LONDON – Actress Gwyneth Paltrow looks set to enter the British music charts when the weekly ranking is confirmed, entering a domain normally dominated by husband and Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin.
Boosted by her appearance on the ‘Glee’ television series aired this week in Britain, the 38-year-old Oscar winner is at number 24 with her version of “Singing in the Rain/Umbrella” and at number 29 with a cover of Cee Lo Green’s “Forget You.”
Combined with a third song which she performs on the TV show, tracks featuring Paltrow have sold more than 10,000 copies, according to midweek data provided by the Official Charts Company. The final chart positions are confirmed on Sunday.
Elsewhere, Grammy-winning British singer Adele looks set to retain her position at number one in the singles chart with “Someone Like You,” the song she performed at last week’s Brit awards. And she looks set to top the album chart too with “21,” so far outselling the rest of the top five combined.
Official Charts Company managing director said, “The impact of Gwyneth Paltrow and the continuing Brits effect demonstrates how powerful TV can be in influencing music tastes and interests in the digital world. The Brits downloads started selling immediately after they were performed on TV, and the instant impact of this week’s ‘Glee’ performances underlines the same power.”
