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Top bosses like Carly Rae Jepsen, One Direction and pepaw Lionel Ritchie all cruise through this week untouched by a barrage of strong new releases.

Nods all around to chart debuts by Reece Mastin, Missy Higgins, Jason Mraz and Jack White. Maroon 5 smash through with ‘Payphone’, making some monumental weekly digital sales figures not seen by a group before in America.

Plus, a quick forecast predicts Norah Jones might make it rain on the charts next Monday with a patchy chance of Jack Vidgen, Marina and The Diamonds and Tulisa in some areas.

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We do have a bit of catching up to do after I shamefully skipped last week’s Chart Feed.

I think I’ve covered off all the important points re: MDNA and One Direction‘s #1 album placements? You can fill me in on anything I missed later.

Elsewhere, Rebecca Ferguson‘s remarkable Heaven has finally gone Top 20 in Australia. This is an absolute dream come true for me. I’m sure it means something to Godbecca too, but I feel like I’ve wanted this Down Under success more.

Nicki Minaj manages a history making #1 album in the UK this week with Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded and we look forward to Darren Hayes, Delta Goodrem and Scissor Sisters‘ new singles/videos.

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Make room for a brand new #1 single in Australia this week.

American rockers fun. and Janelle Monae notch up their first chart topper in our country with ‘We Are Young’, dethroning Gym Class Heroes and Neon Hitch who only had one week on top with ‘Ass Back Home’.

Elsewhere, Bruce Springsteen returns to the top, Gotye and Kimbra cross half a million sales in the UK, and Madonna‘s ‘Masterpiece’ impacts radio ahead of official single ‘Girl Gone Wild’.

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Well what do you know? The 2010 cast of UK X Factor really is the most successful crop to date when it comes to most international breakthroughs.

This week, One Direction scores their second Top 10 hit in Australia after selling out their first Aussie tour dates in a matter of minutes. The lads’ series companion Rebecca Ferguson impacts our local radio in a big way this week, and of course, y’all remember how Cher Lloyd managed a summer hit here circa ‘With Ur Love’, right? This lot would be one tough act to follow.

Elsewhere on this week’s chart feed: Gym Class Heroes‘ first national #1 hit single, The Cranberries return, Kelly Clarkson breaks an American Idol record, and Rihanna serves cake all the way to the Top 100.

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