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Artist News
Chart update – w/c 05 Jul 2010
By CMU Editorial | Published on Monday 5 July 2010
You know, I much preferred Katy Perry when she was just some girl gaily throwing around references to homosexuality, like a child who’d just discovered the concept.
Now that she’s some knowing pop star, quickly rushing through the I-Spy book of hip hop stars you simply must work with if you want to get ahead (Timbaland – tick, Snoop Dogg – tick) she’s losing that certain something that initially made her stand out. Of course, it doesn’t help that ‘California Gurls’ is a fucking awful song either. But what do I know? That particular fucking awful song is at number one for the second week in a row.
New entries on the Top 40 this week come in the shape of ‘I Like It’ by Enrique Iglesias at four, ‘Rescue Me’ by Skepta at fourteen, ‘We No Speak Americano’ by Marco Calliari at 26, ‘Somebody To Love’ by Justin Bieber at 33 and ‘Prayin’ by Plan B at 36.
Over in the album chart, that Eminem is also holding on to the top spot for a second week (and he hasn’t even worked with Katy Perry, how does he do it?), forcing the Scissor Sisters to stop at number two.
Scissor Sisters are the only new entry on the album chart this week, but the Glastonbury effect is in full effect, with ‘Plastic Beach’ by Gorillaz up to twelve from last week’s 24, Muse’s ‘The Resistance’ bobbing back up to thirteen from 62, Stevie Wonder’s ‘The Definitive Collection’ moving up to sixteen from 56, while Ellie Goulding, Biffy Clyro and Vampire Weekend all reappear at the tail end of the chart.
The charts are compiled by The Official Charts Company. Numbers 25-35 are this week guest rapped by Snoop Dogg.
