Mids 6/3

[Paul Hyett]

Midweek Charts: Bastille aiming to give Universal chart-topping first
Source: MW
by Paul Williams


South London band Bastille are presently poised to become the first
Virgin Records act under Universal ownership to debut at No 1 on the UK
artist albums chart.

The group's introductory set Bad Blood leads the latest midweeks by
around 6,000 sales with new albums from Stereophonics and Dido in second
and fourth places, according to the Official Charts Company. Its success
follows their single Pompeii charting at No 2 last Sunday.

If Bastille's album does remain at the top by the time the full-week
chart is published this weekend it will make them the first act on
Virgin to debut at No 1 on the countdown since the record company was
acquired by Universal. However, fellow Virgin act Emeli Sande's Our
Version Of Events has returned to No 1 since the takeover and was there
last Sunday, although it now drops to 3 in the midweeks.

Joining Bastille and Sande in the top five at this stage of the week are
Stereophonics and Dido with respectively their eighth and fourth studio
albums. Stereophonics' new set Graffiti On The Train is their first away
from V2/Universal and has been issued on their Stylus/Ignition label. It
is new at 2 at this stage, nine places better than the debut and peak of
their previous studio effort Keep Calm And Carry On in 2009. Dido's new
studio album Girl Who Got Away is at 4 and follows chart-toppers No
Angel and Life For Rent and Safe Trip Home, which made it to 2 in 2008.

A fourth brand new album is among the Top 10 positions at present, RCA
act Laura Mvula's debut album Sing To The Moon at 4. Fourth on the BBC
Sound Of 2013 poll, Mvula is currently on the Radio 1 A list, while has
enjoyed exposure on the likes of Graham Norton's BBC One chat show.

Following his performance on Jonathan Ross's ITV1 programme last
Saturday, Bruno Mars sees sales of his Atlantic album Unorthodox Jukebox
rise 118% on the week as it climbs 6-5, while the Les Miserables
soundtrack from Polydor drops 3-7 and Gentlemen Of The Road/Island act
Mumford & Sons' Babel falls 2-8. Josh Groban's Reprise/Warner Bros album
All That Echoes holds its position of 9 as Ben Howard's Brits lift
starts to reduce with his Island debut Every Kingdom dropping 4-10 in
the week to date.

Guesting on Graham Norton last Friday, Epic act Olly Murs' enjoys a 137%
sales pick-up for his album Right Place Right Time, while Army Of Two
which he performed climbs 19-12 on the midweek singles chart.

A Nonesuch albums pairing of Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell is new at
22 in the week so far with Old Yellow Moon, while other new albums
appearing include a new set from former Westlife member Brian McFadden
on his own BMF label and a new set from the vaults from Jimi Hendrix via
Sony's Legacy Recordings.

Bruno Mars' Jonathan Ross appearance is putting pressure on Justin
Timberlake at the top of the singles market. Timberlake's RCA track
Mirrors remains in charge, having moved to No 1 last Sunday, but Mars'
Atlantic-issued When I Was Your Man races 7-2 with sales up 57% on the
week. Bastille's Virgin single Pompeii drops a place to 3 and Macklemore
& Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz's Thrift Shop on the Macklemore label holds
at 4. Syco's One Directionare down two places to 5 with One Way Or
Another (Teenage Kicks).

US actress and singer Bridgit Mendler, who stars as Teddy Duncan in the
Disney Channel series Good Luck Charlie, is set for her first UK hit
with the Polydor-issued Ready Or Not new at 7in the midweeks. Ahead of
her, RCA act Pink climbs 10-6 with Just Give Me A Reason featuring Fun's
Nate Ruess, while the Positiva/Virgin-issued I Could Be The One by
Avicii Vs Nicky Romero falls 5-8 and Mercury act Taylor Swift's I Knew
You Were Trouble 6-9. Baauer's Harlem Shake on the Mad Decent label
rounds off the Top 10, dropping 8-10.

A quarter of a century after first becoming a hit, Fleetwood Mac's
Everywhere is set for a spetacular return to the Top 40 this Sunday
thanks to its use in a 3 TV ad. Originally peaking at 4 in 1988, the
Warner Bros single sprints 87-14 in the midweeks. Another oldie revived
is Sarah McLachlan's RCA-handled Angel, which is back at 34 in the
midweeks after Olympian Beth Twiddle was accompanied by it on ITV1's
Dancing On Ice last Friday. If it stays this high, the track will beat
its current UK peak of 36 achieved in 1998.

Singles

Pos.. Artist - Title
1. (1) Justin Timberlake - Mirrors
2. (7) Bruno Mars - When I Was Your Man
3. (2) Bastille - Pompeii
4. (4) Macklemore - Thrift Shop (feat. Ryan Lewis & Wanz)
5. (3) One Direction - One Way Or Another (Teenage Kicks)
6. (10) P!nk - Just Give Me A Reason (feat. Nate Ruess)
7. (none) Bridgit Mendler - Ready Or Not
8. (5) Avicii vs Nicky Romero - I Could Be The One (Nicktim)
9. (6) Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble
10. (8) Baauer - Harlem Shake
11. (9) Wiley - Reload (feat. Chip)
12. (19) Olly Murs - Army Of Two
13. (13) Disclosure - White Noise (feat. AlunaGeorge)
14. (none) Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere
15. (12) Rihanna - Stay (feat. Mikky Ekko)
16. (16) Ellie Goulding - Explosions
17. (15) Emeli Sand� - Clown
18. (11) Ben Howard - Only Love
19. (21) The Lumineers - Ho Hey
20. (18) Justin Timberlake - Suit & Tie (feat. Jay-Z)
21. (14) Adele - Skyfall
22. (26) The Script - If You Could See Me Now
23. (17) Mumford & Sons - I Will Wait
24. (25) Bruno Mars - Locked Out Of Heaven
25. (20) Calvin Harris - Drinking From The Bottle (feat. Tinie Tempah)
26. (22) will.i.am - Scream & Shout (feat. Britney Spears)
27. (none) The 1975 - Chocolate
28. (23) Dizzee Rascal - Bassline Junkie
29. (24) Gabrielle Aplin - Please Don't Say You Love Me
30. (none) Stereophonics - Indian Summer
31. (27) Little Mix - Change Your Life
32. (28) Fall Out Boy - My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark
33. (31) Rihanna - Diamonds
34. (none) Sarah McLachlan - Angel
35. (none) Birdy - People Help The People
36. (37) Drake - Started From The Bottom
37. (none) Olly Murs - Troublemaker (feat. Flo Rida)
38. (30) One Direction - Kiss You
39. (34) James Arthur - Impossible
40. (36) Swedish House Mafia - Don't You Worry Child (feat. John Martin)

Albums

Pos.. Artist - Title
1. (none) Bastille - Bad Blood
2. (none) Stereophonics - Graffiti On The Train
3. (1) Emeli Sand� - Our Version Of Events
4. (none) Dido - Girl Who Got Away
5. (6) Bruno Mars - Unorthodox Jukebox
6. (none) Laura Mvula - Sing To The Moon
7. (3) Motion Picture Cast Recording - Les Miserables
8. (2) Mumford & Sons - Babel
9. (9) Josh Groban - All That Echoes
10. (4) Ben Howard - Every Kingdom
11. (19) Olly Murs - Right Place Right Time
12. (7) Jake Bugg - Jake Bugg
13. (8) Michael Ball - Both Sides Now
14. (21) P!nk - The Truth About Love
15. (12) Calvin Harris - 18 Months
16. (14) One Direction - Take Me Home
17. (16) Ellie Goulding - Halcyon
18. (15) Paloma Faith - Fall To Grace
19. (13) Taylor Swift - Red
20. (17) Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
21. (5) Atoms for Peace - Amok
22. (none) Emmylou Harris - Old Yellow Moon
23. (20) Rihanna - Unapologetic
24. (18) Foals - Holy Fire
25. (25) Biffy Clyro - Opposites
26. (22) Adele - 21
27. (30) The Script - #3
28. (none) Jimi Hendrix - People Hell & Angels
29. (27) fun. - Some Nights
30. (36) Neil Diamond - The Very Best Of Neil Diamond
31. (31) The Lumineers - The Lumineers
32. (26) Alt-J - An Awesome Wave
33. (none) Brian McFadden - The Irish Connection
34. (none) Bruno Mars - Doo Wops & Hooligans
35. (32) Ed Sheeran - +
36. (11) Palma Violets - 180
37. (38) Lana Del Rey - Born To Die
38. (23) Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Push The Sky Away
39. (29) Frank Ocean - Channel Orange
40. (24) Petula Clark - Lost In You

--
Paul Hyett, Cheltenham (change 'invalid83261' to 'blueyonder' to email me)

[Paul Hyett]

On Wed, 6 Mar 2013 at 17:35:05, Paul Hyett
<vidc...@invalid83261.co.uk> wrote in uk.music.charts :

>Midweek Charts: Bastille aiming to give Universal chart-topping first
>Source: MW
>by Paul Williams
>
>South London band Bastille are presently poised to become the first
>Virgin Records act under Universal ownership to debut at No 1 on the UK
>artist albums chart.
>
>The group's introductory set Bad Blood leads the latest midweeks by
>around 6,000 sales with new albums from Stereophonics and Dido in
>second and fourth places, according to the Official Charts Company.

I am astonished that Dido is as low as #4! :(

> Dido's new studio album Girl Who Got Away is at 4 and follows
>chart-toppers No Angel and Life For Rent and Safe Trip Home, which made
>it to 2 in 2008.

What has happened to the 3m people who bought her first two albums??

>
>Following his performance on Jonathan Ross's ITV1 programme last
>Saturday, Bruno Mars sees sales of his Atlantic album Unorthodox
>Jukebox rise 118% on the week as it climbs 6-5

You'd expect a bigger climb on that sort of % increase...

>, while the Les Miserables soundtrack from Polydor drops 3-7

Likely to lose the YTD #1 position back to Emeli then.

> and a new set from the vaults from Jimi Hendrix via Sony's Legacy
>Recordings.
>

'New' - hah! The 700th repackaging, more like!

>
>US actress and singer Bridgit Mendler, who stars as Teddy Duncan in the
>Disney Channel series Good Luck Charlie, is set for her first UK hit
>with the Polydor-issued Ready Or Not new at 7in the midweeks.

I had no idea who she was when I first heard the song, but I like it.

>
>A quarter of a century after first becoming a hit, Fleetwood Mac's
>Everywhere is set for a spetacular return to the Top 40 this Sunday
>thanks to its use in a 3 TV ad. Originally peaking at 4 in 1988, the
>Warner Bros single sprints 87-14 in the midweeks.

They owe that pony a big bag of oats! :p

>Another oldie revived is Sarah McLachlan's RCA-handled Angel, which is
>back at 34 in the midweeks after Olympian Beth Twiddle was accompanied
>by it on ITV1's Dancing On Ice last Friday. If it stays this high, the
>track will beat its current UK peak of 36 achieved in 1998.

Big 'if'!

>
>Singles
>
>Pos.. Artist - Title
>1. (1) Justin Timberlake - Mirrors
>2. (7) Bruno Mars - When I Was Your Man

IMO one of the most overrated artists around.

>6. (10) P!nk - Just Give Me A Reason (feat. Nate Ruess)

Surprised this is doing so well.

>7. (none) Bridgit Mendler - Ready Or Not

Like this one.

>9. (6) Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble

Soon to become her highest-selling UK single.

>12. (19) Olly Murs - Army Of Two

As per #2.

>14. (none) Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere

>16. (16) Ellie Goulding - Explosions

Entrenched in the T20 now.

>19. (21) The Lumineers - Ho Hey

Not as deeply as this one, though.

>27. (none) The 1975 - Chocolate

Still haven't heard this.

>30. (none) Stereophonics - Indian Summer

At long last... 8)

>35. (none) Birdy - People Help The People

I really hope this lasts the week, but that seems unlikely.

>39. (34) James Arthur - Impossible

Proving one of the most durable XFW songs - possibly even the
highest-selling by now?

>
>Albums
>
>Pos.. Artist - Title
>1. (none) Bastille - Bad Blood

Stil find this hard to believe.

>2. (none) Stereophonics - Graffiti On The Train
>3. (1) Emeli Sand� - Our Version Of Events
>4. (none) Dido - Girl Who Got Away

Shame! :(

>6. (none) Laura Mvula - Sing To The Moon

>13. (8) Michael Ball - Both Sides Now

Might climb later in the week.

>17. (16) Ellie Goulding - Halcyon

Following the pattern of her first album.

>19. (13) Taylor Swift - Red

>22. (none) Emmylou Harris - Old Yellow Moon

Good for US Country singers ATM...

>26. (22) Adele - 21

She's not gonna let Emeli forget who's the real powerhouse... :)

>33. (none) Brian McFadden - The Irish Connection

He's still around??

>37. (38) Lana Del Rey - Born To Die

Is she *ever* going to release 'Cola' as a single?

[John]

On Wed, 6 Mar 2013 17:35:05 +0000, Paul Hyett
<vidc...@invalid83261.co.uk> wrote:


>Singles

>2. (7) Bruno Mars - When I Was Your Man

I heard this for the first time yesterday and it came across as a very
lazy song, and dare I say a bit formulistic. Mr Mars is a very
talented singer but I think he's let himself down a bit here.

If you've heard the excellent Talking To The Moon you would know what
I mean. I think that would have smashed No. 1 had it been released as
a single.


--
John

[Chris Brown]

"Paul Hyett" <vidc...@invalid83261.co.uk> wrote in message
news:kO7Me2I1...@blueyonder.co.uk...

> On Wed, 6 Mar 2013 at 17:35:05, Paul Hyett <vidc...@invalid83261.co.uk>
> wrote in uk.music.charts :
>
>>Midweek Charts: Bastille aiming to give Universal chart-topping first
>>Source: MW
>>by Paul Williams
>>
>>South London band Bastille are presently poised to become the first Virgin
>>Records act under Universal ownership to debut at No 1 on the UK artist
>>albums chart.
>>
>>The group's introductory set Bad Blood leads the latest midweeks by around
>>6,000 sales with new albums from Stereophonics and Dido in second and
>>fourth places, according to the Official Charts Company.
>
> I am astonished that Dido is as low as #4! :(

You might not have seen that she was 3 on the Tues mids - it's the drop
since then that surprised me.

>> Dido's new studio album Girl Who Got Away is at 4 and follows
>> chart-toppers No Angel and Life For Rent and Safe Trip Home, which made
>> it to 2 in 2008.
>
> What has happened to the 3m people who bought her first two albums??

Not a lot. I'm sure some of them have died, but probably not very many.

>>Following his performance on Jonathan Ross's ITV1 programme last Saturday,
>>Bruno Mars sees sales of his Atlantic album Unorthodox Jukebox rise 118%
>>on the week as it climbs 6-5
>
> You'd expect a bigger climb on that sort of % increase...

...But remember the comparison is to the equivalent point last week. He was
only 11 on the mids then.

>>, while the Les Miserables soundtrack from Polydor drops 3-7
>
> Likely to lose the YTD #1 position back to Emeli then.

Yes. I don't know whether the re-issue will push them back in front though.

>> and a new set from the vaults from Jimi Hendrix via Sony's Legacy
>> Recordings.
>>
> 'New' - hah! The 700th repackaging, more like!

Ah, but you'll notice they call it a "new set" not new songs.

>>US actress and singer Bridgit Mendler, who stars as Teddy Duncan in the
>>Disney Channel series Good Luck Charlie, is set for her first UK hit with
>>the Polydor-issued Ready Or Not new at 7in the midweeks.
>
> I had no idea who she was when I first heard the song, but I like it.

Are you implying you'd like it more otherwise?

>>A quarter of a century after first becoming a hit, Fleetwood Mac's
>>Everywhere is set for a spetacular return to the Top 40 this Sunday thanks
>>to its use in a 3 TV ad. Originally peaking at 4 in 1988, the Warner Bros
>>single sprints 87-14 in the midweeks.
>
> They owe that pony a big bag of oats! :p

I guess so, not that it matters that much to them.

>>Another oldie revived is Sarah McLachlan's RCA-handled Angel, which is
>>back at 34 in the midweeks after Olympian Beth Twiddle was accompanied by
>>it on ITV1's Dancing On Ice last Friday. If it stays this high, the track
>>will beat its current UK peak of 36 achieved in 1998.
>
> Big 'if'!

Yes, it doesn't seem to have much staying power.

>>Singles
>>
>>Pos.. Artist - Title
>>1. (1) Justin Timberlake - Mirrors
>>2. (7) Bruno Mars - When I Was Your Man
>
> IMO one of the most overrated artists around.

Don't too many people dislike him for that?

>>6. (10) P!nk - Just Give Me A Reason (feat. Nate Ruess)
>
> Surprised this is doing so well.

I assume it must appeal to people who don't like her other stuff.

>>7. (none) Bridgit Mendler - Ready Or Not
>
> Like this one.

You said.

>>9. (6) Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble
>
> Soon to become her highest-selling UK single.

Good.

>>12. (19) Olly Murs - Army Of Two
>
> As per #2.

No way is he "rated" enough.

>>16. (16) Ellie Goulding - Explosions
>
> Entrenched in the T20 now.
>
>>19. (21) The Lumineers - Ho Hey
>
> Not as deeply as this one, though.

Yeah, it's so deep in the 20 it was at 21 last week?

>>27. (none) The 1975 - Chocolate
>
> Still haven't heard this.

Don't worry, it still isn't any good.

>>30. (none) Stereophonics - Indian Summer
>
> At long last... 8)

Maybe they should have released it at a different time of year?

>>35. (none) Birdy - People Help The People
>
> I really hope this lasts the week, but that seems unlikely.

It didn't only get one-off promo though, so it has a chance.

>>39. (34) James Arthur - Impossible
>
> Proving one of the most durable XFW songs - possibly even the
> highest-selling by now?

It must still be behind 'That's MY Goal', surely?

>>Albums
>>
>>Pos.. Artist - Title
>>1. (none) Bastille - Bad Blood
>
> Stil find this hard to believe.

Is there a still/Bastille pun going on there?

>>2. (none) Stereophonics - Graffiti On The Train

>>3. (1) Emeli Sandé - Our Version Of Events

>>4. (none) Dido - Girl Who Got Away
>
> Shame! :(

As I think I said the other day, I'm open to the possibility that the Dido
album might outsell the Stereophonics one overall, but they were always
likely to be more frontloaded on fanbase.

>>13. (8) Michael Ball - Both Sides Now
>
> Might climb later in the week.

Yes, I'm surprised it's fallen so much now.

>>19. (13) Taylor Swift - Red
>>22. (none) Emmylou Harris - Old Yellow Moon
>
> Good for US Country singers ATM...

Yeah, and Taylor Swift's doing quite well too.

>>33. (none) Brian McFadden - The Irish Connection
>
> He's still around??

This week's Paul-looking-surprised-at-one-of-his-own-predictions!

I for one am far less surprised that he's still releasing records (what else
is he going to do?) than that people are buying them.

>>37. (38) Lana Del Rey - Born To Die
>
> Is she *ever* going to release 'Cola' as a single?

Presumably not now, if she hasn't already. Would it even make sense as a
radio edit?

Chris

[Paul Hyett]

On Thu, 7 Mar 2013 at 12:04:01, Chris Brown <extrem...@yahoospam.com>
wrote in uk.music.charts :

>
>>> Dido's new studio album Girl Who Got Away is at 4 and follows
>>> chart-toppers No Angel and Life For Rent and Safe Trip Home, which made
>>> it to 2 in 2008.
>>
>> What has happened to the 3m people who bought her first two albums??
>
>Not a lot. I'm sure some of them have died

The albums weren't *that* bad... :p

>
>>>Following his performance on Jonathan Ross's ITV1 programme last Saturday,
>>>Bruno Mars sees sales of his Atlantic album Unorthodox Jukebox rise 118%
>>>on the week as it climbs 6-5
>>
>> You'd expect a bigger climb on that sort of % increase...
>
>...But remember the comparison is to the equivalent point last week. He
>was only 11 on the mids then.
>

So the usual confusion.

>>>, while the Les Miserables soundtrack from Polydor drops 3-7
>>
>> Likely to lose the YTD #1 position back to Emeli then.
>
>Yes. I don't know whether the re-issue will push them back in front though.

When is that?

>
>>>US actress and singer Bridgit Mendler, who stars as Teddy Duncan in the
>>>Disney Channel series Good Luck Charlie, is set for her first UK hit with
>>>the Polydor-issued Ready Or Not new at 7in the midweeks.
>>
>> I had no idea who she was when I first heard the song, but I like it.
>
>Are you implying you'd like it more otherwise?

More, if I hadn't heard it??

>
>>>Singles
>>>
>>>Pos.. Artist - Title
>>>1. (1) Justin Timberlake - Mirrors
>>>2. (7) Bruno Mars - When I Was Your Man
>>
>> IMO one of the most overrated artists around.
>
>Don't too many people dislike him for that?

Huh?

>
>>>6. (10) P!nk - Just Give Me A Reason (feat. Nate Ruess)
>>
>> Surprised this is doing so well.
>
>I assume it must appeal to people who don't like her other stuff.

Why would they like this, then?

>
>>>9. (6) Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble
>>
>> Soon to become her highest-selling UK single.
>
>Good.

I'd have preferred 'Love Story' to stay ahead.

>>
>> Entrenched in the T20 now.
>>
>>>19. (21) The Lumineers - Ho Hey
>>
>> Not as deeply as this one, though.
>
>Yeah, it's so deep in the 20 it was at 21 last week?

YTD top 20.

>
>>>39. (34) James Arthur - Impossible
>>
>> Proving one of the most durable XFW songs - possibly even the
>> highest-selling by now?
>
>It must still be behind 'That's MY Goal', surely?

Checking...

No - TMG was on 1103k at 19/1/13, and selling only about 100/wk. JA is
on 1153k now. However, Alex B's Hallelujah had sold 1249k by 19/1/13,
and is ticking along at ~350/wk.

>
>>>Albums
>>>
>>>Pos.. Artist - Title
>>>1. (none) Bastille - Bad Blood
>>
>> Stil find this hard to believe.
>
>Is there a still/Bastille pun going on there?

No.

>
>>>19. (13) Taylor Swift - Red
>>>22. (none) Emmylou Harris - Old Yellow Moon
>>
>> Good for US Country singers ATM...
>
>Yeah, and Taylor Swift's doing quite well too.

Very droll.

>
>>>33. (none) Brian McFadden - The Irish Connection
>>
>> He's still around??
>
>This week's Paul-looking-surprised-at-one-of-his-own-predictions!

I'm surprised he's charted this high.

[Paul Hyett]

On Thu, 7 Mar 2013 at 11:56:23, John <focus594...@yahoo.co.uk>
wrote in uk.music.charts :

>On Wed, 6 Mar 2013 17:35:05 +0000, Paul Hyett
><vidc...@invalid83261.co.uk> wrote:
>
>
>>Singles
>
>>2. (7) Bruno Mars - When I Was Your Man
>
>I heard this for the first time yesterday and it came across as a very
>lazy song

No, he's already done that one... :p

>
>If you've heard the excellent Talking To The Moon you would know what
>I mean. I think that would have smashed No. 1 had it been released as
>a single.

Then I'm glad it wasn't!

[Chris Brown]

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> On Thu, 7 Mar 2013 at 12:04:01, Chris Brown <extrem...@yahoospam.com>
> wrote in uk.music.charts :
>>
>>>> Dido's new studio album Girl Who Got Away is at 4 and follows
>>>> chart-toppers No Angel and Life For Rent and Safe Trip Home, which made
>>>> it to 2 in 2008.
>>>
>>> What has happened to the 3m people who bought her first two albums??
>>
>>Not a lot. I'm sure some of them have died
>
> The albums weren't *that* bad... :p

They were a long time ago though.

>>>>Following his performance on Jonathan Ross's ITV1 programme last
>>>>Saturday,
>>>>Bruno Mars sees sales of his Atlantic album Unorthodox Jukebox rise 118%
>>>>on the week as it climbs 6-5
>>>
>>> You'd expect a bigger climb on that sort of % increase...
>>
>>...But remember the comparison is to the equivalent point last week. He
>>was only 11 on the mids then.
>>
> So the usual confusion.

Yep. Obviously it makes sense to compare sales on a like-for-like basis, but
it's a bit inconsistent with the write-up.

>>>>, while the Les Miserables soundtrack from Polydor drops 3-7
>>>
>>> Likely to lose the YTD #1 position back to Emeli then.
>>
>>Yes. I don't know whether the re-issue will push them back in front
>>though.
>
> When is that?

The 18th.

>>>>US actress and singer Bridgit Mendler, who stars as Teddy Duncan in the
>>>>Disney Channel series Good Luck Charlie, is set for her first UK hit
>>>>with
>>>>the Polydor-issued Ready Or Not new at 7in the midweeks.
>>>
>>> I had no idea who she was when I first heard the song, but I like it.
>>
>>Are you implying you'd like it more otherwise?
>
> More, if I hadn't heard it??

It's tempting to agree, but I actually meant if you knew who she was.

>>>>Singles
>>>>
>>>>Pos.. Artist - Title
>>>>1. (1) Justin Timberlake - Mirrors
>>>>2. (7) Bruno Mars - When I Was Your Man
>>>
>>> IMO one of the most overrated artists around.
>>
>>Don't too many people dislike him for that?
>
> Huh?

Being overrated is a relative concept.

>>>>6. (10) P!nk - Just Give Me A Reason (feat. Nate Ruess)
>>>
>>> Surprised this is doing so well.
>>
>>I assume it must appeal to people who don't like her other stuff.
>
> Why would they like this, then?

I suppose for the same reasons you don't?

>>>>9. (6) Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble
>>>
>>> Soon to become her highest-selling UK single.
>>
>>Good.
>
> I'd have preferred 'Love Story' to stay ahead.

But that's not as good a song.

>>> Entrenched in the T20 now.
>>>
>>>>19. (21) The Lumineers - Ho Hey
>>>
>>> Not as deeply as this one, though.
>>
>>Yeah, it's so deep in the 20 it was at 21 last week?
>
> YTD top 20.

That's not really clear.

>>>>39. (34) James Arthur - Impossible
>>>
>>> Proving one of the most durable XFW songs - possibly even the
>>> highest-selling by now?
>>
>>It must still be behind 'That's MY Goal', surely?
>
> Checking...
>
> No - TMG was on 1103k at 19/1/13, and selling only about 100/wk.

I suppose that's a sign of how far sales have increased since 2005-6.

> JA is on
> 1153k now. However, Alex B's Hallelujah had sold 1249k by 19/1/13, and is
> ticking along at ~350/wk.

How do you know the current sales, BTW?

>>>>Albums
>>>>
>>>>Pos.. Artist - Title
>>>>1. (none) Bastille - Bad Blood
>>>
>>> Stil find this hard to believe.
>>
>>Is there a still/Bastille pun going on there?
>
> No.

Good.

>>>>19. (13) Taylor Swift - Red
>>>>22. (none) Emmylou Harris - Old Yellow Moon
>>>
>>> Good for US Country singers ATM...
>>
>>Yeah, and Taylor Swift's doing quite well too.
>
> Very droll.

Actually, there are two country singers in this chart... because the Emmylou
Harris single is a collaboration with Rodney Crowell.

>>>>33. (none) Brian McFadden - The Irish Connection
>>>
>>> He's still around??
>>
>>This week's Paul-looking-surprised-at-one-of-his-own-predictions!
>
> I'm surprised he's charted this high.

He might not have by the end of the week.

Chris

[Chris Brown]

"John" <focus594...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:4qvgj85fs4e6jt2is...@4ax.com...

> On Wed, 6 Mar 2013 17:35:05 +0000, Paul Hyett
> <vidc...@invalid83261.co.uk> wrote:
>
>
>>Singles
>
>>2. (7) Bruno Mars - When I Was Your Man
>
> I heard this for the first time yesterday and it came across as a very
> lazy song,

Pun intended?

>and dare I say a bit formulistic. Mr Mars is a very
> talented singer but I think he's let himself down a bit here.

To me that's been his problem all along though - he's a man of obvious
talent who seems determined to use it in the blandest way he can. I realise
that knowing what'll sell is itself a talent but not an especially edifying
one.

> If you've heard the excellent Talking To The Moon you would know what
> I mean. I think that would have smashed No. 1 had it been released as
> a single.

Although after three Number Ones from that album it would have been a tall
order.

Chris

[Paul Hyett]

On Thu, 7 Mar 2013 at 20:03:31, Chris Brown <extrem...@yahoospam.com>
wrote in uk.music.charts :
>>>
>>>>> Dido
>>>>

>>>> What has happened to the 3m people who bought her first two albums??
>>>
>>>Not a lot. I'm sure some of them have died
>>
>> The albums weren't *that* bad... :p
>
>They were a long time ago though.

Are you saying the albums *were* bad a long time ago?

>
>>>>>, while the Les Miserables soundtrack from Polydor drops 3-7
>>>>
>>>> Likely to lose the YTD #1 position back to Emeli then.
>>>
>>>Yes. I don't know whether the re-issue will push them back in front
>>>though.
>>
>> When is that?
>
>The 18th.

If it does, it'll only be briefly - besides, it's surely too soon for
people to want to buy a 'special edition'? Normally, it's the best part
of a year before one is released...

>
>>>>>US actress and singer Bridgit Mendler, who stars as Teddy Duncan in the
>>>>>Disney Channel series Good Luck Charlie, is set for her first UK hit
>>>>>with
>>>>>the Polydor-issued Ready Or Not new at 7in the midweeks.
>>>>
>>>> I had no idea who she was when I first heard the song, but I like it.
>>>
>>>Are you implying you'd like it more otherwise?
>>
>> More, if I hadn't heard it??
>
>It's tempting to agree, but I actually meant if you knew who she was.

It wouldn't have made a difference.
>
>>>>>Singles

>>>>>
>
>>>>>6. (10) P!nk - Just Give Me A Reason (feat. Nate Ruess)
>>>>
>>>> Surprised this is doing so well.
>>>
>>>I assume it must appeal to people who don't like her other stuff.
>>
>> Why would they like this, then?
>
>I suppose for the same reasons you don't?

Who said I didn't?

>
>>>>>9. (6) Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble
>>>>
>>>> Soon to become her highest-selling UK single.
>>>
>>>Good.
>>
>> I'd have preferred 'Love Story' to stay ahead.
>
>But that's not as good a song.

I disagree. IMO LS suits her musical style/personality better.

>
>>>> Entrenched in the T20 now.
>>>>
>>>>>19. (21) The Lumineers - Ho Hey
>>>>
>>>> Not as deeply as this one, though.
>>>
>>>Yeah, it's so deep in the 20 it was at 21 last week?
>>
>> YTD top 20.
>
>That's not really clear.

That's why I clarified. :)

>
>>>>>39. (34) James Arthur - Impossible
>>>>
>>>> Proving one of the most durable XFW songs - possibly even the
>>>> highest-selling by now?
>>>
>>>It must still be behind 'That's MY Goal', surely?
>>
>> Checking...
>>
>> No - TMG was on 1103k at 19/1/13, and selling only about 100/wk.
>
>I suppose that's a sign of how far sales have increased since 2005-6.
>
>> JA is on
>> 1153k now. However, Alex B's Hallelujah had sold 1249k by 19/1/13, and is
>> ticking along at ~350/wk.
>
>How do you know the current sales, BTW?

Because I read the Music Week sales threads on Buzzjack/Haven? :p

More to the point, I keep a spreadsheet of all the sales totals they
quote.

[Paul Hyett]

On Thu, 7 Mar 2013 at 21:11:48, Chris Brown <extrem...@yahoospam.com>
wrote in uk.music.charts :

>

>"John" <focus594...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:4qvgj85fs4e6jt2is...@4ax.com...
>> On Wed, 6 Mar 2013 17:35:05 +0000, Paul Hyett
>> <vidc...@invalid83261.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Singles
>>
>>>2. (7) Bruno Mars - When I Was Your Man
>>
>> I heard this for the first time yesterday and it came across as a very
>> lazy song,
>
>Pun intended?

I already spotted that. :)

>
>>and dare I say a bit formulistic. Mr Mars is a very
>> talented singer but I think he's let himself down a bit here.
>
>To me that's been his problem all along though - he's a man of obvious
>talent who seems determined to use it in the blandest way he can.

There was I, thinking his 'talent' *was* being bland... :)

[Paul Hyett]

On Wed, 6 Mar 2013 at 17:35:05, Paul Hyett
<vidc...@invalid83261.co.uk> wrote in uk.music.charts :

Midweek Charts update: Ross drives Bruno Mars demand
Source: MW
by Paul Willams


Bruno Mars' Unorthodox Jukebox is heading for its highest weekly UK
sales this year following his chat and performance on Jonathan Ross's
ITV1 show.

Demand for the Atlantic album has more than doubled since the TV
appearance last Saturday, lifting it 6-5 in the midweeks with more
copies sold at this point in the week than in any other week in 2013,
according to Official Charts Company stats.

Sales of When I Was Your Man, the song he performed, are also
significantly up - rising 43% at this stage of the week - to lift it
four places to a new peak of 3 in the lastest midweek singles chart.

Virgin act Bastille join Mars in both the artist albums and singles top
fives at this point of the week with their debut album Bad Blood heading
to No 1 on Sunday, while the cut Pompeii is narrowly ahead of When I Was
Your Man to hold onto runners-up place on singles. RCA act Justin
Timberlake holds at 1, having climbed to the top last weekend, while

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz's Thrift Shop on the Macklemore

label holds at 4 and Pink's RCA-issued Just Give Me A Reason with Fun's
Nate Ruess vaults 10-5 with sales up 71%.

Bridgit Mendler, star of the Disney Channel's Good Luck Charlie, will
score a first UK hit this Sunday with the Hollywood/Polydor single Ready
Or Not currently showing up as a new entry at 7.

It is a busy week for new albums with four of the Top 10 artist sellers
at present brand new entries. Besides Bastille at 1, Stereophonics'
Graffiti On The Train on their Stylus/Ignition label are at 2, Didio is
at 4 with Girl Who Got Away and her RCA colleague Laura Mvula at 7 with
Sing To The Moon. Virgin's Emeli Sande is down to 3 having remained at
No 1 last Sunday with Our Version Of Events.

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Friday Update Top 40 Only

Singles

1 Justin Timberlake
2 Bastille
3 Bruno Mars
4 Macklemore/Ryan Lewis/Wanz
5 P!nk/Nate Ruess

Top 10
7 Bridgit Mendler

Top 15
13 Olly Murs
15 Fleetwood Mac

Top 20
The Lumineers

Top 30
21 Script
23 Bruno Mars
24 The 1975
29 Stereophonics

Top 40
Drake
Olly Murs/Flo Rida
40 Bastille [Flaws]

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Albums

1 Bastille
2 Stereophonics
3 Emeli Sande
4 Dido
5 Bruno Mars

Top 10
7 Laura Mvula
10 Olly Murs

Top 15
13 P!nk

Top 30
Biffy Clyro
Script
Neil Diamond
Emmylou Harris
Jimi Hendrix

Top 40
Bruno Mars
Andrea Bocelli
Robbie williams
Eva Cassidy

[John]

On Thu, 7 Mar 2013 21:11:48 -0000, "Chris Brown"
<extrem...@yahoospam.com> wrote:

>
>"John" <focus594...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:4qvgj85fs4e6jt2is...@4ax.com...
>> On Wed, 6 Mar 2013 17:35:05 +0000, Paul Hyett
>> <vidc...@invalid83261.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Singles
>>
>>>2. (7) Bruno Mars - When I Was Your Man
>>
>> I heard this for the first time yesterday and it came across as a very
>> lazy song,
>
>Pun intended?

Yep :-)

>>and dare I say a bit formulistic. Mr Mars is a very
>> talented singer but I think he's let himself down a bit here.
>
>To me that's been his problem all along though - he's a man of obvious
>talent who seems determined to use it in the blandest way he can. I realise
>that knowing what'll sell is itself a talent but not an especially edifying
>one.

I wouldn't necessarily say that with his earlier singles. The first 3
singles were excellent, as was his collaboration on Billionaire.

>> If you've heard the excellent Talking To The Moon you would know what
>> I mean. I think that would have smashed No. 1 had it been released as
>> a single.
>
>Although after three Number Ones from that album it would have been a tall
>order.

True, though I thought it would have been a much better release than
Marry You or Count On Me though.
--
John

[John]

On Thu, 7 Mar 2013 17:35:42 +0000, Paul Hyett
<vidc...@invalid83261.co.uk> wrote:

>On Thu, 7 Mar 2013 at 12:04:01, Chris Brown <extrem...@yahoospam.com>
>wrote in uk.music.charts :

Paul:

>>>>39. (34) James Arthur - Impossible
>>>
>>> Proving one of the most durable XFW songs - possibly even the
>>> highest-selling by now?
>>
>>It must still be behind 'That's MY Goal', surely?
>
>Checking...
>
>No - TMG was on 1103k at 19/1/13, and selling only about 100/wk. JA is
>on 1153k now. However, Alex B's Hallelujah had sold 1249k by 19/1/13,
>and is ticking along at ~350/wk.

How did A Moment in Time do? I would have thought sales were quite
high for that.

--
John

[Paul Hyett]

On Fri, 8 Mar 2013 at 17:46:35, John <focus594...@yahoo.co.uk>
wrote in uk.music.charts :

I assume you mean Leona's 'A Moment Like This'. :)

I have no sales figure from MW for it, but checking my records, it had
sold ~775k by the time it had dropped to #6 in early 2007, and since it
dropped quickly after that, its subsequent sales won't be very high.

[Chris Brown]

"Paul Hyett" <vidc...@invalid83261.co.uk> wrote in message

news:qRV$55fOVu...@blueyonder.co.uk...

Does that mean Leona is the only winner to have outsold her debut single?

Chris

[John]

On Sat, 9 Mar 2013 07:31:26 +0000, Paul Hyett

<vidc...@invalid83261.co.uk> wrote:

>On Fri, 8 Mar 2013 at 17:46:35, John <focus594...@yahoo.co.uk>
>wrote in uk.music.charts :
>
>>On Thu, 7 Mar 2013 17:35:42 +0000, Paul Hyett
>><vidc...@invalid83261.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>>On Thu, 7 Mar 2013 at 12:04:01, Chris Brown <extrem...@yahoospam.com>
>>>wrote in uk.music.charts :
>>
>>Paul:
>>>>>>39. (34) James Arthur - Impossible
>>>>>
>>>>> Proving one of the most durable XFW songs - possibly even the
>>>>> highest-selling by now?
>>>>
>>>>It must still be behind 'That's MY Goal', surely?
>>>
>>>Checking...
>>>
>>>No - TMG was on 1103k at 19/1/13, and selling only about 100/wk. JA is
>>>on 1153k now. However, Alex B's Hallelujah had sold 1249k by 19/1/13,
>>>and is ticking along at ~350/wk.
>>
>>How did A Moment in Time do? I would have thought sales were quite
>>high for that.
>>
>I assume you mean Leona's 'A Moment Like This'. :)

Ooops, yes!

>I have no sales figure from MW for it, but checking my records, it had
>sold ~775k by the time it had dropped to #6 in early 2007, and since it
>dropped quickly after that, its subsequent sales won't be very high.

That's surprising. According to Wikipedia it sold 583k in it's first
week, so obviously didn't live up to that.

Just checked under the song title, and Wikipedia states 895k at the
end of 2012, so your figure is about right.

I reaklly thought it had sold a lot more.

--
John

[Paul Hyett]

On Sat, 9 Mar 2013 at 09:54:23, Chris Brown <extrem...@yahoospam.com>
wrote in uk.music.charts :
>>>

>>>How did A Moment in Time do? I would have thought sales were quite
>>>high for that.
>>>
>> I assume you mean Leona's 'A Moment Like This'. :)
>>
>> I have no sales figure from MW for it, but checking my records, it
>>had sold ~775k by the time it had dropped to #6 in early 2007, and
>>since it dropped quickly after that, its subsequent sales won't be
>>very high.
>
>Does that mean Leona is the only winner to have outsold her debut single?
>

Yes.

[Paul Hyett]

On Sat, 9 Mar 2013 at 13:38:52, John <focus594...@yahoo.co.uk>
wrote in uk.music.charts :
>>>

>>>How did A Moment in Time do? I would have thought sales were quite
>>>high for that.
>>>
>>I assume you mean Leona's 'A Moment Like This'. :)
>
>Ooops, yes!
>
>>I have no sales figure from MW for it, but checking my records, it had
>>sold ~775k by the time it had dropped to #6 in early 2007, and since it
>>dropped quickly after that, its subsequent sales won't be very high.
>
>That's surprising. According to Wikipedia it sold 583k in it's first
>week, so obviously didn't live up to that.

Just over 100k in wk2, then plummeting!

>
>Just checked under the song title, and Wikipedia states 895k at the
>end of 2012, so your figure is about right.

But is that Wikipedia one? :p

[Chris Brown]

"Paul Hyett" <vidc...@invalid83261.co.uk> wrote in message

news:gi8Nl3Jq...@blueyonder.co.uk...

> On Thu, 7 Mar 2013 at 20:03:31, Chris Brown <extrem...@yahoospam.com>
> wrote in uk.music.charts :
>>>>
>>>>>> Dido
>>>>>
>>>>> What has happened to the 3m people who bought her first two albums??
>>>>
>>>>Not a lot. I'm sure some of them have died
>>>
>>> The albums weren't *that* bad... :p
>>
>>They were a long time ago though.
>
> Are you saying the albums *were* bad a long time ago?

Bad enough.

>>>>>>, while the Les Miserables soundtrack from Polydor drops 3-7
>>>>>
>>>>> Likely to lose the YTD #1 position back to Emeli then.
>>>>
>>>>Yes. I don't know whether the re-issue will push them back in front
>>>>though.
>>>
>>> When is that?
>>
>>The 18th.
>
> If it does, it'll only be briefly -

If so, that's not really date-related though.

>besides, it's surely too soon for
> people to want to buy a 'special edition'? Normally, it's the best part of
> a year before one is released...

For normal albums, it's usually 6 months plus, but the point of this one is
that in includes all the songs in the film, which the original album didn't.
Of course a cynical person might think they've done this on purpose to sell
the same album twice.

>>>>>>US actress and singer Bridgit Mendler, who stars as Teddy Duncan in
>>>>>>the
>>>>>>Disney Channel series Good Luck Charlie, is set for her first UK hit
>>>>>>with
>>>>>>the Polydor-issued Ready Or Not new at 7in the midweeks.
>>>>>
>>>>> I had no idea who she was when I first heard the song, but I like it.
>>>>
>>>>Are you implying you'd like it more otherwise?
>>>
>>> More, if I hadn't heard it??
>>
>>It's tempting to agree, but I actually meant if you knew who she was.
>
> It wouldn't have made a difference.

That's what I thought.

>>>>>>Singles
>>>>>>
>>
>>>>>>6. (10) P!nk - Just Give Me A Reason (feat. Nate Ruess)
>>>>>
>>>>> Surprised this is doing so well.
>>>>
>>>>I assume it must appeal to people who don't like her other stuff.
>>>
>>> Why would they like this, then?
>>
>>I suppose for the same reasons you don't?
>
> Who said I didn't?

You mentioned it before. Also, it has that bloke form Fun. on it.

>>>>>>9. (6) Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble
>>>>>
>>>>> Soon to become her highest-selling UK single.
>>>>
>>>>Good.
>>>
>>> I'd have preferred 'Love Story' to stay ahead.
>>
>>But that's not as good a song.
>
> I disagree. IMO LS suits her musical style/personality better.

Technically speaking, that's not disagreeing. Or were those two separate
ideas.

In any case, I don't know her personally and don't like her style enough to
care whether something's similar to it.

>>>>> Entrenched in the T20 now.
>>>>>
>>>>>>19. (21) The Lumineers - Ho Hey
>>>>>
>>>>> Not as deeply as this one, though.
>>>>
>>>>Yeah, it's so deep in the 20 it was at 21 last week?
>>>
>>> YTD top 20.
>>
>>That's not really clear.
>
> That's why I clarified. :)

Does that mean Ellie G's in the YTD T20 then?

>>>>>>39. (34) James Arthur - Impossible
>>>>>
>>>>> Proving one of the most durable XFW songs - possibly even the
>>>>> highest-selling by now?
>>>>
>>>>It must still be behind 'That's MY Goal', surely?
>>>
>>> Checking...
>>>
>>> No - TMG was on 1103k at 19/1/13, and selling only about 100/wk.
>>
>>I suppose that's a sign of how far sales have increased since 2005-6.
>>
>>> JA is on
>>> 1153k now. However, Alex B's Hallelujah had sold 1249k by 19/1/13, and
>>> is
>>> ticking along at ~350/wk.
>>
>>How do you know the current sales, BTW?
>
> Because I read the Music Week sales threads on Buzzjack/Haven? :p
>
> More to the point, I keep a spreadsheet of all the sales totals they
> quote.

So it's a calculation from sales between updates, then?

Chris

[Paul Hyett]

On Sat, 9 Mar 2013 at 18:38:54, Chris Brown <extrem...@yahoospam.com>

wrote in uk.music.charts :
>>>>>
>>>>>>> Dido
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What has happened to the 3m people who bought her first two albums??
>>>>>
>>>>>Not a lot. I'm sure some of them have died
>>>>
>>>> The albums weren't *that* bad... :p
>>>
>>>They were a long time ago though.
>>
>> Are you saying the albums *were* bad a long time ago?
>
>Bad enough.

8)

>
>>>>>>>, while the Les Miserables soundtrack from Polydor drops 3-7
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Likely to lose the YTD #1 position back to Emeli then.
>>>>>
>>>>>Yes. I don't know whether the re-issue will push them back in front
>>>>>though.
>>>>
>>>> When is that?
>>>
>>>The 18th.
>>
>> If it does, it'll only be briefly -
>
>If so, that's not really date-related though.
>
>>besides, it's surely too soon for
>> people to want to buy a 'special edition'? Normally, it's the best part of
>> a year before one is released...
>
>For normal albums, it's usually 6 months plus, but the point of this
>one is that in includes all the songs in the film, which the original
>album didn't.

An odd omission.

>Of course a cynical person might think they've done this on purpose to
>sell the same album twice.

So what's new... :p

>
>>>>>>>Singles
>>>>>>>
>>>
>>>>>>>6. (10) P!nk - Just Give Me A Reason (feat. Nate Ruess)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Surprised this is doing so well.
>>>>>
>>>>>I assume it must appeal to people who don't like her other stuff.
>>>>
>>>> Why would they like this, then?
>>>
>>>I suppose for the same reasons you don't?
>>
>> Who said I didn't?
>
>You mentioned it before. Also, it has that bloke form Fun. on it.

Yeah, but Pink is more appealing than him... :p

>
>>>>>> Entrenched in the T20 now.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>19. (21) The Lumineers - Ho Hey
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Not as deeply as this one, though.
>>>>>
>>>>>Yeah, it's so deep in the 20 it was at 21 last week?
>>>>
>>>> YTD top 20.
>>>
>>>That's not really clear.
>>
>> That's why I clarified. :)
>
>Does that mean Ellie G's in the YTD T20 then?
>

Heading that way...

>>>>>>>39. (34) James Arthur - Impossible
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Proving one of the most durable XFW songs - possibly even the
>>>>>> highest-selling by now?
>>>>>
>>>>>It must still be behind 'That's MY Goal', surely?
>>>>
>>>> Checking...
>>>>
>>>> No - TMG was on 1103k at 19/1/13, and selling only about 100/wk.
>>>
>>>I suppose that's a sign of how far sales have increased since 2005-6.
>>>
>>>> JA is on
>>>> 1153k now. However, Alex B's Hallelujah had sold 1249k by 19/1/13, and
>>>> is
>>>> ticking along at ~350/wk.
>>>
>>>How do you know the current sales, BTW?
>>
>> Because I read the Music Week sales threads on Buzzjack/Haven? :p
>>
>> More to the point, I keep a spreadsheet of all the sales totals they
>> quote.
>
>So it's a calculation from sales between updates, then?

Yes - I'd have thought you'd have seen the link I post each week as part
of my YTD sales notes?

http://www.vidcapper.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/TotalSalesSummary.xls

[Chris Brown]

"Paul Hyett" <vidc...@invalid83261.co.uk> wrote in message

news:KmYHki2$jDPR...@blueyonder.co.uk...

> On Sat, 9 Mar 2013 at 18:38:54, Chris Brown <extrem...@yahoospam.com>
> wrote in uk.music.charts :
>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>, while the Les Miserables soundtrack from Polydor drops 3-7
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Likely to lose the YTD #1 position back to Emeli then.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Yes. I don't know whether the re-issue will push them back in front
>>>>>>though.
>>>>>
>>>>> When is that?
>>>>
>>>>The 18th.
>>>
>>> If it does, it'll only be briefly -
>>
>>If so, that's not really date-related though.
>>
>>>besides, it's surely too soon for
>>> people to want to buy a 'special edition'? Normally, it's the best part
>>> of
>>> a year before one is released...
>>
>>For normal albums, it's usually 6 months plus, but the point of this one
>>is that in includes all the songs in the film, which the original album
>>didn't.
>
> An odd omission.

The official reason is that they didn't have time to mix all the tracks in
time for the original release to coincide with the film.

>>Of course a cynical person might think they've done this on purpose to
>>sell the same album twice.
>
> So what's new... :p

Well, they do normally come up something new for deluxe versions, not just
stuff that was consciously omitted from the original.

>>>>>>>>Singles
>>>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>6. (10) P!nk - Just Give Me A Reason (feat. Nate Ruess)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Surprised this is doing so well.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I assume it must appeal to people who don't like her other stuff.
>>>>>
>>>>> Why would they like this, then?
>>>>
>>>>I suppose for the same reasons you don't?
>>>
>>> Who said I didn't?
>>
>>You mentioned it before. Also, it has that bloke form Fun. on it.
>
> Yeah, but Pink is more appealing than him... :p

In which case, a song she only sings half of is worse than one she sings all
of, right?

>>>>>>> Entrenched in the T20 now.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>19. (21) The Lumineers - Ho Hey
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Not as deeply as this one, though.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Yeah, it's so deep in the 20 it was at 21 last week?
>>>>>
>>>>> YTD top 20.
>>>>
>>>>That's not really clear.
>>>
>>> That's why I clarified. :)
>>
>>Does that mean Ellie G's in the YTD T20 then?
>>
> Heading that way...

Guess this week will have helped.

>>>>>>>>39. (34) James Arthur - Impossible
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Proving one of the most durable XFW songs - possibly even the
>>>>>>> highest-selling by now?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>It must still be behind 'That's MY Goal', surely?
>>>>>
>>>>> Checking...
>>>>>
>>>>> No - TMG was on 1103k at 19/1/13, and selling only about 100/wk.
>>>>
>>>>I suppose that's a sign of how far sales have increased since 2005-6.
>>>>
>>>>> JA is on
>>>>> 1153k now. However, Alex B's Hallelujah had sold 1249k by 19/1/13, and
>>>>> is
>>>>> ticking along at ~350/wk.
>>>>
>>>>How do you know the current sales, BTW?
>>>
>>> Because I read the Music Week sales threads on Buzzjack/Haven? :p
>>>
>>> More to the point, I keep a spreadsheet of all the sales totals they
>>> quote.
>>
>>So it's a calculation from sales between updates, then?
>
> Yes - I'd have thought you'd have seen the link I post each week as part
> of my YTD sales notes?
>
> http://www.vidcapper.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/TotalSalesSummary.xls

I didn't realise the methodology was spelt out though.

Chris

[John]

Of course, Wikipedia is never wrong :-) To be fair, they do quote a
source.

http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-top-10-biggest-selling-x-factor-debut-singles-and-albums-revealed-1746/
--
John

[Paul Hyett]

On Mon, 11 Mar 2013 at 23:37:04, John <focus594...@yahoo.co.uk>
wrote in uk.music.charts :
>>>>>

>>>>I assume you mean Leona's 'A Moment Like This'. :)
>>>

>>>Just checked under the song title, and Wikipedia states 895k at the
>>>end of 2012, so your figure is about right.
>>
>>But is that Wikipedia one? :p
>
>Of course, Wikipedia is never wrong :-) To be fair, they do quote a
>source.
>
>http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-top-10-biggest-selling-x-fa
>ctor-debut-singles-and-albums-revealed-1746/

Fair enough, then. :)