While Guitar Hero 5 became the first in the series to debut atop the all formats chart, Codemaster’s Colin McRae: Dirt 2 made its debut at number two and Batman: Arkham Asylum saw sales slump by 60% to come in at three.
The Beatles: Rock Band broke into the chart at number four – a higher opening than any other title in the series – and Wii Fit secured its place at number five.
Wii Sport Resort took sixth place, down from number two the previous week, and IL2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey came in at number seven.
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare took eighth place, while Mario Kart Wii and Ashes Cricket 2009 closed off the chart at nine and ten respectively.
Full UK software sales chart follows:
01. Guitar Hero 5 (Activision)
02. Colin McRae: Dirt 2 (Codemasters)
03. Batman: Arkham Asylum (Eidos)
04. The Beatles: Rock Band (MTV)
05. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
06. Wii Sport Resort (Nintendo)
07. IL2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey (1C)
08. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision)
09. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
10. Ashes Cricket 2009 (Codemasters)