February 26, 201411 yr Pixie Lott won't come within sniffing distance of the top 10 at this stage I wouldn't have thought. Nasty's airplay has been abysmal but knowing Pixie, she'll be doing a shed load of promotion to save her face. It'll go top 10, but it won't last long unless capital somehow begin to adore the song
February 26, 201411 yr A Digital Spy Article, a few weeks ago: 3) The BBC Radio Problem: >> No Radio Deal in "The Voice" Contract >> Digital Spy: "Too Old for Radio 1, Too Cool for Radio 2" The biggest roadblock for Kylie this era will be BBC's Radio 1 in the UK, her most important territory. Reported by Q Magazine and later confirmed by a reliable insider posting on SayHey, "Get Outta My Way" (despite being considered a strong contender by many of the programmers at the station) was barely put on their B-List due to strong resistance from some executives at a playlist meeting, insisting there was a new cultural perception that Kylie was now a 'heritage act' that had lost her 'cool factor'. The song's poor sales and other radio reception and the song that followed it, "Better Than Today", was all the reason many of the programmers needed to agree with that notion, allegedly barring her songs from their playlists from then on as a result. For "Timebomb" Radio 1 asked for feedback on Twitter to gauge a reaction they then claimed they didn't receive and therefore, the song wasn't play-listed at all, but several on Twitter and in the blogosphere saw this as an elaborate ruse to feign support. Comparisons were instantly made to their widely publicized snubbing of Robbie Williams' "Candy", which they had defended stubbornly with a tepid statement regarding a "deliberate demographic shift". Ultimately, Kylie will have to rely upon her initial fan-base and other radio to give her the boost to a top-ten, let-alone #1, where Robbie (in an act of sweet justice) still managed to get with the aforementioned single. Kylie unfortunately doesn't have the entrenched purchase-power fan-base of Robbie for even a front-loaded iTunes Top Ten placement and she can't rely on Radio 2 to save her as the sound she's likely aiming for this time won't appeal to Radio 2's demo's like the classic-campy "Candy" did. If Radio 1 still avoids her and Radio 2 doesn't warm up to her "new sound", their stonewalling will have palpable influence on the lesser UK stations, leading to a general shutout where Kylie's essentially trapped in radio limbo.
February 26, 201411 yr She is A listed on Radio 2 and on the rolling 7 day radio airplay she is up to a brilliant 13th....... the only thing bothering me is the iTunes pre-orders... Enrique will chart high I think and he is featuring the popular Pitbull etc. He top 150 on iTunes pre-orders, Kylie 500+ but lets hope fans buy it. I am still holding out for some kind of pre-recorded Into the blue performance on the 8th March The Voice battle rounds... she would have been mad not to demand this. I have seen Jonathan Ross line up on 8th and she is not on it.... unless they slot her in just a music performance and not interview. not sure where else promo will come from? the one show again? breakfast TV? Dancing on Ice?
February 26, 201411 yr Plus surely ITunes have a bundle of the remixes to release? it just all seems like it could be a bit rushed and they have had 7 weeks to iron out everything from promo etc.... I suppose we won't really know until Sunday 9th March!!!!
February 26, 201411 yr am I right in saying all the sales of vinyl and CDs on Into The Blue from her website count towards the UK chart? you buy in ££, its a British website/Parlophone GB based so surely other countries import the CDs and therefore they count to UK chart?
February 27, 201411 yr am I right in saying all the sales of vinyl and CDs on Into The Blue from her website count towards the UK chart? you buy in ££, its a British website/Parlophone GB based so surely other countries import the CDs and therefore they count to UK chart? Pretty certain that sales made from abroad don't count.
February 27, 201411 yr The sales from HER website are to cater to Uk sellers so yes it does but buying CDs from other countries do not
February 27, 201411 yr I'm thinking it will go 1. Route 94 (for a second week at #1) 2 Tsunami 3. Happy 4. Into The Blue (9. Pixie)
February 27, 201411 yr I'm thinking it will go 1. Route 94 (for a second week at #1) 2 Tsunami 3. Happy 4. Into The Blue (9. Pixie) I'd have thought Tsunami would go number one and I'm a Freak peaking higher than Into The Blue, maybe?? *btw, PIXIE FOR #5 hit! Edited March 1, 201411 yr by vivek
February 27, 201411 yr I'd have thought Tsunami would go number one and I'm a Freak peaking higher than Into The Blue, maybe?? I really don't know what to expect from Enrique lol. My Love is top 40 on pre-orders so I imagine that will be strong competition even in its second week. And Happy just won't die so..
February 27, 201411 yr The sales from HER website are to cater to Uk sellers so yes it does but buying CDs from other countries do not Do you mean UK buyers? :unsure: Also I think anyone from around the world can buy the physicals from her UK online store, but I'm pretty certain that people buying from other countries are not helping to contribute to the UK charts with their purchases.
February 27, 201411 yr Yeah thats what i meant. Not sure about people buying from her uk store from out of the country though
February 27, 201411 yr given her iTunes pre-order performance and the lack of radio support, not mentioning that her only performances so far were in East London mini- gay bars for an audience of 50 people,I would be surprised if it made the top 20.... Let alone top 5.... Number 22 is a reasonable expectation....
February 27, 201411 yr given her iTunes pre-order performance and the lack of radio support, not mentioning that her only performances so far were in East London mini- gay bars for an audience of 50 people,I would be surprised if it made the top 20.... Let alone top 5.... Number 22 is a reasonable expectation.... She's getting lots of radio support, just not R1.
February 27, 201411 yr I really don't know what to expect from Enrique lol. My Love is top 40 on pre-orders so I imagine that will be strong competition even in its second week. And Happy just won't die so.. God I hate Happy so MUCH now
February 27, 201411 yr I think this will go top20. Its not a bad song but airplay will be a factor which causes it to struggle....
February 27, 201411 yr This is actually #11 on the 7 day rolling radio airplay chart, So radio play clearly isn't that bad for it. (http://ukairplaychart.com/uk/rolling_week/) I think it will go top 10 maybe top 5, I actually like the song.
February 27, 201411 yr Great to see Amazon loading lots of formats now.... 2 Physical CDs (expensive though) the remix digi bundle....the single etc... all these add up..... also Into The Blue has just broken back top 400 today on pre-orders. If it can continue to climb up to release date She will do some promo... Am sure she will do something on the Voice.. it will be pre-recorded as lives not until 22nd March, but pretty sure it will feature heavily.... like I said before..... timebomb had no pre-orders or airplay and reached 31 with less than 2 days sales... I am feeling a little more confident than I was yesterday... I am definitely thinking she will go to 20 :) I am cheerful because I am a massive fan and haven't even thought about buying my copies yet.... am waiting until release week... :)
February 28, 201411 yr Broken into the ITunes top 350 just now... lets hope it can move top 200 next week, ready for Sunday 9th March
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