I watched approx 4 hours of Hits!TV yesterday and saw 1 (one) advert saying 'Potential Break-up Song on sale NOW!' (if it makes any difference this was during a McFly pop music marathon top 100 countdown: plenty of Kylie, Britney, Rick Astley, Take That, Spice Girls - er which is why I was watching but ANYWAY). The other 'buy this music' ads were generally repeated every single ad break (Orson, Jack Penate, David Jordan, Roisin Murphy).

But yes - peaks and troughs. Climbers in the charts this week: Rihanna, Fedde Le Grand, Plain White Ts, Gnash, Mark Ronson, Babyshambles, Enrique, Girls Aloud, J-Lo, will.i.am. There's still hope.