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Rihanna and Jay-Z have climbed up to the top of the Irish singles chart this week with Umbrella.
Akon, Snow Patrol, Avril Lavigne and Timbaland all fell down one place in the chart, while Gym Class Heroes remained in sixth position with Cupid's Chokehold. Hellogoodbye's Here In Your Arms rose eleven places to number ten.
Linkin Park remained at the top of the album chart with Minutes To Midnight, followed by Cascada's Everytime We Touch at number two and new entry Maroon 5 with It Won't Be Soon Before Long at number three.
The top ten singles in full:
1. (8) Rihanna ft. Jay-Z: 'Umbrella'
2. (1) Akon: 'Don't Matter'
3. (2) Snow Patrol: 'Signal Fire'
4. (3) Avril Lavigne: 'Girlfriend'
5. (4) Timbaland ft. Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake: 'Give It To Me'
6. (6) Gym Class Heroes: 'Cupid's Chokehold'
7. (5) Beyonce & Shakira: 'Beautiful Liar'
8. (10) Alex Gaudino ft. Crystal Waters: 'Destination Calabria'
9. (7) Fergie ft. Ludacris: 'Glamorous'
10. (21) Hellogoodbye: 'Here In Your Arms'
Akon, Snow Patrol, Avril Lavigne and Timbaland all fell down one place in the chart, while Gym Class Heroes remained in sixth position with Cupid's Chokehold. Hellogoodbye's Here In Your Arms rose eleven places to number ten.
Linkin Park remained at the top of the album chart with Minutes To Midnight, followed by Cascada's Everytime We Touch at number two and new entry Maroon 5 with It Won't Be Soon Before Long at number three.
The top ten singles in full:
1. (8) Rihanna ft. Jay-Z: 'Umbrella'
2. (1) Akon: 'Don't Matter'
3. (2) Snow Patrol: 'Signal Fire'
4. (3) Avril Lavigne: 'Girlfriend'
5. (4) Timbaland ft. Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake: 'Give It To Me'
6. (6) Gym Class Heroes: 'Cupid's Chokehold'
7. (5) Beyonce & Shakira: 'Beautiful Liar'
8. (10) Alex Gaudino ft. Crystal Waters: 'Destination Calabria'
9. (7) Fergie ft. Ludacris: 'Glamorous'
10. (21) Hellogoodbye: 'Here In Your Arms'
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