March 22, 2009 19:49

Ronan Keating's tribute to his mother tops the UK album chart

Pete Doherty and La Roux also feature in this week's charts

Ronan Keating's aptly-titled album 'Songs For My Mother' has shot to the top of the UK album chart this evening (March 22).

Keating's album isn't the only new entry to benefit from the fact today is Mothers' Day, with new entries by Lionel Richie, Bette Midler and Barry Manilow also featuring in the upper echelons of the Top 40.

Pete Doherty's debut solo album 'Grace/Wastelands' is the third highest new entry in the chart at Number 17, while last week's Number One album – U2's 'No Line On The Horizon' – drops five places to Number Six.

In the UK singles chart, Lady Gaga's 'Poker Face' – which was recently covered by Arctic Monkeys – knocks this year's Comic Relief song 'Islands In The Stream' off the top spot after just one week.

Meanwhile, NME Radar Tour star La Roux just misses out on a Top 10 place, making Number 11 with 'In For The Kill'. Pet Shop Boys' new single 'Love Etc' enters the Top 20 at Number 14, while Franz Ferdinand climb to Number 27 with 'No You Girls'.

The UK singles chart Top Ten is:

1. Lady Gaga – 'Poker Face'
2. Flo Rida Ft Kesha – 'Right Round'
3. Comic Relief 09 – 'Islands In The Stream'
4. Saturdays – 'Just Can't Get Enough'
5. Taylor Swift – 'Love Story'
6. TI Ft Justin Timberlake – 'Dead And Gone'
7. Kelly Clarkson – 'My Life Would Suck Without You'
8. Akon Ft K Offishall/C O'Donis – 'Beautiful'
9. Beyonce – 'Halo'
10. Kings Of Leon – 'Use Somebody'

The UK albums chart Top Ten is:

1. Ronan Keating – 'Songs For My Mother'
2. Annie Lennox – 'The Collection'
3. Kings Of Leon – 'Only By The Night'
4. Faryl – 'Faryl'
5. Take That – 'The Circus'
6. U2 – 'No Line On The Horizon'
7. Lady GaGa – 'The Fame'
8. Kelly Clarkson – 'All I Ever Wanted'
9. Bette Midler – 'The Best Bette'
10. Lionel Richie – 'Just Go'