It was not until mid-morning when people were gradually allowed back to their cars, after a night to remember.

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They were followed by two more new entries, Will Young's Switch It On in at number five and Liberty X's A Night to Remember in at six.

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For a fourth consecutive night, mourners held vigils Wednesday to remember the dead and pray for the wounded.

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"I have a reputation for a night I don't even remember and the whole school knows, " she wrote in one Facebook message to a friend.

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