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Posted by: liamk97 Oct 23 2017, 04:16 PM

A fourth week at #1 seems likely for Post Malone's 'rockstar' although, with the video for 'Havana' due this week, its run at #1 may be nearing its end. New releases in the shape of 'Anywhere' by Rita Ora, 'Gorgeous' by Taylor Swift and 'Bedroom Floor' by Liam Payne seem likely to place within the Top 40 by the end of the week.

In the albums, George Michael looks set to reach the top with his re-release of 1990's Life Without Prejudice. This edition features a remastered original tracking list, an MTV Unplugged disc, B-sides, remixes and rarities and a DVD. Also released this week is Niall Horan's debut album Flicker, Jessie Ware's Glasshouse, Trivium's The Sin & The Sentence and, released download-only, Krept & Konan's 7 Days and 7 Nights.

Breakdown of the week
- Saturday and Sunday: Information on Twitter from MintRoyale only. Please do not make requests, we do not have any information other than what's posted.
- Monday: OCC Top 100 + Radio 1 Chart Update 5:30pm to 5:45pm.
- Tuesday: Top 40 update as and when we receive them with requests, this is NOT 100% guaranteed however. The OCC may publish sales flashes of their own accord but likewise, this is not guaranteed. Twitter and social media is your friend for today. Please post any information you find with a source. Do not nag for updates, we will post a top 40 update if we receive one.
- Wednesday: Top 40 update from Music Week from 5:45, and potential top 5 sales but this is not guaranteed.
- Thursday: See Tuesday.

Other notes (please read)
- You may make requests Tuesday to Thursday but outside the top 40, specific positions will not be revealed (unless deemed necessary by a mod).
- Please do not demand a midweek update, one will be posted as and when we receive the information. Patience is a virtue.
- Sales information will be given out as deemed necessary by a moderator, please bear this in mind when making requests. Most requests for sales will be ignored.
- To keep everyone in the loop of all chart action, please refer to the iTunes and Spotify threads.

Posted by: liamk97 Oct 23 2017, 04:16 PM

Official Singles/Albums Chart Update Top 100
Source: OCC
Missing Data:

http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart-update/

1 Post Malone feat. 21 Savage - rockstar (16,325)
2 Camila Cabello feat. Young Thug - Havana (13,932)
3 Marshmello feat. Khalid - Silence (9,935)
4 Avicii feat. Rita Ora - Lonely Together
5 Sam Smith - Too Good At Goodbyes

6-10
6 Ed Sheeran - Perfect
9 Mabel feat. Kojo Funds - Finders Keepers
10 Taylor Swift - Gorgeous (8,466) *

11-20
15 Dua Lipa - New Rules
18 Charlie Puth - How Long
19 Khalid - Young Dumb & Broken
20 Rita Ora - Anywhere *

21-30
21 Camelphat & Elderbrook - Cola
22 Craig David - Heartline
25 Liam Payne - Bedroom Floor *
28 Krept & Konan feat. Stormzy - Ask Flipz *
29 Niall Horan - Too Much To Ask
30 George Michael - Freedom '90 ^

31-40
39 Anne-Marie - Heavy *
40 MK - 17 *

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

http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart-update/

1 George Michael - Listen Without Prejudice (38,232) ^
2 Niall Horan - Flicker (15,378) *
3 P!nk - Beautiful Trauma (13,090)
4 Liam Gallagher - As You Were (8,399)
5 Krept & Konan - 7 Days (5,691) *

6-10
6 Jessie Ware - Glasshouse (5,684) *
8 The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead (4,850) ^
9 Krept & Konan - 7 Nights (4,049) *

11-20
12 Daryl Hall & John Oates - Timeless Classics *
14 Trivium - The Sin & The Sentence *
16 Pet Shop Boys - Yes ^
17 The Jam - 1977 ^
18 Pet Shop Boys - Elysium ^

21-30
21 Benny Andersson - Piano
23 Foo Fighters - Greatest Hits
24 Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band - Adios Senor Pussycat *
25 Future & Young Thug - Super Slimey *
28 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Greatest Hits
30 Europe - Walk The Earth *

31-40
31 Michael Buble - Christmas ^
35 George Michael - Older ^
36 Brand New - Science Fiction *

Click on the above relevant links.

Posted by: liamk97 Oct 23 2017, 04:16 PM

Wednesday Top 40 ONLY Update
Source: Music Week
Missing Data:

Singles

1 Post Malone feat. 21 Savage - rockstar (29,821)
2 Camila Cabello feat. Young Thug - Havana (26,227)
3 Marshmello feat. Khalid - Silence (18,235)
4 Avicii feat. Rita Ora - Lonely Together (17,380)
5 Sam Smith - Too Good At Goodbyes (17,251)

6-10
7 Ed Sheeran - Perfect
9 Mabel feat. Kojo Funds - Finders Keepers

11-20
13 Taylor Swift - Gorgeous *
17 Charlie Puth - How Long
19 Khalid - Young Dumb & Broke
20 Rita Ora - Anywhere *

21-30
23 Camelphat & Elderbrook - Cola
27 Liam Payne - Bedroom Floor *
28 Niall Horan - Too Much To Ask
29 Krept & Konan feat. Stormzy - Ask Flipz *

31-40
34 Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You
36 Anne-Marie - Heavy *
37 MK - 17 *
39 Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still *

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

Albums

1 George Michael - Listen Without Prejudice (47,791) ^
2 P!nk - Beautiful Trauma (19,563)
3 Niall Horan - Flicker (19,002) *
4 Liam Gallagher - As You Were (12,340)
5 Ed Sheeran - ÷ (8,917)

6-10
6 Krept & Konan - 7 Days *
7 Jessie Ware - Glasshouse *
8 The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead ^
9 Krept & Konan - 7 Nights *

11-20
12 Daryl Hall & John Oates - Timeless Classics *
14 Trivium - The Sin & The Sentence *
20 George Michael - Twenty Five ^

21-30
21 Benny Andersson - Piano
23 Pet Shop Boys - Yes ^
24 Foo Fighters - Greatest Hits
26 Future & Young Thug - Super Slimey *
29 Michael Buble - Christmas ^
30 Pet Shop Boys - Elysium ^

31-40
33 The Jam - 1977 ^
35 The Script - Freedom Child ^
36 George Michael - Older ^
40 ABBA - Gold: Greatest Hits ^

NO OTHER SALES INFO

Posted by: liamk97 Oct 23 2017, 04:31 PM

George Michael has a 25k lead over Niall Horan! Full update incoming.

Posted by: DANKENSTEIN Oct 23 2017, 04:33 PM

Fully expected George to be comfortably #1, that's quite a lead though!

Posted by: cqmerqn Oct 23 2017, 04:34 PM

George set for well over 100k then

Posted by: SKOB Oct 23 2017, 04:38 PM

Wow never thought George would do those kind of numbers

Posted by: Hocus Pokus Oct 23 2017, 04:39 PM

I expected George Michael to take it, after the TV transmission, nice sales though, could be quite a seller with the run up to Christmas

Posted by: liamk97 Oct 23 2017, 04:39 PM

Official Singles/Albums Chart Update Top 100
Source: OCC
Missing Data:

http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart-update/

1 Post Malone feat. 21 Savage - rockstar (16,325)
2 Camila Cabello feat. Young Thug - Havana (13,932)
3 Marshmello feat. Khalid - Silence (9,935)
4 Avicii feat. Rita Ora - Lonely Together
5 Sam Smith - Too Good At Goodbyes

6-10
6 Ed Sheeran - Perfect
9 Mabel feat. Kojo Funds - Finders Keepers
10 Taylor Swift - Gorgeous (8,466) *

11-20
15 Dua Lipa - New Rules
18 Charlie Puth - How Long
19 Khalid - Young Dumb & Broken
20 Rita Ora - Anywhere *

21-30
21 Camelphat & Elderbrook - Cola
22 Craig David - Heartline
25 Liam Payne - Bedroom Floor *
28 Krept & Konan feat. Stormzy - Ask Flipz *
29 Niall Horan - Too Much To Ask
30 George Michael - Freedom '90 ^

31-40
39 Anne-Marie - Heavy *
40 MK - 17 *

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

http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart-update/

1 George Michael - Listen Without Prejudice (38,232) ^
2 Niall Horan - Flicker (15,378) *
3 P!nk - Beautiful Trauma (13,090)
4 Liam Gallagher - As You Were (8,399)
5 Krept & Konan - 7 Days (5,691) *

6-10
6 Jessie Ware - Glasshouse (5,684) *
8 The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead (4,850) ^
9 Krept & Konan - 7 Nights (4,049) *

11-20
12 Daryl Hall & John Oates - Timeless Classics *
14 Trivium - The Sin & The Sentence *
16 Pet Shop Boys - Yes ^
17 The Jam - 1977 ^
18 Pet Shop Boys - Elysium ^

21-30
21 Benny Andersson - Piano
23 Foo Fighters - Greatest Hits
24 Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band - Adios Senor Pussycat *
25 Future & Young Thug - Super Slimey *
28 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Greatest Hits
30 Europe - Walk The Earth *

31-40
31 Michael Buble - Christmas ^
35 George Michael - Older ^
36 Brand New - Science Fiction *

Click on the above relevant links.

Posted by: Envoirment Oct 23 2017, 04:40 PM

Interested to see how much Niall has done and how well P!nk is holding up in her second week. Massive numbers for George it looks like!

Posted by: UltraReputation Oct 23 2017, 04:43 PM

Yasss Taylor & Rita *.* hopefully Taylor will stay top 20!

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds Oct 23 2017, 04:44 PM

Is there some missing data? How come George & K&K so high?

Posted by: commonsense Oct 23 2017, 04:54 PM

On Amazon some people have been saying they bought every version though, double cd, vinyl.

Not many can tell any difference in the mastering though, say it's virtually the same as the original cd release.

Posted by: commonsense Oct 23 2017, 04:56 PM

Buble's Christmas back again look. Asda has it for a fiver again this year or at least ours does this week.

Posted by: cqmerqn Oct 23 2017, 05:02 PM

Rita Ora should stay top 20.

Really expected much more from Jessie Ware.

Posted by: liamk97 Oct 23 2017, 05:07 PM

MW sales added!

Posted by: omrimayo Oct 23 2017, 05:19 PM

GM sales are amazing, never expected that, anyway it's much better than Niall album (And I liked the singles but the album is really bad for me). Niall sales anyway are really bad BTW Just saw the numbers. Maybe even not get to 30K.

Posted by: 28 Brays Later Oct 23 2017, 05:21 PM

Niall maybe on course to have a bigger first week than ZAYN even while likely debuting at #3 then? Interested to see how well he'll hold up, it wouldn't surprise me if 'Flicker' outsells 'Mind Of Mine' and 'Harry Styles' in total.

Posted by: omrimayo Oct 23 2017, 05:24 PM

Not gonna be even close.. Maybe 70K.

Posted by: Bjork Oct 23 2017, 05:29 PM

oh thought Flicker would be much higher, but sure he'll have big tv promo in the coming months and can be a consistent seller, unlike zayn he's targeting the people that actually still buys albums

good nubers for GM, i know it's on the back of the tv doc but surprisig so many people are buying this re-issue, i'd rather buy his Greatest hits

Posted by: DANKENSTEIN Oct 23 2017, 05:32 PM

I don't think so other than the usual no Sunday streaming data.

Krept & Konan have big streams (and trust me they'd have a lot more songs top 100 if not for the artist cap - 10 in total to be exact).

Surprised at George being so high in singles though

Posted by: girl_from_oz Oct 23 2017, 05:33 PM

Quite a few reissues in the charts with George Michael, The Smiths, The Jam and the two Pet Shop Boys albums, expecting a few more reissues to chart before the end of the year as well

Posted by: cqmerqn Oct 23 2017, 05:45 PM

That’s what I said before we saw sales... when I heard he’s 25k over Niall I was expecting GM to be on about 65k as i expected much more for Niall

Posted by: Cara Oct 23 2017, 05:53 PM

I think he will totally outsell Zayn since Z stuck with 75k. But Harry's album sold to date 140k and his debut week was 57k. And he doesn't go anywhere. Niall has no chance to outsell Harry with debut numbers like that.

Tragic sales for Niall. I was thinking he will do at least 30k.

Posted by: The Hit Parade Oct 23 2017, 06:36 PM

Apparently there was an HMV exclusive 7" of Freedom 90. Less than 2 years since it was re-issued on 12".

Posted by: Steve201 Oct 23 2017, 06:41 PM

Poor sales for Niall, good to see George with another no1!

Posted by: Bjork Oct 23 2017, 06:51 PM

Yes there was a physical release x freedom 90 Last Friday
https://store.hmv.com/music/vinyl/freedom!-90

Posted by: Lomadz Oct 23 2017, 06:53 PM

I don't know why I bother with Kworb anymore, Camila miles ahead of Post Malone but it means nothing even though she's no2 on Spotify.

Niall doing well in my opinion, will have promo in the coming weeks and should sell okay. Good on him!

Posted by: SKOB Oct 23 2017, 06:59 PM

Kworb has Spotify #s too so keep following

Posted by: Jez Oct 23 2017, 06:59 PM

Nice to see Liam G. still holding up well after it’s 3rd week on release.

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever Oct 23 2017, 07:43 PM

Niall Horan is doing ok and i think it will be a steady seller right through to the end of the year. He will def outsell Zayn and i think he may outsell Harry too. I think its a good album from him.

I was never a fan of George Michaels music when he was alive and that hasnt changed, its a nice tribute him though for it to be doing so well,

Posted by: Dark Horse Oct 23 2017, 09:21 PM

Niall Horan is doing great... especially in the US, he will enter at number 1 with around 160k-180k in sales which is amazing in this day and age...

Posted by: Envoirment Oct 23 2017, 09:31 PM

Nice numbers for P!nk's second week. Should get to 25-30k. Looks like it's going to have no trouble going platinum given she has more promo lined up later in the year!

Niall's numbers are ok. I'm expecting him to be quite a consistent seller. "Too Much To Ask" is taking off nicely and he's likely going to have an X-factor performance at some point and some other TV performances to help push the album during the Xmas rush. I can see it becoming the best selling 1D solo album.

Posted by: Lenny Oct 23 2017, 09:53 PM

Good to see Krept & Konan with a top 40 entry in the singles and both mixtapes in the albums top 10.

Posted by: 777666jason Oct 24 2017, 04:09 AM

Yeah looking likely to outsell MOM first week so will be a saw that that will be known as a number 1 album but this may not you do feel slightly bad for niall, hopefully he does have the last laugh and end up outselling zayns overall

Poor Taylor number 10 Mondays update but likely to drop like a stone as the week goes on

And I know the deluxe version isn't out yet but bubles already higher than Presley

Posted by: Bjork Oct 24 2017, 06:54 AM

that's so high cos there's a concert ticket bundle, still good but the real sales are half of it

Posted by: Brit Oct 24 2017, 07:57 AM

Awsome second week for pink, another 25k maybe

Posted by: commonsense Oct 24 2017, 08:40 AM

I'm not a big fan and don't own any studio albums, just 25 and Ladies & Gentlemen.

Posted by: rafik4u Oct 24 2017, 08:07 PM

Is Camila not getting any close to Rockstar? No chance of being #1 at all in the near future? I would hate it to stall at #2....

Posted by: Hadji Oct 24 2017, 08:16 PM

Probably not as Clean Bandit have a new song out on Friday and they’ll most likely be the ones to knock Post Malone off the top

Posted by: DANKENSTEIN Oct 24 2017, 08:23 PM

Camila could feasibly sneak in a week before Clean Bandit climb up if they drop a video and 59p this Friday. Clean Bandit won't enter at number one.

Posted by: Jordan Lee Oct 24 2017, 08:26 PM

I hope Havana can go to #1 too! The video is fantastic and she genuinely deserves it!
I can’t see Clean Bandit debuting at #1. Symphony took 6 weeks to get there so I can see this being around the same depending on the quality of the track.

Posted by: ___∆___ Oct 24 2017, 09:42 PM

#31 Michael Buble - Christmas

Posted by: Lenny Oct 24 2017, 09:45 PM

I can't understand why the remixes (not the Daddy Yankee one) of "Havana" aren't available on iTunes or to stream.

Posted by: dj_tim_e Oct 24 2017, 09:49 PM

Clean Bandit don't have a 100% strike rate...the Marina collab did nothing. Has anyone heard the new track to predict a number 1 already?

Posted by: JosephStyles Oct 24 2017, 09:51 PM

The Marina collab wasn't a proper single (and it was basically just a track thrown out to please the diehard fans who've wanted it for years). This one is the follow-up to Symphony and they've had three smash hits already this era, signs are pointing to a big hit even if not a #1!

(also there's a snippet going around but I've not listened myself)

Posted by: Fruity Oct 24 2017, 11:43 PM

Camila would easily go #1 with a discount

Posted by: leewallace Oct 25 2017, 12:06 AM

‘Symphony’ was reduced for one week and that helped it manage to go to number one considering how close it was on a weekly basis! ‘Havana’ really needs a discount or a very immediate (next week) X Factor performance! 59p and an X factor performance this weekend would have made Havana even bigger and I could see it being a long running number one of that happened!

Posted by: DANKENSTEIN Oct 25 2017, 05:01 PM

Update incoming.

George Michael #1, 47,791
Niall Horan #3, 19,002

Posted by: DANKENSTEIN Oct 25 2017, 05:05 PM

Wednesday Top 40 ONLY Update
Source: Music Week
Missing Data:

Singles

1 Post Malone feat. 21 Savage - rockstar (29,821)
2 Camila Cabello feat. Young Thug - Havana (26,227)
3 Marshmello feat. Khalid - Silence (18,235)
4 Avicii feat. Rita Ora - Lonely Together (17,380)
5 Sam Smith - Too Good At Goodbyes (17,251)

6-10
7 Ed Sheeran - Perfect
9 Mabel feat. Kojo Funds - Finders Keepers

11-20
13 Taylor Swift - Gorgeous *
17 Charlie Puth - How Long
19 Khalid - Young Dumb & Broke
20 Rita Ora - Anywhere *

21-30
23 Camelphat & Elderbrook - Cola
27 Liam Payne - Bedroom Floor *
28 Niall Horan - Too Much To Ask
29 Krept & Konan feat. Stormzy - Ask Flipz *

31-40
34 Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You
36 Anne-Marie - Heavy *
37 MK - 17 *
39 Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still *

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

Albums

1 George Michael - Listen Without Prejudice (47,791) ^
2 P!nk - Beautiful Trauma (19,563)
3 Niall Horan - Flicker (19,002) *
4 Liam Gallagher - As You Were (12,340)
5 Ed Sheeran - ÷ (8,917)

6-10
6 Krept & Konan - 7 Days *
7 Jessie Ware - Glasshouse *
8 The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead ^
9 Krept & Konan - 7 Nights *

11-20
12 Daryl Hall & John Oates - Timeless Classics *
14 Trivium - The Sin & The Sentence *
20 George Michael - Twenty Five ^

21-30
21 Benny Andersson - Piano
23 Pet Shop Boys - Yes ^
24 Foo Fighters - Greatest Hits
26 Future & Young Thug - Super Slimey *
29 Michael Buble - Christmas ^
30 Pet Shop Boys - Elysium ^

31-40
33 The Jam - 1977 ^
35 The Script - Freedom Child ^
36 George Michael - Older ^
40 ABBA - Gold: Greatest Hits ^

NO OTHER SALES INFO

Posted by: cqmerqn Oct 25 2017, 05:11 PM

PLEASE hold on Anne-Marie

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds Oct 25 2017, 05:11 PM

YES @ 6 new entries Now please let them all stay in.

And I'm sure you can all guess the one thing in that chart that's making me want to throw my chair out the window right now

Posted by: cqmerqn Oct 25 2017, 05:13 PM

I’m in love with the shape of you

Posted by: DANKENSTEIN Oct 25 2017, 05:16 PM

for me 'Perfect' returning to the top 10 is even more annoying than 'Shape Of You' still hanging on to the top 40

Posted by: slowdown73 Oct 25 2017, 05:20 PM

Good to see Pink at no2 in today’s album midweeks. Hope she can hold.

Posted by: Jason Oct 25 2017, 05:37 PM

I see 7 new entries.
What a flop for Niall in the albums

Posted by: JosephStyles Oct 25 2017, 05:38 PM

I expected it to be doing better but it's on track to surpass Zayn's first week sales so I think it's doing just fine, nowhere near flopping

Posted by: ___∆___ Oct 25 2017, 05:41 PM

Good sales for Niall - he might snatch the #2 and pleased that ‘Too Much To Ask’ is heading for a new peak. I think his album will be a steady seller for the next few months as he seems to be an act that really gets a good boost to TV promo and with XF, SCD etc., season in full swing there are lots of promo opportunities for him.

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds Oct 25 2017, 05:42 PM

Oops I can't count Even better then!

Posted by: The Cownjuring Oct 25 2017, 05:55 PM

MK to hang on PLS

Posted by: Bjork Oct 25 2017, 05:58 PM

Not a flop
But disappointing that naill cannot beat pinks 2nd werk

Posted by: Hocus Pokus Oct 25 2017, 06:11 PM

Portugal. The Man, please stay in, I love that track

Posted by: Envoirment Oct 25 2017, 07:05 PM

Good second week for P!nk it seems! 25k on lock? Can't wait to see how well it does when P!nk comes over to do her UK promo blitz.

Nial doing well. Should be a consistent seller and can see him outdoing his debut weeks sales closer to Christmas with an X-factor performance likely lined up!

Posted by: Lomadz Oct 25 2017, 07:08 PM

Niall is doing great, everyone thought he was going to be the flop. Well deserved! Should be a half decent seller.

Posted by: Steve201 Oct 25 2017, 07:33 PM

A 1Der was hardly ever going to totally flop especially with sales lower in the albums these days, surprised Pinks second week has edged him out of he top 2!

Posted by: Steve201 Oct 25 2017, 07:34 PM

Indeed and there'll be a lot more people in the shops buying music when she is promoting!

Posted by: SKOB Oct 25 2017, 07:40 PM

Uhmm who exactly?

Two top ten hits and one top 30 hit under his belt..

Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn Oct 25 2017, 07:56 PM

I was really hoping to see Jessie Ware's album in the top 5.

Posted by: 777666jason Oct 25 2017, 08:21 PM

Hardly a flop for Niall just a shame 3 is his debut, so will be lowest charting 1D member for now at least, he on 19k only 3.5k of zayns opening week

Posted by: Lomadz Oct 25 2017, 10:18 PM

Before any of his singles people thought he would be the least successful (including Louis)...fact.

He's done really well and I think he will stay top 10 through to Christmas.

Posted by: Rafael x Oct 25 2017, 11:56 PM

watch this outdoing the others

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever Oct 25 2017, 11:59 PM

Me included,I didn't think Niall Horan would have achieved the solo success he already has. I do think the album will sell well from now to year end and build good sales. His singles are doing well too.

Posted by: timberlake_x Oct 26 2017, 04:27 PM

Wheres Craig david? Thankkss

Posted by: DANKENSTEIN Oct 26 2017, 04:31 PM

20+5 (yesterday's update)

Posted by: Cara Oct 26 2017, 06:30 PM

Double standards. Zayn with 22k was the biggest flop, Niall with 22k is "doing great". Funny. To me, they both did badly. But Niall will have longevity bc he is promo boy and probably his team will discount his album in 2 weeks.
Still, have no idea why you all think it will outsell Harry's album. Flicker is not that good in the first place. It has 1 great future single "On the Loose". But I don't think it will be enough. Niall will be lucky to sell more than 8k next week.

Posted by: DANKENSTEIN Oct 26 2017, 07:06 PM

Niall was seen as the underdog with him not being heavily publicised as Zayn and Harry and his first single limping in at #9 yet his album is set to out-sell Zayn's at least. That to me explains it.

Posted by: Steve201 Oct 26 2017, 11:52 PM

We have to take into account the moment of release - with the right promo artists can sell a lot of albums for the next 7 weeks in comparison to a mid year release.