Kylie still top of British pops

LONDON, UK (Reuters) - Pint-sized Australian pop princess Kylie Minogue is walking tall after holding the top spot in the British charts for a third consecutive week.

Her sixth British number one, "Can't Get You Out Of My Head" had pipped Spice Girl Victoria Beckham to the post in the race for the top spot after a much-hyped tabloid newspaper battle.

Beckham's debut single "Not Such An Innocent Girl" plunged to 33 from 18 in its third week. It had entered the chart at 6.

Last week's number two, Steps' remake of Diana Ross's 1986 hit "Chain Reaction," slipped to number four on Sunday, while last week's number three, DJ Otzi, moved up a place to two with "Hey Baby."

American R&B trio City High also moved up one spot to three with "What would you Do," a bleak look at the life of a single mother deserted by her drug addict partner.

Bringing up the rear in the top five was Alien Ant Farm with their cover of Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal" from his 1987 album "Bad."