Ronan And Robbie, Kings Of British Charts
LONDON--Ronan Keating has scored No. 1 chart success for the second time in the past few weeks as his debut solo LP "Ronan" went straight to the top of the Official U.K. Album Chart on Sunday (8/6). The first single off the album, "Life Is a Rollercoaster," went to No. 1 on the official U.K. Singles Chart on July 17 and has now been certified gold, selling over 200,000 copies.
Keating knocked the Corrs' new LP "In Blue" from the top slot on the album chart down to No. 2; Eminem's "The Marshall Mathers LP" fell one place to No. 3.
Other downward moves in the Top 10 included Coldplay's Mercury Prize-nominated "Parachutes" from No. 3 to No. 4, Moby's "Play" from No. 5 to No. 6 and Whitney Houston's "The Greatest Hits" from No. 6 to No. 7.
This week's jumps up into the Top 10 included Britney Spears' "Oops!...I Did It Again," which went from No. 11 to No. 8 and Savage Garden's "Affirmation," which went from No. 15 to No. 9. The only other noteworthy new entry this week was former Eternal singer Louise's second solo album "Elbow Beach," which debuted at No. 12.
Robbie Williams ' new EP "Rock DJ," taken from his forthcoming album "Sing When You're Winning," took the No. 1 spot on the Official U.K. Singles Chart. Selling over 200,000 copies in its first week of release, the song has been certified gold, and has knocked soul singer Craig David's "7 Days" down to No. 2.
Other new Top 10 entries this week included metal group Storm's "Time to Burn" at No. 3, Mansun's "I Can Only Disappoint U" at No. 8 and Wookie featuring Lain at No. 10 with "Battle."
Meanwhile, Ronan Keating's "Life Is a Rollercoaster" fell from No. 4 to No. 5 and Five and Queen's new version of "We Will Rock You" fell from No. 3 to No. 6. Other new entries this week included MJ Cole's "Sincere" at No. 13 and Reef's "Set The Record Straight" at No. 19.
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