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Donkeyboy Claims the Top Spot in Sweden
Donkeyboy makes it all the way this week as “Ambitions” claims the top spot on the Swedish singles chart. The track climbs 3-1 and pushes former chart-topper Owl City to No.3. Meanwhile, the album Caught in a Life races 16-6. Play returns to the charts this week with “Famous.” The group broke in the early…
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Sade Takes Command of US Billboard 200
As we previously reported on the blog, Sade claimed the top spot immediately with the new album Soldier of Love. According to Billboard, this was the best sales week ever for the group. The album follows Lovers Rock, which peaked at No.3 back in 2003. The set has sold 3.9m in the US alone. Last…
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Rod Stewart, Susan Boyle and Mariah Carey Join Forces on New No.1
As expected, charity constellation Helping Haiti easily grabs the UK No.1 position this week with the rendition of R.E.M.’s “Everybody Hurts.” The track entered the Swedish singles chart at No.36. As previously reported, Simon Cowell has assembled Leona Lewis, Rod Stewart, Kylie Minogue, Susan Boyle and Miley Cyrus among others to re-record the track to…
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Of Course You’re Our Number One, Princess
WelcheMusic looks back and remembers one of the most charming tracks of the mid-’80s. “Say I’m Your Number One,” became the biggest hit in the career of Desiree Heslop who took the stage name Princess. Born in Britain back in 1961, the vocalist worked with the group Osibisa. The band was formed by four African…
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Donkeyboy Cracks the Swedish Top 3
Norwegian act Donkeyboy makes a giant leap on this week’s Swedish singles chart, climbing 25-3 with “Ambitions” on the back of the Skavlan appearance last week. The single spends a seventh week on the chart, but has never reached the top ten before. The recent breakthrough has also favored sales of the album, Caught in…
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Listen to Erik Hassle’s Rihanna Cover
Don’t miss out on this funky ‘70s flavour remix of Erik Hassle’s “Hurtful,” available on The Hype Machine’s blog. “Hurtful” was only recently released as a single in the UK and it received rave reviews. I hope that it will appear in the upper regions of the singles chart this week. Do also check out…
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Sade Expected to Top Next Week’s Album Chart
According to Billboard, Sade is set to top the album chart next week as the new set Soldier of Love is projected to sell between 375,000 to 400,000 copies. A year back, Taylor Swift’s Fearless moved 92,000 copies the same week. As WelcheMusic previously wrote, Sade hasn’t released any new albums since Lovers Rock in…
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Keys Tops UK Album Chart But Is Trailed by Dutch Violinist
CHART ROUNDUP. Alicia Keys has finally made it to the top of the UK album chart with The Element of Freedom. The set knocked off Paolo Nutini’s Sunny Side Up, but Alicia Keys’s trailed by the classical violinist André Rieu’s Forever Vienna, which moves 4-2. Rieu’s best known for creating an international revival in waltz…