Tom Jones Beats Eminem In The U.K. Charts, Suggests Collaboration

Maybe it’s the cultural differences, or perhaps it’s something in the food over there, who knows – what is known for sure, however, is that Welsh singer/ chest hair enthusiast Tom Jones’ new album, Praise and Blame, has managed to outsell Eminem’s monstrously dominant Recovery album in the U.K., according to NME.   So I guess that (wait for it… wait… wait for it…) it’s not unusual to be loved by anyone… in the U.K. (heeyyy-ohhhh, rimshot!).

Having just been released yesterday, Praise and Blame has shot to the provisional Number One spot in the U.K. music charts after one day of sales, leading to Jones suggesting that the two chart heavyweights should join forces in the future for continued world dominion:

“I couldn’t be more proud of this album and I’m really blown away by the response from everyone… It’s great to be top of the charts with Eminem, maybe next time we could be top together.”

I don’t know about you, but I would pay top dollar to hear anything, anything that Tom Jones and Eminem happened to hash out in a recording studio, because if there’s one thing I know, it’s this: if you take a genius of cheese and schlock and mix it with an artist who takes himself waaaaay too seriously, you discover the formula for comedy/ music gold.  And William Shatner.

What do you think about Tom Jones outselling Eminem in the U.K.?