35. GREATEST HITS...SO FAR- Pink! (589,900)

 

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PEAK POSITION: 5

WKS ON CHART: 45

CHARTING TRACKS:

F**KIN PERFECT (10)

RAISE YOUR GLASS (13)

 

Rounding up a career which spanned a decade, Pink has had 15 top 10 hits but was always resistant to the idea of a greatest hits set. However having realised that the record company could put one out without her active permission she decided that if it was coming she would make sure it was done right and so this album was born. The two new tracks recorded for it boosted her tally of top 20 hits here but in the US “Raise Your Glass” became her third chart topper and “F**kin Perfect” made No 2.

 

Why have people started capitalising all four letter in the Brit awards?

Why have people started capitalising all four letter in the Brit awards?

Probably because it's soooo 2012!

Why have people started capitalising all four letter in the Brit awards?

 

 

It's an acronym.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brit_Awards

 

 

British Record Industry Trust

It's an acronym.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brit_Awards

British Record Industry Trust

 

 

Is that a pretty recent backronym, as I don't recall seeing it in all caps before the last week or so

Pretty big gap between 36 and 37... well, there probably was until recently but Noel has sold 580k now so he's back on the climb :D

It's definitely older than 'the last week or so' - the live version of Someone Like You is on iTunes as 'Someone Like You (Live from the BRITs)' for example.

Edited February 27, 201213 yr by Bré

It's definitely older than 'the last week or so' - the live version of Someone Like You is on iTunes as 'Someone Like You (Live from the BRITs)' for example.

 

You're probably right, but then itunes always annoyingly capitalises all of Adele's name as well

Edited February 27, 201213 yr by fchd

You're probably right, but then itunes always annoyingly capitalises all of Adele's name as well

 

True :P I don't get why they do that, they even fixed it for a few months at one point but then they changed it back.

34. IN CASE YOU DIDN’T KNOW- Olly Murs (597,893)

 

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RELEASED: 25:11:11

PEAK POSITION: 1

WKS ON CHART: 5

CHARTING TRACKS:

DANCE WITH ME TONIGHT (1)

HEART SKIPS A BEAT (1)

 

One of the big sellers last Christmas, Murs co-writes most of this album which exploded into the charts on sales of 148k last November, before posting sales of over 100k for the remaining four weeks of 2011. Home to a pair of chart topping singles it seems as though Murs is on a role at the moment, his ability to sell albums is beyond questioning with combined sales of over 1.2 million.

 

 

33. TURN IT UP/ (LOUDER)- Pixie Lott (600,900)

 

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RELEASED: 14:09:09

PEAK POSITION: 7

WKS ON CHART: 65

CHARTING TRACKS:

TURN IT UP (11)

BROKEN ARROW (12)

GRAVITY (20)

CRY ME OUT (27)

USE SOMEBODY (41)

COMING HOME (51)

BOYS AND GIRLS (72)

TOTAL SALES: 849,900

 

Now fast approaching triple platinum, Lott’s debut was released in 2009 on the back of two successive No 1 singles in “Boys & Girls” and “Mama Do”, and whilst the album failed to deliver up any more top 10 hit singles, the deluxe version “Turn It Up Louder” ensured that fresh sales were achieved for the Xmas market in 2010. This is actually Pixie’s second record contract after being signed to Def Jam records in 2006 aged just 15 though no recordings have surfaced yet.

 

32. THE GIFT- Susan Boyle (604,900)

 

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PEAK POSITION: 1

WKS ON CHART: 10

CHARTING TRACKS: NONE

 

Boyle’s biggest seller of the decade is so far this, her second album, and second chart topper. Filled once more with cover versions it landed with significantly less aplomb than her debut on sales of 103k but far from disgraces itself in total sales. With a No 1 album every year it will be interesting to see how she fares this year and if that 100% chart topping record stays intact.

 

I wonder could In Case You Didn't Know reach a million. I guess it depends if they actually continue the campaign. There should have been a third single by now so I hope Syco aren't going to get lazy with the campaign.

I wonder could In Case You Didn't Know reach a million. I guess it depends if they actually continue the campaign. There should have been a third single by now so I hope Syco aren't going to get lazy with the campaign.

 

There is a third single now - 'Oh My Goodness' has a video out and its pre-order has been released to iTunes.

Edited February 28, 201213 yr by Bré

It should be released or well into its release schedule though. Without the random lapse in momentum for like a month.

Edited February 28, 201213 yr by Umi

33. TURN IT UP/ (LOUDER)- Pixie Lott (600,900)

 

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No sign of Young Foolish Happy?

 

:kink:

31. LIONESS: HIDDEN TREASURES- Amy Winehouse (638,205)

 

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RELEASED: 05:12:11

PEAK POSITION: 1

WKS ON CHART: 4

CHARTING TRACKS;

OUR DAY WILL COME (29)

 

Composed of demo’s and unreleased versions, this was the first posthumous release from Winehouse and sold almost 200k in week one to debut emphatically at the top last December. A cover of Ruby & The Romantics 1963 US No 1 single “Our Day Will Come” became the lead single, originally recorded for the “Frank” album it was left out of the original set list and upon release became the first “new” song from Winehouse in some 4 years.

 

30. GREATEST HITS- Bon Jovi (639,600)

 

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RELEASED: 01:11:10

PEAK POSITION: 2

WKS ON CHART: 22

CHARTING TRACKS:

LIVIN ON A PRAYER (42)

IT'S MY LIFE (62)

ALWAYS (70)

 

Having been formed way back in 1983, the first Bon Jovi GH Set “Crossroads” had been an unqualified success becoming the best selling album of 1994 and the 31st best seller of that decade, and whilst the hits rolled on post that compilation they certainly appeared to be a spent force come the turn of the century. Released up against Boyle’s “The Gift” it suffered a heavy defeat in its first week losing out by more than 40k on the top slot, but gets some revenge here by outselling that album taking in the decade as a whole. Their last studio album “The Circle” also made No 2 though its losing margin was a tantalisingly close 284 copies back in 2009!

 

29. IN AND OUT OF CONCIOUSNESS- GREATEST HITS 1990-2010- Robbie Williams (646,900)

 

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RELEASED: 15:10:10

PEAK POSITION: 1

WKS ON CHART: 23

CHARTING TRACKS:

SHAME (2)

 

Much like Bon Jovi this is a second GH set for Robbie’s solo material, and as the first one generated over 2 million sales it was always going to be a hard feat to replicate. Much publicity assisted the release with the news of Robbie’s return to the Take That fold and healing that old riff with band member Gary Barlow, indeed first single “Shame” was a duet to prove that point and helped the album to sales of 121k in its first week to become his 9th solo album to hit the top, an impressive tally.

 

30. GREATEST HITS- Bon Jovi (639,600)

 

CHARTING TRACKS: NONE

'Livin' on a Prayer' re-charted in 2010 at #42 following their performance on The X Factor. 'It's My Life' also charted at #62 that week, which I assume was the week that the album was released. 'Always' charted at #70 on the same week.