Basshunter's album Now You're Gone managed to oust Coldplay from the top of the UK album chart, after five consecutive weeks at number one.
This week 331,000 copies of Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends were sold wordwide and the record still remains the biggest selling release across the world, with 3,554,000 copies of the album having been sold. 1,081,000 downloads of the single Viva La Vida have also been recorded.
If that wasn't enough, Cemeteries Of London, Yes, Life In Technicolor, Strawberry Swing, 42 and Death And All His Friends have all entered the U.S. Billboard iLike Libraries chart. [thanks coldpatrix]
Meanwhile, the album chart was gripped by Abba mania, as the Mamma Mia! film soundtrack became the week's best-selling album, while the West End soundtrack climbed 16 places to reach 19 in the chart. Abba's greatest hits compilation, Gold - already the fourth best selling album of all time in the UK - also returned to the top 10 after a four-year break.
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