Rihanna keeps JLS off Number 1

Rihanna’s former Number 1, ‘We Found Love’ ft Calvin Harris, bounces back to the top of the Official Singles Chart denying Official Chart Update leaders JLS a sixth Number 1 – for the time being at least. 

‘We Found Love’ gave the US-Barbadian singer a phenomenal sixth Number 1 in five consecutive years, a record unequalled by any other female solo artist, when it first claimed the Official Singles Chart title six weeks ago.  The song has never been out of the Top 3 since its release.

‘We Found Love’ follows Rihanna’s previous Number 1s ‘What’s My Name’ (January, 2011), ‘Only Girl (In The World)’ (2010), ‘Run This Town’ (2009), ‘Take A Bow’ (2008) and ‘Umbrella’ (2007).  She has also scored four Top 10 Albums including the Number Ones ‘Good Girl Gone Bad’ (2008) and ‘Loud’ (2010).   Rihanna’s sixth studio album ‘Talk That Talk’ is released on November 21.

JLS take the Highest New Entry title this week with ‘Take A Chance On Me’, the second single from forthcoming album ‘Jukebox’, goes straight in at Number 2.  The boyband, runners-up on X Factor 2008, can now count eight Top 10 singles to their name including five Number 1s ‘Beat Again’ (2009), ‘Crazy For You’ (2009), ‘Love You More’ (2010), ‘The Club Is Alive’ (2010) and ‘She Makes Me Wanna’ (2011), and two hit albums; JLS (Number 1, 2009) and ‘Outta This World’ (Number 2, 2010).  ‘Jukebox’ is released on Monday (November 14).

There is just one other new entry in this week’s Official Singles Top 10; 20-year-old singer, model, actress and fashion designer Pixie Lott’s ‘What Do You Take Me For’ ft Pusha T is straight in at Number 10.  ‘What Do You Take Me For’ follows the Number 1 singles ‘Mama Do’ (2009), ‘Boys & Girls’ (2009) and ‘All About Tonight’ (2011), and debut album ‘Turn It Up’, which peaked at number six in September 2009.  Pixie’s second album ‘Young Foolish Happy’ is also out on Monday.

Over on the Official Albums Chart,
Susan Boyle has secured an impressive hat-trick of Number 1 albums this week as ‘Someone To Watch Over Me’ flies straight to the top of the Official Albums Chart.  ‘Someone To Watch Over Me’, her third album in two years, follows previous Number 1s ‘I Dreamed A Dream’ (2009) and ‘The Gift’ (2010).

Since first coming to the public’s attention with one of the most startling auditions in the history of reality show Britain’s Got Talent, Susan Boyle has gone on to sell some 14 million albums worldwide, been Number 1 in 30 countries and has had simultaneous Number 1 albums in the UK and the US on no less than two occasions.

The Official Albums Top 10 sees another three new entries behind Susan Boyle. 18-year-old Cher Lloyd, another member of the X Factor alumni having been a finalist last year, sees her debut album ‘Sticks & Stones’ straight in at Number 4 following her two Top 5 singles earlier this year, the Number 1 ‘Swagger Jagger’ and last week’s Number 4, ‘With UR Love’ ft Mike Posner.

Boyband The Wanted take the Number 5 slot with second album ‘Battleground’which follows last year’s self-titled debut which peaked at Number 4. Finally Dutch violinist and conductor Andre Rieu is back in the Official Albums Top 10 as new release ‘And The Waltz Goes On’ ft the Johann Strauss Orchestra and, on one track, the soprano Hayley Westenra is straight in at Number 7, giving Rieu and his hand-picked orchestra their third Official Charts Top 10 in less than three years.

To see the full Official Albums Chart Top 100, click here. Or to see the full Official Singles Chart Top 100, click here.