Duffy Retains UK Chart Top Spot

Soul singer Duffy, has retained her position at the top of the UK singles chart for a second week with her single, Mercy.

The rising Welsh star came second in the BBC's Sound of 2008 search for new talent, behind Adele and took pole position last week on downloads only.

H Two O featuring Platnum's What's It Gonna Be single climbed to number two, while Nickelback's Rockstar slipped to number three. Previous chart topper Basshunter's Now You're Gone was at number four and Kylie Minogue was at number five with Wow. Adele's Chasing Pavements slipped to six, and David Jordan's Sun Goes Down fell three places to number seven. Valerie by Mark Ronson featuring Amy Winehouse climbed to number 13.

Meanwhile, in the UK album chart, The Feeling's new album, Join With Us went straight in at number one. Nickelback retained their number two position with All The Right Reasons. Amy Winehouse saw her Back To Black album back at number three, climbing there from number 14. Best British Male Brit Award winner Mark Ronson's Version album was just behind Amy at number four, while Life In Cartoon Motion by Mika was at five.

Last week's number one album, Sleep Through The Static by Jack Johnson fell to number eight and Michael Jackson's 25th anniversary release of Thriller slipped from three to six. Jonathan Ansell from G4 saw his debult solo album, Tenor at the Movies, enter the chart at number nine.