Girls Aloud's hopes for that second number one look like they may be dashed with midweek figures suggesting R Kelly will maintain his position at the top of the charts. However the girls are prepared with a good excuse - their label, Polydor, says rival label Jive underestimated the demand on the R Kelly release last week meaning many record shops sold out. Crucially this meant some R Kelly fans couldn't buy the single until this week, meaning the r 'n' b star is still outselling the popstars band. It's a good strategy - perhaps labels could do that whenever their release precedes that of a popstars band!
May 15, 2003
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R Kelly likely to stay top
Midweek figures suggest R Kelly will stay at number one, ahead of Girls Aloud, after Jive underestimated demand and some shops sold out of his single.