Music
Gnarls Barkley dethrone Shortt in Ireland
Published Saturday, Apr 8 2006, 02:36 BST | By Neil Wilkes
Gnarls Barkley finally ended Patt Shortt's six-week reign on top of the singles chart in Ireland this week.
The duo - currently number one in the UK on the strength of download sales alone - managed to outdo the comedy track 'Jumbo Breakfast Roll', Ireland's biggest selling single ever.
U2's reworking of their hit 'One', with assistance from Mary J. Blige, was the week's second highest new entry at four.
Meanwhile, Massive Attack's 'Collected' unseated Andy Abraham's debut from the top of the albums chart.
The top ten singles in full:
1. (-) Gnarls Barkley: 'Crazy'
2. (1) Patt Shortt: 'Jumbo Breakfast Roll'
3. (2) Ne Yo: 'So Sick'
4. (-) Mary J Blige ft. U2: 'One'
5. (3) Pussycat Dolls: 'Beep'
6. (5) Black Eyed Peas: 'Pump It'
7. (4) Bow Wow ft. Ciara: 'Like You'
8. (6) Pink: 'Stupid Girls'
9. (7) Shayne Ward: 'That's My Goal'
10. (16) Kelly Clarkson: 'Walk Away'
The duo - currently number one in the UK on the strength of download sales alone - managed to outdo the comedy track 'Jumbo Breakfast Roll', Ireland's biggest selling single ever.
U2's reworking of their hit 'One', with assistance from Mary J. Blige, was the week's second highest new entry at four.
Meanwhile, Massive Attack's 'Collected' unseated Andy Abraham's debut from the top of the albums chart.
The top ten singles in full:
1. (-) Gnarls Barkley: 'Crazy'
2. (1) Patt Shortt: 'Jumbo Breakfast Roll'
3. (2) Ne Yo: 'So Sick'
4. (-) Mary J Blige ft. U2: 'One'
5. (3) Pussycat Dolls: 'Beep'
6. (5) Black Eyed Peas: 'Pump It'
7. (4) Bow Wow ft. Ciara: 'Like You'
8. (6) Pink: 'Stupid Girls'
9. (7) Shayne Ward: 'That's My Goal'
10. (16) Kelly Clarkson: 'Walk Away'
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