Late superstar Michael Jackson has become the longest-serving artist at the top of the British charts this year (09) - with his THE ESSENTIAL collection holding onto number one for another week.
The King of Pop's greatest hits CD has topped the U.K. album chart for the fourth week, equalling Lady Gaga's The Fame for time spent at the top.
But Jackson's Number Ones hits package also topped the countdown after the star's tragic death last month (Jun09) giving him a total of five weeks at number one - the most for any artist this year (09) so far.
Jackson now has 10 albums in the top 50 - five of which are in this week's (beg20Jul09) top 20.
Florence & The MAChine's debut Lungs sits at number two, followed by Lady Gaga's The Fame at three and Sunny Side Up by Scottish singer Paolo Nutini at four. The top five is rounded out by La Roux's self-titled debut album.
In the singles chart British boyband JLS hang on to the number one slot for a second week with their first single Beat Again, narrowly keeping Kanye West's protege Mr Hudson from the top with his track Supernova.
The Black Eyed Peas are a new entry at three with I Gotta Feeling, followed by Cascada's Evacuate the Dancefloor at four and Bulletproof by La Roux at five.