Single Charts: Will.i.am Snatches UK #1, Carly Rae Jepsen Holds US Top Spot

By Josh Webb / July 2, 2012

Hey I just wrote it and this is crazy, but here's the Chart News, so read it maybe. Quick Overview €“ If you're unfamiliar with the Billboard chart over in the USA, you'll soon realise that there's very little movement and even less changes at the top. Therefore it's no surprise that Carly Rae Jepsen is still giving strangers her number for the 3rd week running. On the completely opposite end of the chart spectrum (and the opposite side of the world), the Australian ARIA charts are ALL movement this wekk. Out goes The Voice entries (except Karise Eden's winner's single at #5) and up up up goes everything else with a top 10 consisting of 9 climbers and 1 non-mover. The victor in all this? Flo Rida and his Whistle blowing instruction manual - go figure... For the UK charts, it's a mixed bag. New entries at #1 and #3 for Will.i.am and Chris Brown respectively (being Will's first solo UK #1 - THAT'S DOPE) and a climber for Katy Perry's album curtain call Wide Awake just sneaking into the top 10. Expect that one to begin rising all worldwide as it's, well, Katy Perry. For last week€™s chart round-up, click HERE.

USA €“ Billboard Top 10 (Charts released Wed/Thurs)

#1 | = | Carly Rae Jepsen €“ Call Me Maybe #2 | †‘1 | Maroon 5 ft. Wiz Khalifa €“ Payphone #3 | †“1 | Gotye ft. Kimbra €“ Somebody That I Used To Know #4 | = | Katy Perry €“ Wide Awake #5 | †‘3 | Rihanna €“ Where Have You Been #6 | †‘6 | Ellie Goulding - Lights #7 | †“2 | fun. ft. Janelle Monae €“ We Are Young #8 | †“1 | Nicki Minaj €“ Starships #9 | †“2 | One Direction €“ What Makes You Beautiful #10 | †‘1 | Usher - Scream

UK Charts Top 10 (Released on Sundays)

#1 | NE | Will.i.am ft. Eva Simons - This Is Love #2 | †“1 | Maroon 5 ft. Wiz Khalifa - Payphone #3 | NE | Chris Brown - Don't Wake Me Up #4 | †“1 | Flo Rida - Whistle #5 | †“3 | Cheryl - Call My Name #6 | = | Rudimental ft. John Newman €“ Feel the Love #7 | †“2 | Coldplay & Rihanna €“ Princess of China #8 | †“4 | Stooshe €“ Black Heart #9 | †“2 | fun. ft Janelle Monae €“ We Are Young #10 | †‘2 | Katy Perry - Wide Awake

AUS €“ ARIA Chart Top 10 (Released on Sundays)

#1 | †‘5 | Flo Rida - Whistle #2 | †‘7 | Chris Brown €“ Don€™t Wake Me Up #3 | †‘4 | Maroon 5 ft. Wiz Khalifa €“ Payphone #4 | †‘16 | Katy Perry - Wide Awake #5 | = | Karise Eden €“ You Won€™t Let Me #6 | †‘4 | Carly Rae Jepsen €“ Call Me Maybe #7 | †‘11 | Will.i.am ft. Eva Simons - This Is Love #8 | †‘8 | Gym Class Heroes ft. Ryan Tedder - The Fighter #9 | †‘5 | Rita Ora - How We Do (Party) #10 | †‘3 | Nicki Minaj - Pound The Alarm

The Rest of the World

Austria (–3 Austria): Tacabro - Tacata Belgium (Ultratop): Sam Sparro €“ Happiness (Flanders), Sam Sparro €“ Happiness (Wallonia) Canada (Billboard Canada): Maroon 5 ft. Wiz Khalifa €“ Payphone Denmark (Tracklisten): Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe France (French SNEP): Tacabro - Tacata Germany (Media Control Charts): Die Toten Hosen €“ An Tagen wie Diesen Hungary (Mahasz): Maroon 5 ft. Wiz Khalifa - Payphone Ireland (IRMA): Flo Rida €“ Whistle Japan (Billboard Hot 100): Atsuko Maeda - Kimi wa Boku da Netherlands (Dutch Top 40): Gusttavo Lima €“ Balada New Zealand (RIANZ): Flo Rida €“ Whistle South Africa (Mediaguide): John Legend ft. Ludacris €“ Best You Ever Had South Korea (Gaon Singles): Busker Busker - If You Really Love Me Spain (PROMUSICAE) : Cali & El Dandee €“ Yo te esperaré Sweden (Sverigtopplistan): Flo Rida €“ Whistle Unknown International #1 of the WeekTocabro - Tacata http://youtu.be/BJ-CmHZrKHU Number 1 this week in Austria and France (plus it's climbing up on a load of the other charts too). Basically this is Pitbull - International Love with a bit more summer-samba-horn-blasting. Good news - there's a dance routine included which is perfect for drunken shape throwing at wedding parties/nights out/alone (Bridget Jones style). Better news - there's no Pitbull. Bad news - it's incredibly, infuriatingly, painfully catchy in a extremely low-budget kind of way. Mind you don't get your eyes poked out with all the gyration on display in the video too. Your Thoughts?