Akon and Eminem at No 1

Akon will be celebrating this morning after bagging himself a second UK No 1 with 'Smack That' featuring Eminem.

Meanwhile the highest new entry at No 4, and based on downloads only, is Take That's 'Patience' - with its official release today we'd put a fiver on the comeback kings hitting the top spot next week.

And with their old pal Robbie slumping to No 8 with Lovelight, could the rubbery-faced one be about to do a U-turn and re-join the band?

In the album charts George Michael gets a new entry at No 1 with 'Twenty Five'; 'Sugabes' have the next highest entry with 'Overloaded - The Singles Collection', but comeback girl band All Saints might not be as chuffed today - their new disc 'Studio 1' has scraped into the charts by the skin of its teeth at No 40.

SLJ