Posted October 15, 201213 yr Chart News: Singles: 4 Lawson Source 16 Rebecca Ferguson Source Albums: 1 Jake Bugg (2.5k ahead) Source 2 Leona Lewis 10 Rebecca Ferguson Source ======================================================= New Releases - Singles: Calvin Harris/Florence Welch, Lawson, Rebecca Ferguson, Tyler James, Everything Everything Climbers: Maroon 5 [OMN], Chris Brown, Woodkid New Releases - Albums: Jake Bugg, Leona Lewis, Bat For Lashes, Donald Fagin, Little Comets, Diana Krall, Brandy, Bellowhead, Martha Wainwright, Patrick Wolf ======================================================= Please note new changes to the Sunday Chart Predictions thread topic: You can still post your own predictions for the week to generate chat to the topic. There will be no mids from MW for Tuesday, if there is any chart info, please provide a source, so the info can be checked out first, we just have to be careful what to post on here on a Tuesday. Use Twitter and search for midweeks to find any mid info. On Wednesday Radio 1 Chart Top 40 mid update will be posted with links to Radio 1 and any other chart info from MW and OCC from 4pm On Thursdays there will be no mids from MW but any chart info that is found please provide a source. On Friday an update from MW from 11am onwards. To keep everyone in the loop of all chart action please refer to the iTunes thread topic.
October 15, 201213 yr Author Midweek Charts: Harris on course for No1 single Source: MW by Paul Williams Calvin Harris is heading to the top of the UK singles chart for the first time in more than three years as Jake Bugg and Leona Lewis fight a close battle for album honours. Harris, whose last three fronted hits have all peaked at No 2 in the UK, currently sits at No 1 in the midweeks with his newly-issued Columbia track Sweet Nothing, according to the Official Charts Company. He is paired on the release with Florence Welch having previously helped Florence + The Machine top the singles countdown for the first time thanks to a remix of Spectrum. The Scottish DJ and artist's first and only No 1 single in his own right to date is I'm Not Alone in 2009, although he has led the listigs in conjunction with Dizzee Rascal (2008) and Rihanna (2011). Sweet Nothing is significantly ahead of its closest rival, Virgin act Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin's Don't You Worry Child, which debuted at No 1 last Sunday. However, matters are far less clear at this stage of the week in the artist albums market. At present just a few thousand sales separate the self-titled debut album from Mercury act Jake Bugg and Leona Lewis's third Syco album and fellow brand new release Glassheart with Bugg ahead. Lewis's two previous albums Spirit and Echo both reached No 1. Having climbed back to No 1 last Sunday, Gentlemen Of The Road/Island act Mumford & Sons fall to 3 in the midweeks with Babel, while Muse's Helium 3/Warner Bros set The 2nd Law dips 3-5 and Ellie Goulding's Polydor set Halcyon is down to 6 having debuted at 2 last weekend. UK folk act Bellowhead are set for their biggest-charting album by far in the UK with the newlly-issued Navigator title Broadside presently showing up as a new entry at 10 on Sales Flashes. Their current peak is 57, achieved by last album Hedonism in 2010. Just above it is Parlophone act Bat For Lashes' new album The Haunted Man at 4. Ed Sheeran's Asylum/Atlantic debut + has a chance of heading back into the Top 10 following his chat and performance on Jonathan Ross's ITV1 show last Saturday. It rises 29-11 in the midweeks as Pink's RCA set The Truth About Love drops 4-8. An X Factor performance last Sunday from one-time runner-up Rebecca Ferguson has helped a newly-overhauled version of her RCA debut Heaven enter at 7 on the midweeks, while Backtrack is new at 16 on the singles midweeks. Having debuted at 6 in the US last week, Diana Krall's new Verve album Glad Rag Doll is new at 13 in the midweeks. Also heading for the albums chart this Sunday is Sunken Condos, the first album in six-and-a-half years from Reprise/Warner Bros's Donald Fagen, which is new at 22 at this stage in the week. New entries in and around the Top 40 are also expected from Placebo with their Vertigo/Mercury debut B3, Dirty Hit's Little Comets, V2's Martha Wainwright, Hands On Music's Show Of Hands and Columbia/Legacy's Art Garfunkel. Lawson look like scoring their third straight top five singles hit following When She Was Mine and Taking Over Me with the Globa Talent/Island-issued Standing In The Dark debuting at 4 in the midweeks. And likely to move back into the Top 10 this Sunday is Mercury act Taylor Swift with We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together rising 12-7 following her X Factor performance. The same programme is also behind the revival of Mary J Blige's 2001 hit No More Drama after it was performed by contestant James Arthur. The Universal track is at 37 on Sales Flashes. Island act PSY's Gangnam Style holds at 3, while XL act Adele's Skyfall drops 2-6. There is a one-place drop to 5 for Def Jam/Mercury act Rihanna's Diamonds, while Parlophone act Conor Maynard's Turn Around featuring Ne-Yo holds at 8, the Polydor-issued Anything Could Happen by Ellie Goulding slips 5-10 and Atlantic's Flo Rida stays at 9 with I Cry. Justin Bieber's Def Jam/Mercury track Beauty And The Beast with Nicki Minaj will leap into the Top 40 this Sunday, while there will also be new entries from Universal's The Voice finalist Tyler James and Parlophone's Pet Shop Boys. And the late John Denver's 1974 RCA chart-topper Annie's Song is set for a Top 40 return after being used in an ad by Talk Talk. Wednesday Update Top 40 Only Source: Radio 1/OCC Top 40 Singles 1 Calvin Harris/Florence Welch 2 Swedish House Mafia/John Martin 3 PSY 4 Lawson 5 Rihanna 6-10 7 Taylor Swift [We Are Never...] 11-20 15 Maroon 5 16 Rebecca Ferguson 18 Paloma Faith 20 Taylor Swift [iKYWT] 21-30 22 Disclosure/Sam Smith 24 Justin Bieber/Nicki Minaj 26 Tyler James 29 Pet Shop Boys :cheer: 31-40 31 John Denver 37 Mary J.Blige 38 Everything Everything http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/update/singles/print http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/c...old-again-1650/ =================================================== Top 40 Albums 1 Jake Bugg (4k ahead) 2 Leona Lewis 3 Mumford & Sons 4 Bat For Lashes 5 Muse 6-10 7 Rebecca Ferguson 10 Bellowhead 11-20 11 Ed Sheeran 13 Diana Krall 20 One Direction 21-30 22 Donald Fagen 23 Art Garfunkel 25 Friar Alessandro 31-40 Placebo http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/update/albums/print http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/c...-number-1-1649/
October 15, 201213 yr Author INSERT MW mid report ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Friday Update Top 40 Only Singles 1 Calvin Harris/Florence Welch 2 Swedish House Mafia/John Martin 3 PSY 4 Rihanna 5 Adele Top 10 6 Lawson 7 Taylor Swift [We Are Never...] 9 Maroon 5 Top 20 16 Rebecca Ferguson 17 Disclousre/Sam Smith 20 Justin Bieber/Nicki Minaj Top 30 22 Paloma Faith 26 Tyler James Top 40 John Denver 34 Taylor Swift [sOG] 35 PSB 36 Everything everything 39 Jake Bugg ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Albums 1 Jake Bugg (5,6k ahead) 2 Leona Lewis 3 Mumford & Sons 4 Bat For Lashes 5 Muse Top 10 6 Rebecca Ferguson Art Garfunkel Top 15 11 Ed Sheeran Bellowhead 15 Maroon 5 Top 20 Diana Krall Top 30 Donald Fagin One Direction 23 Friar Alessandro Top 40 39 Godspeed NO SALES INFO
October 16, 201213 yr Author Just have a funny feeling Leona will peak at #3 by Sunday with her new album. Hopefully Calvin Harris is #1 in the singles chart.
October 16, 201213 yr James Ingham just tweeted that Jake Bugg is at #1, just 2500 copies ahead of Leona. Edited October 16, 201213 yr by Krusty111
October 16, 201213 yr James Ingham just tweeted that Jake Bugg is at #1, just 2500 copies ahead of Leona. A bit of a lead then... I guess it will go down to who's sales will drop off the most throughout the week
October 16, 201213 yr Disappointing that Jake is in the lead, hopefully Leona will make it up by Sunday. She now has a banner across the homepage of iTunes so hopefully that will clinch it for her. Either way, not going to be great sales for either act. Wonder how far ahead of the #3 they are? If not by much, then neither could make #1.
October 16, 201213 yr You need to know the percentile difference because an absolute number is only relevant if you know the volume. If its 2.5k ahead on 10K, then a 25% lead in sales is quite significant.
October 16, 201213 yr Hopefully Leona will be able to overtake him over the week. I think his pre-orders were quite a bit larger than Leona's because they took down all his singles last week. Sales could either be very good for the top 2, or quite weak. Hopefully it's the latter.
October 16, 201213 yr Hopefully Leona will be able to overtake him over the week. I think his pre-orders were quite a bit larger than Leona's because they took down all his singles last week. Sales could either be very good for the top 2, or quite weak. Hopefully it's the latter. I thought it was Leona that was supposed to have huge per-orders? :unsure:
October 16, 201213 yr I thought it was Leona that was supposed to have huge per-orders? :unsure: Unfortunately I think the label over exaggerated the figure or they were talking about worldwide pre-orders (which I doubt) :rolleyes: Leona has some promo coming up this week at least, but I'm not sure if Jake does as well.
October 16, 201213 yr If Leonas numbers already included the pre-orders then that is a disastrous start.
October 16, 201213 yr If Leonas numbers already included the pre-orders then that is a disastrous start. Not a good period for female solo albums...
October 16, 201213 yr Very poor start for Leona - She is being beaten by a new artist that has not charted above #66 in the singles chart yet and has had minimal TV/Radio exposure - If Leona's pre-order figures are included in today's update then she is potentially heading for a disaster era.
October 16, 201213 yr Very poor start for Leona - She is being beaten by a new artist that has not charted above #66 in the singles chart yet and has had minimal TV/Radio exposure - If Leona's pre-order figures are included in today's update then she is potentially heading for a disaster era. The guy who gave us the info said it includes pre-orders. But he also said the figures don't include the copies sold from her signing yesterday and that Leona is selling more CDs than Jake. So it looks like it could be quite close come the end of the week! Edited October 16, 201213 yr by Envoirment
October 16, 201213 yr Epic news - Lawson at #4 :w00t: :w00t: :w00t: :w00t: Alex Katter@Katter85 Standing in the Dark at No4 in midweeks...well done @LawsonOfficial and @BadboyofoperaKi : ) xxxx 11:44 AM - 16 Oct 12 · Details Edited October 16, 201213 yr by Pop B!tch
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