October 12, 201213 yr Why exactly are SHM doing so well after the brilliant Greyhound stalled at #13? I know they're splitting up but they're hardly a band anyway. Well Greyhound being OA/OS hardly helped. GRR @ MUMFORDS. If it was something GOOD holding off Ellie it would be less annoying. Edited October 12, 201213 yr by Umi
October 12, 201213 yr Well Greyhound being OA/OS hardly helped. Umi, I know you're against OA/OS (or just fed up with it being mentioned here a lot) but I don't think it's the fault of the release that got Greyhound only got to #13 ;)
October 12, 201213 yr Umi, I know you're against OA/OS (or just fed up with it being mentioned here a lot) but I don't think it's the fault of the release that got Greyhound only got to #13 ;) Oh I'm not against OA/OS (although I do get fed up with some of the discussion around it), I'm just saying that Greyhound being OA/OS spread out its sales quite a lot, giving it a low peak but great longevity. Were it held back it probably would have peaked far higher than #13. Unless I'm being silly and Greyhound actually was held back, in which case don't mind me :lol:
October 12, 201213 yr That's absolutely shocking for Ellie. She really should have had the number 1 album with ease. Surely Mumfords aren't going to be selling much more than 60k this week?
October 12, 201213 yr That's absolutely shocking for Ellie. She really should have had the number 1 album with ease. Surely Mumfords aren't going to be selling much more than 60k this week? Perhaps Ellie isn't going to sell as well as expected. I wouldn't be surprised at M&S sustaining their sales as well.
October 12, 201213 yr Well Greyhound being OA/OS hardly helped. GRR @ MUMFORDS. If it was something GOOD holding off Ellie it would be less annoying. Unless it was Kylie holding off Ellie, I'd still be upset. ;)
October 12, 201213 yr Author Pretty much won't be getting the full Friday update now, at least we got some thing rather than mud in your eye.
October 12, 201213 yr Oh I'm not against OA/OS (although I do get fed up with some of the discussion around it), I'm just saying that Greyhound being OA/OS spread out its sales quite a lot, giving it a low peak but great longevity. Were it held back it probably would have peaked far higher than #13. Unless I'm being silly and Greyhound actually was held back, in which case don't mind me :lol: Yeah, it was definitely on air, on sale. It was also a mid-week release. I think it could've got top 10 had it been released on a Sunday.
October 12, 201213 yr Echoing what's been said above, very surprising to see Ellie Goulding slipping back to #2. Probably looking at rather close sales come Sunday, as long as Mumford & Sons doesn't pull ahead a lot due to the weekend effect.
October 12, 201213 yr Echoing what's been said above, very surprising to see Ellie Goulding slipping back to #2. Probably looking at rather close sales come Sunday, as long as Mumford & Sons doesn't pull ahead a lot due to the weekend effect. Ellie will be more likely to gain from the weekend effect than Mumford, anyway.
October 12, 201213 yr Ellie will be more likely to gain from the weekend effect than Mumford, anyway. No she isn't. The 'weekend effect' for albums (not a term I've ever seen used before) is the week's new releases falling back loads behind older releases, so Mumford & Sons will almost certainly pull ahead by quite a bit now. Edited October 12, 201213 yr by Bré
October 12, 201213 yr No she isn't. The 'weekend effect' for albums (not a term I've ever seen used before) is the week's new releases falling back loads behind older releases, so Mumford & Sons will almost certainly pull ahead by quite a bit now. Yeah, like Adele with 21, which can be #17 on Fridays midweek but end up at #9 come Sunday! :P
October 12, 201213 yr Leona's Trouble #6 happy with that. Hopefully Alan Carr can keep it there or for a bonus push back to #5 :P Crazy great sales for Swedish House Mafia :D
October 12, 201213 yr No she isn't. The 'weekend effect' for albums (not a term I've ever seen used before) is the week's new releases falling back loads behind older releases, so Mumford & Sons will almost certainly pull ahead by quite a bit now. I can't argue with the latter part alas (except for the magnitude), but AIUI the weekend effect iro albums is that those that appeal to middle-class supermarket shoppers, are the ones that mainly gain over the weekend.
October 12, 201213 yr And Mumford & Sons fit into that bracket just as much as, if not more than, Ellie Goulding does...
October 12, 201213 yr Lights was hardly a massive seller itself-it had to propel its sales with a rerelease featuring that Godawful cover. I'm not surprised she isn't heading to no.1. Always been too overpretentious for me.
October 12, 201213 yr I can't argue with the latter part alas (except for the magnitude), but AIUI the weekend effect iro albums is that those that appeal to middle-class supermarket shoppers, are the ones that mainly gain over the weekend. Mumford & Sons are hardly Slipknot.
October 12, 201213 yr Yeah, it was definitely on air, on sale. It was also a mid-week release. I think it could've got top 10 had it been released on a Sunday. Plus it didn't have a radio edit, just a 6 mins long version. A radio edit would have helped it go higher too.
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