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[Inside Australian Idol]

Anastacia on top alone
May 12, 2004

Anastacia grabs the No. 1 spot this week in the Australian singles chart with Left Outside Alone, while her self-titled album is at No. 1.

Meanwhile, it's an all-out Aussie assault in the singles chart.

Spiderbait's single Black Betty takes the third spot, Australian Idol runner-up Shannon Noll moves up two to take the fourth spot with Drive and Human Nature break into the seventh with When You Say You Love Me.

In the albums chart, Vancouver vocalist Michael Buble's swinging self-titled album takes the No. 1 spot this week.

The biggest movers in the albums chart are Norah Jones, who moves up seven spots to No. 3 with Feels Like Home, and George Michael's Patience, which jumps eight spots to reach the 10th position.

Australian singles chart

1(2) Left Outside Alone - Anastacia (EPI/SONY)
2(1) My Band - D-12 (INR/UMA)
3(3) Black Betty - Spiderbait (UMA)
4(6) Drive - Shannon Noll (BMG)
5(7) With You - Jessica Simpson (COL/SONY)
6(5) Suga Suga - Baby Bash (UMA)
7(11) When You Say You Love Me - Human Nature (COL/SONY)
8(13) Thank You - Jamelia (CAP/EMI)
9(8) This Love - Maroon 5 (J/BMG)
10(4) F**k It (I Don't Want You Back) - Eamon (JIVE/BMG)

Australian albums chart

1(5) Michael Buble - Michael Buble (WARNER)
2(4) Anastacia - Anastacia (EPI/SONY)
3(10) Feels Like Home - Norah Jones (EMI)
4(2) The Opera Band - Amici Forever (ARI/BMG)
5(1) D12 World - D-12 (INR/UMA)
6(3) Feeler - Pete Murray (COL/SONY)
7(9) Get Born - Jet (CAP/EMI)
8(7) Greatest Hits - Guns N' Roses (GEF/UMA)
9(11) That's What I'm Talking About - Shannon Noll (BMG)
10(18) Patience - George Michael (EPI/SONY)

AAP

www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/05/10/1084041325045.html

[Sunflower]

Shannon moved up two places on both the single and album charts

[locomotive]

Yahoo

Just heard on the SAFM breakfast show Mark Holden talking about the Aust. Idol 2 auditions. He said that BMG have just presented Guy with a million $ chq. CONGRATULATIONS GUY!!!!!!

He also said in reply to the question on how the auditions were going that although they have had a phenominal number of hopefuls turn up there has been no one that has come close to Guy's or Shannon's standard.
Well we could have told him that. 'Nothing can Compare' to our GUy.

[guest]

hey locomotive..
you mean ' Nothing can compare' to Guy AND Shannon...

gotta give Shannon his due too cos that is what Mark was refering to...'Guy or Shannon's standard' ...

[guest]

Yo Sunflower ...forgot to say ' Hi ' to you...

mmmmm...remember my take on the reason Shannon is lingering on the charts * go read the thread ..who sold more albums * ...

This moving up the charts 'STILL' business...like Mark Holden would say it "FANTASTIC"

[guest]

Taking nothing away from Guy.... congrats to him on earning the $1 million cheque...

[guest]

mmm I am wondering now...how much will Shannon get??? I hope it is enough to eventually take back ownership of the family farm from the banks!!!!!!

[Sunflower]

Guest-guest said:

Yo Sunflower ...forgot to say ' Hi ' to you...

mmmmm...remember my take on the reason Shannon is lingering on the charts * go read the thread ..who sold more albums * ...

This moving up the charts 'STILL' business...like Mark Holden would say it "FANTASTIC"

Hi guest! Yeah I do remember what you were saying about Shannon lingering in the charts, good on him for keeping the public interested over a period of time.

And a million for Guy, wow! But it will end up only being 500 grand after tax

Don't know how much Shannon will get guest, but he's still at the top of the charts so we might not find out for awhile.