Posted Mon 28 Sep 2009 8:48AM BST
A week in which the great British public sticks two fingers up at record label plans and turns two tracks into massive hit singles several months before they were supposed to. Bravo say I. Also, has Madonna had 10 or 11 chart-topping albums? All is e 
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 27 Sep 2009 8:00PM BST
There may have been a muted reaction to the release of its title track, but that still isn't enough to stop Madonna's latest hits collection 'Celebration' soaring straight to the top of the Official UK Album Chart upon release. Including 1995 ballads Posted Thu 24 Sep 2009 11:45AM BST
I forgot to post this last week, but the podcast was produced as normal and you can find it on iTunes or via the main feed linked to below.This week we take a look at the flurry of big new albums arriving on the chart, as well as discussing the brand Posted Mon 21 Sep 2009 9:41AM BST
A flood of brand new albums dominates the top of the long players chart. Meanwhile yet another new single debuts at the top. Posted Sun 20 Sep 2009 10:34PM BST
The mother of all chart battles took place on the album chart this week with no less than six of the Top 10 albums all being major new releases. Winning the fight were Muse who land themselves a third straight Number One album with new release 'The R Posted Mon 14 Sep 2009 9:31AM BST
It is the age of the veterans with Dame Vera Lynn and The Beatles making all the album chart waves. On the singles chart a record of a different kind is set as Pixie Lott soars to the top. Posted Sun 13 Sep 2009 7:16PM BST
2009 has seen several chart records fall and be shattered and this week only serves to add to the tally as two more long-standing benchmarks are broken in a manner which makes it hard to imagine how either will be bettered any time soon.Having fallen Posted Thu 10 Sep 2009 11:34AM BST
Back after a summer break, the Chart Watch podcast contemplates the rapid changeover of Number One hits of late, and delves into the exact reasons why Sex On Fire is back in the Top 10. Plus Dame Vera Lynn and her chart achievements at the age of 92. Posted Mon 7 Sep 2009 11:06AM BST
A titanic US vs UK battle at the top of the singles chart is resolved in favour of the Americans. Meanwhile Dame Vera Lynn comes close at the age of 90 and Kings Of Leon do something extraordinary. Posted Sun 6 Sep 2009 10:01PM BST
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