That would be a far better list of #1's for the most part than the dire list we've had in reality...It's no coincidence that the majority of these were from already available albums, so they lose out on a lot of 'potential #1' sales on their way to the top end of the charts. That 7,000 they've amassed at some week at #30 on the way up could be the difference between them being #1 or #2 a month later. Obviously all of the #1's that have disappeared quickly are those with pent up demand that have debuted at #1 and then the demand quickly dissolves after the initial burst of popularity.

 

The only way this can particularly be recitfied is if every song is released to iTunes as soon as it leaks/premieres, in line with basically every other country in the world. It's bizarre that record companies treat our chart so differently to every other country in the world, with #1 being the be all and end all for a lot of pop acts (JLS, The Wanted, Saturdays etc...) and so many songs held back for 6-8 weeks after the initial radio plays. It's obviously a better situation than 10 years ago when this was the case for every single release, at least now we get to see 2nd/3rd album singles grow organically, but they really should just release the lead singles as soon as they leak too and stop worrying about that coveted #1. It must be highly embarrassing for the acts when they realise that the week after they've tumbled down to the bottom of the top ten...hardly a worthy #1. This isn't the Westlife/McFly era, and it's a shame that manufactured pop acts and their record companies want to bring this crappy fad back. They'd get a lot more sales overall (and make more money!) if they released every song straight away. I really don't understand that business model :lol:

But the thing is Rich... record companies know everything, and we know nothing. Isn't that right? ^_^

That would be a far better list of #1's for the most part than the dire list we've had in reality...It's no coincidence that the majority of these were from already available albums, so they lose out on a lot of 'potential #1' sales on their way to the top end of the charts. That 7,000 they've amassed at some week at #30 on the way up could be the difference between them being #1 or #2 a month later. Obviously all of the #1's that have disappeared quickly are those with pent up demand that have debuted at #1 and then the demand quickly dissolves after the initial burst of popularity.

 

The only way this can particularly be recitfied is if every song is released to iTunes as soon as it leaks/premieres, in line with basically every other country in the world. It's bizarre that record companies treat our chart so differently to every other country in the world, with #1 being the be all and end all for a lot of pop acts (JLS, The Wanted, Saturdays etc...) and so many songs held back for 6-8 weeks after the initial radio plays. It's obviously a better situation than 10 years ago when this was the case for every single release, at least now we get to see 2nd/3rd album singles grow organically, but they really should just release the lead singles as soon as they leak too and stop worrying about that coveted #1. It must be highly embarrassing for the acts when they realise that the week after they've tumbled down to the bottom of the top ten...hardly a worthy #1. This isn't the Westlife/McFly era, and it's a shame that manufactured pop acts and their record companies want to bring this crappy fad back. They'd get a lot more sales overall (and make more money!) if they released every song straight away. I really don't understand that business model :lol:

 

i agree with this, it's really puzzling, If songs were released straight away there would be less illegal downloading and they'd pick up sales from people who instantly like the song but go off it by the time of release.

I'd love if songs were released whenever on any given day, illegal downloading would go down SO much, anyway, hopefully that'll happen, however, I could see sales being a lot more front-loaded, but we'd see more sales.

But the thing is Rich... record companies know everything, and we know nothing. Isn't that right? ^_^

 

Could someone show me what's happened. People keep saying things like this, but I don't know why! :unsure:

Could someone show me what's happened. People keep saying things like this, but I don't know why! :unsure:

 

Read this topic in full, and you'll get the gist;

 

http://forum.aatwc.com/showthread.php?t=24921

 

If this is the official representative for AATW - oh dear basically.

iTunes Update

 

[01] 01| Flo Rida ft. David Guetta - Club Can't Handle Me

[02] 02| Eminem & Rihanna - Love The Way You Lie

[**] 03| Roll Deep - Green Light

[03] 04| Ne-Yo - Beautiful Monster

[04] 05| Yolanda Be Cool & DCup - We No Speak Americano

[05] 06| Travie McCoy ft. Bruno Mars - Billionaire

[06] 07| The Saturdays - Missing You

[07] 08| B.o.B. ft. Hayley Williams - Airplanes

[08] 09| The Wanted - All Time Low

[09] 10| Eliza Doolittle - Pack Up

 

[**] 11| Chase & Status ft. Mali - Let You Go

[10] 12| Tinchy Stryder - In My System

[11] 13| Swedish House Mafia ft. Pharell - One (Your Name)

[13] 14| Jason DeRulo - What If

[12] 15| Katy Perry ft. Snoop Dogg - California Gurls

[15] 16| The Hoosiers - Choices

[14] 17| Magnetic Man - I Need Air

[**] 18| One Night Only - Say You Don't Want It

[**] 19| Inna - Amazing

[18] 20| Usher ft. Pitbull - DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love

 

[16] 21| Example - Kickstarts

[17] 22| Mark Ronson & The Business Intl - Bang Bang Bang

[19] 23| Enrique Iglesias ft. Pitbull - I Like It

[20] 24| Kelly Rowland ft. David Guetta - Commander

[22] 25| Ellie Goulding - The Writer

[23] 26| Eminem - Not Afraid

[21] 27| Lady GaGa - Alejandro

[25] 28| DJ Fresh - Gold Dust

[27] 29| Plan B - Prayin'

[26] 30| Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina - Stereo Love

 

[29] 31| Professor Green ft. Lily Allen - Just Be Good To Green

[34] 32| Shakira ft. Freshlyground - Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)

[28] 33| JLS - The Club Is Alive

[38] 34| Train - Hey, Soul Sister

[30] 35| Drake - Find Your Love

[32] 36| David Guetta & Chris Willis ft. Fergie & LMFAO - Gettin' Over You

[24] 37| Stromae - Alors On Danse

[39] 38| Jason DeRulo - Ridin' Solo

[35] 39| Devlin - Brainwashed

[31] 40| Tinie Tempah ft. Labrinth - Frisky

 

Selected Others

 

[59] 50| Iyaz - So Big

[89] 66| Ke$ha - Take It Off

[75] 75| K'naan & Adam Levine - Bang Bang

[**] 78| The Saturdays - Higher

[83] 80| Nicki Minaj - Your Love

[82] 92| Rihanna ft. Jeezy - Hard

 

[091] 114| Vampire Weekend - White Sky

[***] 115| Benny Benassi ft. Kelis, apl.de.ap & Jean-Baptiste - Spaceship

[***] 120| Faithless ft. Dido - Feelin' Good

[***] 126| Caspa ft. Mr. Hudson - Love Never Dies (Back for the First Time)

[***] 134| Hurts - Wonderful Life (Arthur Baker Remix Kitsuné Edit)

[***] 138| The Saturdays - Karma

[138] 140| Example - Last Ones Standing

[110] 143| Kele - Everything You Wanted

[***] 146| Caspa - Back for the First Time

[***] 155| The Saturdays - Died In Your Eyes

[098] 160| Freemasons ft. Wynter Gordon - Believer (Summer of Pride Mix)

[***] 161| The Saturdays - Puppet

[***] 168| The Saturdays - Missing You

[137] 171| #1 Taio Cruz Tribute Band - Dynamite

[***] 172| Chase & Status - Let You Go (Chase & Status VIP Mix)

[***] 185| Inna - Amazing (Play & Win Radio Edit)

[144] 193| Beyoncé - Why Don't You Love Me

[***] 195| Jonas Brothers - L.A. Baby (Where Dreams Are Made Of)

[***] 200| Roll Deep - Green Light (Extended Mix)

 

[***] 210| The Hoosiers - Choices

[160] 220| Biffy Clyro - God & Satan

[205] 221| #1 Bruno Mars Tribute Band - Just The Way You Are

[214] 263| Christina Aguilera - You Lost Me

[***] 296| #1 Shontelle Tribute Band - Impossible

 

New Song Releases

 

2. Green Light (Radio Edit) - Roll Deep

11. Let You Go - Chase & Status

18. Say You Don't Want It - One Night Only

19. Amazing (UK Radio Edit) - Inna

46. After Dark (feat. Mystery Jets) - The Count & Sinden

64. Echoes - Klaxons

 

115. Spaceship (UK Radio Edit) - Benny Benassi, Kelis, apl.de.ap & Jean-Baptiste

122. Love Never Dies (Back for the First Time) - Caspa & Mr Hudson

146. Back for the First Time (Instrumental) - Caspa

171. Let You Go (Chase & Status VIP Mix) - Chase & Status

191. Amazing (Play & Win Radio Edit) - Inna

198. Green Light (Extended Mix) - Roll Deep

 

316. Believer (Summer of Pride Mix) [feat. Wynter Gordon] - Freemasons

364. Amazing (Play & Win Mix) - Inna

586. Let You Go (Brookes Brothers Remix) - Chase & Status

614. Let's Go Surfing - The Drums

650. Everything You Wanted - Kele

 

784. Let You Go (Nero Remix) - Chase & Status

785. Green Light (Future Freakz Remix) - Roll Deep

 

832. Bromance (Avicii's Arena Mix) - Tim Berg

940. Embers - Ash

941. My Ugly Boy - Skunk Anansie

 

 

New Album Tracks

 

199. Choices - The Hoosiers

532. Unlikely Hero - The Hoosiers

727. Bumpy Ride - The Hoosiers

888. Say Hello, Wave Goodbye - The Hoosiers

 

77. Higher - The Saturdays

132. Karma - The Saturdays

152. Died In Your Eyes - The Saturdays

155. Missing You - The Saturdays

161. Puppet - The Saturdays

561. Ego - The Saturdays

786. One Shot (Starsmith Mix) - The Saturdays

 

Read this topic in full, and you'll get the gist;

 

http://forum.aatwc.com/showthread.php?t=24921

 

If this is the official representative for AATW - oh dear basically.

 

wow that's horrendous, it's amazing how they think cutting the song down so short will make people buy it and have a better chance at radio playing it. That is obviously because radio have been playing songs only that short for like forever and people buy music the shorter it is. :rolleyes:

Looks like Roll Deep are going #1 again. That's alright, I don't have anything against the song, it just feels a little bit more generic UK hip hop/urban than most other generic UK hip hop/urban songs...

 

Chase & Status need to pick up the pace pronto and go top 10, I'm a bit worried it might stall at #11 :( It really needs to outpeak End Credits. Either way I don't think it'll be around long anyway.

 

One Night Only are absolutely crawling up now, I think they'll start falling tomorrow and end up at around low top 30/high top 40 on Sunday a la Devlin.

 

Inna still has a good shot at top 10 / number 11 (as the 10-11 gap is monstrous ATM, even against the climbing Chase & Status), Hot took a while to climb up too.

 

The Count And Sinden look like they could get their first top 40 hit :o I didn't see that happening with this song, but so pleased it's looking to do so :D

 

Klaxons still low but gaining fairly quickly... hope it can go at least top 40 I guess? :( Hopefully 'Surfing The Void' will be big at least.

 

Spaceship should go top 75/100 then, that's pretty good for it.

 

Forgot Caspa was out this week :o Hope he can climb a bit more and get some 'proper' dubstep into the top 40, but if we have to wait for Katy B for that that's fine too :kink: But Back For The First Time, huge tune.

 

Fun fact: there are two artists with new releases this week that fit the initials 'C&S' :D

Edited August 16, 201014 yr by BJBB Bray

wow that's horrendous, it's amazing how they think cutting the song down so short will make people buy it and have a better chance at radio playing it. That is obviously because radio have been playing songs only that short for like forever and people buy music the shorter it is. :rolleyes:

 

I know. Very stupid, AATW are basically treating the entire British public as the sorts of people who they aim their Clubland series at these days 'Cars! Hot girls! Drinking! Attention span of a goldfish!?! come and get your 2 minute song now!'. I hate the way they generalise all dance music fans into this category. On the contrary, most dance music fans prefer 7/8 minute club mixes, so god knows where they got this 2 minute thing from?

 

I left a comment in that topic just now :lol: I'll probably get abuse hurled at me from AATW loons defending their every move but I don't really care...the more criticism they get, perhaps they'll start to listen - probably not though. I've heard of people looning over a band, a TV show or a celebrity, but a record label? I've seen it all now.

Written in the stars now hitting music channels on TV, going to do well, top 2 again for tinie tempah.

I know. Very stupid, AATW are basically treating the entire British public as the sorts of people who they aim their Clubland series at these days 'Cars! Hot girls! Drinking! Attention span of a goldfish!?! come and get your 2 minute song now!'. I hate the way they generalise all dance music fans into this category. On the contrary, most dance music fans prefer 7/8 minute club mixes, so god knows where they got this 2 minute thing from?

 

I left a comment in that topic just now :lol: I'll probably get abuse hurled at me from AATW loons defending their every move but I don't really care...the more criticism they get, perhaps they'll start to listen - probably not though. I've heard of people looning over a band, a TV show or a celebrity, but a record label? I've seen it all now.

 

*goes and sees what you put*

 

Yeah most people who like the authentic dance genre prefer the full mixes.

Oh no! I hope Chase and Status get top 10 at least, its far to good to miss out :cry:

 

Roll Deep will get to number 1 before the day is out then, I hope it has a chart run like Good Times but without two more weeks at number 1 <_<

 

 

Roll Deep are Number One!

Roll Deep are Number One!

 

 

#1 on mine now too i like this song :D

Edited August 16, 201014 yr by Brooke_x

Oh no! I hope Chase and Status get top 10 at least, its far to good to miss out :cry:

 

Roll Deep will get to number 1 before the day is out then, I hope it has a chart run like Good Times but without two more weeks at number 1 <_<

 

Roll Deep deserve to go to 1 only for a short time on itunes. I hope they cannot hold on to it and something anything overtakes them as the week goes on.I do not know what is worse the song or the video.

HURRAH!

 

Just to be different, Green Light is one of my favourite songs of the year, whereas I care little for Love The Way You Lie and Club Can't Handle Me. Hope it goes #1 officially :D

*sighs*

 

Roll Deep deserve to go to 1 only for a short time on itunes. I hope they cannot hold on to it and something anything overtakes them as the week goes on.I do not know what is worse the song or the video.

 

I actually quite like the video :lol: :naughty:

 

Yeah, the song just sounds the same as Good Times- its not awful, just doesnt deserve number 1 imo

Edited August 16, 201014 yr by chart wizard

Wish people would stop saying songs don't deserve #1...Clearly they do if they are liked enough to get to #1.

 

It's all down to personal opinion..Jeez.

 

P.S : Sorry to be on such a downer lately, I haven't a clue what's going on with my posts they are so negative lately, don't take offence to them.

Edited August 16, 201014 yr by Chris J.

Wish people would stop saying songs don't deserve #1...Clearly they do if they are liked enough to get to #1.

 

It's all down to personal opinion..Jeez.

 

It will actually be my favourite #1 of 2010 to date personally if it gets there officially, taking over Good Times :lol: I'm not counting Bad Romance as that was originally #1 last year.

 

I really don't think it sounds the same/as generic as Good Times. It's got the same female pop chorus/rap verse structure, but it's got a more interesting bassline in my opinion, rather than one ripped from DJ Sammy's cover of Heaven. I rank both amongst my favourite songs of the year though.