Streaming is just atrocious for her. :| There are like 67 Christmas songs in the Itunes top 200...Yet nothing for Leona.

 

Everything has been kind of frustrating this year, incredible support last year, yet barely nothing this year.

 

We expected her to be included on Xmas compilations, but this year the main one decides not to update last years so she misses out, she doesn't get included in the seasonal itunes price cuts and I don't think OMS has been included on the Christmas playlists on Spotify either. Everything I was expecting this year hasn't happened. :(

#63 in Midweeks. :D

 

(CWL 119)

 

James Ingham is lying for whatever reason - she's still #76

Edited December 11, 201410 yr by MistleJoe.

#76 isn't too bad. Considering the big boost it got today on iTunes and the google play deal still on (plus its streaming is likely increasing still despite not being top 200 on spotify), I think it'll manage top 75 this week. Really hoping it'll keep rising and really pick up over the weekend (lots of xmas parties!) and manage to go top 40 next week. :wub:

Info from Jay (thanks again Jay) from yesterday.

 

CWL was #193 and is #189 this week in the midweeks

overall sales 108,942 (+ sales this week 573 so far)

 

OMS was at #130 last week and is #76 in the midweeks

Overall sales of 141,704 (+2773 this week so far)

 

OMS's sales this week only include 15% from streaming which is way below average. If the chart no longer included streaming she would be at #59 in the midweeks because of a massive boost from Google Play.

Great to see the album rising and OMS just outside the top 75.

 

Currently #74 & #1414 on iTunes.

Fingers crossed this enters within he top 75 this week.

 

It's quite frustrating (and a little baffling/odd) that this is doing so poorly in streaming and not even entering the top 200 on Spotify. It's clearly popular in its second year judging from iTunes. And I'd say, though a little later than I hoped/expected airplay is starting to properly pick up now.

 

I think it would be a big task to re-enter to top 40 next Sunday, but I'm hoping at very least it can enter the top 40 on iTunes either the end of this week or be start of next before Christmas Day and the inevitable drop.

 

I'm quite happy with how it's done in its second year regardless of the fact it wasn't made 59p, featured on any xmas comps, or many of the advertised spotify christmas playlists.

Fingers crossed it'll be top 75 today and be able to spend 3 weeks in the top 75! I think top 40 is a stretch, but hopefully next year it'll do better. With it being featured on spotify playlists/compilation albums. Because most Christmas song streams come from those playlsits/compilation albums on spotify. We got the google play discount at least which has helped it a lot. Hopefully it'll stay 19p there for the next few weeks.

 

I wouldn't be surprised if it made it into the top 20 on iTunes during Christmas eve. I'm quite excited to see how it does in the next 10 days or so. :D

Charted at 80. I don't know why it isn't doing well on streaming to be honest.

Charted at 80. I don't know why it isn't doing well on streaming to be honest.

 

It is really strange. It did the best the week before and the week of Christmas last year though (charted at #35 & #30 on Spotify's top 50 weekly chart IIRC), so if it does enter the spotify chart it'll be thie coming week and week after. It's still done really well so far.

 

Chart run:

 

#35-#3-#3-#15-#116-(x)-#130-#80

 

Using the sales chart:

 

#35-#3-#3-#15-#116-(x)-#181-#94-#66

BBC Radio 1 gave this a spin earlier today and Capital FM has started playing Xmas music, so hopefully they'll play OMS too. I think OMS will rise a lot in the next few days as the X-factor effect wears off and more and more radio stations up their play/hope on board (Other than BBC Radio 1, a few more smaller stations also gave OMS its first plays). Exciting times ahead! Shame it was never made 59p. Maybe, just maybe, it'll be made 59p in the new batch released today/tomorrow?

Fingers crossed for 59p today/tomorrow - that would do wonders for it!

Fingers crossed for 59p today/tomorrow - that would do wonders for it!

 

I would fully expect it to storm into the top 40 (on iTunes, maybe not officially) if this happened.

She actually made #50 in Airplay this week!

She actually made #50 in Airplay this week!

 

BBC Radio 2 plays likely helped a lot. Should rise quite a bit this week too with Radio 1 on board and hopefully Capital FM. Not to mention a lot of other smaller stations spinning the song now. ^_^

I noticed half the 59p songs have disappeared from the batch - hopefully this means they will be replacing them with new songs.

#92 this week, second week top 100 this year. ^_^

 

 

Chart run:

 

#35-#3-#3-#15-#116-(x)-#130-#80-#92

 

Using the sales chart:

 

#35-#3-#3-#15-#116-(x)-#181-#94-#66-#92

 

 

Returning to the top 100 for a couple of weeks is pretty decent but I'm quite disappointed overall.

 

It should have gone up this week, not down. Pretty frustrating, it's down to streaming.

 

Ariana Grande - Santa Tell me spent the whole week below Leona on iTunes but is #80. (99 on sales chart - Leona is actually #68) streaming has a ridiculous affect, and has pushed Ariana up significantly. And it's being streamed because it's included on Spotify's Christmas Pop playlist and Leona isn't. - STM not doing anything on Deezer or Napster. If a Leona was on the same playlist she'd have easily been in top 75.

No worries Joe, this is only the second year. It'll be a couple more years before we can see if it'll go on to become a classic, but judging by how well it's done so far this year it looks likely! Also up to #40 in the TV chart and hopefully it managed to stay top 50 in airplay. Should see an increase in TV play/Airplay and rise on iTunes in the next few days as we come closer to Christmas, especially on Christmas Eve (the day the song is about).

 

It's quite surprising how well it has done given it's had a lot less support than a lot of Christmas songs. It's not been added to compilation albums or Christmas playlists on Spotify and not had a reduction to 59p either (although it was reduced to 19p on Google Play which has definitely helped!). Fingers crossed it'll manage to hang on to a top 100 placing next week (should stay top 200 if it doesn't) and then I look forward seeing how it does next year!

 

Next year Leona is releasing her next album and if all goes well, the buzz and success of the album should have an indirect positive effect on "One More Sleep" next Christmas, not to mention it'll likely get added to Christmas compilation albums & playlists. I think this year was more of a test to see if it could do well again and it has! :D

Yeah it's fine - I just thought it would get a little more support than it did. I mean R1 are playing some REALLY irrelevant xmas songs on repeat. And Capital have been playing Underneath the Tree soooo much. I thought the prospect of a new christmas Classic would have been more appealing to the music industry.

I'm sure it'll be added to Now Christmas next year (if its updated) and that exposure alone will provide a massive sales boost.