187k WOT? :o I predicted 175k for the whole week before the final :lol: Seriously how is it doing much better than Little Mix when ratings have been down a lot this year? I know it's a charity single but I was not expecting MASSIVE sales. I still don't think it'll outsell Matt Cardle but 400k is very achievable. And if it beats that awful cover of HAHHMB that would be even better! :cheer:

People who would not normally buy the winners single will do because of Arthur's perceived credibility. It has nothing to with the popularity of the show and everything to do with the popularity of the artist. He has over 1m followers on twitter already which is fairly amazing and just about everyone in the media says they're a fan of him. And it is a good song and for charity.

People who would not normally buy the winners single will do because of Arthur's perceived credibility. It has nothing to with the popularity of the show and everything to do with the popularity of the artist. He has over 1m followers on twitter already which is fairly amazing and just about everyone in the media says they're a fan of him. And it is a good song and for charity.

 

Let's not even get started on 'perceived credibility', that's very reminiscent of Matt (although I wouldn't mind James doing a Matt).

Quite taken aback by those sales. Particularly as James's version on the song is complete cack. Who knew the key to getting the public to like a male contestant would be to have a really awful 'singer' win. I can't hear his 'pain' but he sounds like he's in pain.

I'm shocked by how much this is selling.

 

On the positive side, something else to help knock Wild Ones out the YTD top 10. :lol:

Plenty of copies by the till in HMV Croydon-didn't seem to be flying out the door................

Based on this conversation, I guess James A is an X Factor winner. Good for him.

 

Sometimes it's funny to observe the charts far away and think what are they thinking! (re: James and the song Impossible)

 

(to clarify, I have no opinion about him, but the song doesn't suit him at all)

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Good for him tbh this is the first ever Xfactor single i`ve ever bought, & i bought it simply cause i like James idc for charity singles tbh

 

Anyway any news on any other releases?

I'm sure there is midweek information to be had on Twitter however it is all cluttered with 1000s of retweets about James Arthur's sales -_-

 

Hardly exciting however -

 

Lord Of The Mics 4 [Compilation Album] is #18 -

 

Murkle Man ‏@jammerbbk

 

Number 18 we come in at on the official national midweek charts I'm a happy man lets keep it going till Sunday #LOTM4"

A man of many words after finding out he's sold almost 200k :lol:

 

James Arthur ‏@Jam3sArthur23

 

Midweek charts! Thank you guys ao much!

 

Daley and Shontelle both Top 20 -

 

Mr Views ‏@mrviews

 

Shut out to Daley looking healthy in todays midweeks! Shontelle also can't believe her luck as she swoops into the top 20.

Rihanna 'Stay' at #9 -

 

Brady ‏@BradyLondon

 

@mikkyekko 'Stay' is currently #9 in the UK midweeks chart. Looking forward to the video and your first London show.

 

Thanks for the info, PopB!tch :D

J.A's Impossible is nothing... B-)

 

I doubt he will even do a Matt Cardle with his career, totally insignificant in my books. But then again it was another poor year for TXF...

J.A's Impossible is nothing... B-)

 

I doubt he will even do a Matt Cardle with his career, totally insignificant in my books. But then again it was another poor year for TXF...

He is surprising alot of people, so who knows :o

I think James is easily going to clear 500,000 sales this week - Taking into account the fact that the CD single is being sold at HMV, Asda, Tesco, Sainsbury's and Morrisons that equates to around 3,000 stores selling the CD - If they all manage to sell *only* 50 copies in each store this week thats 150,000 sales added to the 187,000 figure [Total of 337,000] and thats without 5 days of downloads and any online orders for the CD from HMV, Amazon, Play etc, still to come.

Just realised Rod has a CD single release of 'Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas' this week too with proceeds going to Charity - Could possibly give him his first Top 75 single since 2001 when 'I Can't Deny It' peaked at #26.

Just realised Rod has a CD single release of 'Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas' this week too with proceeds going to Charity - Could possibly give him his first Top 75 single since 2001 when 'I Can't Deny It' peaked at #26.

 

This is even doing alright on downloads, currently #66 on iTunes and I have seen it in the top 60. Good chance of being top 40 with likely strong physical sales as well! Who'd have thought we'd ever see Rod Stewart back in the singles chart :o

I think James is easily going to clear 500,000 sales this week - Taking into account the fact that the CD single is being sold at HMV, Asda, Tesco, Sainsbury's and Morrisons that equates to around 3,000 stores selling the CD - If they all manage to sell *only* 50 copies in each store this week thats 150,000 sales added to the 187,000 figure [Total of 337,000] and thats without 5 days of downloads and any online orders for the CD from HMV, Amazon, Play etc, still to come.

 

I think that's a wildly optimist assessment of how many CD singles it'll sell. IMO 50-75k will be more like it - people just aren't looking for CDS's any more.

James now on 255k, according to the OCC.

450k+ on Saturday then.

James now on 255k, according to the OCC.

 

So 68k yesterday then.

So 68k yesterday then.

 

 

You say that as if it`s to be looked down on.