Archive for August, 2013

Minecraft continues all-format chart reign

Monday, August 5th, 2013

Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition remains unchallenged at the top of the all-format weekly chart.

With Pikmin 3 falling 13 places from second to 15, Minecraft is followed by The Last of Us and Animal Crossing: New Leaf.

The Smurfs 2 is this week’s highest new entry at five, charting above Far Cry 3 and LEGO Batman 2.

Elsewhere, The Sims 3: Island Paradise re-enters the chart at 20, below Grand Theft Auto 4 and Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

The chart in full:
1. (1) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
2. (3) The Last of Us (Sony)
3. (4) Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Nintendo)
4. (6) FIFA 13 (Electronic Arts)
5. (-) The Smurfs 2 (Ubisoft)
6. (7) Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft)
7. (10) LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (Warner Bros Interactive)
8. (16) Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (Activision)
9. (9) Tomb Raider (Square Enix)
10. (11) Assassin’s Creed 3 (Ubisoft)
11. (5) Mario and Luigi: Dream Team Bros (Nintendo)
12. (15) LEGO Lord of the Rings (Warner Bros. Interactive)
13. (14) Max Payne 3 (Rockstar)
14. (12) Grand Theft Auto 4 (Rockstar)
15. (2) Pikmin 3 (Nintendo)
16. (20) Need for Speed Most Wanted (Electronic Arts)
17. (19) Battlefield 3 (Electronic Arts)
18. (17) Grand Theft Auto 4: Episodes from Liberty City (Rockstar)
19. (8) Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Legendary Edition (Bethesda)
20. (-) The Sims 3: Island Paradise (Electronic Arts)

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

Richard and Adam achieve debut No.1 album with ‘The Impossible Dream’

Sunday, August 4th, 2013

Richard and Adam have achieved a debut number one album with The Impossible Dream.

The Britain’s Got Talent finalists land straight at the top of the UK chart, knocking X Factor runner-up Jahmene Douglas down to two with Love Never Fails.

“We can’t believe we’re number one,” Richard Johnson told The Official Charts Company. “It’s a dream come true to have an album out, but to be in the position to go home and tell Nan and Mum and Dad we’re actually number one is incredible!”

“It’s amazing!” added Adam. “You’ve made us happy, and you’ve made our nan extremely happy, so thank you to each and everyone of you who’s bought the album!”

Passenger rises a place to three with All the Little Lights, followed by Jay Z’s Magna Carta… Holy Grail at four. Rod Stewart stays at five with Time.

Scouting For Girls enter at eight with their Greatest Hits collection.

AlunaGeorge land at 11 with their debut studio album Body Music. Backstreet Boys follow at 16 with their ninth UK Top 40 album A World Like This.

American band Five Finger Death Punch score their biggest UK placing to date with The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 1 at 21.

Fleetwood Mac climb back 55 places to 29 with their classic LP Rumours.

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