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Beyoncé and Shakira rule in UK

LONDON — Pop queens Beyoncé and Shakira secured a third week at the top of the British pop charts this week their duet Beautiful Liar<$>, according to data from the Official UK Charts Company.Alternative rockers the Manic Street Preachers soared 24 places to second place with Your Love Alone Is Not Enough, their first top ten hit in more than two years.

New York rappers Gym Class Heroes climbed five pls to number three with Cupid’s Chokehold.

Cambridge electro pop act Groove Armada were up 21 placat nine with Get Down<$>, featuring London singer Stush.

California pop band Hellogoodbye were new at number 10 h Here (In Your Arms).<$>

In the UK album charts Sheffield rockers the Arctic Monkeys remained at number one for a second week with their critically acclaimed Favourite Worst Nightmare.

Canadian crooner Michael Bublas new at number two with Call Me Irresponsible, a collection of jazz and big band standards.

The week’s other new albums in the top ten were Because Of You >from R&B artist Ne-Yo and NB<$> from London pop singer Natasha Bedingfield.

‘Spidey’ pulls in record audiencesLOS ANGELES — Spider-Man 3 shattered box-office records with $151.1 million domestically and $382 million world-wide in just days, pulling in more people over opening weekend than any film ever has, according to studio figures.Domecally, Sony Pictures’ Spider-Man 3 drew 22.5 million people in its first three days, based on an average ticket price of $6.70 estimated by box-office tracker Media By Numbers.

By comparison, 20.7 million people saw the previous record-holder, Pirates of the Cbbean: Dead Man’s Chest<$>, over its $135.6 million opening weekend, based on last year’s average ticket price of $6.55.