December 14, 201114 yr Not always...look what happened to Pixie Lott and The Saturdays, if they had released their last albums a couple of months before I'm sure their chart positions would have been better andm probably, they would have not sink into oblivion by now. But Pixie Lott's album was released before the Christmass shopping season really started, and the Saturdays didn't have a very successful second single. May be their album realease date was too far from their first single peak. Even if it is not all, most of the current top 40 albums have had huge sales increase though, even when they fell down the charts slightly, and as it is proportional to the current sales (for a reason that I don't really get), top charting albums, and consequently the new releases, are benefitting the most from it.
December 14, 201114 yr They're gonna try and break Cher on America, her singles have done pretty well and people want to write about her so it's no surprise that she hasn't been dropped. Rebecca is benefitting from the Christmas season, when the sales are double of those in October. Matt's and Cher's sales would likely be in the same range with December releases, and Rebecca would have sold a lot less if her album had dropped two months earlier! I don't see that being the case actually. Rebecca had ALOT of preorders, they were nothing to do with Christmas and mostly on the back of her XF performance, directly after that her preorders shot up. With Matt's crap lead single his album was never gonna do great despite it being a pretty good album. If he'd have lead with Starlight I reckon it would have been a different story. And Cher's first era of music is very niche, a bit childish, not broad in it's appeal.
December 14, 201114 yr There was a article in the Daily Mirror the other day "X factor Hits and Flops" Matt was labelled Flop, Joe is now a "hit" and doing well etc, Alexandra and Leona were the other hits. This time last year they would have called Joe a flop. My point being they are far too quick to write people off and some people actually seem to enjoy doing it. I'm no Matt fan but I hate the double standard. How would anyone,even the Daily Mirror,define Joe as a hit?
December 14, 201114 yr How would anyone,even the Daily Mirror,define Joe as a hit? Maybe because his second album has sold more than double his first and still selling, just been on a sell out tour, had Tim Rice rewrite a song for him. His Christmas album will go Gold. Asked to perform at the Royal festival of Rememberance. Do you want me to go on? :) Here is the link but you really need to keep up :) http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/tv/x-factor..._medium=twitter
December 14, 201114 yr Maybe because his second album has sold more than double his first and still selling, just been on a sell out tour, had Tim Rice rewrite a song for him. His Christmas album will go Gold. Asked to perform at the Royal festival of Rememberance. Do you want me to go on? :) Here is the link but you really need to keep up :) http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/tv/x-factor..._medium=twitter Wasn't exactly difficult, "Wide Awake" was a dramatic flop on the same level as "Right Now". If you can't get a platinum album after winning TWO primetime singing contests, you are a true flop.
December 15, 201114 yr They're gonna try and break Cher on America, her singles have done pretty well and people want to write about her so it's no surprise that she hasn't been dropped. I don't see that being the case actually. Rebecca had ALOT of preorders, they were nothing to do with Christmas and mostly on the back of her XF performance, directly after that her preorders shot up. With Matt's crap lead single his album was never gonna do great despite it being a pretty good album. If he'd have lead with Starlight I reckon it would have been a different story. And Cher's first era of music is very niche, a bit childish, not broad in it's appeal. Preorders also benefit from Christmas shopping. How can every other album (and giftable or not giftable product) get a boost and not Rebecca's album? Isn't it the case that album sales are going to drop to a miserable level in January when it is over? Surely, if Rebecca's album is not benefitting from the Cristmas shopping, it won't be affected by the January depression either? Matt and Cher have also benefitted from the seasonal boost, although it is more obvious for Letters because its chart position has been more stable. It was selling around 9k at no 30 a few weeks ago and is now selling around 16k and no 29.
December 15, 201114 yr 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 15, 201114 yr Matt and Cher have also benefitted from the seasonal boost, although it is more obvious for Letters because its chart position has been more stable. It was selling around 9k at no 30 a few weeks ago and is now selling around 16k and no 29. Ironic because it's out of the top 40 today :lol:
December 15, 201114 yr Leona still #4 i'm happy with that, hopefully at least #5 in tomorrow's update. Its #6 on iTunes at the moment. Mariah Carey out of top 10 at #11, quite a drop from #7 yesterday :o but expected as its not top 10 on iTunes, i want it at least #10 though :heehee:
December 15, 201114 yr Midweek Charts update: Coldplay have the X Factor 10:50 | Thursday December 15, 2011 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. The full midweek singles and albums charts are on musicweek.com.
December 15, 201114 yr Hopefully Leona can hold top 5 until sunday, But its doubtfull she will probably end up #6 or #7! Glad Chers album is still holding on in top 40 :)
December 15, 201114 yr @Tom Xmas Kay Thanks for the Susan Boyle update. Very happy to see her holding at #15. :dance:
December 15, 201114 yr Whats the point of MW saying Little Mix are 80k ahead of Coldplay and not mentioning an actual sales figures for either! All thats tells us is that Little Mix will definitely be #1 which we knew anyway!
December 15, 201114 yr Surprised Amy Winehouse is still selling so much in her second week. Looking at another 160k+!
December 15, 201114 yr Surprised Amy Winehouse is still selling so much in her second week. Looking at another 160k+! It's Christmas time ;) :D
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