More on Rihanna's recovery can be found in the singles chart analysis elsewhere on musicweek.com.

Boyle's Someone To Watch Over Me earns the 50 year old Scot the distinction of becoming the first female solo artist to debut atop the album chart with her first three releases. Indeed, the only other female solo artist to reach number one at any stage with their first three albums is Canada's Avril Lavigne, whose introductory 2002 album Let Go debuted at number 50 ...