See Katy Perry live at the O2 in May!

Without doubt one of the world's biggest pop superstars, Katy Perry's career has gone from strength to strength since she released her debut single, I Kissed A Girl, in 2008. The singer has since achieved huge success with her brand of bright and fun, yet edgy and often thought-provoking pop. Singles such as Hot & Cold, Roar and new single Dark Horse have topped the charts worldwide while 2010's era-defining Teenage Dream album spawned five straight US No.1 singles - California Gurls, Teenage Dream, Firework, E.T. and Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.). 

She's now returning to the UK to play four nights of her 'Prismatic World Tour' at the O2 in May and will be supported by Swedish 'I Love It' duo Icona Pop. The spectacular show will feature a standing pit in front of the stage called 'The Reflection Section' which will see Katy getting closer than ever to her fans. Follow the link to buy Katy Perry tickets at the O2.

International music round-up: Alcazar, Anda Volley and Michael Green

Sweden: Alcazar - Blame It On The Disco

Swedish pop trio Alcazar reformed recently after a short hiatus and went straight to the final of Sweden's Melodifestivalen at the weekend with new single Blame It On The Disco. Famous internationally for hits such as Crying At The Discotheque and This Is The World We Live in, the band, who currently consist of Andreas Lundstedt, Lina Hedlund and Tess Merkel, are more famous domestically for their entries into the contest. Not A Sinner, Nor A Saint, Alcastar and Stay The Night (one of my favourite songs of all time, fact fans!) all finished top five in the competition. Their 2010 entry Headlines faltered but four years later they're back with a gem. Essentially a brilliant self-parody, borrowing the general vibe and the production from 2009's Stay The Night, it is one of the cheesiest, campest pop songs anybody's ever heard, and that's without even mentioning the energetic, colourful perfomance that saw them arrive to the stage via disco ball. It all begs the question 'is there a happier band than Alcazar?' 

UK: Michael Green - Just Get Up And Dance With Me

Emerging British singer/songwriter Michael Green has recently released a music video for his single Just Get Up And Dance With Me. A soulful groove, it harks back to early Lemar or Usher musically and has a fantastic melody that's hard not to fall in love with. Michael's slick delivery of the vocals suggest that the genre-hopping artist, who has also covered Daft Punk's monster smash hit Get Lucky, could be one to watch in the future. Find out more here: http://www.michaelgreensongwriter.com/

US: Anda Volley - Laura Inside The Ghost Machine

Describing herself as an indie rock and electro experimental artist on Twitter, Boston's Anda Volley has a kooky haunting persona that's hard to ignore. Her avant-rock music combines her edgy sound with poetic lyrics and the highlight of her debut album, Inside The Ghost Machine is the similarly titled Laura Inside The Ghost Machine. Hugely melodic and entrancing, the nu-grunge sound reminds me of the lo-fi rock music on the Scott Pilgrim vs. The World soundtrack. Find out more here: http://www.andavolley.com/

Top 20 singles/albums - Week Beginning 24/2/14

Top 20 singles



1. Helene Fischer - Atemlos Durch Die Nacht (2) (CR-19-6-2-3-2-1)
2. John Martin - Anywhere For You (5) (CR-5-2)
3. Sanna Nielsen - Undo (3) (CR-3-3)
4. Katy B - Crying For No Reason (1) (CR-11-4-2-1-4)
5. Alcazar – Blame It On The Disco (NEW) (CR-5)
6. Shakira feat Rihanna - Can't Remember To Forget You (4) (CR-2-2-1-1-4-6)
7. Manda - Glow (10) (CR-10-7)
8. Kylie Minogue - Into The Blue (8) (CR-9-5-6-4-8-8)
9. Anton Ewald – Natural (NEW) (CR-9)
10. The Pierces - Kings (13) (CR-17-13-10)
11. A Great Big World feat Christina Aguilera - Say Something (6) (CR-13-9-7-8-13-16-8-7-6-6-11)
12. Ace Wilder – Busy Doin' Nothin' (NEW) (CR-12)
13. Katy Perry feat Juicy J - Dark Horse (17) (CR-19-19-OUT-19-17-13)
14. Clean Bandit feat Jess Glynne - Rather Be (7) (CR-8-5-5-4-2-1-1-3-5-7-14)
15. Katy B – Sky's The Limit (NEW) (CR-15)
16. Helena Paparizou - Survivor (9) (CR-10-9-16)
17. Ingrid Michaelson – Girls Chase Boys (NEW) (CR-17)
18. Janet Leon – Hollow (NEW) (CR-18)
19. Oscar Zia – Yes We Can (NEW) (CR-19)
20. Anda Volley – Laura Inside The Ghost Machine (NEW) (CR-20)

Top 20 albums



1. Katy B - Little Red (1) (CR-1-1-1)
2. Melodifestivalen 2014 (NEW) (CR-2)
3. Melodifestivalen - 1958-2013 (2) (CR-1-2-2-3)
4. Nina Nesbitt – Peroxide (NEW) (CR-4)
5. Melodi Grand Prix 2014 (NEW) (CR-5)
6. Helene Fischer - Farbenspiel (3) (CR-7-5-6-3-6)
7. Ola - Carelessly Yours (5) (CR-1-2-4-5-7)
8. Ellie Goulding - Halcyon Days (6) (CR-2-4-9-12-19-OUT-14-2-1-2-2-2-3-4-7-10-14-16-18-OUT-16-2-1-1-6-8-13-OUT-12-5-1-3-6-8-6-8)
9. Beyoncé - BEYONCÉ (7) (CR-10-1-2-3-2-3-4-7-10-7-9)
10. Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Wanderlust (4) (CR-2-3-3-4-10)
11. Leddra Chapman - My Mother's Mind (8) (CR-1-1-1-2-5-8-9-8-11)
12. Zedd - Clarity (Re-entry) (CR-1-1-1-2-2-4-5-6-7-9-8-12-10-12-14-18-20-OUT-12)
13. Nina Persson - Animal Heart (10) (CR-10-13)
14. Avicii - True (13) (CR-3-4-4-1-1-1-1-1-2-3-5-7-8-8-10-12-13-12-14-11-7-6-8-11-12-13-14)
15. Nanne - Drama Queen (11) (CR-4-7-11-15)
16. Måns Zelmerlöw - Barcelona Sessions (9) (CR-5-9-16)
17. Lady Gaga - ARTPOP (15) (CR-1-1-1-3-5-7-9-10-9-10-10-10-12-13-15-17)
18. Katy Perry - Prism (18) (CR-1-1-3-5-6-8-14-16-17-18-13-11-9-13-14-17-18-18)
19. Agnes - Collection (14) (CR-10-8-7-4-2-4-4-6-9-11-14-19)
20. Alyssa Reid – Time Bomb (NEW) (CR-20)

Commentary

All change at the top of the singles chart as schlager singer Helene Fischer's Atemlos Durch Die Nacht climbs a place to No.1, becoming the first German language song to hit the top since Cassandra Steen and Adel Tawil's Stadt in 2009. Swedish singer John Martin climbs to No.2 with his euphoric new dance anthem Anywhere For You while Sanna Nielsen sticks at No.3 with Undo. Katy B drops from No.1 to No.4 with Crying For No Reason and Swedish pop legends Alcazar go straight in at No.5 with Blame It On The Disco! New entries in the top 20 come from Anton Ewald, Ace Wilder, Katy B, Ingrid Michaelson, Janet Leon, Oscar Zia and Anda Volley!

Katy does however retain the album chart top spot with Little Red for a third week. The Melodifestivalen 2014 compilation slips in at No.2, pushing the competition's 1958-2013 compilation down a spot to No.3. Scottish singer Nina Nesbitt enters at No.4 with debut album Peroxide and Norway's Melodi Grand Prix compilation album goes in at No.5! Also in the top 20 there is a re-entry for Zedd's Clarity and a new entry for Alyssa Reid.

The Big Reunion 2014 Live: Review

ITV2 seemed to be scraping the barrel with the 2014 series of The Big Reunion. After last year's nostalgia-inducing extravaganza that included 90s and 00s heavyweights Blue, 5ive, Atomic Kitten and B*Witched, the likes of 3T and Girl Thing in this year's line-up initially seemed rather underwhelming. 

The big draw this year was the reunion of R&B/pop trio Eternal. The biggest girlband of the 90s, until the Spice Girls came along, Easther, Vernie and Kelle (and Louise for the first album) had a long string of huge singles and even a couple of million-selling albums. After a bitter split in the late 90s, the two sisters became a duo, but they managed no more than a forgotten top 20 hit in 1999, What'cha Gonna Do. Fast forward 15 years and the girls have reunited with Kelle and absolutely stole the show at The Big Reunion 2014 live at the Hammersmith Apollo. Lead singer Easther's powerhouse voice certainly hasn't dimmed over the years and she was by far the strongest vocalist of the night, with a set of lungs to rival the big US divas. It seems such a shame that her talent is so rarely showcased these days.

The girls performed debut hit Stay and the top three hits Someday and Don't You Love Me, the latter as part of a medley with the excellent Power Of A Woman. But the performance of the night, as I expected it might be, was that of their classic 1997 UK No.1 single I Wanna Be The Only One. The band managed to persuade gospel singer BeBe Winans, who provided the male vocal on the original track, to sing with them and the performance was incredible. Arguably one of the most feel-good songs of all time with the uplifting melody and multiple key changes that keep on taking it up a notch, it was vocally flawless and the girls all looked amazing. It deservedly received by far the biggest reception of the night and almost made you think that out of all of the bands here, perhaps they are the one that could still be relevant to today's music industry. The only thing missing from their set was perhaps the stunning and highly underrated 1997 single Angel Of Mine (later a US No.1 for Monica) which I'd have personally rather heard than Someday. 

English-Norwegian band A1, formerly a quartet but a trio since 2002, kicked off the night with an energetic performance of their A-Ha cover Take On Me. They showed that they still had the moves with some impressive dance routines. The programme appears to have completely glossed over the fact that they reformed a few years ago and have been releasing mature pop hits (of the Take That 2.0 sort of ilk) in Norway since 2009. They even entered Norway's Eurovision selection show in 2010 with the excellent Don't Wanna Lose You Again, but it finished second so nobody outside of Norway ever knew about it. But they are a completely different band now, and the A1 that we saw at Hammersmith was the band that they probably haven't been for years. The folky-pop anthem Caught In The Middle (for which they brought instruments on stage - their only appearance of the night) and gorgeous ballad Everytime still fit seamlessly into their modern-day repertoire but the high energy dance routines and big performances of their two 2000 No.1 hits, the aforementioned Take On Me and Same Old Brand New You, probably mark the first time that the band have broken out into those dance routines in a good while. They informed the audience that it was the first time they'd performed at the Hammersmith Apollo for 14 years!

The enthusiastic audience was packed full of people of all different ages, but mostly people in their 20s and 30s who'd grown up with the bands. There were also a number of celebrities sitting and watching including Kian Egan from Westlife, who is married to Girl Thing member Jodi, Anthony Costa from Blue, Scott Robinson from 5ive and Michelle Heaton from Liberty X (who all took to this very stage this time last year), presenter Vanessa Feltz, James 'Arg' Argent from The Only Way Is Essex and Keith Lemon. And those were just the ones that I saw, or actually spoke to in the case of Arg, during the generous 20 minute interval! 

The audience were appreciative of all the acts but sat down on some of the ballads, of which there were a few. The show didn't quite seem like a sell-out as there seemed to be a few empty seats, which suggests that doing an arena tour for this year's line-up might not work in the way that it did for the higher profile groups featured on the show last year. But the crowd made enough noise at the right moments that you wouldn't know it. 

Girl Thing seemed genuinely appreciative to be given a second chance, having only managed the one proper hit single back in 2000. Even then, the UK No.8 hit Last One Standing was far from the smash that their manager Simon Cowell had anticipated. That performance was fun, bubbly and colourful and so were their performances of top 30 hit Girls On Top, a cover of Katy Perry's Roar and more interestingly a version of Pure & Simple by Hear'say, a song that Girl Thing recorded before the Popstars winners but never got to release in this country. 

3T, a trio of brothers who are sons of Tito Jackson, and therefore nephews to Michael Jackson, paid tribute to their uncle at countless points throughout the evening. Their huge 1996 hit Anything was well received by the crowd but I Need You was supported by a backdrop video of the band with their legendary relative, which received huge cheers from the crowd. When they performed Why, their 1996 collaboration with Michael, the original music video played on the screen behind them. Their other performance was a cover of Lionel Richie's Stuck On You which was an interesting choice that worked well. Despite not being the band that everybody probably flocked to see, they did very well and their performances all got a warm reception.

Of the other two boybands, I personally found Damage the least interesting although they got a surprisingly huge reaction from the audience, possibly bigger than anyone else right at the start. Eric Clapton cover Wonderful Tonight and other hits Forever and Love II Love were nice enough, and vocally strong, but they were never particularly my cup of tea. Their first performance of the night however, the 2000 top ten hit Ghetto Romance was excellent. I haven't listened to the song in many years but it was evidently quite ahead of its time as it would have been a perfect, and very credible, single for a band like JLS or Rough Copy. Its Timbaland-esque production is still quite current today. 

And finally the boyband created especially for the show, 5th Story, which consists of Pop Idol runner up Gareth Gates, Kavana, Adam Rickitt, Dane Bowers from Another Level and Kenzie from Blazin' Squad. As a band they mostly seemed quite slick, and all got a chance to perform at least one of their biggest hits as part of this new group. Dane took the lead on their opening performance Freak Me, Kavana with the disco favourite I Can Make You Feel Good and Adam Rickitt on his 1999 hit I Breathe Again, a song that I certainly never expected to see live. The Blazin' Squad section was a medley of Flip Reverse and the 2002 No.1 hit Crossroads, which gave Kenzie his chance to shine.

As a group, Dane, Kenzie, Adam and Kavana seemed quite cohesive. But for me Gareth looked slightly awkward alongside them at times. However, the angel faced popstar came into his own for the show's finale, a cover of Spirit In The Sky, which Gareth took to No.1 in 2003. He led the performance and it was a huge sing-along moment which he pulled off really well with the other four acting as backing vocalists on the song. I'm still not sold on the concept of 5th Story as a band, and they'd probably be unlikely to have any success with new material, but as a vehicle for giving each former solo artist or band member a chance to sing their own hits with the other members acting as backup, it worked very well. The other acts joined 5th Story and the show's presenter, 90s legend Andi Peters, on the stage right at the end of the show for a final ensemble performance.

Maybe not quite the wall-to-wall hit packed extravaganza of The Big Reunion 2013, this year's show was nevertheless highly entertaining, and with one less act than last year, it gave each group the chance to sing four or five songs each. A night full of pyrotechnics, lasers, confetti and more meant that no expense was spared on the concert, which will be broadcast on ITV2 on March 27th. But every act here gave it absolutely everything and were enjoyable to some extent. The lesser-known Girl Thing may have had to work harder to win over the crowd, but they eventually had by their third and fourth performances. Damage, 3T, A1 and 5th Story were all a huge hit with the female members of the audience, and admittedly all gave mostly very slick performances, but it was Eternal who were for me the headline act that made the show worth watching. If there was to be a third series, and it seems unlikely given the calibre of some of the acts in this year's show compared to the last series, I'd request All Saints, S Club 7, The Corrs, East 17, Precious and Hear'say to start off with. Come on ITV2, can you make it happen?



Setlist:

A1 - Take On Me

Eternal - Stay
5th Story - Freak Me
Damage - Ghetto Romance
Girl Thing - Girls On Top
3T - Anything
5th Story - I Can Make You Feel Good
A1 - Caught In The Middle
Damage - Wonderful Tonight
Girl Thing - Roar
3T - I Need You
Eternal - Don't You Love Me/Power Of A Woman (medley)
5th Story - Flip Reverse/Crossroads/I Breathe Again (medley)
Girl Thing - Last One Standing
Girl Thing - Pure & Simple
3T - Stuck On You
3T - Why
A1 - Everytime
A1 - Same Old Brand New You
Damage - Forever
Damage - Love II Love
Eternal - Someday
Eternal feat Bebe Winans - I Wanna Be The Only One
5th Story - Spirit In The Sky

All - Spirit In The Sky

Top 20 singles/albums - Week Beginning 17/2/14

Top 20 singles



1. Katy B - Crying For No Reason (2) (CR-11-4-2-1)
2. Helene Fischer - Atemlos Durch Die Nacht (3) (CR-19-6-2-3-2)
3. Sanna Nielsen - Undo (NEW) (CR-3)
4. Shakira feat Rihanna - Can't Remember To Forget You (1) (CR-2-2-1-1-4)
5. John Martin - Anywhere For You (NEW) (CR-5)
6. A Great Big World feat Christina Aguilera - Say Something (6) (CR-13-9-7-8-13-16-8-7-6-6)
7. Clean Bandit feat Jess Glynne - Rather Be (5) (CR-8-5-5-4-2-1-1-3-5-7)
8. Kylie Minogue - Into The Blue (4) (CR-9-5-6-4-8)
9. Helena Paparizou - Survivor (10) (CR-10-9)
10. Manda - Glow (NEW) (CR-10)
11. Neon Jungle - Braveheart (7) (CR-14-8-7-11)
12. Marble Sounds - Leave A Light On (8) (CR-14-4-3-5-8-12)
13. The Pierces - Kings (17) (CR-17-13)
14. Zedd feat Hayley Williams - Stay The Night (20) (CR-20-14)
15. Ellen Benediktson - Songbird (12) (CR-12-15)
16. Yohio - To The End (11) (CR-11-16)
17. Katy Perry feat Juicy J - Dark Horse (19) (CR-19-19-OUT-19-17)
18. JEM - Love Trigger (NEW) (CR-18)
19. MØ - Say You'll Be There (NEW) (CR-19)
20. Avicii - Addicted To You (NEW) (CR-20) 

Top 20 albums



1. Katy B - Little Red (1) (CR-1-1)
2. Melodifestivalen - 1958-2013 (2) (CR-1-2-2)
3. Helene Fischer - Farbenspiel (6) (CR-7-5-6-3)
4. Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Wanderlust (3) (CR-2-3-3-4)
5. Ola - Carelessly Yours (4) (CR-1-2-4-5)
6. Ellie Goulding - Halcyon Days (8) (CR-2-4-9-12-19-OUT-14-2-1-2-2-2-3-4-7-10-14-16-18-OUT-16-2-1-1-6-8-13-OUT-12-5-1-3-6-8-6)
7. Beyoncé - BEYONCÉ (10) (CR-10-1-2-3-2-3-4-7-10-7)
8. Leddra Chapman - My Mother's Mind (9) (CR-1-1-1-2-5-8-9-8)
9. Måns Zelmerlöw - Barcelona Sessions (5) (CR-5-9)
10. Nina Persson - Animal Heart (NEW) (CR-10)
11. Nanne - Drama Queen (7) (CR-4-7-11)
12. Linnea Henriksson - Du Söker Bråk, Jag Kräver Dans (NEW) (CR-12)
13. Avicii - True (12) (CR-3-4-4-1-1-1-1-1-2-3-5-7-8-8-10-12-13-12-14-11-7-6-8-11-12-13)
14. Agnes - Collection (11) (CR-10-8-7-4-2-4-4-6-9-11-14)
15. Lady Gaga - ARTPOP (13) (CR-1-1-1-3-5-7-9-10-9-10-10-10-12-13-15)
16. Anda Volley - Inside The Ghost Machine (NEW) (CR-16)
17. Within Temptation - Hydra (14) (CR-14-17)
18. Katy Perry - Prism (17) (CR-1-1-3-5-6-8-14-16-17-18-13-11-9-13-14-17-18)
19. Lorde - Pure Heroine (19) (CR-10-8-7-5-6-3-4-7-5-6-11-14-16-17-16-15-13-17-17-19-19)
20. Gary Barlow - Since I Saw You Last (20) (CR-1-3-5-6-6-7-8-8-12-16-20-20)

Commentary

Katy B does the double this week as the beautiful Crying For No Reason moves up a place to No.1 in the singles chart and second album Little Red stays put at the top of the album chart! German schlager singer Helene Fischer moves back up a place to No.2 with Atemlos Durch Die Nacht and Swedish singer Sanna Nielsen smashes in at No.3 with Undo, her Melodifestivalen 2014 finalist and fourth top three hit here after Empty Room, Nobody Without You and I'm In Love! Shakira and Rihanna slide from No.1 to No.4 with Can't Remember To Forget You and there's a new entry at No.5 for Swedish singer John Martin, the voice behind hits such as Don't You Worry Child and Reload, with Anywhere For You! Other new entries come from Melodifestivalen acts Manda and Jem, a Spice Girls cover by Danish artist MØ and the new Avicii single!

With Katy on top of the album chart too, it's a non-mover at No.2 as well as the Melodifestivalen 1958-2013 album remains in second place. Helene Fischer moves up to No.3 with Farbenspiel, Sophie Ellis-Bextor dips to No.4 with Wanderlust and Ola's Carelessly Yours falls a place to No.5. New entries come from Nina Persson, Linnea Henriksson and Anda Volley!

Top 20 singles/albums - Week Beginning 10/2/14

Top 20 singles



1. Shakira feat Rihanna - Can't Remember To Forget You (1) (CR-2-2-1-1)
2. Katy B - Crying For No Reason (4) (CR-11-4-2)
3. Helene Fischer - Atemlos Durch Die Nacht (2) (CR-19-6-2-3)
4. Kylie Minogue - Into The Blue (6) (CR-9-5-6-4)
5. Clean Bandit feat Jess Glynne - Rather Be (3) (CR-8-5-5-4-2-1-1-3-5)
6. A Great Big World feat Christina Aguilera - Say Something (7) (CR-13-9-7-8-13-16-8-7-6)
7. Neon Jungle - Braveheart (8) (CR-14-8-7)
8. Marble Sounds - Leave A Light On (5) (CR-14-4-3-5-8)
9. Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Young Blood (10) (CR-10-9)
10. Helena Paparizou - Survivor (NEW) (CR-10)
11. Yohio - To The End (NEW) (CR-11)
12. Ellen Benediktson - Songbird (NEW) (CR-12)
13. Lorde - Team (13) (CR-19-16-18-16-13-10-13-13)
14. Alvaro Estrella - Bedroom (NEW) (CR-14)
15. SeBAlter - Hunter Of Stars (NEW) (CR-15)
16. Elisa Lindström - Casanova (NEW) (CR-16)
17. The Pierces - Kings (NEW) (CR-17)
18. Family Of The Year - Buried (NEW) (CR-18)
19. Katy Perry feat Juicy J - Dark Horse (Re-entry) (CR-19-19-OUT-19)
20. Zedd feat Hayley Williams - Stay The Night (NEW) (CR-20)

Top 20 albums



1. Katy B - Little Red (NEW) (CR-1)
2. Melodifestivalen - 1958-2013 (1) (CR-1-2)
3. Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Wanderlust (3) (CR-2-3-3)
4. Ola - Carelessly Yours (2) (CR-1-2-4)
5. Måns Zelmerlöw - Barcelona Sessions (NEW) (CR-5)
6. Helene Fischer - Farbenspiel (5) (CR-7-5-6)
7. Nanne - Drama Queen (4) (CR-4-7)
8. Ellie Goulding - Halcyon Days (6) (CR-2-4-9-12-19-OUT-14-2-1-2-2-2-3-4-7-10-14-16-18-OUT-16-2-1-1-6-8-13-OUT-12-5-1-3-6-8)
9. Leddra Chapman - My Mother's Mind (8) (CR-1-1-1-2-5-8-9)
10. Beyoncé - BEYONCÉ (7) (CR-10-1-2-3-2-3-4-7-10)
11. Agnes - Collection (9) (CR-10-8-7-4-2-4-4-6-9-11)
12. Avicii - True (11) (CR-3-4-4-1-1-1-1-1-2-3-5-7-8-8-10-12-13-12-14-11-7-6-8-11-12)
13. Lady Gaga - ARTPOP (12) (CR-1-1-1-3-5-7-9-10-9-10-10-10-12-13)
14. Within Temptation - Hydra (NEW) (CR-14)
15. Marble Sounds - Dear Me, Look Up (10) (CR-10-15)
16. A Great Big World - Is There Anybody Out There? (13) (CR-9-13-16)
17. Katy Perry - Prism (14) (CR-1-1-3-5-6-8-14-16-17-18-13-11-9-13-14-17)
18. MKTO - MKTO (NEW) (CR-18)
19. Lorde - Pure Heroine (17) (CR-10-8-7-5-6-3-4-7-5-6-11-14-16-17-16-15-13-17-17-19)
20. Gary Barlow - Since I Saw You Last (16) (CR-1-3-5-6-6-7-8-8-12-16-20)

Commentary

Shakira and Rihanna make it two weeks on top of the singles chart with Can't Remember To Forget You while Katy B jumps to a new peak of No.2 with Crying For No Reason! Helene Fischer falls a place to No.3 with Atemlos Durch Die Nacht, Kylie climbs to a new high of No.4 with Into The Blue and Clean Bandit fall to No.5 with their former chart topper Rather Be. New entries come from Melodifestivalen contestants Helena Paparizou, Yohio, Ellen Benediktson, Alvaro Estrella and Elisa Lindström plus SeBAlter, The Pierces, Family Of The Year and Zedd feat Hayley Williams. Katy Perry and Juicy J re-enter with Dark Horse.

Katy B storms in at the top of the album chart with second album Little Red, pushing Melodifestivalen 1958-2013 down a place to No.2. Sophie Ellis-Bextor sticks at No.3 with Wanderlust, Ola slides to No.4 with Carelessly Yours and Måns Zelmerlöw enters at No.5 with Barcelona Sessions! Other new entries come from Within Temptation and MKTO!

Top 20 singles/albums - Week Beginning 3/2/14

Top 20 singles



1. Shakira feat Rihanna - Can't Remember To Forget You (2) (CR-2-2-1)
2. Helene Fischer - Atemlos Durch Die Nacht (6) (CR-19-6-2)
3. Clean Bandit feat Jess Glynne - Rather Be (1) (CR-8-5-5-4-2-1-1-3)
4. Katy B - Crying For No Reason (11) (CR-11-4)
5. Marble Sounds - Leave A Light On (3) (CR-14-4-3-5)
6. Kylie Minogue - Into The Blue (5) (CR-9-5-6)
7. A Great Big World feat Christina Aguilera - Say Something (8) (CR-13-9-7-8-13-16-8-7)
8. Neon Jungle - Braveheart (14) (CR-14-8)
9. Vance Joy - Riptide (4) (CR-18-18-15-10-11-14-13-OUT-11-5-4-9)
10. Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Young Blood (NEW) (CR-10)
11. Pitbull feat Ke$ha - Timber (7) (CR-20-OUT-18-14-7-3-1-1-1-3-7-11)
12. Cash Cash feat Bebe Rexha - Take Me Home (9) (CR-18-10-5-7-9-12)
13. Lorde - Team (10) (CR-19-16-18-16-13-10-13)
14. Kyla La Grange - Cut Your Teeth (NEW) (CR-14)
15. Little Mix - Word Up (16) (CR-16-15)
16. Ellie Goulding - Goodness Gracious (12) (CR-20-9-6-12-16)
17. Martin Garrix & Jay Hardway - Wizard (20) (CR-20-17)
18. Route 94 feat Jess Glynne - My Love (19) (CR-19-18)
19. Tom Aspaul - Indiana (NEW) (CR-19)
20. Foxes - Let Go For Tonight (NEW) (CR-20)

Top 20 albums



1. Melodifestivalen - 1958-2013 (NEW) (CR-1)
2. Ola - Carelessly Yours (1) (CR-1-2)
3. Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Wanderlust (2) (CR-2-3)
4. Nanne - Drama Queen (NEW) (CR-4)
5. Helene Fischer - Farbenspiel (7) (CR-7-5)
6. Ellie Goulding - Halcyon Days (3) (CR-2-4-9-12-19-OUT-14-2-1-2-2-2-3-4-7-10-14-16-18-OUT-16-2-1-1-6-8-13-OUT-12-5-1-3-6)
7. Beyoncé - BEYONCÉ (4) (CR-10-1-2-3-2-3-4-7)
8. Leddra Chapman - My Mother's Mind (5) (CR-1-1-1-2-5-8)
9. Agnes - Collection (6) (CR-10-8-7-4-2-4-4-6-9)
10. Marble Sounds - Dear Me, Look Up (NEW) (CR-10)
11. Avicii - True (8) (CR-3-4-4-1-1-1-1-1-2-3-5-7-8-8-10-12-13-12-14-11-7-6-8-11)
12. Lady Gaga - ARTPOP (10) (CR-1-1-1-3-5-7-9-10-9-10-10-10-12)
13. A Great Big World - Is There Anybody Out There? (9) (CR-9-13)
14. Katy Perry - Prism (13) (CR-1-1-3-5-6-8-14-16-17-18-13-11-9-13-14)
15. Delta Goodrem - Innocent Eyes (Ten Year Anniversary Acoustic Edition) (11) (CR-1-1-2-3-4-6-7-11-15)
16. Gary Barlow - Since I Saw You Last (12) (CR-1-3-5-6-6-7-8-8-12-16)
17. Lorde - Pure Heroine (17) (CR-10-8-7-5-6-3-4-7-5-6-11-14-16-17-16-15-13-17-17)
18. Public Service Broadcasting - Inform - Educate - Entertain (14) (CR-5-5-3-5-14-18)
19. Little Mix - Salute (15) (CR-2-2-5-13-17-18-13-10-12-11-15-19)
20. London Grammar - If You Wait (18) (CR-2-3-6-9-12-OUT-13-15-18-20)

Commentary

All change atop both charts as Shakira and Rihanna move up a place to No.1 with Can't Remember To Forget You. It's the ninth No.1 for Shakira and the fourth for Rihanna! German singer Helene Fischer jumps to a new peak of No.2 with Atemlos Durch Die Nacht, pushing Clean Bandit and Jess Glynne down two spots to No.3 with Rather Be. Katy B soars to No.4 with Crying For No Reason, her first top five hit, and Marble Sounds round off the top five with Leave A Light On, which slides two places to No.5. New entries come from Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Kyla La Grange, Tom Aspaul and Foxes.

In the album chart there's a new No.1 for the Melodifestivalen 1958-2013 compilation. It pushes down Ola's Carelessly Yours to No.2 and Sophie Ellis-Bextor's Wanderlust to No.3. Swedish pop veteran Nanne storms in at No.4 with new album Drama Queen and Helene Fischer climbs to No.5 with Farbenspiel!