Taylor doubles and Chicks return
Posted Wed 25 Mar 2009 1:04PM NZDT by Andrew Miller in Chartalec
Not being one to hang around, American pop-country singer-songwriter Taylor Swift knocks U2 from their penthouse perch after two weeks, trading places to have the best-selling album in New Zealand this week.
Her debut here - 'Fearless' - outsells the Irish rockers by a tad less than 100 units. And not content to claim one crown here she makes it a double, landing the most played song on the radio position with 'Love Story'. That track also moves to a new #5 peak on the Singles list as well.
Oregon-based expat Kiwi rockers the Mint Chicks claim their first ever Top 10 album this week and it's their highest debut to boot. "Screens" is the third album for the now-trio and stakes its place at number 10 out of the box.
It's been just under three years since their Tui-winning sophomore "Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No!" which gained a second life after their Music Award haul. In all that set run for set weeks with a number 23 high point. "F*** The Golden Youth" from 2005 - their debut issue - made it for just a week at number 28.
Another local highflyer is a tribute to Te Arawa Rotorua-born and raised Sir Howard Morrison.
The Kiwi music and entertainment icon with a career stretching over five decades had a tribute show staged in his hometown late last year. The aptly titled "To Sir With Love" - now issued on DVD - moves to the top of that list this week after waiting patiently in the runners-up slot for the past two weeks.
It's another case of trading places as fellow Kiwi Geoff Sewell's "Live In Concert" drops to number two after its two weeks on the summit.
Singles high riders and Kiwi act Smashproof have just dropped their "Weekend" debut CD set. They roll for a 4th week at number one in the singles chart with 'Brother'.
It gives the trio the longest running local number one in two years. The last locals to top the month mark were the band Atlas with 'Crawl' which logged seven non-consecutive frames in the penthouse at this time in 2007.
There are just two new singles into the Top 40 this week.
Slumdog Millionaire soundtrack composer A R Rahman surprisingly lands a hit single as 'Jai Ho' takes highest new entry honours at number 17. (The Slumdog soundtrack sits at number 17 in the Albums survey).
Maybe it's not that surprising that Rahman has a hit considering his partners in song are the Pussycat Dolls.
The PCDs make it to double figures as this gives them a 10th hit. In fact 'Jai Ho' forces their other current hit 'Bottle Pop' with local rapper Devolo down three places to number 20.
Timbaland introduced us to 27-year-old Keri Hilson. She's proving to be no one-hit collaborator wonder as 'Turnin' Me On' lands her a 5th chart hit. This time she's the lead artiste and has Lil Wayne along to help out.
In all Lil Wayne has nine NZ hits, this hook-up being his first appearance this year. 'Turnin' Me On' is lifted from Hilson's forthcoming solo "In A Perfect World" debut.
Albums-wise there are two newies as well, the aforementioned Mint Chicks and newcomers White Lies. They made a number one debut with "To Lose My Life" in their homeland. Here that set anchors the Albums list at number 40. The trio from West London is Harry McVeigh, Charles Cave and Jack Lawrence-Brown.
There's a Kiwi connection for White Lies as they record for Fiction Records, a label formed by Fourmyula drummer Chris Parry in 1978.
Her debut here - 'Fearless' - outsells the Irish rockers by a tad less than 100 units. And not content to claim one crown here she makes it a double, landing the most played song on the radio position with 'Love Story'. That track also moves to a new #5 peak on the Singles list as well.
Oregon-based expat Kiwi rockers the Mint Chicks claim their first ever Top 10 album this week and it's their highest debut to boot. "Screens" is the third album for the now-trio and stakes its place at number 10 out of the box.
It's been just under three years since their Tui-winning sophomore "Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No!" which gained a second life after their Music Award haul. In all that set run for set weeks with a number 23 high point. "F*** The Golden Youth" from 2005 - their debut issue - made it for just a week at number 28.
Another local highflyer is a tribute to Te Arawa Rotorua-born and raised Sir Howard Morrison.
The Kiwi music and entertainment icon with a career stretching over five decades had a tribute show staged in his hometown late last year. The aptly titled "To Sir With Love" - now issued on DVD - moves to the top of that list this week after waiting patiently in the runners-up slot for the past two weeks.
It's another case of trading places as fellow Kiwi Geoff Sewell's "Live In Concert" drops to number two after its two weeks on the summit.
Singles high riders and Kiwi act Smashproof have just dropped their "Weekend" debut CD set. They roll for a 4th week at number one in the singles chart with 'Brother'.
It gives the trio the longest running local number one in two years. The last locals to top the month mark were the band Atlas with 'Crawl' which logged seven non-consecutive frames in the penthouse at this time in 2007.
There are just two new singles into the Top 40 this week.
Slumdog Millionaire soundtrack composer A R Rahman surprisingly lands a hit single as 'Jai Ho' takes highest new entry honours at number 17. (The Slumdog soundtrack sits at number 17 in the Albums survey).
Maybe it's not that surprising that Rahman has a hit considering his partners in song are the Pussycat Dolls.
The PCDs make it to double figures as this gives them a 10th hit. In fact 'Jai Ho' forces their other current hit 'Bottle Pop' with local rapper Devolo down three places to number 20.
Timbaland introduced us to 27-year-old Keri Hilson. She's proving to be no one-hit collaborator wonder as 'Turnin' Me On' lands her a 5th chart hit. This time she's the lead artiste and has Lil Wayne along to help out.
In all Lil Wayne has nine NZ hits, this hook-up being his first appearance this year. 'Turnin' Me On' is lifted from Hilson's forthcoming solo "In A Perfect World" debut.
Albums-wise there are two newies as well, the aforementioned Mint Chicks and newcomers White Lies. They made a number one debut with "To Lose My Life" in their homeland. Here that set anchors the Albums list at number 40. The trio from West London is Harry McVeigh, Charles Cave and Jack Lawrence-Brown.
There's a Kiwi connection for White Lies as they record for Fiction Records, a label formed by Fourmyula drummer Chris Parry in 1978.
