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Atlantic duos continue to dominate chart peak as single figures dip.
Sales of singles fell last week to 1,838,895 - the lowest level for 16 weeks.
With the download sector accounting for 94.8% of singles sales and relying to a much greater extent on catalogue tracks than was hitherto the case, singles sales lack the volatility they had in previous years, and generally operate within very tight boundaries these days. Nevertheless, they slipped by 4.4% last week to reach their lowest level since a fortnight before last Christmas.
On a more cheering note, sales last week were 23.11% above same-week 2007 sales of 1,469,823 and 98.90% above the 924,521 singles sold in the same week in 2006.
Topping the list for the third week in a row, Estelle and Kanye West's American Boy suffers a 17.9% dip in sales to 49,690. Some of the loss can be put down to the release of Estelle's Shine, which enters the artist album chart at number six on sales of 16,129.
Flo-Rida's Low remains American Boy's closest challenger. It suffers a minor 2.4% dip in sales to 29,765 but is well clear of The Kooks' Always Where I Need To Be, up 71-3 on sales of 22,961.
With seven-inch, 12-inch and CD formats all issued today, Sam Sparro's Black & Gold remains at number four with sales up 4.2% at ...