Atlantic-signed English singer-songwriter James Blunt was virtually unknown at the beginning of the year. But recently (July 17), he completed a remarkable double on the UK. charts as his single "You're Beautiful" moved to # 1, while his debut album, "Back To Bedlam," started a second week at the top. "Bedlam" now has U.K. sales of 600,000, according to Atlantic managing director Max Lousada. The single, which debuted last month at No. 12, has shown almost unheard-of stamina to reach the summit in its seventh chart week. The top of the Billboard album chart remained unchanged, with James Blunt staying ahead of Coldplay's "X&Y" which is No. 2 James Blunt ‘Back To Bedlam is a masterpiece album and features the chart topping single ‘You’re Beautiful.
