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BuzzJack Music Forum _ UK Charts _ iTunes Weekly Thread W/C 16th September 2016
Posted by: Joe. 15th September 2016, 10:05 PM
iTunes Weekly Thread
For discussion of the iTunes Singles chart.
Helpful Links
External
- LivePopBars (Top 1500 iTunes Chart): http://www.lpb5.com/lpb1024.php?Region=143444&Chart=34&ref=lpb1&t=1421540829
- Kworb.net (Top 100 Popularity Bars, updated roughly every 2 hours): http://kworb.net/popuk/
- Digital Sales Data (estimated sales for the Top 100): http://digitalsalesdata.com/diydsd.php?Region=143444
Internal
- Peak positions of pre-order singles on iTunes: http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=162070
- iTunes Album Chart Discussion: http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=185357
- International iTunes Chart Threads: http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/International-Charts-f131.html
- Spotify Chart Thread: http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=185366
New Releases
courtesy of ManicKangaroo
Allie X - That’s So Us
Anna Kendrick & Justin Timberlake – True Colors [GRAT]
Bad Sounds - Wages
Barry Gibb - Star Crossed Lovers [GRAT]
Calvin Harris – My Way
Craig David & Sigala - Ain’t Giving Up (Remixes)
Dillon Francis feat Will Heard - Anywhere
Dragonette feat Dada – Sweet Poison
Drumsound & Bassline Smith feat Conor Maynard - Catch Me Here
Emeli Sande – Hurts
Empire Cast feat Jussie Smollett - Need Freedom
Fenech-Soler – Kaleidoscope (EP)
Future King feat Nikki Amber – The Lights On
Idina Menzel – Perfect Story [GRAT]
Imagine Dragons – Gold (Jorgen Odegard Remix)
Jack Rose – Can't Say No
Jojo – Mad Love [GRAT]
Lemaitre feat Stanaj - Playing To Lose
Matt Corby – Empires Attraction
Mayer Hawthorne – Everybody Wants To Rule The World
Pentatonix feat Dolly Parton - Jolene
Pet Shop Boys – Say It To Me (CDS)
Phantogram - Same Old Blues [GRAT]
Shawn Mendes – Don't Be A Fool [GRAT]
Skylar Grey – Lemonade [GRAT]
Tinashe – Company
The Vamps feat Chris Motionless - Inside Of Me
Yello – Blue Biscuit [GRAT]
Posted by: JosephStyles 15th September 2016, 11:00 PM
New week, new thread! 
Posted by: cqmerqn 15th September 2016, 11:01 PM
Calvin to smash!
Is emeli not releasing until later on?
Posted by: mdh 15th September 2016, 11:11 PM
7am.
New thread, wonder if we'll break 400 again?
Posted by: timjimlee 15th September 2016, 11:30 PM
Will James Arthur knock The Chainsmokers off the top spot before Calvin or Emeli?
Posted by: Tombo 15th September 2016, 11:32 PM
This to somehow smash this week!
Posted by: Mark. 16th September 2016, 12:18 AM
81. Say It to Me (Tom Demac Mix) - Pet Shop Boys
Posted by: ___∆___ 16th September 2016, 12:56 AM
Gavin James and Dua Lipa both 59p this week so hopefully could challenge for Top 40 next week.
PSB seem to be doing better with this release than any others from their new album?
Posted by: ___∆___ 16th September 2016, 01:20 AM
Mollie King 'Back To You' also added to the 59p club this week 
Hope it gets a decent boost.
Posted by: cqmerqn 16th September 2016, 05:26 AM
I don't like Calvin's new song. I just cringe whenever I hear his voice on his tracks, I find it so 'cheesy'..
I can't see this going top 3 actually, considering there's no support from fan-base buys.
Posted by: omrimayo 16th September 2016, 06:09 AM
Jesus. A smash. So not Emeli sandé! It's like the bomb and the lyrics are so relatable. Yas!
Posted by: gavindeejay 16th September 2016, 06:31 AM
64. Calvin Harris - My Way
It's not his best, but on first listen I prefer it to TIWYCF.
Posted by: AcerBen 16th September 2016, 06:32 AM
Emeli's single is amazing. #1 please!
Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 16th September 2016, 06:47 AM
Hope Emeli smashes with Hurts, incredible comeback!
Posted by: Bjork 16th September 2016, 06:49 AM
james arthur 0.90 combined wow
Posted by: ML Hammer95 16th September 2016, 07:13 AM
The Emeli Sande song should do well and deservedly so. It sounds a very 'autumn' song if that makes any sense... 
Posted by: Bjork 16th September 2016, 07:14 AM
50 Calvin Harris My Way
Posted by: cqmerqn 16th September 2016, 07:21 AM
I really like Emeli's new song. After hearing both songs, I predict:
Emeli: #3
Calvin: #8
Posted by: tommie 16th September 2016, 07:25 AM
if jams potato arther iz numbar own i will stan
so much better dan laddy gaggs if dats da cas
Posted by: Bjork 16th September 2016, 07:34 AM
disappointed that R1 have chosen Calvin as TOTD instead of Emeli 
well, at least she's song #1 on the new music Friday playlist on Spotify
Posted by: omrimayo 16th September 2016, 07:41 AM
well, at least she's song #1 on the new music Friday playlist on Spotify That's really weird... And I like Calvin but the song is not good. Anyway - She will do much better than him. Where is she?
Posted by: Bjork 16th September 2016, 07:46 AM
39 Calvin Harris - My Way
304 Emeli Sande - Hurts
Posted by: omrimayo 16th September 2016, 07:52 AM
304 Emeli Sande - Hurts
WTF? After the radio 1 appearance? That's low.
Posted by: Joe. 16th September 2016, 07:54 AM
well, at least she's song #1 on the new music Friday playlist on Spotify It doesn't matter on New Music Fridays, because big new releases like Emeli will get the same amount of plays as TOTD. It's actually better NOT to be TOTD on New Music Friday. For example Hair by Little Mix got the same amount of plays on the Friday as Pink's Just Like Fire, which was the TOTD on the same day, but they then benefited from being TOTD 2 days later. So got double the exposure on release week.
I do, however, think due to such a long break think Emeli will not match expectations at all.
Posted by: liamk97 16th September 2016, 08:18 AM
I've got #18 for Calvin and #65 and #138 for Emeli.
Posted by: Bjork 16th September 2016, 08:24 AM
slow start for emeli but big climb now... think it started slow cos it's not a "single", couldn't find it at first, but has to be bought off the album
Hurts #53 & 83
Posted by: ElectroBoy 16th September 2016, 08:27 AM
my guess is Chainsmokers will remain number 1 overall due to streams, James Arthur will be number 1 on sales - as he is taking some fairly big climbs now that he is getting radio plays. Calvin Harris will be Number 2 on both
Emeli - top 30 debut (officially)
Posted by: omrimayo 16th September 2016, 08:36 AM
Emeli - top 30 debut (officially)
What? Top 30? Top 10 for sure at least.
Posted by: omrimayo 16th September 2016, 08:37 AM
Hurts #53 & 83
2 versions indeed because of an album pre order. Climb!
Posted by: ___∆___ 16th September 2016, 08:38 AM
37 Twenty One Pilots - Cancer
Doing much better than I expected - Get that smash TØP!
Posted by: Bjork 16th September 2016, 08:43 AM
hahaha was gonna post how disappointingly the new 21 Pilots is doing relative to the US (top 3)
Calvin now #14
Emeli #42 & 57
Posted by: Herbs 16th September 2016, 08:45 AM
not impressed with the calvin harris track on first listen. such a shame james arthur has no chance of challenging for the official number 1 (bar a miracle turnaround with streaming)
Posted by: Hadji 16th September 2016, 09:15 AM
well, at least she's song #1 on the new music Friday playlist on Spotify They need to get their heads out of Calvin's arse. On the other side, she'll have the biggest selling album of the year
Posted by: Mango 16th September 2016, 09:20 AM
Yeah, echoing most people's comments on here that Calvin's single is pretty average but Emeli's is brilliant! Both should go Top 10, though I'm hoping Top 3 for Emeli, she deserves it with a comeback single like that.
Posted by: omrimayo 16th September 2016, 09:43 AM
Calvin 10 and Emelie 16 combined. She will pass him soon, I'm hoping, She was out after him.
Posted by: Bjork 16th September 2016, 09:44 AM
calvin #10
Emeli #32 + 48
Posted by: jazzy_765 16th September 2016, 09:58 AM
I really hope Gaga hasn't peaked already this week out of top 20 on iTunes and down to #45 on Spotify. wish we could rewind the years.
Posted by: Mango 16th September 2016, 10:07 AM
out of top 20 on iTunes and down to #45 on Spotify. wish we could rewind the years.I think it's pretty clear that Gaga's chart dominating days are well and truly over.
Posted by: Houdini 16th September 2016, 10:47 AM
Well I guess autumn has begun as of today so it's fitting. There's no way that the heavy rain and thunder of last night can be considered as summer!
---------------
As I could have guessed Calvin Harris is already in the top 10, I think sometimes it's his name alone that gets him so high in the charts. I haven't heard his new song yet but I'm sure the formula is the same for this one as well.
Posted by: ElectroBoy 16th September 2016, 10:58 AM
06. Calvin Harris // My Way 20. Emeli Sandé // Hurts (+43)
Posted by: omrimayo 16th September 2016, 11:19 AM
06. Calvin Harris // My Way 20. Emeli Sandé // Hurts (+43)She's 13 combined.
Posted by: Jonjo 16th September 2016, 11:37 AM
Hoping Twenty One Pilots can overtake Major Lazer before Emeli manages to move them out of the top 10. Ideally it'd be Callum first, but he's currently #8.
Posted by: AcerBen 16th September 2016, 11:45 AM
Kevin Simm's just released a single today called "Wildfire". It's not very good.
Posted by: ElectroBoy 16th September 2016, 11:55 AM
01. James Arthur // Say You Wont Let Go (+56)
06. Calvin Harris // My Way 19. Emeli Sande // Hurts (+38)
Posted by: timjimlee 16th September 2016, 11:58 AM
That's a Yes then!
Posted by: ElectroBoy 16th September 2016, 11:59 AM
I take it James has performed somewhere to close the 0.13 gap on Kworb
Posted by: Rob S 16th September 2016, 12:05 PM
Yep. This Morning!
Posted by: omrimayo 16th September 2016, 12:25 PM
OK James song is really the best in the top 10, I'm hoping he will start doing good on Spotify, It makes no sense to be number 1 or top 2 for a week and be only number 80 on Spotify, Some updates Playlists put him there today?
Posted by: jakewild 16th September 2016, 12:35 PM
01. James Arthur // Say You Wont Let Go (+56) 06. Calvin Harris // My Way 19. Emeli Sande // Hurts (+38)k i might not like him but this is pretty impressive when you think one of the biggest popstars released her comeback at the same time and is @ 26 lol
Posted by: awardinary 16th September 2016, 12:39 PM
Weekly iTunes 59p Bargains
(in alphabetical order, current songs highlighted in green)
4 Non Blondes – What's Up
a-ha – Take On Me
Aerosmith – Crazy
Alicia Keys – Fallin'
Alien Ant Farm – Smooth Criminal
The All American Rejects – Gives You Hell
Amy Winehouse – Back To Black
Anne-Marie – Alarm
Avicii – Hey Brother
Baccara – Yes Sir, I Can Boogie
The Bloodhound Gang – The Bad Touch
Bryan Adams – Everything I Do (I Do It For You)
Calvin Harris – Feel So Close
Christina Aguilera – Ain't No Other Man
Chuck Berry – You Never Can Tell
The Civil Brothers – Barton Hollow
Drake feat. Majid Jordan – Hold On, We're Going Home
Dua Lipa – Blow Your Mind
Eminem – Stan
Example – Changed The Way You Kiss Me
Fall Out Boy – Dance Dance
Gavin James – Nervous (The Ooh Song) [Mark McCabe Remix]
Guns N' Roses – Paradise City
Jamiroquai – Love Foolosophy
Jay-Z – Hard Knock Life (The Ghetto Anthem)
Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull – Dance Again
Jennifer Rush – The Power Of Love
Jessie Ware – Tough Love
John Gibbons – Would I Lie To You
Kasabian – L.S.F.
Katy Perry – Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)
Kelis – Trick Me
Kelly Rolland – Work [Freemasons Radio Edit]
Kungs feat. Jamie N Commons – Don't You Know
LL Cool J – Doin' It
The Lovin' Spoonful – Summer In The City
Matoma & Becky Hill – False Alarm
MGMT – Electric Feel
Mollie King – Back To You
Newton Faulkner – Dream Catch Me
Ne-Yo – So Sick
Olly Murs – You Don't Know Love
OneRepublic – Kids
Owl City – Fireflies
P!nk – Just Like A Pill
Pitbull feat. Chris Brown – International Love
Reef – Place Your Hands
Rita Ora feat. Tinie Tempah – R.I.P.
R. Kelly – She's Got That Vibe
Savage Garden – To The Moon & Back
Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell Williams – Drop It Like It's Hot
The Script – For The First Time
TIEKS feat. Dan Harkna – Sunshine
Tiggs Da Author feat. Lady Leshurr – Run
Timbaland feat. One Republic – Apologize
Whitney Houston – One Moment In Time
TOTAL — 56 Songs
Posted by: jakewild 16th September 2016, 12:41 PM
this is a rly good idea. just got a few 👌🏼
Posted by: jakewild 16th September 2016, 12:45 PM
doin it 🙌🏼
Posted by: awardinary 16th September 2016, 12:48 PM
I hope it's useful for some who like me appreciate a good bargain.
Gooddelta you may use this information as you wish each week for your weekly thread.
Posted by: BillyH 16th September 2016, 12:55 PM
Was gonna grab a copy of Everything I Do, but the only one available digitally on iTunes or Spotify is the full-length 6:33 album version, not the much shorter 4-minute edit that was on the music video, 7" and CD single, played on radio and the hit everyone actually bought at the time, which is a shame. I like the song but not enough to keep my attention a whole two-minutes-thirty more than I should.
Posted by: gooddelta 16th September 2016, 01:46 PM
Gooddelta you may use this information as you wish each week for your weekly thread.
Thanks awardinary, might be nice to keep them separate perhaps, drive traffic into both threads. Great idea!
Posted by: AcerBen 16th September 2016, 01:59 PM
It just goes to show how much those playlists are distorting the chart
Posted by: Hassaan 16th September 2016, 02:07 PM
James Arthur at #1! I didn't expect that at all. It'll be interesting to see if he can hold onto that for the whole week. If so, and his streaming is decent, he could get a #1 officially which would be the first a male solo act from The X Factor has done so since Zayn with Pillowtalk, although if you wish to discount him as he was in 1D, it'd be the first since his own winners single "Impossible" (excluding that, Olly Murs' Troublemaker in 2012).
Posted by: Bjork 16th September 2016, 02:15 PM
Calvin @3
Emeli @8 combined (19&22)
Posted by: omrimayo 16th September 2016, 02:29 PM
OK, James at 1 with more than 25% lead! WTFFF! C'mon Spotify! Emelie is 7 combined.
Posted by: Hassaan 16th September 2016, 02:36 PM
Well, he was interviewed on This Morning and a short clip of the music video was shown.
Posted by: *Ben* 16th September 2016, 02:44 PM
(in alphabetical order, current songs highlighted in green)
Very good idea but I would rather post it immediately in the iTunes weekly thread and not separately
Posted by: djgrafdemon 16th September 2016, 03:13 PM
ha impakt! JA is currently #1! Are there any haters left? 
Posted by: awardinary 16th September 2016, 03:33 PM
I wondered where that topic had gone, it looked like it had been deleted!
So just to be clear you don't want me posting this in future as you'd rather do so yourself within this weekly thread?
You might want to speak to gooddelta too as I believe he was going to make use of the data.
Shame really, I was hoping to find a Chart project I could contribute to each week.
Posted by: mdh 16th September 2016, 03:34 PM
2. Calvin Harris - My Way
7. Emeli Sande - Hurts
Estimating Emeli's current combined total based on the existing totals for #19 & #20.
Posted by: *Ben* 16th September 2016, 03:45 PM
So just to be clear you don't want me posting this in future as you'd rather do so yourself within this weekly thread?
You might want to speak to gooddelta too as I believe he was going to make use of the data.
Shame really, I was hoping to find a Chart project I could contribute to each week.
Jesus NOOOOO, why would I want to steal your idea after I said it's a very good idea.
My only suggestion was that please post it in the weekly iTunes thread and not separately. ("I would rather post it in the iTunes weekly thread" when I was you)
You've totally misunderstood it
Posted by: Dane 16th September 2016, 03:47 PM
In love with Hurts!! So much better than Calvins single, welcome back queen 
Posted by: mdh 16th September 2016, 04:06 PM
Oops. Wrong thread.
66. KSI - Jump Around (feat. Waka Flocka Flame)
Posted by: ___∆___ 16th September 2016, 04:08 PM
Who knew a 30 second video clip on This Morning would generate this impact! Seriously when radio and TV get behind this properly it could be HUGE
Posted by: ElectroBoy 16th September 2016, 04:20 PM
Kworb just updated...
1. James Arthur = 1.0000 | 1.0000
2. Chainsmokers = 0.7615 | 0.8081
3. Calvin Harris = 0.4878 | 0.4635
Posted by: mdh 16th September 2016, 04:27 PM
If James continues to sell at this rate, he's looking at #4 in the chart WITHOUT STREAMING. Absolutely insane.
Posted by: Scene 16th September 2016, 04:45 PM
I saw the This Morning interview earlier and fair play he doesn't seem like the douche he once was. I'm all for surprise chart hits (if they're not bad) and a James Arthur #1 would be far more shocking/hilarious than a Calvin one. Also Hassaan, Ben Haenow got to #1 didn't he? 
Posted by: cqmerqn 16th September 2016, 05:14 PM
Y&Y having no effect from the film
Posted by: Chez Wombat 16th September 2016, 05:19 PM
James Arthur's song could easily be an Ed Sheeran song, honestly not surprised to see it do so well at all ;o
Posted by: Bjork 16th September 2016, 05:39 PM
Expected Emeli to be @1 by now
No progress in ages
Calvin also seems to have reached its plateaux hes at @3 but very far from @2
Posted by: mdh 16th September 2016, 05:40 PM
I highly doubted Emeli would get to #1 initially (though I did think #2!), it's a shame iTunes didn't auto combine the two versions because the top 10 exposure would have presumably done her a certain degree of good.
Posted by: gooddelta 16th September 2016, 05:42 PM
So just to be clear you don't want me posting this in future as you'd rather do so yourself within this weekly thread?
You might want to speak to gooddelta too as I believe he was going to make use of the data.
Shame really, I was hoping to find a Chart project I could contribute to each week.
I don't mind, it probably fits better in the iTunes thread than the weekly purchases thread I suppose.
Posted by: Davidson 16th September 2016, 05:53 PM
To be fair to Emeli she seems like the kind of artist a lot of people like but wouldn't hype up their latest release, or even know it was out yet.
She's not an internet hype kind of artist and has probably gone further away from being so by keeping such a low profile over the last few years. I'm sure that when casual music buyers, who don't follow internet blogs for new Friday releases hear that she is back she will pick up more sales steadily over time.
Posted by: ManicKangaroo 16th September 2016, 05:58 PM
3. Calvin Harris - My Way
15. Emeli Sande – Hurts
22. Emeli Sande – Hurts
57. Artists Of Then, Now & Forever - Forever Country
61. KSI - Jump Around (feat. Waka Flocka Flame)
66. Shawn Mendes – Don't Be A Fool
77. Travis - Idlewild (feat. Josephine Oniyama)
88. Pet Shop Boys - Say It to Me (Tom Demac Mix)
95. MIST - Ain't the Same
115. MiC LOWRY - Oh Lord
144. Anna Kendrick & Justin Timberlake - True Colors
185. Kevin Simm - Wildfire
193. Jojo - Mad Love
284. Pentatonix - Jolene (feat. Dolly Parton)
395. Tinashe – Company
456. Dillon Francis - Anywhere (feat. Will Heard)
579. Dragonette - Sweet Poison (feat. Dada)
606. Drumsound & Bassline Smith - Catch Me Here (feat. Conor Maynard)
1015. Coldplay - Up&Up (Freedo Remix)
1119. Allie X - That’s So Us
1221. Pet Shop Boys - Say It to Me (New Radio Mix)
Posted by: Houdini 16th September 2016, 06:28 PM
I'm surprised that a programme that's on at 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM can have that much of an impact for a song, the housewives and people on the dole must have showed their love for this song from James Arthur.
Posted by: SLlewellyn 16th September 2016, 06:39 PM
All for James Arthur returning to the charts - I supported him through his days on X-Factor and then, like most of the public, let him go once he seemed to want to just throw it all away. This new single is great though - would be nice to see it becoming a long-running hit like "Dancing on My Own".
Posted by: JosephStyles 16th September 2016, 06:41 PM
It's not like Emeli's got a massive fanbase or anything so I can see Hurts continuing to climb for a bit as awareness increases, as opposed to a fanbase act peaking quickly and falling.
Posted by: SevenSeize 16th September 2016, 06:43 PM
56. Wiley - Can't Go Wrong 61. Tom Zanetti - You Want Me (feat. Sadie Ama) 54. Kideko & George Kwali - Crank It (Woah!) [feat. Nadia Rose & Sweetie Irie] 65. Rag'n'Bone Man - Human (this has done great, could've easily been a hit if it got more airplay!) 84. Giggs - Lock Doh (feat. Donae'o) 91. Hailee Steinfeld & Grey - Starving (feat. Zedd) (and Ryan faints as this hits the top 100 
think there's a good chance this'll be a big Top 5 hit eventually though) 102. NEIKED - Sexual (feat. Dyo) (see above) 107. Francis and the Lights - Friends (feat. Bon Iver) 111. BETSY - Lost & Found 164. Gallant - Bourbon
Posted by: jase. 16th September 2016, 06:46 PM
wtf is going on with james arthur being @ #01. i mean, putting aside the fact the song is dreadful...JAMES ARTHUR? 
good lord
Posted by: Euphorique 16th September 2016, 06:50 PM
good lordQFT.
Posted by: Mart!n 16th September 2016, 06:51 PM
I would never have thought I see James Arthur at #1 again I didn't know he had many fans out there, I just hope the track just fades throughout next week. He seems to have a bit of a lead on Chainsmokers on LPB's
Posted by: Ryan. 16th September 2016, 06:59 PM
Hailee was as high as #81 this morning! *.* Music video release is imminent, she's top 20 on UK spotify and Capital are beginning to play her - she's coming 
Posted by: Ethan 16th September 2016, 07:12 PM
da fuq @ james arthur 
~ vapid MOR at its very worst~ 
Posted by: Jack 16th September 2016, 07:14 PM
You guys haven't realised the uk has awful music taste yet then??
Posted by: gooddelta 16th September 2016, 07:14 PM
Any reason this remix is doing so well? Especially when the Real Lies remix is nowhere to be seen
Posted by: The Hit Parade 16th September 2016, 07:30 PM
You mean the version that got played on the radio wasn't six minutes long? It must have just felt that way.
Posted by: cqmerqn 16th September 2016, 07:32 PM
I'm surprised that neither Ellie or Y&Y have benefited much from the film being out today..
Posted by: AcerBen 16th September 2016, 07:33 PM
You could easily edit it though, because the same 4 minutes are the same as the single version. It has a false end and then keeps going.
Posted by: ElectroBoy 16th September 2016, 07:36 PM
...or Buzzjack forum members do
Posted by: Joe. 16th September 2016, 07:40 PM
I think she'll get a boost in the next hour, when it's peak time for leaving the cinema.
Posted by: burbe 16th September 2016, 08:00 PM
I can't believe James Arthur is #1 
Good for him I guess. I'm not really feeling it compared to his first album singles!
Posted by: Bré 16th September 2016, 08:53 PM
Giggs for #1 tbh (I feel like ML Hammer95 would support this). It has some absolutely awful lyrics, but it's kind of a jam.
Posted by: Scene 16th September 2016, 09:00 PM
That's what I love about the charts though. It's similar to when 'Moves Like Jagger' took off. 4 years prior, a feature on a Rihanna song couldn't give Maroon 5 a hit while a year prior Christina flopped with her comeback. As much as I don't like JA's voice, the chart geek in me loves a shock hit.
Posted by: Steve201 16th September 2016, 09:43 PM
She's not an internet hype kind of artist and has probably gone further away from being so by keeping such a low profile over the last few years. I'm sure that when casual music buyers, who don't follow internet blogs for new Friday releases hear that she is back she will pick up more sales steadily over time.
I agree with this - she will no doubt be an AirPlay no1 in the coming month!
Posted by: Hadji 16th September 2016, 09:45 PM
Shame he won't be official #1 as his streaming is poor
Posted by: Steve201 16th September 2016, 09:45 PM
It's fantastic - Annie Macs Record of the Week!
Posted by: Bré 16th September 2016, 10:15 PM
Yeah that's where I heard it!
James Arthur's success is simultaneously baffling (because how did he even have enough name power left to get off to such a good start?) and completely understandable (as it's the exact sort of song that would be a big hit). It's a fairly good song, I usually cannot stand his voice but it's not too bad on this.
Posted by: cqmerqn 16th September 2016, 10:45 PM
You were correct
Posted by: Joe. 16th September 2016, 11:29 PM
James Arthur's success is simultaneously baffling (because how did he even have enough name power left to get off to such a good start?) and completely understandable (as it's the exact sort of song that would be a big hit). It's a fairly good song, I usually cannot stand his voice but it's not too bad on this.
I find it baffling too. You see huge artists struggle but an unheard of song from an artist who wasn't that popular in the first place, (who people disliked if anything) with no airplay jumps up like that...I really can't understand the logic.
Posted by: ML Hammer95 17th September 2016, 12:45 AM
Lock Doh is a jam! Great grinding song in a club...
Posted by: Juranamo 17th September 2016, 01:19 AM
Well, technically Rihanna featured on Maroon 5's track. 😂
Posted by: ManicKangaroo 17th September 2016, 05:23 AM
3. Calvin Harris - My Way
10. Emeli Sande – Hurts (+31)
34. Tom Zanetti - You Want Me (feat. Sadie Ama)
50. Artists Of Then, Now & Forever - Forever Country
55. Wiley - Can't Go Wrong
59. KSI - Jump Around (feat. Waka Flocka Flame)
62. Shawn Mendes – Don't Be A Fool
86. The Shires - My Universe
107. NEIKED - Sexual (feat. Dyo)
113. Anna Kendrick & Justin Timberlake - True Colors
160. JoJo - Mad Love
171. Pentatonix - Jolene (feat. Dolly Parton)
320. JP Cooper - September Song
328. Tinashe – Company
488. Dragonette - Sweet Poison (feat. Dada)
573. Drumsound & Bassline Smith - Catch Me Here (feat. Conor Maynard)
613. Coldplay - Up&Up (Freedo Remix)
873. Allie X - That’s So Us
1146. Pet Shop Boys - Say It to Me (New Radio Mix)
1385. Idina Menzel - Perfect Story
1483 - Prides - Are You Ready?
Posted by: Monzo 17th September 2016, 06:12 AM
Current Voice winner Kevin Simm released a new single called "Wildfire" yesterday. Not into top 1500? Not good!
Posted by: lewistgreen 17th September 2016, 08:28 AM
28. Tom Zanetti - You Want Me (feat. Sadie Ama)
Posted by: mdh 17th September 2016, 08:58 AM
Who's Tom Zanetti? An offaiah-style performance from it so far.
Posted by: danG 17th September 2016, 09:09 AM
He had a deep house song last year 'Darlin' which got some radio one support but didn't make any chart impact. Not heard this new one yet - surprised it's doing this well.
Posted by: mdh 17th September 2016, 09:11 AM
Yeah, always puzzles me how established acts like Lost Frequencies and Avicii can massively flop with a single yet the likes of offaiah and Tom Zanetti can initially go top 30 with a single?
In other news James Arthur is the furthest ahead he's ever been, I'd love for him to push Closer down to 0.5
Posted by: lewistgreen 17th September 2016, 09:53 AM
In other news James Arthur is the furthest ahead he's ever been, I'd love for him to push Closer down to 0.5
I'd say because it's something fresh and different. Radio 1 gave a lot of support to Offaiah months before it was released so I'm not surprised at its success. Tom Zanetti is popular on social media so this may just be an initial surge before it drops back again.
I wouldn't paint Lost Frequencies with the same brush as Avicii in terms of 'established' though... Are You With Me was always going to be popular but that's it from him whereas Avicii has had multiple Top 10s and is hardly struggling.
Posted by: AcerBen 17th September 2016, 09:57 AM
Remember James did have the best-selling winner's single of all time. He was a popular winner at the time, and most people either don't know or have forgotten about what happened afterwards. He still has 2 million Twitter followers. He had enough of a fanbase to get the single off the ground.
Posted by: mr_pmt 17th September 2016, 10:00 AM
I wish Tom Zanetti - Darlin' had made some chart impact, it's one of the best dance tracks of recent years. Maybe they can push it again at a later date? I don't think it received any real R1 support first time around except for INMWT list (or maybe not even that, perhaps just TOTD and not playlisting it like they tend to do).
Glad to see this doing well anyway!
Posted by: mdh 17th September 2016, 10:01 AM
Taste The Feeling initially failed to crack the iTunes top 100, which is what I was referring to. I'd have thought it would have reached top 20 on iTunes at least.
Posted by: ManicKangaroo 17th September 2016, 12:13 PM
8. Emeli Sande – Hurts (+45)
22. Tom Zanetti - You Want Me (feat. Sadie Ama)
50. Wiley - Can't Go Wrong
59. Shawn Mendes – Don't Be A Fool
75. Giggs - Lock Doh (feat. Donae'o)
82. Hailee Steinfeld & Grey - Starving (feat. Zedd)
89. NEIKED - Sexual (feat. Dyo)
90. Pentatonix - Jolene (feat. Dolly Parton)
101. Jacob Plant & Stylo GBike Engine (Radio Edit)
111. Anna Kendrick & Justin Timberlake - True Colors
504. Coldplay - Up&Up (Freedo Remix)
1112. Pet Shop Boys - Say It to Me (New Radio Mix)
Posted by: cqmerqn 17th September 2016, 12:18 PM
Emeli has stalled according to kworb
Calvin still making big gains
Posted by: Scene 17th September 2016, 12:18 PM
It feels very 2012 with James, Emeli and Sia all in the top 10. Really praying that Emeli bags a number one with 'Hurts' - the verses are killer. 
Posted by: Ðøßßø 17th September 2016, 12:26 PM
I think that was just such a unpopular track no one wanted to buy it, especially when it featured on a heavily-rotated advert!
Posted by: ManicKangaroo 17th September 2016, 02:21 PM
Tom Zanetti up to 19
Posted by: danG 17th September 2016, 02:26 PM
Taste The Feeling wasn't a proper Avicii single, and besides - it's one of the worst things he's put his name to.
I'm sure when Avicii releases his next single it'll shoot up into the top end of the iTunes chart.
Posted by: mdh 17th September 2016, 02:54 PM
Why is Tom Zanetti getting a 0.05 boost out of nowhere
Posted by: JosephStyles 17th September 2016, 04:38 PM
Taste the Feeling definitely wasn't a proper single. It's fun for what it is (an advert track) but was never anything more!
Posted by: ManicKangaroo 17th September 2016, 05:45 PM
Tom Zanetti up to 14
Posted by: mdh 17th September 2016, 05:48 PM
Why?
Posted by: cqmerqn 17th September 2016, 10:03 PM
06. Ellie Goulding - Still Falling For You
Posted by: Alex! 17th September 2016, 10:07 PM
Performed On X Factor:
47. Adele - When We Were Young
76. Zara Larsson - Lush Life (Also 654, 761)
127. Sam Cooke - A Change Is Gonna Come
140. Alanis Morissette - Ironic (Also 385, 769, 1439)
167. ZAYN - PILLOWTALK
255. Bryan Adams - Run to You
290. Emeli Sandé - Read All About It, Pt. III
299. Meghan Trainor - NO (Also 828)
365. Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) (Also 426)
419. Ben Harper - I'll Rise (Also 735)
834. Peyton & Eric Kupper - I'll Rise (Eric's Beach Mix)
953. Ariana Grande - Problem (feat. Iggy Azalea)
1288. Professor Green - Read All About It (feat. Emeli Sandé)
1440. Mike Hough - Ironic
Posted by: cqmerqn 17th September 2016, 10:50 PM
07. Olly Murs - You Don't Know Love
Posted by: cqmerqn 17th September 2016, 11:07 PM
05. Ellie Goulding - Still Falling For You 
Coming for a new peak 
Posted by: Houdini 18th September 2016, 12:27 AM
Did Pillowtalk get a boost after this?
Posted by: Jason 18th September 2016, 04:02 AM
WTF?
Poor ZAYN.
Posted by: mdh 18th September 2016, 07:49 AM
Poor ZAYN. I'd go as far as to say that Emran's performance was an improvement on the original
Posted by: Dane 18th September 2016, 08:23 AM
13.Tom Zanetti - You Want Me (ft.Sadie Ama)
Crazy to see this so high!! Used to have this as my ringtone years ago. Why has it all of a sudden shot up the charts? If I remember correctly this has been around 3/4 years?
Posted by: danG 18th September 2016, 08:28 AM
Crazy to see this so high!! Used to have this as my ringtone years ago. Why has it all of a sudden shot up the charts? If I remember correctly this has been around 3/4 years?
The song just got released to iTunes on Sony this week. Not sure how it's so high but I won't complain, it's a bit of a choon.
Posted by: Steve201 18th September 2016, 10:55 AM
So has Ollys song got it usual short lived boost?
Posted by: mdh 18th September 2016, 10:58 AM
5. Olly Murs - You Don't Know Love
Considering it was 12 this time yesterday, that's a big yes
Looks as though it'll rebound a few places in the chart on Friday, too, to add to its stupid chart run. Fun.
Posted by: Steve201 18th September 2016, 11:08 AM
Up from 28-46% but it'll only matter if it moves up strongly on streaming and in sure it'll be down to 30% on iTunes by Tuesday!
Posted by: cqmerqn 18th September 2016, 12:20 PM
There's one thing I don't understand about kworb and I'm sure I'm being stupid lol.
The Chainsmokers just had a light green update
Ellie just had a dark green update
Yet The Chainsmokers gained more 'points'.. how does that work?
Posted by: Scene 18th September 2016, 01:08 PM
The Chainsmokers just had a light green update
Ellie just had a dark green update
Yet The Chainsmokers gained more 'points'.. how does that work?
Green means more points gained, red means points lost. They're both in green from what I can see though.
EDIT: Okay I didn't read your post properly.
Posted by: Doctor Blind 18th September 2016, 01:10 PM
The Chainsmokers just had a light green update
Ellie just had a dark green update
Yet The Chainsmokers gained more 'points'.. how does that work?
Those numbers relate to the performance against the biggest selling single - she has actually gained on the Chainsmokers (up from selling 52% of “Closer” to 53%)
Before 0.4424 /0.8503 = 0.52
After 0.4657 /0.8754 = 0.53
Posted by: Zeebre12 18th September 2016, 01:14 PM
Lady Gaga is flopping absolutely everywhere (I wouldnt even call it flopping its worse) it has fell to number 132 on France I tunes. It is out of the top 40 in a lot of markets. I know its a dud lead single but I didnt expect to be this bad. Its also doing crap on Spotify everywhere. This is definately one of the worst performing lead singles by a 'major' pop singer in a long time. And the album is coming out in 5 weeks...it is a horrificaly bad start to an album campaign. There seems to be 0 interst at all. She was even doing fairly average when Applause was released but this is tanking. I expected a huge comeback al a Justin Bieber, she used to be massive
Posted by: cqmerqn 18th September 2016, 01:32 PM
A lot of big female pop stars are having a difficult time at the moment, unfortunately. Make Me by Britney and Rise by Katy Perry should've both been smash hits, especially the former. I'd like to say that it's just streaming that's pulling them down, but it's not. No one is even buying their music on iTunes which is quite weird. But anyway, is it seen as 'uncool' to like Lady Gaga nowadays?
Posted by: cqmerqn 18th September 2016, 01:33 PM
Before 0.4424 /0.8503 = 0.52
After 0.4657 /0.8754 = 0.53
Ah, makes sense now! Thanks
Posted by: jakewild 18th September 2016, 01:36 PM
it is actually quite shocking to see tbh. i'm sure we all didn't expect number ones everywhere especially after artpop but for it to be doing this badly is unbelievable. she definitely had a bit of hype from all the critically acclaimed vocal performances she's given recently so i would have thought that would have gotten the public back on board with her but it's really not translated at all.
Posted by: gooddelta 18th September 2016, 01:37 PM
It does seem coincidental that they're all flopping simultaneously but then on the other hand they've all done far better than Make Me, Rise and Perfect Illusion in the past imo. That said its clear to see (sadly) that Britney and Gaga's imperial phases are long behind them and even Katy's star has faded a lot recently, I question if she'll ever have another top three hit.
Posted by: ___∆___ 18th September 2016, 01:38 PM
James Arthur's success has seemed to stir interest in his back catalogue - Impossible is #117 and his album is back in the iTunes Top 150, big boosts for his music on Spotify too.
Posted by: Ðøßßø 18th September 2016, 01:41 PM
Pretty sure it's always been uncool to like Lady Gaga.
I think it's just because her song sounds so out of place in the current market. It's all about trap, EDM & tropical house nowadays and similar to how all the pop artists jumped on the dubstep bandwagon a few years ago they're all doing the same now. Gaga didn't & unfortunately it backfired which is a shame as I quite like the song.
Posted by: cqmerqn 18th September 2016, 01:43 PM
You could say that it's down to their output, but we haven't had a female number one since 2015 which says a lot. With the exception of Rihanna and Adele, I think most of the worlds biggest female stars will struggle to get a top 10 single now which is sad.
Posted by: cqmerqn 18th September 2016, 01:44 PM
Impossible was played on The XFactor last night.
Posted by: JosephStyles 18th September 2016, 01:46 PM
I don't think Katy will struggle actually, I think the issue with Rise was simply the song, I like it but it's one of her weakest for sure, plus the Apple exclusive thing led to terrible Spotify streams when it eventually got added I think if she puts out a huge pop song next, she'll have no trouble getting a big hit!
I must admit, this is how I expected Gaga to do really - it's a love/hate song seemingly, and her star has faded a lot the past few years, that was especially clear last era. It's doing *okay* for now and it's waaaaay too early to write it off but it's not doing excellently. The issue with Britney is radio, they see her as past it when she's making incredibly current and relevant music, it's a shame.
Posted by: Doctor Blind 18th September 2016, 01:48 PM
I wouldn't say so - for a time in late 2009 she was critically acclaimed, right around the time of “Bad Romance”.
She seems to have gone massively off the boil though, I really enjoyed some of the singles from the Fame Monster EP but since then it has been a rapid and pretty terminal decline in quality IMO.
Posted by: Scene 18th September 2016, 01:52 PM
She was definitely running the industry back in 2009 but I don't think she has ever been a "cool" artist, at least not for guys.
Posted by: cqmerqn 18th September 2016, 01:55 PM
I think if she puts out a huge pop song next, she'll have no trouble getting a big hit!Hmm, well I think Katy would need to have a feature on the song if she wanted a hit but that's subjective, I guess.
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Anyway, sorry for spamming on this thread!
Bridget Jones soundtrack songs:
06. Ellie Goulding- Still Falling For You 
38. Years & Years - Meteorite (I'm so surprised this hasn't gained!) 118. Jess Glynn - Hold My Hand 133. Knox Brown & Gallant - Reignite 149. Lily Allen - F**k You
Posted by: Zeebre12 18th September 2016, 01:56 PM
But the thing with Britney is she has been in the business since 1999 and hasnt been popular in the last few years which is understandable as she is not regarded in the same league as Katy Perry, Rihanna, Pink, Ariana nowadays, and she doesnt really seem to care about success anymore or care anymore. Also radio refuse to play her as they think she is past it, if she released Toxic now it would flop. And that Katy Perry song was just a promotional song for NBC Olympics in the US, nota lead single with little promotion so it didnt really matter if it did bad like Pinks song for the film. If Rise was a lead single it would be a different story.
Posted by: danG 18th September 2016, 01:56 PM
I'd never have told people at school that I liked Lady Gaga personally, so I have to agree with Dobbo. She's never exactly been "cool" in the same way as Drake, Rihanna or Justin Bieber, but she sold a lot of records..
Posted by: mdh 18th September 2016, 01:58 PM
Closer getting closer and closer to James Arthur again, I hope he clings on :/
Posted by: Jonjo 18th September 2016, 02:04 PM
Weren't the likes of NME and Kerrang praising Gaga, though (who's core audience are predominantly males)? Especially coz I'd guess she was a bit more "dark" and daring with her pop than majority of others. So I'd argue she was cool to like for guys. Right up to about 'Born This Way', which as anthemic as it was for her gay fans, it kinda isolated "the straights" and from then on... That's just how I see it personally. She catered specifically to her gay fans, pretty early on in her career and I think, it's kind of had a knock on effect as a whole.
(I hope this makes sense )
Posted by: danG 18th September 2016, 02:07 PM
well I loved the 'Born This Way' era and I'm not even gay I see where you're coming from though. She could have easily just made some widely accessible hits but she chose to cater to her core fanbase more than the general public.
Posted by: John-James 18th September 2016, 02:12 PM
Justin is seen as cool now?
Even with his recent success I still feel uncomfortable telling people that I love Justin
Posted by: Zeebre12 18th September 2016, 02:12 PM
She said in an interview recently that it was a joint agreement between her and her management to have PI as the lead single, what were they thinking? The lead single is meant to be the most GP friendly, accessible, commercial song on the album. This was a bad move, if this is the best they can offer.If the is the most commercial song on the album, they may scrap it. They shouldnt have released the release date so they could delay it w
Posted by: Ðøßßø 18th September 2016, 02:13 PM
Even with his recent success I still feel uncomfortable telling people that I love JustinI'd say yes here, as long as you specifically refer to post-Where Are U Now Bieber.
Posted by: JosephStyles 18th September 2016, 02:13 PM
Justin Bieber is incredibly cool right now I think! A lot of people I know have been loving him since Where Are U Now and are quite happy to talk about him.
Honestly I get the sense with this era that commercial success isn't the priority for Gaga, so if that's true, Perfect Illusion likely wasn't a bad choice.
Posted by: danG 18th September 2016, 02:14 PM
They're not going to scrap the album just because the lead didn't do well. Lady Gaga said it's a very personal album so I very much doubt she'd be okay with delaying or scrapping it in fear of having a commercial flop (and I'm sure money isn't an issue anyway, she's got loads of it)
Posted by: Cremey 18th September 2016, 02:16 PM
Who cares who's cool or not really :')
But yeah I feel like it's definitely much more widely accepted to like Bieber than it was a few years ago!
Posted by: cqmerqn 18th September 2016, 02:36 PM
The Chainsmokers at 0.9049
Posted by: T Boy 18th September 2016, 02:43 PM
The kids at school love Bieber at the moment. Even the older lads love his 'bangers'.
Lady Gaga didn't take off until I was in uni and was in decline by the time I started teaching so I'm unable to address whether or not she was ever cool.
Posted by: AcerBen 18th September 2016, 03:28 PM
I hope James can hold on til 6pm so he gets the Big Top 40 #1 at least
Posted by: mdh 18th September 2016, 03:39 PM
THE VODAFONE BIG TOP
WITH MARVIN HUMES
Posted by: Doctor Blind 18th September 2016, 03:39 PM
I'm sure he'd really appreciate that meaningless accolade!
Posted by: gooddelta 18th September 2016, 03:43 PM
Half of the show's listeners probably know no different and take the #1 on that show to be official, so it would be a pretty big profile boost for the song.
That said, why that show hasn't changed its format yet is beyond me. They might as well just change it completely to an airplay chart, iTunes has become so unrepresentative. Either that or take the live Spotify top ten instead of the iTunes top ten.
Posted by: Doctor Blind 18th September 2016, 03:45 PM
True, most people I speak to think the iTunes #1 is the official number 1.
I still enjoy it when two versions of the same single are in the Top 10 and they have to play it twice! Amazing.
Posted by: gooddelta 18th September 2016, 03:51 PM
Yes the rules have always seemed made up as they go along
It's a real shame that it's actually the official chart which seems to have become meaningless in the eyes of the public, even though it means the most. People might know what's #1 on Spotify or iTunes but probably not officially as hardly anybody listens to the official chart and it's barely referenced in the media anymore, apart from when a record is broken, like Ward Thomas becoming the first UK country #1 album.
We used to get blanket media coverage of every new #1, especially if it was a novelty song (would never happen anymore), or something that stands out from everything else musically (this never happens anymore either, if it ain't mildly tropical house-inspired pop or dance then it ain't coming in )
Posted by: Jack 18th September 2016, 03:55 PM
I just think it's because people only seem to like songs by random dance acts / Justin Bieber or male ed sheeran types.
If you're female you're f***ed really. Ellie and Emeli should be doing much better and even Ariana has only just got a top 10 hit. It's a shame and I hope the music climate changes because music released this year has been great but we're still celebrating trash at the top of the charts.
It's even harder for new artists too, M.O and Dua Lipa would've done much better a couple of years or so ago too I think. It actually is low key upsetting to see.
Posted by: AcerBen 18th September 2016, 04:07 PM
The Big Top 40 show is more interesting than the Radio 1 show now at least, plays records that don't get into the "play zone" on Radio 1! Makes me laugh though that they reveal the current top 10 at 5pm like it's going to change at all in 1 hour's time.
Posted by: John-James 18th September 2016, 04:22 PM
The Big Top 40 is a mess of a chart, it really makes me laugh. Songs that drop out the iTunes Top 10 while they're on air effectively drop off the chart
Posted by: ManicKangaroo 18th September 2016, 04:48 PM
52. Shawn Mendes – Don't Be A Fool
72. Giggs - Lock Doh (feat. Donae'o)
79. Hailee Steinfeld & Grey - Starving (feat. Zedd)
86. Pentatonix - Jolene (feat. Dolly Parton)
Posted by: cqmerqn 18th September 2016, 08:19 PM
04. Olly Murs - You Don't Know Love
Posted by: Doctor Blind 18th September 2016, 09:27 PM
Quite a boost for James Arthur now which suggests either the Big Top 40 is actually great promo, or the X Factor spammed him on the show tonight.
Posted by: Ðøßßø 18th September 2016, 09:30 PM
Not one play nor mention of James Arthur on tonight's show
They did however play Millionaire on almost every soundbed between ads so maybe that will see some of boost?
Posted by: awardinary 18th September 2016, 09:32 PM
04. Olly Murs - You Don't Know LoveThis is truly the yoyo song of 2016, it never stays still.
Posted by: cqmerqn 18th September 2016, 09:52 PM
04. Olly Murs - You Dont Know Love 05. Ellie Goulding - Still Falling For You (new peak tomorrow?) DJ Snake - Let Me Love You 20. Digital Farm Animals - Millionaire 42. Years & Years - Meteorite (shocking!)
Posted by: ___∆___ 18th September 2016, 11:31 PM
He was a guest on the Big Top 40 - any snippet of promo is really benefiting him and the song so I really think it's going to be one of those songs to stick around for an age once media get behind it properly.
Posted by: Houdini 19th September 2016, 12:38 AM
When ever I hear the Big Top 40 show it's always weird to hear Marvin Humes say "you can change the songs that we play in the top 10 by downloading your favourite tune now from iTunes". I doubt there is a single person in the UK who buys songs on iTunes just to make sure it will be in the top 10 by 6 PM on Sunday. The top 10 of iTunes by 6 PM on a Sunday is just a matter of coincidence surely, especially now that new releases come out on Fridays and not Sundays like they used to.
Posted by: Bjork 19th September 2016, 06:01 AM
surprised Emeli is down to #12, but just heard it's TOTD today on R1 so should big climb today
Posted by: AcerBen 19th September 2016, 08:21 AM
Both Heart and Capital are now playing James Arthur so I expect he'll continue to sell well
Posted by: AcerBen 19th September 2016, 08:22 AM
I also wonder whether Apple actually refresh the chart at 6pm for them or not. The really daft thing is that they announce the current top 10 at 5pm as well, and there's not usually any changes in that last hour
Posted by: cqmerqn 19th September 2016, 09:16 AM
04. Ellie Goulding
NEW PEAK!!
Posted by: omrimayo 19th September 2016, 11:02 AM
30% lead now James have. top 50 on Spotify.
Posted by: ElectroBoy 19th September 2016, 11:09 AM
I was gonna say James is beginning to pull away - I reckon number 1 next week (maybe) if streaming continues to grow
Posted by: cqmerqn 19th September 2016, 11:11 AM
The gap between Ellie and Calvin is far too much but I'm glad it has hit a new peak!
Posted by: omrimayo 19th September 2016, 11:16 AM
Yap, he needs top 10 until next week, I can't see him there... the gap on streaming is huge as of right now.
Posted by: Alex! 19th September 2016, 11:28 AM
Performed on X Factor last night:
41. Lukas Graham - 7 Years (Also 185, 402)
59. DNCE - Cake By the Ocean (Also 93, 306, 514, 566)
64. Fifth Harmony - Work from Home (feat. Ty Dolla $ign) (Also 214, 272)
127. Wiz Khalifa - See You Again (feat. Charlie Puth)
152. Jessie J - Flashlight (Also 1032)
183. Boyz II Men & Mariah Carey - One Sweet Day (Also 865)
191. One Direction - Little Things
260. Avicii - Wake Me Up
325. Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - Ain't No Mountain High Enough
365. Wilson Phillips - Hold On
431. Dusty Springfield - I Only Want to Be With You
599. Jocelyn Brown - Somebody Else's Guy
919. Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up
1067. Ben Schuller - Once I Was 7 Years Old
1324. David Guetta - Without You (feat. Usher)
Posted by: Mango 19th September 2016, 12:52 PM
Is the TOTD treatment doing much for Emeli?
Posted by: Rob S 19th September 2016, 12:59 PM
Not yet no!
Dua Lipa however increasing from 59p
33 hopefully this can scrape top 40 on Friday.
Posted by: danG 19th September 2016, 01:03 PM
Emeli's not really progressing. She's at #11 in the combined update (which jams potato arther is leading by a large margin)
1 James Arthur - Say You Won't Let Go 1.0000
2 The Chainsmokers - Closer (feat. Halsey) 0.6763
3 Calvin Harris - My Way 0.5555
4 Calum Scott - Dancing on My Own 0.3961
5 Ellie Goulding - Still Falling for You (From "Bridget Jones's Baby" Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 0.3915
6 Olly Murs - You Don't Know Love 0.3725
7 DJ Snake - Let Me Love You (feat. Justin Bieber) 0.3625
8 Sia - The Greatest (feat. Kendrick Lamar) 0.3534
9 Ariana Grande - Side To Side (feat. Nicki Minaj) 0.3269
10 Major Lazer - Cold Water (feat. Justin Bieber & MØ) 0.2774
11 Emeli Sandé - Hurts 0.2661
12 twenty one pilots - Heathens 0.2600
13 Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa & Imagine Dragons - Sucker For Pain (with Logic, Ty Dolla $ign & X Ambassadors) 0.2042
14 Martin Garrix & Bebe Rexha - In the Name of Love 0.1852
15 Kanye West - Fade 0.1850
16 offaiah - Trouble 0.1639
17 TIEKS - Sunshine (feat. Dan Harkna) [Radio Edit] 0.1596
18 Digital Farm Animals & Cash Cash - Millionaire (feat. Nelly) 0.1529
19 The Chainsmokers - Don't Let Me Down (feat. Daya) 0.1527
20 Matoma & Becky Hill - False Alarm 0.1512
21 Anne-Marie - Alarm 0.1471
22 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Is This Love (feat. LVNDSCAPE & Bolier) 0.1458
23 Tom Zanetti - You Want Me (feat. Sadie Ama) 0.1383
24 Justin Timberlake - CAN'T STOP THE FEELING! (Original Song From DreamWorks Animation's "Trolls") 0.1276
25 Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better 0.1276
26 Zara Larsson - Ain't My Fault 0.1209
27 Christine and the Queens - Tilted 0.1201
28 Jonas Blue - Perfect Strangers (feat. JP Cooper) 0.1191
29 Kungs & Cookin' On 3 Burners - This Girl (Kungs vs. Cookin' On 3 Burners) - Single 0.1095
30 Bastille - Good Grief 0.1050
31 OneRepublic - Kids 0.1024
32 Dua Lipa - Blow Your Mind (Mwah) 0.0986
33 Calvin Harris - This Is What You Came For (feat. Rihanna) 0.0967
34 DNCE - Toothbrush 0.0967
35 Drake - One Dance (feat. Wizkid & Kyla) 0.0947
36 Craig David & Sigala - Ain't Giving Up 0.0853
37 Charlie Puth - We Don’t Talk Anymore (feat. Selena Gomez) 0.0790
38 Years & Years - Meteorite (From "Bridget Jones's Baby") 0.0750
39 Lady Gaga - Perfect Illusion 0.0746
40 Birdy - Wild Horses 0.0742
41 DNCE - Cake By the Ocean 0.0737
42 Lukas Graham - 7 Years 0.0732
43 Kings of Leon - Waste a Moment 0.0679
44 Adele - When We Were Young 0.0647
45 Drake - Too Good (feat. Rihanna) 0.0635
46 Ariana Grande - Into You 0.0623
47 Kungs - Don't You Know (feat. Jamie N Commons) 0.0619
48 MØ - Final Song 0.0593
49 Adele - Send My Love (To Your New Lover) 0.0585
50 Sia - Cheap Thrills (feat. Sean Paul) 0.0574
51 Clean Bandit - Tears (feat. Louisa Johnson) 0.0566
52 Kideko & George Kwali - Crank It (Woah!) [feat. Nadia Rose & Sweetie Irie] [Radio Edit] 0.0566
53 Shawn Mendes - Don't Be a Fool 0.0544
54 twenty one pilots - Cancer 0.0530
55 Tory Lanez - Luv 0.0528
56 Wiley - Can't Go Wrong 0.0488
57 Kent Jones - Don't Mind 0.0466
58 Cheat Codes & Dante Klein - Let Me Hold You (Turn Me On) 0.0461
59 Jax Jones - House Work (feat. Mike Dunn & MNEK) 0.0439
60 The 1975 - Somebody Else 0.0436
61 Rag'n'Bone Man - Human 0.0423
62 Fifth Harmony - Work from Home (feat. Ty Dolla $ign) 0.0405
63 John Gibbons - Would I Lie to You 0.0405
64 Zara Larsson - Lush Life 0.0383
65 Fifth Harmony - All In My Head (Flex) [feat. Fetty Wap] 0.0378
66 twenty one pilots - Stressed Out 0.0370
67 Usher - Crash 0.0340
68 Gavin James - Nervous (The Ooh Song: Mark McCabe Remix) 0.0337
69 Justin Bieber - Love Yourself 0.0337
70 The All-American Rejects - Gives You Hell 0.0337
71 Drake - Controlla 0.0331
72 twenty one pilots - Ride 0.0325
73 Sia - Chandelier 0.0323
74 Hailee Steinfeld & Grey - Starving (feat. Zedd) 0.0318
75 Giggs - Lock Doh (feat. Donae'o) 0.0309
76 Savage Garden - To the Moon & Back 0.0309
77 Coldplay - Hymn for the Weekend 0.0305
78 Justin Bieber - Sorry 0.0305
79 Beyoncé - Hold Up 0.0298
80 Mike Perry - The Ocean (feat. Shy Martin) 0.0295
81 Pentatonix - Jolene (feat. Dolly Parton) 0.0284
82 Ruth B. - Lost Boy 0.0282
83 John Newman - Olé 0.0276
84 Tove Lo - Cool Girl 0.0273
85 The Shires - My Universe 0.0271
86 Imani Williams - Don't Need No Money (feat. Sigala & Blonde) 0.0266
87 gnash - i hate u, i love u (feat. olivia o’brien) 0.0262
88 KSI - Jump Around (feat. Waka Flocka Flame) 0.0262
89 Reef - Place Your Hands 0.0262
90 Disturbed - The Sound of Silence 0.0256
91 Sigala - Sweet Lovin' (feat. Bryn Christopher) [Radio Edit] 0.0246
92 Beyoncé - Sorry 0.0242
93 Knox Brown & Gallant - Reignite (Knox Brown x Gallant) 0.0242
94 NEIKED - Sexual (feat. Dyo) 0.0240
95 Bryan Adams - (Everything I Do) I Do It for You 0.0237
96 Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud 0.0235
97 Eminem - Stan (feat. Dido) 0.0235
Posted by: Mango 19th September 2016, 02:29 PM
I'm struggling to think of the last shock iTunes Number 1 before James Arthur...
Posted by: SevenSeize 19th September 2016, 02:32 PM
Not much would top Bring Me The Horizon from December '14 in those stakes! (although there was The 1975 a year ago with Love Me <3)
Posted by: Rob S 19th September 2016, 02:35 PM
Jamie Lawson... even though he was already top 40, he jumped from 11 to 1 in the morning which shocked me at the time!
Yes BMTH being the only other one I can think of aside from that.
Posted by: Mango 19th September 2016, 02:48 PM
Yeah, I reckon definitely BMTH!
Posted by: Bjork 19th September 2016, 03:09 PM
But BMTH or Love Me were at @1 for
5 nanoseconds
James Arthur has been there for days now
Posted by: mdh 19th September 2016, 03:31 PM
James is doing SO WELL, maybe my prediction for #2 this week could be true ;o
Posted by: danG 19th September 2016, 03:34 PM
he's #2 in today's mids so you could possibly be right! (but #4 seems more likely as Let Me Love You and Cold Water both sold more than it in the last 24 hours, and they can easily catch up with added streams)
Posted by: AcerBen 19th September 2016, 03:47 PM
Isn't it sad that when a single by someone other than a North American A-lister hits #1 on iTunes we're all in shock?
Posted by: mdh 19th September 2016, 03:52 PM
I think the point is the fact James Arthur came out of absolutely nowhere. He could be born in America for all it matters but we'd still be surprised he's at #1 after nearly 3 years away from music.
Posted by: AcerBen 19th September 2016, 03:57 PM
I think it'd be less of a shock for a good song, whoever it's by, to be #1 on iTunes a couple years ago compared to now though
Posted by: Ultraviolence1989 19th September 2016, 04:24 PM
Emeli is back in the top 10
Posted by: shadow2009 19th September 2016, 04:53 PM
167. Fifth Harmony - That's My Girl.
Please slay.
Posted by: Herbs 19th September 2016, 05:31 PM
Has tom odell popped up at all with Here I Am?
Posted by: Houdini 19th September 2016, 07:15 PM
Didn't Stormzy get #1 on iTunes as well with "Shut Up"?
Posted by: Rob 19th September 2016, 07:15 PM
Please slay.
That's My Bop up to #124.
Posted by: ElectroBoy 19th September 2016, 07:28 PM
Nah he never got to number 1 on itunes - the highest was 4 (IIRC)
Posted by: -SCOTT- 19th September 2016, 09:23 PM
Didnt Stone Roses get itunes number 1 recently?
Posted by: Rob 19th September 2016, 09:23 PM
That's My Bop at #100, just 99 more places to go.
Posted by: shindymindy 19th September 2016, 09:55 PM
That's my girl video is brilliant
Song - not so great on first listen
Posted by: omrimayo 20th September 2016, 10:06 AM
James with 40% lead and already huge Jump on Spotify top 19, next week I think he will make it.
Posted by: Mango 20th September 2016, 10:14 AM
They have a big 90s fanbase though so while it was surprising, I don't think it was quite as much of a shock as James Arthur
Posted by: Karma 20th September 2016, 10:20 AM
Amazing, biggest shock hit since Dancing On My Own went crazy (and still doing incredibly) - obviously very different chart runs as James seems to have done it so quickly! Unbelievable. Good on him.
Posted by: Bjork 20th September 2016, 01:34 PM
crazy lead now
(combined and weighted)
1 James Arthur 1.00
2 Chainsmokers 0.58
3 Calvin 0.51
4 Ellie 0.37
5 Calum 0.35
Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 20th September 2016, 01:44 PM
Is it impossible for him to get #1 this week?
Posted by: ElectroBoy 20th September 2016, 01:50 PM
Well he has to close a 10k gap that the Chainsmokers had - and they're still a fair way in front on Streaming.
I think they're too far in front this week - although his streaming had increased significantly I don't think it will be enough (for this week)
Posted by: Ryan. 20th September 2016, 03:12 PM
171. Leah McFall - Wolf Den
Very pleasantly surprised Leah still has the fanbase to go top 200 on iTunes! *.*
Posted by: Mango 20th September 2016, 03:54 PM
I see what you did there
Posted by: cqmerqn 20th September 2016, 04:29 PM
43. Tove Lo - Cool Girl
Why and how? It was like 80 yesterday
Posted by: Hadji 21st September 2016, 12:46 AM
47. James Bay. Why the resurge?
Posted by: cqmerqn 21st September 2016, 06:22 AM
47. James Bay. Why the resurge?Could possibly be down to the EE advert?
Posted by: AcerBen 21st September 2016, 11:37 AM
@leethommo There's a big new single getting a global release tomorrow (Thurs) and everyone who knows about it has had to signed NDA's.
Posted by: Bjork 21st September 2016, 11:45 AM
NDAs?
Posted by: timjimlee 21st September 2016, 11:47 AM
Yes, it was also used in "Cold Feet" on Monday (as was Ed Sheeran's Bloodstream)
Posted by: timjimlee 21st September 2016, 11:50 AM
Non-Disclosure Agreement.
Posted by: PaulM1983 21st September 2016, 11:50 AM
Non-disclosure agreements. They can't talk about it.
Posted by: Bjork 21st September 2016, 11:50 AM
oh hope it's someone big like Taylor Swift maybe?
Posted by: JosephStyles 21st September 2016, 11:55 AM
I've heard whispers of a Daft Punk and The Weeknd collaboration coming this week, so it could be that? I'm hoping for something else though
Posted by: Scene 21st September 2016, 11:57 AM
Maybe it is GaGa and PI was just a perfect illusion.
Seriously though, I'm guessing Bruno or Taylor but I think the former is releasing in October.
Posted by: Mango 21st September 2016, 12:02 PM
Could be Katy Perry?
Posted by: ML Hammer95 21st September 2016, 12:38 PM
Daft Punk/The Weeknd or Bruno Mars would be great!
Posted by: timjimlee 21st September 2016, 12:51 PM
It would be ludicrous if it was Ludacris!
Posted by: Ryan. 21st September 2016, 12:53 PM
My instinct was Bruno Mars, I think his album is expected in October like Joseph says so I wouldn't be surprised to see a single now. There are rumblings about Taylor, but I just can't see her releasing anything this year apart from maybe a greatest hits but it seems too early for that as that would be aimed at the Christmas market.
Posted by: JosephStyles 21st September 2016, 01:14 PM
9. Martin Garrix & Bebe Rexha - In the Name of Love 10. Emeli Sandé - Hurts 11. Calum Scott - Dancing On My Own (will still be top 10 combined but the top version's out for now)
356. Shawn Mendes - Mercy
573. Shawn Mendes - Mercy
^ Video for that is released today, expect it to start impacting soon!
1500. Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You 
Posted by: danG 21st September 2016, 01:16 PM
omg a Daft Punk/The Weeknd collab would be amazing. would probably be a monster Spotify hit too. and it's been a while since we last had Daft Punk music in our lives.
Posted by: timjimlee 21st September 2016, 01:37 PM
Robbie Williams is on "The Graham Norton Show" next week (30th Sept), he's surely going to have a Single to promote ? Could be the rumoured Kylie collaboration...
Posted by: Regina 21st September 2016, 01:50 PM
It's obv Mandy Moore coming to save the pop world *.*
Posted by: pippa 21st September 2016, 01:58 PM
That is a very early return for Mariah Carey All I Want For Christmas is You to the top 1500.
Posted by: Hadji 21st September 2016, 02:03 PM
Most overrated Xmas song ever
Posted by: pippa 21st September 2016, 02:19 PM
In polar opposite, i would say the best Christmas song ever.
Posted by: JosephStyles 21st September 2016, 02:22 PM
I can confirm this is the CORRECT opinion *.*
The QUEEN OF CHRISTMAS is here
Posted by: pippa 21st September 2016, 02:24 PM
And i can confirm your opinion is also correct JosephStyles
Posted by: burbe 21st September 2016, 02:46 PM
171. Leah McFall - Wolf DenVery pleasantly surprised Leah still has the fanbase to go top 200 on iTunes! *.*
At #164 atm. Is too much to ask for her to do a mini James Arthur?
Posted by: Scene 21st September 2016, 02:49 PM
Um...
Posted by: Bjork 21st September 2016, 03:05 PM
42 Artists Of Then, Now & Forever - Forever Country
this is #3 in the US, a sorta medley of country songs :/
Posted by: Jaÿ 21st September 2016, 03:32 PM
1137. Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is YouThe Christmas SLEIGHAGE has begun!!
Posted by: danG 21st September 2016, 03:58 PM
oh i see the Mariah gifs are being put out already.
I raise you with
1040. Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You
why is she climbing anyway? christmas ain't for another 3 months
Posted by: cqmerqn 21st September 2016, 04:16 PM
945. Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You
Posted by: ElectroBoy 21st September 2016, 04:19 PM
Surely sales at 945 on itunes are about 4 people these days
Posted by: Scene 21st September 2016, 04:26 PM
True but who in their right mind wants to download and play a Christmas song in September?
Maybe some just get in the spirit easily.
Posted by: cqmerqn 21st September 2016, 04:32 PM
We should test it and find out
Posted by: Ðøßßø 21st September 2016, 04:33 PM
Well some members did when trying to get Lisa Scott-Lee in the charts, not sure how many people actually bought it but it got her into the top 1000.
Posted by: burbe 21st September 2016, 04:33 PM
Let's all buy One More Sleep to test this out
Posted by: gooddelta 21st September 2016, 04:40 PM
Probably no more than 30-50, judging by the responses and interest in the thread.
I'd imagine 25-30 downloads in a concentrated period is enough to get you into the top 1,500 these days.
Posted by: pippa 21st September 2016, 04:47 PM
Mariah rising
Posted by: cqmerqn 21st September 2016, 04:57 PM
Maybe we could try it again? iTunes sales were obviously a lot higher back then so therefore it would be very interesting to see how little sales a song needs to go top 1500!
Posted by: T Boy 21st September 2016, 05:03 PM
I would have thought Hadji would be up for Mariah finally getting her turn robbed after those chart hogging scum East 17 had the audacity to block her and every other new hit for multiple weeks...
Posted by: JosephStyles 21st September 2016, 05:24 PM
It wasn't that long ago tbh, just earlier this year, so I don't think sales will be much different!
Posted by: Cameron 21st September 2016, 05:35 PM
Michelle McManus - All This Time for Buzzjack Christmas #1
Posted by: cqmerqn 21st September 2016, 05:42 PM
Ohh ok. I thought that maybe it was a few years ago
Posted by: TMD_24 21st September 2016, 06:14 PM
On the huge release thingy tomorrow, Annie Mac said it's new material from The Weeknd.
Posted by: mdh 21st September 2016, 06:26 PM
Oh my! Two of my favourite artists of all time collaborating?! Too good to be true.
Posted by: Jonjo 21st September 2016, 06:31 PM
What a way to end the year of crappy and beige (mainly dance) number 1's.
I just want one massive, pure pop smash to be number 1. Really hated the charts this year. So many amazing songs have missed out to unoriginal, uninspired crap. It says a lot when my fave number 1 of this year was also a number 1 from the end of last year. :\ (and if we're talking about "new" chart hits then it's Shawn Mendes - Stitches and Zayn - Pillowtalk, both of which are quite dull to me now)
I know many of you right now love it, but it's awful for me.
EDIT: YES. I am bitter!!! 
Posted by: mdh 21st September 2016, 06:33 PM
Daft Punk aren't exactly trend-hoppers so we can hope they'll actually bring something vaguely original to the table, and it'll smash either way because of The Weeknd's streaming impakt.
Posted by: mdh 21st September 2016, 06:33 PM
We can hope
Posted by: BillyH 21st September 2016, 06:43 PM
Agreed totally to Jonjo above. I'm in my late twenties so I'm hardly gonna enjoy the charts as much as my partying college/uni days (2008-2012) but I look back at a year like 1995, which I'd adore if that was the stuff being released now, and wonder what's gone so wrong. I used to think music would evolve into new and exciting sounds - it hasn't, it's gone backwards and boring.
It all started so well this year too, I was thrilled when 'In Ibiza' became such a huge #1. Then Drake happened
Posted by: Scene 21st September 2016, 07:00 PM
I just want one massive, pure pop smash to be number 1. Really hated the charts this year. So many amazing songs have missed out to unoriginal, uninspired crap.
It says a lot when my fave number 1 of this year was also a number 1 from the end of last year. :\ (and if we're talking about "new" chart hits then it's Shawn Mendes - Stitches and Zayn - Pillowtalk, both of which are quite dull to me now)I know many of you right now love it, but it's awful for me.
EDIT: YES. I am bitter!!!
Couldn't agree more. Hopefully this year isn't a sign of what is to come and 2017 is more like 2013.
Posted by: AcerBen 21st September 2016, 08:03 PM
I reckon it's more likely to be Bruno Mars tomorrow - everyone already knows about Daft Punk & The Weeknd so no need for NDA - and if it was The Weeknd, Annie would have broken it!
Posted by: cqmerqn 21st September 2016, 09:24 PM
I'd love it to be Bruno.
Could it be Eminem?
Posted by: SameBoy 21st September 2016, 09:27 PM
18. Zara Larsson - Ain't My Fault
back to top 20 and performance on Jonathan Ross this saturday, yay
Posted by: Jack 21st September 2016, 09:43 PM
Yeah this has been one of the worst chart years I can remember. It's not even like there's a lack of good chart music like there was (imo) last year. We have new exciting pop artists like Dua Lipa, M.O., Anne-Marie and MO all underperforming and then big exciting pop comebacks from the likes of Britney, GaGa, Demi and others doing terribly.
I agree we are WAY overdue a big pop #01. Work From Home, Cheap Thrills and Lush Life all should have got there .
Posted by: jazzy_765 22nd September 2016, 01:42 AM
35. Lady GaGa - Perfect Illusion
Thought the music video would have more effect . With c list on radio 1 and music video release already I really can't see it staying around very long. Streaming is also pretty poor. As a huge fan of hers I just don't understand why this is underperforming
Posted by: ManicKangaroo 22nd September 2016, 01:48 AM
29. Rag'n'Bone Man - Human
40. Craig David & Sigala - Ain't Giving Up
41. Tory Lanez - Luv
58. NEIKED - Sexual (feat. Dyo)
61. Travis - Idlewild (feat. Josephine Oniyama)
70. Hailee Steinfeld & Grey - Starving (feat. Zedd)
73. Francis and the Lights - Friends (feat. Bon Iver)
138. Leonard Cohen - You Want It Darker
155. Leah McFall - Wolf Den
Posted by: omrimayo 22nd September 2016, 04:44 AM
So The Weeknd Reese his new single with Daft Punk and its gonna rule the world. A world class. Bring it on!!!
Posted by: Bjork 22nd September 2016, 06:38 AM
530 The Weeknd Starboy (feat. Daft Punk)
(+ also at #603)
Posted by: mdh 22nd September 2016, 07:01 AM
401. The Weeknd ft Daft Punk - Starboy
458. The Weeknd ft Daft Punk - Starboy
Is it advertised on the iTunes front page?
Posted by: Bjork 22nd September 2016, 07:18 AM
not so far, would be much higher, it's not even out as single
I see it's on Spotify too already... but how they're gonna count their streams is also an issue cos Spotify does not report Thu data on time and Thu data is always an estimation based on the streams gained during the week... not sure how can they estimate a brand new Thu release
Posted by: cqmerqn 22nd September 2016, 07:23 AM
458. The Weeknd ft Daft Punk - Starboy
Is it advertised on the iTunes front page?
Not at all
Posted by: mdh 22nd September 2016, 07:24 AM
I see it's on Spotify too already... but how they're gonna count their streams is also an issue cos Spotify does not report Thu data on time and Thu data is always an estimation based on the streams gained during the week... not sure how can they estimate a brand new Thu release
well if it was to chart it'd be next week, so it's not necessarily too much of a big deal I don't think
Posted by: Mart!n 22nd September 2016, 07:39 AM
Weeknd & Daft Punk are releasing yay!!! bring it on. hang on... that's the #1 sorted till Xmas That would be amazing with just a handful of songs taking the #1 spot this year, that would be 8 in total, not counting Justin Bieber at the beginning of the year.
Posted by: ElectroBoy 22nd September 2016, 07:45 AM
91. The Weeknd // Starboy (feat. Daft Punk)
Posted by: Joe. 22nd September 2016, 07:52 AM
Really like the new Weeknd track. It's great. Hoping it can block James next week.
Posted by: cqmerqn 22nd September 2016, 07:56 AM
I doubt it will knock James off
Posted by: danG 22nd September 2016, 08:00 AM
Come on The Weeknd!!
It'll be big on streaming so hopefully that means it can beat James Arthur to number one
Posted by: ElectroBoy 22nd September 2016, 08:12 AM
58. The Weeknd // Starboy (feat. Daft Punk)
Posted by: Bjork 22nd September 2016, 08:29 AM
50+81. The Weeknd // Starboy (feat. Daft Punk)
Posted by: Mart!n 22nd September 2016, 08:33 AM
I think Weekunk have got the #1 in the bag for next week. Poor James got nipped in the end at least a better track will be at #1.
Posted by: cqmerqn 22nd September 2016, 08:38 AM
Why do people think this will go to number 1?
Posted by: Joe. 22nd September 2016, 08:40 AM
Weeknd is a big, hyped artist, who's album went to #1 last year, he's also a huge streaming juggernaut. Daft Punk also went straight to #1 with Get Lucky a couple of years back, when they had a similarly relevant feature (though weeknd is arguably more relevant now than PW was when GL first premiered). I'm not sure if this'll go to #1 next week, but I hope it's in with a chance - it's not rising as fast as I expected.
Posted by: Bjork 22nd September 2016, 08:42 AM
I also think it won't block James Arthur, nice tune but hardly on the same level as Get Lucky
Posted by: PeaceMob 22nd September 2016, 09:03 AM
Wow, love, love, love this from Weeknd and Daft Punk.
Posted by: ElectroBoy 22nd September 2016, 09:07 AM
I think it will be close - Its obviously going to come down to streaming. However its flying up I-tunes chart as barring the top 2/3 there's hardly that much between anything else
Posted by: Hadji 22nd September 2016, 09:55 AM
The Weeknd won't get a second #1 album. He'll get blocked by Emeli Sandé
Posted by: Bjork 22nd September 2016, 10:08 AM
yes cos all albums peak in week 1 and later climbs to #1 never ever ever ever happen
Posted by: ElectroBoy 22nd September 2016, 10:14 AM
34. The Weeknd ft Daft Punk // Star Boy (+59)
Also looking at the latest from Kworb, combined James has pushed Chainsmokers to 0.5 (or thereabouts)
Posted by: Joe. 22nd September 2016, 10:15 AM
34. The Weeknd ft Daft Punk // Star Boy (+59)Combined, Weeknd is around #22 at the moment. Really expected it to be rising a lot faster though.
Posted by: danG 22nd September 2016, 10:35 AM
Maybe it will rise faster on Friday when people are actually expecting new music?
I doubt it'll actually make number one but it should be a top ten hit next week at least
Posted by: Bjork 22nd September 2016, 10:40 AM
29+58 now for The Weekend
Posted by: JosephStyles 22nd September 2016, 10:41 AM
Yeah I thought this would be rising a lot faster actually, obviously it still has plenty of time but I'm not sure it will be #1 next week at this rate.
Posted by: jazzy_765 22nd September 2016, 10:45 AM
I'm surprised that Years & Years hasn't taken off.... Meteorite isn't top 100 on Spotify even... I'd have thought they'd have enough of a fanbase to get them top 50 at least considering its not another album track...
Posted by: Mango 22nd September 2016, 10:46 AM
'Starboy' is quite good on first listen, it does sound like an eventual #1 but I'd quite like James Arthur to get there for one week.
Posted by: Bjork 22nd September 2016, 10:48 AM
and it's TOTD on R1 so a #1 challenger should be definitely climbing faster... think it's climbing +/- at the same speed as EMELI last Friday
Posted by: cqmerqn 22nd September 2016, 10:49 AM
I'd say most of The Weeknd's fans are teens who are still at school. I reckon it will leap after 4pm.
Posted by: cqmerqn 22nd September 2016, 10:55 AM
Was The Weeknd's new single today's big global release? I thought it wasn't known who would be releasing today?
Posted by: JosephStyles 22nd September 2016, 10:58 AM
It wasn't known for sure, but there had been whispers of a Weeknd/Daft Punk collab for a few days now.
Posted by: Bjork 22nd September 2016, 11:03 AM
I didn't read it at the time, but looks like all music news websites commented on The Weeknd being on the studio with Daft Punk one month ago, so sure it wasn't a secret unexpected collab
Posted by: liamk97 22nd September 2016, 11:16 AM
I see it's on Spotify too already... but how they're gonna count their streams is also an issue cos Spotify does not report Thu data on time and Thu data is always an estimation based on the streams gained during the week... not sure how can they estimate a brand new Thu release
They just won't acknowledge it at all. I seem to recall a Music Week report confronting this issue with a release that was also released on a Thursday earlier this year.
Posted by: Bjork 22nd September 2016, 11:19 AM
^ pretty sure there was an issue earlier this year with The Stone Roses
Posted by: Bjork 22nd September 2016, 11:19 AM
by the way, James Arthur is increasing his lead again, Chainsmokers almost down to 0.50 when James is combined
Posted by: ElectroBoy 22nd September 2016, 11:36 AM
20. The Weeknd ft Daft Punk // Star Boy (+59)
Posted by: Mango 22nd September 2016, 11:39 AM
Why is it such a problem for Spotify to report Thursday's streaming data in time for Friday afternoon's chart? Surely in this technological day and age it can't be that difficult!
Posted by: liamk97 22nd September 2016, 11:40 AM
That's right, I found the article:
Stone Roses' first new single in 21 years, All For One was released at 8pm on Thursday (12th) and topped iTunes' singles chart within two hours. However, the song fails to show on the Top 200, with just seven sales recorded. That's because iTunes dominates paid-for digital sales and also has a significant presence in the streaming market, and failed to provide data to OCC in time for the chart. To make up for the shortfall, as often happens, data from earlier in the week was upweighted - but that's no use to All For One, which also suffered because there was no data from Spotify for Friday either.
Posted by: Jonjo 22nd September 2016, 11:44 AM
Would LOVE Neiked to become a hit!! 'Sexual' is amazeeee great to see it fairly high despite no airplay (to my knowledge!)
Posted by: Joe. 22nd September 2016, 11:46 AM
The Thursday rule hugely effected the Christmas songs last year, too. As Thursday was Christmas eve all the Christmas songs had their biggest streams (by far) that day, but it was unweighted instead included.
Posted by: Scene 22nd September 2016, 11:52 AM
OMG loving this Starboy song. And The Weeknd's demo isn't teens. When I was in my first year of uni 4 years ago, everyone was raving about him.
James Arthur would be a nice shock #1 for the history books but Starboy is 100% the best and more original song of the two imo.
Posted by: Bjork 22nd September 2016, 12:13 PM
not sure how original it is to repeat what Daft Punk and Pharrell did 3 years ago already, that was original, doing a Get Lucky part 2 now, that's not very groundbreaking at all imho... good song, all you want, but an rnb singer collaborating with Daft Punk... done before...
still shocking how well James Arthur is doing, so well it almost makes no sense, there are much better songs by much better singer-songwriters with much more promo and radio support and they do barely nothing, was just listening to Tom Odell's Magnetised now, and for me that's 1000 times better than the James Arthur song (and I do genuinely like it), got tons of airplay and still only got to #40 on the charts :/
Posted by: Joe. 22nd September 2016, 12:14 PM
They literally sound nothing alike? Get Lucky is a happy clappy (bordering on cheesy) song, and this is a dark and autumnal slow jam.
Weeknd has collaborated with loads of people, as have Daft Punk - same with half the chart. Why is this specifically "done before".
Posted by: Bjork 22nd September 2016, 12:41 PM
was just replying to someone saying the Weeknd deserved it more cos the song was more original than James Arthur
which I personally don't think it's the case
just cos a song is by a singer-songwriter and an acoustic guitar doesn't make it boring and unoriginal, but each to his/her own
Posted by: ElectroBoy 22nd September 2016, 01:16 PM
14. The Weeknd ft Daft Punk // Star Boy (+55)
Posted by: burbe 22nd September 2016, 01:22 PM
And if they can't, wouldn't it make sense to delay the chart till Sunday to ensure it's actually correct?
Posted by: JosephStyles 22nd September 2016, 01:24 PM
Honestly 9 times out of 10, I doubt the data would make much difference to the final outcome of the chart. Sure, we've had instances where it notably has made a difference, but on your average week, you might get a few of the lower positions swapping or something but I wouldn't say it matters a great deal if a big hit from January is #177 instead of #176 Most of the time we get an accurate estimation I would say! (having said this, I would prefer correct data, but they can't delay the chart just because Spotify are crap at reporting data on time)
Posted by: Bjork 22nd September 2016, 01:40 PM
The Weeknd now at #14 (+55)
Human at #31
Lady gaga up to #34 (video effect)
Country Forever #39
Kooks #40 (is it in an ad??)
new Chase & Status #51
Posted by: mdh 22nd September 2016, 03:42 PM
I'd expect The Weeknd to have a massive impact this time tomorrow - it'll probably be advertised then, and as far as I'm aware there's nothing bigger out, so it'll be #1 on the Spotify new music playlist.
That segué's nicely onto my question of the week - what's out tomorrow that could do something in the iTunes top 40
Posted by: SM351 22nd September 2016, 05:14 PM
Agree with this! Chart worked better on Sunday and would ensure totally accurate streaming figures are reported. Unlikely they'd do it, but we can hope
Posted by: mdh 22nd September 2016, 05:23 PM
what's out tomorrow that could do something in the iTunes top 40?
x2
Posted by: Ðøßßø 22nd September 2016, 05:24 PM
Aston Merrygold – I Ain't Missing You
(lol as if)
Posted by: Scene 22nd September 2016, 06:06 PM
still shocking how well James Arthur is doing, so well it almost makes no sense, there are much better songs by much better singer-songwriters with much more promo and radio support and they do barely nothing, was just listening to Tom Odell's Magnetised now, and for me that's 1000 times better than the James Arthur song (and I do genuinely like it), got tons of airplay and still only got to #40 on the charts :/
Tbh I think it's a bit lazy to call 'Starboy' a repeat of 'Get Lucky' simply because they're the two most recent Daft Punk hits (I know SB hasn't become a hit yet but it looks as though it will). As Joe said, they aren't even similar whereas 'Say You Won't Let Go' is lyrically and musically like 'Thinking Out Loud'. But that's just my view.
Posted by: ElectroBoy 22nd September 2016, 06:38 PM
(lol as if)
Surprise James Arthur style hit
Posted by: Hadji 22nd September 2016, 07:20 PM
Any reason why The Kooks have climbed?
Posted by: Red. 22nd September 2016, 08:44 PM
new Weeknd song is brilliant.
Posted by: Rob Spears 22nd September 2016, 09:04 PM
The Weeknd #6
Edit. #5 now!
Posted by: cqmerqn 22nd September 2016, 09:10 PM
The Weeknd needs to stay away from Ellie
Posted by: Juranamo 22nd September 2016, 09:18 PM
(lol as if)
And Sean Smith (of Same Difference fame)'s 'Turn Me On'
Posted by: Ðøßßø 22nd September 2016, 09:27 PM
Yeahhh can we not have this average Weeknd track clogging up the top for months, think I'd prefer James Arthur actually.
Posted by: danG 22nd September 2016, 09:28 PM
maybe if enough people buy it mistakingly thinking Sam Smith had released a Kevin Lyttle cover version.
Posted by: mdh 22nd September 2016, 09:31 PM
4. The Weeknd ft Daft Punk - Starboy
Combined, he's #4, #5 & #51 otherwise.
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