Editors hit the headlines in album charts

LONDON (Reuters) - It was all so easy for the indie rock band Editors as their new album "An End has a Start" shot to number one in the latest album charts.

Ahead of the band's release of their second album, lead songwriter Tom Smith had said its compilation had been "natural and easy-going".

"We never felt like we were going through any kind of difficult second album nonsense," he said.

"We never hit any wall of 'we don't have enough singles'. It was all very natural and easy-going."

The ease continued when they pipped Kelly Clarkson, the first winner of the TV series "American Idol", to the top spot.

The Texan singer-songwriter came in at number two with her album "My December", according to the Official UK Charts Company.

The Traveling Wilburys' "Collection" moved down one place to three to make way for the two new entrants, while American rock duo White Stripes was another pushed out, with its album "Icky Thump" dropping from one to four.

Another new entrant was Welsh legend Shirley Bassey who recently dazzled at the Glastonbury festival. Her album "Get the Party Started" came in at number six.

Amy Winehouse's "Back to Black" rose one to five after 35 weeks in the charts, while Rihanna's "Good Girl Gone Bad" went nowhere at seven. The Police slipped three places to eight, and Take That's collection "Never Forget" fell from nine to 10.