2012: Top 40 Biggest Selling Singles

Here are the UK official Top 40 biggest selling singles of 2012:

1	SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW	GOTYE FT KIMBRA	1318000
2	CALL ME MAYBE	CARLY RAE JEPSEN	1143000
3	WE ARE YOUNG	FUN. FT JANELLE MONAE	986000
4	TITANIUM	DAVID GUETTA FT SIA	922000
5	IMPOSSIBLE	JAMES ARTHUR	897000
6	GANGNAM STYLE	PSY	878000
7	STARSHIPS	NICKI MINAJ	864000
8	DOMINO	JESSIE J	749000
9	PAYPHONE	MAROON 5 FT WIZ KHALIFA	725000
10	WILD ONES	FLO RIDA FT SIA	695000
11	DIAMONDS	RIHANNA	672000
12	BENEATH YOUR BEAUTIFUL	LABRINTH FT EMELI SANDE	663000
13	DON'T YOU WORRY CHILD	SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA/MARTIN	632000
14	NEXT TO ME	EMELI SANDE	621000
15	WHISTLE	FLO RIDA	620000
16	FEEL THE LOVE	RUDIMENTAL FT JOHN NEWMAN	619000
17	MAMA DO THE HUMP	RIZZLE KICKS	559000
18	TOO CLOSE	ALEX CLARE	557000
19	SPECTRUM	FLORENCE & THE MACHINE	554000
20	SKYFALL	ADELE	547000
21	HALL OF FAME	THE SCRIPT FT WILL.I.AM	529000
22	CANDY	ROBBIE WILLIAMS	503000
23	DRIVE BY	TRAIN	502700
24	HOT RIGHT NOW	DJ FRESH FT RITA ORA	482000
25	PRINCESS OF CHINA	COLDPLAY & RIHANNA	475000
26	WE ARE NEVER EVER GETTING BACK TOGETHER	TAYLOR SWIFT	465000
27	BLACK HEART	STOOSHE	456000
28	R.I.P.	RITA ORA FT TINIE TEMPAH	453000
29	TROUBLEMAKER	OLLY MURS FT FLO RIDA	441000
30	SEXY AND I KNOW IT	LMFAO	434000
31	N****S IN PARIS	JAY-Z & KANYE WEST	432000
32	WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN	RIHANNA	422200
33	LOCKED OUT OF HEAVEN	BRUNO MARS	421000
34	CALL MY NAME	CHERYL	420700
35	TURN ME ON	DAVID GUETTA FT NICKI MINAJ	417000
36	STRONGER (WHAT DOESN'T KILL YOU)	KELLY CLARKSON	416685
37	DON'T WAKE ME UP	CHRIS BROWN	416684
38	HEATWAVE	WILEY FT MS D	416000
39	THIS IS LOVE	WILL.I.AM FT EVA SIMONS	403000
40	WINGS	LITTLE MIX	397000

*Official Charts Company

Girls Aloud To Return Without Nadine Coyle

As reported back in March on this blog, it seems Girls Aloud will return in 2011 without Irish singer Nadine Coyle. The Sun reports that the other four girls are set to return and work on new material and begin touring again.

The newspaper reports a source as saying, "It's been a painful decision for Sarah, Nicola, Kimberley and Cheryl but they have decided that the future of Girls Aloud lies without Nadine.

"They've all been on a roller-coaster ride since 2002 and have just grown apart from Nadine.

"Relations with her had been strained within the camp for a while.

"Disputes began cropping up towards the final days of the band before they went on a hiatus.

"The four remaining girls want to return on their own terms - and avoiding any squabbles is a high priority.

"That's why they have decided to go on without Nadine."

Nadine Coyle has spent most of her time in America with boyfriend Jesse Metcalfe and has been working on her own solo material, and has opened her own bar near Los Angeles. Nadine angered the other Girls Aloud members when she refused to take part in the girls' 2008 TV series The Passions Of Girls Aloud. Watch this space for more news...................

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Nadine To Leave Girls Aloud?

Girls Aloud are on the brink of becoming a four piece group as it looks like Nadine Coyle could be leaving as reports in the weekend press suggest. The Irish singer has been spending most of her time in America setting up her solo career and has hardly been in contact with the other members of Girls Aloud.

According to the News of the World - Sarah Harding, Kimberley Walsh, Nicola Roberts and even Cheryl Cole are all eager to get back into the studio at the end of the year to record a new Girls Aloud album. The girls have recently signed a new three album deal yet Nadine is less than enthusiastic about working with her band mates. Apparently Nadine has no plans to work with Girls Aloud for the rest of 2010 but the other girls are seriously considering continuing without her.

A week earlier the same newspaper reported that Nadine Coyle HAD been in contact with all four band members.

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Brit Awards 2010 - The Winners

JLS pick up British Breakthrough Act Award at the Brits

Here are all the Brit Award winners from the spectacular 2010 ceremony, as each award is announced the list will be updated. Liam Gallagher accepted a Brit Award for Brits Album of 30 years and then went on to thank everyone apart from his brother Noel. He then had to be censored as he swore and finally threw a microphone into the crowd. Lady GaGa won all three awards she was nominated in as she dominated the Brit Awards in London. JLS won two awards, beating Cheryl Cole for Best British Single.

British Male Solo Artist:

Dizzee Rascal

British Female Solo Artist:

Lily Allen

British Breakthrough Act:

JLS

British Group:

Kasabian

British Album:

Florence & the Machine - Lungs

British Single:

JLS - Beat Again

BRITs Performance of 30 Years:

Spice Girls - Wannabe/Who Do You Think You Are (1997)


International Male Solo Artist:

Jay-Z

International Female Solo Artist:

Lady GaGa

Lady GaGa proves a Brit Award winner

International Breakthrough Act:

Lady GaGa

International Album:

Lady GaGa - The Fame

BRITs Album of 30 Years:

Oasis - (What's the Story) Morning Glory?

British Producer:

Paul Epworth

Critics' Choice:
Ellie Goulding


Outstanding Contribution To Music:
Robbie Williams

PICTURES: Cheryl Cole At German Awards

Here are some of the pictures of Cheryl Cole at an awards show in Germany this week, arriving in a £4k Hervé Léger by Max Azria dress, she certainly got people talking and rumours say the Girls Aloud singer will perform on Germany's version of X Factor. Cheryl went on to perform with will.i.am on stage with another stunning outfit for DLD Starnight at Haus der Kunst.

Pictures: Getty Images/ Xposurephotos.com
Cheryl Cole performs Fight For This Love in tight black and white outfit

will.i.am and Cheryl Cole perform 3 Words

Brit Awards 2010 Nominations

Here are the Brit Award Nominations in full, JLS are this year's big UK hopefuls with four nominations. Florence and the Machine and Lady GaGa have three nominations each. The Brit Awards take place in London and will be shown on ITV at 8pm on February 16.

British Male Solo Artist:
Calvin Harris

Dizzee Rascal

Mika

Paolo Nutini

Robbie Williams


British Female Solo Artist:
Bat for Lashes

Florence & the Machine

Leona Lewis

Lily Allen

Pixie Lott


British Breakthrough Act:
Florence & the Machine

Friendly Fires

JLS

La Roux

Pixie Lott


British Group:
Doves

Friendly Fires

JLS

Kasabian

Muse


British Album:
Dizzee Rascal - Tongue N'Cheek

Florence & the Machine - Lungs

Kasabian - West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum

Lily Allen - It's Not Me, It's You

Paolo Nutini - Sunny Side Up


British Single:
Alesha Dixon - Breathe

Alexandra Burke Ft Flo Rida - Bad Boys

Cheryl Cole - Fight For This Love

Joe McElderry - The Climb

JLS - Beat Again

La Roux - In For The Kill

Lily Allen - The Fear

Pixie Lott - Mama Do

Taio Cruz - Break Your Heart

Tinchy Stryder Ft N-Dubz - Number 1


BRITs Performance of 30 Years:
Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive/How Deep is Your Love (1997)

Bros - I Owe you Nothing (1989)

Coldplay - Clocks (2003)

Eurythmics & Stevie Wonder - Angel (1999)

Girls Aloud - The Promise (2009)

Kanye West - Gold Digger (2006)

Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Out of my Head (2002)

Michael Jackson - Earth Song (1996)

Paul McCartney - Live & Let Die (2008)

Pet Shop Boys - Go West (1994)

Robbie Williams & Tom Jones - The Full Monty Medley (1998)

Scissor Sisters - Take Your Mama (2005)

Spice Girls - Wannabe/Who Do You Think You Are (1997)

Take That - Beatles Medley I Wanna Hold Your Hand/Hard Day's Night/ She Loves Me (1994)

The Who - Who Are You (1988)


International Male Solo Artist:
Bruce Springsteen

Eminem

Jay-Z

Michael Buble

Seasick Steve


International Female Solo Artist:
Lady GaGa

Ladyhawke

Norah Jones

Rihanna

Shakira


International Breakthrough Act:
Animal Collective

Daniel Merriweather

Empire of the Sun

Lady GaGa

Taylor Swift


International Album:
Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion

Black Eyed Peas - The E.N.D.

Empire of the Sun - Walking on a Dream

Jay-Z - The Blueprint

Lady GaGa - The Fame


BRITs Album of 30 Years:
Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head

Dido - No Angel

Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms

Duffy - Rockferry

Keane - Hopes & Fears

Oasis - (What's the Story) Morning Glory?

Phil Collins - No Jacket Required

Sade - Diamond Life

The Verve - Urban Hymns

Travis - The Man Who


British Producer:

Jim Abbiss

Paul Epworth

Ethan Johns

Steve Lillywhite


Critics' Choice:
Ellie Goulding


Outstanding Contribution To Music:
Robbie Williams

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Top 10 Selling Singles Of 2009

Here are the Top 10 selling singles of 2009 as reality shows continued to sell records. It was also a great year for Lady GaGa and the Black Eyed Peas who had five out of the ten best selling songs of the year. Find out who had the Top 10 Selling Albums HERE.

The UK Top Ten Singles of 2009:

1. Lady GaGa: 'Poker Face'
2. Black Eyed Peas: 'I Gotta Feeling'
3. Lady GaGa: 'Just Dance'
4. Cheryl Cole: 'Fight For This Love'
5. Joe McElderry: 'The Climb'
6. La Roux: 'In For The Kill'
7. Black Eyed Peas: 'Boom Boom Pow'
8. Rage Against The Machine: 'Killing In The Name'
9. Alexandra Burke ft. Flo Rida: 'Bad Boys'
10. Black Eyed Peas: 'Meet Me Halfway'

*Source: Official Chart Company


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Noughties Top 100 Best Selling Singles

Here are the Top 100 UK selling singles of the noughties, including total sales for each of the Top 30 singles.

1. Will Young - Evergreen/Anything Is Possible (2002) 1,795,000
2. Gareth Gates - Unchained Melody (2002) 1,400,000
3. Tony Christie - Is This The Way To Amarillo (2005) 1,205,000
4. Shaggy - It Wasn't Me (2001) 1,200,000
5. Alexandra Burke – Hallelujah (2008) 1,170,000
6. Band Aid 20 - Do They Know It's Christmas (2004) 1,150,000
7. Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Out Of My Head (2001) 1,104,000
8. Shayne Ward - That's My Goal (2005) 1,100,000
9. Hear'Say - Pure & Simple (2001) 1,080,000
10. Bob The Builder - Can We Fix It (2000) 1,010,000

11. Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love (2007) 973,500
12. Gnarls Barkley - Crazy (2006) 970,000
13. Atomic Kitten - Whole Again (2001) 965,000
14. Kings of Leon – Sex On Fire (2008) 887,370
15. Lady GaGa – Poker Face (2009) 867,950
16. Leona Lewis - A Moment Like This (2006) 862,000
17. Enrique Iglesias - Hero (2002) 836,500
18. Black Eyed Peas – I Gotta Feeling (2009) 818,815
19. X Factor Finalists – Hero (2008) 804,000
20. DJ Otzi - Hey Baby (2001) 776,000

21. Eminem ft Dido - Stan (2000) 772,000
22. Nelly & Kelly Rowland - Dilemma (2002) 770,000
23. Westlife - Uptown Girl (2001) 768,000
24. Lady GaGa – Just Dance (2009) 761,000
25. Black Eyed Peas - Where Is The Love (2003) 742,500 (642,500)
26. S Club 7 - Don't Stop Moving (2001) 742,000
27. All Saints - Pure Shores (2000) 721,000
28. Baha Men - Who Let The Dogs Out (2000) 715,000
29. Cheryl Cole – Fight For This Love (2009) 714,870
30. Take That - Rule The World (2007) 702,000

31. Elvis vs JXL - A Little Less Conversation (2002)
32: Use Somebody - Kings Of Leon (2008)
33: Umbrella - Rihanna (2007)
34: It Feels So Good - Sonique (2000)
35: In For The Kill - La Roux (2009)
36: Killing In The Name - Rage Against The Machine (1992/2009)
37: The Climb - Joe McElderry (2009)
38: Whenever Wherever - Shakira (2002)
39: You're Beautiful - James Blunt (2005)
40: Sound Of The Underground - Girls Aloud (2002)

41: Rock DJ - Robbie Williams (2000)
42: Teenage Dirtbag - Wheatus (2000)
43: Never Had Dream Come True - S Club 7 (2000)
44: Angel - Shaggy (2001)
45: Run - Leona Lewis (2008)
46: Hips Don't Lie - Shakira (2006)
47: Boom Boom Pow - Black Eyed Peas (2009)
48: Mercy - Duffy (2008)
49: Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol (2006)
50: Asereje (The Ketchup Song) - Las Ketchup (2002)

51: Lose Yourself - Eminem (2002)
52: Groovejet (If This Ain't Love) - Spiller (2000)
53: Mad World - Michael Andrews & Gary Jules (2003)
54: Rockstar - Nickelback (2006)
55: LeAnn Rimes - Can't Fight the Moonlight - LeAnn Rimes (2000)
56: Gareth Gates - Anyone Of Us (Stuipid Mistake) (2002)
57: Eamon - F*** It (I Don't Want You Back) (2004)
58: Beyonce - If I Were A Boy (2008)
59: Take That - Patience (2006)
60: Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl (2008)

61: Daniel Bedingfield - Gotta Get Thru This (2002)
62: Gareth Gates and The Kumars - Spirit In The Sky (2003)
63: James Morrison featuring Nelly Furtado - Broken Strings (2008)
64: Grace Kelly - Mika (2007)
65: Axel F - Crazy Frog (2005)
66: Hung Up - Madonna (2005)
67: Leave Right Now - Will Young (2003)
68: Bad Boys - Alexandra Burke featuring Flo Rida (2009)
69: Without Me - Eminem (2002)
70: Number 1 - Tinchy Stryder featuring N-Dubz (2009)

71: Because I Got High - Afroman (2001)
72: I Don't Feel Like Dancin' - Scissor Sisters (2006)
73: Don't Cha - The Pussycat Dolls featuring Busta Rhymes (2005)
74: Valerie - Mark Ronson featuring Amy Winehouse (2007)
75: How You Remind Me - Nickelback (2002)
76: Ignition Remix - R Kelly (2002)
77: Heaven - DJ Sammy (2002)
78: If You're Not The One - Daniel Bedingfield (2002)
79: Dance Wiv Me - Dizzee Rascal featuring Calvin Harris & Chrome (2008)
80: Meet Me Halfway - Black Eyed Peas (2009)

81: Low - Flo Rida featuring T-Pain (2008)
82: Hot N Cold - Katy Perry (2008)
83: American Boy - Estelle featuring Kanye West (2008)
84: Reach - S Club 7 (2000)
85: If Tomorrow Never Comes - Ronan Keating (2002)
86: Just A Little - Liberty X (2002)
87: Human - The Killers (2008)
88: Sexy Bitch - David Guetta featuring Akon (2009)
89: Lady Marmalade - Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya and Pink (2003)
90: Apologize - One Republic featuring Timbaland (2008)

91: Black And Gold - Sam Sparro (2008)
92: When You Believe - Leon Jackson (2007)
93: Fill Me In - Craig David (2000)
94: So What - Pink (2008)
95: Now You're Gone - Basshunter (2008)
96: Clint Eastwood - Gorillaz (2001)
97: Do You Really Like It? - DJ Pied Piper and the Masters of Ceremonies (2001)
98: About You Know - Sugababes (2007)
99: The Promise - Girls Aloud (2008)
100: The Fear - Lily Allen (2009)

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PICTURES: Girls Aloud @ Wembley

Girls Aloud are on top of the world as these pictures from the Coldplay Wembley performance show.

Girls Aloud @ Wembley

Cheryl Cole

Nadine Coyle

Sarah Harding

Nicola Roberts

Kimberly Walsh

*PICTURES: BIGPICTURE.COM/Getty
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Nadine Coyle Forgets Her Bra

The Girls Aloud singer turned heads as she arrived at the Kings of Leon gig in Los Angeles wearing a see through black top without a bra. The 23 year old is about to launch her solo career that the press have billed as a head to head battle with Cheryl Cole.

Nadine has been capturing the attention of record labels over in the States and has no shortage of offers. While it seems she may be short on bra's, Coyle knows how to work the media as she arrived at the LA Forum on Saturday night with her American footballer boyfriend Jason Bell.

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Cheryl Cole Goes For The Red Look

Cheryl Cole has gone for the Sharon Osbourne look as she shows off her new red hair during a night out in London this week. The distinctive new colour is likely to make the Girls Aloud singer stand out even more from the crowd as she prepares for the new series of X Factor.

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PICTURES: Cheryl And Ashley Cole On Holiday

Here are the holiday pictures of Cheryl and Ashley Cole as they enjoyed the sunshine in the south of France with Manchester City mate Wayne Bridge, and his fiancée Vanessa Perroncel.

Click any of the images below to see the bigger picture:




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X Factor Judges Paid Millions

X Factor Judges will earn several millions between them as Dannii Minogue was awarded a massive £250,000 pay rise to match Cheryl Cole. Between them they will earn £2m and this is at a time when many other TV presenters are having to endure pay cuts during the recession.

Dannii has just returned to the UK after spending two months in Australia and will begin work on the latest X Factor auditions that have already begun. The bumper wages may be hard for some to accept as many around the country are losing their jobs or face a pay freeze but ITV were keen for Dannii to return for a third series because X Factor had become a ratings winner for the network.


Meanwhile the media world continues to debate the role of TV programmes like X Factor and Britain's Got Talent, following the meltdown of Susan Boyle. The singer has been recovering at London's Priory Clinic after collapsing after the final of Britian's Got Talent with exhaustion.




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Girls Aloud Going Solo?

It's official, Girls Aloud are to pursue solo projects according to their spokesman and rumoured on websites like this for months. Once the current 'Out of Control' tour ends, solo projects will begin in earnest.

Cheryl Cole has had several offers from various music producers with her spokesman saying, "Cheryl is going to work on some solo music - there is no release date set for this yet as she has not recorded any music." Sarah Harding has already been building up her acting roles with a part in the BBC Two drama Freefall. Nadine spends a lot of her time in America where she has set up side projects and moved her family out there.

Split rumours have always been denied by Girls Aloud and they have signed up for another three albums with Polydor with the first of those albums set for release late 2010.

FHM's 100 Sexiest Women - Top 10 Winners

The FHM Top 100 Sexiest Women results are in and here are the Top 10 winning ladies for 2009. Finally Girls Aloud singer and X Factor judge, Cheryl Cole has topped the list - with over 10 million votes cast world-wide it was a hotly contested title.

FHM 100 Sexiest Women 2009: Top Ten -

1.Cheryl Cole (last year 7)

2.Megan Fox (1)

3.Jessica Alba (2)

4.Britney Spears (31)

5.Keeley Hazell (3)

6.Adriana Lima (21)

7.Elisha Cuthbert (4)

8.Kristin Kreuk (48)

9. Anna Friel (re-entry)

10. Freida Pinto (new entry)

Here are a few facts and figures from the Top 100:


Highest Brit: Cheryl Cole (1)


Highest Actress: Megan Fox (2)


Highest Singer: Cheryl Cole (1)


Highest Sportswoman: Ana Ivanovic (11)


Highest Soap Star: Louisa Lytton (30)



New entries: 22 including Lily Allen (89), Katy Perry (23) and Carla Bruni (40)


Re-entries: 14 including Kate Moss (75), Lisa Snowdon (90) and Thandie Newton (19)


Age: The youngest woman in the list for the third year running is 19-year-old Emma Watson.