May 2, 201114 yr I find it really hard to believe that "Break My Stride" sold so much, it was only the 44th biggest hit of 1984 and "99 Red Balloons" was the 15th biggest. Anyone know how this could be?? Thanks. The only explanation is that some sales were heavily underestimated or overestimated by Gallup, the chart compilers of the time. Historical record company shipments less returns must have shown the actual sales.
May 2, 201114 yr Would 'Break my stride' have been selling reasonably well/consistantly in the download era maybe?
May 2, 201114 yr Would 'Break my stride' have been selling reasonably well/consistantly in the download era maybe? That's exactly what I was thinking. It's been used in TV commercials over the last couple of years so that might explain why its sales have increased.
May 2, 201114 yr I'm surprised that renee and renato had sold as little as that-on an 80's countdown it was originally listed as selling over 700,000.
May 2, 201114 yr I'm surprised that renee and renato had sold as little as that-on an 80's countdown it was originally listed as selling over 700,000. Yes, in a Radio Times article about the charts in 1987 it was said to have sold 750,000 copies. This fitted with the position that it was given in the Top 100 of the 80s prepared by Gallup of No. 32 (Seven Tears - Goombay Dance Band was at No. 44). The Ketchup Song (Asereje) - Las Ketchup has featured recently in a number of charts on TV with 600,000 sales, so unless OCC have made a mistake, it appears that Save Your Love is credited with less than 600,000 (my estimate being 585,000).
May 2, 201114 yr I'm not sure that any of these sorts of chart should be taken as gospel. There are too many uncertainties. There were errors in the BMRB charts. Their year-end charts, which have often been used as the basis for longer-period charts, generally only covered the first 49 weeks of the year or so, without subsequent updates. I am reliably informed they didn't even collect the data for the week that no chart was published because of Christmas. More generally, sales occurring in the year after the single was a hit are often not included. OCC only have full data from 1994 and sales for the first 3 years is not in the originally-published format, but at least they are able to add downloads to whatever historic start point they have been given or have accepted.
May 3, 201114 yr 29. The Ketchup Song (Asereje) - Las Ketchup 2002 600,000 This has the distinction, I believe, of being the only one hit wonder, that was a tribute song to another one hit wonder('Rappers delight', Sugarhill Gang, 1979)
May 3, 201114 yr I have changed some of the figures in my post on pages 1 and 3 based on research by Andy: * Do They Know It's Christmas - has been scaled down to 3,670,000. * When We Collide - adding its likely 2011 sales up to w/e 5th March, I come to just over 950,000 * Chocolate Salty Balls (PS I Love You) - I forgot to look at a 4Music chart from 2008 50 Biggest Selling Singles 98-08, which indicated sales of 870,000. Consequently, Whispering Grass and Mambo No. 5 have increased sales. * Hero - sales corrected to 815,000 * Fireflies - its 2011 sales to w/e 5th March are about 15,000 and added to 2009/10 givie a total of 680,000. So I am keeping the same figures for those around it. * Music Sounds Better With You - the total is variously reported as 670,000 and 680,000, I am keeping the lower estimate for the present. * We Speak No Americano - 20,000 sales in 2011 added. * I’ll Be There For You - scaled up to 640,000. (Its 1990s sales have been reported as up to 700,000). If I've made any obvious errors let me know.
May 3, 201114 yr I've just added the newie version to the first post, just gonna do the same on Haven for you.
May 3, 201114 yr 29. The Ketchup Song (Asereje) - Las Ketchup 2002 600,000 This has the distinction, I believe, of being the only one hit wonder, that was a tribute song to another one hit wonder('Rappers delight', Sugarhill Gang, 1979) Totally never noticed that. :mellow:
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