Posted February 19, 201213 yr Sometimes, after an album has been made available for download, one or two songs from the album will be cherry-picked - following no promo or single release – to enter the top 40 singles chart. Whether because of an interesting collaboration, hype surrounding it, or simply it being exceptional song, these songs often go on to do really well and impact on the year-end top 40. Here is a definitive list of all the songs where this process is applicable, as well as where they initially peaked, where they were eventually to peak and total sales. 2008 October – Kings Of Leon – Use Somebody Initial Peak: #29 Eventual Peak: #02 Total Sales: ? December 2008 – Britney Spears – Circus Initial Peak: #32 Eventual Peak: #13 Total Sales: 200,000+ 2009 January – Lady Gaga – Poker Face Initial Peak: #30 Eventual Peak: #01 Total Sales: 1,000,000+ October – Cheryl Cole feat. will.i.am - 3 Words Initial Peak: #26 Eventual Peak: #04 Total Sales: 300,000+ April 2009 – Flo Rida feat. Wynter Gordon – Sugar Initial Peak: #35 Eventual Peak: #18 Total Sales: ? June 2009 – Escala – Palladio Initial Peak: #39 Eventual Peak: N/A Total Sales: <50,000 June 2009 – Kasabian – Underdog Initial Peak: #32 Eventual Peak: N/A Total Sales: ? September - Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys – Empire State Of Mind Initial Peak: #15 Eventual Peak: #02 Total Sales: ? September– Jay-Z feat. Mr Hudson – Young Forever Initial Peak: #32 Eventual Peak: #10 Total Sales: 300,000+ October - Dizze Rascal - Dirtee Cash Initial Peak: #11 Eventual Peak: #10 Total Sales: ? November - Lady Gaga feat. Beyoncé –Telephone Initial Peak: #30 Eventual Peak: #01 Total Sales: 600,000+ December - Susan Boyle - I Dreamed A Dream Initial Peak: #37 Eventual Peak: N/A Total Sales: <50,000 2010 February - Ke$Ha feat. 3OH!3 - Blah Blah Blah Initial Peak: #11 Eventual Peak: #11 Total Sales:? June – Eminem feat. Rihanna - Love The Way You Lie Initial Peak: #07 Eventual Peak: #02 Total Sales: 1,000,000+ June - B.o.B feat. Hayley Williams - Airplanes Initial Peak: #23 Eventual Peak: #01 Total Sales: 700,000+ 2011 January – Adele – Someone Like You Initial Peak: #33 Eventual Peak: #01 Total Sales: 1,300,000+ March – Jessie J – Who You Are Initial Peak: #40 Eventual Peak: #08 Total Sales: 200,000+ June - Bad Meets Evil feat. Bruno Mars - Lighters Initial Peak: #30 Eventual Peak: #10 Total Sales: ? September – David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj – Turn Me On Initial Peak: #20 Eventual Peak: #11 Total Sales: 100,000+ November – Drake feat. Rihanna – Take Care Initial Peak: #12 Eventual Peak: #09 Total Sales: 200,000+ November – Coldplay feat. Rihanna – Princess Of China Initial Peak: #33 Eventual Peak: N/A Total Sales: <50,000 December – Rihanna feat. Jay-Z – Talk That Talk Initial Peak: #25 Eventual Peak: N/A Total Sales: <50,000 Edited February 19, 201213 yr by biophiliac.
February 19, 201213 yr Author If you can think of any more songs that should belong on this list, post them below and I will add them as soon as possible. For LTWYL and ESOM I used the first week it entered the chart as their initial peaks, because their chart runs sort of merged into one. As is probably evident, my chart knowledge was non-existent prior to 2009 & was shaky until mid-2010, so I have been unable to include anything from that time. Also any missing sales info. would be appreciated. I will try to keep this list up-to-date as and when a song of this sort enters the Top 40, as I expect Emeli Sandé’s Read All About It (Part III) will do today.
February 19, 201213 yr Cheryl Cole entered with '3 Words' at #30 on the album's release week, as did Lady Gaga with 'Poker Face'.
February 19, 201213 yr Author Cheryl Cole entered with '3 Words' at #30 on the album's release week, as did Lady Gaga with 'Poker Face'. Thankyou, both have been added. Edited February 19, 201213 yr by biophiliac.
February 19, 201213 yr B.o.B feat. Hayley Williams - Airplanes, entered at #23 and later peaked at #1. Ke$ha feat. 3OH!3 - Blah Blah Blah, entered at #11, never went any higher. Dizzee Rascal - Dirtee Cash, entered at #11, peaked at #10. Kings Of Leon - Use Somebody, entered at #29, peaked at #2. I'm guessing you're not counting singles that were 'released' on the same week as the album (Russian Roulette, Best Thing I Never Had, Teenage Dream, Next To Me to name just a few)? Edited February 19, 201213 yr by Bré
February 19, 201213 yr I'm not sure if Read All About It, Part III will get in today (but I hope it does). Others that got cherry-picked into the top 40 are Airplanes, Game Over and Lighters. And didn't a Susan Boyle song manage it aswell (the same week as Telephone and Wait Your Turn (which just missed out sadly))? B.o.B feat. Hayley Williams - Airplanes, entered at #23 and later peaked at #1. Ke$ha feat. 3OH!3 - Blah Blah Blah, entered at #11, never went any higher. Dizzee Rascal - Dirtee Cash, entered at #11, peaked at #10. Kings Of Leon - Use Somebody, entered at #29, peaked at #2. I'm guessing you're not counting singles that were 'released' on the same week as the album (Russian Roulette, Best Thing I Never Had, Teenage Dream, Next To Me to name just a few)? Best Thing I Never Had was cherry-picked completely iirc. It was only available on the Monday from its album (which is why it got to #1 on iTunes but only got #3). Edited February 19, 201213 yr by Eric_Blob
February 19, 201213 yr Author B.o.B feat. Hayley Williams - Airplanes, entered at #23 and later peaked at #1. Ke$ha feat. 3OH!3 - Blah Blah Blah, entered at #11, never went any higher. Dizzee Rascal - Dirtee Cash, entered at #11, peaked at #10. Kings Of Leon - Use Somebody, entered at #29, peaked at #2. Are you sure Blah Blah Blah and Dirtee Cash weren't promoted? Just seem abnormally high peaks considering the songs didn't go on to do very much.
February 19, 201213 yr Britney Spears entered at #32 with 'Circus' on the album's release week in December 2008. Flo Rida entered at #35 with 'Sugar' in April 2009, before peaking at #18. Escala entered at #39 with 'Palladio' in June 2009. There was no further single release though. Kasabian entered at #32 with 'Underdog', also in June 2009. It peaked at #45 when released as a single in November of that year.
February 19, 201213 yr Best Thing I Never Had was cherry-picked completely iirc. It was only available on the Monday from its album (which is why it got to #1 on iTunes but only got #3). Russian Roulette didn't get a single release either. I just meant songs that were getting significant radio airplay beforehand so were already being promoted as singles, but then either getting released the day before the album or not being 'released' at all, only being available as an album track. Are you sure Blah Blah Blah and Dirtee Cash weren't promoted? Just seem abnormally high peaks considering the songs didn't go on to do very much. Blah Blah Blah was definitely not confirmed as a single release at the time so it didn't have any promo - I'm not 100% certain about Dirtee Cash but I *think* it was the same case. (It is odd that they started off so well then never went any/much higher though...) Edited February 19, 201213 yr by Bré
February 19, 201213 yr Rihanna feat. Drake - What's My Name? entered at #18 on the album's release week - it was a single in the USA previously but not here (although the same applies to a few others too, like Airplanes).
February 19, 201213 yr Are you sure Blah Blah Blah and Dirtee Cash weren't promoted? Just seem abnormally high peaks considering the songs didn't go on to do very much. I remember Backstabber was being touted as the second single when BBB got so high. No idea how it did, it actually got to #3 on iTunes iirc. It just somehow reached high positions in most countries, and I guess the hype carried over to the UK.
February 19, 201213 yr Are you sure Blah Blah Blah and Dirtee Cash weren't promoted? Just seem abnormally high peaks considering the songs didn't go on to do very much. Blah Blah Blah definitely was promoted (I remember it being all over radio before her album was released). And Dirtee cash probably was too. But we run into a lot of difficulty here though, since it's hard to determine what classifies as "promotion". Someone Like You, for example, had been performed by Adele on TV late 2010, which is a large reason why it sold so much first week. Airplanes hadn't received any promotion in the UK, but had already been a big hit in the US by the time B.o.B released his album in the UK, so thanks to the Internet a lot of people in the UK had already discovered the song for themselves. Lady Gaga had already confirmed Telephone as the 2nd single before she released her album. Who You Are by Jessie J featured in a viral Internet video from late 2010 which involved her singing to strangers in an underground train station. Game Over by Tinchy Stryder already had a music video before it was released. And so on, so it's difficult to know where to draw the line here.
February 19, 201213 yr Author I remember Backstabber was being touted as the second single when BBB got so high. No idea how it did, it actually got to #3 on iTunes iirc. It just somehow reached high positions in most countries, and I guess the hype carried over to the UK. I can remember Blah Blah Blah was played on TV adverts promoting her album, so maybe this is why it got so high?
February 19, 201213 yr There's also the recent example of David Guetta's Titanium which entered at number 16 last August.
February 19, 201213 yr There's also the recent example of David Guetta's Titanium which entered at number 16 last August. That was a promo single, and it was before Nothing But the Beat ;)
February 19, 201213 yr That does remind me of Turn Me On though. That got as high as 11 on iTunes but I can't remember where it got in the actual chart. EDIT: Oh and it's already in the thread. Umi fails to read a post properly yet again! Edited February 19, 201213 yr by Umi
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