Music

Basshunter makes No.1 on albums chart

Published Monday, Jul 21 2008, 12:11 BST | By Nick Levine
Basshunter makes No.1 on albums chart
Swedish dance star Basshunter has debuted at No.1 on the UK albums chart.

His Now You're Gone album, which features the hit singles 'Now You're Gone' and 'All I Ever Wanted', sold 36,825 copies last week to end Coldplay's five-week reign at the top of the chart.

Chris Martin's band slips to second place with Viva La Vida, which sold a further 34,553 copies last week.

Texas singer Sharleen Spiteri bows in third with her debut solo album, Melody - her best position on the chart since Texas's Greatest Hits made No.1 in 2000.

Meanwhile, Madonna's Hard Candy album returns to the top ten thanks to the success of her 'Give It 2 Me' single.

The top ten albums in full (click where possible for our reviews):

1. (-) Basshunter: 'Now You're Gone
2. (1) Coldplay: 'Viva La Vida'
3. (-) Sharleen Spiteri: 'Melody'
4. (2) Duffy: 'Rockferry'
5. (12) Abba: 'Gold - Greatest Hits'
6. (4) Ting Tings: 'We Started Nothing'
7. (3) Chris Brown: 'Exclusive'
8. (8) Nickelback: 'All The Right Reasons'
9. (-) Billy Joel: 'Piano Man - The Very Best Of'
10. (14) Madonna: 'Hard Candy'

> Who's number one on the singles chart this week? Click here to find out

Top Stories

Sign up and get two free cinema tickets
LoveFilm 30 Days Free Trial

Charts Roundup

Play online games
Try your luck at Bookworm and dozens more now
S17 T1.7727708816528 {run_id}