The XF physical is always released on the Wednesday. The situation is no different to previous years, it's just released for the week before Christmas this year.

 

Think that's what Martin is highlighting, that it has a strong chance of staying at #1 for Christmas week due to that week being a full week of sales for the physical, unlike in previous years.

It was released at Christmas and is often featured on Christmas comps: http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=15766

 

Great song :wub:

 

Really? I've loved the song for years, but never made the connection between it and Christmas, possibly because I first discovered when it was used over a Children in Need montage on BBC NI. I wish they'd re-release the Fantasy album in English, the CD version was deleted in the early 90s and costs up to £50 second hand on eBay (although I bought the vinyl for a tenner a few months ago).

Think that's what Martin is highlighting, that it has a strong chance of staying at #1 for Christmas week due to that week being a full week of sales for the physical, unlike in previous years.

 

The week for the chart after Christmas always has a full week of physicals - it's the same this year but a week earlier.

Could the first full week of physicals have higher sales than normal? Given that full week is before Christmas, more people could buy it as a stocking filler?

The week for the chart after Christmas always has a full week of physicals - it's the same this year but a week earlier.

 

 

I should have word it different, last year Xmas/Boxing Day fell on Saturday/Sun/Mon it was more like 5 days than a full week, this year its virtually got a full week to due the winners track released a week early. The track has got a full week of physicals for the second week.

 

If you catch my drift. ;)

The week for the chart after Christmas always has a full week of physicals - it's the same this year but a week earlier.

 

Yes, I'm aware of that. That's the point being made - a full week of physicals *during* Christmas week, so that could be advantageous towards it sticking at #1 to claim Christmas #1.

iTunes Update

 

[01] 01| T-Pain ft. Wiz Khalifa & Lily Allen - 5 O'Clock

[05] 02| Coldplay - Paradise

[03] 03| Olly Murs - Dance With Me Tonight

[04] 04| Lloyd - Dedication To My Ex (Miss That)

[06] 05| Avicii - Levels

[07] 06| Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris - We Found Love

[11] 07| Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You

[08] 08| Ed Sheeran - Lego House

[09] 09| Drake ft. Rihanna - Take Care

[10] 10| Jessie J - Who You Are

 

[12] 11| Labrinth - Earthquake

[18] 12| LMFAO - Sexy And I Know It

[13] 13| Jason DeRulo - Fight For You

[14] 14| Kelly Rowland - Down For Whatever

[16] 15| Beyoncé - Love On Top

[17] 16| Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday

[19] 17| Wham! - Last Christmas

[21] 18| Lady GaGa - Marry The Night

[15] 19| X Factor Finalists 2011 - Wishing On A Star

[22] 20| Slade - Merry Christmas Everybody

 

[20] 21| Amy Winehouse - Our Day Will Come

[29] 22| Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera - Moves Like Jagger

[24] 23| Katy Perry - The One That Got Away

[23] 24| Bruno Mars - It Will Rain

[27] 25| Lloyd - Dedication To My Ex (Miss That)

[28] 26| Rebecca Ferguson - Nothing's Real But Love

[30] 27| The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale Of New York

[25] 28| Justin Bieber - Mistletoe

[32] 29| Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone

[26] 30| Sway - Still Speedin'

 

[31] 31| Glee Cast - We Are Young

[33] 32| Charlene Soraia - Wherever You Will Go

[34] 33| Example - Midnight Run

[35] 34| JLS - Do You Feel What I Feel?

[36] 35| The Pogues & Kirsty MaColl - Fairytale Of New York

[38] 36| Rizzle Kicks - Mama Do The Hump

[40] 37| David Guetta & Usher - Without You

[37] 38| Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas?

[41] 39| Christina Perri - Jar Of Hearts

[42] 40| Professor Green ft. Emeli Sandé - Read All About It

 

Selected Others

 

[44] 49| Rihanna - You Da One

[69] 70| Jay-Z & Kanye West ft. Mr Hudson - Why I Love You

[80] 97| The Wanted - Warzone

 

[096] 106| Azealia Banks ft. Lazy J - 212

[***] 143| Angel Square - Greatest Day

[130] 145| Nero - Reaching Out

[149] 153| Foster The People - Call It What You Want

 

[201] 218| Professor Green - Never Be A Right Time

[198] 263| The Vaccines - Wetsuit

[247] 264| Wretch 32 ft. Etta Bond - Forgiveness

[***] 284| Wiley - Boom Blast

19. Merry Christmas Everybody - Slade :D

19. Merry Christmas Everybody - Slade :D

 

:cheer: :wub:

At this rate the first #1 of 2012 will be either Lloyd, T-Pain or Coldplay! :o

 

"Marry The Night" could finally climb into the top 10 as well if it holds on until after all the Christmas songs inevitably plummet.

If Paradise could somehow get to #1 at some point that would make my life.

AIWFCIY could be a potential #2 when

Little Mix perform it

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Coldplay - Paradise 0.9575 0.9046

 

!!!!!!!

AIWFCIY could be a potential #2 when

Little Mix perform it

 

I thought it was

Amelia

?

Great for Coldplay at Number 2, hope it can make it to number 1 for at least a few hours. Also has Flo Rida been deleted? It seems to have gone missing :huh:

I thought it was

Amelia

?

 

Yeah,

Little Mix are

supposed to be doing

Happy Christmas (War Is Over)

I think.

19. Merry Christmas Everybody - Slade :D

 

And Wizzard up to #14, hurrah! Great to see them all still climbing :D

Coldplay, YES :wub:

 

It may not be their best album but it is one of the best of this years Q4 imo (my 2nd favourite behind Ceremonials)

 

I would love to see Coldplay and Buble toping the charts this week and the following one!

Might be wrong but for singles iTunes has about 80%? Around that I think.

 

Now #2!

Nowhere near that, nowadays - somewhere between 60-70%, I would guess.

 

So we have guesses of between 60-80%, thanks. I take it no one knows for sure what percentage share Itunes has of the download market then, oh well.

Christmas Wrapping - Waitresses #106 :cheer: one day it may become a Top 40 hit at last! Shame it ain't gonna happen this year :(