UK - Guitar Hero 5 Beats The Beatles Rock Band in their Hometown

Activision Blizzard’s Guitar Hero 5 has taken the top spot on the UK Software Chart for the first time in the franchise's history, beating out Harmonix’s The Beatles Rock Band.

Colin McRae: Dirt 2 debuts at number 2, one spot higher than the original title did. Next in line is Batman: Arkham Asylum, which had debuted at number one last week.

The Beatles Rock Band, sporting a $250 price tag with all instruments included, makes its first appearance at number 4.

Other new releases this week include Championship Manager 2010 at number 13, and Mini Ninjas at number 15. Section 8 from Timegate Studios comes in at number 22.

Rank – Title – Publisher

1. Guitar Hero 5 – Activision Blizzard
2. Colin McRae: Dirt 2 – Codemasters
3. Batman: Arkham Asylum – Eidos
4. The Beatles: Rock Band – Electronic Arts
5. Wii Fit – Nintendo
6. Wii Sports Resort – Nintendo
7. IL2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey – 505 Games
8. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare – Activision Blizzard
9. Mario Kart Wii – Nintendo
10. Ashes Cricket 2009 – Codemasters

11. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 – Electronic Arts
12. Fight Night Round 4 – Electronic Arts
13. Championship Manager 2010 – Eidos
14. Call of Duty: World at War – Activision Blizzard
15. Mini Ninjas – Eidos
16. Dissidia: Final Fantasy – Square Enix Europe
17. Wolfenstein – Activision Blizzard
18. Grand Theft Auto IV – Take 2
19. Lego Batman: The Videogame – Warner Bros. Interactive
20. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training – Nintendo

21. Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood – Ubisoft
22. Section 8 – South Peak Games
23. G-Force – Disney Interactive Studios
24. Professor Layton and the Curious Village – Nintendo
25. FIFA 09 – Electronic Arts
26. Guitar Hero: World Tour – Activision Blizzard
27. The Sims 3 – Electronic Arts
28. Killzone 2 – Sony
29. Mario Kart DS – Nintendo
30. Wii Play – Nintendo

31. Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince – Electronic Arts
32. Mystery Stories – GSP/Avanquest
33. Sega Superstars Tennis – Sega
34. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – Activision Blizzard
35. Assassin’s Creed – Ubisoft
36. Sonic Unleashed – Sega
37. Fallout 3: Game Add-On Pack #2 – Bethesda Softworks
38. Littlebigplanet – Sony
39. Carnival: Funfair Games – Take 2
40. Halo 3 - Microsoft