April 10, 201312 yr Initially i wasn't sure if James Blake's second album would manage better than a #14 placing, so pleased to see that it might go top 10! (wouldn't be surprised if it slipped out by Sunday though) Looks like 'Stay Out' is in a pretty similar position to Bastille's "Flaws" last year - the high EP sales scoring a top 15 midweek position. Will probably end up around #19-20 or something officially (wonder if she could follow in Bastille's footsteps and manage a breakthrough smash with the next single? - probably won't be to the extent of Pompeii though)
April 10, 201312 yr So Bastille are on around 15.6k at #3, based on the report about 'Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead'. Seems they're very much climbing by default - not complaining though. Looks like they have a very good chance of getting to 10 weeks in the top 10 with 'Pompeii'! I think 'D-D!TWID' is going to go top 3 now though, still gaining on iTunes and now on 0.88. Incredible to see Nina as high as #13, should get top 20 on Sunday :D I think she definitely has the potential to be a female Ed Sheeran chart success wise. Great to see AlunaGeorge making the top 40 at last as well and Calvin/Ellie, Imagine Dragons and Iggy Azalea all reaching new peaks again. 'I Need Your Love' for a 7th straight top 10 from '18 Months' please. I listened to the chart update today to see how they handled the 'Ding-Dong!' situation and heard 'Stay Out', 'High School', 'Still Into You' and 'Just Keep Breathing' all for the first time. 'Stay Out' is a lot better than 'The Apple Tree' so good to see this being her breakthrough rather than that. 'High School' was a bit average (why is Lil Wayne edited out entirely?!), 'Still Into You' was quite good but not as good as 'Now' on first listen and I quite liked 'Just Keep Breathing', doubt it'll hold onto top 40 though. Thankfully looks like Jason Mraz won't get top 40 either. Paramore set for a #1 album as expected, good to see - hope they can sell 50k+ this week. James Blake being below Stone Sour is a bit surprising, hope he can overtake them and hold onto the top 10 at least - he's done better than I expected after the pre-order seemed to be doing nothing on iTunes and 'Retrograde' didn't do too well though. Edited April 10, 201312 yr by Braydeux
April 10, 201312 yr I could see them falling down to #5 again by Sunday :lol: I think the same too actually - Nelly seems sure to overtake and, if it continues to hold up well on iTunes, Ding! Dong! The Witch is Dead! should pass it too. If not, it seems Pitbull/Christina could do it. Wouldn't that make 5 consecutive weeks at #5? Crazy. Boo at Taylor Swift's 22 entering the Top 10, could fall out again by Sunday but either way, it seems it's going to reach there at some point. Hopefully Calvin/Ellie can ensure it stays away for one more week. :D Great to see climbs for Imagine Dragons and Iggy Azalea too - the former looks like it could reach the Top 10 after 20+ chart weeks! :o Really hope Paramore does manage 50k+, but over 40k seems quite definite. I don't think it will happen this week, but Emeli Sande looks like she'll drop out of the Top 10 very soon with Our Version of Events. Will probably need to be comfortably out of the Top 10 during the Wednesday midweeks as, like Adele's 21, it is a big weekend seller.
April 10, 201312 yr So that article was a load of bollocks then? Well, isn't that just a shock :o Seems to be a cynical attempt to get people to stop buying it. Tell them it won't chart anyway.
April 10, 201312 yr Author Looks like the Artists credit for Ding Dong, is going to be Wizard Of Oz Film Cast instead of Judy Garland (Et Al), I might as well be consistent with OCC for my own database. Top 3 sales must be quite low for Bastille to be #3, most likely #5 again by Sunday :lol: Wow... OMD Top 10 album, unfortunately I can't see it staying top 10, top 15 at least by Sunday
April 10, 201312 yr Going for that 5 consecutive weeks at No. 5. :lol: How good would that be :D but seriously how on earth are they Number 3?!!
April 10, 201312 yr How good would that be :D but seriously how on earth are they Number 3?!! I noticed on iTunes half an hour ago that they had 3 versions in the Top 100 - one at #8, #66 and #98 or something like that. I presume the latter two were higher at the beginning of the week.
April 10, 201312 yr I was hoping beyond hope that Bastille could stay top 5 today. I was not expecting them to be number 3! :lol: However, they really need to drop down and get another week at number 5!
April 10, 201312 yr #6 is quite bad for James Blake. His debut sold over 100k, didn't it? Not sure how much it's sold but his debut peaked at #9 and didn't exactly have a spectacular chart run (9-31-52-53-54-77-x-78-x) - considering that album was fresh off the Sound of... hype and had a top 40 single leading it off, neither of which apply to this album, he's doing great to be looking at a similar debut.
April 10, 201312 yr Author Sales info #10 Wizard Of Oz Film Cast: 10,600 (5,000 behind #3) http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/d...te-top-10-2153/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/22093181
April 11, 201312 yr Not sure how much it's sold but his debut peaked at #9 and didn't exactly have a spectacular chart run (9-31-52-53-54-77-x-78-x) - considering that album was fresh off the Sound of... hype and had a top 40 single leading it off, neither of which apply to this album, he's doing great to be looking at a similar debut. Maybe I was mixing it up with Jamie Woon, not the first time :P Blake's debut sold 15k in its first week. Sophomore effort selling less is not very good with the Mercury hype etc. I think he's bigger star elsewhere in Europe which makes me think Overgrown is underperforming a bit.
April 11, 201312 yr Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead, from the soundtrack of the 1939 film The Wizard Of Oz, has moved up to Number 4 in the race to top this Sunday’s Official Singles Chart. By yesterday’s Official Chart Update, the recording – credited to the Wizard Of Oz Film Cast – had reached Number 10, but is continuing to climb. In today’s latest Official Singles Chart sales flash, which counts sales up to midnight last night (Wednesday, April 10), it had sold almost 20,000 copies - but it is still some distance behind the week’s biggest selling single, Need U (100%) by Duke Dumont FT A*M*E, which had sold more than 34,000 copies at the same point. Source: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a47...cher-death.html
April 11, 201312 yr Heres the Guardian article for that info - BBC to play Ding Dong in chart show despite anti-Thatcher Facebook pushRadio 1 says it may ask Newsbeat reporter to explain context of song, as top five entry poses test for corporation's new chief Share Tweet this Email Lisa O'Carroll guardian.co.uk, Thursday 11 April 2013 13.31 BST The Wizard of Oz: Ding Dong..., credited to Judy Garland, is on course for a top five chart entry after a Facebook campaign by anti-Thatcher protesters. Photograph: Sportsphoto/Allstar/MGM BBC Radio 1 is planning to play Ding Dong the Witch is Dead, the Wizard of Oz track being bought by anti-Thatcher protesters in the wake of the former prime minister's death, on its chart show on Sunday. However, in what is thought to be a first for the BBC chart show, the corporation is considering having a Newsbeat reporter explain why a song from the 30s is charting to Radio 1's target audience of 16- to 24-year-olds – none of whom will remember Margaret Thatcher's controversial premiership. In what could be seen as the first major test for the new director general, Tony Hall, BBC insiders said the track is likely to be played if it makes it into the top of the charts in defiance of criticism from Tory supporters. Ding Dong the Witch is Dead was on course to reach number four on Thursday morning, up from 10 the previous day, according to the Official Charts Company. The Daily Mail has been leading the charge against Facebook and Twitter campaigners trying to push the song, which has become the anthem of anti-Thatcher protesters. In Thursday's Daily Mail, the paper branded Romany Blythe, the woman who set up the Facebook page "The Witch is Dead" as a "teacher of hatred", quoting critics who condemned plans for Thatcher "death parties" as "revolting" and "offensive". Radio 1 insiders said if the song does make it to the top five, there would be no reason not to play the track. However, it is understood The Official Chart Show presenter Jameela Jamil might have to invite a reporter from Radio 1's Newsbeat to explain to listeners why a track they are unlikely to be familiar with has charted. "Among the 16- to 24-year-olds, a lot of people are saying they are not 100% sure who Thatcher is. Even though this seems extraordinary, they may not understand who that song would chart," said a BBC source. The BBC does not always play every song in the top 10 – a track that had been ranked for weeks or months may not be aired under normal circumstances, but it is unlikely to shy away from playing a track that has just charted, even if it is effectively a novelty song. A decision about what will be played on Sunday's Radio 1 chart show will not be made until Sunday morning when the final sales data comes in. A BBC spokesman said it would not make a decision on the grounds of taste or politics and pointed out that the song was not on the Radio 1 playlist, which is compiled by staff according to the tastes of the youth audience. "The Official Chart Show on Sunday is a historical and factual account of what the British public has been buying and we will make a decision about playing it when the final chart positions are clear," the spokesman added.
April 11, 201312 yr Another good article about the charts and the effect of this weeks campaign - http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/...ding-dong-chart
April 11, 201312 yr The BBC does not always play every song in the top 10 – a track that had been ranked for weeks or months may not be aired under normal circumstances, but it is unlikely to shy away from playing a track that has just charted, even if it is effectively a novelty song.I thought they played every song in the top 20?
April 11, 201312 yr I thought they played every song in the top 20? They play every song in the Top 40 these days.
April 11, 201312 yr ...The BBC does not always play every song in the top 10 – a track that had been ranked for weeks or months may not be aired under normal circumstances, but it is unlikely to shy away from playing a track that has just charted, even if it is effectively a novelty song. ... There have been plenty of different approaches over the years as to how many of the lower placed tracks got played in full, or played at all, but I think top 10 songs have always been played, the most recent top 10 hit not to get a play on the chart show might be George Michael I Want Your Sex in 1987 when it had a pre-watershed ban? Although I have some memory that they might have played the instrumental then?
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