Kanye West has beaten 50 Cent in the race for the UK album chart number one.

West's Stronger album debuts at the top spot while fellow rapper 50 Cent has to settle for second place with his new record Curtis.

There were further new entries for KT Tunstall at number three with Drastic Fantastic, and Ultrabeat at number eight with The Album.

Hard-Fi's spell at the number one spot only lasted one week, with Once Upon A Time In The West falling to sixth.

The top 10 UK albums in full:

1. (-) Kanye West: Graduation
2. (-) 50 Cent: Curtis
3. (-) KT Tunstall: Drastic Fantastic
4. (2) Amy Winehouse: Back in Black
5. (-) Natalie Imbruglia: Glorious - The Singles 97-07
6. (1) Hard Fi: Once Upon A Time In The West
7. (3) Plain White T's: Every Second Counts
8. (-) Ultrabeat: The Album
9. (4) Newton Faulkner: Hand Built By Robots
10. (6) Mika: Life In Cartoon Motion