EVERYBODY'S CHANGING: That all-important Brits effect was, erm, in effect this week as Keane returned to number one in the album charts - shops report a large number of people saying "I thought I'd give it another go but couldn't find where it had landed when I lobbed it from the window..." - Scissor Sisters at two, and Franz Ferdinand at four.

What's funny, of course, is Michael Buble has been stinking about in the top ten for a while AND NOBODY IS SAYING ANYTHING. It's like the way nobody mentions when they first find mouse droppings on their office desk, hoping it's just a one-off freak that got lost and it'll find its own way out. Time to call Rentokil now, I think.

Meanwhile, in the singles chart, who ever knew there'd be reason to thank U2? They've managed to keep Elvis off the top of the singles chart again - as Eminem did last week. So RCA's plan to block off the top of the singles list every week is now in tatters - the BPI might as well start counting downloads now.

It must have been sweet for U2 to frustrate Elvis - after all, the man liked to spend his time with insane, creepy politicians...


...oh, it's a cheap shot


There are, scarily, still six Elvis songs in the top 40. When The Wedding Present did their record a month thing, they sold out in the first couple of weeks.

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