Over the past six months, the latest incarnation of Sugababes managed to land three Top 10 singles in the UK. That said, their seventh studio album Sweet 7 is dead on arrival, debuting at an unspectacular #14. The fact that the subpar collection of hooker warbling leaked online about two months ago probably didn't help matters. (Add to that Sean Kingston features on one of the utter shit tracks—death by association.)This is marks the lowest placing for a Sugababes album since their debut One Touch peaked at #26 in 2000.
Oh well—on to brighter news. Lady Gaga has racked up her fourth #1 hit single (following "Just Dance," "Poker Face" and "Bad Romance") in the UK with "Telephone." Here in the States the single finally went Top 10 this week, its success on both sides of the pond surely bolstered by the recent premiere of the ultra-lezbatronic music video.Meanwhile, Inna—who's basically the Romanian Lady Gaga—debuts at #8 this week with "Hot." Doesn't it feel like this song has been around for ages at this point? Let's the watch the music video, because—and I mean this in the best possible way—she kind of looks like a rabid vampire.
The U.K. Top 10:
1. "Telephone" - Lady Gaga feat. Beyonce *1 week*
2. "Pass Out" - Tinie Tempah
3. "Rude Boy" - Rihanna
4. "Baby" - Justin Bieber
5. "Starry Eyed" - Ellie Goulding
6. "Parachute" - Cheryl Cole
7. "In My Head" - Jason Derulo
8. "Hot" - Inna *new*
9. "Empire State Of Mind (Part II)" - Alicia Keys
10. "You Got The Dirtee Love" - Florence + The Machine/Dizzee Rascal