December 3, 201312 yr I'd say she's doing pretty good considering her airplay only started last week. She'll have X-factor, This Morning & Jonathon Ross next week, so she should rise into the top 10. Maybe even top 5 if her peformances are really good. :) It is a Christmas album it was never going to get airplay, your just making excuses. I'm sure Rod Stewart wasn't topping the airplay charts despite flogging loads of his Xmas album last year.
December 3, 201312 yr The only thing in Britney's favour is she only has 1 day of sales compared to most of the albums above her. That said, I would have expected her to be top 10. Maybe tomorrow? Don't bet on it, if it stays top 20 this week she'll be doing well.
December 3, 201312 yr It is a Christmas album it was never going to get airplay, your just making excuses. I'm sure Rod Stewart wasn't topping the airplay charts despite flogging loads of his Xmas album last year. What on earth are you talking about? Is that why Heart are spinning "One More Sleep" and BBC Radio two B-listed the song and made Christmas, With Love album of the week? Rod Stewart is a well established act who's been releasing albums for many years, he's not comparable. Especially as he had a bunch of TV performances (He also had BBC Radio 2 support IIRC). Leona hasn't started the UK promo in full swing yet. That all comes next week. :) Sorry, I love Leona, but #17 is a disaster. Her fanbase alone should have got her higher than that. Eh, not really. Glassheart debuted with 27k off the back of an X-factor performance, "Trouble" and a bunch of other TV performances. She hasn't had much promotion this time round (yet), airplay for the lead single only started last week (and the video was released Saturday) and I don't think you've noticed, but Leona's fanbase is quite small. If she debuts at around #20, she should sell 15k+, which I think is respectable. Edited December 3, 201312 yr by Envoirment
December 3, 201312 yr Yeah I don't think Leona actually has a fanbase these days. #17 is decent for such an extremely unhyped release and I think it'll climb next week after her XF performance. ~ Pleased to see Lily at #1 in today's update, I don't think she's going to hold on though, 1D are now pulling ahead on iTunes :( Don't think her physicals are gonna make much difference although IIRC it was physicals that won it for 'The Power Of Love' this week last year... Oh dear at Richard & Adam, I knew this album wasn't gonna come close to the 'success' of their debut (which is much less than its chart run indicates anyway) but not even top 20 midweek? :lol: Il Divo continue to surprise me with how relevant they've remained after all this time.
December 3, 201312 yr #17 isn't the final debut position though - it may actually climb through the week (given it is a Christmas release).
December 3, 201312 yr What on earth are you talking about? Is that why Heart are spinning "One More Sleep" and BBC Radio two B-listed the song and made Christmas, With Love album of the week? Rod Stewart is a well established act who's been releasing albums for many years, he's not comparable. Especially as he had a bunch of TV performances (He also had BBC Radio 2 support IIRC). Leona hasn't started the UK promo in full swing yet. That all comes next week. :) Eh, not really. Glassheart debuted with 27k off the back of an X-factor performance, "Trouble" and a bunch of other TV performances. She hasn't had much promotion this time round (yet), airplay for the lead single only started last week (and the video was released Saturday) and I don't think you've noticed, but Leona's fanbase is quite small. If she debuts at around #20, she should sell 15k+, which I think is respectable. I think the whole point others are trying to make is that her record label isn't releasing this Christmas album for the sake of it and to please Leona or her fanbase, they expect decent sales and not a #17 position. Of course she can swing things after the X Factor performance, but if she doesn't then it will be seen as another flop for her label which wouldn't help Leona's career... Edited December 3, 201312 yr by Hayzayy
December 3, 201312 yr It was always going to be next week that Leona would peak,one more sleep is a great single but i would not buy the album myself.
December 3, 201312 yr Don't think her physicals are gonna make much difference although IIRC it was physicals that won it for 'The Power Of Love' this week last year... I recall there being a small gap between the #1 and #2 and Gabrielle wasn't #1 on the download chart, so you're probably right. I wouldn't mind One Direction being #1 this Sunday as it's easily the best thing they're released (and that's not just by default, I actually think it's really good; very wintery too).
December 3, 201312 yr Yeah I don't think Leona actually has a fanbase these days. #17 is decent for such an extremely unhyped release and I think it'll climb next week after her XF performance. I find it strange that her not having a fanbase and having no hype are meant to make her chart placing more impressive :P Surely those two things are just more evidence of what trouble her career is in? I do think it was a canny move from her label to do a Xmas album in the circumstances, and I wouldn't be totally shocked to see it recover somewhat and maybe get a decent tally by Xmas (say 150-200k), but if it doesn't manage to do that then her label are going to be tearing their hair out. They've tried literally everything over the last few years to try and get some success out of her (including promotional budgets that are well beyond what her recent sales justify -- I've personally seen more ads for her album than I have for Rebecca's or Britney's albums) but nothing seems to be working. There's clearly a problem with her and her whole "brand" at this point, which goes beyond the material, the single choices, the promotion, etc. (not that I think people dislike Leona as a person as such, just that people think she's a bit of a joke). Edited December 3, 201312 yr by Danny
December 3, 201312 yr I think the whole point others are trying to make is that her record label isn't releasing this Christmas album for the sake of it and to please Leona or her fanbase, they expect decent sales and not a #17 position. Of course she can swing things after the X Factor performance, but if she doesn't then it will be seen as another flop for her label which wouldn't help Leona's career... I agree. Yes, a #17 midweek first week out isn't the end of the story, but it is a worrying indication that it's not going to shift as many as they were surely hoping for, especially with only 3 weeks to go to till Christmas. I do hope she can turn this around.
December 3, 201312 yr I agree. Yes, a #17 midweek first week out isn't the end of the story, but it is a worrying indication that it's not going to shift as many as they were surely hoping for, especially with only 3 weeks to go to till Christmas. I do hope she can turn this around. This, it has to sell a lot in a short period, and with the market being so competitive for Christmas, it's hard to pick up after a slow start. Physical places are inclined to get it off the shelves when it's not charting high.
December 3, 201312 yr What on earth are you talking about? Is that why Heart are spinning "One More Sleep" and BBC Radio two B-listed the song and made Christmas, With Love album of the week? Rod Stewart is a well established act who's been releasing albums for many years, he's not comparable. Especially as he had a bunch of TV performances (He also had BBC Radio 2 support IIRC). Leona hasn't started the UK promo in full swing yet. That all comes next week. :) My point is airplay isn't what sells Christmas albums, so blaming the poor mid-week position for Leona on lack of airplay is reaching.
December 3, 201312 yr I think the whole point others are trying to make is that her record label isn't releasing this Christmas album for the sake of it and to please Leona or her fanbase, they expect decent sales and not a #17 position. Of course she can swing things after the X Factor performance, but if she doesn't then it will be seen as another flop for her label which wouldn't help Leona's career... I already understand that. But those who expect it to debut high 1st week when Leona hasn't done anything apart from Daybreak are putting their standards a bit too high. I'm a huge Leona fan, but even I know that Leona's fanbase is incredibly small right now in the UK. So I don't see why everyone is shocked or thinks the position is a disaster when it's in a high sales climate. So the sales will be somewhat decent. She has a lot of UK promo lined up closer to Christmas. I think her label put the promo later to get more sales. It makes sense as album sales will be higher next week, so X-factor will help a lot. Then she has This Morning and then Jonathon Ross to help towards that week/the week after. I think she has a couple other appearances coming up too. My point is airplay isn't what sells Christmas albums, so blaming the poor mid-week position for Leona on lack of airplay is reaching. It does sell them. Of course, big TV performances to generate hype around the release are where most of the sales will come from, but airplay definitely helps. Also, I'm not blaming it entirely on the airplay. If you read my posts I've stated numerous reasons; Limited airplay, Lead single video just released, Leona's fanbase isn't what it used to be, not much promo yet. Edited December 3, 201312 yr by Envoirment
December 3, 201312 yr I wouldn't worry too much about Leona's current position. They are only just kicking off her airplay, the video only came out on the weekend. The only promo she has had so far are a few local radio interviews and one daybreak performance of an album track. I am sure it will do just fine over the Christmas period. To claim the album a flop after being available for one day is a little premature. I don't think anyone expects this to sell like Spirit or even Echo (would be very happy if it got Echo's sales to be honest), it will take a lot of work to get back the fan base that she had around 2008-2009, this is just to get peoples attention again, which I am sure it will do. I am guessing it will have around 150-200k sales by the end of the year.
December 3, 201312 yr I don't think airplay is really as essential if you're releasing a Christmas album - just look at Michael Buble, Susan Boyle, Rod Stewart, probably loads more I've missed etc. They don't really need airplay to succeed, in fact, I don't think they usually have a single released or it proves to have little effect overall. Its obviously a little early to judge and I'm sure it will sell more in the coming weeks, but its not great and - as others have already said - I think its been released far too late, Michael Buble's album was released on October 21st - it had sold a million by the time the year ended. Anyways, this week will be my birthday number 1 - can't believe I'm saying it, but out of the contenders, I'm supporting One Direction.
December 3, 201312 yr I wonder if Radio will take note of the sales numbers and decide they are flogging a dead horse.
December 3, 201312 yr Meanwhile, Kelly misses the top 40. I don't think airplay is really as essential if you're releasing a Christmas album - just look at Michael Buble, Susan Boyle, Rod Stewart, probably loads more I've missed etc. They don't really need airplay to succeed, in fact, I don't think they usually have a single released or it proves to have little effect overall. I do not think Leona is an "old person" artist (being MOR does not instantly lead to adult contemporary appeal, and the ballad overload ended in 2010 regardless) so she's nowhere near as safe a commercial bet as the people you've listed when it comes to selling Christmas albums (which sell primarily to older people).
December 3, 201312 yr Do you mean 2012? :lol: She released "Collide" in 2011. Although she released Hurt: The EP not long after. :lol:
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