Entertainment 02-06-2005 what: when: snippet: The ringtone-inspired novelty tune `Axel F` - formerly best known as the instrumental theme to Beverly Hills Cop and now accompanied by the ubiquitous "ding-ding-ding" made by the Crazy Frog - is the new Number One, as a result not of airplay but of overwhelming publicity by German telecoms company Jamster. Indeed, remarks James Masterton in his column for Yahoo! Launch this week, "so intensive was the campaign that the Advertising Standards Authority were forced to issue a statement saying they had no powers to act over the frequency of the commercials, despite hundreds of complaints." Crazy Frog`s unprecedented success leaves the long-awaited new Coldplay single `Speed of Sound` trailing in second position, knocking Akon`s `Lonely` down one place to Three. There`s a new entry for Amerie`s `1 Thing` at Four and there are two other new entries in the Top Ten this week - Gwen Stefani`s `Hollaback Girl` at Eight and `Shot You Down` by Audio Bullys at Nine, which features a sample of Nancy Sinatra`s version of Cher`s 1966 hit single `(Bang Bang) My Baby Shot Me Down)`. Over on the album chart, the second album by Gorillaz, Demon Days, is the brand new Number One, knocking Faithless`s Greatest Hits collection down to Two. The Coral`s third album proper, The Invisible Invasion, is a new entry at Three, James Blunt`s Back to Bedlam has rocketed up from Number 11 to Number Four and there`s a new entry for Audioslave with their second long-player, Out of Exile. [... more]

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