Archive for March, 2013

‘Crysis 3’ tops all-format chart for second week

Wednesday, March 6th, 2013

Crysis 3 remains the all-formats chart leader for a second week running.

It was a quiet week for gaming, with no new retail releases and four of the top ten in the chart being non-movers.

Crysis 3 is followed by FIFA 13 in second, while last week’s number two Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is in third.

Elsewhere, Far Cry 3 moved two places to fifth while Aliens: Colonial Marines slips to seventh despite being the biggest release of the year only two weeks ago.

The top 20 in full:
1. (-) Crysis 3 (Electronic Arts)
2. (3) FIFA 13 (Electronic Arts)
3. (2) Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (Konami)
4. (4) Black Ops 2 (Activision)
5. (7) Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft)
6. (8) Need for Speed: Most Wanted (EA)
7. (5) Aliens: Colonial Marines (Sega)
8. (6) Dead Space 3 (Electronic Arts)
9. (9) Assassin’s Creed 3 (Ubisoft)
10. (10) Hitman: Absolution (Square Enix)
11. (12) Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda)
12. (14) Skylanders Giants (Activision)
13. (16) Halo 4 (Microsoft)
14. (13) Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (Sega)
15. (15) LEGO Batman DC Super Heroes (Warner Bros Interactive)
16. (11) Just Dance 4 (Ubisoft)
17. (18) Grand Theft Auto IV (Take-Two)
18. (17) LEGO Lord of the Rings (Warner Bros Interactive)
19. (-) Red Dead Redemption (Rockstar Games)
20. (20) Forza Motorsport 4 (Microsoft)

Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C) 2013 UKIE Ltd.

Emeli Sandé has tenth week at albums No.1

Monday, March 4th, 2013

Emeli Sandé has won her tenth non-consecutive week on top of the UK album chart with her debut LP.

Our Version of Events is a non-mover in its 55th consecutive week inside the Top 10.

Mumford & Sons remain at number two with Babel, while the Les Misérables soundtrack climbs back two places to three. Ben Howard stays at four with Every Kingdom.

Supergroup Atoms For Peace – featuring Thom Yorke and Flea amongst its members – enter at five with their first album Amok.

West End singer Michael Ball has a new entry at eight with his Both Sides Now collection.

Josh Groban scores his first UK Top 10 album with All That Echoes at nine.

Ex-Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr lands at ten with his debut solo album The Messenger.

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