Now Gwyneth Paltrow follows her husband into the music charts

Hollywood star Gwyneth Paltrow yesterday followed her husband into the charts.

The Oscar-winning actress – married to Coldplay frontman Chris Martin – secured two top 40 singles following her appearance on TV show Glee.

Her medley of Rihanna’s Umbrella and Singing In The Rain entered the singles chart at number 22, while a cover of Cee-Lo Green’s chart-topper Forget You reached 31, the Official Charts Company said.

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Paltrow proved to be a download hit after viewers of More 4 saw her perform a handful of tracks with the cast of the musical comedy-drama series.

The Glee cast also stormed into the album charts with their offering Glee: The Music, Volume 4.

But the glory was, again, all Adele’s. The singer held on to her historic double whammy with her single and album staying at number one.

The heartfelt hit Someone Like You soared to the top spot last week in the wake of Adele’s acclaimed Brit Awards performance.

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Yesterday, she retained the number one slot in the albums chart for a fifth week with her second album, 21. Her debut album 19 moved up two places from four to two, while her other single Rolling In The Deep remained at the number four spot.

Adele’s earlier single, a cover of Bob Dylan’s Make You Feel My Love, dropped one place from 24 to 25.

The singer-songwriter last week became the first living artist to achieve the feat of two top five hits in both the Official Singles Chart and the Official Albums Chart simultaneously since The Beatles.

For the second week running, Someone Like You sold more than 110,000 copies.

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Official Charts Company managing director Martin Talbot said: “Adele is proving to truly be the star of 2011. Her album has already become the must-have release of the year and for Someone Like You to top 100,000 sales for two successive weeks demonstrates what a huge hit it is.”