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Katy Perry has rocketed to the top of the UK singles chart with ‘California Gurls’.

The track – which features an appearance from rapper Snoop Dogg – also leads the US, Australian and Irish singles chart this week.

It becomes her second single to reach No.1 in the UK after 2008’s ‘I Kissed A Girl’.

K’Naan’s ‘Wavin’ Flag’ holds steady at two, while last week’s chart-topper, ‘Shout’ by Shout For England, slips to three.

Meanwhile, Eminem places two singles in this week’s top ten: ‘Not Afraid’ at five and ‘Love The Way You Lie’, featuring Rihanna, at seven.

Lady GaGa’s ‘Alejandro’ continues its climb up the chart, advancing from ten to eight.

Outside of the top ten, Scissor Sisters debut at eleven with ‘Fire With Fire‘ to notch up their eighth top 20 hit, while Kelly Rowland climbs from 17 to 13 with ‘Commander‘.

The top ten singles in full (click where available to see official music video):
1. (-) Katy Perry ft. Snoop Dogg: ‘California Gurls’
2. (2) K’naan: ‘Wavin’ Flag’
3. (1) Shout For England ft. Dizzee Rascal & James Corden: ‘Shout’
4. (3) Example: ‘Kickstarts’
5. (6) Eminem: ‘Not Afraid’
6. (4) Kylie Minogue: ‘All The Lovers’
7. (-) Eminem & Rihanna: ‘Love The Way You Lie’
8. (10) Lady GaGa: ‘Alejandro’
9. (5) Tinie Tempah ft. Labrinth: ‘Frisky’
10. (7) David Guetta & Chris Willis ft. Fergie & LMFAO: ‘Gettin’ Over You’

Source: Official Charts Company

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James Corden and Dizzee Rascal have stayed at number one in the UK singles chart for a second week with ‘Shout’.

Fending off heavy competition in the midweeks, the duo’s unofficial World Cup anthem went on to deny fellow tournament tune K’Naan’s ‘Wavin’ Flag’, which jumped a place to number two.

Example debuted in third place with ‘Kickstarts’, beating January’s ‘Won’t Go Quietly’ which peaked at number six. Kylie Minogue’s first single in two years, ‘All The Lovers’, landed in fourth spot. It’s her most successful track since ‘2 Hearts’, which topped the charts in 2007.

Tinie Tempah was down three to number five, while David Guetta fell the same distance to ninth. Meanwhile, ‘Not Afraid’ by Eminem only slid one place to sixth spot, and Jason Derulo moved down to number nine from seven.

Robyn’s new entry ‘Dancing On My Own’ finished in eighth spot, while Lady GaGa’s ‘Alejandro’ rose to tenth. Usher, B.o.B and Alicia Keys fell to outside of the top ten, at 11, 12 and 15 respectively.

The top ten singles in full (click where possible to see official music video):
1. (1) Shout For England ft. Dizzee Rascal & James Corden: ‘Shout’
2. (3) K’naan: ‘Wavin’ Flag’
3. (-) Example: ‘Kickstarts’
4. (-) Kylie Minogue: ‘All The Lovers’
5. (2) Tinie Tempah ft. Labrinth: ‘Frisky’
6. (5) Eminem: ‘Not Afraid’
7. (4) David Guetta & Chris Willis ft. Fergie & LMFAO: ‘Gettin’ Over You’
8. (-) Robyn: ‘Dancing On My Own’
9. (7) Jason Derulo: ‘Ridin’ Solo’
10. (19)Lady GaGa: ‘Alejandro’

Source: Official Charts Company

Sex And The City 2 has topped the UK box office for the third consecutive week.

The start of the World Cup dented cinema takings over the weekend, with the Sarah Jessica Parker-led comedy dropping almost £1 million from last week’s total. However, the TV spinoff outperforms new release Letters To Juliet to claim the top spot.

Juliet, Amanda Seyfried’s third UK release of 2010, falls short of matching the £1.9 million box office opening of April’s romantic drama Dear John.

StreetDance 3D falls to number three, Prince Of Persia trails behind at four and cop drama Brooklyn’s Finest opens at five.

Elsewhere, Robin Hood and 4.3.2.1 are the biggest fallers, sliding three places apiece to eight and ten respectively.

The UK box office top ten in full:

1. (1) Sex And The City 2 – £1,489,833
2. (-) Letters To Juliet – £793,425
3. (2) StreetDance 3D – £715,317
4. (3) Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time – £507,855
5. (-) Brooklyn’s Finest – £468,279
6. (4) Death At A Funeral – £414,711
7. (6) Tooth Fairy – £367,396
8. (5) Robin Hood – £362,397
9. (8) She’s Out Of My League – £175,920
10. (7) 4.3.2.1 – £132,048

Dizzee Rascal and James Corden have beaten Tinie Tempah in this week’s UK singles chart.

Orchestrated by Simon Cowell, the rapper and comedian made a late surge to the top of the charts with their unofficial charity World Cup anthem ‘Shout’, a loose cover of Tears for Fears’s 1985 hit track.

Only released on Wednesday, the track pulled in impressive sales of over 110,000. Corden and Dizzee performed live to an audience of nearly 10 million on Britain’s Got Talent over a week ago.

Tempah’s ‘Frisky’, featuring Labrinth, could not replicate the the 21-year-old hip-hop artist’s debut single ‘Pass Out’, which stormed to number one in April.

David Guetta fell three places from last week’s chart victory, denied third place by K’naan’s ‘Wavin’ Flag’, which was another new World Cup entry.

Meanwhile, Eminem made another small climb, from sixth to fifth spot, while Usher’s ‘OMG’ re-entered the top ten at number six.

Jason Derulo’s ‘Ridin’ Solo’ and B.o.B’s ‘Nothin’ On You’ plummeted to seventh and eighth place respectively, ahead of ‘Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart’ by Alicia Keys, which was down two to number nine.

Pixie Lott only just missed out on making the top ten with ‘Turn It Up’, while Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds benefitted from World Cup fever to rise a huge 43 places to slip inside the top ten.

Elsewhere in the top 40, Dizzee’s ‘Dirtee Disco’ was down eight places to 12, N’Dubz’s ‘We Dance On’ slid nine spots to 17, while Aggro Santos’s ‘Candy’ sunk the same distance to 14. Also, ‘Solo’ by Iyaz dropped ten spots to 20.

The top ten singles in full (click where possible to see official music video):
1. (-) Shout For England ft. Dizzee Rascal & James Corden: ‘Shout’
2. (-) Tinie Tempah ft. Labrinth: ‘Frisky’
3. (-) K’naan: ‘Wavin’ Flag’
4. (1) David Guetta & Chris Willis ft. Fergie & LMFAO: ‘Gettin’ Over You’
5. (6) Eminem: ‘Not Afraid’
6. (11) Usher ft. will.i.am: ‘OMG’
7. (4) Jason Derulo: ‘Ridin’ Solo’
8. (2) B.o.B ft. Bruno Mars: ‘Nothin’ On You’
9. (7) Alicia Keys: ‘Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart’
10. (53) Baddiel, Skinner & the Lightning Seeds: ‘3 Lions’

Source: Official Charts Company

David Guetta has topped this week’s singles charts with ‘Gettin’ Over You’.
The 42-year-old DJ made a late surge to number one, overtaking B.o.B’s ‘Nothin’ On You’, which was at the top spot for much of the week.Featuring a star-studded cast including Chris Willis and Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas, it is the star’s third hit single from his One Love album, following 2009’s ‘When Love Takes Over’ and ‘Sexy Check’.

With B.o.B in second place, Dizzee Rascal’s ‘Dirtee Disco’ fell to fourth after last week’s chart victory. There was good news for Jason Derulo and Aggro Santos, who both jumped to third and fifth spot respectively.

Eminem’s ‘Not Afraid’ slipped a place to number six, while N-Dubz were down two places from the previous week to eighth. Meanwhile, Sean Kingston & Justin Bieber moved up a spot to nine with ‘Eenie Meenie’.

Elsewhere, Alicia Keys re-entered the top ten at number seven with ‘Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart’. Edward Maya and Roll Deep finally left the top ten, with ‘Stereo Love’ and ‘Good Times’ settling for 12 and 14 respectively.

The top ten singles in full (click where possible to see official music video):
1. (-) David Guetta & Chris Willis ft. Fergie & LMFAO: ‘Gettin’ Over You’
2. (2) B.o.B ft. Bruno Mars: ‘Nothin’ On You’
3. (4) Jason Derulo: ‘Ridin’ Solo’
4. (1) Dizzee Rascal: ‘Dirtee Disco’
5. (8) Aggro Santos ft. Kimberly Wyatt: ‘Candy’
6. (5) Eminem: ‘Not Afraid’
7. (13) Alicia Keys: ‘Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart’
8. (6) N-Dubz ft. Bodyrox: ‘We Dance On’
9. (10) Sean Kingston & Justin Bieber: ‘Eenie Meenie’
10. (3) Iyaz: ‘Solo’

Source: Official Charts Company

Dizzee Rascal’s ‘Dirtee Disco’ has stormed to number one in this week’s UK singles charts.

After an impressive lead in the midweeks, Dizzee claimed his fourth ever number one – following ‘Dance Wiv Me’, ‘Bonkers’ and ‘Holiday’ – with the upbeat track from his Tongue ‘n’ Cheek album, ahead of last week’s number one B.o.B.

Reacting to his chart victory, the rapper said: “Yeah! It’s ridiculous, I have to keep my head down, keep doing good things and making people jumping up and down.”

Iyaz’s ‘Solo’, a new entry, pipped Jason Derulo’s ‘Ridin’ Solo to third place. It is the R’n’B-reggae artist’s second released track of the year, unable to beat his January release of ‘Replay’, whch shot to number one.

Elsewhere, Eminem debuted in fifth spot with ‘Not Afraid’, his first single from new album Recovery, while N-Dubz finished in sixth place with ‘We Dance On’, which saw a boost from its inclusion in the film StreetDance 3D.

While Edward Maya and Aggro Santos suffered only modest drops from last week, ‘Good Times’ were finally over for Roll Deep, who have slipped eight places in a fortnight. Sean Kingston & Justin Bieber also re-entered the top ten with ‘Eenie Meenie’.

Meanwhile, the raft of new entries dented the performances of Alexandra Burke, Usher, Plan B and Fyfe Dangerfield, who all left the top ten.

The top ten singles in full (click where possible to see official music video):
1. (-) Dizzee Rascal: ‘Dirtee Disco’
2. (1) B.o.B ft. Bruno Mars: ‘Nothin’ On You’
3. (-) Iyaz: ‘Solo’
4. (2) Jason Derulo: ‘Ridin’ Solo’
5. (-) Eminem: ‘Not Afraid’
6. (-) N-Dubz ft. Bodyrox: ‘We Dance On’
7. (5) Edward Maya ft. Vika Jigulina: ‘Stereo Love’
8. (7) Aggro Santos ft. Kimberly Wyatt: ‘Candy’
9. (3) Roll Deep: ‘Good Times’
10. (17) Sean Kingston & Justin Bieber: ‘Eenie Meenie’

Source: Official Charts Company

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B.o.B has claimed his first ever number one in the UK singles chart this week.

‘Nothin’ On You’ beat ‘Ridin’ Solo’, as Jason Derulo had to settle for second place again, while Roll Deep ended their three-week reign at number one, slipping to third place.

B.o.B, aka Bobby Ray Simmons, reacted on Radio 1 to his victory: “I just want to show people that there are endless possibilities of what you can do.

“You don’t just have to be a rapper; you can be anything you want to be and whatever you do, just love it and it will show.”

Elsewhere, Alexandra Burke jumped four places to number four with ‘All Night Long’, ahead of Edward Maya and Usher, who both fell to fifth and sixth spot respectively. Behind ‘OMG’ was Aggro Santos with ‘Candy’, which was down two places from last week.

Plan B and Fyfe Dangerfield took eighth and ninth spot, ahead of an unlikely new entry from Leeds United FC, who were promoted to the Football League Championship last weekend.

Moving out of the top ten, Glee dropped 20 places to number 27, while Kelis moved down just two spots to 12.

Meanwhile, Muse failed to make the top ten with their newly-released track ‘Neutron Star Collision’.

The top ten singles in full (click where possible for music videos):
1. (-) B.o.B ft. Bruno Mars: ‘Nothin’ On You’
2. (2) Jason Derulo: ‘Ridin’ Solo’
3. (1) Roll Deep: ‘Good Times’
4. (8) Alexandra Burke ft. Pitbull: ‘All Night Long’
5. (4) Edward Maya ft. Vika Jigulina: ‘Stereo Love’
6. (3) Usher ft. will.i.am: ‘OMG’
7. (5) Aggro Santos ft. Kimberly Wyatt: ‘Candy’
8. (6) Plan B: ‘She Said’
9. (7) Fyfe Dangerfield: ‘She’s Always A Woman’
10. (-) Leeds United FC: ‘Leeds Leeds Leeds (Marching On Together)’

Source: Official Charts Company

Joanna Page has revealed that she would love to appear in Doctor Who.

Recent reports claimed that the Gavin & Stacey actress was lined up to star in the BBC One show but Page has now denied the claims.

“It’s not true,” she told PA. “A friend was telling me about that. I was like, ‘I wish it was true’.

“I think I’ve got to be the only Welsh actress who has never been in Doctor Who so if someone would like me to be in Doctor Who I would love the part.”

Page’s Gavin & Stacey star James Corden will appear in a future episode of the series.

Robin Hood has knocked Iron Man 2 off the top of the UK box office.

Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe’s big screen revival of the Sherwood Forest outlaw nets £5.7 million in ticket sales to shoot straight to the chart summit.

Iron Man 2 is in second spot with £1.5 million and closing in on a £20 million cumulative UK haul after three weeks on general release. A Nightmare On Elm Street retains third place, while Hot Tub Time Machine and Furry Vengeance round out the top five.

Elsewhere, Four Lions holds steady at number six after expanding its theatrical release and rom-com The Back-up Plan falls to seven.

The UK box office top ten in full:

1. (-) Robin Hood – £5,750,332
2. (1) Iron Man 2 – £1,595,612
3. (3) A Nightmare On Elm Street – £649,323
4. (4) Hot Tub Time Machine – £573,122
5. (2) Furry Vengeance – £548,440
6. (6) Four Lions – £496,649
7. (5) The Back-up Plan – £478,917
8. (7) How To Train Your Dragon – £254,638
9. (8) The Last Song – £181,489
10. (9) Date Night – £127,785