Virgin Records begins the tricky task of following up one of continental Europe's biggest hits of the year as it switches attention from Atomic Kitten's Whole Again to Eternal Flame.

Virgin Records begins the tricky task of following up one of continental Europe's biggest hits of the year as it switches attention from Atomic Kitten's Whole Again to Eternal Flame. The Bangles cover is now being worked at radio as its predecessor holds at number one for a further week on the German airplay chart and international interest starts to pick up on another of Virgin's Innocent signings, Blue (pictured). Danish stations Radio ABC and The Voice are among the first to declare their support for Eternal Flame, which will be released commercially across Europe on July 23 and will be backed by a series of radio roadshow appearances. The band's revamped album, which will not appear in the UK until August, has already sold more than 100,000 units internationally since being released in May in most continental European territories, Australasia and South Africa. Meanwhile, Germany and Scandinavia are leading the way abroad for Blue's long-running UK Top 10 hit All Rise, which has just entered the German airplay chart at 112 while moving to 61 on Sweden's radio countdown and entering at 45 on the singles chart. It has also arrived at number 49 on the New Zealand singles chart on airplay support alone.

 
UK TOP 20 AIRPLAY HITS IN EUROPE 
 
TW   LW   Title/Artist (UK company) 
 
 1    3   It's Raining Men 
          Geri Halliwell 
          (EMI) 
 
 2    1   What Took You So Long? 
          Emma Bunton 
          (Virgin) 
 
 3    2   Thank You 
          Dido 
          (Cheeky/Arista) 
 
 4    4   Whole Again 
          Atomic Kitten 
          (Innocent) 
 
 5    6   Sing 
          Travis 
          (Independiente) 
 
 6    5   Lovin' Each Day 
          Ronan Keating 
          (Polydor) 
 
 7    7   Uptown Girl 
          Westlife 
          (RCA) 
 
 8   13   Have A Nice Day 
          Stereophonics 
          (V2) 
 
 9   11   Walking Away 
          Craig David 
          (Wildstar) 
 
10    9   Dream To Me 
          Dario G 
          (Manifesto) 
 
11    8   Supreme 
          Robbie Williams 
          (Chrysalis) 
 
12   16   Here With Me 
          Dido 
          (Cheeky/Arista) 
 
13   10   Electric Avenue 
          Eddy Grant 
          (Ice/East West) 
 
14   12   Run For Cover 
          Sugababes 
          (London) 
 
15   14   Don't Stop Movin' 
          S Club 7 
          (Polydor) 
 
16   15   Romeo 
          Basement Jaxx 
          (XL Recordings) 
 
17   18   We Come 1 
          Faithless 
          (Cheeky/Arista) 
 
18   --   Gorillaz 
          19-2000 
          (Parlophone) 
 
19   --   All Rise 
          Blue 
          (Innocent) 
 
20   19   Do You Really Like It? 
          DJ Pied Piper/Master Of Ceremonies 
          (Relentless) 
 
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GAVIN US URBAN TOP 20 
 
TW   LW   Title/Artist (UK company) 
 
 1    1   Peaches And Cream 
          112 
          (Bad Boy/Arista) 
 
 2    2   Music 
          Erick Sermon 
          (NYLA/DefSquad) 
 
 3    6   Wait A Minute 
          Ray J 
          (Atlantic) 
 
 4    5   U Remind Me 
          Usher 
          (Arista) 
 
 5   10   Where The Party At? 
          Jagged Edge & Nelly 
          (Columbia/CRG) 
 
 6    4   Get Ur Freak On 
          Missy Elliott 
          (Gold Mind/East West/EEG) 
 
 7    3   Fiesta 
          R Kelly 
          (Jive) 
 
 8    8 ...