CHART WATCH

SINGLES : She’s been see-sawing with Flo Rida for the crown for the past couple of weeks and this week, it’s Taylor Swift who again takes her place atop the Australian singles chart. Her single ‘Love Story’ sold 13,469 copies last week to clinch the crown, precisely 700 copies ahead of Flo Rida in the No.2 spot. And while Beyonce’s ‘Halo’ holds steady at No.3, Evermore’s new single ‘Hey Boys And Girls’ seems to be finding it’s feet, moving up a further four places into the No.4 position on the back of 8252 sales. US outfit the 3OH!3 continues it’s run of good luck on the local chart – the single ‘Don’t Trust Me’ rising seven places from No.15 to No.8 with 6196 sales (all digital), while outside the top ten, Lady Gaga’s LoveGame proves very popular indeed, racing up from No.41 to No.18 in a week on the back of 3268 sales. In at No.20 is the new Black Eyed Peas single ‘Boom Boom Pow’, notching up 3034 sales, and there’s some nice moves up the chart for Franz Ferdinand (No.34) and Beyonce (No.40). Outside the top 50, John Farnham’s classic ‘You’re The Voice’, now replacing Phil Collins’ ‘In The Air Tonight’ in those Cadbury Gorilla ads, rejoins the chart at No.84 with 732 sales. Will this move up in the coming weeks…? Time will tell.
PHYSICAL SINGLES : It’s all three singles charts where Taylor Swift is kicking ass this week – official, digital and here on the physical singles chart, where ‘Love Story’ sells 1844 physical singles to take the lead over Flo Rida, back on 1658 physical sales. The All American Rejects make a splash in the top ten here, their single of ‘Gives You Hell’ bagging 441 physical sales at come in at No.10, while further down there’s a six place jump for Evermore and a No.45 debut for Sydney outfit Lost Valentinos with their single ‘Serio’.
DIGITAL TRACKS : Digitally again it’s Taylor Swift, who’s spreading her Love Story to all who will listen – she returns to the No.1 spot, once again relegating Flo Rida to the No.2 position. Black Eyed Peas add a little ‘Boom Boom Pow’ to the top 20 (in at No.19) with the aforementioned 3034 sales, while further down the list, there are debuts at No.31 (Franz Ferdinand’s ‘No You Girls’ – 2030 sales), No.35 (Beyonce’s ‘Diva’ – 1725 sales) and No.40 (Kid Cudi’s ‘Day And Night’ – 1501 sales).
ALBUMS : Albums-wise, Kings Of Leon continues their run atop the album chart in a slow sales week, bagging just 7695 copies to hold the No.1 position. More alarming is the almost 1600 sales drop to No.2 – Lily Allen’s ‘It’s Not Me It’s You’ needing just 6098 sales for the runner-up placing. Pearl Jam is back with ‘Ten’ at eleven, selling 2916 in the process. Diana Krall fans picked up 2351 copies of her new CD ‘Quiet Nights’ for a No.17 debut, while just missing out on a top 20 berth was Logies performer Annie Lennox, who arrives at No.21 with her best of (picking up 1986 sales). Also outside the top 20, PJ Harvey’s new album is in at No.25 (1432 sales), Leonard Cohen’s live set at No.26 (1406 sales) and rock outfit Static X at No.33 with their new album ‘Cult Of Static’ (1185 sales). Gomez also comes in at No.40 with ‘A New Tide’ (1024 sales) and on the back of her national tour, Sia’s album bullets remarkably from No.164 to No.60, selling a further 685 copies nationally.

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