So, no surprise that Gareth Gates and the Kumars remain at number on in this week's singles chart with their Comic Relief rendition of 'Spirit in the Sky'. Equally no surprise that the Top 10 is filled with new entries - Mis-Teeq's 'Scandalous' at 2, Richard X v Liberty X's 'Being Nobody' at 3, Blue's 'U Make Me Wanna' at 5 and the new Simply Red track at 7.
In fact lot's of new entries in the singles chart this week - the more welcome ones appearing lower down - Linkin Park's 'Somewhere I Belong' enters at 10, while you'll find NERD with 'Provider/Lapdancer' at 20, Something Corporated with 'Punk Rock Princesses' at 33, and Saint Etinne with 'Soft Like Me' at 40. All in all a good chart this week - and Junior Senior hang on in there still at number five - making it all the better!
Albums wise no one can shift Norah Jones off the top spot, despite a commendable effort by Coldplay who are at number 2. Perhaps the single release of Coldplay's 'Clocks' today will give them a sales push so they can reclaim the top spot - though personally I'm sick to death of that song (especially since the Freeview campaign on the BBC) so it's release wouldn't send me down to Woolworths for the album.
Elsewhere in the album chart new entries for Paul McCartney with the UK release of his live album, which enters at 5. A Boyzone's Ballads compilation goes straight in at 6 (what Boyzone song wasn't a ballad? And who'd want to buy a Boyzone compliation who hasn't already got their best of?). Danni Minouge goes in at 8 and Evan Dando (opinion split on him round here) enters the chart at 30 with 'Baby I'm Bored'.