Now watch the OriginalBabes storm the Hot 100 in a couple of months.

Just because two British boybands have "broken through", it doesn't mean interest has been reignited in girlbands. That genre is dead in America, and no matter how many British artists who make it over there, unless there's a big girlband that go before them, The Saturdays won't have success.

I quite agree. The only shot that the Saturdays had in the US was with that Flo Rida collaboration but that song seems dated now, and who knew at that time that UK pop would explode in the US (aka The Wanted and 1D). My next watchlist for the US would be Ed Sheeran and Rebecca Fergusson. It will be interesting to see where they go with Emilie Sande (she's already being advertised on the Australia iTunes main page).

Whitney #3

 

The Wanted #20

Edited February 16, 201213 yr by HausofKubrick

Rolling In The Deep back in the top 2 :D

Just noticed that Calvin Harris' Feel So Close has entered the Hot 100 at #90 :o :cheer: Not the obvious song I'd pick for him to start his US career after 'We Found Love' but it looks like he's on the verge of breaking through anyway. Viva la UK artists breaking through in the USA :D

 

#232 on iTunes - but it never got particularly high last week, the vast majority of Whitney's entries were still ineligible for the chart which explains the discrepancy between iTunes and the Hot 100. Hopefully he can manage a second week in the Hot 100 at least, I don't think this will become a big hit but it'd be nice for it to have a small shred of longevity rather than randomly popping in at #90 and vanishing again.

Edited February 17, 201213 yr by Bré

Just noticed that Calvin Harris' Feel So Close has entered the Hot 100 at #90 :o :cheer: Not the obvious song I'd pick for him to start his US career after 'We Found Love' but it looks like he's on the verge of breaking through anyway. Viva la UK artists breaking through in the USA :D

 

 

I'd say its the perfect track as its melodically similar to we found love.

17. The Wanted - Glad You Came :cheer:

Top 10 Combined Pop Bars:

 

1. Katy Perry - Part Of Me 100%

2. Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You 66.9%

3. Adele - Rolling In The Deep 60.6%

4. Adele - Set Fire To The Rain 57.1%

5. Nicki Minaj - Starships 56.0%

6. Fun. - We Are Young (feat. Janelle Monáe) - 54.4%

7. Kelly Clarkson - What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger) - 48.6%

8. Chris Brown - Turn Up the Music (Live At the 54th Gramm...) - 48.3%

9. Adele - Someone Like You - 42.3%

10. One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful 39.1%

We Are Young (feat. Janelle Monáe) - Fun #2

 

Somebody That I Used to Know (feat. Kimbra) - Gotye #12

 

I quite agree. The only shot that the Saturdays had in the US was with that Flo Rida collaboration but that song seems dated now, and who knew at that time that UK pop would explode in the US (aka The Wanted and 1D). My next watchlist for the US would be Ed Sheeran and Rebecca Fergusson. It will be interesting to see where they go with Emilie Sande (she's already being advertised on the Australia iTunes main page).

 

The Saturdays apparently have a reality TV documentary with E! starting this year, although I can't see them doing well in the US at all sadly. I agree about Rebecca Ferguson and Ed Sheeran, I also think Example could stand a chance as well and Labrinth.

Calvin Harris is surely the most obvious next big UK act considering he's already made a start with 'Feel So Close' cracking the top 90 (and obviously We Found Love's huge success) :P Ed Sheeran has also made a very minor first impression, albeit only because 'Give Me Love' was used in The Vampire Diaries.

 

All UK female artists that make music similar to that of Adele have a decent chance of cracking the USA (Rebecca Ferguson and Emeli Sandé as already mentioned, maybe Birdy as well? And then Rumer has already had an iTunes #1/BB200 top 50 album).

Edited February 17, 201213 yr by Bré

I think Rebecca with the right promo could be huge in America, she could at least get a platinum selling album. Could also see 'Too good to lose' being a hit over there too.

The Saturdays apparently have a reality TV documentary with E! starting this year, although I can't see them doing well in the US at all sadly. I agree about Rebecca Ferguson and Ed Sheeran, I also think Example could stand a chance as well and Labrinth.

 

I was under the impression that the Saturdays docu thing was a fake rumour? Even if it was real I can imagine it being cancelled after On Your Radar did so badly.

 

Emeli Sandé is the most likely of the UK Adele-esque females I think. Next To Me strikes me as a hit.

 

Feel So Close - #198.

Edited February 17, 201213 yr by Umi

2012 seems to definitely be the year of the British Invasion V (I was 60s, II was 80s, III was 90s and IV was mid/late 00s) or should I say the "teenies" is the decade? :P

 

Four British songs in the US top 10 on iTunes (okay 3 are Adele :P), The Wanted and Calvin Harris are gathering momentum. Jessie J has already scored a solo top 10 hit, Emeli Sande will probably have at least Duffy-level success and even non British foreign acts are doing well such as Gotye and possibly Sia in upcoming months. :o

Nobody's checking for Ellie. :(

Nobody's checking for Ellie. :(

 

Most Likely, because she's peaked, I can't see it doing anything better unless it gets a price reduction.

 

02. Fun - We Are Young

17. Selena Gomez - Love You Like A Love Song

18. The Wanted - Glad You Came

49. Glee Cast - I will Always Love You

Nobody's checking for Ellie. :(

 

 

129 now! Rising nicely from the dire 180 it reached in the aftermath of Whitney.

3. Set Fire to the Rain - ADELE

4. Rolling in the Deep - ADELE

 

Great to see The Wanted have recovered again, hopefully top 10 is still on the cards. (Same for Gotye who is now back up to #11).

 

31. Wild Ones (feat. Sia) - Flo Rida

Surprised this hasn't been a bigger hit in the USA so far, is Flo back in flopsville already after 'Good Feeling' proved to be a good comeback for him?

 

47. Mirror (feat. Bruno Mars) - Lil Wayne

This is flopping a bit as well - how bizarre that Lil Wayne is actually doing better with a single in the UK than the USA :lol: (Although this did go straight into the top 5 on iTunes when 'Tha Carter IV' came out to be fair).

Edited February 17, 201213 yr by Bré

I think Rebecca with the right promo could be huge in America, she could at least get a platinum selling album. Could also see 'Too good to lose' being a hit over there too.

The market is in need of a new Alicia Keys style singer and Rebecca can fill that void. She doens't have that "session singer" feel that Leona had back in 2008.

The Saturdays apparently have a reality TV documentary with E! starting this year, although I can't see them doing well in the US at all sadly. I agree about Rebecca Ferguson and Ed Sheeran, I also think Example could stand a chance as well and Labrinth.

I don't think Labrinth can make it there... I'm still surprised Tinie's "Written in the stars" got that high, but then again "Pass out" was a complete flop. Example could, but I'm really putting my money on Ed Sheeran now. Especially that he's touring here and is getting good media love.