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The Top Books: Compiled by Neilsen

01 01 GUINESS WORLD RECORDS - GUINESS BOOKS

02 03 LOST SYMBOL - DAN BROWN

03 06 TWILIGHT - STEPHENIE MEYER

04 05 ECLIPSE - STEPHENIE MEYER

05 02 THE ASSOCIATE - JOHN GRISHAM

06 22 OOH WHAT A LOVELY PAIR - ANT AND DEC

07 04 HARD GIRLS - MARTINA COLE

08 13 NEW MOON - STEPHENIE MEYER

09 NE THE BEANO ANNUAL 2010 - DC THOMSON BOOKS

10 48 SKIN - MO HAYDER

 

Congratulations, to the Beano! Probably the best book in the top 10! :lol:

 

The Top Dvd Films: Compiled by HMV

01 NE TERMINATOR: SALVATION

02 01 STAR TREK XI

03 02 NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM 2

04 NE MY SISTERS KEEPER

05 03 BRUNO

06 04 FOUR CHRISTMASSES

07 NE LAND OF THE LOST

08 12 MAMMA MIA

09 05 MOON

10 06 PUBLIC ENEMIES

 

We should note that the actual #1 Dvd film is Ice Age 3, but it`s a kids film...as are Tinkerbell, Santa Buddies, Snow White, & Monsters & Aliens...all 4 of these would also appear in a combined top ten.

 

The Top UK Box Office Films: Compiled by Screen International

01 NE TWILIGHT SAGA-NEW MOON

02 01 2012

03 02 A CHRISTMAS CAROL

04 03 HARRY BROWN

05 04 UP

06 06 FANTASTIC MR FOX

07 05 MEN WHO STARE AT GOATS

08 NE A SERIOUS MAN

09 08 FOURTH KIND

10 NE THE INFORMANT

 

The Top Games: Based on all formats

01 01 CALL OF DUTY-MODERN WARFARE 2

02 05 NEW SUPER MARIO BROTHERS

03 04 HOUSE OF THE DEAD 2 + 3

04 10 SINGSTAR TAKE THAT

05 03 SOLUS

06 07 FIFA 10

07 06 BEATLES ROCK BAND

08 02 GUITAR HERO ON TOUR

09 08 MARIO AND SONIC AT THE WINTER OLYMPICS

10 NE ASSASSINS CREED 2

 

The Top TV Programmes: Compiled by BARB (Only the top editions of programmes noted)

01 01 X FACTOR 15.02

02 NE I`M A CELEBRITY GET ME OUT OF HERE 10.51

03 05 STRICTLY COME DANCING 10.10

04 02 CORONATION STREET 10.07

05 NE DR WHO 9.94

06 04 EASTENDERS 9.05

07 NE COLLISION 8.40

08 06 EMMERDALE 7.70

09 RE TOP GEAR 6.41

10 16 MERLIN 6.16

11 07 FAMILY FORTUNES 6.02

12 15 HOLBY CITY 5.98

13 17 HARRY HILL`S TV BURP 5.97

14 12 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW 5.85

15 11 COUNTRYFILE 5.82

16 13 WATERLOO ROAD 5.78

17 NE SPAIN V ENGLAND 5.60

18 19 CASUALTY 5.51

19 30 LIFE STORIES 5.14

20 10 SPOOKS 5.11

21 28 LOTTERY 5.03

22 24 ONE SHOW 4.91

23 23 HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU 4.85

24 27 6 O`CLOCK NEWS 4.83

25 21 10 O`CLOCK NEWS 4.80

26 RE ITV WEEKEND NEWS 4.78

27 22 BBC WEEKEND NEWS SAT 4.56

28 NE IMPRESSIONS SHOW 4.55

29 NE AUDIENCE WITH DONNY AND MARIE 4.51

30 26 LIFE 4.49

 

Eastenders falls out of the top 5, and hence forth makes my day! :dance:

 

The Top Albums: Based on a rota of sales (Thurs-Weds) with adjusted figures for new entries

01 NE I DREAMED A DREAM - SUSAN BOYLE

02 NE NOW 74 - VARIOUS

03 02 JLS - JLS

04 01 ECHO - LEONA

05 04 ABSOLUTE GREATEST - QUEEN

06 06 E.N.D. - BLACK EYED PEAS

07 NE FAME MONSTER - LADY GAGA

08 10 CRAZY LOVE - MICHAEL BUBLE

09 09 UP TO NOW - SNOW PATROL

10 03 REALITY KILLED THE VIDEOSTAR - ROBBIE WILLIAMS

11 07 HITS - WILL YOUNG

12 12 COMING HOME - SOLDIERS

13 13 3 WORDS - CHERYL COLE

14 NE RATED X - RIHANNA

15 05 AGAINST ALL ODDS - N-DUBZ

16 NE PARODY ALBUM - CHRIS MOYLES

17 NE MEMOIRS OF AN IMPERFECT ANGEL - MARIAH CAREY

18 14 SOULBOOK - ROD STEWART

19 17 POP PARTY 7 - VARIOUS

20 16 WORDS FOR YOU - VARIOUS

21 15 CLUBLAND 16 - VARIOUS

22 21 OVERCOME - ALEXANDRA BURKE

23 18 GREATEST HITS - FOOFIGHTERS

24 NE HARMONY - PRIESTS

25 22 THIS IS IT - MICHAEL JACKSON

26 25 ELECTRONIC 80s - VARIOUS

27 30 SUNNY SIDE UP - PAOLO NUTINI

28 28 R + B COLLECTION 2009 - VARIOUS

29 19 I AM SASHA FIERCE - BEYONCE

30 31 ULTIMATE COLLECTION - KATHERINE JENKINS

 

Miss Boyle heads on 360k...Will it be surpassed in a late surge of Now 74, I hope! :lol:

 

Time for the Flashback to...November 1993:

The Top TV Back then

01 CORONATION STREET 19.70

02 HEARTBEAT 17.10...Friday Nights with Nick Berry in Series 2

03 EASTENDERS 17.10

04 LONDON`S BURNING 16.20...Sunday`s for the fire fighting gang

05 YOU`VE BEEN FRAMED 16.00...Jeremy Beadle in series 4

06 CASUALTY 15.90...the 8th Season

07 STRIKE IT LUCKY 15.20...Michael Barrymore before a certain incident

08 ROYAL VARIETY PERFORMANCE 15.00...Cilla Black hosts from the Dominion Theatre with The Muppets/Right Said Fred/Lulu/Bee Gees/Lesley Garrett/Craig McLaughlan/Debbie Gibson/Stan Chandler/David Engel/Larry Raben/Guy Stroman/Harry Secombe/Roy Castle(in his last)/Darren Day

09 GLADIATORS 14.10...Saturday evening nonsense

10 THE BILL 14.00...Twice weekly and still strong

11 FAMILY FORTUNES 13.90...Fridays at 7pm with Les Dennis in his 7th Series

12 BIG BREAK 13.80...Jim Davidson/John Virgo on Saturdays in the Snooker/Quiz game

13 C I N DIMENSIONS 13.80

14 SOLDIER SOLDIER 13.70...Robson & Jerome etc

15 NOEL`S HOUSE PARTY 13.60

16 BLIND DATE 13.00...Cilla again

17 LAST OF THE SUMMER WINE 12.20...Compo, Clegg & Foggy in the 20th Series

18 NEIGHBOURS 12.10...less said

19 CRACKER 11.90...Robbie Coltrane as Fitz in the BAFTA award winning series

20 BIRDS OF A FEATHER 11.90...Pauline/Linda/Lesley in the usual shenanigans

 

Outside that Top 20, was the Generation Game in which Bruce had flu, and Jim Davidson stepped in unfortunately. This led to Davidson presenting the show from 1995, when Bruce left the BBC. Then the programme became "Jim Davidson`s Ego Show". He thought he looked clever by stuffing his face and ridiculing guests while doing the show. The viewers didn`t when they began to switch off. Top Of The Pops was struggling on 7million with the likes of Tony Dortie presenting...at least he was better than Fearne Cotton/Reggie Yates!

 

The Top Albums in Nov 1993: With Guns N`Roses grabbing MRIB`s #1, unlike the Radio One Chart!

01 NE THE SPAGHETTI INCIDENT - GUNS N`ROSES

02 03 BAT OUT OF HELL II-BACK INTO HELL - MEAT LOAF

03 02 SO FAR SO GOOD - BRYAN ADAMS

04 01 BOTH SIDES - PHIL COLLINS

05 NE NOW 26 - VARIOUS

06 NE DUETS - ELTON JOHN

07 04 THE ONE THING - MICHAEL BOLTON

08 05 ONE WOMAN - DIANA ROSS

09 09 EVERYTHING CHANGES - TAKE THAT

10 07 SO CLOSE - DINA CARROLL

 

The Top Singles in Nov 1993:

01 01 I`LL DO ANYTHING FOR LOVE (BUT I WON`T DO THAT) - MEAT LOAF...7 straight weeks for the Meat

02 03 TRUE LOVE - ELTON JOHN/KIKI DEE...reworking the Bing/Grace "High Society" 1956 hit, from Elton`s Duets album

03 02 PLEASE FORGIVE ME - BRYAN ADAMS...3 weeks at 2 for Bry

04 04 DON`T BE A STRANGER - DINA CARROLL...caught up in the Bryan & Meat Loaf battle, it stalled at #3

05 NE STAY - U2...Crashing in at 5, and sticking there

06 05 AGAIN - JANET JACKSON...Stalling at 5 for Janet

07 NE DON`T LOOK ANY FURTHER - M. PEOPLE...The old Dennis Edwards hit, and no higher for Heather and co

08 NE MR BLOBBY - MR BLOBBY...The 3rd series of the terrible Noel`s House Party, saw the worst Christmas #1

09 16 AVE MARIA - LESLEY GARRET/MANDY THOMPSON...a touch of class, missing the Radio One Top 15, not only top 10

10 12 LONG TRAIN RUNNING - DOOBIE BROTHERS...a re-issued/re-mixed hit that missed in 1972, but Bananarama took it into the chart in 1991

11 06 RUNAWAY TRAIN - SOUL ASYLUM...forming in 1983 from Minnesota, their only major UK hit, all over the radio in 1993

12 RE YMCA - VILLAGE PEOPLE...15 years on for the boys, remember the actions?

13 NE BIG TIME SENSUALITY - BJORK...Iceland rules for the the one pronounced Bjerk

14 09 GOT TO GET IT - CULTURE BEAT...the forgotten follow up to "Mr Vain", of the German EuroDance Outfit

15 08 FEELS LIKE HEAVEN - URBAN COOKIE COLLECTIVE...following up "The Key". The British Techno Dance Outfit

16 10 HERO - MARIAH CAREY...Mariah still one year from that certain Christmas #2

17 37 FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS - BEE GEES...Barry and co, storming the chart and peaking at #4

18 18 LET ME SHOW YOU - K.CLASS...Over to Wrexham, the Pharmacy All Stars

19 14 MOMENTS OF PLEASURE - KATE BUSH...The 51st Birthday of the Bexley Heath star, last July and doing as the title suggested

20 07 YOU`VE GOTTA LET THE MUSIC - CAPPELLA...Italian EuroDance forming in 1987

21 15 GIVE IT UP - GOODMEN...Zke and Dobre from Holland

22 NE IT`S ALRIGHT - EAST 17...One year away from "Stay Another Day", for Tony and the gang

23 NE WHAT`S MY NAME - SNOOP DOGGY DOG...Cordazer and co. No doubt swearing without good reason

24 13 WILL YOU BE THERE - HEART...They formed in Seattle in the 70s, and took sometime to make the UK chart in 1987

25 11 AIN`T IT FUN - GUNS N`ROSES...forgotten hit by the Los Angeles rock outfit and good old Axel

26 19 MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE - 2 UNLIMITED...Over to Belgium for the twosome who began to get a little predictable

27 34 LAY DOWN YOUR ARMS - BELINDA CARLISLE...unfortunately not a Anne Shelton cover, for the Los Angeles star

28 20 SAID I LOVE YOU (BUT I LIED) - MICHAEL BOLTON...Over to Connecticut for the soft rock star

29 17 FEEL LIKE MAKIN`LOVE - PAULINE HENRY...Ex-Chimes star, from Scotland

30 23 HIP HOP HURRAY - NAUGHTY BY NATURE...Hip-Hop from New Jersey USA

31 50 FULL OF LIFE - WONDER STUFF...Stourbridge band and best of all very tongue in cheek

32 30 NAILS IN MY FEET - CROWDED HOUSE...Over to Oz, for the the Finns, who were basically Split Enz

33 25 THUNDERDOME - MESSIAH...thrash metal from Switzerland, and no yodelling!

34 28 DEMOLITION MAN - STING...Gordon Sumner from Wallsend, and 58 last month

35 24 REAL LOVE - TIME FREQUENCY...Scottish UK Dance

36 33 LET HER DOWN EASY - TERENCE TRENT D`ARBY...over to New York for Mr Fish Face..the multi talented singer producer

37 NE FUNK THAT - SEGAT...well forgotten hit

38 NE LOVE IS ON THE WAY - LUTHER VANDROSS...the late Luther formerly of Change, from Manhatten

39 NE IS THERE ANY LOVE - LENNY KRAVITZ...more from New York from the man who keeps his private life, very much so & a Nicole Kidman connection

40 21 OPEN UP - LEFTFIELD/LYDON...Leftfield featuring the original Johnny Rotten

41 NE HOW `BOUT US - LULU...another cover for Lulu, who was still looking young even then

42 NE YOU DON`T HAVE TO WORRY - MARY J BLIGE...another New Yorker

43 22 LITTLE FLUFFY CLOUDS - THE ORB...electronic chill from Alex Paterson & Thomas Fehlmann

44 NE BUDDHA OF SURBIA - DAVID BOWIE...from the BBC2 4 Part Serial of the same name

45 NE HEY MR DJ - ZHANE...over to Philadelphia. The band pronounced Jah Nay not Zane

46 NE CARELESS WHISPER - SARAH WASHINGTON...dodgy cover Electronic/Dance style

47 29 THROW YOU GUNS - ONYX...Fredro Starr and co, with more New York music

48 26 ON - APHEX TWIN...Richard David James the most influencial/inventive electronic singer from Limerick, Ireland

49 RE WE CLOSE OUR EYES - GO WEST...Peter cox was 54 on 17th Nov. Here he was with Richard Drummie, of course

50 NE TIMEBOMB - CHUMBAWUMBA...5 years before "TubThumping", and still as controversial. They formed in 1982 in Burnley

 

The Top Pre-Order Singles, this week:

01 CHRISTMAS - PET SHOP BOYS 14th

02 SILVER BELLS - WOGAN/JONES/CORR 7th

03 DECEMBER SONG - GEORGE MICHAEL 14th

04 INVADERS MUST DIE - PRODIGY 30th

05 MORNING AFTER DARK - TIMBALAND 30th

06 JUST LIKE YOU - IAN BROWN 30th

07 SATURDAY NIGHT SUNDAY MORNING - THIS IS SEB CLARKE 7th

08 KINGS AND QUEENS - 30 SECONDS TO MARS 30th

09 NOT SO SURE - NOVELLOS 11th Jan

10 HURTFUL - ERIK HASSLE 8th Feb

 

The Top Pre-Order Albums:

01 WHERE ARE WE - WESTLIFE 30th

02 CIRCUS LIVE - TAKE THAT 30th

03 THIS IS WAR - 30 SECONDS TO MARS 7th

04 HEROES - COLDTREAM GUARDS 30th

05 AN EVENING WITH - IL DIVO 30th

06 MY XMAS - ANDREA BOCELLI 30th

07 ELEMENT OF FREEDOM - ALICIA KEYS 14th

08 GRAFFITI - CHRIS BROWN 7th

09 RELAPSE 2 - EMINEM 1st Feb

10 O FORTUNA - RHYDIAN 30th

 

This week`s Top Physicals:

01 NE PETER KAY

02 01 X FACTOR FINALISTS

03 NE LADY GAGA - BAD ROMANCE

04 04 BLACK EYED PEAS - MEET ME HALFWAY

05 02 CHERYL COLE

06 03 LEONA

07 06 WESTLIFE

08 05 JLS

09 07 ALEXANDRA

10 08 N-DUBZ

11 09 ALESHA

12 10 SUGABABES

13 11 JAY SEAN

14 12 FLORENCE

15 13 JAY Z

16 NE MIKA

17 14 BEYONCE

18 15 SNOW PATROL

19 NE LA ROUX

20 17 AGNES

 

Rihanna never got a Physical release. So, other Physical entries in the top 50 Physical chart came from Jamie T, Dizzee Rascal, David Guetta (One Love), Groove Armada, and Gathania.

 

The Full Week on iTunes: Totally different this week due to some pretty amazing physical sales

01 02 JASON DERULO

02 03 BLACK EYED PEAS

03 NE RIHANNA

04 06 LADY GAGA

05 04 KE$HA

06 NE SUSAN BOYLE (WILD HORSES)

07 01 X FACTOR FINALISTS

08 05 LEONA

09 08 CHERYL COLE

10 07 JLS

11 09 BRITNEY

12 11 JAY SEAN

13 09 N-DUBZ

14 19 PIXIE LOTT

15 NE MARIAH CAREY (I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS)

16 24 MICHAEL BUBLE

17 14 BLACK EYED PEAS (GOTTA FEELING)

18 NE LADY GAGA/BEYONCE (TELEPHONE)

19 15 JAY Z/ALICIA KEYS

20 18 WESTLIFE

 

All that Peter Kay could do on iTunes (on the full week) is just sneak in to the bottom of the top 30! Making the chart a mess this week. Look`s like the BigTop40 are making a big mistake, as Peter peaks at #37 on it. Though, they wouldn`t support the BBC anyway! Won`t it be fun to see how Terry/Aled/Sharon do?! ;) Perhaps iTunes is so much ahead though, that Mr Derulo will eventually top the combined chart.

 

 

Coming soon, the full combined singles....And also Part One of our annual visit into the top selling Christmas Hits of all time, and this year we also include Gene Autry and "Rudolph"....It`s all coming.

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Invaders Must Die #4 single pre-order :w00t:

 

Hopefully should beat the peak of TMTTH; I'm sure it must have outsold TMTTH already anyway.

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Interesting to see Chumbawamba charting at the bottom of the chart in 1993 when they are co-writers of a massive selling single this week!
Is the Take That live dvd ineligible for the chart? :(

Dave

 

Would you be able to make a guess at what % of sales for the Peter Kay single were on CD/DVD compared to downloads?

Is the Take That live dvd ineligible for the chart? :(
Unless there is a CD equivalent then I think it may be. Unless there is a corresponding CD available for purchase at the same time then it isn't eligible for the albums chart. Or at least that was the chart rules a few months ago...

 

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That's a hard one, individual dowloads of the track are low, but the bundle on the iTunes album chart does count, yet individual downloads of the video do not.

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That's a hard one, individual dowloads of the track are low, but the bundle on the iTunes album chart does count, yet individual downloads of the video do not.

is that for the Take That DVD? I just remembered that chart rules did change a few months ago to allow digital albums to chart without the need for a physical equivalent (and for Take That the CD isn't available until Monday). So has the digital album been released already? If so, then either a CD still has to be released to make the DVD eligible or if there is a digital equivalent album already available and that is now enough to satisfy chart rules, the label have elected to not have the DVD sales included with the album sales.

 

The chart rules get more confusing as time passes!

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is that for the Take That DVD? I just remembered that chart rules did change a few months ago to allow digital albums to chart without the need for a physical equivalent (and for Take That the CD isn't available until Monday). So has the digital album been released already? If so, then either a CD still has to be released to make the DVD eligible or if there is a digital equivalent album already available and that is now enough to satisfy chart rules, the label have elected to not have the DVD sales included with the album sales.

 

No the post above (Peter Kay).

 

Album chart rules:

 

http://www.theofficialcharts.com/docs/Offi...gust%202009.pdf

Edited by Ethan.

Thanks Dave :thumbup:

 

Amazing that PSBs is top pre-order :w00t: What are the chances of it going top 40? You didn't answer me last week :(

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Here comes the big finish then, with the complete lowdown. The chart compiled thus...The top 20 based on Chart Show tv, but without airplay and with added sales. The 21-40 based on a mish-mash of physical/download sales. The 41-75 totally based on downloads...making it the most up to date chart in the UK at this point.

 

The Bubblers:

Top 75

LADY GAGA - SO HAPPY I COULD DIE

MUMFORD AND SONS

 

Top 70

LA ROUX - BULLETPROOF

MUSE

LADY GAGA - ALEJANDRO

BEYONCE - SWEET DREAMS

MARIAH CAREY - ALL I WANT FOR XMAS IS YOU

 

Top 60

MARIAH CAREY - OBSESSED

LADY GAGA - MONSTER

PIXIE LOTT - BOYS AND GIRLS 34)

TEMPER TRAP 33)

BEYONCE - BROKENHEARTED 32)

KOL - SEX ON FIRE 31)

TAIO CRUZ - NO OTHER ONE

SNOW PATROL/MARTHA WAINWRIGHT

DAVID GUETTA - ONE LOVE 30)

PITBULL (51) 29)

 

Top 50

50 42 DOMINOES - THE BIG PINK

49 40 BEAT AGAIN - JLS 28)

48 33 FLASHBACK - CALVIN HARRIS 27)

47 32 SHE WOLF - SHAKIRA 26)

46 40 DON`T STOP BELIEVIN`- JOURNEY

45 29 PARTY IN THE USA - MILEY CYRUS 25)

44 NE WHO`D HAVE KNOWN - LILY ALLEN

43 NE PLAYING WITH FIRE - N-DUBZ

42 42 3 WORDS - CHERYL COLE

41 NE WAIT YOUR TURN - RIHANNA

40 31 OOPSY DAISY - CHIPMUNK 24)

39 28 JUST SAY YES - SNOW PATROL 23)

38 48 LOOK FOR ME - CHIPMUNK

37 NE I DREAMED A DREAM - SUSAN BOYLE

36 30 DIRTEE CASH - DIZZEE RASCAL 22)

35 35 SEXY CHICK - GUETTA/AKON

34 34 BREAK YOUR HEART - TAIO CRUZ 21)

33 36 SWEET CHILD O`MINE - TAKEN BY TREES

32 24 DID IT AGAIN - SHAKIRA

31 27 MILLION DOLLAR BILL - WHITNEY HOUSTON 20)

30 NE TELEPHONE - LADY GAGA/BEYONCE

29 25 I CAN TRANSFORM YOU - CHRIS BROWN

28 26 PENCIL FULL OF LEAD - PAOLO NUTINI 19)

27 18 END CREDITS - CHASE AND STATUS 18)

26 14 TO LOVE AGAIN - ALESHA DIXON 17)

25 19 YOU KNOW ME - ROBBIE WILLIAMS

24 20 BABY BY YOU - 50CENT

23 13 ABOUT A GIRL - SUGABABES 16) =20

22 23 WHAT ABOUT NOW - WESTLIFE 15) =19

21 17 EMPIRE STATE - JAY Z/ALICIA KEYS 14)

20 11 BAD BOYS - ALEXANDRA 13) =17

19 16 YOU`VE GOT THE LOVE - FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE 12) =18

18 15 I GOTTA FEELING - BLACK EYED PEAS 11) =15

17 NE I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS - MARIAH CAREY =14

16 22 HAVEN`T MET YOU YET - MICHAEL BUBLE =13

15 21 CRY ME OUT - PIXIE LOTT =16

14 12 DOWN - JAY SEAN 10) =12

13 10 3 - BRITNEY SPEARS =11

12 09 I NEED YOU - N-DUBZ 9) =10

11 04 HAPPY - LEONA 8) =8

10 06 EVERYBODY IN LOVE - JLS 7) =9

09 NE WILD HORSES - SUSAN BOYLE

08 05 FIGHT FOR THIS LOVE - CHERYL COLE 6) =7

07 07 TIK TOK - KE$HA =6

06 NE RUSSIAN ROULETTE - RIHANNA

05 08 BAD ROMANCE - LADY GAGA 5)

04 02 MEET ME HALFWAY - BLACK EYED PEAS 4) =4

03 03 WATCHA SAY - JASON DERULO 3) =3

02 01 YOU ARE NOT ALONE - X FACTOR FINALISTS 2) =2

01 NE CHILDREN IN NEED MEDLEY - PETER KAY 1) =1

 

) Position without downloads alone.

 

= Position on Chart Show tv.

 

Peter runs in with 118k...amazingly crashing in to become the biggest selling physical of the year. Is that something like 90,000 physicals?

 

We will end with Part One of the Christmas all time best sellers. For this list (a top 80), we do not include the likes of Stay Another Day/Power Of Love etc...because they are not actually about Christmas apart from the videos that have some loose connection i.e. snow or a nativity scene!

81 WE SHOULD BE TOGETHER FOR CHRISTMAS - CLIFF RICHARD 1991

80 YOUR CHRISTMAS WISH - THE SMURFS 1996

79 LITTLE DRUMMER BOY - HARRY SIMEONE CHORALE 1959

78 CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN - FRANK KELLY 1983

77 GAUDETTE - STEELEYE SPAN 1973

76 21ST CENTURY CHRISTMAS - CLIFF RICHARD (43,000 copies)

75 COLD AS CHRISTMAS - ELTON JOHN 1983 (45,000 copies)

74 SO NEAR TO CHRISTMAS - ALVIN STARDUST 1984 (55,000 copies)

73 MAKE A DAFT NOISE FOR CHRISTMAS - GOODIES 1975

72 2000 MILES - PRETENDERS 1983

71 BLUE CHRISTMAS - ELVIS PRESLEY 1964

70 A CHEEKY CHRISTMAS - CHEEKY GIRLS 2003

69 LITTLE DRUMMER BOY-PEACE ON EARTH - BANDAGED 2008 (61,000 copies)

68 IF EVERY DAY WAS LIKE CHRISTMAS - ELVIS PRESLEY 1966

67 LAST CHRISTMAS - CASCADA (Double A Side) 2007

66 JINGLE BELL ROCK - MAX BYGRAVES 1959

65 JINGLE BELLS - CRAZY FROG 2005

64 CHRISTMAS IN DREADLAND - JUDGE DREAD 1975

63 MERRY GENTLE POPS - BARRON KNIGHTS 1965

62 CHRISTMAS THROUGH YOUR EYES - GLORIA ESTEFAN (Double A Side) 1994

61 RENTA SANTA - CHRIS HILL 1975

 

We will carry on next week, with nos 60-41. Bubbling under the top 81 though are: Beverley Sisters - Little Donkey, Royal Scots Dragoon Guards - Little Drummer Boy 1972, Never Mind The Presents - Barron Knights 1980, Christmas In Smurfland - Father Abraham 1978, December Will Be Magic Again - Kate Bush 1980, Jane McDonald - Cruse Into Christmas 1998, Crazy Frog - Last Xmas 2006, Sing-A-Long-A-Santa - Santa Claus And The Christmas Trees 1982, Goodies - Make A Daft Noise For Christmas 1975, Jethro Tull - Ring Out Solstice Bells 1976, It Won`t Seem Like Christmas Without You - Elvis 1979, The Very First Christmas Of All - Ruby Murray 1955, The Best Christmas Of All - Shakin` Stevens 1990, and Spitting Image - Santa Claus Is On The Dole 1986.

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Thanks Dave :thumbup:

 

Amazing that PSBs is top pre-order :w00t: What are the chances of it going top 40? You didn't answer me last week :(

Well it will Tom, won`t it. It may even dent the top 20.

Cheers again Dave! And looking forward to the Christmas best sellers countdown :thumbup:

 

So 76% of all sales were on physicals for Peter Kay - when was the last time a number one sold such a large % on physicals? I can't remember what Barry Islands... did % wise earlier in the year.

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Lily Allen at #44, hopefully top 40 next week.. or with a bit of luck, top 40 this week. :kink:
Well it will Tom, won`t it. It may even dent the top 20.

 

I was under the impression Pet Shop Boys EP was deliberately chart ineligible? With it being a 5-track EP with 4 unique tracks?

I don't know what the rules are now tbh :/
I was under the impression Pet Shop Boys EP was deliberately chart ineligible? With it being a 5-track EP with 4 unique tracks?
If it's 4 unique tracks then it will be chart eligible. The chart rules allow 4 tracks plus versions of any or all of 4 tracks so long as the total running time doesn't exceed 25 minutes.
It is. I'm not 100% sure on the length though :unsure:
It is. I'm not 100% sure on the length though :unsure:
I doubt they'd release a NCQ single - I'm sure they'd stay within the chart rules.

 

The PSB could also include a video for each unique track and still stay within the chart rules.

 

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