Big thanks to the team for covering the show during my Easter break – hats off to Graham Stannard, Mike Jones and Nick Field for doing a great job as always.

Fresh from my jaunt north, this afternoon’s show was definitely one I was looking forward to coming back to, with a countdown of the year’s biggest long-plays and songs. The top 20s revealed just what a fantastic start to the year it’s been for the females, with Adele completing her obliteration of every sales list going, and the likes of Rihanna and local lass Jessie J enjoying domination too with multiple entries higher up the charts.

In case you didn’t catch the show, here’s what you missed:

ALBUMS

1 Adele 21
2 Adele 19
3 Rihanna Loud
4 Bruno Mars Doo Wops & Hooligans
5 Jessie J Who You Are
6 Plan B The Defamation of Strickland Banks
7 Cee Lo Green The Lady Killer
8 Mumford & Sons Sigh No More
9 Tinie Tempah Disc-Overy
10 The Overtones Good Ol’ Fashioned Love
11 Rumer Seasons Of My Soul
12 Elbow Build A Rocket Boys!
13 Take That Progress
14 Foo Fighters Wasting Light
15 Chase & Status No More Idols
16 Ellie Goulding Lights
17 Eva Cassidy Simply Eva
18 Michael Buble Crazy Love
19 Katy Perry Teenage Dream
20 Pink Greatest Hits… So Far!!!

SINGLES

1 Adele Someone Like You
2 Jessie J feat. B.o.B Price Tag
3 Bruno Mars Grenade
4 Adele Rolling In The Deep
5 Rihanna S&M
6 Jessie J Do It Like A Dude
7 Lady Gaga Born This Way
8 Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull On The Floor
9 LMFAO Feat. Lauren Bennett & Goon Rock Party Rock Anthem
10 Chris Brown Yeah 3X
11 Chipmunk feat. Chris Brown Champion
12 Nicole Scherzinger Don’t Hold Your Breath
13 Diddy & Dirty Money feat. Skylar Grey Coming Home
14 Ke$ha We R Who We R
15 Rihanna feat. Drake What’s My Name?
16 David Guetta feat. Rihanna Who’s That Chick?
17 Black Eyed Peas Just Can’t Get Enough
18 JLS feat. Tinie Tempah Eyes Wide Shut
19 Dr Dre feat. Eminem & Skylar Grey I Need a Doctor
20 Taio Cruz feat. Travie McCoy & Kylie Minogue Higher

Source: © The Official UK Charts Company