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Robbie Williams Takes Candy to the Top

38-year old Robbie Williams adds his seventh UK No.1 in his solo career with ‘Candy.’ The new number one completes an accumulative run of ten chart-topping weeks. The hit is taken from the new album “Take the Crown,” which was released on Nov.2 through Island Records.

In Sweden, the track entered the download chart Digilistan at No.41 this week and should be able to improve that position in the upcoming weeks. It is yet to make an appearance on the official singles chart.

Robbie Williams – Candy

Robbie Williams biggest [Swedish] hit to date is ‘Tripping,’ a No.2 hit from 2005. It reached the same position in the UK upon its release. His last hit was ‘Shame’ from 2010 (No.2 in the UK and No.24 in Sweden.

‘Candy’ is co-written by Take That member Gary Barlow and Terje Olsen. The track is also available with remixes from Max Sanna & Steve Pitron as well as Major Look.

According to the Official Charts Company, Robbie has recorded six of the 100 best-selling albums in UK chart history having topped the 15 million mark with his solo album sales. His debut hit was the George Michael cover of ‘Freedom 90’ back in 1996. His first UK No.1 came two years later with ‘Millennium.’

Oskar Linnros Makes the Final Leap to the Top Spot

In an earlier blog post, WelcheMusic highlighted that Shakira managed to top the singles chart last week with a hit that entered the tally in May. The feat is repeated this week as Swedish singer Oskar Linnros finally makes it to the top with “Från och med du.” Interesting to note, the track debuted on the same week as “Waka Waka,” which means that both tracks spends their 23^rd week on the chart.

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As part of the duo Snook, Linnros reached No.2 in 2004 with the Swedish rap hit “Mister Cool.” And as we’ve reported earlier, his rap partner Daniel Adams Ray recently made his breakthrough as a solo artist. Adams Ray’s “Gubben i lådan” falls 2-5 this week, and is thus surpassed by his former partner.

“Från och med du” initially peaked at No.2 last month and his debut set Vilja bli peaked at No.2 upon its debut in June. The first single to be lifted off the set was “Ack, Sundbyberg” which peaked at No.52 this summer. In 2008, Oskar Linnros co-wrote Veronica Maggio’s second studio set Och vinnaren är…. The set spawned the three hit singles “Måndagsbarn,” “Stopp” and “17 år.”

Critically acclaimed, Oskar Linnros swept the Rockbjörnen Awards Ceremony this fall earning two awards – Breakthrough act and Song of the Year (“Från och med du”).

Robyn reverse a drop on the chart as “Hang with Me” bests its peak position to No.2. Shakira drops to No.3, while former chart-topper Hans Edler falls 3-4 with “Black Fender.” Swedish House Mafia & Tinie Tempah breaks into the top ten with “Miami 2 Ibiza.” The highest new entry comes from P!nk as “Raise Your Glass” bows at No.15. On the album chart, Håkan Hellström vaults into No.1 with 2 steg från paradiset. Robbie Williams greatest hits set bows at No.4.

View Oskar Linnros videos on his YouTube channel here

Robbie Williams is King of the Hill in Europe

Robbie Williams is king of the hill as his greatest hits compilation bows atop Billboard’s European Albums chart. Eminem extends his span to a third week as “Love the Way You Lie” retain the No.1 spot on the European Hot 100 Singles chart.

The Robbie Williams set also tops the German and Austrian album charts and opens strong in Ireland, Spain, Holland, Denmark, Portugal and Switzerland. Williams knocks off Phil Collins, whose Going Back falls to No.2. Rihanna leapfrogs the singles chart with “Only Girl (In the World),” which moves 30-5. It has already peaked at No.2 in Sweden and is dropping, while it’s a chart-topper in Norway and the Belgian region of Wallony.

X-Factor Joe McElderry Goes Norwegian

Cee Lo Green’s “F**k You” tops the chart again this Sunday as Radio 1 counts down the official UK singles tally. He is trailed by Bruno Mars’ “Just the Way You Are” the former No.1 which moves 4-2 this week. The highest new entry samples “Gotta Go Home” – Boney M’s 1979 hit. Titled “Barbra Streisand,” the novelty act Duck Sauce gets its breakthrough hit. Duck Sauce consists of DJ’s Armand van Helden and A-Trak. The American DJ Van Helden is nothing short of a giant on the dance scene, his biggest commercial hit to date is “U Don’t Even Know Me” from 1999. Swedish DJ collective Swedish House Mafia manages to climb 5-4 with “Miami 2 Ibiza,” surpassing Tinie Tempah’s “Written in the Stars” which falls 3-5. This means that Tempah holds both the No.4 and 5 positions as he’s featured on “Ibiza.”

It has taken Joe McElderry a good ten months to follow-up “The Climb,” a UK No.1 from January this year. He returns to the chart with a track originally released by the Norwegian pop group Donkeyboy. He bows at No.6 with his cover version, mind you that his debut hit was a Miley Cyrus cover. The track bows at No.4 on the Irish chart.

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Robbie Williams & Gary Barlow takes a 2-7 drop with “Shame,” while Mike Posner’s “Cooler than Me” breaks into the top ten, leapfrogging 22-9. Usher & Pitbull returns to the top ten as well with “DJ Got Us Falling in Love.” Despite being most played song on UK radio before being released as a single, Michael Bublé bows at No.17. Robbie Williams vaults into the pole position on the album chart with In and Out of Consciousness: Greatest Hits 1990-2010, knocking Tinie Tempah’s Disc-Overy from the top spot. He lands at No.2, just ahead of Cliff Richard who is back with Bold as Brass, featuring classical standards.