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BPI • OCC Music from the United Kingdom has achieved great international popularity since the 1960s, when a wave of British musicians helped to popularise rock and roll. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... The British Phonographic Industry was founded in 1973 to represent the interests of British music companies and to fight the growing problem of music piracy. ... Previously Chart Information Network (CIN). ...

Charts Singles chart (#1s; Records) Albums chart (#1s) Download chart (#1s) “British Hit Singles” redirects here. ... This is a list of the number one hits in the UK Singles Chart, from its inception in 1952 to the present. ... Since the inception of the UK Singles Chart in 1952 there have been various records to break, including most chart toppers, longest run at number one, biggest selling single etc. ... The UK Albums Chart is a chart of the sales positions of albums in the United Kingdom. ... This is a list of the number one hits in the UK Albums Chart, from its inception in 1956 to the present. ... The UK Official Download Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company on behalf of the music industry. ... This is a list of the number one hits in the UK Official Download Chart, from its inception on 1 September 2004 to the present. ...

Awards BRIT Awards • Mercury Prize NME Awards The Brit Awards are the annual United Kingdom pop music awards founded by the British Phonographic Industry. ... The Mercury Prize, formerly the Mercury Music Prize and currently known as the Nationwide Mercury Prize for sponsorship reasons, is an annual music prize awarded for the best British or Irish album of the previous 12 months. ... The NME Awards are an annual music awards show, founded by the music magazine NME (New Musical Express). ...

Periods Pre-1950 • 1950s & 60s 1970s • 1980s 1990s - Present The diverse nations that now make up the United Kingdom were much more distinct from each other prior to modern times. ... Indigenous styles of music production and performance dominated the United Kingdom until the late 1950s, when imported American rock and roll, pop-folk and rockabilly gained fans among British youth, while American roots music, especially the blues, found its own devoted fanbase. ... In the 1970s, music from the United Kingdom further diversified. ... In the early 1980s, the death of Sid Vicious (of the Sex Pistols) and the alleged selling-out of bands like The Clash and The Jam led to still-frequent cries that punk is dead. ... In the early 1990s, American alternative rock bands became mainstream in the US and achieved great popularity in the UK as well. ...

Origins England • Scotland • Wales • Caribbean The Music of England has a long history. ... The Tannahill Weavers Scotland is internationally known for its traditional music, which has remained vibrant throughout the 20th century, when many traditional forms worldwide lost popularity to pop music. ... Wales is a part of the United Kingdom, but is a culturally and politically separate Celtic country. ... Jamaican music in the United Kingdom // White Reggae White reggae has very low artistic credibility, but it laid a path for genuine reggae in Britain. ...

Genres Classical • Britpop • Hip-hop Opera • Rock • Jazz This article, Classical music of the United Kingdom, includes a history of the form and discussion of its most notable composers and musicians. ... Britpop was a mid-1990s British alternative rock genre and movement. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... British opera is opera which was composed either in Britain or by a composer of British nationality. ... British rock was born out of the influence of rock and roll and rhythm and blues from the United States, but added a new drive and urgency, exporting the music back and widening the audience for black R & B in the U.S. as well as spreading the gospel world... Britain has been home to a number of noted jazz musicians. ...

Major music publications NME • Melody Maker Music Week • Record Collector Record Mirror • Record Retailer Smash Hits • Sounds Q • Kerrang! For other uses, see NME (disambiguation). ... Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was (until its closure) the worlds oldest weekly music newspaper. ... Music Week is a trade paper for the UK record industry. ... Cover of the Nov 2005 issue Record Collector started in 1979 and is the UK’s longest-running monthly music magazine. ... Record Mirror was a British weekly music newspaper. ... UK trade paper for the record industry. ... The cover of a May 1981 edition of Smash Hits magazine Smash Hits was a pop music based magazine, aimed at children and young teenagers, and originally published in the United Kingdom. ... Sounds was a British music magazine, published weekly from October 10, 1970 – April 6, 1991. ... Q is a music magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom, with a circulation of 140,282 and a readership of 731,000. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ...

Other links Bands • Musicians Festivals • Venues There are a large number of music festivals in the United Kingdom, covering a wide variety of genres. ...

Timeline 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 2006 • 2007 • (full list) 1991 The Simpsons reached number 1 with Do The Bartman in January 1991, even though the actual series wasnt to premiere on UK Terrestrial TV until 1996 Enigma - Sadness Part 1 January 13 for 1 week Queen - Innuendo January 20 for 1 week The KLF featuring Children of The... This is a summary of 1992 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... 1993 These are the UK number one albums of the year: Genesis - Live - The Way We Walk Volume 2: The Longs January 23 for 2 weeks Little Angels - Jam February 6 for 1 week The Cult - Pure Cult February 13 for 1 week Buddy Holly & The Crickets - Words Of Love... This is a summary of 1994 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... This is a summary of 1995 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... This is a summary of 1996 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... This is a summary of 1997 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... This is a summary of 1998 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... This is a summary of 1999 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... This is a summary of 2000 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... This is a summary of 2001 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... This is a summary of 2002 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... This is a summary of 2003 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... This is a summary of 2004 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... This is a summary of 2005 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts. ... This is a summary of the current year in the United Kingdom including the official single and album charts. ...

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This is a summary of the year 2007 in British music (Redirected from 2000s in music) 2000 in music International trends Pop albums dominate the charts and set records for sales - N Sync (No Strings Attached), Britney Spears (Oops!... I Did It Again), Nelly (Country Grammar), Backstreet Boys (Black & Blue), Creed (Human Clay), Destinys Child (The Writings on the... This is a list of the number one singles on the UK Singles Chart, during the 2000s. ... This is a summary of 2000 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... This is a summary of 2001 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... This is a summary of 2002 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... This is a summary of 2003 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... This is a summary of 2004 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... This is a summary of 2005 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts. ... This is a summary of the current year in the United Kingdom including the official single and album charts. ... This is a summary of 1999 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ...

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January

2007 began with the introduction of new chart rules meaning that all songs legally downloaded over the internet can count towards chart positions, whether or not a "physical" version of a song is available to purchase.^[1] Although Leona Lewis stayed at number one in her first week, the change was felt further down the charts with songs such as "Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley, "Maneater" by Nelly Furtado, "You Don't Know" by Eminem all returning to the charts on downloads alone. Also, as a result of downloads being eligible at any time, JoJo charted at number twenty-two with "Too Little Too Late", two weeks before physical release. Since then, various other songs have charted long before their CD release, including The Fray, whose "How to Save a Life" charted at number 29 on January 21, two months before the CD's release. As a result, the CD release date was brought forward by a month. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Leona Louise Lewis (born 3 April 1985) is an English singer-songwriter who was the winner of the third series of the popular television talent show The X Factor. ... Alternate covers Promotional CD and digital download single cover Crazy is the first single from Gnarls Barkley, a musical collaboration between Danger Mouse and Cee-Lo, and is taken from their 2006 debut album St. ... Gnarls Barkley is a Grammy-award winning musical collaboration between DJ, multi-instrumentalist and producer Danger Mouse (Brian Burton) from Baltimore, and rapper/vocalist Cee-Lo Green (Thomas Callaway), from Atlanta. ... Audio sample Info Maneater (help· info) Alternate covers Australian Single Cover Maneater is a pop rock/dance-pop song written by Nelly Furtado, Timothy Timbaland Mosley, Jim Beanz and Nate Danja Hills for Furtados third album, Loose. ... Nelly Kim Furtado (born December 2, 1978) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, record producer, and instrumentalist, who also holds Portuguese citizenship. ... You Dont Know is the first single of Eminems compilation album Eminem Presents The Re-Up. ... Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), better known as Eminem or Slim Shady, is a Grammy and Academy Award-winning American rapper, record producer and actor from the Detroit, Michigan area. ... Joanna Noëlle Blagden (born December 20, 1990), better known by her stage name JoJo and as Joanna Levesque, is an American pop and R&B singer, songwriter, and actress who rose to fame in 2004 with her platinum-certified, self-titled debut album JoJo which reached number four on... For the song by the Barenaked Ladies, see Too Little Too Late (Barenaked Ladies song). ... The Fray is a four-piece piano rock band from Denver, Colorado. ... This article is about the album. ... is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Mika topped the singles chart on January 21 to knock Leona Lewis off the top with the song "Grace Kelly" with sales around 30,000, to become only the second song (after Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy") to go to #1 exclusively via download sales. Just Jack climbed to number two with "Starz in Their Eyes" and The View at three with "Same Jeans". Chris Moyles, BBC Radio 1 Breakfast DJ, decided to test the new chart rules by selecting a random track for the public to download (legally) to see if it would chart. The track was "Honey To The Bee" by Billie and it reached number 17 on 21 January on downloads alone. Mica Penniman (born 18 August 1983), known as Mika (IPA []), is a Lebanese-born, London-based singer who has a recording contract with Casablanca Records and Universal Music, and rose to fame around the end of 2006 and the start of 2007. ... is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Grace Kelly is a song by Mika released for download on 9 January 2007. ... Gnarls Barkley is a Grammy-award winning musical collaboration between DJ, multi-instrumentalist and producer Danger Mouse (Brian Burton) from Baltimore, and rapper/vocalist Cee-Lo Green (Thomas Callaway), from Atlanta. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Starz in Their Eyes is a song by Just Jack released in 2007. ... The View are a four piece indie rock band from Dryburgh, a district in Dundee, Scotland. ... Same Jeans is the third single by Dundee band The View. ... Christopher David Moyles (born February 22, 1974 in Leeds[1]) is an English disc jockey. ... BBC Radio 1 (commonly referred to as just Radio 1) is a British national radio station operated by the BBC, specialising in popular music and speech and is aimed primarily at the 14-29[1] age group. ... Honey to the Bee is a single by Billie released in 1999. ... Billie Paul Piper (born Leanne Paul Piper[1] on 22 September 1982) is an British actress. ... is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

March

Kaiser Chiefs claimed their first #1 album with Yours Truly, Angry Mob, which stayed at the top for two weeks despite a challenge by Arcade Fire's second album Neon Bible. Take That claimed their 10th #1 single with "Shine", replaced two weeks later by Sugababes vs. Girls Aloud, who collaborated on the official Comic Relief single "Walk This Way". The single earned Sugababes their fifth #1 single, and Girls Aloud their third. Ray Quinn, who came second in the 2006 series of The X Factor, went to #1 in the album charts with his self-titled album of swing covers, Ray Quinn. Alternative cover Bonus DVD version slipcase cover Yours Truly, Angry Mob is the second album by English rock band Kaiser Chiefs. ... Arcade Fire (often known as The Arcade Fire) is an indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... Neon Bible is the second studio album by Canadian indie band Arcade Fire. ... Take That are a British pop boy band formed by Nigel Martin Smith in Manchester in 1990. ... Shine is a song by Take That, taken from their comeback album Beautiful World. ... Sugababes are a BRIT Award-winning British pop group trio from London. ... Girls Aloud are a British girl group created by ITV1 talent show Popstars: The Rivals in 2002. ... For the origin of the term, see comic relief. ... Walk This Way is a song by American hard rock group Aerosmith. ... Raymond Arthur Quinn (born 25 August 1988 in Knowsley, Merseyside) is an English actor and singer who currently resides in Childwall. ... The X Factor is a British popular music talent show, broadcast on Saturdays on ITV1 (with spinoff behind-the-scenes shows The Xtra Factor and X Factor 24/7 screened on ITV2). ... Doing It My Way is the debut album from The X Factor series 3 runner up Ray Quinn, released on 12 March 2007. ...

April

Scottish duo The Proclaimers managed to score three weeks at the top of the singles chart with the unofficial Comic Relief single, "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" with Brian Potter and Andy Pipkin, selling over 200,000 copies to date. American rock band Kings of Leon recorded their first #1 album in the UK with their third album, Because of the Times. American producer Timbaland went to #1 with "Give It to Me", which was also at the top at the same time in the States. "Give It to Me" was an all-star collaboration with both Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake. Another all-star collaboration replaced Timbaland at #1, with both Beyoncé and Shakira climbing to the top with "Beautiful Liar", which gave both Beyoncé and Shakira their second UK #1 within a year and also Beyoncé her third #1 as a solo artist. The Arctic Monkeys' first single from their second album Favourite Worst Nightmare, "Brianstorm", reached #2, behind Beyonce and Shakira's #1 hit. The Proclaimers are a Irish band composed of identical twins Charlie and Craig Reid. ... Re-recorded cover 2007 Cover for Comic Relief Im Gonna Be (500 Miles) is a song written and performed by Scottish pop band The Proclaimers. ... Brian Chelsea Potter, one of many fictional characters played by Peter Kay, is the owner of The Phoenix Club in both That Peter Kay Thing and Peter Kays Phoenix Nights. ... Lou Todd and Andy Pipkin are fictional characters from the cult BBC TV and Radio Show Little Britain played by Matt Lucas and David Walliams. ... Kings of Leon are a rock band made up of three brothers and one cousin, based in Mt. ... Because of the Times is the third album of Kings of Leon. ... Timothy Z. Mosley (born March 10, 1971), better known as Timbaland, is an American musical composer and R&B record producer and rapper whose style influenced both genres even helping to blur the distinction between the two, as well as Pop and Dance music. ... This article is about the Timbaland song. ... Nelly Kim Furtado (born December 2, 1978) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, record producer, and instrumentalist, who also holds Portuguese citizenship. ... Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981[1]), sometimes known as JT, is an American pop and R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actor. ... Beyoncé in 2004 with her five Grammys. ... This article is about the musician. ... Beautiful Liar is an R&B and arabic music song recorded by American singer Beyoncé and Colombian singer Shakira. ... Arctic Monkeys are a Mercury Prize winning English indie rock band from High Green, a suburb of Sheffield. ... Favourite Worst Nightmare is the second studio album by Sheffield indie rock band Arctic Monkeys that was first released in Japan on 18 April 2007 before being released around the world. ... Favourite Worst Nightmare track listing Brianstorm Teddy Picker D Is for Dangerous Balaclava Fluorescent Adolescent Only Ones Who Know Do Me a Favour This House Is a Circus If You Were There, Beware The Bad Thing Old Yellow Bricks 505 Brianstorm is a song by Sheffield-based indie rock band...

Avril Lavigne charted with The Best Damn Thing giving her a third UK #1 album. It is only the second time that a female solo artist has ever scored three #1's in the UK with her first three albums, following Let Go (#1 in 2003) and Under My Skin (#1 in 2004). Norah Jones has also achieved this feat with her first three albums. Avril Lavigne Whibley,[7] better known by her birth name of Avril Lavigne (IPA: ), (born September 27, 1984) is a Canadian rock/punk-pop singer, musician and actress. ... Singles from The Best Damn Thing Released: November 17, 2006 Released: February 7, 2007 Released: June 19, 2007 Released: October 12, 2007 The Best Damn Thing is the third album by Canadian rock singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne. ... Singles from Let Go Released: April, 2002 Released: August, 2002 Released: December, 2002 Released: May 1, 2003 Released: May 11, 2003 Let Go is the first album by rock singer Avril Lavigne, released on June 4, 2002. ... Singles from Under My Skin Released: March, 2004 Released: May, 2004 Released: August 7, 2004 Released: November 15, 2004 Released: March 28, 2005 Released: June 30, 2005 Under My Skin is the second album by Rock singer Avril Lavigne, released on May 25, 2004 in the United States and Canada... Norah Jones (born Geethali Norah Jones Shankar on March 30, 1979 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and occasional actress of half Indian descent. ...

May

McFly gained their seventh #1 single with "Baby's Coming Back/Transylvania", but the song fell to #20 the following week, tying the record for the biggest fall from #1 with Elvis Presley. Rihanna went to #1 for the first time with "Umbrella" — a collaboration with Jay-Z — and would remain on top for the rest of the month. Linkin Park and Maroon 5 both got #1 albums in May, with Minutes to Midnight and It Won't Be Soon Before Long respectively. McFly can refer to: McFly (band) Marty McFly, fictional character from the Back to the Future film trilogy, and his family, the McFly family. ... Babys Coming Back/Transylvania is the #1 double A side from Mcflys third album. ... Elvis redirects here. ... Rihanna (born Robyn Rihanna Fenty on February 20, 1988) is a Bajan singer with musical influences from R&B, pop, reggae, rock, dancehall and funk. ... For other uses, see Umbrella (disambiguation). ... Jay-Z (aka the Jigga, HOV and Hova, born Shawn Carter on December 4, 1970 in Brooklyn, New York) is an African American rapper/hip hop artist and record label executive; one of the most popular and successful rappers of the late 1990s and early 2000s. ... Linkin Park is a rock band from Agoura Hills, California. ... Maroon 5 is a soul-influenced American band originating from Los Angeles, California. ... Singles from Minutes to Midnight Released: April 2, 2007 Released: August 20, 2007[1] Released: October 16, 2007 Minutes to Midnight is Linkin Parks third studio album that was released, depending on location, between May 9, 2007 and May 18, 2007. ... It Wont Be Soon Before Long is Maroon 5s second studio album, released on May 22, 2007. ...

June

The month of June began with Rihanna being at the #1 spot for both the singles and download chart. Her third album Good Girl Gone Bad also made it to the top in the albums chart. The White Stripes reached #2 with their single "Icky Thump". The 7" format of the single went on to become the UK's biggest selling 7" single in twenty years, which was partly due to a tie in with XL Records and NME (who had given away a free foldout 7" of new song "Rag and Bone", with space to include the "Icky Thump" 7"). The Traveling Wilburys went to #1 for the first time with The Traveling Wilburys Collection, followed by The White Stripes with their sixth album Icky Thump. Britain's most successful girl group the Spice Girls reformed and announced a global tour and a Greatest Hits album. Singles from Good Girl Gone Bad Released: March 29, 2007 Released: June 12, 2007 Released: August 7, 2007 Released: August 21, 2007 Released: January 15, 2008 Good Girl Gone Bad is the third studio album by singer Rihanna, which was released on June 4, 2007 in most European countries and... This article is about the American duo. ... Icky Thump is a song recorded by The White Stripes. ... For other uses, see NME (disambiguation). ... Rag and bone man is a British phrase for a junk dealer. ... The Traveling Wilburys were a supergroup consisting of George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty, and Bob Dylan. ... The Traveling Wilburys Collection is a 2007 box set compilation album comprising both albums by the Traveling Wilburys, a DVD with their videos and a documentary about the group. ... This article is about the album by The White Stripes. ... The Spice Girls are a British all-female pop group, formed in London in 1994. ... Alternative covers Special Edition Box Set Greatest Hits is a hits collection by English all-female pop group the Spice Girls. ...

July

Editors went to #1 for the first time with their second album An End Has a Start. They would be followed by #1 albums from The Chemical Brothers (We Are the Night), The Enemy (We'll Live and Die in these Towns) and Britain's Got Talent winner Paul Potts, whose album One Chance was the first since Maroon 5's It Won't Be Soon Before Long to spend more than one week at #1. Editors are an indie rock band from Birmingham, England, consisting of Tom Smith (lead songwriting, lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Chris Urbanowicz (lead guitar and live synth), Russell Leetch (bass guitar and live backing vocals) and Ed Lay (drums, percussion and live backing vocals). ... An End Has a Start is the second album by British indie rock band Editors. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... We Are the Night is the sixth studio album by English electronica duo The Chemical Brothers, first released on June 27, 2007. ... For other uses, see Enemy. ... Well Live And Die In These Towns is the debut album of British band The Enemy, released on 9 July 2007. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Potts on Britains Got Talent Paul Potts (born 1971 in Bristol) lives in Port Talbot in South Wales and is a mobile phone salesman and amateur opera singer. ... One Chance is the debut album from Britains Got Talent winner Paul Potts. ... Maroon 5 is a soul-influenced American band originating from Los Angeles, California. ... It Wont Be Soon Before Long is Maroon 5s second studio album, released on May 22, 2007. ...

On July 22, Rihanna's "Umbrella" secured ten weeks at #1. In doing so, it overtook Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy" as the longest runner at #1 in the 21st Century and became one of the most successful R&B/Hip-Hop singles of all time. The title also cursed the British summertime which was one of the wettest in living memory. However, her sales (354,431 copies sold) were still quite modest yet globally incredible. is the 203rd day of the year (204th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Gnarls Barkley is a Grammy-award winning musical collaboration between DJ, multi-instrumentalist and producer Danger Mouse (Brian Burton) from Baltimore, and rapper/vocalist Cee-Lo Green (Thomas Callaway), from Atlanta. ... Alternate covers Promotional CD and digital download single cover Crazy is the first single from Gnarls Barkley, a musical collaboration between Danger Mouse and Cee-Lo, and is taken from their 2006 debut album St. ...

After a massive ten weeks at #1, Rihanna was finally replaced by Timbaland's second #1 single of the year, "The Way I Are", featuring newcomers Keri Hilson and D.O.E., whilst Kate Nash stayed at #2 with her official debut single "Foundations". Timothy Z. Mosley (born March 10, 1971), better known as Timbaland, is an American musical composer and R&B record producer and rapper whose style influenced both genres even helping to blur the distinction between the two, as well as Pop and Dance music. ... The Way I Are[sic] is the second single from Timbalands second album, Timbaland Presents Shock Value. ... Keri Lynn Hilson (born October 27, 1982 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American R&B singer and songwriter, currently signed to Zone 4/Mosley Music Group/Interscope. ... {{Infobox musical artist 2 |Name = D.O.E. |Img = |Img_capt = |Background = Rapper |Birth_name = |Born = |Origin = |Instrument = [[Rapping |Genre = Hip hop |Occupation = Rapper & song writer |Years_active = present |Label = Mosley Music Group, Interscope |} Category: ... Kate Nash (born 6 July 1987) is an English [1] singer songwriter from Harrow, London. ... Foundations is a song by English singer-songwriter Kate Nash, released as a single on 25 June 2007. ...

August

The record for the shortest single to ever chart was broken, when Hans Zimmer's "Spider Pig", from The Simpsons Movie soundtrack, entered the chart at #24. The running time for the song is a mere 1:04. Hans Florian Zimmer (born September 12, 1957) is an Academy Award, Grammy, and Golden Globe award-winning film score composer from Germany. ...

Swedish singer Robyn earns her first UK top 40 #1, with the song "With Every Heartbeat". In the same week, Kate Nash made it to #1 in the albums chart with her debut album, Made of Bricks. Hip-Hop act Kanye West debuts at #3 in the singles chart with "Stronger" based on downloads alone, and then also in the same week being the #1 of the downloads chart. "Stronger" rose to #1 in the singles chart the following week and stayed there for 2 weeks. For the given name, see Robin (name). ... With Every Heartbeat is the second UK single released from Swedish pop singer-songwriter Robyns 2005 self-titled album. ... Kate Nash (born 6 July 1987) is an English [1] singer songwriter from Harrow, London. ... Made of Bricks is the debut album by the British singer-songwriter Kate Nash which was released on 6 August 2007 on Fiction Records and reached #1 in the UK album charts. ... Kanye Omari West (pronounced /kɑnjɛj/) (born June 8, 1977) is an American record producer and rapper who rose to fame in the mid 2000s. ... Stronger is the second single from Kanye Wests album Graduation. ...

17 year-old Sean Kingston makes his British chart debut at #2 in the chart on downloads alone with Beautiful Girls. Kisean Anderson (born February 3, 1990) better known by his stage name Sean Kingston, is a Jamaican American reggae singer and rapper. ... Beautiful Girls is a song by reggae-influenced musician Sean Kingston from his eponymous debut. ...

September

On 2 September, Sean Kingston moves one place up the chart from #2 and earns his first #1 with the single "Beautiful Girls", Sean believes that he was inspired by music from his hero Jay-Z. is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Kisean Anderson (born February 3, 1990) better known by his stage name Sean Kingston, is a Jamaican American reggae singer and rapper. ... Jay-Z (aka the Jigga, HOV and Hova, born Shawn Carter on December 4, 1970 in Brooklyn, New York) is an African American rapper/hip hop artist and record label executive; one of the most popular and successful rappers of the late 1990s and early 2000s. ...

Girls Aloud returned to the charts with "Sexy! No, No, No..." which made it to #5, but fell 2 places to #7 the week after. They entered into the Guinness Book Of World Records, for having the most consecutive Top 10 hits in the UK for an all-female group. Girls Aloud are a British girl group created by ITV1 talent show Popstars: The Rivals in 2002. ... Sexy! No, No, No. ... The Guinness Book of Records (or in recent editions Guinness World Records, and in previous US editions Guinness Book of World Records) is a book published annually, containing an internationally recognized collection of superlatives: both in terms of human achievement and the extrema of the natural world. ...

In the Air Tonight by Phil Collins re-entered the chart at #17 after many years, due to its use in the new UK Cadburys Dairy Milk advert. In the Air Tonight is a song by Phil Collins which first appeared on his 1981 album, Face Value. ... For other uses, see Phil Collins (disambiguation). ... Cadbury Schweppes plc (Cadbury Trebor Bassett) is a chocolate and beverage company with its headquarters in London, UK. Jacob Schweppe developed a method to make mineral water in Geneva, Switzerland in 1783. ... The bar packaging designs of last 102 years, with the oldest to the back Dairy Milk is a brand of chocolate bar made by Cadbury. ...

On 30 September, Radio 1 held a special UK Singles Chart edition for 40 years of Radio 1. Bruno Brooks and Mark Goodier, past presenters of the UK Singles Chart, played the biggest singles ever in the singles chart and showed highest stats from artists including Britney Spears, Gnarls Barkley, Will Young, Hear'Say, Bryan Adams,Rihanna and Eminem. is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... “British Hit Singles” redirects here. ... Bruno Brookes (born Trevor Neil Brookes in Stoke-on-Trent, 24th April, 1959) is a British radio presenter who shot to fame in the 1980s. ... Mark Goodier (born 28th June 1961 in Rhodesia) is one of the most familiar voices on British radio. ... Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is a Grammy Award-winning[1] American pop singer, dancer, actress, author and songwriter. ... Gnarls Barkley is a Grammy-award winning musical collaboration between DJ, multi-instrumentalist and producer Danger Mouse (Brian Burton) from Baltimore, and rapper/vocalist Cee-Lo Green (Thomas Callaway), from Atlanta. ... William Robert Young BA (Exon) (born January 20, 1979) is a British singer and actor. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For other persons of the same name, see Brian Adams. ... Rihanna (born Robyn Rihanna Fenty on February 20, 1988) is a Bajan singer with musical influences from R&B, pop, reggae, rock, dancehall and funk. ... Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), better known as Eminem or Slim Shady, is a Grammy and Academy Award-winning American rapper, record producer and actor from the Detroit, Michigan area. ...

On this same day, Sugababes earned their sixth number one single with first single from their fifth studio album, "About You Now". Also, the Sugababes were the second artist (after Timbaland) to have two singles at number one in 2007. Sugababes are a BRIT Award-winning British pop group trio from London. ... About You Now is a pop song written by Cathy Dennis and Dr. Luke for the Sugababes fifth studio album, Change (2007). ... Timothy Z. Mosley (born March 10, 1971), better known as Timbaland, is an American musical composer and R&B record producer and rapper whose style influenced both genres even helping to blur the distinction between the two, as well as Pop and Dance music. ...

At 36 seconds long, "The Ladies' Bras" by Jonny Trunk & Wisbey became the shortest ever single to enter the UK Singles Chart, charting at number 27 on 30 September, breaking the record just a few weeks after "Spider Pig". The Ladies Bras is a song by Jonny Trunk and Wisbey. ... is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The following is a list of animals appearing in the Fox animated television series The Simpsons. ...

October

On 6 October the Sugababes managed to hold on to the top spot with "About You Now". Jennifer Lopez and The Stereophonics both made returns to the chart at numbers 11 and 12 with the singles "Do It Well" and "It Means Nothing" respectively. Kate Nash's second single failed to match the success of her debut, as "Mouthwash" peaked at number 23 (just two places ahead of "Foundations" after 15 weeks on the charts). is the 279th day of the year (280th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the meteorologist of The Weather Channel, see The Weather Channel (United States). ... Stereophonics are a British rock band from Wales with original members Kelly Jones, Richard Jones (no relation to Kelly) and Stuart Cable growing up together in their hometown of Cwmaman in South Wales. ... Do It Well is a song written and produced by Ryan Tedder for Jennifer Lopezs fifth studio album, Brave (2007). ... It Means Nothing is a single by Stereophonics from their album Pull the Pin. ... For the Kate Nash song see Mouthwash (song) For the ska-punk band, see Mouthwash (band) Mouthwash or mouth rinse is a product used for oral hygiene. ...

Bruce Springsteen hit number one for the seventh time on the UK album charts with new album "Magic". Springsteen redirects here. ... The UK Albums Chart is a chart of the sales positions of albums in the United Kingdom. ... Look up magic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

In a controversial move, Radiohead released their new album "In Rainbows" online, and allowed their fans to download it for any set price they want from £0.00-£100. The Charlatans announce that they are to follow suit, by releasing their album for free from XFM's website in 2008. They release "You Cross My Path" as a free mp3 through the XFM site. Radiohead are an English rock band. ... GBP may be: short for Game Boy Player the ISO currency code for the British Pound Sterling. ... The Charlatans could refer to two bands The Charlatans, a United States band The Charlatans, a British band, sometimes known in the US as Charlatans UK This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

The Verve unleash their first new material for 10 years, a 14-minute demo known as "The Thaw Session" as a free MP3 through NME's website, for 1 week only. Not to be confused with The Verve Pipe. ... For other uses, see MP3 (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see NME (disambiguation). ...

On 21 October Britney Spears entered the UK Singles Chart at #3 after 2 years away from the music scene. Stereophonics earned their fifth number one album with Pull the Pin. is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is a Grammy Award-winning[1] American pop singer, dancer, actress, author and songwriter. ... “British Hit Singles” redirects here. ... Stereophonics are a rock band from Wales with members Kelly Jones, Richard Jones (no relation to Kelly) and Javier Weyler. ... Pull the Pin is the sixth studio album by Stereophonics, due to be released in the UK on 1 October 2007, as confirmed on 4 July 2007 in the Stereophonics newsletter. ...

On 28 October, Leona Lewis achieved her second number-one single with "Bleeding Love", having sold 218,000 copies in its first week, the highest first-week sales of the year so far.^[2] Online downloads reached an all-time high of 1.7 million in a week.^[3] Leona also became the third artist in 2007 to have her second number one after Timbaland & Sugababes. is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Leona Louise Lewis (born 3 April 1985) is an English singer-songwriter who was the winner of the third series of the popular television talent show The X Factor. ... Bleeding Love is a contemporary R&B ballad written by Ryan Tedder and Jesse McCartney[1] and produced by Tedder for Leona Lewiss debut album, Spirit,[2] on which it is the opening track. ... Timothy Z. Mosley (born March 10, 1971), better known as Timbaland, is an American musical composer and R&B record producer and rapper whose style influenced both genres even helping to blur the distinction between the two, as well as Pop and Dance music. ... Sugababes are a BRIT Award-winning British pop group trio from London. ...

November

On November 4, The Eagles beat Britney Spears to number one on the Album Chart, and on November 11, Westlife earned another number one album with Back Home. Boyz II Men came back to the UK with a new album which went to #8. is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Eagles are an American rock music group that originally came together in Los Angeles, California in the early 1970s. ... Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is a Grammy Award-winning[1] American pop singer, dancer, actress, author and songwriter. ... is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Westlife are an Irish pop music group that formed in July 1998. ... Singles from Back Home Released: October 29, 2007 Back Home is the eight studio album by Irish boy band Westlife and it was released on November 5, 2007. ... Boyz II Men is an American R&B/soul singing group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ...

On November 11, Spice Girls, Kylie Minogue, Nickelback and Celine Dion returned to the charts due to download sales, with Spice Girls entering at number 20 with "Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)". Minogue entered the charts after two years away with "2 Hearts" at number 12, and Nickelback entered at number 34 with "Rockstar". Dion entered the chart with "Taking Chances" at number 40. Alicia Keys and Craig David both entered the top 10 on November 11. is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Spice Girls are a British all-female pop group, formed in London in 1994. ... Kylie Ann Minogue (pronounced [1]) (born May 28, 1968) is a Brit and Grammy award-winning Australian pop singer-songwriter and actress. ... This article is about the Canadian rock band. ... Céline Marie Claudette Dion OC, OQ, (born March 30, 1968) is a Canadian singer and occasional songwriter and actress. ... Headlines (Friendship Never Ends) is a song written and performed by British group the Spice Girls. ... 2 Hearts is a pop–rock song performed by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. ... Rockstar is a song by the Canadian rock band Nickelback from their 2005 fifth studio album All the Right Reasons. ... Alternate cover Taking Chances is the first single from Céline Dions latest English-language album Taking Chances. ... Alicia Keys (born Alicia J. Augello-Cook on January 25, 1980[1][2]) is an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, pianist, record producer, actress, philanthropist, and author who has sold over twenty-five million records worldwide and has won numerous awards, including nine Grammy Awards, eleven Billboard Music... Craig Ashley David (born May 5, 1981 in Holyrood, Southampton, Hampshire[1]) is an English R&B singer. ... is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Nicole Scherzinger's debut single "Baby Love" moved up the chart to #14 to give her her highest peak. Nicole Prescovia Elikolani Valiente Scherzinger (also known as Nicole Kea) (born June 29, 1978) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and occasional actress best known for her work as the lead vocalist for the Pussycat Dolls. ... will. ...

On November 18, Leona Lewis earned her fourth week at number one with "Bleeding Love", having become the biggest selling single of the year to date. She also became the first artist to have two singles stay at number one for 4 or more weeks in the 2000s ("Bleeding Love" and "A Moment Like This"). Her debut album Spirit entered the album chart at number one, being the fastest selling debut album and the fourth fastest selling album of all time. is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Leona Louise Lewis (born 3 April 1985) is an English singer-songwriter who was the winner of the third series of the popular television talent show The X Factor. ... Singles from Spirit Released: 22 October 2007 Problems playing the files? See media help. ...

Led Zeppelin's classic song "Stairway To Heaven" charts at #37 for the first time, after their back catalogue and greatest hits album "Mothership" appears on I-Tunes. For the bands 1969 eponymous debut album, see Led Zeppelin (album). ... For other uses of Stairway to Heaven, see Stairway to Heaven (disambiguation). ...

Soulja Boy, an african-american from America, who had been #1 in the States for 6 weeks with his single "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" entered the UK Singles Chart on downloads alone at #24. The single is to be released on December 17 so he will be competing for the prestige Christmas Number One. He will be competing with Sugababes, The Black Arts, Kate Nash & The X Factor winner. DeAndre Way (born on July 28, 1990 in Chicago, Illinois), better known by his stage name, Soulja Boy, is an American rapper, best known for the dance and song called Crank That (Soulja Boy). // DeAndre was born in Chicago, Illinois, and moved to Atlanta, Georgia at the age of six. ... // America usually means either: The Americas, the lands and regions of the Western hemisphere, often divided into North America and South America The United States of America. ... Crank That (Soulja Boy) is the debut single from rapper Soulja Boy on his debut album Souljaboytellem. ... December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Each year, record companies compete for the Christmas number one single spot on the British charts. ... Sugababes are a BRIT Award-winning British pop group trio from London. ... Kate Nash (born 6 July 1987) is an English [1] singer songwriter from Harrow, London. ... X-Factor was a Marvel comic book series, published from 1985 until 1998. ...

Charts

Number-one singles

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