Estelle and Duffy top the charts

The two artists have been tipped for success in 2008

British soul stars Estelle and Duffy have held on to the top spot in the singles and album chart respectively.

Estelle, who decamped to America to record her new album with Kanye West, gains a second week at number one with her bubbly single American Boy.

Duffy, from Nefyn in north-west Wales, spends a fourth week atop the album charts with her debut Rockferry.

Panic At The Disco enter at number two with the psychedelic Pretty. Odd, and Foals debut at three with Antidotes.

Jack White's side-project The Raconteurs are another new entry at eight - less than a month after they finished recording their sophomore album.

UK TOP FIVE ALBUMS 1 Rockferry - Duffy 2 Pretty. Odd. - Panic At The Disco 3 Antidotes - Foals 4 Footprints In The Sand - Leona Lewis (pictured) 5 Dreaming Out Loud -OneRepublic Source: Official UK Charts Company

Consolers of The Lonely was rush-released in digital form because the band wanted fans to hear it "as soon as possible".

They are not the only act to benefit from online promotion this week - US rock act Counting Crows have scored their highest UK chart position in 12 years after trailing their album with two free downloads.

The band's fifth album, Saturday Nights and Sunday Mornings, bows into the chart at number 12.

Other new entries in the album chart come from Supergrass, Mike Batt and violinist David Garrett - who famously broke his violin in a fall at the Royal Festival Hall at Christmas.

UK TOP FIVE SINGLES 1 American Boy - Estelle feat Kanye West 2 Flo Rida ft T-Pain - Low 3 Mercy - Duffy 4 Sam Sparro - Black and Gold 5 Madonna ft Justin Timberlake - 4 Minutes Source: Official UK Charts Company

The singles countdown is relatively static this week, with only two new entries - from Usher and Snoop Dogg - in the lower reaches of the chart.

Australian singer-songwriter Sam Sparro scores his first top ten hit with the electronic funk of Black and Gold, which rises 19 places to land at number four.

Madonna's duet with Justin Timberlake, a new entry last week, also climbs two places to sit at number five.

Meanwhile, songs from Britney Spears, Scouting For Girls and Yael Naim also breach the top 40 for the first time, having charted outside the main countdown previously.

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