November 4, 201114 yr UK Midweek Chart update: new sales high for Florence Ceremonials has already achieved the highest weekly career sales to date in the UK for Florence + The Machine just four days into its release. The Island album is set to debut at number one on the artist albums chart this coming Sunday having sold around 72,000 copies up to the close of business on Wednesday, according to the Official Charts Company. That is already more than the highest sales Florences first album Lungs managed across an entire week. Lungs debuted at number two in July 2009 after selling 63,020 copies, which remains the most copies it has sold in a week, despite eventually spending two weeks at number one the following January. It has now sold around 1.4 million units in the UK. Ceremonials is currently about 55% ahead in sales of its nearest challenger, Parlophone act Coldplays Mylo Xyloto, whose sales are down 72% on the week having debuted at number one last Sunday. On singles the Virgin single Read All About It by Professor Green featuring Emeli Sande has extended its lead over fellow new release With Ur Love by Sycos Cher Lloyd featuring Mike Posner and now looks like becoming Greens first chart-topping single. The full midweek singles and albums charts are on musicweek.com. Edited November 4, 201114 yr by StephenN18
November 4, 201114 yr UK Midweek Chart update: new sales high for Florence 10:41 | Friday November 4, 2011 By Paul Williams Source: MW Singles On singles the Virgin single Read All About It by Professor Green featuring Emeli Sande has extended its lead over fellow new release With Ur Love by Syco’s Cher Lloyd featuring Mike Posner and now looks like becoming Green’s first chart-topping single. {This is clearly worded incorrectly} Albums Ceremonials has already achieved the highest weekly career sales to date in the UK for Florence + The Machine just four days into its release. The Island album is set to debut at number one on the artist albums chart this coming Sunday having sold around 72,000 copies up to the close of business on Wednesday, according to the Official Charts Company. That is already more than the highest sales Florence’s first album Lungs managed across an entire week. Lungs debuted at number two in July 2009 after selling 63,020 copies, which remains the most copies it has sold in a week, despite eventually spending two weeks at number one the following January. It has now sold around 1.4 million units in the UK. Ceremonials is currently about 55% ahead in sales of its nearest challenger, Parlophone act Coldplay’s Mylo Xyloto, whose sales are down 72% on the week having debuted at number one last Sunday. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Friday Update Top 40 Only Singles 1 Professor Green/Emeli Sande 2 Cher Lloyd/Mike Posner 3 Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris 4 Labrinth/Tinie Tempah 5 Maroon 5/Christina Aguilera Top 10 7 Ed Sheeran 10 David Guetta/Usher Top 15 Lucenzo & Qwote 13 Lana Del Rey Top 20 16 Nicole Scherzinger Adele (SFTTR) Top 30 F+TM (SIO) Top 40 31 Birdy Katy Perry/Kanye West (ET) 37 Beyonce [Countdown] ============================================== Albums 1 Florence & The Machine [72k] 2 Coldplay 3 Professor Green 4 Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds 5 Michael Buble Top 10 Alfie Boe Manic Street Preachers Rizzle Kicks Top 15 Justin Bieber Top 20 Beach Boys Top 30 Megadeth U2 Lou Reed/Metallica Steel Panther NO SALES INFO ARTIST UPDATES Singles Kelly Clarkson 5+4 The Wanted 10+1 Christina Perri 10+5 Colplay [Paradise] 10+8 James Morrison 20+7 Nicki Minaj [Fly] 30+2 Pixie 30+8 Olly 30+9 Albums Adele [21] 5+3, [19] 10+9 Matt Cardle 10+3 Kelly Clarkson 10+4 Steps 10+6 James Morrison 10+7 Rihanna 10+8 Katy Perry 20+1 Caro Emerald 20+7 Jessie J 30+1 Christina Perri 30+6 Will Young 30+7
November 4, 201114 yr Another mistake Music Week have made, Professor Green has already been no.1 with Read All About It.
November 4, 201114 yr I expect a comfortable second week at #1 for Professor Green now (or 1st as Music Week would have us believe), Rihanna will be back at 2 on Sunday and hopefully Cher Lloyd will plummet to four. Edited November 4, 201114 yr by Doctor Blind
November 4, 201114 yr Climb Nicole, climb. Try With Me deserves more than number 16!! I hope Got 2 Luv U is still top 20.
November 4, 201114 yr UK Midweek Chart update: new sales high for Florence 10:41 | Friday November 4, 2011 By Paul Williams Source: MW Singles On singles the Virgin single Read All About It by Professor Green featuring Emeli Sande has extended its lead over fellow new release With Ur Love by Syco’s Cher Lloyd featuring Mike Posner and now looks like becoming Green’s first chart-topping single. {This is clearly worded incorrectly} You mean because he already is #1? :w00t: I bet both RiRi & Lab are rapidly closing on Cher L too...
November 4, 201114 yr I expect a comfortable second week at #1 for Professor Green now (or 1st as Music Week would have us believe), Rihanna will be back at 2 on Sunday and hopefully Cher Lloyd will plummet to four. If so, there could have been few midweek #1's that would have slipped so far?
November 4, 201114 yr If so, there could have been few midweek #1's that would have slipped so far? Elton John was the last I think to go Midweek #1 -> Sunday #4 in July 2005. That was because of some text download thing (which was always dodgy as it didn't actually require the downloading of a song to count as a sale)... anyway don't think anybody ever went 1-5 though I could be wrong.
November 4, 201114 yr Maybe im alone in thinking that i thought florence and the machine sales would have ben higher, i dont know why but i expected it to be nearer 100k at this stage, im sure it should sell 100k by end of week though.
November 4, 201114 yr Maybe im alone in thinking that i thought florence and the machine sales would have ben higher, i dont know why but i expected it to be nearer 100k at this stage, im sure it should sell 100k by end of week though. Hmm... 38k day 1, 34k day 2-4 @ 11.3k/day, so 28k on Fri/Sat req'd... :unsure:
November 4, 201114 yr Sorry if this has been answered, but assuming Maroon 5/XTina stay top 5 (HOW?! :mellow:), when was the last time the top 5 was all collaborations/features?
November 4, 201114 yr Climb Adele, climb. "Set Fire To The Rain" deserves more than a number 11 peak!! In my opinion the best song from "21"...
November 4, 201114 yr Florence should go over 100k then, I'm pretty happy with that :D may I ask what position The Calling are? I assume they're out of the top 30
November 4, 201114 yr Climb Adele, climb. "Set Fire To The Rain" deserves more than a number 11 peak!! In my opinion the best song from "21"... It is amazing, its done so well though already with no video. Nearly 400,000 sales and a great chart run. Also its the 3rd single off such a huge album, its just done incrediby well. Glad its been boosted this week. :wub:
November 4, 201114 yr Elton John was the last I think to go Midweek #1 -> Sunday #4 in July 2005. That was because of some text download thing (which was always dodgy as it didn't actually require the downloading of a song to count as a sale)... anyway don't think anybody ever went 1-5 though I could be wrong. I asked that question on here a while ago and apparently Bon Jovi went 1-5 with Everyday in 2002.
November 4, 201114 yr Florence should go over 100k then, I'm pretty happy with that :D may I ask what position The Calling are? I assume they're out of the top 30 They were 20 + 8 on Wednesday, so I imagine they've fallen to 20 + 9 to make way for Florence and the Machine [sIO]. Holding on really well actually, considering it was performed on X-Factor weeks back (although the 59p reduction helps).
November 4, 201114 yr Sorry if this has been answered, but assuming Maroon 5/XTina stay top 5 (HOW?! :mellow:), when was the last time the top 5 was all collaborations/features? It has already been asked :P Last happened W/E 24 Jul 2010. 1 B.o.B feat. Hayley Williams - Airplanes 2 Yolanda Be Cool and DCUP - We No Speak Americano 3 Eminem feat. Rihanna - Love The Way You Lie 4 Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg - California Gurls 5 Professor Green feat. Lily Allen - Just Be Good To Green (The #6 was also a collaboration: Mark Ronson and The Business Intl feat. Q-Tip and MNDR - Bang Bang Bang). I don't get how Maroon 5 are still holding onto #5, surely something HAS to overtake it (Ed please) by Sunday? Edited November 4, 201114 yr by Bré
November 4, 201114 yr I asked that question on here a while ago and apparently Bon Jovi went 1-5 with Everyday in 2002. I assume Elvis' Return To Sender was a midweek #1 in 2005 as well before debuting at #5 on Sunday.
November 4, 201114 yr Assuming Music Week have done percentages correctly, Coldplay are on ~46.5k today, so averaging 7.7k per day for the past 3 days. It needs to increase to an average of ~11.7-11.8k per day for the last 2 days to do 70k again. I think they should still do it. Where exactly are 'Set Fire To The Rain' and 'Shake It Out' today?
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