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She may have had seven UK Number 1s, but Kylie Minogue has had even more Number 2s.

The Australian pop princess is just one behind Madonna when it comes to singles that have peaked at Number 2 (if you count Madonna's feature on Britney's "Me Against The Music", which we do).

When we counted down Kylie's chart-toppers last week, lots of you asked for sales of her Number 2s and we were more than happy to oblige. We’ve crunched the numbers, scoured the archives and can now present Kylie’s Number 2 hits ranked in sales order…

11. I Believe In You (2004)

SALES: 150,000

WEEKS AT NUMBER 2: One

KEPT OFF NUMBER 1 BY: Band Aid 20 – Do They Know It’s Christmas?

CHART FACT: This was the second time Kylie was kept off the top by a charity single.

10. On A Night Like This (2000)

SALES: 170,000

WEEKS AT NUMBER 2: One

KEPT OFF NUMBER 1 BY: Modjo – Lady

9. Confide In Me (1994)

SALES: 183,000

WEEKS AT NUMBER 2: One

KEPT OFF NUMBER 1 BY: Wet Wet Wet – Love Is All Around

CHART FACT: The week Confide In Me went in at Number 2, just behind it was Youssou N’Dour’s 7 Seconds FT Neneh Cherry at Number 3.

8. Love At First Sight (2002)

SALES: 195.000

WEEKS AT NUMBER 2: One

KEPT OFF NUMBER 1 BY: Elvis Vs JXL – A Little Less Conversation

 

7. Kids (with Robbie Williams) (2000)

SALES: 235,000

WEEKS AT NUMBER 2: One

KEPT OFF NUMBER 1 BY: U2 – Beautiful Day

CHART FACT: Kids hit Number 2 just a month after On A Night Like This, giving Kylie her first consecutive Number 2 singles since 1988.

6. Got To Be Certain (1988)

SALES: 315,000

WEEKS AT NUMBER 2: Three

KEPT OFF NUMBER 1 BY: Wet Wet Wet – With A Little Help From My Friends

CHART FACT: This was the first time Wet Wet Wet blocked a Kylie song from going Number 1. They’d go on to do it another TWO times!

5. Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi (1988)

SALES: 325,000

WEEKS AT NUMBER 2: Three

KEPT OFF NUMBER 1 BY: Enya – Orinoco Flow

CHART FACT: Kylie’s third single in a row to stay at Number 2 for at least three weeks.

4. Give Me Just A Little More Time (1992)

SALES: 325,000

WEEKS AT NUMBER 2: One

KEPT OFF NUMBER 1 BY: Wet Wet Wet (again!) – Goodnight Girl

  

3. Better The Devil You Know (1990)

SALES: 329,000

WEEKS AT NUMBER 2: Two

KEPT OFF NUMBER 1 BY: Adamski – Killer

2. Wouldn’t Change A Thing (1989)

SALES: 370,000

WEEKS AT NUMBER 2: Two

KEPT OFF NUMBER 1 BY: Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers – Swing The Mood

CHART FACT: Wouldn’t Change A Thing has sold more than three of Kylie’s Number 1 singles.

1. The Loco-Motion (1988)

SALES: 425,000

WEEKS AT NUMBER 2: Four

KEPT OFF NUMBER 1 BY: Yazz & The Plastic Population – The Only Way is Up

CHART FACT: Kylie was leading sales most of the week, until a huge sales increase on the Saturday sprang Yazz to the top of the charts. She had to settle for Number 2, but it was still the highest entry ever by a female artist on the UK charts at that time.

Source: The Official Charts

Kylie's new album Kiss Me Once has topped the Australian charts and made it's debut in Ireland at #4 (her highest position since Fever). In the UK it seems set to debut at #2 tomorrow.



All this #KissMeOnce promo and I still have to do the housework..