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Posted by: Steve201 4th December 2016, 08:26 PM

So who do you think will be the Xmas no1 album this year - Little Mix and Michael Ball/Boe seem favourites now but who knows what shoppers will buy in the thousands on Xmas week?!

Posted by: XMAS Rob S~ 4th December 2016, 08:29 PM

I've gone for Michael Ball & Alfie Boe but little mix as a extremely close 2nd choice!

Posted by: Frosty Xmas Baps 4th December 2016, 08:31 PM

It will either be Elvis or another.

Posted by: ThePensmith 4th December 2016, 08:44 PM

Ball & Boe have got this I think...been selling consistently every week since it's release. Failing that Little Mix!

Posted by: Dancember 4th December 2016, 08:47 PM

The multiple choice wasn't intentional I'm guessing? I've removed that but tell me if that was the intention. I think it's Michael Ball anyway

Posted by: Steve201 4th December 2016, 09:09 PM

Yeh it was by mistake, I don't do many topics lol. Thanks!

Posted by: gooddelta 4th December 2016, 09:14 PM

Undecided between Little Mix and Ball and Boe but I've gone for the latter, as many LM fans will have switched to streaming now whereas I can't imagine many people will be streaming (or downloading) Together at all but its physicals are consistently huge and it's obviously the granny/auntie/parent present of choice.

Pretty crazy that Michael Ball of all people can be in a position to get a Xmas #1 album in 2016 but it's sort of representative of the year as a whole. MOR middle aged artists really rule the roost more than ever in the album chart now.

Posted by: Steve201 4th December 2016, 09:17 PM

Has Michael Ball even got any AirPlay on radio 2 or the likes?

As for LM as you were saying GD Glory Days will be a present of choice which could cancel out the fact their support streams mainly now!

Posted by: Robbie 4th December 2016, 10:04 PM

I've gone for Little Mix. Possibly selling 105,000 copies in what will be a low selling year. 10 years ago the top 15 all sold over that amount in Christmas week.

Posted by: Joe. 4th December 2016, 10:11 PM

Hmmm I don't think Mix fans have 'switched to streaming', they're having some of the biggest physical sales of the year and that's where most of their sales come from.

Posted by: gooddelta 4th December 2016, 10:30 PM

I didn't really get my point across very well looking back.

I meant that the majority of Ball & Boe's sales will be physical, whereas a lot of Little Mix's fans might not actually really need the album physically as they just don't use CDs/even own a CD player. It will still be a big Xmas gift though of course but maybe not as much as Ball & Boe's, purely because more people are likely to be bought the CD of that album as a Xmas present I guess as none of the fanbase for that album will be streaming it so in that respect it's more of a 'safe' gift. In a similar respect, iTunes gift cards are now becoming a bit redundant for many people because less and less people are downloading.

The big advantage for LM though, and one reason I'm not ruling them out, is the concert DVD on the deluxe version, which is a great gift in itself. I've said it before and I'll say it again, I cannot belive the supermarkets aren't stocking the deluxe, it would fly off the shelves with the DVD..

Posted by: SLlewellyn 4th December 2016, 10:37 PM

Ball & Boe, though it looks as though Little Mix will be up there!

Posted by: shindymindy 4th December 2016, 11:11 PM

If they do perform Touch on XFactor next week then I think LM will get the number 1 album.

Posted by: Common Sense 5th December 2016, 08:45 AM

Voted Ball/Boe

Posted by: Steve201 5th December 2016, 09:42 PM

1 vote for Rolling Stones - could have a chance although their sales will only really dominate this week!

Posted by: Steve201 8th December 2016, 10:50 PM

This week has shown that Ball/Boe have eased ahead of the rest consistency wise but will the big XF final promo and other TV shows skew this for the next two weeks!??

Posted by: Scene 9th December 2016, 01:42 AM

I'm thinking Elvis.

Posted by: Steve201 9th December 2016, 10:30 AM

What makes you think that? He should be top 5 but it doesn't seem to have the numbers last years one did.

Posted by: bah... humbug... 9th December 2016, 10:43 AM

I think the top 5 albums will look more like this next week

1 MB & AB
2 Rolling Stones/ Elvis Presley
3 Little Mix (X Factor performance on Sunday will give the album a boost)
4 Elvis Presley/ Rolling Stones (depends if RS album drops off a fair bit in its second week)
5 Robbie Williams

Posted by: shindymindy 9th December 2016, 10:59 AM

I think LM will be number 2 next week with big numbers.

Posted by: Hadji 9th December 2016, 11:15 AM

I hope it's Michael & Alfie

Posted by: Tinasha 9th December 2016, 11:16 AM

I can see the top 3 all doing over 100k.

Posted by: Steve201 9th December 2016, 02:05 PM

Ball/Boe on for 70k this week with no promo - they have the ITV special tonight so should break 90-100k next week. I'm not sure how the XF final will affect things!

Posted by: timjimlee 14th December 2016, 11:55 AM

Little Mix looking a bit of a longshot for the Christmas Number 1 Album now.

Posted by: gooddelta 14th December 2016, 12:10 PM

Annoying that the bookies aren't taking bets on this, I'd happily stake a lot of money on Ball and Boe And would have done the same weeks ago when their odds would have been longer...I guess they figure it's a foregone conclusion.

Posted by: Serg Mix 14th December 2016, 01:43 PM

Together will get this easily, moms need a gift!

Posted by: Steve201 24th December 2016, 02:06 PM

Well done anyone who voted for Michael Ball/Alfie Boe!