Ne-Yo Unseats Coldplay Atop U.K. Singles Chart

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While Coldplay's Viva La Vida Or Death And ... [Sure Beats Katy Perry]
Published 6/30/2008 by Anthony Miccio at Idolator
While Coldplay's Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends remains the biggest full-length in the United Kingdom, the band's term limit/iPod anthem of the same name has been knocked from the top of the singles chart by Ne-Yo's "Closer," a disco doozy so sweet we couldn't stop posting it in April. "Closer" has yet to even reach the top 20 in America, so its European success is more than welcome. [Billboard] ...

ne-yo tops UK singles chart for the second time
Published 6/30/2008 at OH NO!!
... climbers in the singles chart scored top 10 album debuts, as Chris Brown's "Exclusive" came in at No. 16 and the Jonas Brothers' self-titled set arrived at No. 9. The Ting Ting's "We Started Nothing" climbed 20-11 and Amy Winehouse's "Back To Black -- The Deluxe Edition" (Universal Island) rose 25-13. Coldplay climbed 4-1 on European Top 100 Albums with "Viva La Vida...," while Duffy's "Mercy" leads Eurochart Hot 100 Singles for a third straight week, and fourth overall. source

Buzz News Roundup, 6/30
Published 6/30/2008 by BuzzSugar at BuzzSugar -- Entertainment hourly.
American Idol's Kristy Lee Cook has signed a recording deal with Arista Nashville, USA Today reports. According to the Futon Critic, AMC has enlisted Ian McKellen and Jim Caviezel to star in a six-part miniseries remake of the TV show The Prisoner. Variety reports that The Real World producers Bunim-Murray could be tapped to run Project Runway when the show moves to Lifetime. Ne-Yo has bumped Coldplay out of the No. 1 spot on the UK singles chart, ...