Glastonbury effect dominates the charts

Updated 06.49 Mon Jul 07 2008

Keywords: Dizzee Rascal, coldplay, my chemical romance, abba, duffy, eddie grant, glastonbury, jay-z

Rapper Jay-Z and reggae star Eddy Grant both saw their chart position bolstered by the Glastonbury effect.

The hip hop star is no stranger to the charts but his headline appearance at last weekend's festival is followed by four new entries in the top 200 singles chart.

The hip hop star is no stranger to the charts but his headline appearance at last weekend's festival is followed by four new entries in the top 200 singles chart

Brit Eddy Grant - who had not performed in the UK in over a decade before his appearance at the festival - also won a new fan base and was rewarded with a number 14 entry in the album charts for The Very Best of - Road to Reparation.

He also made three new entries into the top 200 singles with old favourites Give Me Hope Jo'anna, I Don't Wanna Dance and Electric Avenue.

Another band who shocked the charts with a clutch of new entries, long after their hey-day was Abba. Mamma Mia was among the disco classics making a reappearance in the top 200 ahead of this week's release of the eponymous-titled movie of the Abba-inspired West End hit musical.

But nothing was going to knock Dizzee Rascal off the top of the singles chart where Dance Wiv Me went straight in at number one.

The chart saw a new entry at number three with Basshunter's All I've Ever Wanted.

Coldplay's Viva la Vida dropped from two to seven but Chris Martin will find comfort in the news that the band's new album is spending its fourth week at the top of the album chart.

Also unmovable in the album chart was Welsh soul sensation Duffy - at number two - with debut Rockferry.

Emo favourites My Chemical Romance were another new entry at number 12 with The Black Parade is Dead.