WESTLIFE MAN GETS NUMBER ONE

Ex-WESTLIFE singer BRIAN McFADDEN has topped the UK singles chart with his debut single - while KASABIAN are celebrating massive success with their debut album.

McFadden goes straight to the Number One spot with his track ’Real To Me’, knocking Nelly off the top spot.

Elsewhere in the chart, The Music’s comeback single ’Freedom Fighters’ is a hit at Number 15, while Australian rockers Jet see ’Cold Hard Bitch’ enter the chart at Number 34.

This week’s top Ten singles are:
1. Brian McFadden - ‘Real To Me’
2. Nelly - ‘My Place’ / ‘Flap Your Wings’
3. McFly - ‘That Girl’
4. Jojo - ‘Leave (Get Out)’
5. 3 Of A Kind - ‘Baby Cakes’
6. Twista - ‘Sunshine’
7. Natasha Bedingfield - ‘These Words’
8. Maroon 5 - ‘She Will Be Loved’
9. The Pirates - ‘You Should Really Know’
10. 411 - ‘Dumb’

In the albums chart, Kasabian score a Top Five album with their self-titled debut smashing into the charts at Number Four.

Elsewhere in the albums chart, Razorlight jump from Number 28 to Number 5 with ’Up All Night’ off the back of their appearance on TV show Parkinson, Dizzee Rascal’s second album ’Showtime' charts at Number 8 and Franz Ferdinand capitalise on the success of last week’s Mercury Music Prize win - their album is back inside the Top Ten.