Top 10 Singles In The Uk

Week Ending July 2nd 2011

It's brand new Number One time on the singles chart. After two weeks at the top, Example 's 'Changed The Way You Kiss Me' is dumped down to the runners-up slot - to be replaced by American singer-songwriter Jason Derulo with 'Don't Wanna Go Home'. The track is his second chart-topper, following on from his second chart single 'In My Head' which had a similar strong entry at Number One in March last year. That single was one of three Top 3 hits taken from his self-titled debut album. This new track is lifted from a forthcoming sophomore effort 'Future History' which is due out in September and is an intriguing record to say the least - interpolating both 'Show Me Love' by Robin S and Harry Belafonte's 'Banana Boat Song'. 1990s and 1950s influences in the same single is quite some feat.

You do kind of have to feel for Example here, as he was within an ace of becoming the first male solo star since X Factor winner Matt Cardle at the start of the year to spend three weeks at Number One. No male star has managed as many as four weeks at the top since Dizzee Rascal with 'Dance Wiv Me' in July 2008 - and given that he shared credit with two other performers the record should maybe date further back to Basshunter 's five week stint with 'Now You're Gone' from January that same year.

The recent flurry of activity near the top of the singles charts (records entering at Number One and many more inside the Top 5) has sparked an indignant music industry row over the continuing viability of the concept of On Air On Sale. As enthusiastic as many were over the idea that the public should no longer be required to wait weeks between the airplay debut of a single and its shop release, in actual fact only two major labels - Universal and Sony committed themselves to the policy and there are now increasing complaints that their rivals are simply not playing fair by continuing with the old fashioned method of record promotion and focusing on first week chart positions to the exclusion of everything else.

Just about all the big new hits of the last few weeks, from Tinchy Stryder to Calvin Harris and even Jason Derulo have all charted strongly after being in rotation on the radio for 3 or 4 weeks before they were released. The MD of Ministry Of Sound records, home to Example, even admitted last week that it was vitally important for them to give their artist a Number One record to kick start his album campaign. On Air On Sale was out the window, they were going to promote the backside out of the single and build anticipation to fever pitch.

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The multi-million selling band’s greatest hits set will include classic songs such as Colour My World, Hard to Say I’m Sorry, Saturday In The Park, and If You Leave Me Now, which topped the singles charts in the UK and America. The current line-up includes original founding members Robert Lamm, Lee Loughnane, James Pankow and Walt Parazaider, plus Jason Scheff, Tris Imboden, Keith Howland, Lou Pardini and Drew Hester. Chicago’s numerous lifetime achievements include multiple Grammy Awards, American Music Awards and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Their record sales are in excess of 100 million; including 21 Top 10 singles, 5 consecutive Number One albums, 11 Number One singles and 5 Gold singles.  Twenty five of their 32 albums have been certified platinum.

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