UK Charts: Top ten in gridlock

By Matt Martin Published 30 August, 2006

Only two new entries this week.

The Chart Track all-formats chart is suffering from the traditional summer lull this week, as only one new entry breaks the top ten - while there's no change for the top six titles.

THQ's movie tie-in, Cars, has suffered a 15 per cent drop in sales, but it's still comfortable in the top spot ahead of Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, New Super Mario Bros, The Sims 2 and Pro Evolution Soccer 5.

Heavy television advertising helps Dr Kawashima's Brain Training hold onto the number six spot, while crawling up two places to number seven is Animal Crossing: Wild World.

Xbox 360 exclusive Ninety-Nine Nights is the only new entry at number eight, followed by two chart stalwarts - Star Wars: Battlefront II and Need for Speed: Most Wanted at nine and ten respectively.

Elsewhere in the charts, despite Eidos having had to recall the Xbox version of the game, Reservoir Dogs takes the number 14 position hostage as the only other new entry in the top forty.

This Friday sees the release of a number of high profile titles that look set to shake the charts up. THQ's Saint's Row for Xbox 360 is sure to break the top ten, while SCEE's The Getaway spin-off, Gangs of London, and EA's brawler Def Jam Fight for NY: The Take Over will be jostling for position as the highest chart entry on the PSP.

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About Matt Martin

Matt Martin joined GamesIndustry in 2006 and was made editor of the site in 2008. With over ten years experience in journalism, he has written for multiple trade, consumer, contract and business-to-business publications in the games, retail and technology sectors.

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Comments (4) Latest comment 6 years ago

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  • Inspirius #1 6 years ago

    Not to mention that Monday sees the release of Lego Star Wars 2, surely straight in at number 1.

    Edit: Uh.. that would be Monday 11th of course, so two weeks time. Dead Rising out next Friday as well, good couple of weeks coming up.
    Edited by Inspirius at 30/08/06 @ 11:23

  • smelly #2 6 years ago

    saints row wont be popular.

    GTA was only popular thanks to good marketting (trying to get game banned, etc)

    If GTA was just GTA without the controversy, it'd be another good game which just didnt sell well.

  • CitizenGeek #3 6 years ago

    Saints Row will be very popular. Anything with blood, babes, violence and even a vague connection to GTA sells very well over here, unforetunatley.

  • mugen #4 6 years ago

    Any chance that you can discuss the charts like this and then list them? I like glancing at them... no disrespect to your writings, but it would be a bloody handy feature...