First overall number 1 never to top sales at all

BuzzJack - Entertainment Discussion _ Music Charts _ UK Charts

Latest Site News

Hozier gets a second week at number one

Hozier climbs to number one

A chart double for Beyonce

First overall number 1 never to top sales at all, could it happen soon?

Display modes

Track this thread - Email this thread - Print this thread - Download this thread - Subscribe to this forum

zenon View member profile	Dec 8 2014, 12:04 AM Post #1
BuzzJack Gold Member Joined: 9 May 2009 Posts: 3,615 User: 8,809	With Union J making history tonight by failing to make it number 1 officially while still topping sales, and with no chance of recovering, I was wondering when the opposite will eventually happen. Thinking Out Loud has already topped sales during its other week as the overall number 1.


Eric_Blob View member profile	Dec 8 2014, 12:16 AM Post #2
BuzzJack Legend Joined: 18 February 2010 Posts: 25,006 User: 10,665	It'll probably a post-album single from a big album vs. a held-back single in its first week (now I think about it that was the scenario this week! ). Let Her Go or Just Give Me A Reason could've got #1 with streaming last year (I can't remember what blocked them). This post has been edited by Eric_Blob: Dec 8 2014, 12:17 AM


Liаm View member profile	Dec 8 2014, 12:17 AM Post #3
Brown cow, stunning! Joined: 7 December 2009 Posts: 67,168 User: 10,139	QUOTE(Eric_Blob @ Dec 8 2014, 12:16 AM) It'll probably a post-album single from a big album vs. a held-back single in its first week. Let Her Go or Just Give Me A Reason could've got #1 with streaming last year (I can't remember what blocked them). I'm sure the latter was that bloody Ant & Dec """song""""


Eric_Blob View member profile	Dec 8 2014, 12:23 AM Post #4
BuzzJack Legend Joined: 18 February 2010 Posts: 25,006 User: 10,665	QUOTE(Liаm @ Dec 8 2014, 12:17 AM) I'm sure the latter was that bloody Ant & Dec """song"""" Well Pink could've got that week with streaming then, unless Let's Get Ready to Rhumble was really far ahead in sales (which I don't think it was). I seem to remember Let Her Go peaking around the same time of Get Lucky and Blurred Lines, so probably couldn't have beaten them anyway if I'm correct. Maybe sometime early next year where sales for the #1s are low and all the Q4 releases are releasing their post-album singles it could happen.


Hadji View member profile	Dec 8 2014, 12:29 AM Post #5
BuzzJack Platinum Member Joined: 20 November 2014 Posts: 12,650 User: 21,386	Bastille could have beaten Lily Allen to #1 with streaming


zenon View member profile	Dec 8 2014, 12:52 AM Post #6
BuzzJack Gold Member Joined: 9 May 2009 Posts: 3,615 User: 8,809	Had streaming existed in 1999 then Alice Deejay's Better Off Alone would have easily beaten Westlife with If I Let You Go to number 1 seeing as there were only 470 sales in it that week.


Spinning Adam View member profile	Dec 8 2014, 11:06 AM Post #7
Former iconic poster with no consistent posting style Pronouns: Don't take em seriously tbh Joined: 20 June 2014 Posts: 20,582 User: 21,005	Yes! More people stream each day! And less will buy physical sales!


T83:Y96 View member profile	Dec 8 2014, 05:23 PM Post #8
My mother said, to get things done, you better not mess with Maj Joined: 28 October 2014 Posts: 5,765 User: 21,319	QUOTE(Eric_Blob @ Dec 8 2014, 12:23 AM) Well Pink could've got that week with streaming then, unless Let's Get Ready to Rhumble was really far ahead in sales (which I don't think it was). I seem to remember Let Her Go peaking around the same time of Get Lucky and Blurred Lines, so probably couldn't have beaten them anyway if I'm correct. Maybe sometime early next year where sales for the #1s are low and all the Q4 releases are releasing their post-album singles it could happen. Just Give Me A Reason was less than 5,000 copies behind Let's Get Ready To Rhumble, and was 4 on that week on streaming, when Ant & Dec weren't in the top 40. So maybe Just Give Me A Reason would have been number 1... I think Pink might want a reason why streaming wasn't included in the charts earlier...


zenon View member profile	May 3 2015, 11:06 PM Post #9
BuzzJack Gold Member Joined: 9 May 2009 Posts: 3,615 User: 8,809	Cheerleader has tonight become at least the first single to top the overall chart before reaching the sales summit, still likely to top sales next week though.