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Chart watch: Rihanna's still noisy, Bruno 'explodes'

  • January 17, 2011
  • Brad O'Mance

Rihanna continues her stay 'atop' the UK albums chart for a second week with her three-great-singles-and-some-other-songs fifth album, 'Loud'.

On the singles chart hat-wearing crooner Bruno Mars enters at the top spot with 'Grenade' which, get this, has the biggest first week sales (150,000 copies) for a single in January for 15 years.

The last time someone sold that much in the UK — and that was Babylon Zoo, fact fans — Justin Bieber was an actual baby.

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