Feb 9, 2009 • 1 min read

Chart update - w/c 9 Feb 2009

Lily Allen stays at number one in the singles chart, while Bruce Springsteen holds the album top spot and The View debut at number four.

Okay, so here we go again with another update of the movements in the UK charts. Are you ready? Well tough, I'm doing it anyway.

Lily Allen is still sitting atop the single chart, waving a big stick at Lady GaGa, who stays at number two. There are two new entries in the top ten this week, courtesy of Eminem and Daniel Merriweather.

Over in the album chart, Bruce Springsteen holds firm at number one, but his sparring partners last week, Franz Ferdinand, drop from number two all the way to number 21, which, if you weren't sure, is a pretty hefty drop.

Meanwhile, Kings Of Leon take their place below The Boss and Fleet Foxes rise from 23 to number three, The View go straight in at number four with their new album 'Which Bitch?', and Elbow's 'The Seldom Seen Kid' rises from 17 to six.

Just outside the top ten, dead people are starting to congregate, with Buddy Holly's best of entering the chart at 13 (presumably helped by all the coverage of the anniversary of his death) and Luciano Pavarotti's 'The Duets' coming in at 15, while Luther Vandross's 'Lovesongs' is another newie at 27.

Not everyone's dead, though. UB40 and James Taylor also have new entries in the album chart this week, at 19 and 23 respectively. Oh, and Coldplay's 'Viva La Vida' is a re-entry at 38, and despite our best efforts, they're not dead yet.

The charts are compiled and then kept a secret by The Official Charts Company.

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