Cian'S Monthly Review

Cian'S Monthly Review: October 2012

October is always a busy month, with college back in full swing, my birthday and Halloween, the social calendar is always busy, but it's good to see that this didn't affect plays this month as there is a good increase of almost 28% on total plays.

This month 18 year old Englishman Jake Bugg grabs the top spot off P!nk who falls 15 places. With a total of 90 plays, it's the lowest score for a #1 track since May when Marina & the Diamonds reached #1 with the same score. Jake Bugg's self titled album was released this month along with a notable amount of other albums which helped aid some climbers up the chart.

The Killers climb to #6 off the back of their 4th studio album Battle Born. Ellie Goulding also climbs to #7 thanks to the disappointing Halcyon and also Mumford & Sons only reach #9 off the back of their new album Babel.

Frank Ocean climbs back up 9 places to #2, thanks to the fact I downloaded 'Nostalgia, Ultra', his original mixtape, which did not disappoint.

An old favourite of mine, the crooning legend Andy Williams sees a posthumous entry in the chart after I bought "A Happy Heart: The Best Of Andy Williams", which is jam packed with all his hits. He manages to keep Jessie Ware from the top 3 who's beautiful pop-soul album 'Devotion' helps her into the Top 5.

Marina & The Diamonds finish the Top 5 thanks to her concert I went to on my birthday where she was stunningly good. Silencing the crowd in the ballads and then havig everyone dancing within seconds of each other.

G.O.O.D. Music, Kanye West's record label, released their album Cruel Summer which I only caught onto this month. This helps see Kanye West and John Legend into the top 30.

Finally, it's worth pointing out that Bastille climb 9 positions to #11, just missing out on the top ten. Unlike the 10 artists ahead of it Bastille have managed to stay within the Top 20 for 2 weeks on fewer than 5 songs. I'm so excited for the debut album so watch this space.

Who to watch in November, Alt-J, Aiden Grimshaw, Muse, Tyler James and Calvin Harris.

Total Plays this month: 1189 up 27.98%

Top 30 Artists

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TW (LW) Artist - Plays (%TW %change)

1. (25) Jake Bugg - 90 plays (7.7% up 6.9%)

peak: 1, months in Top 30: 3

2. (11) Frank Ocean - 61 plays (5.2% up 3.4%)

peak: 2, months in Top 30: 3

3. () Andy Williams - 55 plays (4.6%)

peak: 3, months in Top 30: 1

4. (54) Jessie Ware - 53 plays (4.5% up 3.2%)

peak: 4, months in Top 30: 3

5. (131) Marina & the Diamonds - 46 plays (3.9% up 3.8%)

peak: 1, months in Top 30: 11

6. (58) The Killers - 41 plays (3.7% up 3.4%)

peak: 6, months in Top 30: 6

7. (68) Ellie Goulding - 40 plays (3.4% up 3.2%)

peak: 6, months in Top 30: 8

8. (35) Bob Marley & The Wailers - 37 plays (3.1% up 2.6%)

peak: 8, months in Top 30: 1

9. (1) Mumford & Sons - 36 plays (3.0 up 2.8%)

peak: 9, months in Top 30: 3

10. (13) Kanye West - 31 plays (2.6% up 0.9%)

peak: 1, months in Top 30: 21

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11. (20) Bastille (2.2% up 1.2%)

peak: 11, months in Top 30: 2

12. (114) Friendly Fires (2.0% up 1.9%)

peak: 1, months in Top 30: 6

13. (42) Ke$ha (1.9% up 1.5%)

peak: 2, months in Top 30: 6

14. (9) The Vaccines (1.8% down 0.2%)

peak: 1, months in Top 30: 11

15. (16) Calvin Harris (1.7% up 0.2%)

peak: 8, months in Top 30: 9

16. (1) P!nk (1.5% down 9.3%)

peak: 1, months in Top 30: 9

17. (64) Black Eyed Peas (1.4% up 1.2%)

peak: 7, months in Top 30: 8

18. (5) Usher (1.4% down 4.2%)

peak: 4, months in Top 30: 4

19. () Adele (1.3%)

peak: 1, months in Top 30: 6

20. (7) Of Monsters And Men (1.3% down 1.9%)

peak: 7, months in Top 30: 2

21. (53) Florence + the Machine (1.2% up 0.8%)

peak: 10, months in Top 30: 5

22. () Alt-J (1.1%)

peak: 22, months in Top 30: 1

23. () Lady Gaga (1.1%)

peak: 10, months in Top 30: 6

24. (:re) Maverick Sabre (1.0%)

peak: 1, months in Top 30: 9

25. (46) Nicki Minaj (1.0% up 0.6%)

peak: 1, months in Top 30: 12

26. () Keane (1.0%)

peak: 2, months in Top 30: 4

27. (78) Paloma Faith (1.0% up 0.8%)

peak: 1, months in Top 30: 2

28. (127) Lemar (0.9% up 0.8%)

peak: 8, months in Top 30: 3

29. (:re) Anastacia (0.8%)

peak: 19, months in Top 30: 2

30. (121) John Legend (0.8% up 0.7%)

peak: 30, months in Top 30: 1

ties decided by preference as of 31/10/2012

% of total plays of the month.

Top 10 Tracks

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TW (LW) Artist - Track - Plays (%TW)

1. Adele – Skyfall - 12 Plays (1.0%)

2. Alt-J – Something Good - 11 plays (0.9%)

3. Bastille – Flaws - 10 plays (0.8%)

4. Frank Ocean – Songs for Women - 9 plays (0.7%)

5. Bruno Mars – Locked Out of Heaven - 8 plays (0.7%)

6. Jake Bugg – Country Song - 8 plays (0.7%)

7. Bastille – Bad Blood - 7 plays (0.6%)

8. Christina Aguilera – Your Body - 7 plays(0.6%)

9. Frank Ocean – Novacane - 7 plays (0.6%)

10. Kanye West – Clique (Feat. Jay-Z & Big Sean) - 7 plays (0.6%)

ties decided by preference as of 31/10/2012

% of total plays of the month.