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post Feb 14 2016, 11:31 AM
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It may be Valentines Day, but that hasn't stopped one heck of an emotional breakup song - Christina Perri's Jar of Hearts - from reaching a huge sales milestone in the UK.

The US singer-songwriter's debut single has hit the one million sales mark in the UK almost five years after its release, OfficialCharts.com can reveal.

Jar of Hearts - written by Perri about a difficult ending of a relationship - joins an elite club of just 165 songs that have sold over one million (not including streams) in UK chart history.

The track was a slow burner on the Official Singles Chart, initially entering the Top 100 at Number 90 in June 2011. Two months later, Jar of Hearts entered the Top 40 at 17 and hit its peak of Number 4 two weeks later.

Notably, Jar of Hearts is one of the few million-selling songs that failed to hit the top spot. Only three tracks that have hit the milestone have peaked lower: Snow Patrol's Chasing Cars (6), Journey's Don't Stop Believin' (6) and Bing Crosby's White Christmas (5). Robbie Williams' Angels is the only other million seller to also peak at Number 4, which it did in 1998.

Congratulations, Christina! Now, let's all have a singalong (and mini cry):
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post Feb 14 2016, 11:39 AM
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Good for her, lovely song! So this is a sales only million seller I guess, seeing as Sia's Chandelier peaked at #6 and is a million seller with streams included.
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post Feb 14 2016, 11:53 AM
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Yay so happy Jar Of Hearts has made a million sales heart.gif One of my favourite songs and such a beautiful ballad wub.gif wub.gif
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post Feb 14 2016, 11:57 AM
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Aw yay, gorgeous song and never really got killed by overplay for me!

(Is this a good place to ask what "A Thousand Years" is on too thinking.gif)
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post Feb 14 2016, 11:59 AM
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QUOTE(J▲hq @ Feb 14 2016, 11:57 AM) *
Aw yay, gorgeous song and never really got killed by overplay for me!

(Is this a good place to ask what "A Thousand Years" is on too thinking.gif)

Omg no we have a place for requests!!!

http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=187277

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post Feb 14 2016, 12:08 PM
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QUOTE(J▲hq @ Feb 14 2016, 11:57 AM) *
Aw yay, gorgeous song and never really got killed by overplay for me!

(Is this a good place to ask what "A Thousand Years" is on too thinking.gif)


You're right about no overplay - in fact I'd never even heard of it until about two years ago, but I was familiar pretty much every other song that was a hit at the time. I can't recall hearing it on the radio on one single occasion in fact, same with Let Her Go.
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post Feb 14 2016, 12:19 PM
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Great song and fully deserving!!
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post Feb 14 2016, 12:34 PM
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Fantastic! Jar of Hearts is a great song and fully deserves the achievement!

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post Feb 14 2016, 12:45 PM
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QUOTE(J▲hq @ Feb 14 2016, 11:57 AM) *
(Is this a good place to ask what "A Thousand Years" is on too thinking.gif)

Was on 850k at the beginning of the year, but that includes streams so 1m sales will be years and years away I'm afraid.
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post Feb 14 2016, 02:28 PM
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post Feb 14 2016, 03:49 PM
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So OCC list 163. Anybody know what number 164 is?

YEAR OF RELEASE TITLE ARTIST
2014 UPTOWN FUNK MARK RONSON FT BRUNO MARS
2014 THINKING OUT LOUD ED SHEERAN
2014 ALL OF ME JOHN LEGEND
2014 RATHER BE CLEAN BANDIT
2013 COUNTING STARS ONEREPUBLIC
2013 ROAR KATY PERRY
2013 LA LA LA NAUGHTY BOY FT SAM SMITH
2013 HAPPY PHARRELL WILLIAMS
2013 BLURRED LINES ROBIN THICKE FT TI & PHARRELL
2013 GET LUCKY DAFT PUNK FT PHARRELL WILLIAMS & NILE RODGERS
2013 WAKE ME UP AVICII
2012 DON'T YOU WORRY CHILD SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA / JOHN MARTIN
2012 DIAMONDS RIHANNA
2012 LET HER GO PASSENGER
2012 CALL ME MAYBE CARLY RAE JEPSEN
2012 GANGNAM STYLE PSY
2012 IMPOSSIBLE JAMES ARTHUR
2011 MOVES LIKE JAGGER MAROON 5 FT CHRISTINA AGUILERA
2011 PARTY ROCK ANTHEM LMFAO FT LAUREN BENNETT AND GOONROCK
2011 GIVE ME EVERYTHING PITBULL FT NE-YO, AFROJACK, NAYER
2011 PRICE TAG JESSIE J FT B.O.B
2011 SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW GOTYE FT KIMBRA
2011 SOMEONE LIKE YOU ADELE
2011 THE A TEAM ED SHEERAN
2011 TITANIUM DAVID GUETTA FT SIA
2011 WE ARE YOUNG FUN FT JANELLE MONAE
2011 WE FOUND LOVE RIHANNA FT CALVIN HARRIS
2010 JUST THE WAY YOU ARE (AMAZING) BRUNO MARS
2010 ROLLING IN THE DEEP ADELE
2010 LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE EMINEM FT RIHANNA
2010 FIREWORK KATY PERRY
2010 ONLY GIRL (IN THE WORLD) RIHANNA
2010 WHEN WE COLLIDE MATT CARDLE
2009 BAD ROMANCE LADY GAGA
2009 FIGHT FOR THIS LOVE CHERYL COLE
2009 I GOTTA FEELING BLACK EYED PEAS
2009 POKER FACE LADY GAGA
2008 HALLELUJAH ALEXANDRA BURKE
2008 SEX ON FIRE KINGS OF LEON
2008 USE SOMEBODY KINGS OF LEON
2007 BLEEDING LOVE LEONA LEWIS
2007 RULE THE WORLD TAKE THAT
2006 CHASING CARS SNOW PATROL
2006 CRAZY GNARLS BARKLEY
2005 (IS THIS THE WAY TO) AMARILLO TONY CHRISTIE FT PETER KAY
2005 THAT'S MY GOAL SHAYNE WARD
2004 DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS? BAND AID 20
2002 ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE/EVERGREEN WILL YOUNG
2002 HERO ENRIQUE IGLESIAS
2002 LOSE YOURSELF EMINEM
2002 UNCHAINED MELODY GARETH GATES
2001 CAN'T GET YOU OUT OF MY HEAD KYLIE MINOGUE
2001 IT WASN'T ME SHAGGY FT RIKROK
2001 PURE AND SIMPLE HEAR'SAY
2001 WHOLE AGAIN ATOMIC KITTEN
2000 CAN WE FIX IT? BOB THE BUILDER
1999 ...BABY ONE MORE TIME BRITNEY SPEARS
1999 MAMBO NO.5 (A LITTLE BIT OF…) LOU BEGA
1999 BLUE (DA BA DEE) EIFFEL 65
1998 HEARTBEAT/TRAGEDY STEPS
1998 BELIEVE CHER
1998 I DON'T WANT TO MISS A THING AEROSMITH
1998 MY HEART WILL GO ON CELINE DION
1998 NO MATTER WHAT BOYZONE
1997 ANGELS ROBBIE WILLIAMS
1997 BARBIE GIRL AQUA
1997 DON'T SPEAK NO DOUBT
1997 I'LL BE MISSING YOU PUFF DADDY & FAITH EVANS
1997 IT'S LIKE THAT RUN-DMC VS JASON NEVINS
1997 NEVER EVER ALL SAINTS
1997 PERFECT DAY VARIOUS ARTISTS
1997 SOMETHING ABOUT THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT / CANDLE IN THE WIND '97 ELTON JOHN
1997 TELETUBBIES SAY "EH-OH!" TELETUBBIES
1997 TORN NATALIE IMBRUGLIA
1996 2 BECOME 1 SPICE GIRLS
1996 KILLING ME SOFTLY FUGEES
1996 SPACEMAN BABYLON ZOO
1996 THREE LIONS BADDIEL & SKINNER & LIGHTNING SEEDS
1996 WANNABE SPICE GIRLS
1995 BACK FOR GOOD TAKE THAT
1995 EARTH SONG MICHAEL JACKSON
1995 GANGSTA'S PARADISE COOLIO FT LV
1995 I BELIEVE/UP ON THE ROOF ROBSON & JEROME
1995 MYSTERIOUS GIRL PETER ANDRE FT BUBBLER RANX
1995 UNCHAINED MELODY/(THERE'LL BE BLUEBIRDS OVER) THE WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER ROBSON GREEN & JEROME FLYNN
1995 WONDERWALL OASIS
1994 ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU MARIAH CAREY
1994 LOVE IS ALL AROUND WET WET WET
1994 SATURDAY NIGHT WHIGFIELD
1994 THINK TWICE CELINE DION
1992 I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU WHITNEY HOUSTON
1991 (EVERYTHING I DO) I DO IT FOR YOU BRYAN ADAMS
1989 RIDE ON TIME BLACK BOX
1988 ESPECIALLY FOR YOU KYLIE MINOGUE & JASON DONOVAN
1987 FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK POGUES FT KIRSTY MACCOLL
1985 THE POWER OF LOVE JENNIFER RUSH
1984 CARELESS WHISPER GEORGE MICHAEL
1984 DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS? BAND AID
1984 GHOSTBUSTERS RAY PARKER JR.
1984 I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU STEVIE WONDER
1984 LAST CHRISTMAS/EVERYTHING SHE WANTS WHAM!
1984 TWO TRIBES FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD
1983 BLUE MONDAY NEW ORDER
1983 KARMA CHAMELEON CULTURE CLUB
1983 RELAX FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD
1983 RED RED WINE UB40
1983 UPTOWN GIRL BILLY JOEL
1982 COME ON EILEEN DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS
1982 EYE OF THE TIGER SURVIVOR
1982 FAME IRENE CARA
1982 THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT TIGHT FIT
1981 DON'T STOP BELIEVIN' JOURNEY
1981 DON'T YOU WANT ME? HUMAN LEAGUE
1981 STAND & DELIVER ADAM AND THE ANTS
1981 TAINTED LOVE SOFT CELL
1979 ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL (PART 2) PINK FLOYD
1979 BRIGHT EYES ART GARFUNKEL
1979 HEART OF GLASS BLONDIE
1979 I WILL SURVIVE GLORIA GAYNOR
1978 HIT ME WITH YOUR RHYTHM STICK IAN DURY AND THE BLOCKHEADS
1978 MARY'S BOY CHILD/OH MY LORD BONEY M
1978 RIVERS OF BABYLON/BROWN GIRL IN THE RING BONEY M
1978 SUMMER NIGHTS JOHN TRAVOLTA & OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
1978 YMCA VILLAGE PEOPLE
1978 YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I WANT JOHN TRAVOLTA & OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
1977 I FEEL LOVE DONNA SUMMER
1977 MULL OF KINTYRE/GIRLS' SCHOOL WINGS
1976 DANCING QUEEN ABBA
1976 DON'T CRY FOR ME ARGENTINA JULIE COVINGTON
1976 DON'T GIVE UP ON US DAVID SOUL
1976 DON'T GO BREAKING MY HEART ELTON JOHN & KIKI DEE
1976 SAVE YOUR KISSES FOR ME BROTHERHOOD OF MAN
1976 UNDER THE MOON OF LOVE SHOWADDYWADDY
1975 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY QUEEN
1975 IMAGINE JOHN LENNON
1975 SAILING ROD STEWART
1973 I LOVE YOU LOVE ME LOVE GARY GLITTER
1973 MERRY XMAS EVERYBODY SLADE
1973 TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLE OAK TREE DAWN FT TONY ORLANDO
1972 EYE LEVEL THE SIMON PARK ORCHESTRA
1972 LONG HAIRED LOVER FROM LIVERPOOL LITTLE JIMMY OSMOND
1971 I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING THE NEW SEEKERS
1969 SUGAR SUGAR THE ARCHIES
1968 HEY JUDE THE BEATLES
1967 RELEASE ME ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK
1967 THE LAST WALTZ ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK
1966 GREEN, GREEN GRASS OF HOME TOM JONES
1965 TEARS KEN DODD
1965 THE CARNIVAL IS OVER THE SEEKERS
1965 UNCHAINED MELODY THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS
1964 CAN'T BUY ME LOVE THE BEATLES
1964 I FEEL FINE THE BEATLES
1964 WE CAN WORK IT OUT/DAY TRIPPER THE BEATLES
1963 I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND THE BEATLES
1963 SHE LOVES YOU THE BEATLES
1962 I REMEMBER YOU FRANK IFIELD
1962 THE YOUNG ONES CLIFF RICHARD & THE SHADOWS
1961 STRANGER ON THE SHORE MR ACKER BILK AND HIS PARAMOUNT JAZZ BAND
1960 IT'S NOW OR NEVER ELVIS PRESLEY
1957 DIANA PAUL ANKA
1957 MARY'S BOY CHILD HARRY BELAFONTE
1955 (WE'RE GONNA) ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK BILL HALEY & HIS COMETS
1942 WHITE CHRISTMAS BING CROSBY WITH THE KEN DARBY SINGERS AND JOHN SCOTT TROTTER ORCHESTRA
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post Feb 14 2016, 04:00 PM
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amazing song, I still remember hearing it first on So You Think You Can Dance, months before it was a hit
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post Feb 14 2016, 04:04 PM
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Great to see it hit the million mark! Hopefully "A Thousand Years" will join it in the near future. wub.gif
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post Feb 14 2016, 05:09 PM
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QUOTE(gooddelta @ Feb 14 2016, 11:39 AM) *
Good for her, lovely song! So this is a sales only million seller I guess, seeing as Sia's Chandelier peaked at #6 and is a million seller with streams included.


Definitely pure sales, as I had it on a combined 985k 16 months ago.
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post Feb 14 2016, 06:03 PM
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All of these million seller announcements have referred to pure sales haven't they? I suspect it will remain that way for a while yet.
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post Feb 15 2016, 10:04 AM
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QUOTE(Jaspine Thompson @ Feb 14 2016, 02:28 PM) *
Yes what a track wub.gif


The OCC have just announced that it was down to an error. It is actually 164, not 165.
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post Feb 15 2016, 02:12 PM
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post Feb 15 2016, 02:17 PM
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QUOTE(vidcapper @ Feb 14 2016, 05:09 PM) *
Definitely pure sales, as I had it on a combined 985k 16 months ago.


Oh, 15k in 16 months suddenly doesn't sound that impressive at all...!
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post Feb 15 2016, 03:56 PM
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QUOTE(JCM20 @ Feb 14 2016, 12:08 PM) *
You're right about no overplay - in fact I'd never even heard of it until about two years ago, but I was familiar pretty much every other song that was a hit at the time. I can't recall hearing it on the radio on one single occasion in fact, same with Let Her Go.


Really? I heard it everywhere at the time, I was truly sick of it by the beginning of 2012.

Good song though, and impressive achievement!
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post Feb 15 2016, 05:48 PM
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Why is It's Like That dated 1997?

Also

In this 9 year period (85 - 93) there were only 6!!!! and two of those didn't pass the million mark for a few decades.

1992 I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU WHITNEY HOUSTON
1991 (EVERYTHING I DO) I DO IT FOR YOU BRYAN ADAMS
1989 RIDE ON TIME BLACK BOX
1988 ESPECIALLY FOR YOU KYLIE MINOGUE & JASON DONOVAN
1987 FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK POGUES FT KIRSTY MACCOLL
1985 THE POWER OF LOVE JENNIFER RUSH


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