I agree but wasn't aware of the manipulation! Is it an instant grat or something?

Wilkinson deleted his album (which includes Half Light) from iTunes and put 'Half Light' up as a pre-order so that it would go top 40

22 00 01

 

Kasabian

eez-eh

48:13 | 2014

 

http://a3.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music2/v4/b2/c6/cc/b2c6cc4f-53da-adf4-6e85-b42c8c8d23bc/886444576987.170x170-75.jpg

 

Chart Run: 22

 

Release date: 01-06-2014

Format: digital single

Label: Sony Music

 

Video here:

 

Biography

Kasabian (/kəˈseɪbiən/ kə-SAY-bee-ən) are an English rock band formed in Leicester in 1997. The band's original members consisted of vocalist Tom Meighan, guitarist and backing vocalist Sergio Pizzorno, guitarist Christopher Karloff, and bassist Chris Edwards. The band's line-up was completed by drummer Ian Matthews in 2004 after a string of session drummers. Jay Mehler joined as touring lead guitarist in 2006. Mehler left the band for Liam Gallagher's Beady Eye in 2013.

 

Kasabian have released four studio albums – Kasabian (2004), Empire (2006), West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum (2009), and Velociraptor! (2011). The band's fifth studio album, 48:13, is set to be released on 9 June 2014, with single "eez-eh" released in April in Europe and then in their native UK on 1 June 2014. The band's music has been described as a mix between The Stone Roses and Primal Scream with the swagger of Oasis. Their music has won them several awards and recognition in the media, including a Brit Award in 2010 for Best British Group, and their live performances are generally lauded. - Wikipedia

 

Chart history (Year peak title):

 

2004 19 Club Foot -1-

2004 10 L.S.F. -2-

2004 17 Processed Beats -3-

2005 08 Cutt Off -4-

2006 09 Empire -1-

2006 17 Shoot The Runner -2-

2007 22 Me Plus One -3-

2009 03 Fire -1-

2009 32 Underdog -3-

2009 30 Where Did All The Love Go? -2-

2011 28 Days Are Forgotten -1-

2014 52 explodes -IG-

2014 22 eez-eh -1-

Good to see Kasabian are still able to get a Top 40 hit in 2014 :)

Only my first listen of Eez-eh but I'm LOVING the production :wub:

Eez-ee has grown on me recently. Not as good as Processed Beats, Empire or Club Foot, but not a bad song. It'll probably only have a week in top 40 at the start, but likely to re-enter after Glastonbury.

This isn't a bad effort from Kasabian. Clearly they've been influenced by the recent house domination

This is catchy :P

Grown to quite like this song. Think I like it more than 'Days Are Forgotten' but not as much as 'Fire' so a peak between the two is appropriate. ~

 

Really quite surprising how long Kasabian have managed to remain (at least partially) relevant. Coming for a fourth #1 album in a row next week most likely!

Sounds very dancey and electronic for Kasabian, I like it though, I'm impressed they've managed to maintain their relevance this long.

 

(also ahem)

21 20 09

 

Iggy Azalea Featuring Charli XCX

Fancy

The New Classic | 2014

 

http://a2.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Features6/v4/30/17/8b/30178be8-fafe-518b-b321-d11300591d35/dj.kjhnbgrk.170x170-75.jpg

 

Chart Run: 5-9-11-9-10-10-14-20-21

 

Release date: 06-04-2014

Format: digital single

Label: Virgin EMI Records

 

Sales: 100k+

 

Video here:

 

Biography

In one of the more unlikely crossover success stories, blonde Australian beauty Iggy Azalea (born Amethyst Amelia Kelly) segued from a high-profile modeling career to become a southern hip-hop star. Influenced in her childhood by Missy Elliott, TLC, and Tupac Shaqur, she moved to the states in 2006 at age 16, stating that she was drawn to the birthplace of rap. Moving from Miami to Houston to Atlanta, she absorbed the Southern-style drawl of her surroundings and released a trap-inspired mixtape titled Ignorant Art in 2011, shortly after relocating to Los Angeles. A video for her song "Pu$$y" was uploaded to the internet and became a YouTube favorite due to its explicit nature. Around this time, Azalea's blossoming relationship with rising rapper A$AP Rocky earned her some headlines (she tattooed the title of his debut album on her knuckles), but her recording career stalled when plans to work with T.I. fell through due to label conflicts. In spring of 2012, she signed to Wilhelmina Models International and pursued modeling full-time, landing a job as the "New Face of Levi's Jeans." Later that year, her musical stock skyrocketed when XXL Magazine put her on the cover of their annual Top 10 Freshman issue, alongside Danny Brown, Roscoe Dash, and French Montana. As the first female, non-American rapper to make the list, serious hip-hop fans took notice, including Diplo, who hooked up with Azalea for her follow-up mixtape, TrapGold, before she signed to Mercury Records for her official 2013 debut The New Classic. - iTunes

 

Chart history (Year peak title):

 

Iggy Azalea

2012 44 Beat Down (Steve Aoki & Angger Dimas Feat. Iggy Azalea)

2013 17 Work -1-

2013 13 Bounce -2-

2013 10 Change Your Life (Iggy Azalea Feat. T.I.) -3-

2014 05 Fancy (Iggy Azalea Feat. Charli XCX) -4-

 

Charli XCX

2013 01 I Love It (Icona Pop Feat. Charli XCX)

2013 62 SuperLove -1-

2014 05 Fancy (Iggy Azalea Feat. Charli XCX)

 

Album Discussion Here

Iggy :wub:

> #21 [ from #20]

> IGGY AZALEA feat. CHARLI XCX

> "Fancy" [4th single from "The New Classic"]

> 5-9-11-9-10-10-14-20-21-

> 9 weeks top 40

 

> #22 [ NEW ENTRY]

> KASABIAN

> "eez-eh" [1st single from "48:13"]

> 22-

> 1 week top 40

 

> #23 [ NON-MOVER]

> CLEAN BANDIT feat. JESS GLYNNE

> "Rather Be" [4th single from "New Eyes"]

> 1-1-1-1-3-3-3-5-7-8-8-9-12-16-16-18-22-21-23-23-

> 20 weeks top 40

 

> #24 [ from #40]

> LITTLE MIX

> "Salute" [3rd single from "Salute"]

> 74-51-35-40-24-

> 3 weeks top 40; 5 weeks top 75

 

> #25 [ NEW ENTRY]

> WILKINSON feat. TOM CANE

> "Half Light" [6th single from "Lazers Not Included"]

> 25-

> 1 week top 40

 

> #26 [ from #24]

> CHRIS BROWN feat. LIL WAYNE and TYGA

> "Loyal" [4th single from "X"]

> 15-13-17-16-15-10-12-13-19-24-26-

> 11 weeks top 40

 

> #27 [ from #9]

> ELLIE GOULDING

> "Beating Heart" [1st single from "Divergent - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack"]

> 9-27-

> 2 weeks top 40

 

> #28 [ NON-MOVER]

> KATY PERRY

> "Birthday" [4th single from "PRISM"]

> 62-38-28-22-28-28-

> 5 weeks top 40; 6 weeks top 75

 

> #29 [ from #26]

> SAM SMITH

> "Money On My Mind" [2nd single from "In The Lonely Hour"]

> 1-2-5-10-10-12-14-16-18-22-25-29-36-30-26-29-

> 16 weeks top 40

 

> #30 [ from #17]

> TWIN ATLANTIC

> "Heart And Soul" [1st single from "Great Divide"]

> 17-30-

> 2 weeks top 40

 

> #31 [ from #27]

> TOVE LO feat. HIPPIE SABOTAGE

> "Stay High" [1st single from "Truth Serum"]

> 59-95-47-33-12-6-9-7-8-11-17-27-31-

> 10 weeks top 40; 12 weeks top 75; 13 weeks top 100

 

> #32 [ from #25]

> PHARRELL

> "Marilyn Monroe" [2nd single from "G I R L"]

> 94-40-30-32-27-25-32-

> 6 weeks top 40; 7 weeks top 100

 

> #33 [ from #32]

> DUKE DUMONT feat. JAX JONES

> "I Got U" [2nd single from TBA debut album]

> 1-2-3-6-8-18-19-20-26-26-32-33-

> 12 weeks top 40

 

> #34 [ from #29]

> COLDPLAY

> "Magic" [1st single from "Ghost Stories"]

> 10-18-23-20-22-23-24-20-13-17-21-24-29-34-

> 14 weeks top 40

 

> #35 [ from #21]

> LANA DEL REY

> "West Coast" [1st single from "Ultraviolence"]

> 21-35-

> 2 weeks top 40

 

> #36 [ from #34]

> ROUTE 94 feat. JESS GLYNNE

> "My Love" [non-album single]

> 1-2-2-4-4-8-10-17-18-19-29-28-34-36-

> 14 weeks top 40

 

> #37 [ NEW ENTRY]

> R3HAB, NERVO and UMMET OZCAN

> "Revolution" [non-album single]

> 37-

> 1 week top 40

 

> #38 [ from #44]

> 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER

> "She Looks So Perfect" [1st single from "5 Seconds Of Summer"]

> 1-10-15-19-23-26-32-35-37-44-38-

> 10 weeks top 40; 11 weeks top 75

 

> #39 [ from #33]

> PITBULL feat. G.R.L

> "Wild Wild Love" [1st single from TBA 8th album]

> 6-14-23-33-39-

> 5 weeks top 40

 

> #40 [ from #22]

> ONE DIRECTION

> "You & I" [4th single from "Midnight Memories"]

> 19-x(20)-49-45-44-48-46-22-40-

> 3 weeks top 40; 8 weeks top 75

This has had a much better chart run so far than I ever could've imagined! Still such a jam :wub:

really good result for eez-eh, wasn't sure it'd make the top 40 a week ago! <3

 

(37) R3hab-Revolution

 

This tune sounds like everything out that come out recently, borning.

9 weeks top 40 already for Fancy, that's amazing :wub: Wonder how many it'll get :o Easily my song of the year, thrilled it's finally provided Iggy with a huge hit.

brilliant that r3hab/nervo/ummet ozcan made the top40 against the odds :cheer:

 

pleasing top25 entry for wilkinson too :D

20 00 01

 

Lethal Bizzle Featuring Cherri Voncelle

The Drop

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http://a2.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music6/v4/14/68/6e/14686ece-4631-1846-e3e8-a7f01b015675/031314_Lethal_Bizzle_The_Drop.170x170-75.jpg

 

Chart Run: 20

 

Release date: 01-06-2014

Format: digital single

Label: New State Music

 

Video here:

 

Biography

British MC Lethal Bizzle's explicit lyrics of violence and street tales of East London drew reaction and controversy but also gave him immense popularity among followers of garage and grime in the 2000s. Attracted to the intense energy of raves at a young age, Lethal B (born Maxwell Ansah) loved the speed of drum'n'bass. Artists like Roni Size and Shy FX first inspired him to do music, but early-'90s New York hip-hop also spoke to him — particularly the street lyricism of Nas and the Notorious B.I.G. and the hardcore dynamism of the Wu-Tang Clan. Success from roaming London's pirate radio scene prompted him to leave college and join the More Fire Crew with associates Ozzie B and Neeko. The threesome's first single, "Oi!," was a Top Ten hit in the U.K., but the label dropped them soon after in 2002, due to lacking album sales.

 

Although it took a few years, Bizzle got back on his feet, forming his own Lethal Bizzle Records imprint in 2004. At the end of the year, he released the comeback single "Pow! (Forward)," also known as "Forward Riddim." Produced by Dexplicit, it entered at 11 on the U.K. pop charts and earned him a MOBO award for Best Single (he was also nominated for Best Newcomer). The song, however, ended up being banned by many major radio outlets and clubs, where some patrons had broke out into fistfights during its playing. Bizzle's next set of singles, including "Uh Oh! (I'm Back)," also made it onto the U.K. charts and paved the way for his solo debut, Against All Oddz, released in mid-2005. Becoming one of the U.K.'s most popular underground artists, Bizzle took some of the brunt of growing backlash against grime music originating from some press and political pundits. He particularly was engaged in a verbal war with Conservative Party leader and MP David Cameron in 2006. Nevertheless, the rising grime MC was not phased. He simultaneously prepared two albums for 2007: his second LP, Back to Bizznizz, and the debut of his new duo, Fire Camp, with old partner Ozzie B. - iTunes

 

Chart history (Year peak title):

 

Lethal Bizzle

2005 11 Pow! (Forward) -NAS-

2005 47 Uh Oh! (I'm Back) -1-

2005 34 Fire -2-

2005 23 What We Do (Kray Twinz Feat. Twista, Lethal B & Gappy Ranks) -3-

2007 37 Police On My Back -1-

2007 31 Staring At The Rude Bois (Gallows Feat. Lethal Bizzle)

2011 33 POW 2011 (Lethal Bizzle Feat. JME, Wiley, Chipmunk, Face, P Money, Ghetts & Kano) -1-

2011 73 Mind Spinning -NAS-

2012 20 Not A Saint (Vato Gonzalez Vs. Lethal Bizzle & Donae'o)

2013 74 They Got It Wrong (Lethal Bizzle Feat. Wiley) -NAS-

2013 29 Party Right (Lethal Bizzle Feat. Ruby Goe) -NAS-

2014 20 The Drop (Lethal Bizzle Feat. Cherri Voncelle) -NAS-

 

Cherri Voncelle

2014 20 The Drop (Lethal Bizzle Feat. Cherri Voncelle)

I actually like the chorus to this

Lethal Bizzle getting that 3rd top 20 hit *.* Down from #5 in the first mids to #20 though :lol: