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DATAFILE - SINGLES: 06.10.07.
2007 has not been the best year for album sales, but there is slight cheer this week, as the Foo Fighters debut at number one with sales of more than 100,000, as James Blunt did last week.
It is the first time so far this year that the chart has experienced six-figure sales in consecutive weeks. The buoyant figures at the top help overall album sales to climb for the fourth week in a row, improving 6.6% week-on-week to 2,287,233 units.
The Foo Fighters tally, at 135,685, is the highest for 22 weeks, and the third highest of the year, trailing only the debut weeks of The Arctic Monkeys' Favourite Worst Nightmare (227,922) and the Kaiser Chiefs' Yours Truly, Angry Mob (151,139)
Compared to the same week last year, however, sales last week were off a worrying 16.5%. This is despite the fact that this week's number one sold slightly more than The Scissor Sisters' Ta-Dah! sold when holding the position a year ago (135,685 to 134,953).
The Foo Fighters are the fourth act to top the artist albums chart in as many weeks, but High School Musical 2 is number one on the compilation chart for the seventh week in a row. The Disney soundtrack gained new impetus following the TV movie's premiere on the Disney Channel 10 days ago (September 21), which earned the channel its highest rating to date. The album sold 46,276 copies ...
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