Not strictly related to iTunes but I figured most interested parties would see it in here (and most of the songs on the album have been major iTunes hits this year :funky:), Now 84 is selling for £1.99 on Amazon MP3:

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Now-Thats-What-Cal...KTT9T8TCG1STTY6

1 Sam Bailey - Skyscraper 1.0000

2 Pharrell Williams - Happy (Gru's Theme from Despicable ... 0.8375

 

wow never expected that, could be in with a chance at #1 next week with the gift card effect.

 

Ellie has done pretty well with the CIN track, I do think she has got the BRITs female award in the bag for next year. I just hope she gets a nomination.

Which is the biggest day in the run up to Christmas for Christmas song sales on iTunes generally? Would it be today - The last Friday or Christmas eve?

Beyonce songs:

 

46. Drunk in Love (feat. Jay Z)

82. Pretty Hurts

83. Mine (feat. Drake)

128. XO

159. ***Flawless (feat. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)

180. Partition

277. Jealous

290. Blow

345. Superpower (feat. Frank Ocean)

367. Blue (feat. Blue Ivy)

448. Heaven

495. Haunted

588. No Angel

684. Rocket

Morning update: http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?s...t&p=4532718

 

59p songs in the top 100:

 

:arrowdown: 28 The Killers - Mr. Brightside

:arrowleft: 43 John Newman - Losing Sleep

:arrowdown: 45 Demi Lovato - Skyscraper

:arrowdown: 54 RY X - Berlin

:arrowup: 74 Rizzle Kicks - Skip To The Good Bit

:arrowup: 99 PSY - Gangnam Style

 

79p songs in the top 100:

 

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Which is the biggest day in the run up to Christmas for Christmas song sales on iTunes generally? Would it be today - The last Friday or Christmas eve?

I don't think there is one. People rather buy albums.

 

Big days are after Christmas when the gift cards period starts :D

Drunk in Love might be heading for top 10 on iTunes?! :o I wonder if they'll stick with XO or change the single, since XO is lower than even a couple of other album tracks.

Interestingly the "album only" version of Happy (Pharrell Williams) is still charting (#78), although it is album only now for more than 48 hours? So the iTunes chart might not be a 48 hour rolling chart but more? :unsure:

Drunk In Love for number 1 next week ! :cheer:

Beyoncé update

 

21. Beyoncé - Drunk in Love (feat. Jay Z) Download

45. Beyoncé - Mine (feat. Drake) Download

49. Beyoncé - Pretty Hurts Download

76. Beyoncé - XO Download

86. Beyoncé - ***Flawless (feat. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie) Download

91. Beyoncé - Partition Download

124. Beyoncé - Blow Download

149. Beyoncé - Blue (feat. Blue Ivy) Download

152. Beyoncé - Jealous Download

176. Beyoncé - Superpower (feat. Frank Ocean) Download

200. Beyoncé - Haunted Download

205. Beyoncé - Heaven Download

283. Beyoncé - No Angel Download

295. Beyoncé - Rocket Download

 

Retro Beyoncé update

 

273. Beyoncé - Halo Download

327. Beyoncé - Love On Top Download

330. Beyoncé - If I Were a Boy Download

332. Beyoncé - Listen (From "Dreamgirls") Download

360. Beyoncé - Best Thing I Never Had Download

398. Beyoncé - Crazy In Love (feat. Jay-Z) Download

470. Beyoncé - Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It) Download

598. Beyoncé - Irreplaceable Download

629. Beyoncé - Run the World (Girls) Download

816. Beyoncé - End of Time Download

857. Beyoncé - Countdown Download

876. Beyoncé - Sweet Dreams Download

896. Beyoncé - Baby Boy (feat. Sean Paul) Download

925. Beyoncé - Broken-Hearted Girl Download

935. Beyoncé - Naughty Girl Download

1041. Beyoncé - Irreplaceable Download

1042. Beyoncé - I Was Here Download

1247. Beyoncé - Listen (From the Motion Picture Dreamgirls) Download

1318. Beyoncé - Me, Myself and I Download

1321. Beyoncé - 1+1 Download

Drunk in Love might be heading for top 10 on iTunes?! :o I wonder if they'll stick with XO or change the single, since XO is lower than even a couple of other album tracks.

 

Looks like 99% of people in the world didn't think 'XO' was the first single, huh? :P

Edited December 20, 201311 yr by Danny

Interestingly the "album only" version of Happy (Pharrell Williams) is still charting (#78), although it is album only now for more than 48 hours? So the iTunes chart might not be a 48 hour rolling chart but more? :unsure:

 

It does look like that is the case. Need to keep an eye on how much longer it remains in the feed.

 

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Surprised at how low 'XO' is, isn't it supposed to be the single? Though 'Drunk In Love' being the highest is not surprising. (Incidentally, I wonder if it was intentional that she's released another song featuring Jay-Z that is called '[x] In Love' or if that's just a coincidence?)

Looks like 99% of people in the world didn't think 'XO' was the first single, huh? :P

 

If Capital and Radio 1 get told to playlist XO, then it will still end up that way. People don't download songs on album release week because they think it's the single anyway. Like when Rihanna's album was released Talk That Talk got more downloads than You Da One on its first week even though You Da One was already being promoted as the single at the time.

 

Surprised at how low 'XO' is, isn't it supposed to be the single? Though 'Drunk In Love' being the highest is not surprising. (Incidentally, I wonder if it was intentional that she's released another song featuring Jay-Z that is called '[x] In Love' or if that's just a coincidence?)

 

Probably intentional I think. Jay-Z is also releasing the Beyonce collab from his album as his next single in January, and that's called Part II (On the Run), which is also a reference to one of their earlier hits, Bonnie & Clyde.

Edited December 20, 201311 yr by Eric_Blob

Pharrell 1

Yikes... shortest run at iTunes #1 for an XF winner ever surely?

Ouch! :lol: X-Factor really needs a revamp next year if they want to prevent this happening again.

So the most listened to chart (MadeUpHits40UK) will have Pharrell as the UK's Christmas Number One. Ha! :lol:

I wasn't lying with that subtitle edit!

18. Beyoncé - Drunk in Love (feat. Jay Z)

 

Also really happy to see 'Mine' top 40! The best :wub: Shocked 'XO' isn't higher but i don't think it's really being promoted as a single over here yet?

 

120. Beyoncé - Blue (feat. Blue Ivy) - could Blue Ivy be the youngest person to ever chart :o

 

Probably intentional I think. Jay-Z is also releasing the Beyonce collab from his album as his next single in January, and that's called Part II (On the Run), which is also a reference to one of their earlier hits, Bonnie & Clyde.

They also both have tracks called 'Heaven' on their most recent albums. Really must be love :D

Ouch! :lol: X-Factor really needs a revamp next year if they want to prevent this happening again.

 

They just need a more relevant winner (although I expect Impossible was the last mega winner's single that the competition will ever produce). I love Sam but she's about as much of a singles artist as Steve Brookstein was. This isn't an age thing (Pharrell is 4 years older than her!), more the type of music that she sings. Most of her voters will have probably been older women saying 'ooh how lovely' when she performed but having no intention of actually buying any of her music.