Music

Plan B beats Scouting to albums top spot

Published Sunday, Apr 18 2010, 19:02 BST | By Nick Levine

Plan B has beaten Scouting For Girls to the top of the UK albums chart.

The East London rapper/singer - real name Ben Drew - enters at number one with his second album, The Defamation Of Strickland Banks. His 2006 debut, Who Needs Actions When You Got Words, peaked at number 30.

Scouting For Girls have to settle for second position with Everybody Wants To Be On TV, the follow-up to their eponymous debut, which debuted at number 12 in September 2007 before spending two weeks at number one the following January.

Lady GaGa slips from number one to three with The Fame Monster, while MGMT enter at four with second album Congratulations.

Meanwhile, Ohio-born singer-songwriter Joshua Radin also debuts in the top ten this week, landing at nine with sophomore effort Simple Times.

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

1. (-) Plan B: 'The Defamation Of Strickland Banks'
2. (-) Scouting For Girls: 'Everybody Wants To Be On TV'
3. (1) Lady GaGa: 'The Fame Monster'
4. (-) MGMT: 'Congratulations'
5. (3) Justin Bieber: 'My Worlds'
6. (4) Paolo Nutini: 'Sunny Side Up'
7. (2) Boyzone: 'Brother'
8. (5) Florence and the Machine: 'Lungs'
9. (-) Joshua Radin: 'Simple Times'
10. (10) Free & Bad Company: 'The Very Best Of'

Source: Official Charts Company

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