I disagree, artists albums are a piece of art and therefore take longer to make and even sell. Compilation albums have the advantage of being a bunch of really popular hits which gives them an advantage sales wise so should be listed seperately and thankfully are.

 

So what about artist's Greatest Hits compilations?

 

 

So what about artist's Greatest Hits compilations?

 

Well that's quite obviously a different kettle of fish, particularly in the case of artists who may not have necessarily been big album sellers. Firstly because it's lot of singles that have been big hits for that artist (often with a couple of new ones too, so not in effect a 'compilation' in the same way a Now album is).

 

Secondly because it often ends up being the biggest selling album for that artist. I can't think of many people for instance, who had picked up a Take That album prior to the release of the Ultimate Collection album. Likewise Girls Aloud when they bought out 'The Sound of...' in 2006.

This is exactly why I'm glad we have a separate compilation chart, it'd just be the Now albums dominating all year round and things would look very messy!

 

And the top 5 albums of this year so far would look like this even if the compilation chart was never invented:

 

1. x

2. In The Lonely Hour

3. Frozen

4. Ghost Stories

5. Caustic Love

Union J on iTunes now single #33 and album #70!!

 

Maybe they are selling a fair few physicals, if the album was #20 on thurs update?

 

But its looking a bit scary after what seemed a promising start.

'Flops' really? A #7 and a sales #10 which has spent its 2 release weeks in the iTunes top 10 and is still going strong. Silly comment.

 

On the BBC music awards, the point of the show was to celebrate the year and its big songs and artists so obviously it was going to be Ghost, Rather Be, Budapest... It will be the same on TOTP Xmas.

On Ella, I can't recall her last TV performance of Ghost before this... She has always promos her latest single. Yours has been on XF, Jon Ross and Sunday Brunch for instance.

So you are plain wrong.

 

"Yours" is by far her best song and deserves top 10. It's unfair for her to lose 2 weeks in the top 10 due to streaming

"Yours" is by far her best song and deserves top 10. It's unfair for her to lose 2 weeks in the top 10 due to streaming

 

Many people have lost out on various positions since the summer, it annoys me too but that's the way it is and we've got to accept it.

Many people have lost out on various positions since the summer, it annoys me too but that's the way it is and we've got to accept it.

 

It is quite interesting to analyse why a greater % of people buy rather than stream tho (or vice versa).

Dont ask me!

I don't read Buzzjack for 2 days and I see this thread up to 19 pages and think something major has happened, only to find out it's just "Snowing Adam" clogging up about 65% of it......

 

Anyway, healthy HEALTHY sales for Mark and Bruno, I would love to see them hold on til the end of 2014 and beginning of 2015!

Friday Update Top 40 Only

 

Singles

 

1 Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk *

2 Band Aid 30 - Do They Know It's Christmas? (2014)

3 Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud

4 Oliver Heldens feat. KStewart - Last All Night (Koala) *

5 Take That - These Days

 

6-10

7 One Direction - Night Changes

8 Bring Me The Horizon - Drown *

9 The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale Of New York

 

11-20

15 Fifth Harmony - BO$$ *

 

21-30

22 Idina Menzel - Let It Go

23 Hozier - Take Me To Church

 

31-40

32 Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday ^

34 CHVRCHES - Get Away *

35 Wham! - Last Christmas

38 George Ezra - Listen To The Man *

 

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

 

Albums

 

1 Ed Sheeran - x

2 Sam Smith - In The Lonely Hour

3 Olly Murs - Never Been Better

4 One Direction - FOUR

5 Take That - III

 

6-10

6 George Ezra - Wanted On Voyage

9 Taylor Swift - 1989

10 Michael Bublé - Christmas

 

11-20

11 Ella Henderson - Chapter One

12 Bette Midler - It's The Girls!

15 Dolly Parton - Blue Smoke - The Best Of

16 Paloma Faith - A Perfect Contradiction

19 Collabro - Stars ^

 

21-30

21 Calvin Harris - Motion

22 Union J - You Got It All - The Album *

23 Neil Diamond - Melody Road

25 Annie Lennox - Nostalgia

27 J. Cole - 2014 Forest Hills Drive *

28 Dave Arch and The Strictly Come Dancing Band - Strictly Come Dancing

 

31-40

34 David Bowie - Nothing has changed.

36 Coldplay - Ghost Stories ^

40 Bastille - VS. - Other People's Heartache Pt. III *

 

NO SALES INFO

Thanks Santa! Could you tell me where Leona is in the midweeks please?

"Take Me To Church" and "Let It Go" really need to do one from the top 40

Where is Cheryl's Only Human?

Thanks Santa! Could you tell me where Leona is in the midweeks please?

 

 

Where is Cheryl's Only Human?

 

This applies to both posts

 

We don't have any info outside the top 40, that comes from a different source altogether, as we don't even have any sales content yet, hopefully its still on its way later.

Oops :kink: , I actually did know that, I forgot that it's Friday.

The Pogues look like they should be safe for a top 10 re-entry this week, especially as they'll overtake Bring Me The Horizon for sure! :cheer: BMTH look safe for top 15 / top 10 on sales which is great for them too (and they're still top 30 on iTunes so hopefully they won't drop straight out of the top 100 next week :P)

 

Pleasing to see Olly back ahead of 1D again in the albums too, could manage similar sales to its debut week and then break 100k next week!

CHVRCHES just have to stay top 40, its a must, they deserve it and more.

I don't read Buzzjack for 2 days and I see this thread up to 19 pages and think something major has happened, only to find out it's just "Snowing Adam" clogging up about 65% of it......

That's true but the recent SCP threads have been managing ~15 pages for a few weeks now, even without anyone clogging it up.

 

I hope CHVRCHES keep hold of a Top 40 debut - I've been enjoying 'Get Away' quite a bit since hearing it on the BBC Update Chart.

Bob Geldof must be annoyed that X Factor is stopping him going back to #1 :P Although I think Ed Sheeran will take the #2, so it won't matter.

 

Really hope Oliver Heldens can hold on to top 5, but Take That and Taylor will probably benefit from the weekend effect knocking him down to #6 :(

 

Fairytale Of New York top 10 though :D

Poor 5H :( It wasn't supposed to fall this quickly in one day! :o

 

At this rate it would be lucky to keep a top 20 position, unless streams help it along :thinking:

 

And I hope Oliver KEEPS the #4 this week, already seeing he's had so much bad luck with three VERY tough singles above him...

Looks like Fifth Harmony will get a lowly top 20 entry on Sunday, oh well.

 

I really hope CHVRCHES can hold in the top 40.