April 20, 201412 yr 05 03 03 Aloe Blacc The Man Lift Your Spirit | 2014 http://a1.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music6/v4/7c/91/68/7c9168c3-7b72-4634-b281-d7c5e7e104c9/14UMGIM02321.170x170-75.jpg Chart Run: 1-3-5 Release date: 30-03-2014 Format: digital single Label: Interscope Records Sales: 100k+ Video here: HGy9i8vvCxk Biography Born to Panamanian parents in Los Angeles in 1979, E. Nathaniel Dawkins (aka Aloe Blacc) first began playing trumpet in elementary school, and continued with the instrument throughout high school. There he also independently released Imaginary Friends, produced by DJ Exile, with whom he would go on to form the hip-hop group Emanon. While at college at USC, though his artistic endeavors were placed behind his scholastic goals, Aloe still managed to learn how to play the guitar and the piano, and after graduating and spending some time in the corporate world, he decided to return to his first love, music. In 2005 Emanon's full-length debut, The Waiting Room, came out on Shaman Works, and the next year his first solo album, Shine Through, a combination of retro-soul and Latin music, was released on Stones Throw. He partnered with the Truth & Soul Productions crew for 2010's more organic effort Good Things. The album featured the single "I Need a Dollar," which reached the Top Ten in several countries, including the U.K. and Germany. The song was licensed for use as the theme song to the HBO show How to Make It in America. In 2013, Aloe co-wrote and fronted Avicii's "Wake Me Up," an international smash hit that reached the Top Five of Billboard's Hot 100. His third album, Lift Your Spirit, was released in some territories later that year. In the U.S., it was issued through Interscope in early 2014. - iTunes Chart history (Year peak title): 2011 02 I Need A Dollar -1- 2014 01 The Man -1- 2014 69 Wake Me Up -AT- Discussion Thread Here
April 20, 201412 yr According to the OC on Twitter Paolo has sold 109,000 copies of Caustic Love this week! :D
April 20, 201412 yr Yeah it reminds me of 'I Follow Rivers' for similar reasons, although I just realised that actually wasn't a hit in the UK? Was massive in Ireland. It never got released here for some reason. It was big all over Europe plus it was dancey so I'm not sure whey they never bothered to push it here.
April 20, 201412 yr By the way, is it really pronounced 'Tuvello'? I've just been pronouncing it 'Tove' and then 'Low'. Flopfanalert.
April 20, 201412 yr According to the OC on Twitter Paolo has sold 109,000 copies of Caustic Love this week! :D Wow that's really good :o Gold in one week :P
April 20, 201412 yr According to the OC on Twitter Paolo has sold 109,000 copies of Caustic Love this week! :D :D Must have got a big weekend boost! Fantastic sales.
April 20, 201412 yr Album chart new entries (6-40) 14 (new entry) Ian Anderson - "Homo Erraticus" http://a5.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music/v4/e5/b7/13/e5b713d0-921e-9d58-da6b-d46f453b89fa/0802644429267.170x170-75.jpg Chart run: 14- (1 week) Top 100 hit singles from this album: none Chart history: 1983 78 Walk Into Light 2012 35 Thick As A Brick 2 2014 14 Homo Erraticus ~ 19 (new entry) Rhydian - "One Day Like This" http://a3.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music/v4/8a/c9/fe/8ac9fe29-fcbd-1084-aa75-f9056c28f2c5/rhydian_cover.170x170-75.jpg Chart run: 19- (1 week) Top 100 hit singles from this album: none Chart history: 2008 03 Rhydian 2009 25 O Fortuna 2011 39 Waves 2014 19 One Day Like This ~ 40 (new entry) The Afghan Whigs - "Do To The Beast" http://a1.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music4/v4/bf/68/1e/bf681e91-c5e9-29aa-15c4-90b9e3e28ab3/Whigs_cover_noband1450.170x170-75.jpg Chart run: 40- (1 week) Top 100 hit singles from this album: none Chart history: 1993 58 Gentlemen 1996 41 Black Love 2014 40 Do To The Beast ~ Rhydian beating the chart peak of his last 2 albums, not bad going for someone who surely has no hype left at all. The Afghan Whigs *just* clipping into the top 40 after their last pre-split album 18 years ago missed out by one place!
April 20, 201412 yr By the way, is it really pronounced 'Tuvello'? I've just been pronouncing it 'Tove' and then 'Low'. Flopfanalert. I've been doing exactly the same! I've also been pronouncing Kiesza 'KEE-ez-a' until now :unsure:
April 20, 201412 yr By the way, is it really pronounced 'Tuvello'? I've just been pronouncing it 'Tove' and then 'Low'. Flopfanalert. It's pronounced 'toh-va low' according to Wikipedia.
April 20, 201412 yr Regarding the albums Top 5; poor Paloma and The Vamps, always the bridesmaid, never the bride. :(
April 20, 201412 yr I thought it was 'Tove Low' and 'Key-ez-ah' until I heard the proper pronunciation on the radio too :lol:
April 20, 201412 yr Rhydian :lol: I've seen him live twice unintentionally - X Factor Tour 2008 (Went for Same Difference) & a production of Grease where he played Teen Angel. :P
April 20, 201412 yr 04 04 11 John Legend All Of Me Love In The Future | 2013 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51nyFodcb2L._AA160_.jpg Chart Run: 72-28-29-9-8-6-3-5-2-4-4 Format: download only track Label: Columbia Sales: 300k+ Video here: 450p7goxZqg Biography John Roger Stephens (born December 28, 1978), better known by his stage name John Legend, is an American singer-songwriter and actor. He has won nine Grammy Awards, and in 2007, Legend received the special Starlight Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Prior to the release of his debut album, Legend's career gained momentum through a series of successful collaborations with multiple established artists. Legend added his voice to those of other artists, assisting in them reaching chart-topper hits. He lent his voice to Magnetic Man's "Getting Nowhere," Kanye West's "All of the Lights", on Slum Village's "Selfish" and Dilated Peoples' "This Way". Other artists included Jay-Z's "Encore", and he sang backing vocals on Alicia Keys' 2003 song "You Don't Know My Name", the Kanye West remix of Britney Spears' "Me Against the Music", and Fort Minor's "High Road". Legend played piano on Lauryn Hill's "Everything Is Everything". - Wikipedia Chart history (Year peak title): 2005 29 Used To Love U -1- 2005 04 Ordinary People -2- 2005 62 Number One -3- 2008 35 Green Light (John Legend Feat. Andre 3000) -1- 2009 50 Heartbreaker (MSTRKRFT Feat. John Legend) 2010 65 Getting Nowhere (Magnetic Man Feat. John Legend) 2014 02 All Of Me -1-
April 20, 201412 yr Rhydian beating the chart peak of his last 2 albums, not bad going for someone who surely has no hype left at all. He's been doing album signings in some supermarkets across South Wales most of the week. That probably helped.....abit. John Legend :heart:
April 20, 201412 yr Regarding the albums Top 5; poor Paloma and The Vamps, always the bridesmaid, never the bride. :( Meh. Both should have taken full advantage of last week's lack of competition :P.
April 20, 201412 yr All of Me's success baffles me, it's boring as heck. I hope it doesn't become this years Passenger but it looks that way
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