Lady Gaga‘s debut album ‘The Fame’ has shot back to the top of the UK album chart for the fourth time.
The ‘Telephone’ singer has become the second female solo artist to achieve such a feat after Dido did the same with her second album ‘Life For Rent’ between 2003 and 2004.
‘The Fame’ debuted at Number Three in January 2009 before hitting the top spot in April that year, where it stayed at Number One for four consecutive weeks, according to the Official Charts Company.
It returned to the summit again on two separate occasions, each for a week, in March 2010 before returning to the top again today (April 11).
Gaga‘s debut has spent a phenomenal 48 weeks in the Top 10 since its release and it has never been out of it this year.
Elsewhere, Doves have gone in at Number 11 with their hits compilation ‘The Best Of: The Places Between’, Sigur Ros singer Jonsi‘s debut ‘Go’ claims the Number 20 spot while Rufus Wainwright is one place below with his new album ‘All Days Are Nights: Songs For Lulu’.
Slash‘s self-titled debut also went in at Number 30.
In the UK singles chart, London trio Scouting for Girls‘ ‘This Ain’t A Love Song’ is Number One for a second consecutive week.
Elsewhere, Paramore go in at Number 33 with their new single ‘The Only Exception’.
The UK Top 10 singles are:
1. Scouting For Girls – ‘This Ain’t A Love Song’
2. Usher (feat will.i.am) – ‘OMG’
3. Plan B – ‘She Said’
4. Lady Gaga (feat Beyonce) – ‘Telephone’
5. Tinie Tempah – ‘Pass Out’
6. Timbaland (feat Justin Timberlake) – ‘Carry Out’
7. INNA – ‘Hot’
8. Rihanna – ‘Rude Boy’
9. Justin Bieber (feat. Ludacris) – ‘Baby’
10. Cheryl Cole – ‘Parachute’
The UK Top 10 albums are:
