UK Charts: Lana Del Rey & David Guetta Claim Top Honors

A new month generally brings change and that was certainly the case with this week’s editions of the UK charts. Indeed, the top spots of the UK Albums Chart and the Official UK Singles Chart were occupied by fresh faces instead of the usual contenders.

Firstly, Lana Del Rey landed atop the Albums Chart with her new album, ‘Born to Die’. The LP sold over 117K copies – more than the other 4 albums in the top 5 combined – as the fastest selling album of the 2012 to date. Meanwhile, the title track of ‘Born to Die’ cracked the top 10 of the Singles Chart and ranked at #9.

Secondly, David Guetta’s ‘Titanium’ has claimed the top slot on the Singles Chart. The track, which features Sia, has become the French DJ’s 4th #1 single on the lineup and the 1st chart-leader from his ‘Nothing but the Beat’ album, which moved to #9 on the Albums Chart.

See other leading Urban/Pop releases on both the albums and singles charts below:

UK Albums Chart

 

1. Lana Del Rey – ‘Born to Die’

2. Leonard Cohen – ‘Old Ideas’

3. Ed Sheeran – ‘+’

4. Adele – ’21′

5. Coldplay – ‘Mylo Xyloto’

6. Jessie J – ‘Who You Are’

7. Rizzle Kicks – ‘Stereo Typical’

8. Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – ‘Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds’

9. David Guetta – ‘Nothing but the Beat’

10. Bruno Mars – ‘Doo-Wops & Hooligans’

 

Official UK Singles Chart

1. David Guetta – ‘Titanium (Ft. Sia)’

2. Alyssa Reid – ‘Alone Again (Ft. Jump Smokers)’

3. Goyte – ‘Somebody That I Used To Know (Ft. Kimbra)’

4. Jessie J – ‘Domino’

5. Flo Rida – ‘Wild One (Ft. Sia)’

6. Cover Drive – ‘Twilight’

7. Rizzle Kicks – ‘Mama do the Hump’

8. Kelly Clarkson – ‘Stronger’

9. Lana Del Rey – ‘Born to Die’

10. Pitbull – ‘International Love (Ft. Chris Brown)’

Thoughts?