Dutch jazz singer Caro Emerald celebrated her first album to reach No.1 in Britain on Sunday after a close battle with last week's chart-toppers, the London percussion and bass quartet Rudimental.

The Shocking Miss Emerald notched up 3,000 more sales than Rudimental's Home to secure top spot, the Official Charts Company said.

British actor Hugh Laurie, who is best known for playing the title role in TV medical drama House, was new at No.3 with blues album Didn't It Rain, his second top five release following on from the success of his 2011 debut.

Canadian crooner Michael Buble's To Be Loved dropped to fourth, with singer-songwriter Alison Moyet's The Minutes in fifth, her first top five album in more than 26 years.

In the singles charts, French electronic duo Daft Punk held on to top spot for a third week with "Get Lucky." The song came in well ahead of New York-based DJ Chris Malinchak who debuted in second place with "So Good To Me."