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. http://new.uk.music.yahoo.com/blogs/ Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:52:03 -0800 Yahoo! http://new.uk.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chartwatch/5230/podcastweek-ending-november-7th-2009/ <p><span class="Apple-style-span" class="Apple-style-span" style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: medium 'Times New Roman'; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" ... Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:50:18 -0800 James Masterton http://new.uk.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chartwatch/5168/week-ending-november-7th-2009/ I just found this great new dating site... oh no hang on, wrong login sorry. Chart Watch UK is here. Cheryl! Westlife! Miley! Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:36:37 -0800 James Masterton http://new.uk.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chartwatch/5153/chart-bitesunday-november-1st-2009/ <p>It is another six figure sale for <strong>Cheryl Cole</strong> 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 singles and albums chart double as the long player easily storms to the summit as well, despite some early sales hiccups that saw the album briefly unavailable on iTunes and accidentally given away for free on last.fm. ... Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:19:34 -0800 James Masterton http://new.uk.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chartwatch/5111/podcastweek-ending-october-31st-2009/ <p>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.</p><p>Oh, and I could swear I missed out numbers in the Top 10 as well. Good job this isn't live isn't it?</p><p><!-- Begin Copy/Paste --><script src="http://www.zen51507.zen.co.uk/podcast/swfobject. ... Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:13:43 -0800 James Masterton http://new.uk.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chartwatch/5075/week-ending-october-31st-2009/ All good things come to those who wait. Cheryl Cole sets new benchmarks at the top of the singles chart, but Alexandra has the biggest album. Fight! Fight! Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:07:36 -0800 James Masterton http://new.uk.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chartwatch/5058/chart-bitesunday-october-25th-2009/ <p>Sorry if this annoys anyone but we have to talk about X Factor a lot this week, for the TV talent show has once again demonstrated its power to affect just about everything.</p><p>Storming to Number One on the singles chart is show judge Cheryl Cole. ... Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:45:28 -0800 James Masterton http://new.uk.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chartwatch/5019/podcastweek-ending-october-24th-2009/ <p>In this week's Chart Update podcast, the twin entries of Alexandra Burke and Robbie Williams are dissected and we ponder on the impact that future X Factor performances will have on later releases.</p><p>Plus the full Top 10 and the possibility that one single will have come and gone before it is even released.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><script src="http://www.zen51507.zen.co.uk/podcast/swfobject. ... Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:11:00 -0800 James Masterton http://new.uk.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chartwatch/4961/week-ending-october-24th-2009/ Alexandra and Robbie! Together at last! Although they dominate the chart news this week there is plenty to tell about the rest of the chart. Step inside friends. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:20:44 -0800 James Masterton http://new.uk.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chartwatch/4948/chart-bitesunday-october-18th-2009/ <p>Who said nice guys finish last? Well on the basis of the UK singles chart this week they are not far wrong, thanks to the presence of 'Bad Boys' at Number One. The single marks the start of the solo career proper of X Factor 2008 winner Alexandra Burke who releases her first music since she topped the charts with show-winning song 'Hallelujah' at Christmas time last year. As well as being her second Number One hit, it is also a second chart-topper of the year for guest rapper Flo Rida. ... Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:42:31 -0800 James Masterton http://new.uk.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chartwatch/4932/podcastweek-ending-october-17th-2009/ <p>In this week's Chart Watch podcast, Chipmunk is dissected and The Saturdays are invited to take the week off. We look at the abundance of veterans in the album chart and note a strange iTunes error which is confusing plenty of Miley Cyrus fans.</p><script src="http://www.zen51507.zen.co.uk/podcast/swfobject.js" type="text/javascript"></script><div id="flashPlayer">This text will be replaced by the flash music player. ... Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:05:42 -0800 James Masterton