![]() ![]() ![]() MORE: Usher's Official Chart history in full To date, Burn is certified platinum in the UK with 664,000 chart sales, including 41 million streams, while The Show is on 136,000 chart sales. In the end, however, Usher's silky tones on his breakup song proved too much for the sass of Girls Aloud's "thanks but no thanks" anthem, and he took the top spot, finishing over 20,000 copies ahead of the ladies. Their weapon? Xenomania-produced banger The Show, which introduced the signature quirky, off-kilter pop sound that would stay with the group throughout their career.īoth big acts, with sizeable fanbases, and no doubt each thirsty for the Number 1 spot. Singing contest alumni hadn't had the best track record for longevity at the time, but Girls Aloud seemed determined to prove all the doubters wrong. All four of their first singles has gone Top 3 and the fivesome, who'd triumphed in TV talent show Popstars: The Rivals in late 2002, were poised to release their second album What Will The Neighbours Say?. Girls Aloud, however, only had 18 months of chart experience under their belts, but they had certainly made it count. Originally planned to be the first single from his Confessions album before Yeah! was leaked early, emotional slow jam Burn brough Usher back to his signature sound, co-produced by two greats of classic R&B, Jermaine Dupri and Bryan Michael Cox. Could he make it a third - and two in a row - with Burn? MORE: The closest battles for Number 1 on the Official UK Chart He scored his first Number 1 back in 1998 with U Make Me Wanna and six years later landed his second with Yeah feat. Usher was no new kid on the block when it came to chart success. And this week in 2004, the prince of US R&B took on the princesses of cheeky British pop – and, as with most contests, there could be only one winner. Sometimes, though, races to Number 1 are even more interesting when the competitors couldn't be more different. ![]() Everybody loves a chart battle, right? Especially when it's between two artists who may have a past rivalry or similar fanbases. ![]()
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