Lady Gaga rockets to top of Britain's album charts

Pop queen Lady Gaga's latest album rocketed to the top of Britain's charts on Sunday, selling more copies than the rest of the Top 10 put together.

With more than 2,15,000 records sold in the first week, her gravity-defying 'Born This Way' was the biggest mover for an album so far this year, the Official Charts Company said.

Lady Gaga's debut album and chart topper 'The Fame', joined her latest offering in the top 10 this week, climbing to No. 7 from last week's No. 11.

Famed for her eye-catching, sometimes outrageous, outfits, she said: "I feel so honoured to have the highest first week sales in the UK this year.

"I wrote the album's first single 'Born This Way' in Manchester because I was so inspired by the confidence and bravery characteristic of my fans: Little Monsters," she said.

Her new entry knocks former queen of the charts Adele off the top spot. The star, who has spent 16 of the last 21 weeks at the top of the Official Albums Chart, occupies the next two slots with albums '21' at No. 2 and '19' at No. 3.

She also fared well in the Singles Chart, with three tracks in the Top 20, including 'Judas' at No. 9, 'Born This Way' at 17 and 'The Edge of Glory' at 18.

Rapper Pitbull held on to the top spot with his debut single 'Give Me Everything' featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack and Nayer.

The track reached No. 1 last week. Pitbull also features on another track in the top 20, Jennifer Lopez's single 'On The Floor' which slipped from No. 10 to No. 12.