In the light of Vidcapper's new thread, I'd like to pose the question which albums will have the big boosts in the New Year, thanks to special offers and low sales?

 

These are my predictions:

• Rita Ora - ORA
• Jake Bugg - Jake Bugg
• Labrinth - Electronic Earth
• The Lumineers - The Lumineers
• Frank Ocean - Channel ORANGE
• Ellie Goulding - Halcyon
• The Vaccines - Come of Age
• The xx - Coexist

I think these could return to the low Top 40:

• Chris Brown - Fortune
• Madonna - MDNA
• Justin Bieber - Believe
• Plan B - ill Manors

I think Rita Ora's ORA could be looking at a climb into the Top 10, even quite likely to reach Top 5 again. It's currently Top 10 on iTunes thanks to reduced price, and her new single Radioactive could help it too. Calvin Harris will most likely climb into the Top 10 again as it has recently been just outside, even in the Christmas market, and Drinking From the Bottle will start picking up airplay.

 

As for the first number one of 2013, I think Emeli Sande is the most likely contender. However Olly Murs, Rihanna, Bruno Mars and One Direction could easily take it.

I have a feeling 'Red' (Taylor Swift) will make a jump back into the top ten, possibly top five.

Hopefully Channel ORANGE, good kid, m.A.A.d city and Trilogy can somehow rocket to the top of the charts in the new year.

 

Also Contrast could benefit slightly if Animal does well for Conor :wub:

MDNA has been on offer in various places for £3 for a while one and has made no progress so I don't think it will do much in the new year

Edited December 22, 201212 yr by iain

Hopefully Channel ORANGE, good kid, m.A.A.d city and Trilogy can somehow rocket to the top of the charts in the new year.

 

Also Contrast could benefit slightly if Animal does well for Conor :wub:

 

Yes! :wub: I really hope that Kendrick Lamar hits the big time and breaks through in 2013. ^_^

Iv been having a look at work what's going to be in the sale - Kelly Clarkson fans will be happy!

Iv been having a look at work what's going to be in the sale - Kelly Clarkson fans will be happy!

Hopefully that will stop it following the usual initial plummet most greatest hits experience in the first week of the New Year.

Iv been having a look at work what's going to be in the sale - Kelly Clarkson fans will be happy!

:wub:

As for MDNA yeah it has been on offer in places for a while but there's sod all promotion for it on offer unless you search for it yourself. Another thing is Madonna didn't do the "traditional" promotion with this album so unless your a fan of knew she had an album out, you wouldn't know as UK radio (apart from radio 2) and music channels didn't wanna promote any songs after the first day launch of Give Me All Your Luvin'. I think it could return to the top 75 IF someone like HMV promotes it on a tv, window or newspaper ad.

 

I'd love to see Christina Aguilera's Lotus return to the top 75. It's currently £5.99 for the deluxe version on iTunes. But like with MDNA it probably won't happen.

I hope abbey roads by Kylie gets a price reduction and keeps it in the chart of helps it climb. Otherwise i think it will plummet, its the kind of album that usually falls fast after christmas.

Could Kesha's Warrior go top 40?

 

Having debuted at 66 or something :huh:

Hoping 'Electronic Earth' can be a big success in the new year. It's unlikely Labrinth will pluck any more singles from it - "Climb on Board" is the only 'decent' track left, but even then it's generic as anything; and'd be considered a real step back after "Beneath Your Beautiful". It was a shame it missed out on the #1 spot (to Nicki Minaj, I believe), so would be nice for it to climb up to it; or at the least pick up some steady, decent sales.

 

channel ORANGE to be a big success in 2013 please - one of the best albums in recent years imo (after "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy").

I think Olly will be the next number 1, can't see Sande keeping her sales up without promotion. 1D will have a strong week too with teenagers being flush.

Edited December 23, 201212 yr by BuzzLightyear

Have been putting out the sale stock at work ready for Boxing Day some of the ones reduced are -

 

Frank Ocean - Channel ORANGE - £3

JLS - Evolution - £5

Labrinth - Electronic Earth - £5

Green Day - Uno - £5

Green Day - Dos - £5

Ed Sheeran - + - £5

Example - The Evolution Of Man - £5

Fun. - Some Nights - £5

Rita Ora - Ora - £5

Maroon 5 - Overexposed - £5

Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday/Roman Reloaded -£5

 

Lots of others for £7 - Kelly Clarkson, Jake Bugg, Calvin Harris, Taylor Swift, Paloma Faith, Alicia Keys, Ne-Yo, Jools Holland, Kylie, Little Mix etc,

 

Also loads of others at £3 & £5 so the ones above should see decent boosts.

Edited December 24, 201212 yr by Pop B!tch

Frank Ocean being discounted left, right and centre, so he should shoot up the chart hopefully! :w00t:

 

Hope Some Nights benefits from that list too.

Rita Ora on £5 in HMV and £3.99 on iTunes - this has got to receive the biggest boost! In the Top 10 on iTunes too.

Edited December 24, 201212 yr by liamk97

hmv must have had a look at itunes to see how to match them - the frank ocean one is the only one that interests me so far. Do 3 quid albums qualify for the chart?

hmv must have had a look at itunes to see how to match them - the frank ocean one is the only one that interests me so far. Do 3 quid albums qualify for the chart?

 

iTunes have little to do with prices AFAIK - The reductions in price are usually pushed through by the record companies so it's no shock that the same albums reduced in price on iTunes are also in the HMV sale.

 

And yes the £3 albums count towards the charts - The £3 'lead' album in the HMV sale usually goes Top 5 at least in the charts.

Maroon 5's Overexposed and Fun's Some Nights should progress a bit.. The long sitting guitar pop/rock albums tend to climb after christmas.

 

Also Pink and Calvin Harris but both are in top ten or close as we speak already.

Could Kesha's Warrior go top 40?

 

Having debuted at 66 or something :huh:

 

Given that she's just #174 this week, only if the album is reduced to 5p... :rolleyes: