Scooter knock Madonna off albums top spot

A relatively unknown "techno" band from Germany has dethroned Madonna from the top of the albums chart.

Scooter sail straight to the summit with their 13th studio album, Jumping All Over The World, pushing Madonna's Hard Candy into second place. The group - a three-piece from Hamburg - previously enjoyed a UK hit with 'Ramp! (The Logical Song)', which reached number two in the singles chart six years ago.

Other new entries include Def Leppard, with Songs From The Sparkle Lounge at ten, and Hadouken!, who manage a respectable number twelve debut with Music for an Accelerated Culture.

The top ten albums in full (click links for reviews):

1. (-) Scooter: 'Jumping All Over The World'
2. (1) Madonna: 'Hard Candy'
3. (3) Duffy: 'Rockferry'
4. (5) Sam Sparro: 'Sam Sparro'
5. (2) Portishead: 'Third'
6. (4) The Last Shadow Puppets: 'The Age of the Understatement'
7. (7) Scouting For Girls: 'Scouting For Girls'
8. (9) Platters: 'The Very Best Of'
9. (6) The Kooks: 'Konk'
10. (-) Def Leppard: 'Songs From The Sparkle Lounge'