06 05 03

 

Clean Bandit & Jess Glynne

Real Love

New Eyes (re-release) | 2014

 

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Chart Run: 2-5-6

 

Release date: 16-11-2014

Format: digital single

Label: Atlantic Records

 

Chart sales: 100k+

 

Video here:

 

Biography

Rather than the usual bombast or snooze-inducing "relaxation music," the U.K. six-piece known as Clean Bandit mash classical music and pop forms for an airy and dreamy yet driven sound that's like the chamber music version of house music. The core four-piece of the group were known as the Chatto Quartet, a classically trained string quartet that performed J.S. Bach and cited Jacqueline du Pré as an influence, but their post-show, wind-down music often consisted of garage, two-step, Craig David, and Arcade Fire tracks. The quartet members were aware of both producer Jon Wandeck and MC Ssegamic through the duo's work in photography, and when Wandeck suggested they play on one of his house music cuts, Clean Bandit were born. With MC Ssegamic on the mike, they released the classical-meets-house-meets-hip-hop-meets-heartbreak song "Telephone Banking" in the summer of 2011. Their Dance Armstrong mixtape followed in 2012, while 2013 saw the release of their Mozart's House EP. - iTunes

 

Chart history (Year peak title):

 

Clean Bandit

2013 17 Mozart's House (Clean Bandit Feat. Love Ssega) -1-

2013 43 Dust Clears (Clean Bandit Feat. Noonie Bao) -2-

2014 01 Rather Be (Clean Bandit Feat. Jess Glynne) -3- MILLION SELLER

2014 05 Extraordinary (Clean Bandit Feat. Sharna Bass) -4-

2014 45 Come Over (Clean Bandit Feat. Stylo G) -5-

2014 02 Real Love (Clean Bandit & Jess Glynne) -6-

 

Jess Glynne

2014 01 Rather Be (Clean Bandit Feat. Jess Glynne) MILLION SELLER

2014 01 My Love (Route 94 Feat. Jess Glynne)

2014 06 Right Here -1-

2014 02 Real Love (Clean Bandit & Jess Glynne)

 

Discussion Thread Here

Going by Melissa Steel's chart history her next songs will peak at 24 and 4.

 

Real Love holding very firm is good to see too! Fantastic lower half to the top 10 this week :D

'I Loved You' ~ such an immense jam :wub: :dance: :wub:

 

'Real Love' :heart:

Not heard the Blonde track before but it was pretty good *goes and downloads it* :D

ADORE this. In fact, I'm obsessing over the Clean Bandit album all over again.

05 03 03

 

Olly Murs Featuring Travie McCoy

Wrapped Up

Never Been Better | 2014

 

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Chart Run: 3-3-5

 

Release date: 16-11-2014

Format: digital single

Label: Sony Music

 

Chart sales: 100k+

 

Video here:

 

Biography

With a "cheeky chappy" persona to match Robbie Williams and vocals reminiscent of original Pop Idol Will Young, former call-center worker Olly Murs was one of the success stories of the 2009 season of The X Factor, finishing runner-up to Joe McElderry in the hotly contested final. Born in Essex in 1984, Murs showed little interest in singing while at school, focusing his attention on football, where he played for the school team and later semi-professionally for local non-league team Witham Town. In 2007, he appeared on Deal or No Deal, where he won a lowly £10, but it was his performance of Stevie Wonder's "Superstition" on the sixth series of The X Factor that enabled him to show off his talents. Mentored by Simon Cowell in the live stages, he wowed judges with renditions of songs by the Beatles, Queen, and George Michael and soon became the favorite to win the show. However, despite a duet with musical hero Robbie Williams in the final, Murs finished a respectable second. In 2010, he signed a six-figure record deal with Epic/Syco Music and embarked on the sold-out X Factor arena tour. After being personally invited by Williams to play at the televised charity football event Soccer Aid, Murs released his first single, the Jason Mraz-inspired "Please Don't Let Me Go," in August. His debut album, featuring songs written by Eg White, Scouting for Girls' Roy Stride, and Wayne Hector, was released in 2010. The record produced three U.K. Top 20 singles, with "Thinking of Me" and "Heart on My Sleeve" racking up chart positions alongside the debut number one "Please Don't Let Me Go."

 

Murs took a short break from his musical career in late 2011 to present the eighth season of The Xtra Factor — a spinoff behind-the-scenes look at The X Factor — returning to the program that shot him to fame. His experience with the dynamics involved in the show and his upbeat character made him a firm favorite with the audience — as well as flirty co-presenter Caroline Flack. During the recording of each show, Murs was working on songs for his second album with writers Steve Robson (Lily Allen, James Morrison) and Claude Kelly (Kelly Clarkson, Backstreet Boys). The first single from his second record, "Heart Skips a Beat," featuring U.K. hip-hop duo Rizzle Kicks, was released in summer 2011 and swiftly became a hit. The full release, In Case You Didn't Know, followed in November and secured his first U.K. number one album. The following year, Murs opened for sprightly boy band One Direction on their North American tour and re-released the "Heart Skips a Beat" single, replacing Rizzle Kicks with Philadelphia rap duo Chiddy Bang, to coincide with the shows. Also in 2012, Murs released his third studio album, Right Place Right Time, which included the single "Troublemaker," featuring rapper Flo Rida. ~ Jon O'Brien & Scott Kerr, Rovi / iTunes

 

Chart history (Year peak title):

 

Olly Murs

2010 01 Please Don't Let Me Go -1-

2010 69 This One's For The Girls -B side-

2010 04 Thinking Of Me -2-

2011 20 Heart On My Sleeve -3-

2011 45 Busy -4-

2011 01 Heart Skips A Beat (Olly Murs Feat. Rizzle Kicks) -1-

2011 01 Dance With Me Tonight -2-

2012 13 Oh My Goodness -3-

2012 01 Troublemaker (Olly Murs Feat. Flo Rida) -1-

2013 12 Army Of Two -2-

2013 05 Dear Darlin' -3-

2013 27 Right Place Right Time -4-

2013 25 Hand On Heart -5-

2014 03 Wrapped Up (Olly Murs Feat. Travie McCoy) -1-

 

Travie McCoy

2008 14 Daylight (Kelly Rowland Feat. Travis McCoy)

2010 03 Billionaire (Travie McCoy Feat. Bruno Mars) -1-

2011 08 Higher (Taio Cruz Feat. Kylie Minogue & Travie McCoy)

2012 05 Love Me (Stooshe Feat. Travie McCoy)

2014 03 Wrapped Up (Olly Murs Feat. Travie McCoy)

 

Album Discussion Here

A great couple of songs here. Love this Olly song

Wrapped Up :D the tunes keep coming. This has predictably grown into my fave lead from him now.

No need for Travie in it though

This kinda dropped off a lot on iTunes over the week, really thought at the start of the week that it'd be easily still top 3 if not top 2 - three weeks top 5 isn't a bad result though. Still think this is massively underrated on here!

This sounds so much like Love Come Down to my ears.

UJ have beaten their previous peak then!

04 08 04

 

Taylor Swift

Blank Space

1989 | 2014

 

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Chart Run: 11-9-8-4

 

Format: download only track

Label: Big Machine Records, LLC

 

Chart sales: 100k+

 

Video here:

 

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 -IG1/1-

2014 39 Welcome To New York -IG2-

2014 04 Blank Space -2-

 

Album Discussion Here

Great to see Take That at #1 on the albums chart again! 7th number 1 album! Wooo

Album chart top 5

 

1 (new entry) Take That - "III"

 

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Chart run: 1- (1 week)

 

Top 100 hit singles from this album:

01 These Days

 

Chart history:

1992 02 Take That & Party

1993 01 Everything Changes

1995 01 Nobody Else

1995 26 Nobody Else *

1996 01 Greatest Hits

2005 02 Never Forget - The Ultimate Collection

2006 01 Beautiful World

2008 01 The Circus

2009 03 The Greatest Day - The Circus Live

2010 01 Progress

2011 12 Progress Live

2014 01 III

 

* import version, charted separately to the domestic version

 

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2 (non-mover) Ed Sheeran - "x"

 

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Chart run: 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-3-3-5-6-3-2-2-3-2-1-3-2-2-2- (24 weeks)

 

Top 100 hit singles from this album:

01 Sing

01 Thinking Out Loud

08 Don't

13 I See Fire

18 One

44 Photograph

49 I'm A Mess

57 Nina

59 Afire Love

60 Bloodstream

62 Tenerife Sea

71 Runaway

82 The Man

85 Take It Back

 

Chart history:

2011 46 No.5 Collaborations Project

2011 99 Loose Change

2011 01 +

2014 01 x

 

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3 (new entry) AC/DC - "Rock Or Bust"

 

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Chart run: 3- (1 week)

 

Top 100 hit singles from this album:

85 Play Ball

 

Chart history:

1977 17 Let There Be Rock

1978 26 Powerage

1978 13 If You Want Blood You've Got It

1979 08 Highway To Hell

1980 01 Back In Black

1981 03 For Those About To Rock We Salute You

1983 04 Flick Of The Switch

1985 07 Fly On The Wall

1986 11 Who Made Who

1988 02 Blow Up Your Video

1990 04 The Razors Edge

1992 05 Live

1995 06 Ballbreaker

2000 12 Stiff Upper Lip

2008 01 Black Ice

2010 01 Iron Man 2

2012 14 Live At River Plate

2014 03 Rock Or Bust

 

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4 (non-mover) Sam Smith - "In The Lonely Hour"

 

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Chart run: 1-1-3-3-2-5-4-4-3-4-3-2-4-5-1-1-3-3-2-3-3-6-3-5-4-3-4-4- (28 weeks)

 

Top 100 hit singles from this album:

01 La La La (Naughty Boy feat. Sam Smith)

01 Money On My Mind

01 Stay With Me

03 I'm Not The Only One

09 Like I Can

46 Lay Me Down

 

Chart history:

2014 01 In The Lonely Hour

 

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5 (from #3) One Direction - "FOUR"

 

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Chart run: 1-3-5- (3 weeks)

 

Top 100 hit singles from this album:

03 Steal My Girl

19 Night Changes

44 Ready To Run

45 18

47 Where Do Broken Hearts Go

65 Girl Almighty

74 Fool's Gold

92 Fireproof

 

Chart history:

2011 02 Up All Night

2012 01 Take Me Home

2013 01 Midnight Memories

2014 01 FOUR

 

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Whoops at AC/DC dropping behind Ed! 'x' continuing to absolutely dominate :o

Blank Space :wub: Love this song :heart:

over 100k for ed? wow.

I'm glad the best has been reserved for the top 10 in the charts this week! Top 3 actually the weakest 3. Blank Space is another one I'm loving at the moment.

Taylor didn't overtake Union J on sales then. Now thinking they will have hung onto their sales lead oops!

 

Great to see 'Blank Space' in the top 5 anyway :wub: It's clearly not going anywhere any time soon so I remain optimistic for it to hit #1 eventually even without streaming.

Lack of streaming points is really stymieing Taylor Swift's chart potential these days!