Posted Mon 16 Nov 2009 9:43AM GMT
Something of the unexpected at the top of the singles chart this week, whilst a two way battle for Number One album ended up as a very close call. 
Yahoo! Music's very own chart expert James Masterton casts a weekly eye over all the weekly comings and goings in the UK charts. From the Number One to the Number 75, digital to physical, James has all the inside info on the music you've been buying this week.
Posted Sun 15 Nov 2009 9:53PM GMT
There is a surprise at the very top of the Official UK Singles chart, although as you might guess there is an X Factor undercurrent to it. Despite trailing in sales for much of the week, the Black Eyed Peas put on a late surge to climb ahead of none Posted Wed 11 Nov 2009 9:46PM GMT
We go on and on and on about X Factor in this week's chart podcast, but the fate of the charts and the weekend TV show are so intertwined it is hard to ignore it. Plus the week's biggest sellers and an unexpected hit single after nearly 30 years for Posted Mon 9 Nov 2009 9:21AM GMT
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For the third time running, the Number One single has an inescapable X Factor connection. Following their appearance on the results show last weekend, four piece JLS grab the Number One single with new release 'Everybody In Love'. The 2008 runners-up Posted Mon 2 Nov 2009 2:36PM GMT
I just found this great new dating site... oh no hang on, wrong login sorry. Chart Watch UK is here. Cheryl! Westlife! Miley! Posted Sun 1 Nov 2009 9:19PM GMT
It is another six figure sale for Cheryl Cole as she remains on top of the UK singles chart for a second week with 'Fight For This Love'. With the release of her debut solo album '3 Words' she also becomes only the 12th solo female to manage a single Posted Wed 28 Oct 2009 3:13PM GMT
The X Factor infuence on both singles and album charts is profiled in this week's Chart Watch podcast. Plus we talk Cheryl Cole herself and the strange series of errors that hindered the Monday sales and distribution of her debut album.Oh, and I coul Posted Mon 26 Oct 2009 1:07PM GMT
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