A New Beginning - UK Charts

Most of you probably don't care how the charts are compiled. But some of you might. On that note, you'll be intrigued to learn that starting this week, the UK singles chart now incorporates every way a single is purchased. In the past, the chart was based purely on physical sales alone. Over the past few months, it grew to include digital sales a week prior to the physical release. Now, a single can chart at any time it has sales. The UK finally has caught up with how Billboard in America compiles their information.

So, for week number one, Leona remains in the pole position with A Moment Like This. With three weeks at the top, most expect the single to fall next week. New at #2 is Eric Prydz vs. Pink Floyd with Proper Education. More than two years ago, Eric hit the charts with Call on Me, a song combining the main lyrics of Steve Winwood's Valerie with a dance beat. The result was a mega-hit and initiated an onslaught of 80's mash-ups to follow. Proper Education follows a similar format with interesting results. Listen to the single below. You'll be ahead of the curve once it hits America within four to six months. Take That drops from #2 to #3 with Patience - a song that doesn't want to go away. U2 premieres at #4 with Window in the Skies. Pulled from their "Best of" collection, the unreleased live tracks are available in various formats - thus allowing it to chart. Rounding out the top five is Akon's Smack That. Would someone please find a way to "smack" that song off the charts?