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This is a summary of the year 2009 in British music. So far 14 singles have occupied the number-one spot including 7 new entries. Due to the increase in downloads over physical sales, singles now tend to enter the chart at a lower position, before climbing to the top a few weeks later: a trend which was previously unseen in the 90's/00's. The average sale for a number one up to 21 June is 69,275. Sales are currently improving, although album sales are now on a large reduction compared to previous years. As of 7 June, three singles have been already certified platinum.
Summary
January
Alexandra Burke's "Hallelujah", the Christmas number-one single of 2008, remained at the top of the Singles Chart for a third week on 4 January. One week later, however, American singer-songwriter Lady GaGa's debut single "Just Dance" went to number one, staying there for the remainder of the month. Elsewhere in January, Girls Aloud scored their twentieth consecutive top ten single with "The Loving Kind", while Beyoncé returned to the top ten with "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)", the second single from her I Am… Sasha Fierce album. American rapper Kid Cudi made his top ten debut with "Day 'n' Nite", and The Saturdays' third single "Issues" peaked at number four.
Kings of Leon's Only by the Night album, which spent two weeks at number one in 2008, returned to the top of the Albums Chart on 11 January on the strength of their recent single "Use Somebody", while The Script's eponymous debut album - another number one of last year - also returned to the peak of the chart. Indie rock band White Lies scored their first number one album when debut LP To Lose My Life... topped the charts on 25 January, while Lady GaGa's debut The Fame entered at number three.
February
Lady GaGa finally got knocked off the number one spot by Lily Allen who scored her second number one with "The Fear". Alesha Dixon's second single, "Breathe Slow" from her album The Alesha Show climbed up to number six, two weeks before its CD release. It finally climed up to number three two weeks later, her highest peaking solo hit.
White Lies got knocked off from the number one album spot by Bruce Springsteen with his new album, Working on a Dream. Franz Ferdinand's third album, Tonight missed out at number two. Bruce Springsteen kept number one for another week, whilst The View's second album Which Bitch? entered at number four.
Legendary Rapper Eminem returned with "Crack a Bottle" which entered the singles chart at number four on downloads alone, his first hit in four years. This month also saw the re-entry of M.I.A with her song "Paper Planes" due to the Multi-BAFTA winning film Slumdog Millionaire. The lead single from the first The Prodigy album in five years, "Omen" peaked at number four on the singles chart.
BRIT Awards
At the 2009 BRIT Awards, Welsh singer Duffy cleaned up grabbing three out of the four she was nominated for. Coldplay didn't win a single award after also being nominated for four. Girls Aloud claimed their first BRIT for Best British Single ("The Promise"). Kings of Leon received two awards for Best International Group and Best International Album (Only by the Night). The night also saw first BRIT awards for Katy Perry for International Female Solo and Elbow for Best British Band.
March
Kelly Clarkson, the winner of the first series of American Idol, scored her first UK number one single on 1 March with "My Life Would Suck Without You", the lead single from her fourth studio album All I Ever Wanted. Teenage country/pop singer Taylor Swift jumped 20 places to number two with "Love Story". Kelly Clarkson then got knocked down to number four by Flo Rida with "Right Round" who prevented The Saturdays from getting number one with "Just Can't Get Enough" which was the first time in 14 years that the Comic Relief song did not hit number one. The second Comic Relief song, "Barry Islands in the Stream" got to number one a week later and a week after that it got knocked off by Lady GaGa who gained a surprise second number one this year with "Poker Face". On 29 March , Noisettes entered the top forty for the first time with Don't Upset The Rhythm (Go Baby Go) at number two, Pussycat Dolls' new single "Jai Ho (You are My Destiny) with A.R. Rahman climbed to number five and "Halo" by Beyoncé got to number four.
Kings of Leon got knocked off from the number one album spot by The Prodigy with their first studio album in five years, Invaders Must Die. The Prodigy then got knocked off from number one by U2 with their first album in five years, No Line on the Horizon which outsold the rest of the top forty combined to claim the top spot. U2 kept the top spot the next week whilst Kelly Clarkson's album All I Ever Wanted went straight in at number four and Annie Lennox got to number two with The Annie Lennox Collection. On Mother's Day week Ronan Keating topped the albums chart with Songs For My Mother, while Annie Lennox stayed at number two.
April
On the first chart of April, Lady GaGa stayed at number one on the singles chart with "Poker Face", Metro Station's debut song "Shake It" climbed to number six and La Roux's song "In for the Kill" climbed up into the top ten after a fortnight at number eleven, reaching number seven. The next week La Roux climbed higher to number four, Calvin Harris knocked Lady GaGa off the top with "I'm Not Alone" and Ciara's new single, "Love Sex Magic" with Justin Timberlake entered at number six. On 19 April, Calvin Harris stayed at number one for a second week with "I'm Not Alone". La Roux climbed 2 places to number two, knocking Lady GaGa to number three, and Pussycat Dolls to number four. Eminem gained the highest new entry with "We Made You". On 26 April the abtly titled "Number 1" by Tinchy Stryder and N-Dubz went straight in at number one. Curiously, despite 23 releases since chart records began, no other single has ever reached number one, referencing its chart position in the title. They saw off competition from La Roux, who was a non mover at 2 whilst Calvin Harris dropped two places to number 3. Climbers included Eminem who rose three places to 5 and Lily Allen rose one place to 9. Lady GaGa however dropped one place to number 4 and Ciara Feat. Justin Timberlake also slightly dropped.
On the first albums chart of the month, Lady GaGa finally climbed to number one with The Fame, knocking off Ronan Keating with Songs For My Mother and Flo Rida's second album R.O.O.T.S. debuted at number five, becoming his highest charting album to date. The next week Lady GaGa kept number one with new albums from Doves at number two and Bat for Lashes with Two Suns at number five. On 26 April Lady GaGa kept her reign over the albums chart keeping her album "The Fame" at the summit for a month despite heavy competition from Depeche Mode.
May
On the first chart of May, the top two remained static, whilst at three, pushing Lady GaGa and Calvin Harris down one each, was Ironik and Chipmunk's remix of Elton John's "Tiny Dancer". Girls Aloud climbed to number eleven, therefore breaking their run of consecutive top tens with "Untouchable". The next week Tinchy Stryder and N-Dubz got knocked down to number two as Black Eyed Peas' comeback single "Boom Boom Pow" debuted at the top on downloads alone. Lily Allen and Eminem both benifited from physicals as they went to number five and four respectively. Black Eyed Peas were knocked from number 1 by another new entry, Dizzee Rascal with his new hit "Bonkers". Eurovision winner Alexander Rybak also had a top ten placing with "Fairytale".
Lady GaGa finally got knocked from the number one album spot by Bob Dylan with Together Through Life, his first studio album in almost three years. The Enemy's new album Music for the People went straight in at number two. On 17 May Bob Dylan got knocked down seven places by Green Day's new album 21st Century Breakdown which only had two days of sales to get to number 1. The long awaited comeback album from legendary musician Eminem titled Relapse goes straight to the top becoming this years fastest selling album with over 166,000 copies in its first week in the UK. Also in the top ten was Madness' new album and Journal for Plague Lovers by Manic Street Preachers at numbers five and three respectively.
June
On the first chart of June, Black Eyed Peas regained the number one spot from Dizzee Rascal after Britain's Got Talent winners, Diversity danced to it in their winning routine. Keri Hilson's follow-up single "Knock You Down" climbed to number six. On the 14 June chart, Pixie Lott debuted at #1 with her single "Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh)". Also on the singles chart, "When Love Takes Over" by David Guetta featuring Kelly Rowland charted at number seven after a rush release due to a "cover" version being released on iTunes, before climbing to the top spot a week later. The cover, by Airi L, charted at number twenty-two. The single "Battlefield" from Jordin Sparks' new album of the same name narrowly missed out on the top 10, although a peak of #11 was considerably higher than the position it reached in her native United States. The following week, David Guetta was knocked off the number one spot by a new entry from La Roux; the band's third single, Bulletproof. Also this week, the top one hundred singles chart saw a staggering twenty-eight re-entries from Michael Jackson (six of which reached the top fourty), following the singer's death, which included Earth Song, Thriller, Billie Jean and Man in the Mirror.[1] Lady GaGa's third single, Paparazzi entered the top five at number four.
Paolo Nutini knocked Eminem off the number one albums spot with his second album Sunny Side Up whilst Daniel Merriweather's debut album went straight to number two. The next week Kasabian went straight in at number one on the albums chart with West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum. Other high new entries on the albums came from Black Eyed Peas with The E.N.D. at three and Little Boots with Hands at five. Following the death of legendary "King of Pop" Michael Jackson, his album Number Ones reclaimed the top spot after first reaching number one in 2003. His album, Thriller, also re-entered the top-ten albums chart at number seven. Five other albums by Michael Jackson also re-entered the top one-hundred albums chart, King of Pop, Off the Wall, The Essential Michael Jackson, Thriller 25 and Bad.[2] In this otherwise fairly quiet week, the highest new entry was at number fifteen for The Music Of My Life by Neil Sedaka, while big climbers going back into the top 5 came from Take That with The Circus moving up 12 to 4, and Lady GaGa with The Fame moving up 18 to 5.
Number Ones
Number-one singles
| Issue Date | Song | Artist | Sales |
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| 4 January | "Hallelujah" | Alexandra Burke | 104,454 |
| 11 January | "Just Dance" | Lady GaGa Feat. Colby O'Donis | 65,764 |
| 18 January | "Just Dance" | Lady GaGa Feat. Colby O'Donis | 77,351 |
| 25 January | "Just Dance" | Lady GaGa Feat. Colby O'Donis | 74,139 |
| 1 February | "The Fear" | Lily Allen | 83,367 |
| 8 February | "The Fear" | Lily Allen | 69,002 |
| 15 February | "The Fear" | Lily Allen | 59,671 |
| 22 February | "The Fear" | Lily Allen | 45,629 |
| 1 March | "My Life Would Suck Without You" | Kelly Clarkson | 51,115 |
| 8 March | "Right Round" | Flo Rida Feat. Ke$ha | 72,101 |
| 15 March | "Islands in the Stream" | Vanessa Jenkins & Bryn West Feat. Sir Tom Jones & Robin Gibb | 87,177 |
| 22 March | "Poker Face" | Lady GaGa | 53,699 |
| 29 March | "Poker Face" | Lady GaGa | 57,781 |
| 5 April | "Poker Face" | Lady GaGa | 55,318 |
| 12 April | "I'm Not Alone" | Calvin Harris | 66,970 |
| 19 April | "I'm Not Alone" | Calvin Harris | 62,012 |
| 26 April | "Number 1" | Tinchy Stryder Feat. N-Dubz | 72,257 |
| 3 May | "Number 1" | Tinchy Stryder Feat. N-Dubz | 72,374 |
| 10 May | "Number 1" | Tinchy Stryder Feat. N-Dubz | 57,150 |
| 17 May | "Boom Boom Pow" | Black Eyed Peas | 74,440 |
| 24 May | "Bonkers" | Dizzee Rascal & Armand Van Helden | 114,165 |
| 31 May | "Bonkers" | Dizzee Rascal & Armand Van Helden | 63,141 |
| 7 June | "Boom Boom Pow" | Black Eyed Peas | 55,849 |
| 14 June | "Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh)" | Pixie Lott | 58,839 |
| 21 June | "When Love Takes Over" | David Guetta Feat. Kelly Rowland | 78,108 |
| 28 June | "Bulletproof" | La Roux | 80,144 |
| 5 July | "Evacuate the Dancefloor" | Cascada |
Number-one albums
| Issue Date | Album | Artist | Sales |
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| 4 January | The Circus | Take That | 46,958 |
| 11 January | Only by the Night | Kings of Leon | 27,115 |
| 18 January | The Script | The Script | 32,978 |
| 25 January | To Lose My Life... | White Lies | 28,196 |
| 1 February | Working on a Dream | Bruce Springsteen | 67,316 |
| 8 February | Working on a Dream | Bruce Springsteen | 26,158 |
| 15 February | It's Not Me, It's You | Lily Allen | 112,568 |
| 22 February | Only by the Night | Kings of Leon | 67,001 |
| 1 March | Invaders Must Die | The Prodigy | 97,254 |
| 8 March | No Line on the Horizon | U2 | 157,926 |
| 15 March | No Line on the Horizon | U2 | 44,261 |
| 22 March | Songs For My Mother | Ronan Keating | 87,030 |
| 29 March | Songs For My Mother | Ronan Keating | 36,847 |
| 5 April | The Fame | Lady GaGa | 38,031 |
| 12 April | The Fame | Lady GaGa | 44,978 |
| 19 April | The Fame | Lady GaGa | 32,802 |
| 26 April | The Fame | Lady GaGa | 33,828 |
| 3 May | Together Through Life | Bob Dylan | 42,839 |
| 10 May | Together Through Life | Bob Dylan | 28,425 |
| 17 May | 21st Century Breakdown | Green Day | 79,770 |
| 24 May | Relapse | Eminem | 166,952 |
| 31 May | Relapse | Eminem | 54,078 |
| 7 June | Sunny Side Up | Paolo Nutini | 62,937 |
| 14 June | West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum | Kasabian | 98,423 |
| 21 June | West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum | Kasabian | 57,628 |
| 28 June | Number Ones | Michael Jackson | 46,403 |
| 5 July | The Essential | Michael Jackson | 69,329 |
Number-one downloads
| Issue date | Song | Artist |
| 7 January | "Hallelujah" | Alexandra Burke |
| 14 January | "Just Dance" | Lady GaGa Feat. Colby O'Donis |
| 21 January | "Just Dance" | Lady GaGa Feat. Colby O'Donis |
| 28 January | "Just Dance" | Lady GaGa Feat. Colby O'Donis |
| 4 February | "The Fear" | Lily Allen |
| 11 February | "The Fear" | Lily Allen |
| 18 February | "The Fear" | Lily Allen |
| 25 February | "The Fear" | Lily Allen |
| 4 March | "My Life Would Suck Without You" | Kelly Clarkson |
| 11 March | "Right Round" | Flo Rida Feat. Ke$ha |
| 18 March | "Right Round" | Flo Rida Feat. Ke$ha |
| 25 March | "Poker Face" | Lady GaGa |
| 1 April | "Poker Face" | Lady GaGa |
| 8 April | "Poker Face" | Lady GaGa |
| 15 April | "I'm Not Alone" | Calvin Harris |
| 22 April | "I'm Not Alone" | Calvin Harris |
| 29 April | "Number 1" | Tinchy Stryder Feat. N-Dubz |
| 6 May | "Number 1" | Tinchy Stryder Feat. N-Dubz |
| 13 May | "Number 1" | Tinchy Stryder Feat. N-Dubz |
| 20 May | "Boom Boom Pow" | Black Eyed Peas |
| 27 May | "Bonkers" | Dizzee Rascal & Armand Van Helden |
| 3 June | "Bonkers" | Dizzee Rascal & Armand Van Helden |
| 10 June | "Boom Boom Pow" | Black Eyed Peas |
| 17 June | "Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh)" | Pixie Lott |
| 24 June | "When Love Takes Over" | David Guetta Feat. Kelly Rowland |
| 1 July | "Bulletproof" | La Roux |
Other Charts
- R&B number-one singles of 2009
- R&B number-one albums of 2009
- Dance number-one singles of 2009
- Indie number-one singles of 2009
- Rock number-one singles of 2009
Charts
Current Top 10 singles
- As of 5 July 2009 [3]
| This Week | Last Week | Artist | Song | Weeks | Peak |
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| 1 | New | Cascada | "Evacuate the Dancefloor" | 1 | 1(1) |
| 2 | 11 | Michael Jackson | "Man in the Mirror" | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | La Roux | "Bulletproof" | 2 | 1(1) |
| 4 | 2 | David Guetta Feat. Kelly Rowland | "When Love Takes Over" | 4 | 1(1) |
| 5 | 4 | Lady GaGa | "Paparazzi" | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | Black Eyed Peas | "Boom Boom Pow" | 8 | 1(1),(1) |
| 7 | 6 | Agnes | "Release Me" | 6 | 3 |
| 8 | 5 | Keri Hilson Feat. Kanye West & Ne-Yo | "Knock You Down" | 7 | 5 |
| 9 | 7 | Pixie Lott | "Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh)" | 4 | 1(1) |
| 10 | 25 | Michael Jackson | "Billie Jean" | 2 | 1(1) |
Current Top 10 albums
- As of 5 July 2009 [4]
| This Week | Last Week | Artist | Album | Weeks | Peak |
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| 1 | 20 | Michael Jackson | The Essential | 2 | 1(1) |
| 2 | New | La Roux | La Roux | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | Michael Jackson | Number Ones | 2 | 1(2) |
| 4 | 2 | Kasabian | West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum | 4 | 1(2) |
| 5 | 14 | Michael Jackson | King Of Pop | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | 7 | Michael Jackson | Thriller | 2 | 1(8) |
| 7 | 3 | Paolo Nutini | Sunny Side Up | 5 | 1(1) |
| 8 | 5 | Lady GaGa | The Fame | 25 | 1(4) |
| 9 | 6 | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | Greatest Hits | 4 | 3 |
| 10 | 17 | Michael Jackson | Off the Wall | 2 | 5 |
Current Top 10 downloads
- As of 1 July 2009 [5]
| This Week | Last Week | Artist | Song Title | Weeks | Peak |
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| 1 | New | La Roux | "Bulletproof" | 1 | 1(1) |
| 2 | 1 | David Guetta Feat. Kelly Rowland | "When Love Takes Over" | 3 | 1(1) |
| 3 | 7 | Lady GaGa | "Paparazzi" | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | Black Eyed Peas | "Boom Boom Pow" | 7 | 1(1),(1) |
| 5 | 5 | Keri Hilson Feat. Kanye West & Ne-Yo | "Knock You Down" | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | 4 | Agnes | "Release Me" | 5 | 3 |
| 7 | 2 | Pixie Lott | "Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh)" | 3 | 1(1) |
| 8 | 6 | Daniel Merriweather | "Red" | 6 | 4 |
| 9 | 9 | The Veronicas | "Untouched" | 5 | 8 |
| 10 | 8 | Dizzee Rascal & Armand van Helden | "Bonkers" | 6 | 1(2) |
British Music awards
BRIT Awards
The 2009 BRIT Awards were hosted by James Corden, Matthew Horne and Kylie Minogue on February 18 2009 at Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London.
- British Male Solo Artist: Paul Weller
- British Female Solo Artist: Duffy
- British Breakthrough Act: Duffy
- British Group: Elbow
- British Live Act: Iron Maiden Somewhere Back in Time World Tour
- British Single: Girls Aloud "The Promise"
- Mastercard British Album: Duffy - Rockferry
- International Male Solo Artist: Kanye West
- International Female Solo Artist: Katy Perry
- International Group: Kings of Leon
- International Album: Kings of Leon - Only By the Night
- Critic's Choice: Florence And The Machine
- Outstanding Contribution to Music: Pet Shop Boys
- Producer's Award: Bernard Butler
Mercury Prize
The 2009 Mercury Prize will be awarded later on this year.
Popjustice £20 Music Prize
The 2009 Popjustice £20 Music Prize will be awarded later on this year.
Record of the Year
The Record of the Year will be awarded in December 2009.
References
- ^ Chart Stats: UK Singles & Albums Chart Archive - Singles Chart - Chart For Week Up To 04/07/2009
- ^ Chart Stats: UK Singles & Albums Chart Archive - Albums Chart - Chart For Week Up To 04/07/2009
- ^ BBC - Radio 1 - Chart Show - The UK Top 40 Singles
- ^ BBC - Radio 1 - Chart Show - The UK Top 40 Albums
- ^ BBC - Radio 1 - Chart Show - The UK Top 40 Downloads
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