Madonna Is Queen Of Europe Third Week Running

Pop superstar MADONNA continues to reign supreme over the European charts - her single 4 MINUTES and album HARD CANDY are at number one for the third week running.

The singer's Justin Timberlake collaboration 4 Minutes has now been atop the European singles chart for five weeks, while Hard Candy has been the continent's most popular disc for the last three.

The rest of the albums chart top four remains unmoved, with Duffy's Rockferry, Amy Winehouse's Back To Black and Neil Diamond's Home Before Dark in second, third and fourth place, respectively.

British pop newcomers The Ting Tings are a new entry at five with We Started Nothing.

Meanwhile, Welsh soul star Duffy sits at two on the European singles chart with Mercy; Rihanna climbs from seven to three with Take A Bow; Estelle's American Boy falls one place to four, and Enrique Iglesias' Tired Of Being Sorry is at five.