UK Charts for 19 November: Leona sets album record

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Leona Lewis is outselling the Spice Girls by four to one on the first day of their album chart battle - and challenging for the fastest-selling UK debut of all time.

Copies of her album, Spirit, are flying off the shelves across the UK. The X Factor winner is on course to sell around 100,000 copies by Monday's end, according to industry estimates.

The Spice Girls are managing just a quarter of that figure with their Greatest Hits.

At HMV stores, Lewis is outselling the rest of the top 10 combined. If sales continue at this rate, she is on target to shift around 350,000 copies by the end of the week. That will put her within touching distance of the record for a UK debut.

Arctic Monkeys currently hold that record with Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, which sold 363,735 copies in its first week of release in January 2006.

Leona is the number one single again, Kylie is number two. Bloc Party are top twenty. "Back To Black" is top thirty and "Rockstar" top forty.

The album chart looks like this on day one:

1 Leona Lewis (123k)
2 Spice Girls (22.5k)
3 Westlife (19.4k)
4 Celine Dion (17.3k)
5 Killers (16.5k)
6 Led Zeppelin
7 Eagles
8 Andrea Bocelli
9 Cliff Richard
10 Take That

David Gray and Craig David are top twenty. Seal is top thirty and Garth Brooks is top forty.

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With the Spice Girls, bare in mind that even if they do sell a quater of Leona, 87,000 is still an amazing sales week.

[That Skipping Rope.]

I don't use this phrase, but GET IT!

[Robert J]

Good for Leona. I'm thinking the Spice Girls are regretting releasing this week.

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LEWIS' LEFTFIELD SMASH: An indie release from English newcomer Leona Lewis is on target to exceed the Arctic Monkeys’ first-week tally of 363,735 units to become the fastest-selling debut album in U.K. history. By the end of its first day on sale, the album, Spirit (on the Syco label) had sold more than 130k, putting it in line to top 400k by week’s end. Lewis won the talent competition on the British TV show The X-Factor, propelling her single “Bleeding Love” to #1 on the U.K. chart. The track, which is closing in on 500k, making it the best-selling single of the year on the other side of the pond, was written by the suddenly red-hot Ryan Tedder, who also has a big hit in the U.S. with the Timbaland remix of his song “Apologize” by OneRepublic, the band Tedder fronts. Interscope will release OneRepublic’s first album next Tuesday. (11/14a)

She's indie?!

[I HATE LA REID]

so that's why alex likes her!

[That Skipping Rope.]

bn said:

so that's why alex likes her!

Clearly.

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Kylie's down to number four

[The Seldom Seen Kid]

backintime said:

Kylie's down to number four

Well the public don't like people trying something different.

I admire her for experimenting and not coming back with a "safe" comeback. "2 Hearts" is one of the best songs she's done IMO.

[RedDragon]

Could you post the full chart for God's sake!

Thank you, buh-bye.

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Singles

01 - 01  BLEEDING LOVE LEONA LEWIS
02 - 02  RULE THE WORLD TAKE THAT
03 - 03  APOLOGIZE TIMBALAND PTS ONE REPUBLIC
12 - 04  2 HEARTS KYLIE MINOGUE
04 - 05  VALERIE MARK RONSON FT AMY WINEHOUSE
09 - 06  NO ONE ALICIA KEYS
05 - 07  HOME WESTLIFE
NE - 08  FLUX BLOC PARTY
NE - 09  LOCH LOMOND RUNRIG FT TARTAN ARMY
06 - 10  ABOUT YOU NOW SUGABABES
07 - 11  HOT STUFF (LET'S DANCE) CRAIG DAVID
10 - 12  UNINVITED FREEMASONS FT BAILEY TZUKE
08 - 13  GIMME MORE BRITNEY SPEARS
NE - 14  HEARTBROKEN T2 FT JODIE AYSHA
16 - 15  HATE THAT I LOVE YOU RIHANNA FT NE, YO
RE - 16  YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME ELVIS PRESLEY
21 - 17  NO U HANG UP/IF THAT'S OK WITH YOU SHAYNE WARD
11 - 18  GOODBYE MR A HOOSIERS
17 - 19  AYO TECHNOLOGY 50 CENT/TIMBERLAKE/TIMBALAND
34 - 20  ROCKSTAR NICKELBACK
15 - 21  LET ME THINK ABOUT IT IDA CORR VS FEDDE LE GRAND
14 - 22  BABY LOVE NICOLE SCHERZINGER/WILL I AM
20 - 23  HEADLINES (FRIENDSHIP NEVER ENDS) SPICE GIRLS
19 - 24  HAPPY ENDING MIKA
26 - 25  IN THE AIR TONIGHT PHIL COLLINS
18 - 26  HANDLE ME ROBYN
23 - 27  GOOD LIFE KANYE WEST FT T, PAIN
25 - 28  HEY THERE DELILAH PLAIN WHITE T'S
28 - 29  THE WAY I ARE TIMBALAND FT KERI HILSON
61 - 30  BACK TO BLACK AMY WINEHOUSE
27 - 31  SHE'S SO LOVELY SCOUTING FOR GIRLS
24 - 32  HEATER SAMIM
NE - 33  IN THE CITY LAHAYNA
22 - 34  THE HEART NEVER LIES MCFLY
29 - 35  SORRY BLAME IT ON ME AKON
32 - 36  BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY FERGIE
NE - 37  STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN LED ZEPPELIN
36 - 38  UMBRELLA RIHANNA FT JAY, Z
31 - 39  BEAUTIFUL GIRLS SEAN KINGSTON
35 - 40  THE PRETENDER FOO FIGHTERS
37 - 41  VALERIE AMY WINEHOUSE
NE - 42  I FOUND OUT PIGEON DETECTIVES
48 - 43  GRANITE PENDULUM
42 - 44  STRONGER KANYE WEST
111 - 45  CAN'T GET ALONG (WITHOUT YOU) HARD, FI
99 - 46  SHADOW OF THE DAY LINKIN PARK
33 - 47  HOT AVRIL LAVIGNE
38 - 48  KISS KISS CHRIS BROWN FT T, PAIN
60 - 49  CHASING CARS SNOW PATROL
30 - 50  LET'S DANCE TO JOY DIVISION WOMBATS
41 - 51  1973 JAMES BLUNT
132 - 52  FALLING DOWN DURAN DURAN
98 - 53  CRANK THAT (SOULJA BOY) SOULJA BOY
39 - 54  WORRIED ABOUT RAY HOOSIERS
51 - 55  ME LOVE SEAN KINGSTON
40 - 56  TAKING CHANCES CELINE DION
67 - 57  FLEX DIZZEE RASCAL
45 - 58  SHUT UP AND DRIVE~ RIHANNA
NE - 59  ME MYSELF AND (I) DARREN HAYES
47 - 60  WITH EVERY HEARTBEAT ROBYN WITH KLEERUP
NE - 61  WHATEVER IT TAKES LEONA LEWIS
70 - 62  CLUMSY FERGIE
58 - 63  FOUNDATIONS KATE NASH
RE - 64  WHOLE LOTTA LOVE LED ZEPPELIN
NE - 65  FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND LEONA LEWIS
43 - 66  END OF THE ROAD BOYZ II MEN
52 - 67  DREAM CATCH ME NEWTON FAULKNER
59 - 68  TEARS DRY ON THEIR OWN AMY WINEHOUSE
49 - 69  TRANQUILIZE KILLERS FT LOU REED
63 - 70  SHINE TAKE THAT
66 - 71  REHAB AMY WINEHOUSE
107 - 72  WON'T GO HOME WITHOUT YOU MAROON 5
NE - 73  THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE LEONA LEWIS
81 - 74  A MOMENT LIKE THIS LEONA LEWIS
131 - 75  CON TE PARTIRO ANDREA BOCELLI
129 - 76  MR BRIGHTSIDE KILLERS
86 - 77  LOST MICHAEL BUBLE
105 - 78  ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU MARIAH CAREY
53 - 79  YOU'RE THE WORLD TO ME DAVID GRAY
NE - 80  KASHMIR LED ZEPPELIN
56 - 81  HOME/SONG FOR YOU MICHAEL BUBLE
54 - 82  THE KILL (REBIRTH) 30 SECONDS TO MARS
76 - 83  PATIENCE TAKE THAT
80 - 84  DO IT NELLY FURTADO
NE - 85  ALONE CELINE DION
75 - 86  BED J HOLIDAY
57 - 87  YOU BETTER NOT WASTE MY TIME N, DUBZ
50 - 88  DO IT WELL JENNIFER LOPEZ
73 - 89  GIVE IT TO ME TIMBALAND/FURTADO/TIMBERLAKE
NE - 90  SWEETEST GIRL DOLLAR BILL WYCLEF/AKON/LIL WAYNE/NIIA
13 - 91  IN THE GHETTO ELVIS PRESLEY
65 - 92  MICHAEL JACKSON MITCHELL BROTHERS
69 - 93  HEAVEN DJ SAMMY & YANOU FT DO
112 - 94  WE ARE YOUR FRIENDS JUSTICE VS SIMIAN
71 - 95  I WANT YOUR SOUL ARMAND VAN HELDEN
145 - 96  YOU RAISE ME UP WESTLIFE
NE - 97  TAKE A BOW LEONA LEWIS
79 - 98  IT MEANS NOTHING STEREOPHONICS
96 - 99  HOW TO SAVE A LIFE FRAY
68 - 100  YOUNG FOLKS PETER BJORN & JOHN FT BERGSMAN

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Albums

NE - 01  SPIRIT LEONA LEWIS
NE - 02  GREATEST HITS SPICE GIRLS
01 - 03  BACK HOME WESTLIFE
NE - 04  MOTHERSHIP LED ZEPPELIN
NE - 05  TAKING CHANCES CELINE DION
02 - 06  LONG ROAD OUT OF EDEN EAGLES
NE - 07  SAWDUST KILLERS
NE - 08  VIVERE - THE BEST OF ANDREA BOCELLI
126 - 09  BEAUTIFUL WORLD TAKE THAT
06 - 10  BACK TO BLACK AMY WINEHOUSE
NE - 11  GREATEST HITS DAVID GRAY
03 - 12  THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION WHITNEY HOUSTON
NE - 13  LOVE - THE ALBUM CLIFF RICHARD
09 - 14  SHOCK VALUE TIMBALAND
05 - 15  RAISING SAND ROBERT PLANT & ALISON KRAUSS
NE - 16  SOUP - CREAM OF BEAUTIFUL SOUTH/HOUSEMARTINS
04 - 17  GREATEST HITS MCFLY
NE - 18  TRUST ME CRAIG DAVID
08 - 19  MOTOWN HITSVILLE USA BOYZ II MEN
12 - 20  GOOD GIRL GONE BAD RIHANNA
07 - 21  THE TRICK TO LIFE HOOSIERS
NE - 22  ANOTHER SIDE JOHN BARROWMAN
19 - 23  CHANGE SUGABABES
15 - 24  STILL ON TOP - THE GREATEST HITS VAN MORRISON
16 - 25  COMPLETE ERIC CLAPTON
NE - 26  ROLLED GOLD - THE VERY BEST OF ROLLING STONES
10 - 27  LIFE IN CARTOON MOTION MIKA
14 - 28  VERSION MARK RONSON
20 - 29  HITS PHIL COLLINS
18 - 30  BLAKE BLAKE
17 - 31  TOGETHER AGAIN DANIEL O'DONNELL & MARY DUFF
21 - 32  ECHOES SILENCE PATIENCE & GRACE FOO FIGHTERS
22 - 33  BACK TO BLACK - THE DELUXE EDITION AMY WINEHOUSE
25 - 34  ALL THE LOST SOULS JAMES BLUNT
27 - 35  CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE - SPECIAL EDITION MICHAEL BUBLE
13 - 36  BLACKOUT BRITNEY SPEARS
NE - 37  SYSTEM SEAL
24 - 38  HAND BUILT BY ROBOTS NEWTON FAULKNER
26 - 39  PICTURES~ KATIE MELUA
38 - 40  FRANK AMY WINEHOUSE
NE - 41  TIMELESS WET WET WET
11 - 42  A GUIDE TO LOVE LOSS & DESPERATION WOMBATS
35 - 43  VERY BEST OF STYLISTICS
28 - 44  PULL THE PIN STEREOPHONICS
32 - 45  THE BEST DAMN THING AVRIL LAVIGNE
37 - 46  GRADUATION KANYE WEST
33 - 47  MADE OF BRICKS KATE NASH
45 - 48  DRASTIC FANTASTIC KT TUNSTALL
36 - 49  MAGIC BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
30 - 50  AMERICAN GANGSTER JAY-Z
23 - 51  HVARF/HEIM SIGUR ROS
46 - 52  WAIT FOR ME PIGEON DETECTIVES
40 - 53  SCOUTING FOR GIRLS SCOUTING FOR GIRLS
NE - 54  THE ULTIMATE HITS GARTH BROOKS
39 - 55  BEST OF FRIENDS JOOLS HOLLAND
31 - 56  EXCLUSIVE CHRIS BROWN
58 - 57  RUNNING FREE ALI CAMPBELL
42 - 58  LEGACY - THE GREATEST HITS COLLECTION BOYZ II MEN
51 - 59  EYES OPEN SNOW PATROL
86 - 60  SHAYNE WARD SHAYNE WARD
43 - 61  THIS IS THE LIFE AMY MACDONALD
34 - 62  ROCK MONTREAL QUEEN
44 - 63  INSOMNIAC ENRIQUE IGLESIAS
76 - 64  IT WON'T BE SOON BEFORE LONG MAROON 5
64 - 65  UNBREAKABLE - THE GREATEST HITS - VOL 1 WESTLIFE
60 - 66  YOURS TRULY ANGRY MOB KAISER CHIEFS
50 - 67  BACK TO BACHARACH MICHAEL BALL
57 - 68  GOLD - GREATEST HITS ABBA
62 - 69  OVERLOADED - THE SINGLES COLLECTION SUGABABES
54 - 70  A BEAUTIFUL LIE 30 SECONDS TO MARS
56 - 71  THESE STREETS PAOLO NUTINI
59 - 72  WE'LL LIVE AND DIE IN THESE TOWNS ENEMY
47 - 73  CURTIS 50 CENT
61 - 74  LEGEND BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS
74 - 75  STOP THE CLOCKS OASIS
41 - 76  THE BEST OF - TIME FOR HEROES LIBERTINES
55 - 77  EVERY SECOND COUNTS PLAIN WHITE T'S
69 - 78  ROBYN ROBYN
63 - 79  FOUR SYMBOLS LED ZEPPELIN
53 - 80  CHROME DREAMS 2 NEIL YOUNG
67 - 81  EYE TO THE TELESCOPE KT TUNSTALL
80 - 82  THE BLACK PARADE MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE
NE - 83  LA PASSIONE ALFIE BOE
85 - 84  LOOSE NELLY FURTADO
83 - 85  NEVER FORGET - THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION TAKE THAT
77 - 86  ALRIGHT STILL LILY ALLEN
66 - 87  SAM'S TOWN KILLERS
79 - 88  1962-1966 BEATLES
71 - 89  ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST HARD-FI
49 - 90  ULTIMATE SANTANA
29 - 91  I-EMPIRE ANGELS & AIRWAVES
72 - 92  THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION LUCIANO PAVAROTTI
81 - 93  GREATEST HITS GUNS N' ROSES
101 - 94  EARLY MEMORIES DANIEL O'DONNELL
124 - 95  THE KING ELVIS PRESLEY
181 - 96  THE VERY BEST OF POGUES
108 - 97  THE VOICE - THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION RUSSELL WATSON
103 - 98  THE DUTCHESS FERGIE
NE - 99  THE VERY BEST OF NINA SIMONE
48 - 100  AVENGED SEVENFOLD AVENGED SEVENFOLD

[The Seldom Seen Kid]

What a flop for Hard-Fi! The song was pretty boring yeah, but woah... that's bad.

I guess their whole pretentious artwork thing isn't working out how they planned.

*Cheshire cat level smugness*

[That Skipping Rope.]

Leona's a stud. I'm happy for her.

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The numbers for the debuts...

375872 Leona Lewis
75787 Spice Girls
58009 Led Zeppelin
55592 Celine Dion
44200 Killers
41767 Andrea Bocelli
35293 Take That