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CHART COMMENTARY by ALAN JONES
The Corrs' Talk On Corners has been buoyant following the Irish group's singles chart success with Dreams, and the track's subsequent addition to the album, but their avowed ambition of having a number one album is beginning to look as though it might be beyond them - though Talk On Corners holds third place for the third week in a row, its sales are off 13% week-on-week, as Dreams continues its singles chart decline. Talk On Corners has gone platinum however, with the 30,000 units it sold last week taking its overall tally to 329,000. The Corrs' previous album Forgiven Not Forgotten, which re-enters the chart at number 71 this week, has sold 153,000.
Brandy just missed out on topping the singles chart with The Boy Is Mine, her duet with fellow teen R&B sensation Monica, but the single has kickstarted Brandy's album chart career, propelling her latest LP, Never Say Never, to a number 21 debut this week. Her self-titled 1994 album failed to chart. Never Say Never's long-term chart prospects are very good as it contains several excellent tracks which could be hit singles, among them Have You Ever?, written by Diane...