Posted December 12, 201014 yr Time for the Black Eyed Peas to be #1 The X Factor effect comes into play once more, as The Time (Dirty Bit) by Black Eyed Peas rises to #1 after their performance on the show. The track was first released midweek and entered at #11 then rose to #7, before dropping back down to #11 and rising last week to #6 before rising to #1 this week. This is the fifth #1 in total now for the peas, with the first being Where Is The Love featuring uncredited vocals from Justin Timerlake in 2003. Last year of course they scored 3 #1s – Boom Boom Pow, the million selling I Gotta Feeling and Meet Me Halfway … latter also beat Leona Lewis after an X Factor performance. Next week we will likely see the X Factor winner at the top, although romour has it that the other finalists are releasing their songs too but not sure if they’ll be chart eligible. Willow – Whip My Hair enters at #2 The 10 year old daughter of Will Smith releases her debut single this week, after being #1 in the middle of the week, Whip My Hair settles for second place in the end. This is the first single from her yet to be titled forthcoming album and sees her drop the last name to record under Willow. Willow’s father Will Smith has of course scored #1s with Boom Shake The Room and Men In Black as well as several other big hits in the 1990s. Willow is thus the youngest act to score a UK top 5 hit for several decades, following from Justin Bieber earlier this year who was 16 when Baby hit #3. Michael Jackson feat Akon – Hold My Hand enters at #11 Just missing the top 10 this week by the narrowest of margins is the return of Michael Jackson with “new” material. Before his death last year, MJ had recorded lots of new material in preparation for his comeback and return to the limelight. One of the tracks he worked on alongside US star Akon, that Michael reportedly wanted released as lead single was Hold My Hand. The track thus returns Michael to the top 40 for the first time since all the post-death re-entries, with the highest being Man In The Mirror. An album of previously recorded “new” material is released next week, a sure fire top 5 album I’d say. Alexandra Burke – The Silence enters at #16 2008’s X Factor winner Alexandra Burke makes her return with sixth single release The Silence, in at #16 following a performance on the show. The track appears on the original release of her album Overcome as well as the Deluxe Edition in a slightly remixed version. As the track has been available to buy for over a year, this is the very first Alexandra Burke single so far to miss the top 10. She has so far amassed 3 #1s – Hallelujah, Bad Boys and Start Without You, as well as #4 All Night Long and #8 Broken Heals. Kylie Minogue – Better Than Today re-enters at #32 Australian superstar singer Kylie Minogue returns to the top 40 this week with her new single Better Than Today following its full release. The track was performed on X Factor 5 weeks ago but unusually failed to chart, then 2 weeks ago made #40 and last week dropped sharply. Making #32, Better Than Today is Kylie’s very first single release to miss the top 30 and only 3rd to miss top 20. Since her 1987 debut, Kylie’s first 10 singles all went top 5 with 27 top 10 hits in total over her 23 year career. This may be her lowest charting single yet (aside from The One download only release) but she still has a brilliant chart record. Take That progress to a fourth week at #1 Take That’s huge sales continue as their latest album Progress sold its millionth copy this week and stays at #1 for 4 weeks. Behind the boys, Michael Buble climbs to #2 following an ITV documentary and Olly Murs drops a place to #3. There are no new entries within the top 30, only a re-entry for Alexandra Burke’s deluxe edition of Overcome. Bryn Terfal, Plain White Ts and The Priests did release new albums this week though. Opinion Personally I hate The Time by Black Eyed Peas and think it totally ruins Time Of My Life, however in my eyes is the lesser of the 2 evils. Whip My Hair is absolutely terrible, I feel sorry with Willow who I think is being pushed into stardom at far too young an age. Anyway I quite like the MJ and Akon collaboration and think it works well, even if it isn’t nearly as good as most of Jacko’s previous work. I think The Silence is Alex Burke’s best song yet, I have liked all her other songs but this pure class for me. Whilst I have only liked a handful of Kylie singles in the past, I actually quite like Better Than Today. I’m not happy that the Manics missed out but am glad Flo Rida missed as his new song is rubbish. Edited December 12, 201014 yr by loudjamesbond
December 12, 201014 yr By my reckoning, 'Gold', by ABBA is now on around 4,800,000 to 4,840,000 UK Sales. UK ‘HITS’ ALBUMS WITH THE MOST TOP 40 WEEKS (To W/E 18th December 2010) (Any Albums that did not reach No.1, are indicated) ‘Gold’, by ABBA, re-enters the UK Top 40 this Week (No.31). It is its 615th Top 100 Week, 434th Top 75 Week - and 215th Top 40 Week. No other ‘Hits’ Album has managed 215 Top 40 Weeks. Previously, it was 1st= with ‘Greatest Hits’ - Simon & Garfunkel. Not only are ABBA the only Act with 2 Albums in this Top 10, but, the only Act, with some Songs that are on more than 1 Album in the List. 'Waterloo', 'SOS', 'Mamma Mia', & 'Fernando', are on both 'Gold', & 'Greatest Hits'. NOTE - ‘Gold’ is already the Album, (any Genre), with the most Top 40 Weeks by a Group. The previous Record Holder was, ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’, by Pink Floyd. That 1973 Album spent 211 Weeks in the Top 40 - Peaking at No.2. However, if you regard Duo’s as ‘Groups’, (I don’t), then Simon & Garfunkel still hold the Chart Record, for the Album with the Most Top 40 Weeks, for a Group. Their ‘Bridge Over Troubled’ Water’ Album, (1970), spent no less than 278 Weeks in the Top 40 1) GOLD - ABBA (1992) - 215 WEEKS 2) GREATEST HITS - SIMON & GARFUNKEL (1972) - 214 WEEKS (No.2 Hit) 3) THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY - BUDDY HOLLY (1959) - 156 WEEKS (No.2 Hit) 4) GREATEST HITS - QUEEN (1981) - 149 WEEKS 5) BEST OF THE BEACH BOYS - BEACH BOYS (1966) - 134 WEEKS (No.2 Hit) 6) GREATEST HITS - ABBA (1976) - 114 WEEKS 7) THE SINGLES 1969 - 1973 - CARPENTERS (1974) - 112 WEEKS 8) GREATEST HITS - ANDY WILLIAMS (1970) - 107 WEEKS 9) LEGEND : THE BEST OF - BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS (1984) - 102 WEEKS 10) BEST OF THE SEEKERS - SEEKERS (1968) - 101 WEEKS 11) THE BEATLES 1967 - 1970 (BLUE ALBUM) - BEATLES (1973) - 98 WEEKS (No.2 Hit) 12) THE BEATLES 1962 - 1966 (RED ALBUM) - BEATLES (1973) - 96 WEEKS (No.3 Hit) 13) THEIR GREATEST HITS 1971 - 1975 - EAGLES (1976) - 89 WEEKS (No.2 Hit) 14) MANILOW MAGIC - BARRY MANILOW (1979) - 86 WEEKS (No.3 Hit) 15) GLEN CAMPBELL’S GREATEST HITS - GLEN CAMPBELL (1971) - 78 WEEKS (No.8 Hit) 16) IMMACULATE COLLECTION - MADONNA (1990) - 77 WEEKS 17)=THE COLLECTION - BARRY WHITE (1988) - 61 WEEKS (No.5 Hit) 17)=SIMPLY THE BEST - TINA TURNER (1991) - 61 WEEKS (No.2 Hit) 17)=CARRY ON UP THE CHARTS - BEAUTIFUL SOUTH (1994) - 61 WEEKS 20) DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES GREATEST HITS - DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES (1968) - 60 WEEKS 21)=GREATEST HITS - BOB DYLAN (1967) - 58 WEEKS (No.6 Hit) 21)=FOUR TOPS GREATEST HITS - FOUR TOPS (1968) - 58 WEEKS 21)=GREATEST HITS - EURYTHMICS (1991) - 58 WEEKS 21)=GREATEST HITS II - QUEEN (1991) - 58 WEEKS 21)=HISTORY : PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE, BOOK 1 - MICHAEL JACKSON (1995) - 58 WEEKS *** *** = I was not sure whether to include this Album or not. Whilst CD 1 featured 15 of MJ’s old Hits, CD 2 was 15 New Songs…..
December 13, 201014 yr Author By my reckoning, 'Gold', by ABBA is now on around 4,800,000 to 4,840,000 UK Sales. UK ‘HITS’ ALBUMS WITH THE MOST TOP 40 WEEKS (To W/E 18th December 2010) (Any Albums that did not reach No.1, are indicated) ‘Gold’, by ABBA, re-enters the UK Top 40 this Week (No.31). It is its 615th Top 100 Week, 434th Top 75 Week - and 215th Top 40 Week. No other ‘Hits’ Album has managed 215 Top 40 Weeks. Previously, it was 1st= with ‘Greatest Hits’ - Simon & Garfunkel. Not only are ABBA the only Act with 2 Albums in this Top 10, but, the only Act, with some Songs that are on more than 1 Album in the List. 'Waterloo', 'SOS', 'Mamma Mia', & 'Fernando', are on both 'Gold', & 'Greatest Hits'. NOTE - ‘Gold’ is already the Album, (any Genre), with the most Top 40 Weeks by a Group. The previous Record Holder was, ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’, by Pink Floyd. That 1973 Album spent 211 Weeks in the Top 40 - Peaking at No.2. However, if you regard Duo’s as ‘Groups’, (I don’t), then Simon & Garfunkel still hold the Chart Record, for the Album with the Most Top 40 Weeks, for a Group. Their ‘Bridge Over Troubled’ Water’ Album, (1970), spent no less than 278 Weeks in the Top 40 1) GOLD - ABBA (1992) - 215 WEEKS 2) GREATEST HITS - SIMON & GARFUNKEL (1972) - 214 WEEKS (No.2 Hit) 3) THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY - BUDDY HOLLY (1959) - 156 WEEKS (No.2 Hit) 4) GREATEST HITS - QUEEN (1981) - 149 WEEKS 5) BEST OF THE BEACH BOYS - BEACH BOYS (1966) - 134 WEEKS (No.2 Hit) 6) GREATEST HITS - ABBA (1976) - 114 WEEKS 7) THE SINGLES 1969 - 1973 - CARPENTERS (1974) - 112 WEEKS 8) GREATEST HITS - ANDY WILLIAMS (1970) - 107 WEEKS 9) LEGEND : THE BEST OF - BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS (1984) - 102 WEEKS 10) BEST OF THE SEEKERS - SEEKERS (1968) - 101 WEEKS 11) THE BEATLES 1967 - 1970 (BLUE ALBUM) - BEATLES (1973) - 98 WEEKS (No.2 Hit) 12) THE BEATLES 1962 - 1966 (RED ALBUM) - BEATLES (1973) - 96 WEEKS (No.3 Hit) 13) THEIR GREATEST HITS 1971 - 1975 - EAGLES (1976) - 89 WEEKS (No.2 Hit) 14) MANILOW MAGIC - BARRY MANILOW (1979) - 86 WEEKS (No.3 Hit) 15) GLEN CAMPBELL’S GREATEST HITS - GLEN CAMPBELL (1971) - 78 WEEKS (No.8 Hit) 16) IMMACULATE COLLECTION - MADONNA (1990) - 77 WEEKS 17)=THE COLLECTION - BARRY WHITE (1988) - 61 WEEKS (No.5 Hit) 17)=SIMPLY THE BEST - TINA TURNER (1991) - 61 WEEKS (No.2 Hit) 17)=CARRY ON UP THE CHARTS - BEAUTIFUL SOUTH (1994) - 61 WEEKS 20) DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES GREATEST HITS - DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES (1968) - 60 WEEKS 21)=GREATEST HITS - BOB DYLAN (1967) - 58 WEEKS (No.6 Hit) 21)=FOUR TOPS GREATEST HITS - FOUR TOPS (1968) - 58 WEEKS 21)=GREATEST HITS - EURYTHMICS (1991) - 58 WEEKS 21)=GREATEST HITS II - QUEEN (1991) - 58 WEEKS 21)=HISTORY : PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE, BOOK 1 - MICHAEL JACKSON (1995) - 58 WEEKS *** *** = I was not sure whether to include this Album or not. Whilst CD 1 featured 15 of MJ’s old Hits, CD 2 was 15 New Songs….. Thanks Zeus that's interesting ... I would include MJ's History as it is a hits compilation and a studio album at the same time! ;-)
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