Posted December 12, 201114 yr Midweek Charts: Little Mix's Cannonball firing to top spot 10:53 | Tuesday December 13, 2011 By Paul Williams Source: MW Singles Newly-crowned X Factor champions Little Mix are heading to the top of the UK singles chart this weekend, but their first-day sales are significantly down on those of 2010 champ Matt Cardle. Their Syco-issued cover of Damien Rice’s Cannonball sold 68,800 copies by the end of business on Monday to put it around 38,000 sales in front of its nearest challenger, according to Official Charts Company data. However, its sales in the week so far are fewer than the lead Cardle commanded day one for his own winner’s single When We Collide a year ago. Unusually, the X Factor winner’s single has been released two weeks before the Christmas chart, which is announced on December 25 this year, so, although Cannonball looks destined to lead this coming Sunday’s countdown, it will have to hang on another week to be the Christmas number one. Rice’s original version of Cannonball is heading for a chart return on the back of Little Mix’s cover. Having made the Top 10 for the first time this year after being performed by X Factor contestant John Adams, the Atlantic-handled single returns as the 11th best seller of the week to date. Michael Buble leads albums midweeks (see separate story). Lining up behind Little Mix, who beat Marcus Collins in last Sunday’s final, are two acts who featured on The X Factor over the weekend. Parlophone signings Coldplay look on course for their highest chart peak on the singles chart since Viva La Vida reached number one in 2008 with Paradise’s sales leaping 261% after they performed it on the ITV1 programme. Having ranked seventh on last Sunday’s chart, it is the new chart week’s second biggest seller. Meanwhile, Syco artist Leona Lewis, who performed on the Saturday programme, is showing up as a new entry at three with Hurt, while 2009 runner-up Olly Murs’ Epic single Dance With Me Tonight, which climbed to one last weekend, is now down to four. Def Jam/Mercury’s former chart topper We Found Love by Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris completes the top five, dropping 4-5. Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas Is You is heading for the Top 10 for the first time since 1007 with the RCA-handled single moving 12-7 in the midweeks, while Warner Bros’s Fairytale Of New York by Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl leads a wave of other festive singles progressing as it rises 15-13. Midweek Charts: Looking like a Buble Christmas 11:17 | Tuesday December 13, 2011 By Paul Williams Source: MW Albums With little more than a week to go Michael Buble is staking a serious claim to top the festive artist albums chart with his album Christmas’s sales rising week-on-week by 79%. The Reprise/Warner Bros album, which was number two on last Sunday’s chart, has now overtaken Island’s Amy Winehouse album Lioness – Hidden Treasures to be the new chart week’s biggest seller, according to the Official Charts Company. Up to the end of business on Monday, it had sold 78,227 copies, around 29,000 sales ahead of Lioness sitting in second place. As the penultimate chart before the Christmas Day one starts to take shape, Parlopone’s Coldplay are also in the ascendance. Like Buble, they performed on The X Factor over the weekend and are benefiting hugely with their album Xylo Myloto’s sales leaping 142% on the week to move it 8-3. There is also a big rise – 49% - for Westlife’s RCA album Greatest Hits after they performed on the same show and it moves 11-10 as a result. Olly Murs’ second Epic album In Case You Didn’t Know is presently holding its position of four achieved on last Sunday’s chart, while Def Jam/Mercury Rihanna album Talk That Talk remains in fifth position. In its 47th week on the survey, XL’s Adele album 21 continues apace with its weekly sales up 31%, leaving it in sixth position, while the midweek Top 10 is completed by RCA act Rebecca Ferguson’s Heaven (down 3-7), Asylum/Atlantic’s Ed Sheeran debut + (7-8) and Syco act One Direction’s Up All Night (9-9). Some 3.8 million people tuned in to watch The Nation’s Favourite Bee Gees Sing on ITV1 last Friday night and as a result sales of the band’s Reprise/Rhino album Number One are up 741% on the week. Having debuted in 40th position last Sunday after little more than a day’s benefit from the programme, it is now up to 19. The big Q4 albums are already in the market so there are no new entries showing up anywhere in the Top 50 midweeks, leaving the highest arrival down in 53rd position, courtesy of RCA act Jai McDowall’s Believe. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Top 40 Only Singles 1 Little Mix [68.8k] 2 Coldplay [30.8k; +261% week-on-week] 3 Leona Lewis 4 Olly Murs 5 Rihanna Top 10 7 Mariah Carey Top 15 11 Damien Rice 13 The Pogues/Kirsty MacColl Top 20 16 En Vogue 18 Leona Lewis [iris] 19 Leona Lewis [Colorblind] Top 30 Wham! One Direction Wizzard Slade Top 40 Slow Moving Millie 32 Band Aid Rizzle Kicks [MDTH] ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Albums 1 Michael Buble [78,227] 2 Amy Winehouse [49,227] 3 Colplay 4 Olly Murs 5 Rihanna Top 10 10 Westlife Top 15 13 Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds 15 Susan Boyle Top 20 16 Florence & The Machine Bee Gees Top 30 Justin Bieber Michael Buble Frank Sinatra Top 40 James Morrison 34 Adele [19] Cee Lo Green NO SALES INFO ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARTIST UPDATES Singles Lloyd 5+1 Flo Rida 5+3 Avicii 5+4 T-Pain 5+5 Maroon 5/Christina 10+7 Jessie J 20+1 Beyonce 20+9 Kelly Rowland 20+5 Katy Perry 30+3 Lady Gaga 30+5 Amy Winehouse 30+6 Rebecca Ferguson 30+8 Albums Adele [21] 5+1 Rebecca Ferguson 5+2 Ed Sheeran 5+3 One Direction 5+4 JLS 10+2 Il Divo 10+4 Take That 10+8 Jessie J 10+10 Snow Patrol 20+1 Lady Gaga 20+2 Joe McElderry 20+8 Will Young 30+2 Kate Bush 30+8 Cher Lloyd 30+9
December 12, 201114 yr Author Wednesday Update Top 40 Only Singles 1 Little Mix 2 Coldplay 3 Leona Lewis 4 Olly Murs 5 Rihanna Top 10 7 Mariah Carey Top 15 12 Damien Rice 14 The Pogues/Kirsty MacColl Top 20 17 En Vogue Wham! Top 30 One Direction Wizzard Slade Slow Moving Millie Top 40 33 Band Aid Rizzle Kicks [MDTH] Shakin' Stevens ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Albums 1 Michael Buble 2 Amy Winehouse 3 Colplay 4 Olly Murs 5 Rihanna Top 10 10 Westlife Top 15 15 Susan Boyle Top 20 Take That [Progress Live] 19 Jessie J Bee Gees Top 30 Justin Bieber Michael Buble [CL] James Morrison Frank Sinatra Top 40 Rod Stewart Cee Lo Green 36 Adele [19] Drake NO SALES INFO ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARTIST UPDATES Singles Lloyd 5+1 Flo Rida 5+3 Avicii 5+4 T-Pain 5+5 Maroon 5/Christina 10+6 Jessie J 10+10 Kelly Rowland 20+3 Beyonce 20+8 Lady Gaga 25+5 Amy Winehouse 30+4 Katy Perry 25+6 Rebecca Ferguson 30+6 Albums Adele [21] 5+1, [19] 30+6 Rebecca Ferguson 5+2 Ed Sheeran 5+3 One Direction 5+4 JLS 10+2 Take That 10+7 Jessie J 10+10 Snow Patrol 20+1 Lady Gaga 20+2 Joe McElderry 20+8 James Morrison 20+9 Will Young 30+2 Cher Lloyd 30+8 Matt Cardle 30+9
December 12, 201114 yr Author Midweek Charts update: Coldplay have the X Factor 10:50 | Thursday December 15, 2011 Source: MW By Paul Williams Coldplay’s Mylo Xyloto is enjoying its greatest demand at retail since it debuted at number one in the UK in October with the band’s X Factor appearance lifting week-on-week sales by 132%. The Parlophone release currently stands as the week’s third top artist album of the week having sold 86,808 units up to the end of business on Wednesday, according to Official Charts Company Data. That is more copies than in any entire week since the album debuted at number one seven weeks ago with 208,343 sales. The band’s first ever X Factor performance is also significantly boosting their fortunes in the singles market with Paradise, which was seven on last Sunday’s chart, the week so far’s second best seller after more than doubling its sales from a week ago. Only one other Coldplay single, their 2008 chart-topper Viva La Vida, has peaked higher in the UK. The X Factor is further helping to determine who will be number one in the singles and artist albums countdowns this weekend. The 2011 winners Little Mix are more than 80,000 sales ahead of Paradise with their Syco-issued cover of Damien Rice’s Cannoball, although are a long way off reaching the 439,007 first-week sales of last year’s victor Matt Cardle’s introductory single When We Collide. On albums Reprise/Warner Bros’s Michael Buble, who was on last Saturday’s ITV1 show, also has a convincing lead, around 47,000 sales ahead of Island release Lioness – Hidden Treasures by Amy Winehouse. Buble’s Christmas had sold 147,641 copies up to the close of business on Wednesday. The X Factor’s 2009 runner-up Olly Murs will be in both the singles and albums top five on Sunday with his Epic single Dance With Me Tonight currently third for the week and album In Case You Didn’t Know only being outsold by Buble, Winehouse and Coldplay. Def Jam/Mercury’s Rihanna album Talk That Talk completes the albums top five at number five. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Thursday Update Top 40 Only Singles 1 Little Mix (80k ahead of Coldplay) 2 Coldplay 3 Olly Murs 4 Leona Lewis 5 Lloyd Top 15 11 Mariah Carey 12 The Pogues/Kirsty MacColl 14 Damien Rice 15 Maroon 5/Christina Top 20 19 En Vogue Top 30 Justin Bieber One Direction Wham! Rizzle Kicks [MDTH] Top 40 Slow Moving Millie ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Albums 1 Michael Buble (147,641) 2 Amy Winehouse (100,641) 3 Colplay (86,808) 4 Olly Murs 5 Rihanna Top 10 10 Westlife Top 15 13 Noel Gallagher's HFB 15 Susan Boyle Top 20 18 Jessie J Top 30 21 Lady Gaga Bee Gees Justin Bieber Michael Buble [CL] James Morrison Top 40 34 Adele [19] Cee Lo Green Drake NO SALES INFO ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARTIST UPDATES Singles Rihanna 5+1 Flo Rida 5+2 Avicii 5+3 T-Pain 5+4 Kelly Rowland 10+10 Jessie J 20+1 Beyonce 20+5 Katy Perry 20+7 Lady Gaga 30+1 Amy Winehouse 30+3 Rebecca Ferguson 30+7 Albums Adele [21] 5+1 Rebecca Ferguson 5+2 Ed Sheeran 5+3 One Direction 5+4 JLS 10+2 Take That 10+9 Snow Patrol 10+10 Joe McElderry 20+7 Will Young 20+10 Cher Lloyd 30+8
December 12, 201114 yr Author Friday Update Top 40 Only Singles 1 Little Mix 2 Coldplay 3 Olly Murs 4 Lloyd 5 Leona Lewis Top 10 10 Mariah Carey Top 15 13 The Pogues/Kirsty MacColl 14 Maroon 5/Christina LMFAO Top 20 18 Damien Rice 19 En Vogue Top 30 Rizzle Kicks Katy Perry One Direction Wham! Top 40 Slow Moving Millie ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Albums 1 Michael Buble 2 Amy Winehouse 3 Colplay 4 Olly Murs 5 Adele Top 10 10 Westlife Top 20 18 Jessie J Top 30 21 Lady Gaga Bee Gees Michael Buble [CL] Justin Bieber 29 James Morrison Top 40 Cee Lo Green 36 Adele [19] Drake NO SALES INFO ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARTIST UPDATES Singles Rihanna 5+1 Flo Rida 5+2 Avicii 5+3 T-Pain 5+4 Kelly Rowland 10+11 Jessie J 20+1 Beyonce 20+5 Katy Perry 20+3 Lady Gaga 20+10 Amy Winehouse 30+3 Rebecca Ferguson 30+7 Albums Rihanna 5+1 Rebecca Ferguson 5+3 oops Ed Sheeran 5+2 One Direction 5+4 JLS 10+2 Take That 10+9 Snow Patrol 10+10 Joe McElderry 20+7 Will Young 20+10 Cher Lloyd 30+9
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December 13, 201114 yr never thought i'd see a day when a damien rice song would be number one!!! Its a shame it wont be the original version of it though.
December 13, 201114 yr Its a shame it wont be the original version of it though. LOL, when I said this people here wanted to kill me, but you absolutely right.
December 13, 201114 yr I cant decide what to think, I championed Little Mix from when they sang I'm Like A Bird. but Cannonball is one of my favourite songs and is the reason I brought the album 'O' which is my favourite album of all time.....
December 13, 201114 yr It will be interesting to see the boost Coldplay get, especially with them performing two songs, I reckon it will have convinced a lot of people to buy, top 3 this week?
December 13, 201114 yr LOL, when I said this people here wanted to kill me, but you absolutely right. I dont mind LM.... but their version of the song is awful
December 13, 201114 yr I dont mind LM.... but their version of the song is awful Same here, They are OK but their version is so bad and plastic and it's one of the best songs in the past 15 years from one of the best albums of the last decade, that's Y I don't like it but whatever.
December 13, 201114 yr LOL, when I said this people here wanted to kill me, but you absolutely right. Exagerating, much? :P I'd love to see Rebecca still in the top10 this week with the album, and the single still top 40 as well. Go Liverpooool ! :cheer: :lol:
December 13, 201114 yr Well the chart positions are a full gone conclusion, the intresting bit will be if we get any sales data with it.
December 13, 201114 yr 01 Little Mix +100k 02 Coldplay +30k 03 Leona Lewis Albums 01 Coldplay 02 Buble 03 Olly Murs
December 13, 201114 yr 01 Little Mix +100k 02 Coldplay +30k 03 Leona Lewis Albums 01 Coldplay 02 Buble 03 Olly Murs Buble will catch of course (such a shame and boring album of course and I do like him) but Nice number 2 in the single chart and album chart also after 2/3 months of release.
December 13, 201114 yr 01 Little Mix +100k 02 Coldplay +30k 03 Leona Lewis Albums 01 Coldplay 02 Buble 03 Olly Murs Sorry for asking, but is this predictions or official figures?
December 13, 201114 yr Does anyone know how much Matt sold on his first day? It would be nice if they gave us Little Mix's sales :heart:
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