Christie single scores hat-trick

Comic Relief put Tony Christie back in the spotlight

Crooner Tony Christie has held on to the top of the UK singles chart with (Is This The Way To) Amarillo for the third week in a row.

He also notched up a second week at number one in the album chart with his Definitive Collection.

Amarillo is at number one after being revived by comedian Peter Kay and re-released for Comic Relief.

Christie, 61, has since been offered the freedom of the city of Amarillo, Texas, and a cameo in soap Emmerdale.

Amarillo was first a hit for Christie in 1971, but he faded from the spotlight in the late 1970s, returning only to join All Seeing I on 1999 hit Walk Like A Panther.

UK TOP FIVE SINGLES 1) (Is This The Way To) Amarillo - Tony Christie 2) (You're The) Devil In Disguise - Elvis 3) Let Me Love You - Mario 4) It's Like That - Mariah Carey 5) Candy Shop - 50 Cent Source: Official UK Charts Company

He overcame competition in this week's chart from an Elvis re-release, (You're The) Devil In Disguise. Meanwhile, Mario's Let Me Love You moved down to third place.

Mariah Carey's comeback single It's Like That entered the chart at number four. Kylie Minogue came in sixth place with her latest release Giving You Up.

In the album chart, Christie was followed in second position by dance act Basement Jaxx's The Singles, which moved up one place from last week.

UK TOP FIVE ALBUMS 1) Definitive Collection - Tony Christie 2) The Singles - Basement Jaxx 3) Language Sex Violence Other? - Stereophonics 4) The Massacre - 50 Cent 5)Waiting For The Sirens' Call - New Order Source: Official UK Charts Company

Language Sex Violence Other? by Stereophonics was in third place, down one position.

Rap star 50 Cent's album The Massacre moved up one place to number four and New Order's Waiting For The Sirens' Call entered the chart in fifth place.

Actor and singer Will Smith's new album release Lost And Found made it into the top 20 at 15.