Bit late so lets make this quick shall we? Last week's position in (brackets) as always.
#1: Take That - Shine (10)
#2: Kaiser Chiefs - Ruby (1)
#3: Gwen Stefani ft. Akon - The Sweet Escape (7)
#4: Mika - Grace Kelly (2)
#5: The Fray - How To Save A Life (5)
#6: Kelis ft. Cee-Lo - Lil Star (NE)
#7: The Gossip - Standing In The Way Of Control (NE)
#8: Cascada - Miracle (NE)
#9: Akon ft. Snoop Dogg - I Wanna Love You (4)
#10: Justin Timberlake - What Goes Around Comes Around (NE)
Info as always from the Radio 1 website which is why the info for The Gossip is horribly wrong. They were #13 last week.
Analysis
Well that umpteenth number one for Take That is, was and has always been inevitable. They truly are back where they belong. A Kaiser second place is a very good result given the competition. Miss Stefani getting third is a worthy position for her best song since that first single off Love Music Angel Baby (or whatever it was). Mika begins the slow slide down the list as The Fray cling on to life in the top 10.
The real story here though is The Gossip. The 1/3rd female, 3/3rds gay (to use my favourite CSS quote) band from bible belt Arkansaw have absolutely demolished everyone's expectations and finally reached the top 10 after a seemingly endless amount of time on the chart with 'Control first as a single, then as a downloaded album track once it had been on an ad for Channel 4's soft porn program Skins and now for the second single release (holding Jealous Girls out of the single release queue). The hard copy single is out next week. Number one anyone? I wouldn't bet against them.
Kaiser Chiefs remain number one on the album chart, no news there.
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