Posted November 16, 200916 yr The X Factor is delivering another big sales week at the top end of the UK singles chart, with the 2009 finalists set to debut at number one as former winner Leona Lewis leads the albums market. The finalists’ Syco-issued cover of the Michael Jackson hit You Are Not Alone surpassed 80,000 sales by the end of business yesterday, according to retail reports, and this Sunday should become the fifth consecutive number one single to have reached the top following exposure on the ITV1 programme. The X Factor’s current domination of the UK’s main sales charts is also continuing in the albums sector where Syco’s Leona Lewis is likely to make up for the disappointment of losing out on topping the singles countdown last weekend with Happy by her second album Echo debuting at the top. Echo has opened up a lead of around 13,000 sales ahead of 2008 X Factor runners-up JLS, whose self-titled debut Epic album scored a narrow victory over Robbie Williams to enter at one last Sunday. Williams’ Virgin album Reality Killed The Radio Star is the week’s third top seller so far. Lewis’ album will be joined in the Top 10 by up to five other brand new albums. A new Queen compilation, the Parlophone-issued Absolute Greatest, and AATW/UMTV act N-Dubz’ Against All Odds, are the week’s fourth and fifth top sellers at this stage of the week, while other new albums vying for Top 10 places are the self-titled debut from the Columbia-handled Them Crooked Vultures, V2/Mercury’s Stereophonics with Keep Calm And Carry On and RCA act Will Young’s first retrospective, The Hits. Lower down, other new albums set to chart will include Interscope/Polydor signing 50 Cent’s Before U Self Destruct and new sets from Columbia’s John Mayer, Polydor’s Ronan Keating and Parlophone’s Norah Jones. On the singles chart Interscope/Polydor’s Black Eyed Peas’ Meet Me Halfway, which climbed to one last Sunday, is putting up the strongest challenge to the X Factor Finalists 2009, while Warner act Jason Derulo will follow topping the Billboard Hot 100 by scoring a high new entry in the UK with Whatcha Say. Bad Romance is poised to climb a few places to give Interscope/Polydor’s Lady GaGa her fourth Top 10 single this year, while new entries in the chart will include Asylum/Atlantic’s Alesha Dixon with To Love Again. Source: MW ================================= Top 40 Singles Singles http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/88697622212.JPG 1 X Factor Finalists 82.2k 2 Black Eyed Peas 27.8k 3 Jason Derulo 24.3k 4 Leona Lewis 16.6k 5 JLS 14.5k Top 10 9 Lady Gaga Top 15 Alesha Dixon Top 20 Florence & The Machine Top 30 Pixie Lott 26 Shakira [DIA] 28 Shakira [she-Wolf] Top 40 50 Cent =============================================== Albums http://images.musicnet.com/albums/034/803/327/c.jpeg 1 Leona Lewis 50k 2 JLS 37.2k 3 Robbie Williams 31.1k 4 Queen 25k 5 N-Dubz 19.2k Top 10 7 Them Crooked Vultures 8 Stereophonics 9 Will Young Top 20 50 Cent John Mayer Top 30 Ronan Keating Norah Jones Top 40 Shakira Pixie Lott PLEASE NOTE: Don't spam the topic. I'm not answering any requests this week.
November 16, 200916 yr Author Wednesday Update Top 40 Singles Singles http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/88697622212.JPG 1 X Factor Finalists 118.5k 2 Black Eyed Peas 37.6k 3 Jason Derulo 33.9k 4 Leona Lewis 22k 5 JLS 19.1k Top 10 9 Lady Gaga Top 15 14 Alesha Dixon Top 20 Florence & The Machine Top 30 Pixie Lott 23 Shakira [DIA] 50 Cent 30 Shakira [she-Wolf] Top 40 Dizzee Rascal Taken By Trees 38 Agnes =============================================== Albums http://images.musicnet.com/albums/034/803/327/c.jpeg 1 Leona Lewis 75.7k 2 JLS 54.6k 3 Robbie Williams 41.8k 4 Queen 41.4k 5 N-Dubz 29.1k Top 10 7 Will Young Stereophonics Top 20 11 Them Crooked Vultures Ronan Keating 50 Cent Top 30 21 Norah Jones John Mayer Top 40 Shakira 38 Foster & Allen
November 16, 200916 yr Author Thursday Update Top 40 Singles Singles http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/88697622212.JPG 1 X Factor Finalists 145k 2 Black Eyed Peas 46.5k 3 Jason Derulo 41.7k 4 Leona Lewis 26.7k 5 JLS 23.3k Top 10 9 Lady Gaga Top 15 14 Alesha Dixon Top 20 Florence & The Machine Top 30 Pixie Lott 50 Cent 24 Shakira [DIA] Chris Brown Top 40 31 Shakira [she-Wolf] Dizzee Rascal Taken By Trees 38 Agnes =============================================== Albums http://images.musicnet.com/albums/034/803/327/c.jpeg 1 Leona Lewis 96.1k 2 JLS 72.2k 3 Queen 56.5k 4 Robbie Williams 51k 5 N-Dubz 37k Top 10 7 Will Young Stereophonics Top 20 12 Them Crooked Vultures Ronan Keating 50 Cent Top 30 21 Norah Jones John Mayer Top 40 Foster & Allen 37 Carpenters Shakira
November 16, 200916 yr Author Friday Update Top 40 Singles Singles http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/88697622212.JPG 1 X Factor Finalists 154.3k 2 Black Eyed Peas 55.6k 3 Jason Derulo 50k 4 Leona Lewis 31.5k 5 Cheryl Cole 27.8k Top 10 8 Lady Gaga Top 15 14 Alesha Dixon Top 20 Florence & The Machine 50 Cent 20 Pixie Lott Top 30 24 Shakira [DIA] Chris Brown Top 40 31 Dizzee Rascal Shakira [she-Wolf] Taken By Trees 38 Agnes =============================================== Albums http://images.musicnet.com/albums/034/803/327/c.jpeg 1 Leona Lewis 114.8k 2 JLS 89.9k 3 Queen 70.5k 4 Robbie Williams 60.8k 5 N-Dubz 44.6k Top 10 7 Will Young Top 20 Stereophonics 12 Them Crooked Vultures Ronan Keating 20 50 Cent Top 30 22 Norah Jones Carpenters 28 John Mayer Top 40 Foster & Allen 40 Shakira
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November 17, 200916 yr Digital spy Leona Lewis on course for album top spot Tuesday, November 17 2009, 10:06 GMT By David Balls, Music Reporter Leona Lewis is on course to top the charts with her second album Echo on Sunday. According to midweek sales figures, the 'Happy' singer shifted over 50,000 units of the record on its first day of release. JLS's self-titled debut has been pushed to second place and is currently 6,000 copies ahead of Robbie Williams's Reality Killed The Video Star. Meanwhile, Camden trio N-Dubz are expected to reach the top five for the first time with second album Against All Odds.
November 17, 200916 yr Leona Lewis is on course to top the charts with her second album Echo on Sunday. According to midweek sales figures, the 'Happy' singer shifted over 50,000 units of the record on its first day of release. How does that compare with first day sales for Alex, Cheryl & JLS.
November 17, 200916 yr How does that compare with first day sales for Alex, Cheryl & JLS. Higher than Alex's and Cheryl's and lower than JLS's.
November 17, 200916 yr Quite low sales for Leona if that's true. :( I hope that figure's too general to be exactly right--I'd like a few ten thousand more.
November 17, 200916 yr Correct me if wrong but Cheryl - 31.7k Alexandra - 41.2k JLS - 79.5k I've not got update yet so cant confirm anything :drama:
November 17, 200916 yr Correct me if wrong but Cheryl - 31.7k Alexandra - 41.2k JLS - 79.5k I've not got update yet so cant confirm anything :drama: You're right :) Now where the hell is that bloody update? :P
November 17, 200916 yr God knows. Today of all days :( I wonder where DS got the unusually fast info!
November 17, 200916 yr Thats really low for Leona! Asda have it for £6 so i thought it would have sold nearer to 100,000 on its first day. Would like to see Alesha in the top 10 but will probably be top 15. And I hope Lady Gaga and Robbie are in the top 10. and Cheryl still holding onto a top 5 place would be nice
November 17, 200916 yr Music Week confirmation in albums:- Leona #1 JLS #2 Robbie #3 Queen Greatest Hits #4 NDubz #5
November 17, 200916 yr I love how generally good sales are considered bad for Leona. Its like everyone expects millions of sales for her every week.
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