARLOPHONE 5298832 164
91 100 SONGS ABOUT JANE MAROON 5 J 82876584302 73

72 101 A CERTAIN TRIGGER MAXIMO PARK WARP WARPCD130 4
123 102 SONGS FOR SILVERMAN BEN FOLDS EPIC 5170123 7
51 103 STANLEY ROAD PAUL WELLER ISLAND 9828401 2
94 104 SOME CITIES DOVES HEAVENLY HVNLP50CD 16
66 105 STAR WARS - EPISODE III - REVENGE OF THE JOHN WILLIAMS SONY CLASSICAL SK94220 6
109 106 WHITE LADDER DAVID GRAY EAST WEST 8573829832 230
101 107 ROOM ON THE 3RD FLOOR MCFLY UNIVERSAL MCD60094 49
76 108 THE MASTERPLAN OASIS BIG BROTHER RKIDCD009 96
71 109 THE ANTIDOTE MORCHEEBA ECHO ECHCD65 5
97 110 THERE IS NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE FOO FIGHTERS RCA 74321716992 110
86 111 APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION GUNS N' ROSES GEFFEN GFLD19286 336
106 112 CONFESSIONS USHER ARISTA 82876609902 64
## 113 NOW AND THEN STATUS QUO CRIMSON 3 CRIMBX55 1
82 114 GOODIES CIARA LAFACE 82876674362 20
98 115 ELVIS - 30 NUMBER 1 HITS ELVIS PRESLEY RCA 7863680792 141
120 116 THE COLOUR AND THE SHAPE FOO FIGHTERS RCA 82876554952 13
128 117 OUT OF NOTHING EMBRACE INDEPENDIENTE ISOM45CD 39
110 118 BROTHERS IN ARMS DIRE STRAITS VERTIGO 9871497 260
RE 119 IN TIME - THE BEST OF - 1988-2003 REM WARNER BROS 9362483812 70
## 120 SONGS FOR MY SISTER ZOE MACE LITTLE RAY OF LIGHT ZOE002 1

88 121 VEHICLES & ANIMALS ATHLETE PARLOPHONE 5822912 74
73 122 CRIMSON ALKALINE TRIO VAGRANT VRUK012CD 3
104 123 SILENT ALARM BLOC PARTY WICHITA RECORDINGS WEBB075CDL 17
84 124 THE BRAVERY BRAVERY LOOG 9880261 13
96 125 UNWRITTEN NATASHA BEDINGFIELD PHONOGENIC 82876637022 40
RE 126 ENDTRODUCING DJ SHADOW ISLAND 9828682 30
149 127 WANT TWO RUFUS WAINWRIGHT DREAMWORKS 2103092 13
121 128 IL DIVO IL DIVO SYCO MUSIC 82876651952 32
112 129 THE ITALIAN PATRIZIO BUANNE GLOBE RECORDS 9868390 15
107 130 PUSH THE BUTTON CHEMICAL BROTHERS VIRGIN XDUSTCD7 20
## 131 TAKE LONDON HERBALISER NINJA TUNE ZENCD98 1
RE 132 WHAT'S GOING ON MARVIN GAYE MOTOWN 640222 59
103 133 THE BEST OF BLUR FOOD FOODCD33 115
115 134 BLINKING LIGHTS & OTHER REVELATIONS EELS VAGRANT 9881785 7
RE 135 ACHTUNG BABY U2 ISLAND CIDU28 85
85 136 CRUNK JUICE LIL JON & THE EAST SIDE BOYZ TVT TVTCD1 8
117 137 PHANTOM OF THE OPERA - OST ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER SONY CLASSICAL SK93521 20
## 138 THE VERY BEST OF CHAS & DAVE EMI GOLD 4773132 1
## 139 DIMANCHE A BAMAKO AMADOU & MARIAM BECAUSE MUSIC BEC5772000 1
100 140 THE FUTUREHEADS FUTUREHEADS 679 RECORDINGS 5046779462 31

## 141 THE HEARTLIGHT SET JOY ZIPPER VERTIGO 9870776 1
105 142 SECOND FIRST IMPRESSION DANIEL BEDINGFIELD POLYDOR 9868637 26
129 143 BACK TO FRONT LIONEL RICHIE MOTOWN 5300182 174
150 144 THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION STEVIE WONDER UMTV 9814464 85
145 145 LEGEND BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS TUFF GONG BMWCD1 501
131 146 GREATEST HITS GUNS N' ROSES GEFFEN 9862108 65
99 147 WITH TEETH NINE INCH NAILS ISLAND CID8155 6
108 148 PUSH BARMAN TO OPEN OLD WOUNDS BELLE & SEBASTIAN JEEPSTER JPRDP015 3
154 149 GREATEST HITS BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN COLUMBIA 4785552 207
133 150 TOXICITY SYSTEM OF A DOWN COLUMBIA 5015342 94
95 151 MAKE BELIEVE WEEZER GEFFEN 9881718 5
153 152 LULLABIES TO PARALYZE QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE INTERSCOPE 9880297 12
RE 153 RATTLE AND HUM U2 ISLAND CIDU27 38
119 154 2001 DR DRE INTERSCOPE 4908232 169
152 155 GOLD - GREATEST HITS ABBA POLYDOR 9819297 523
RE 156 ANTICS INTERPOL MATADOR OLE6162 31
199 157 GUERO BECK INTERSCOPE 9880288 10
135 158 THE ESSENTIAL NEIL DIAMOND COLUMBIA 5010662 31
122 159 AFFIRMATION BEVERLEY KNIGHT PARLOPHONE 4733102 25
144 160 GREATEST HITS THIN LIZZY UMTV 9821111 27

160 161 PHANTASIA/WOMAN IN WHITE LONDON OR/WEBBER/CHANG EMI CLASSICS 5580432 2
171 162 AS TIME GOES BY - GREAT AMERICAN - VOL 2 ROD STEWART J 82876574842 39
## 163 DREAMING WIDE AWAKE LIZZ WRIGHT VERVE 9882939 1
170 164 WAITING FOR THE SIRENS' CALL NEW ORDER LONDON 2564622022 11
157 165 CALL OFF THE SEARCH KATIE MELUA DRAMATICO DRAMCD0002 84
184 166 ELEPHANT WHITE STRIPES XL RECORDINGS XLCD162 68
102 167 DOOKIE GREEN DAY REPRISE 9362455292 290
132 168 POSES RUFUS WAINWRIGHT DREAMWORKS 4502372 4
167 169 GREATEST HITS SIMPLY RED EAST WEST 630165522 230
93 170 SONGS FOR THE DEAF QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE INTERSCOPE 4934352 64
174 171 PUSHING THE SENSES FEEDER ECHO ECHCD60 19
182 172 WANT ONE RUFUS WAINWRIGHT DREAMWORKS 4505041 14
178 173 GREATEST HITS 1970-2002 ELTON JOHN MERCURY 9866161 111
137 174 A NIGHT AT THE OPERA QUEEN PARLOPHONE CDP7894922 21
127 175 LOST AND FOUND WILL SMITH INTERSCOPE 9880929 11
142 176 TASTY KELIS VIRGIN CDV2978 73
173 177 STARDUST - THE GREAT AMERICAN - VOL III ROD STEWART J 82876659282 27
118 178 THIS STATION IS NON-OPERATIONAL AT THE DRIVE-IN V2 VVR1032468 2
147 179 THE CORAL CORAL DELTASONIC DLTCD006 72
## 180 FIJACION ORAL - VOL 1 SHAKIRA EPIC 5201623 1

192 181 SULTANS OF SWING - THE VERY BEST OF DIRE STRAITS VERTIGO 5586582 209
161 182 CHANGESBOWIE DAVID BOWIE EMI CDDBTV1 8
151 183 GREATEST HITS ROBBIE WILLIAMS CHRYSALIS 8668192 34
155 184 ABSOLUTION MUSE EAST WEST 5046685872 89
## 185 TROUBLE RAY LAMONTAGNE ECHO ECHCD57 1
140 186 THANK YOU JAMELIA PARLOPHONE 8635592 68
166 187 I AM A BIRD NOW ANTONY & THE JOHNSONS ROUGH TRADE RTRADCD223 12
164 188 NEVERMIND NIRVANA GEFFEN DGCD24425 467
136 189 THE COLLEGE DROPOUT KANYE WEST ROC-A-FELLA 9861739 58
163 190 DANGEROUSLY IN LOVE BEYONCE COLUMBIA 5093952 86
RE 191 THE VERY BEST OF FLEETWOOD MAC WSM 8122736352 95
126 192 THE VERY BEST OF JULIE LONDON EMI 3121292 2
175 193 BLEED LIKE ME GARBAGE A&E 5046776812 9
134 194 BE HERE NOW OASIS BIG BROTHER RKIDCD008 98
146 195 HAPPINESS IN MAGAZINES GRAHAM COXON TRANSCOPIC 5775192 12
RE 196 DE STIJL WHITE STRIPES XL RECORDINGS XLCD150 4
165 197 SOLID BRONZE - GREAT HITS BEAUTIFUL SOUTH GO DISCS 5864442 56
RE 198 THE STORY SO FAR - THE VERY BEST OF ROD STEWART WARNER BROS 8122735812 134
158 199 GRACE JEFF BUCKLEY COLUMBIA 4759285 111
172 200 LET GO AVRIL LAVIGNE ARISTA 74321949312 105
 
COBL airplay in UK

COBL jumps from 7 to 2 on the UK Airplay chart...I don't know how U2 has faired on the airplay charts with past singles, but COBL sure has rocketed up this chart.

UK Top 50 Airplay

The UK Top 50 Airplay chart is based upon audience size and are updated between 7PM and 8PM every Sunday. We display plays only, this is why someone lower in the chart can have more plays then the top charter. For example, if a song is played on Radio 2 at prime-time and another song is played five times on a local radio station, the song played on Radio 2 has had a greater audience.

Pos. # Artist / Title Last Week

1 COLDPLAY Speed Of Sound 1
2 U2 City Of Blinding Lights 7

Maybe this momentum could help U2 knock Coldplay out of the Top spot in the next few weeks. COBL has risen from 41 to 24 on the mainstream rock tracks in just the last 3 days in the U.S., so hopefully it will break out in the U.S., too. HTDAAB is now at #37 on Amazon.com after falling out of the Top 50.

All in all, U2 having 7 albums in the UK Top 200 is pretty impressive, too.
 
Thanks Soldatti - You're an absolute star for posting all this!!!!

I think we can say that U2 are now kicking some serious butt :

1 album in top 35, 3 albums in top 65, 5 albums in top 95, 7 albums in top 200 + COBL # 2 on singles & airplay chart.

I am now a very happy bunny. :happy: :wink:
 
the album is best news of the lot, by the time they hit the UK it could possibly be back in the top 10
 
edge3 said:
Thanks Soldatti - You're an absolute star for posting all this!!!!

I think we can say that U2 are now kicking some serious butt :

1 album in top 35, 3 albums in top 65, 5 albums in top 95, 7 albums in top 200 + COBL # 2 on singles & airplay chart.

I am now a very happy bunny. :happy: :wink:

oh yeah...I nearly forgot...for Vertigo & Sometimes to still be in top 130 is also amazing.
 
Squire said:
I still believe COBL can go #1.

I take it you also believe John Kerry can still win?

Sucks that they couldn't get three.......but I don't think any album has ever had three number ones in the UK, although Oasis might've done it......
 
oasis had 2 number 1's and 2 number 2's from (whats the story) morning glory
and also 2 number 1s and 1 number 2 from be here now.

i still think U2 have a good chance at getting a third #1 from bomb, if they release miracle drug next. (providing there is nothing big out the same week)
 
only 3 singles were released off Be Here Now, for some reason. im surprised it wasnt more.
here are the UK chart positions-

#1 Do'You Know What I Mean?
#2 Stand By Me
#1 All Around The World

in total Oasis Have Had 7 UK #1 singles

Some Might Say (morning glory)
Dont Look Back In Anger (morning glory)
Do You Know What I Mean (be here now)
All Around The World (be here now)
Go Let It Out (standing on the shoulders of giants)
The Hindu Times (heathen chemistry)
Lyla (dont believe the truth)
 
hey Soldatti, forgive me for being really geeky, but there's actually 2 small mistakes on that top 200 album list :
AB has spent 162 weeks on top 200 chart, not 85 & R&H has spent 92 weeks on top 200, not 38.
 
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