Justin Timberlake holds onto top spot in the album charts Cool customer: JT returns with another ear-catching album. JUSTIN Timberlake has defied the doomsayers with his The 20/20 Experience record keeping a hold on the No.1 album charts in Australia and the UK. JT managed to stave off a chart assault from adopted Australian artist/British troubadour Passenger here and veteran electronic legends Depeche Mode in the UK to spend a second week at the top spot in both countries. But Passenger is likely to topple him next week as he completes his Australian headlining tour for latest album All The Little Lights, recorded in Sydney with a band which included Boy and Bear's Tim Hart. His gorgeous Let Her Go replaced Macklemore & Ryan Lewis at No.1 on the singles charts. The top 50 singles remained relatively static last week with the highest debut by the will.i.am and Justin Bieber track #thatPOWER, the first hashtag hit. The album charts had plenty of action, proving the LP format is far from dead in Australia. The hugely anticipated new record Singularity from Sydney metal band Northlane debuted at No.3 with American rockers The Strokes demonstrating they still have plenty of fans here with their latest Comedown Machine going straight into the top 10 at No.8. Australian indie rockers British India would also be celebrating with their new opus Controller debuting at No.10. It was no surprise to see the Bruce Springsteen Collection rise two places to No.6 as he wound up his hugely successful Wrecking Ball with two concerts at Hanging Rock last weekend. Another impressive first week showing came from Australian chanteuse Emma Louise whose much anticipated Vs Head Vs Heart debuting at No.12. The rise and rise of our local independent labels on the charts with their developing Australian artists should be causing some hand-wringing at the major labels with only Birds of Tokyo, Guy Sebastian and The Sapphires soundtrack maintaining any long-term presence in the top 50 this year.