Didn't Orson sell more than 17,964 in the three weeks either side of it hitting #1?

 

Thats true. They'd sold more copies the week they were at no.5 So doesn't deserve to have the lowest no.1 sales ever.

What's the Deee-Lite/Steve Miller thing? Did they have identical sales?? If so then aren't all these other examples a bit pointless cos that would be the smallest gap between Number 1 singles (ie zero copies)?

What's the Deee-Lite/Steve Miller thing? Did they have identical sales?? If so then aren't all these other examples a bit pointless cos that would be the smallest gap between Number 1 singles (ie zero copies)?

 

I know that. That is why I said at the beginning APART from the Dee-Lite/Steve Miller thing at the sub-title of the forum. Also, zero is not really a gap, in my opinion.

I think I read somewhere on here a couple of days ago, Christina Aguilera just missed out on a number 1 with 'Ain't No Other Man'. I could be wrong though as I can't remember exactly what was said LOL.

I know that. That is why I said at the beginning APART from the Dee-Lite/Steve Miller thing at the sub-title of the forum. Also, zero is not really a gap, in my opinion.

 

In actual fact there was 8 copies between them in sales, not zero as is commonly thought. The zero figure comes from the panel sales, though when multiplied up this equates to a difference of 8.

I think I read somewhere on here a couple of days ago, Christina Aguilera just missed out on a number 1 with 'Ain't No Other Man'. I could be wrong though as I can't remember exactly what was said LOL.

 

She missed out on no.1 by 713 sales, which is pretty close.

I do believe the closest top 2 this year was when Lady GaGa pipped Flo Rida and Ke$ha to their promised second non-consecuitve week at #1 by I believe a little over 100 copies.

As already mentiones, the closest top 2 albums was also involving GaGa - GaGa sold 4 more than Doves. I'm still mad about that.

I think I read somewhere on here a couple of days ago, Christina Aguilera just missed out on a number 1 with 'Ain't No Other Man'. I could be wrong though as I can't remember exactly what was said LOL.

 

That was probably me. :P

 

Sales were incredibly tight in that whole area that week as she started off at #4 in the midweeks with it, and as someone said, she missed the top spot by 713 copies in the end.

 

I also mentioned earlier Leona's 'A Moment Like This' just pipping Eric Prydz's 'Physical Education' to the top. I looked into that and it was by... 91 copies.

Close (i.e. under 1000 sales) battles since the start of 2005:

 

12/2/05

1 (-) Eminem - Like Toy Soldiers (29496)

2 (-) Elvis Presley - Are You Lonesome Tonight (28500)

 

16/7/05

1 (1) 2Pac ft Elton John - Ghetto Gospel (39627)

2 (-) Mariah Carey - We Belong Together (39235)

 

11/2/06

1 (1) Notorious BIG et al - Nasty Girl (24854)

2 (-) Chris Brown ft Juelz Santana - Run It (24639)

 

25/3/06

1 (2) Orson - No Tomorrow (17694)

2 (1) Chico - It's Chico Time (17365)

3 (16) Black Eyed Peas - Pump It (17360)

 

17/6/06

1 (8) Nelly Furtado - Maneater (48724)

2 (1) Sandi Thom - I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker (48538)

 

5/8/06

1 (3) Shakira ft Wyclef Jean - Hips Don't Lie (29109)

2 (18) Christina Aguilera - Ain't No Other Man (28396)

 

20/1/07 (no exact sales, but less than 1000 copies between #1 and #3)

1 (1) Leona Lewis - A Moment Like This

2 (2) Eric Prydz vs Floyd - Proper Education

3 (-) Mika - Grace Kelly

 

17/3/07

1 (1) Take That - Shine (27000)

2 (3) Gwen Stefani ft Akon - The Sweet Escape (26000)

 

28/7/07

1 (1) Rihanna ft Jay-Z - Umbrella (22143)

2 (3) Kate Nash - Foundations (22012)

 

4/8/07

1 (3) Timbaland ft Keri Hilson & DOE - The Way I Are (33578)

2 (2) Kate Nash - Foundations (33562)

 

25/8/07

1 (3) Kanye West - Stronger (36804)

2 (1) Robyn ft Kleerup - With Every Heart Beat (36737)

 

6/10/07

1 (35) Sugababes - About You Now (34068)

2 (-) Shayne Ward - No U Hang Up / If That's OK With You (33444)

 

22/3/08

1 (1) Duffy - Mercy (40778)

2 (23) Leona Lewis - Better In Time / Footprints In The Sand (40476)

 

28/3/09

1 (4) Lady Gaga - Poker Face (53699)

2 (2) Flo Rida ft Ke$ha - Right Round (53478)

Close (i.e. under 1000 sales) battles since the start of 2005:

 

25/8/07

1 (3) Kanye West - Stronger (36804)

2 (1) Robyn ft Kleerup - With Every Heart Beat (36737)

EURGH! Can't believe Kanye West JUST won! :puke2: 'With Every Heartbeat' deserved another week at least at number 1 :(

And what would be the smallest gap between a #1 and say, a #5 or a #10? Or even a #40?

Duffy's Mercy kept Leona's Better In Time from the top spot by 453 copies too.

 

i thought it was 302 copies??

wasn't girls aloud close to #1 with Love Machine?

i thought it was 302 copies??

Typo :P

 

Anyway, Mariah's WBT was robbed! :(