George Micheal outsold Kylie Minogue by 20,000 copies to take top spot in the UK albums chart.George Micheal outsold Kylie Minogue by 20,000 copies to take top spot in the UK albums chart.

Singer George Michael racked up his seventh British number one album on Sunday as Symphonica took top spot in the charts, beating off competition from Australian pop diva Kylie Minogue, the Official Charts Company said.

Michael’s first new album in nearly 10 years outsold Minogue’s Kiss Me Once by 20,000 copies in a battle between two artistes with a record of British chart success stretching back to the 1980s.

Last week’s number one album, Elbow’s The Take Off and Landing of Everything, drifted to fifth place, while Paloma Faith’s A Perfect Contradiction fell to fourth from second. Pharrell Williams’s G I R L held its place at number three.

Duke Dumot and Jax Jones claimed top spot in the singles chart with their newly released dance track I Got U. Route 94’s My Love clung onto second spot while John Legend rose three places to number three with All of Me.

Pharrell Williams’s Happy slipped one spot to fourth, while last week’s number one, Tsunami by Canadian duo Dvbbs and Miami DJ Borgeous, featuring London MC Tinie Tempah, dropped to fifth place.

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