Is Ben really going to sell that many physicals? I think people might be over-estimating slightly - Band Aid proved that not many people buy CD singles these days, even if they're charity/novelty songs. I wouldn't be surprised if he sold less physicals than Band Aid sold last week.

 

 

Is Ben really going to sell that many physicals? I think people might be over-estimating slightly - Band Aid proved that not many people buy CD singles these days, even if they're charity/novelty songs. I wouldn't be surprised if he sold less physicals than Band Aid sold last week.

 

Hard to say but I think he might sell quite a few, Christmas pressies and they seem to be displayed right by the tills in the Supermarkets. I've seen loads of tweets today saying they have just bought it on his Twitter timeline and this tweet too (yes it only one but if replicated could be quite a big number) Its different to any other physical in that its just not a single it performances from the show so fans who have already bought the download may buy this too. Like me :) https://twitter.com/Bex_Mad4AM/status/545197286507421696

Edited December 17, 201411 yr by torresgirl

I can't see it adding *that* much, maybe another 20k by the end of the week?

Sam Bailey had sold 67k by the Wednesday update last year so we'll see what kind of figure Ben is on for later on.

Mint Royale

 

Sheeran album sales: 88,585 by the end of Tuesday.

 

I’m afraid Ben Haenow is going to be christmas number 1, his lead has grown.

 

There was never any real chance of Ben Haenow not getting the Christmas #1, even the lower selling winner's singles have had first week sales out of reach of nearly all normal singles (maybe if Ben was on course to do as badly as Sam Bailey he *could* have been beaten by Mark Ronson but he's clearly doing better, not surprisingly as he does have considerably more appeal to the music downloading public) and none of the other charity singles or campaign songs attracted anywhere near enough attention to be in with a shout.

There was never any real chance of Ben Haenow not getting the Christmas #1, even the lower selling winner's singles have had first week sales out of reach of nearly all normal singles (maybe if Ben was on course to do as badly as Sam Bailey he *could* have been beaten by Mark Ronson but he's clearly doing better, not surprisingly as he does have considerably more appeal to the music downloading public) and none of the other charity singles or campaign songs attracted anywhere near enough attention to be in with a shout.

 

 

Yep Ben has a lot of "younger" fans more likely to download and also people at the other end of the scale. He should get some decent numbers.

There was never any real chance of Ben Haenow not getting the Christmas #1, even the lower selling winner's singles have had first week sales out of reach of nearly all normal singles (maybe if Ben was on course to do as badly as Sam Bailey he *could* have been beaten by Mark Ronson but he's clearly doing better, not surprisingly as he does have considerably more appeal to the music downloading public) and none of the other charity singles or campaign songs attracted anywhere near enough attention to be in with a shout.

 

Indeed both the top 2 will sell very well - 125-150k for UF & 200-250k for Ben! Bens Cd sales won't be massive but I suspect Band Aid sold poorly because people haven't taken to the song at all.

 

Next weeks singles chart will be interesting with half a week of decent Ben sales then the gift card effect will massively benefit Uptown Funk!

Edited December 17, 201411 yr by steve201

ALBUMS

 

Ed Sheeran looks set for a Happy X-mas this year as he is on course to continue his reign atop the Official Album Chart this week.

 

The million-selling X is currently Number 1 on today’s Album Chart Update, with a lead 35,000 copies on his closest competitor, Sam Smith’s In The Lonely Hour. If he holds on to his current position, it will give Ed his 11th non-consecutive week at the top.

 

Meanwhile, Olly Murs is at 3 with his former chart-topping album Never Been Better, George Ezra’s Wanted On Voyage is at 4, and Take That’s III completes the Top 5.

 

New entries and high climbers

 

Michael Buble’s Christmas album climbs to Number 7 in today’s Update, and Paloma Faith’s A Perfect Contradiction continues its ascent back up the chart thanks to its repack, currently placed at Number 12.

 

Further down the chart, Nicki Minaj is this week’s highest new entry at Number 17 with her third studio album The Pinkprint. The album follows 2012’s chart-topping Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded and includes the Top 5 single Anaconda and new track Bed of Lies.

 

Elsewhere, Aussie band 5 Seconds Of Summer debut at 21 with their first live album LiveSOS, Ed Sheeran’s + re-enters the Top 40 at 39, and D’Angelo’s first album in 14 years Black Messiah is currently just outside the Top 40 at 41.

 

The Official Singles Chart Update Top 40 is as follows. The Official Singles Chart Top 100 will be posted in full, here, on Sunday at 7pm.

 

1 X ED SHEERAN

2 IN THE LONELY HOUR SAM SMITH

3 NEVER BEEN BETTER OLLY MURS

4 WANTED ON VOYAGE GEORGE EZRA

5 III TAKE THAT

6 FOUR ONE DIRECTION

7 CHRISTMAS MICHAEL BUBLE

8 1989 TAYLOR SWIFT

9 THE ENDLESS RIVER PINK FLOYD

10 CHAPTER ONE ELLA HENDERSON

11 ROCK OR BUST AC/DC

12 A PERFECT CONTRADICTION PALOMA FAITH

13 PARTNERS BARBRA STREISAND

14 IT'S THE GIRLS BETTE MIDLER

15 LOVE IN VENICE ANDRE RIEU

16 BLUE SMOKE - THE BEST OF DOLLY PARTON

17 THE PINKPRINT NICKI MINAJ

18 MELODY ROAD NEIL DIAMOND

19 NO SOUND WITHOUT SILENCE SCRIPT

20 FOREVER QUEEN

21 LIVESOS 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER

22 SONIC HIGHWAYS FOO FIGHTERS

23 NOSTALGIA ANNIE LENNOX

24 MOTION CALVIN HARRIS

25 STARS COLLABRO

26 THE GREATEST HITS LUTHER VANDROSS

27 DUBLIN TO DETROIT BOYZONE

28 SIRENS OF SONG JOOLS HOLLAND & HIS R&B OR

29 MCBUSTED MCBUSTED

30 CAUSTIC LOVE PAOLO NUTINI

31 AQUOSTIC - STRIPPED BARE STATUS QUO

32 STRICTLY COME DANCING DAVE ARCH & THE STRICTLY BAND

33 A MUSICAL AFFAIR - LIVE IN JAPAN IL DIVO

34 LISTEN DAVID GUETTA

35 ROYAL BLOOD ROYAL BLOOD

36 GHOST STORIES COLDPLAY

37 SERENATA ALFIE BOE

38 NOTHING HAS CHANGED - THE VERY BEST OF DAVID BOWIE

39 + ED SHEERAN

40 LOVE IN THE FUTURE JOHN LEGEND

 

Source: OCC

As an aside:

 

Internet sensation The Wealdstone Raider is a surprise new entry overnight in the Top 40 with Got No Fans.

 

Gordon Hill - AKA The Wealdstone Raider - has thrown his hat into the ring for the 2014 Official Christmas Number 1.

 

The viral star, who shot to fame on YouTube after mocking his football rivals’ lack of fans and threatening to “give some” to an opposition fan, has entered the Top 40 today at Number 37 with Got No Fans, after being outside of the Top 200 yesterday.

 

Source: OCC

Wednesday Update Top 40 Only

Source: Radio 1/OCC

 

Top 40 Singles

 

1 Ben Haenow - Something I Need (107k) *

2 Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk (74k)

3 Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud

4 Olly Murs feat. Demi Lovato - Up *

5 Take That - These Days

 

6-10

8 Gorgon City feat. Jennifer Hudson - Go All Night *

9 Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass

 

11-20

16 Sam Smith - Stay With Me

18 Labrinth - Jealous

20 Hozier - Take Me to Church

 

21-30

23 Ella Henderson - Ghost

27 Sia - Chandelier

 

31-40

32 Ed Sheeran - Photograph ^

33 Imagine Dragons - Demons ^

36 Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast ^

37 Wealdstone Raider - Got No Fans *

39 Sigma feat. Paloma Faith - Changing ^

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/updatesingles/print

 

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Top 40 Albums

 

1 Ed Sheeran - x (88k)

2 Sam Smith - In The Lonely Hour (53k)

3 Olly Murs - Never Been Better

4 George Ezra - Wanted On Voyage

5 Take That - III

 

6-10

7 Michael Buble - Christmas

8 Taylor Swift - 1989

10 Ella Henderson - Chapter One

 

11-20

12 Paloma Faith - A Perfect Contradiction

17 Nicki Minaj - The Pinkprint *

18 Neil Diamond - Melody Road

20 Queen - Queen Forever

 

21-30

21 5 Seconds of Summer - LIVESOS *

23 Annie Lennox - Nostalgia

26 Luther Vandross - The Greatest Hits

28 Jools Holland - Sirens of Song

30 Paolo Nutini - Caustic Love

 

31-40

35 Royal Blood - Royal Blood

39 Ed Sheeran - + ^

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/updatealbums/print

It would be wonderful if Hozier can remain in the top 20 with Take Me To The Church.

It would be wonderful if Hozier can remain in the top 20 with Take Me To The Church.

 

Yep, It would great if he gets a wee boost in the new year. It's huge in America.

 

Loving the Band Aid 30 yoyoing!! :D

I can actually see that Hozier track going top 10 (maybe even top 5) in the new year.

Ben Haenow on 107k and Mark/Bruno on 74k!

 

If those Ed Sheeran sales from Twitter are true (that account usually is) then Sam Smith is on 53k, 35k behind Ed.

Ben Haenow on 107k and Mark/Bruno on 74k!

 

Excellent sales from Mark and Bruno! :)

I'm really impressed at how well Gorgon City are doing, after how badly 'Unmissable' did and this song didn't really seem like a hit in waiting to me, especially in Christmas week. I suppose it has a more well-known guest vocalist but Jennifer Hudson is hardly a MASSIVE name, having never made the top 10 before.

Great to see Bruno and Mark hopefully making it to 100k again this week!

Gutting for Cheryl not to have made it back into the top 40 albums over Christmas! Shocked by this, what a flop for her.

Hozier :wub:

Nicki :( Hopefully this manages to scrape the top 25 and doesn't go like Union J's last album or Britney Jean. Is it really doing that bad on physicals (been #4 all day on iTunes)?

Great to see Bruno and Mark hopefully making it to 100k again this week!

Gutting for Cheryl not to have made it back into the top 40 albums over Christmas! Shocked by this, what a flop for her.

Hozier :wub:

After selling/streaming 23k since yesterday(!!), it could make 100k in tomorrow's update!