Singles
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Given the lack of serious challengers, Take That hold onto the top spot.

New Entries/Climbers
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Top 10 : Justin T #4, Camille/Fedde #6, Nelly Furtado #10
Top 20 : BIFFY CLYRO #13, Omarion #14, Lily Allen #15, Robbie #16, 
Calvin Harris #17
Top 30 : Fergie #22, MADNESS #23, CHRISTINA #24, ENTER SHIKARI #27, JOSS 
STONE #28, SCISSOR SISTERS #29, P Diddy #30
Top 40 : SIMPLY RED #34, PAOLO NUTINI #35, GET CAPE WEAR CAPE FLY #37, 
LCD SOUNDSYSTEM #40

New outside the top 40 : Wi-Fi #42, Regina Spektor #45, Sunshine 
Underground #56, Fratellis #67, Arcade Fire #74

FYI, Nelly Furtado set a new high water mark for a download-only single 
(as opposed to pre-release downloads).

Albums
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A surprisingly close contest, with Kaiser Chiefs holding onto the #1 
spot, after trailing Arcade Fire early in the week.

NE's (top 20) : Russell Watson #4, Bryan Ferry #5, Cascada #6 (yay!), 
Donny Osmond #7, Dolly Parton #9

Next Week
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Singles
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No doubt who'll be #1 next Sunday - Girls Aloud/Sugababes. Their 
combined fanbases + Comic Relief should make it a sure thing.

Having said that, they might not initially be #1 on the midweeks.

Top 10 : Christina
Top 20 : Good Charlotte, Fergie, Paolo Nutini, Calvin Harris,
Top 30 : Diddy/Keyshia, Faithless
Top 40 : Kelly Llorenna, Houzecrushers, Pink

Download possibles : Nothing very obvious (to me).

Albums
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Hard to say, but I think the Kaisers have to be favourite.

Joss Stone should be top 5 at worst, but I can't quite see her repeating 
her #1 performance of last time.

Top 20 NE's : LCD Soundsystem, Ben Mills

Possibles - Lucie Silvas, Ray Quinn
-- 
Paul Hyett, Cheltenham (change 'invalid83261' to 'blueyonder' to email me)

In uk.music.charts on Sun, 18 Mar 2007, Chris Brown 
 wrote :
>>>
>>>BTW, how long do you think it'll be before we have a #1 that's never
>>>released on physical format?
>>
>> We won't, surely?
>>
>> It'd make more money being released on both formats
>
>Not a massive amount of money to be made selling singles these days though.
>Especially not once you allow for the risk of it taking sales away from the
>album.

Singles help *sell* albums, not undercut them!
-- 
Paul Hyett, Cheltenham (change 'invalid83261' to 'blueyonder' to email me)

"Paul Hyett"  wrote in message
news:oAAyQVEGba$FFwT2@blueyonder.co.uk...
> In uk.music.charts on Sun, 18 Mar 2007, Chris Brown
>  wrote :
>>>>
>>>>BTW, how long do you think it'll be before we have a #1 that's never
>>>>released on physical format?
>>>
>>> We won't, surely?
>>>
>>> It'd make more money being released on both formats
>>
>>Not a massive amount of money to be made selling singles these days
>>though.
>>Especially not once you allow for the risk of it taking sales away from
>>the
>>album.
>
> Singles help *sell* albums, not undercut them!

Airplay for singles helps sell albums. The attention they get from being in 
the charts helps sell albums.
But people actually owning the tracks probably doesn't.

    Chris

In uk.music.charts on Sun, 18 Mar 2007, Chris Brown 
 wrote :
>>>
>>>BTW, how long do you think it'll be before we have a #1 that's never
>>>released on physical format?
>>
>> We won't, surely?
>>
>> It'd make more money being released on both formats
>
>Not a massive amount of money to be made selling singles these days though.
>Especially not once you allow for the risk of it taking sales away from the
>album.

Singles help *sell* albums, not undercut them!
-- 
Paul Hyett, Cheltenham (change 'invalid83261' to 'blueyonder' to email me)