December 21, 201014 yr I was literally about to say that! How sad is this country? :lol: Very, that list is just embaressing.
December 21, 201014 yr There must have been some massive sales back in the 70s (obviously figures are very scarce). Slade for example - the bulk of Merry Xmas... sales must have come back in 1973 but the song was only in the chart for 9 weeks (5 at number 1). Another Brick In The Wall too - only 12 weeks top 75 but 5 at number 1 in 79/80 I've always wondered what sales must've been like when Boney M were no. 1 with 'Mary's Boy Child'. Just 8 weeks in the top 40 - four of those at no. 1 yet managing to sell over 2 million copies!!! :o 02/12/1978 Boney M Mary's Boy Child 1 7-{1}-1-1-1-2-7-32->8 Must've sold bucketloads especially in those four weeks at #1. Village People 'YMCA' stalled behind Boney M for three weeks before overtaking and topping the chart and that is also a million seller.
December 21, 201014 yr I've always wondered what sales must've been like when Boney M were no. 1 with 'Mary's Boy Child'. Just 8 weeks in the top 40 - four of those at no. 1 yet managing to sell over 2 million copies!!! :o 02/12/1978 Boney M Mary's Boy Child 1 7-{1}-1-1-1-2-7-32->8 Must've sold bucketloads especially in those four weeks at #1. Village People 'YMCA' stalled behind Boney M for three weeks before overtaking and topping the chart and that is also a million seller. As I understand it the BMRB did not even collect sales data for the week that the chart was not published, usually week 51 and the week with the heaviest pre-Christmas sales. Therefore the 1.79m copies said to have been sold pre-downloads either estimate the sales for that week by some other means, or use a record company figure which hopefully tells us what was shipped. It also seems that total over-the-counter sales in 1978-1979 for all the other weeks are less than 1.1m.
December 21, 201014 yr Very, that list is just embaressing. Look at any of the big sellers from 60s/70s - they're not great pieces of work either. Apart from the Beatles domination - Kenn Dodd, Englebert Humperdink, etc. The 70s - Mull of Kintire, John Travolta/Olivia Newton John, Village People ... The 1980s was better - Frankie, Human League, Wham! Culture Club, etc.
December 21, 201014 yr helping hati - everybody hurts - 453.426 cheryl cole - promise this - 157.210 the above are the first and second best first week sales of 2010
December 21, 201014 yr I've just included best-selling week at No 1 per song 1,547,000 Candle in the Wind 1,108,659 Evergreen 850,535 Unchained Melody 742,180 That's My Goal 576,046 Hallelujah 571,253 A Moment Like This 549,839 Pure and Simple 502,569 Killing in the Name 490,742 When You Believe 463,000 Baby One More Time 453,426 Everybody Hurts 439,007 When We Collide 429,000 2 Become 1 418,000 Spaceman 385,000 Perfect Day 380,000 Goodbye 377,000 D'You Know What I Mean? 360,000 Can We Fix It? 349,000 Say You'll Be There 345,498 It Wasn't Me 321,000 Spice Up Your Life 320,000 Chocolate Salty Balls 317,000 Teletubbies Say Eh-Oh 312,244 Hero (XF) 306,648 Can't Get You Out of My Head 292,845 Fight for This Love 292,594 Do They Know It's Christmas? 292,319 Uptown Girl 287,000 Believe 283,000 Flat Beat 278,782 A Little Less Conversation 277,911 Viva Forever 277,554 No Matter What 273,508 Spirit in the Sky 270,000 9pm 266,844 Is This the Way to Amarillo 260,000 MmmBop 257,000 How Deep Is Your Love 252,000 Too Much 251,000 Sweet Like Chocolate 250,000 Don't Look Back in Anger 248,000 Who Do You Think You Are 246,765 It's Like That 241,000 Anyone of Us 239,000 Barbie Girl 234,700 My Heart Will Go On 232,075 Three Lions '98 232,000 Words 231,000 I Have a Dream 227,547 Mad World 226,500 Blue 224,000 Mambo No 5 218,805 Bleeding Love 213,140 Sound of the Underground 213,000 When the Going Gets Tough 210,455 Somethin' Stupid 208,321 Brimful of Asha 206,000 Everybody's Free 202,900 Stan 202,600 Groovejet 200,000 Perfect Moment 200,000 Dilemma 199,307 Rock DJ 199,084 Pure Shores 197,000 Frozen 197,000 When You Say Nothing at All 196,000 What Becomes of the Broken Hearted 195,730 The Climb 195,306 It Feels So Good 195,000 Killing Me Softly 195,000 Breathe 195,000 Don't Speak 194,179 Crazy 193,176 You Are Not Alone 190,000 Bring It All Back 189,000 Knockin' on Heaven's Door 187,859 Toca's Miracle 187,100 Bad Boys 185,500 Without Me 182,000 Men in Black 180,000 Go Let It Out 178,985 Don't Stop Movin' 178,645 Angel 177,000 Light My Fire 172,000 Genie in a Bottle 167,000 I'll Be Missing You 165,000 Fill Me In 159,000 The Millennium Prayer 158,000 All About You 157,210 Promise This 156,800 Rollercoaster 154,811 It's Raining Men 154,000 Wannabe 153,287 I Don't Want You Back 153,219 Just a Little 153,000 C'est La Vie 150,000 I Wanna Be the Only One 150,000 To You I Belong 149,466 Axel F 149,000 7 Days 148,594 Do You Really Like It? 148,000 If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next 148,000 King of the Castle 147,610 If Tomorrow Never Comes 144,014 Heroes 144,000 Never Be the Same Again 144,000 Never Had a Dream Come True 144,000 The Tide Is High 143,408 Kiss Kiss 143,324 Have You Ever 142,901 You Needed Me 142,000 We're Going to Ibiza 141,994 Eternal Flame 140,000 Three Lions 140,000 Millennium 140,000 Pretty Fly for a White Guy 139,344 Queen of My Heart 139,000 Lift Me Up 139,000 American Pie 138,123 Children in Need Medley 137,000 Keep on Movin' 134,540 Only Girl in the World 134,000 Boom Boom Boom Boom 132,500 The Long and Winding Road 132,000 Mi Chico Latino 131,593 Run 131,000 Livin' la Vida Loca 129,613 Because I Got High 129,000 Flava 128,000 Maria 126,211 I'm Gonna Be 500 Miles 125,000 Discotheque 124,000 Oops I Did It Again 123,607 California Girls 123,000 Fly Away 121,809 Everybody in Love 121,000 I Turn to You 120,000 Beetlebum 120,000 She's the One 119,500 Your Woman 119,000 Firestarter 119,000 Girlfriend 119,000 Heaven 118,551 Love You More 118,500 You Don't Know Me 118,135 21 Seconds 118,000 All This Time 117,702 Leave Right Now 117,000 Doctor Jones 116,684 Just the Way You Are 116,321 The Hindu Times 116,000 Bootie Call 115,073 Written in the Stars 115,000 Music 114,165 Bonkers 113,500 Can't Fight the Moonlight 113,258 Shout 113,090 Whole Again 112,252 My Love 111,000 Colourblind 111,000 Make Love 110,430 Against All Odds 110,000 Jesus to a Child 110,000 All Around the World 110,000 You Make Me Wanna 109,405 Lady Marmalade 109,000 Forever Love 109,000 Lady Hear Me Tonight 109,000 Independent Women 108,799 Gotta Get Thru This 108,397 Dynamite 108,000 Stop Living the Lie 107,870 Mysterious Girl 106,962 Forget You 106,956 Under the Bridge 106,299 Beat Again 106,237 Replay 106,000 Bag It Up 105,128 Hung Up 105,000 The Drugs Don't Work 105,000 The Ketchup Song 104,080 Beautiful Day 104,062 Survivor 104,000 Day & Night 103,000 Take on Me 103,000 Holler 102,576 Toxic 102,056 Mambo No 5 (BtB) 102,000 Swear It Again 102,000 World of Our Own 101,056 Hero 100,237 Meet Me Halfway
December 22, 201014 yr Here's a list with all number 1s with sales of 100k+ from 1995-2008. Haven't updated 2009 and 2010 yet. 1547000 1997 Elton John Candle In The Wind 1997 1108000 2002 Will Young Evergreen 1067000 1997 Elton John Candle In The Wind 1997 850535 2002 Gareth Gates Unchained Melody 742180 2005 Shayne Ward That's My Goal 658000 1997 Elton John Candle In The Wind 1997 576046 2008 Alexandra Burke Hallelujah 572000 1997 Elton John Candle In The Wind 1997 571253 2006 Leona Lewis A Moment Like This 549823 2001 Hear'Say Pure And Simple 463000 1999 Britney Spears Baby One More Time 460000 1995 Robson & Jerome Unchained Melody 429000 1996 Spice Girls 2 Become 1 418000 1996 Babylon Zoo Spaceman 385000 1997 Various Perfect Day 380000 1998 Spice Girls Goodbye 377074 2002 Will Young Evergreen 377000 1997 Oasis D'You Know What I Mean 359639 2000 Bob The Bulder Can We Fix It 349000 1996 Spice Girls Say You'll Be There 346000 1995 Take That Back For Good 345498 2001 Shaggy It Wasn't Me 321000 1997 Spice Girls Spice Up Your Life 320000 1995 Robson & Jerome Unchained Melody 317000 1997 Teletubbies Teletubbies Say Ah Oh 314000 1995 Robson & Jerome Unchained Melody 313244 2008 The X Factor Finalists Hero 311887 2008 Alexandra Burke Hallelujah 306648 2001 Kylie Minogue Can't Get You Out Of My Head 300000 1996 Spice Girls 2 Become 1 292594 2004 Band Aid Do They Know It's Christmas 292318 2001 Westlife Uptown Girl 287849 2004 Band Aid Do They Know It's Christmas 283000 1999 Mr. Oizo Flat Beat 277911 1998 Spice Girls Viva Forever 277554 1998 Boyzone No Matter What 276508 2003 Gareth Gates Spirit In The Sky 275742 2007 Leon Jackson When You Believe 275000 1997 Various Perfect Day 274000 1995 Blur Country House 274000 1997 Elton John Candle In The Wind 1997 270000 1999 ATB 9PM 266844 2005 Tony Christie (Is This The Way To) Amarillo 261851 1995 Michael Jackson Earth Song 261031 2005 Tony Christie (Is This The Way To) Amarillo 260000 1997 Hanson Mmm Bop 258000 1995 Robson & Jerome I Believe 257000 1996 Take That How Deep Is Your Love 252000 1997 Spice Girls Too Much 251000 1999 Shanks & Bigfoot Sweet Like Chocolate 250000 1996 Oasis Don't Look Back In Anger 248000 1997 Spice Girls Who Do You Think You Are 243301 2002 Elvis vs. JXL A Little Less Conversation 242796 1998 Run DMC vs. Jason Nevins It's Like That 242000 2001 Hear'Say Pure And Simple 240973 2002 Gareth Gates Anyone Of Us 239000 1997 Aqua Barbie Girl 234685 1998 Celine Dion My Heart Will Go On 232075 1998 Baddiel, Skinner, Lightning Seeds Three Lions 232000 1996 Boyzone Words 231929 2004 Band Aid Do They Know It's Christmas 231492 2004 Band Aid Do They Know It's Christmas 231000 1999 Britney Spears Baby One More Time 231000 1999 Westlife I Have A Dream 230000 1997 Teletubbies Teletubbies Say Ah Oh 228477 2002 Gareth Gates Unchained Melody 227500 2003 Michael Andrews Mad World 226500 1999 Eiffel 65 Blue 224000 1995 Robson & Jerome I Believe 224000 1999 Lou Bega Mambo No. 5 220000 1998 Chef Chocolate Salty Balls 218805 2007 Leona Lewis Bleeding Love 218000 1997 Spice Girls Too Much 214963 2000 Bob The Bulder Can We Fix It 213140 2002 Girls Aloud The Sound Of The Underground 213000 1999 Boyzone When The Going Gets Tough 213000 1999 Westlife I Have A Dream 211000 1995 Simply Red Fairground 210000 1995 Robson & Jerome Unchained Melody 208321 1998 Cornershop Brimful Of Asha 207906 2002 nelly Dilemma 206000 1999 Baz Luhrmann Everybody's Free 205000 1998 Cher Believe 204000 1996 Babylon Zoo Spaceman 202591 2000 Spiller Groovejet 200000 1999 Martine McCutcheon Perfect Moment 199307 2000 Robbie Williams Rock DJ 199084 2000 All Saints Pure Shores 198805 2000 Eminem Stan 197000 1998 Madonna Frozen 197000 1999 Boyzone When The Going Gets Tough 197000 1999 Ronan Keating When You Say Nothing At All 196000 1996 Robson & Jerome What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted 195306 2000 Sonique It Feels So Good 195000 1996 Fugees Killing Me Softly 195000 1996 Prodigy Breathe 195000 1997 No Doubt Don't Speak 194179 2006 Gnarls Barkley Crazy 190000 1997 Aqua Barbie Girl 190000 1997 Aqua Barbie Girl 190000 1999 S Club 7 Bring It All Back 189600 2008 The X Factor Finalists Hero 189000 1996 Dunblane Knockin' On Heaven's Door 187859 2000 Fragma Toca's Mircale 187000 1998 Cher Believe 185000 1995 Take That Back For Good 184000 1999 Mr. Oizo Flat Beat 182000 1997 Will Smith Men In Black 180000 2000 Oasis Go Let It Out 180000 2001 Kylie Minogue Can't Get You Out Of My Head 178993 2001 S Club 7 Don't Stop Movin' 178645 2001 Shaggy Angel 176707 2002 Will Young Light My Fire 176000 1998 Boyzone No Matter What 175000 1999 Lou Bega Mambo No. 5 173000 1996 Fugees Killing Me Softly 172600 1999 Christina Aguilera Genie In A Bottle 167000 1997 Puff Daddy I'll Be Missing You 167000 1998 Run DMC vs. Jason Nevins It's Like That 167000 2003 Michael Andrews Mad World 166000 1995 Coolio Gangsta's Paradise 165669 2002 Eminem Without Me 165000 1997 Aqua Barbie Girl 165000 1998 Cher Believe 165000 2000 Craig David Fill Me In 164500 1999 Eiffel 65 Blue 163000 1996 Spice Girls Say You'll Be There 160000 1996 Fugees Killing Me Softly 159000 1999 Cliff Richard The Millennium Prayer 158370 2007 Leona Lewis Bleeding Love 158013 2005 McFly All About You 158000 1999 Cliff Richard The Millennium Prayer 157000 1996 Fugees Killing Me Softly 156800 1998 B*Witched Rollercoaster 156000 1997 Puff Daddy I'll Be Missing You 154000 1995 Celine Dion Think Twice 154000 1996 Spice Girls Wannabe 154000 2000 All Saints Pure Shores 154000 2001 Geri Halliwell It's Raining Men 153287 2004 Eamon F**k It 153000 1998 B*Witched C'est La Vie 153000 2002 Liberty X Just A Little 152000 1997 Spice Girls Who Do You Think You Are 150739 1995 Michael Jackson Earth Song 150000 1995 Cher, Hyde, Cherry Love Can Build A Bridge 150000 1996 Spice Girls Wannabe 150000 1997 Eternal I Wanna Be The Only One 150000 1998 Baddiel, Skinner, Lightning Seeds Three Lions 150000 1998 B*Witched To You I Belong 149549 1995 Michael Jackson Earth Song 149466 2005 Crazy Frog Axel F 149000 2000 Craig David 7 Days 148442 1998 Boyzone No Matter What 148000 1999 Wamdue Project King Of My Castle 148000 2001 DJ Pied Piper Do You Really Like It 147500 2002 Ronan Keating If Tomorrow Never Comes 147000 1999 Cliff Richard The Millennium Prayer 146000 1998 Manic Street Preachers If You Tolerate This 145000 1995 Robson & Jerome Unchained Melody 145000 1996 Spice Girls Wannabe 144000 2000 Melanie C Never Be The Same Again 144000 2000 S Club 7 Never Had A Dream Come True 144000 2002 Atomic Kitten The Tide Is High 143324 2001 S Club 7 Have You Ever 143000 2002 Holly Valance Kiss Kiss 142901 1999 Boyzone You Needed Me 142000 1995 Simply Red Fairground 142000 1999 Vengaboys We're Going To Ibiza 142000 2000 Modjo Lady 141500 2001 Atomic Kitten Eternal Flame 141000 1995 Celine Dion Think Twice 141000 1999 Shanks & Bigfoot Sweet Like Chocolate 141000 1999 Eiffel 65 Blue 140000 1995 Take That Back For Good 140000 1996 Baddiel, Skinner, Lightning Seeds Three Lions 140000 1997 No Doubt Don't Speak 140000 1998 Robbie Williams Millennium 140000 1999 The Offspring Pretty Fly 140000 1999 Martine McCutcheon Perfect Moment 139344 2001 Westlife Queen Of My Heart 139000 1998 Cher Believe 139000 1999 Geri Halliwell Lift Me Up 139000 2000 Madonna Amrican Pie 138000 1995 Oasis Some Might Say 137000 1999 Five Keep On Movin' 136000 1998 Run DMC vs. Jason Nevins It's Like That 135946 2004 DJ Casper Cha Cha Slide 135000 1995 Blur Country House 134000 1999 Vengaboys Boom Boom Boom Boom 133000 1997 Will Smith Men In Black 133000 2002 Elvis vs. JXL A Little Less Conversation 132500 2002 Will Young & Gareth Gates The Long Ans Winding Road 132284 2006 Shayne Ward That's My Goal 132000 1999 Geri Halliwell Mi Chico Latino 131593 2008 Leona Lewis Run 131000 1999 Ricky Martin Livin' La Vida Loca 130700 2005 Tony Christie (Is This The Way To) Amarillo 129000 1995 Simply Red Fairground 129000 1996 Peter Andre Flava 129000 2001 Afroman Because I Got High 129000 2002 nelly Dilemma 128000 1996 Babylon Zoo Spaceman 128000 1998 Run DMC vs. Jason Nevins It's Like That 128000 1999 Blondie Maria 128000 2002 Girls Aloud The Sound Of The Underground 127000 1997 Puff Daddy I'll Be Missing You 126000 1998 Cher Believe 126000 2007 The Proclaimers 500 Miles 125000 1996 Spice Girls Wannabe 125000 1997 U2 Discotheque 125000 1999 Ricky Martin Livin' La Vida Loca 124000 1997 Puff Daddy I'll Be Missing You 124000 2000 Britney Spears Oops! I Did It Again 123000 1999 Lenny Kravitz Fly Away 123000 1999 Christina Aguilera Genie In A Bottle 122000 1997 Will Smith Men In Black 122000 2001 Kylie Minogue Can't Get You Out Of My Head 121000 2000 Melanie C I Turn To You 120246 2005 Crazy Frog Axel F 120000 1995 Celine Dion Think Twice 120000 1996 Take That How Deep Is Your Love 120000 1997 Blur Beetlebum 120000 1997 Hanson Mmm Bop 120000 1999 Robbie Williams She's The One 119927 2007 Leon Jackson When You Believe 119500 1997 White Town Your Woman 119000 1996 Prodigy Firestarter 119000 1998 Billie Piper Girlfriend 119000 2002 DJ Sammy Heaven 118714 2006 Gnarls Barkley Crazy 118500 1999 Armand van Helden You Don't Know Me 118000 1995 Robson & Jerome I Believe 118000 2001 So Solid Crew 21 Seconds 118000 2004 Michelle McManus All This Time 117702 2003 Will Young Leave Right Now 117000 1998 Aqua Doctor Jones 117000 2003 Gareth Gates Spirit In The Sky 116467 1995 Michael Jackson Earth Song 116000 1998 All Saints Bootie Call 116000 2000 Fragma Toca's Mircale 116000 2002 Oasis The Hindu Times 115000 1995 Take That Never Forget 115000 2000 Madonna Music 114000 1998 Run DMC vs. Jason Nevins It's Like That 114000 1998 Cher Believe 113500 2000 LeAnn Rimes Can't Fight The Moonlight 113090 2001 Atomic Kitten Whole Again 113000 1996 Robson & Jerome What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted 112252 2000 Westlife My Love 112000 1998 Celine Dion My Heart Will Go On 112000 1998 Spice Girls Viva Forever 112000 1998 B*Witched Rollercoaster 112000 2000 Mariah Carey Against All Odds 112000 2002 Darius Colourblind 111978 2007 Leona Lewis Bleeding Love 111000 2003 Room 5 Make Luv 110000 1996 George Michael Jesus To A Child 110000 1996 Baddiel, Skinner, Lightning Seeds Three Lions 110000 1996 Spice Girls Wannabe 110000 1998 Oasis All Around The World 110000 1998 Usher You Make Me Wanna 110000 2001 Robbie Williams Somethin' Stupid 109405 2001 Christina Aguilera Lady Marmalade 109027 2006 Leona Lewis A Moment Like This 109000 1996 Gary Barlow Forever Love 109000 1997 Puff Daddy I'll Be Missing You 109000 2000 Sonique It Feels So Good 109000 2000 Destiny's Child Independent Women Part 1 109000 2001 Afroman Because I Got High 108799 2001 Daniel Bedingfield Gotta Get Thru This 108000 1996 Spice Girls Wannabe 108000 1999 ATB 9PM 108000 2003 David Sneddon Stop Living The Lie 107870 2004 Peter Andre Mysterious Girl 107000 1995 Coolio Gangsta's Paradise 107000 1998 Cher Believe 106956 1998 All Saints Under The Bridge 106000 1995 Livin' Joy Dreamer 106000 2000 Geri Halliwell Bag It Up 106000 2000 Spice Girls Holler 105128 2005 Madonna Hung Up 105000 1997 Will Smith Men In Black 105000 1997 The Verve The drugs Don't Work 105000 2002 Gareth Gates Anyone Of Us 105000 2002 Las Ketchup The Ketchup Song 104000 1998 Baddiel, Skinner, Lightning Seeds Three Lions 104000 2000 Billie Piper Day & Night 104000 2001 Destiny's Child Survivor 104000 2001 Kylie Minogue Can't Get You Out Of My Head 103000 1996 Fugees Killing Me Softly 102500 2004 Britney Spears Toxic 102000 1998 Aqua Doctor Jones 102000 1999 Westlife Swear It Again 102000 2001 Bob The Builder Mambo No. 5 101919 2001 Atomic Kitten Whole Again 101813 2008 The X Factor Finalists Hero 101000 2001 Shaggy Angel 100000 1995 Michael Jackson You Are Not Alone 100000 1997 No Doubt Don't Speak 100000 1997 Puff Daddy I'll Be Missing You 100000 1999 Ronan Keating When You Say Nothing At All 100000 2002 Enrique Iglesias Hero 100000 2002 Enrique Iglesias Hero 100000 2002 Will Young Evergreen Edited December 22, 201014 yr by AshDeluxe
December 22, 201014 yr Author Nice one, guys. I'll update all no.1 from 1998 onwards now. It might take a few days to all of the years, as I can't do them all at the same time, but it should be done within a week
December 22, 201014 yr Believe sold 187,000 in its 3rd week; it opened with 107, and increased to 205 on its 2nd. really, on wikipedia it says 287k, look here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_in_Briti...#Top_40_Singles
December 22, 201014 yr Wikipedia is wrong, Cher's Believe did only sell 187000 in its third week http://scans.chartarchive.org/UK/1998/UK%2...01998.11.14.pdf Edited December 22, 201014 yr by fiesta
December 28, 201014 yr Author Wikipedia is wrong, Cher's Believe did only sell 187000 in its third week http://scans.chartarchive.org/UK/1998/UK%2...01998.11.14.pdf I'll correct that tomorrow.
December 28, 201014 yr i think slade - merry xmas everybody sold 250,000 copies in its first day of release?
December 29, 201014 yr Kylies 4 number 1 weeks sales: 29-Sep 306,648 Kylie Minogue Can't Get You Out Of My Head 06-Oct 180,000 Kylie Minogue Can't Get You Out Of My Head 13-Oct 122,000 Kylie Minogue Can't Get You Out Of My Head 20-Oct 104,000 Kylie Minogue Can't Get You Out Of My Head
December 29, 201014 yr Author i think slade - merry xmas everybody sold 250,000 copies in its first day of release? Was it no.1? :huh:
December 29, 201014 yr Still incredible when looking at sales of Elton John's 'Candle In The Wind' - I remember at the time my local Virgin & HMV having signs in the window saying things like.... "500 copies due tomorrow" or "All sold out - More stock expected soon" - Makes you wonder how much more it would of sold had downloads been around then!
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