October 26, 201411 yr two 3Beat artists in a row who have avoided the 3Beat curse :o Both deserved though! Changing is still great :D
October 26, 201411 yr 07 08 07 Calvin Harris Featuring John Newman Blame Motion | 2014 http://a2.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music5/v4/fa/89/96/fa899618-a2ea-851c-1bd1-dcbc1fa519bd/886444788106.170x170-75.jpg Chart Run: 1-2-4-5-6-8-7 Release date: 07-09-2014 Format: digital single Label: Sony Music Chart sales: 200k+ Video here: 6ACl8s_tBzE Biography Favoring a naughty schoolboy look that makes him seem even younger than his already tender years (22 when his first major-label album was released), Scottish artist, producer, and remixer Calvin Harris has a similarly youthful and forward-looking approach to his music. Skipping the usual apprenticeship in the clubs or on indie labels, Harris went from posting his own D.I.Y. electroclash music online through MySpace and similar sites, to signing with the multinational giant EMI almost in a single step. A short time later, he was producing material for Kylie Minogue, Dizzee Rascal, and Rihanna. Born on January 17, 1984, in the southern Scotland city of Dumfries, Harris was first attracted to electronic music in his teens and was recording bedroom demos by 1999. Two of these songs, "Da Bongos" and "Brighter Days," were released as a 12" club single and CD-EP by the Prima Facie label in early 2002 under the artist name Stouffer. With that single to his credit, the still teenaged Harris moved from Scotland to London, but as a very small fish in one of the world's largest and most competitive ponds, Harris floundered; only one of his songs was released during his time in London, "Let Me Know" with vocalist Ayah on the Unabombers' 2004 live-mix CD Electric Soul, Vol. 2. Returning home to Dumfries, Harris began posting homemade solo recordings to his MySpace page. An A&R representative from EMI liked what he heard and signed Harris to the label in 2006. Following a pair of successful singles, Harris released his debut album, I Created Disco, in the summer of 2007. It featured two Top Ten hits ("Acceptable in the 80s" and "The Girls"), and climbed high in the album charts. Along with his work as a solo artist, including touring in front of a full live band, Harris quickly became an in-demand remixer — working on singles by Jamiroquai, Groove Armada, All Saints, and CSS. He also wrote and produced songs for Kylie Minogue's 2007 comeback album, and collaborated with Dizzee Rascal on "Dance wiv Me," which reached number one in the U.K. "I'm Not Alone," the first single from his second album, also hit number one upon release in April 2009, as did the album when it appeared that August. That album, Ready for the Weekend, topped the U.K. album chart and peaked at number 12 on Billboard's U.S. dance/electronic chart. Through 2011, Harris took on production work for Example, Tinchy Stryder, and Rihanna ("We Found Love," a quadruple-platinum hit in the U.S.), while he also issued two more of his own singles (the Kelis collaboration "Bounce" and "Feel So Close"). Harris' third solo album, 18 Months, was a collaboration-filled affair that featured "We Found Love" and "Bounce" plus vocal spots from Ellie Goulding, Florence Welch, and Ne-Yo, among others. It was released in October of 2012. - iTunes Chart history (Year peak title): Calvin Harris 2007 10 Acceptable In The 80s -1- 2007 03 The Girls -2- 2007 43 Merrymaking At My Place -3- 2008 01 Dance Wiv Me (Dizzee Rascal Feat. Calvin Harris & Chrome) 2009 01 I'm Not Alone -1- 2009 03 Ready For The Weekend -2- 2009 18 Flashback -3- 2010 27 You Used To Hold Me -4- 2011 02 Bounce (Calvin Harris Feat. Kelis) -1- 2011 02 Feel So Close -2- 2011 01 We Found Love (Rihanna Feat. Calvin Harris) MILLION SELLER 2011 24 Off The Record (Tinchy Stryder Feat. Calvin Harris & BURNS) 2012 02 Let's Go (Calvin Harris Feat. Ne-Yo) -3- 2012 02 We'll Be Coming Back (Calvin Harris Feat. Example) -4- 2012 01 Sweet Nothing (Calvin Harris Feat. Florence Welch) -5- 2012 05 Drinking From The Bottle (Calvin Harris Feat. Tinie Tempah) -6- 2013 04 I Need Your Love (Calvin Harris Feat. Ellie Goulding) -7- 2013 08 Thinking About You (Calvin Harris Feat. Ayah Marar) -8- 2013 01 Under Control (Calvin Harris & Alesso Feat. Hurts) -1- 2014 01 Summer -2- 2014 01 Blame (Calvin Harris Feat. John Newman) -3- John Newman 2012 01 Feel The Love (Rudimental Feat. John Newman) 2012 14 Not Giving In (Rudimental Feat. John Newman & Alex Clare) 2013 01 Love Me Again -1- 2013 09 Cheating -2- 2013 48 Losing Sleep -3- 2014 01 Blame (Calvin Harris Feat. John Newman) Discussion Thread Here
October 26, 201411 yr is it possible for Calvin to somehow climb to #3 with this someday? hope so as it would give Blame a full set of top 8 positions in its chart run :magic:
October 26, 201411 yr Yes Fuse!!!! :yahoo: 3Beat aren't actually that bad, a lot of their acts are well regarded like Sigma, Skepta, Sway and Stylo G. They do manage to get almost all their releases onto R1 too. Fuse ODG's success is so refreshing, his music is an antidote to the stale charts. What about artists that don't begin with S :P
October 26, 201411 yr The comparison to Sean Paul is really quite apt, he was a bit of a gimmick but managed to translate that into several top 10 hits in 2003 and a continuing chart presence for over a decade afterwards. Not sure the latter will happen for Fuse but we'll see! I don't think Sean Paul's music would be out of place today tbh, club classics :lol: Wish we had more African and Carribean music in the charts.
October 26, 201411 yr I don't think Sean Paul's music would be out of place today tbh, club classics :lol: Wish we had more African and Carribean music in the charts. Here for an Afrobeat invasion tbh
October 26, 201411 yr 06 06 03 Jeremih Featuring YG Don't Tell 'Em Late Nights - The Album | 2014 http://a2.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music6/v4/85/6a/a0/856aa024-a202-dab6-e0ac-0be7eb9dc483/14UMGIM26699.170x170-75.jpg Chart Run: 5-6-6 Release date: 05-10-2014 Format: digital single Label: Def Jam Recordings Chart sales: 80k+ Video here: 9ycBvqm9LFQ Biography Jeremih Felton (born July 17, 1987), who performs under the mononym Jeremih /ˈdʒɛrɨmaɪ/, is an American recording artist and producer signed to Def Jam Recordings. Jeremih's debut single, "Birthday Sex" (which was also recorded in French), peaked at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100. His first and self-titled album, Jeremih, debuted at number six on the US Billboard 200, selling 59,000 copies in its first week. On September 28, 2010, he released his second album, All About You. - Wikipedia Chart history (Year peak title): Jeremih 2009 15 Birthday Sex -1- 2011 30 Down On Me (Jeremih Feat. 50 Cent) -1- 2014 05 Don't Tell 'Em (Jeremih Feat. YG) -1- YG 2013 53 My Ni**a (YG Feat. Jeezy & Rich Homie Quan) -1- 2014 05 Don't Tell 'Em (Jeremih Feat. YG) Discussion Thread Here
October 26, 201411 yr What about artists that don't begin with S :P :lol: You've got Fuse obviously, Matrix and Futurebound too. Why is 3Beat regarded as bad anyway?? Edited October 26, 201411 yr by ML Hammer95
October 26, 201411 yr :lol: You've got Fuse obviously, Matrix and Futurebound too. Why is 3Beat regarded as bad anyway?? they messed up the careers of Inna, Alexandra Stan and Alyssa Reid to name 3
October 26, 201411 yr 05 02 10 Taylor Swift Shake It Off 1989 | 2014 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51hggVUdAcL._AA160_.jpg Chart Run: 4-4-6-4-5-3-3-4-2-5 Release date: 19-08-2014 Format: digital single Label: Big Machine Records, LLC Chart sales: 400k+ Video here: nfWlot6h_JM Biography Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter. Raised in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, Swift moved to Nashville, Tennessee at the age of fourteen to pursue a career in country music. She signed with the independent label Big Machine Records and became the youngest songwriter ever hired by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house. The release of Swift's eponymous debut album in 2006 established her as a country music star. "Our Song", her third single, made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number one song on the country chart. She received a Best New Artist nomination at the 2008 Grammy Awards. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008. Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", Fearless became the best-selling album of 2009 and was supported by an extensive concert tour. The record won four Grammy Awards, with Swift becoming the youngest ever Album of the Year winner. Swift's third album, 2010's Speak Now, sold over one million copies in its first week of US release and was supported by the Speak Now World Tour. The album's third single, "Mean", won two Grammy Awards. Swift's fourth album, Red, was released in 2012. Its opening US sales of 1.2 million were the highest recorded in a decade, with Swift becoming the only female artist to have two million-plus opening weeks. The singles "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" and "I Knew You Were Trouble" were worldwide hits. The Red Tour is visiting worldwide venues in 2013 and 2014. Swift is known for her narrative songs about her experiences as a teenager and young adult. As a songwriter, she has been honored by the Nashville Songwriters Association and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Swift's other achievements include seven Grammy Awards, twelve Billboard Music Awards, eleven American Music Awards, eleven Country Music Association Awards and six Academy of Country Music Awards. She has sold over 26 million albums and 75 million digital single downloads worldwide. Forbes estimates that she is worth over $220 million. In addition to her music career, Swift has appeared as an actress in the ensemble comedy Valentine's Day (2010) and the animated film The Lorax (2012). As a philanthropist, Swift supports arts education, children's literacy, natural disaster relief, LGBT anti-discrimination efforts, and charities for sick children. - Wikipedia Chart history (Year peak title): 2009 02 Love Story -1- 2009 60 White Horse -AT- 2009 51 Teardrops On My Guitar -2- 2009 30 You Belong With Me -3- 2010 57 Today Was A Fairytale -OST- 2010 30 Mine -1- 2012 67 Safe & Sound (Taylor Swift Feat. The Civil Wars) -OST- 2012 70 Eyes Open -OST- 2012 22 Both Of Us (B.o.B Feat. Taylor Swift) 2012 04 We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together -1- 2012 30 Begin Again -PS- 2012 26 Red -PS- 2012 02 I Knew You Were Trouble. -PS/2- 2012 36 State Of Grace -PS- 2012 07 Everything Has Changed (Taylor Swift Feat. Ed Sheeran) -4- 2013 09 22 -3- 2013 45 Sweeter Than Fiction -OST- 2013 25 The Last Time (Taylor Swift Feat. Gary Lightbody) -5- 2014 02 Shake It Off -1- 2014 39 Welcome To New York -IG- Discussion Thread Here
October 26, 201411 yr they messed up the careers of Inna, Alexandra Stan and Alyssa Reid to name 3 Maybe they're more suited to "urban-dance" crossover stuff then, the artists you list are much more pop than their more recent output. Jeremih still holding strong :dance:
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