It does seem odd, Band Aid 30 sales are dropping, I know its available from iTunes and Amazon, maybe the other versions of Do They Know Its Christmas its hindering it, as the public don't know which version to download as they all sound the same, with a few lines of the lyrics been changed. At the rate its going we are probably looking at 350k for the week, or less. Unless the backlash from the media has put a spanner in the works.

Really? How come their iTunes lead is still so huge? :o

 

Yes really :lol: got the paperwork in front of me :D

It's not available for streaming though!

I'm glad Band Aid is dropping off quickly. Really hope TT can be no1 next week. Its a miles better song.

Night Changes looking safe for top 40 then, perhaps a boost into the top 10 next week? :o

That would be nice but it's probably wishful thinking. Are they booked for the X Factor final or anything? As that would definitely give it a Top 10 boost.

Really? How come their iTunes lead is still so huge? :o

The iTunes chart isn't exactly 24 hours, it includes older data (and weights newer sales within the 24 hours higher) (these can be occasionally proven with songs made album-only and frontloaded new releases respectively). So the huge first day of sales is likely still holding it up a lot.

I'm not sure the bad publicity (is there such thing?) can be blamed for Band Aid, the fact it's being talked about would just spur the public on to buy it surely? Although it does make it's sale reduction even more baffling. I think once it's available to buy as a physical it will pick up but probably will only get three/four weeks maximum at number 1 overall.

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Anyone know where Nicole Scherzingers album is today?

 

I think it was 65 first update, then 62 yesterday.

It be interesting to see its second week sales to see how much of a drop it will have as it won't be frontloaded on Sunday. it probably just manage 120k to 150k for the week. I don't think TT will get a #1 but they do have the X Factor performance on Sunday so anything could happen, the track needs to do 50k+ at least on the first mids.

If The Flood couldn't get to number 1 when there was all that hype of it being their first single with Robbie featuring since their comeback, I'd be very surprised if this one did, especially as there's only three of TT left now which doesn't really seem right.

Anyone know where Nicole Scherzingers album is today?

 

I think it was 65 first update, then 62 yesterday.

#63

 

Bette Midler climbing in each update, is unexpected, but welcome.

The iTunes chart isn't exactly 24 hours, it includes older data (and weights newer sales within the 24 hours higher) (these can be occasionally proven with songs made album-only and frontloaded new releases respectively). So the huge first day of sales is likely still holding it up a lot.

 

It's been quoted on Buzzjack numerous times over the years that the itunes chart is 48 hours.

It's been quoted on Buzzjack numerous times over the years that the itunes chart is 48 hours.

 

 

I think it's actually quite a bit longer than that. Last Christmas when 'Happy' was made album only. it took about 4 days to fall out of the top 40, and was still in the top 500 like 8 days later, despite being impossible to purchase.

 

Definite backlash,

 

Too many charity records, all the Bob Geldof / Adele stuff, and Bob Geldof being so aggressive if anyone criticises the project.

 

How much did the 1989 Band Aid II (Stock Aitken & Waterman) version sell in its first week?

 

It must be more than 350k :lol:

 

 

It's worth noting that Songs of Innocence isn't actually a climber at 37 -- the original is down 58-75 and then Songs of Innocence + (I'm assuming the iTunes release has additional material) is new inside the top 40.

 

'Songs Of Innocence' and 'Songs Of Innocence +' have most of their tracks in common but both also have songs that are not on the other, which is why they're charting separately (same situation as David Guetta's 'Nothing But The Beat 2.0'). The OCC only combine when the new version has all the same tracks as the original and just adds a few more.

How much did the 1989 Band Aid II (Stock Aitken & Waterman) version sell in its first week?

 

It must be more than 350k :lol:

 

Just under 200k despite 500k being shipped.

 

How can Prayer in C be #43 if has been #12 or around on Spotify all week?

I'm not 100% sure on it, but I think the Top Lists on Spotify might be a bit behind. If you look at the daily charts on charts.spotify.com you'll see that Prayer In C has recently plummeted all the way down to the low 30s. The reason for this is that something mucked up on Spotify which seems to have Prayer In C on the top lists (possibly playlists too) tagged as the remix, but if you play it, you get the original. The remix is still available if you search for it, but presumably hearing the different original version is offputting to some, so some people have stopped listening to it.

Bette Midler climbing in each update, is unexpected, but welcome.

 

Hardly unexpected. She's promoting it in the UK! Great news though.

Andy C missing the top 40 :cry: Such a shame especially given the big R1 support for it.