U2's No Line On The Horizon No. 1 album in Australia
March 17, 2009 12:00am

ARGUABLY the world's biggest band, U2, have gone straight to number one in Australia with their new album No Line On The Horizon.

The band's 12th album is their seventh consecutive Australian number 1, an incredible success story that dates back to Rattle And Hum in 1988.

Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen, Jr just pipped American pop star Kelly Clarkson, who debuted at number 2 in the album charts with All I Ever Wanted, while her single My Life Would Suck Without You is still going strong at number 6.

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Natalie Bassingthwaighte is the best placed Australian in the album chart, down three spots to number 7.

In the singles chart, Flo Rida and Ke$ha still top the list with Right Round, in front of American country singer Taylor Swift and English songstress Lily Allen.

Justin Timberlake and T.I. are the big movers in the singles' chart this week, shooting up five spots to sit at number 8 with Dead And Gone.

Australian singles chart
1(1) Right Round - Flo Rida Feat. Ke$ha (ATL/WAR)
2(2) Love Story - Taylor Swift (UMA)
3(4) The Fear - Lily Allen (CAP/EMI)
4(3) Halo - Beyonce (COL/SME)
5(5) Gives You Hell - The All-American Rejects (INR/UMA)
6(7) My Life Would Suck Without You - Kelly Clarkson (RCA/SME)
7(6) You Found Me - The Fray (EPI/SME)
8(13) Dead And Gone T.I. - Featuring Justin Timberlake (ATL/WAR)
9(10) Rock & Roll - Eric Hutchinson (WAR)
10(9) Get Shaky - The Ian Carey Project (VIC/UMA)

Australian albums chart
1(-) No Line On The Horizon - U2 (MER/UMA)
2(-) All I Ever Wanted - Kelly Clarkson (RCA/SME)
3(2) It's Not Me, It's You - Lily Allen (CAP/EMI)
4(3) Only By The Night - Kings Of Leon (RCA/SME)
5(6) Fearless - Taylor Swift (UMA)
6(9) Viva La Vida - Coldplay (CAP/EMI)
7(4) 1000 Stars - Natalie Bassingthwaighte (SME)
8(8) Funhouse - P!nk (LAF/SME)
9(7) Rockferry - Duffy (PDR/UMA)
10(5) Invaders Must Die - The Prodigy (SHOCK)

source: dailytelegraph