Here we go again on another Friday with a look at what's being selling in the World of Songs this week.

 

Compiled from a host of data from an average of 5 years evidence from iTunes (80%) & the other download sites/physical sales (20%) using figures & not pure guesswork because you need something to go on & I don't mean the toilet! Though some would suggets otherwise.

 

Thanks to the trio of other members for your emails this week & I hope you have recieved the charts I sent to you for various days & the sales numbers etc. Which does actually prove we don't just sit down & scribble a load of rot down each week.

 

The Top Physicals in Britain this week:

01 I CAN ~ BLUE

02 JUDAS ~ LADY GAGA

03 LIPSTICK ~ JEDWARD

04 LAZY SONG ~ BRUNO MARS

05 BORN THIS WAY ~ LADY GAGA

 

The Combined Chart via Downloads & small physicals:

Top 75

ENTER SHIKARI

VILLAGE PEOPLE ~ GO WEST

 

Top 70

A FRIEND IN LONDON

ERIC SAADE

ELL & NIKKI

NOAH & THE WHALE ~ TONIGHT'S THE KIND OF NIGHT

FRIENDLY FIRES

OLLY MURS

TODDLA T

ARCTIC MONKEYS

 

Top 60

60 A NIGHT LIKE THIS ~ CARO EMERALD

59 DREAMS ~ FLEETWOOD MAC

58 SOMETHING GOOD CAN WORK ~ 2 DOOR CINEMA CLUB

57 LIFE GOES ON ~ NOAH & THE WHALE

56 I NEED A DOCTOR ~ DR DRE

55 WHO'S THAT CHICK ~ RIHANNA

54 WHO SAYS ~ SELENA GOMEZ

53 JUST THE WAY YOU ARE ~ BRUNO MARS 12)

52 I FEEL PRETTY/UGLY ~ GLEE

51 SONGBIRD ~ GLEE

 

50 TILL THE WORLD ENDS ~ BRITNEY SPEARS

49 GO YOUR OWN WAY ~ GLEE

48 BLACK & YELLOW ~ WIZ KHALIFA

47 YEAH 3X ~ CHRIS BROWN

46 GRENADE ~ BRUNO MARS

45 SUPERBASS ~ NICKI MINAJ

44 RUN THE WORLD ~ BEYONCE

43 HELLO ~ MARTIN SOLVEIG 11)

42 LIPSTICK ~ JEDWARD 10)

41 ROLL UP ~ WIZ KHALIFA

 

40 ALL OF THE LIGHTS ~ KANYE WEST

39 LOVE LOVE ~ TAKE THAT

38 DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH ~ NICOLE SCHERZINGER

37 S & M ~ RIHANNA

36 ROLLING IN THE DEEP ~ ADELE 9)

35 CALIFORNIA KING BED ~ RIHANNA

34 JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH ~ BLACK EYED PEAS

33 BRIGHT LIGHTS BIGGER CITY ~ CEE LO GREEN

32 FAST CAR ~ TRACY CHAPMAN

31 RIGHT THERE ~ NICOLE SCHERZINGER

 

30 PRICE TAG ~ JESSIE J 8)

29 SKINNY LOVE ~ BIRDY

28 WE DON'T HAVE TO TAKE OUR CLOTHES OFF ~ JERMAINE STEWART (Deceased)

27 TIME ~ CHASE & STATUS/DELILAH 7)

26 DIRTY TALK ~WYNTER GORDON

25 BUZZIN ~ 50CENT/MANN

24 GUILT ~ NERO 6)

23 I'M INTO YOU ~ LOPEZ & LIL'

22 UNORTHODOX ~ WRETCH 32

21 FINISH LINE ~ YASMIN 5)

 

20 ET ~ KATY PERRY

19 SOMEONE LIKE YOU ~ ADELE

18 BASS DOWN LOW ~ DEV

17 I CAN ~ BLUE 4)

16 BORN THIS WAY ~ LADY GAGA 3)

15 MR SAXOBEAT ~ ALEXANDRA STAN

14 SUN IS UP ~ INNA

13 SWEAT ~ SNOOP DOGG

12 HAIR ~ LADY GAGA

11 SAVE THE WORLD ~ SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA

 

10 NOBODY'S PERFECT ~ JESSIE J

09 ON THE FLOOR ~ LOPEZ & PITBULL

08 JUDAS ~ LADY GAGA 2)

07 WHERE THEM GIRLS AT ~ GUETTA/FLO RIDA/MINAJ

06 EDGE OF GLORY ~ LADY GAGA

05 BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE ~ CHRIS BROWN & BENNY BENASSI

04 I NEED A DOLLAR ~ ALOE BLACC

03 PARTY ROCK ANTHEM ~ LMFAO

02 LAZY SONG ~ BRUNO MARS 1)

01 GIVE ME EVERYTHING ~ PITBULL/AFROJACK/NE-YO/NAYER

 

) Without downloads alone

 

Biggest gainer day on day is Swedish House Mafia ~ a cert for next week's top 5, i'll be blowed.

 

 

Don't forget the Classic Retro Countdown with Mr Taylor & Richard Todd on Sunday (Atlantic Oldies 2NG) at 2pm. If you missed last week's it was May 1977 & you can hear it, if you contact me because I'm not allowed to post links (against rules).

 

I've now taken over as Producer on the Fresh Hit40UK & that chart is now ahead of everyone else on Sundays, cos we use a 24 hour sliding scale from iTunes & those itsy bitsy physicals giving us virtual midweek charts 3 days early.

 

Thanks for reading. All other comments gladly welcome.

Blue bigger than Gaga...would only happen on the physical chart! Jedward's physical has been out for months, interesting to see people finally rushing out to buy it in their tens this week :D Would love Eric, Ell and Nikki and A Friend In London to get official top 75 hits but I'm guessing it won't happen and we'll be left with just the two.

New to this, I don't get how this Almost Saturday UK Top Singles work. Can someone explain to me?

I just hope Reggie does not give the game away too early on Sunday with his chart stats as there could be no non-movers.

 

And there must be the odd couple of physicals of Jermaine Stewart's track lurking about in some indie shops that are still around, that could have been exchanged over the counter, I wouldn't count that as a download entry.

New to this, I don't get how this Almost Saturday UK Top Singles work. Can someone explain to me?

 

There is a breakdown of the chart in this topic.

 

Follow the link http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=128871

 

And there must be the odd couple of physicals of Jermaine Stewart's track lurking about in some indie shops that are still around, that could have been exchanged over the counter, I wouldn't count that as a download entry.

25 years on? Are you sure?

 

I must admit I did not realise until this afternoon that Jermaine was dead. Then discovered it was an AIDS related Liver failure in 1997.

 

I just hope Reggie does not give the game away too early on Sunday with his chart stats as there could be no non-movers.

 

There's no battle for the #1 this week. Pitbull has had it in the bag ever since he overtook Bruno on the Thursday mids.

There's no battle for the #1 this week. Pitbull has had it in the bag ever since he overtook Bruno on the Thursday mids.

Pitbull really crashed at 11443 on iTunes for Wednesday's 24 hour period, after 4731 on Tuesday & 4573 on Monday, though was back to 5170 for Thursday.

 

Bruno was 3519 for Thursday, with 5189 on Monday, 4315 on Tuesday, but 8269 on Wednesday.

 

Wednesday seems to have been the peak for them both. Average trends tell me that nothing will clear 60,000 this week.

 

Then next week, we gotta keep our eyes on Aloe Blacc, he could do it in the end, as he's very close to the top 3 by a whisker.

Edited May 20, 201114 yr by MikeR

If none will sell 60k plus! Saturdays have a brilliant chance next week as no doubt they will get 50k+

Pitbull really crashed at 11443 on iTunes for Wednesday's 24 hour period, after 4731 on Tuesday & 4573 on Monday, though was back to 5170 for Thursday.

 

Bruno was 3519 for Thursday, with 5189 on Monday, 4315 on Tuesday, but 8269 on Wednesday.

 

Wednesday seems to have been the peak for them both. Average trends tell me that nothing will clear 60,000 this week.

 

Then next week, we gotta keep our eyes on Aloe Blacc, he could do it in the end, as he's very close to the top 3 by a whisker.

 

Love your information. Thank you B)

 

However, I think Saturdays or Swedish House Mafia will be UK number 1 next week. :dance:

Edited May 21, 201114 yr by Jason

25 years on? Are you sure?

 

I must admit I did not realise until this afternoon that Jermaine was dead. Then discovered it was an AIDS related Liver failure in 1997.

 

 

You never know, there could be the odd one floating about in charity shops for 50p :lol:

You never know, there could be the odd one floating about in charity shops for 50p :lol:

 

Charity shop sales don't register for the chart, as they are basically re-sales of singles already counted in the past when originally bought in official outlets.

where do you find the physicals chart from?

would be amazing if aloe blacc rose to no1 next week..although if it failed because of the saturdays i will be very angry!!

That talk about Jermaine Stewart still selling the od physical single (I didn't know he was no longer with us either, but if it was in 1997 why the reentry now?) reminded me of something I've been meaning to ask for a long time. Back in the pre-OCC days of the official charts (I'm really thinking abt 70s/80s B.M.R.B/Gallup days) it was often possible for really old singles to chart on the original catalgue no years after the release. Did record shops of the time sell both new and second hand records and submit the catalog no's of both types of sale in their log books in those days? Or did labels keep a lot of their back catalog in regular supply for years after release? Sorry if that seems an off topic question but it's something I've wondered for a while and I've never seen chart elligibility rules from before abt 1989 ish.

That talk about Jermaine Stewart still selling the od physical single (I didn't know he was no longer with us either, but if it was in 1997 why the reentry now?)

 

Its being used in a TV ad for Cadburys

That talk about Jermaine Stewart still selling the od physical single (I didn't know he was no longer with us either, but if it was in 1997 why the reentry now?) reminded me of something I've been meaning to ask for a long time. Back in the pre-OCC days of the official charts (I'm really thinking abt 70s/80s B.M.R.B/Gallup days) it was often possible for really old singles to chart on the original catalgue no years after the release. Did record shops of the time sell both new and second hand records and submit the catalog no's of both types of sale in their log books in those days? Or did labels keep a lot of their back catalog in regular supply for years after release? Sorry if that seems an off topic question but it's something I've wondered for a while and I've never seen chart elligibility rules from before abt 1989 ish.

Previously to OCC (who are not Chart Compilers, by the way), it was CIN (Chart Information Network). Both over see the charts. Today's compilers are Milward Brown (since 1993). They are a market research company. Actually BMRB was swallowed up by them, about 5 years ago.

 

In the 70s & 80s, a chart single had a shelf life of 3 years before being deleted. It something like say "I'm Gonna Run Away From You" by Tami Lynn for instance, became popular again (because it were being played on the Northern Soul Scene). Then basically a cost saving measure, was to re-press it from the original. Hence the same catalogue number etc, & the same date on it, even though it was not correct. Another example being "Your Honour" & Pluto. 1976 original pressing (on some copies) actually had the actual Autumn date of release on it, even though it was re-released in February 1982.