Aly:

 

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:D

Back at its peak yay. Still needs to go top 3 though, I guess it's just not happening.

I was expecting "Heroes" to be related to the David Bowie track for some reason.

 

Anyway, it sounds sort of OK on first listen. "Up" isn't bad either.

 

When I saw Alesso's new song was called 'Heroes (We Could Be)' I thought it was a cover of Bowie, but thankfully not. David Guetta's already done that about 10 years ago.

03 03 27

 

Ed Sheeran

Thinking Out Loud

x | 2014

 

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Chart Run: *26-25-29-23-28-20-18-16-13-17-18-24-19-18-17-10-4-2-1-2-2-4-4-1-2-3-3

 

*Chart ineligible for 1 week before allowed to chart

 

Release date: 13-06-2014 / 24-11-2014

Format: instant grat / Vinyl

Label: Warner Music

 

Chart sales: 900k+

 

Video here:

 

Biography

Edward Christopher "Ed" Sheeran (born 17 February 1991) is an English singer-songwriter. Raised in Framlingham, Suffolk, he moved to London in 2008 to pursue a musical career. In early 2011, Sheeran released an independent extended play, No. 5 Collaborations Project, which caught the attention of both Elton John and Jamie Foxx. He then signed to Asylum Records. His 2011 debut album, +, containing the singles "The A Team" and "Lego House", was certified quintuple platinum in the United Kingdom. In 2012, he won two BRIT Awards for Best British Male and British Breakthrough. "The A Team" won the Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically.

 

Sheeran began to be known in the United States in 2012. He made a guest appearance on Taylor Swift's fourth studio album, Red, and wrote songs for One Direction. "The A Team" was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2013 Grammy Awards and he performed the song in duet with Elton John during the ceremony. He spent much of 2013 touring North America as the opening act for Taylor Swift's Red Tour. His second studio album is titled x, read as "multiply", and is scheduled for worldwide release on 23 June 2014. He was nominated for Best New Artist at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards. - Wikipedia

 

Chart history (Year peak title):

 

2011 03 The A Team -1- MILLION SELLER

2011 04 You Need Me, I Don't Need You -2-

2011 09 Drunk -4-

2011 05 Lego House -3-

2012 35 Hush Little Baby (Wretch 32 Feat. Ed Sheeran)

2012 25 Small Bump -5-

2012 34 Wish You Were Here (Ed Sheeran, Richard Jones, Nick Mason, Mike Rutherford & David Arnold)

2012 07 (All Along The) Watchtower (Devlin Feat. Ed Sheeran)

2012 07 Everything Has Changed (Taylor Swift Feat. Ed Sheeran)

2012 18 Give Me Love -6-

2013 13 I See Fire -OST-

2014 18 One -IG1-

2014 01 Sing -1-

2014 08 Don't -IG2/2-

2014 01 Thinking Out Loud -IG5/3-

2014 43 Photograph -IG7-

2014 59 Afire Love -IG3-

2014 49 I'm A Mess -AT-

2014 46 All Of The Stars -OST-

2014 57 Nina -AT-

2014 60 Bloodstream -IG4-

2014 62 Tenerife Sea -AT-

2014 71 Runaway -AT-

2014 38 Make It Rain -OST-

 

Album Discussion Here

Aly:

 

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:D

 

Tsk tsk. ^_^

 

All these needless Sheeran repeat interviews, you'd think he held R1 at gunpoint before this era...

3 songs I really like in the Top 5. That hasn't happened for a while (Ben/Taylor/UF)

I still quite like Thinking Out Loud; but I'll probably be sick of it by the time it leaves the chart in June.

I still quite like Thinking Out Loud; but I'll probably be sick of it by the time it leaves the chart in June.

 

June? That early?

This saccharine drivel is literally nauseating :sick: :manson:

02 01 02

 

Ben Haenow

Something I Need

-

 

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Chart Run: 1-2

 

Release date: 14-12-2014 / 17-12-2014

Format: digital single / CDS

Label: Simco Limited

 

Chart sales: 200k+

 

Video here:

 

Biography

Ben Haenow (born 7 January 1985) is a British singer. He won the eleventh series of The X Factor in 2014. Following his win, his debut single, a cover of OneRepublic's "Something I Need", was released in December 2014. - Wikipedia

 

Chart history (Year peak title):

 

2014 01 Something I Need -1-

 

Discussion Thread Here

Glad Ben Haenow is off Number 1. SIN is the worst chart topper of the year without doubt!

 

'Uptown Funk' Rules! :w00t:

Edited December 28, 201411 yr by gavindeejay

01 02 03

 

Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars

Uptown Funk

Uptown Special | 2015

 

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Chart Run: 1-2-1

 

Release date: 08-12-2014

Format: digital single

Label: Sony Music

 

Chart sales: 200k+

 

Video here:

 

Biography

Mark Daniel Ronson (born 4 September 1975) is an English musician, DJ, singer and music producer.

 

While his debut album Here Comes the Fuzz failed to make an impact on the charts, his second album, Version, included three top-10 hits and won Ronson a Brit Award for British Male Solo Artist in 2008. His third studio album, Record Collection, was released on 27 September 2010.

 

He has also produced multi-platform, Grammy-award-winning albums for artists such as Amy Winehouse and Adele. - Wikipedia

 

Chart history (Year peak title):

 

Mark Ronson

2003 15 Ooh Wee (Mark Ronson Feat. Ghostface Killah, Nate Dogg & Trife) -1-

2006 31 Just (Mark Ronson Feat. Alex Greenwald / Phantom Planet) -4-

2007 02 Stop Me (Mark Ronson Feat. Daniel Merriweather) -1-

2007 63 God Put A Smile Upon Your Face (Mark Ronson Feat. The Daptone Horns) -AT-

2007 66 No One Knows (Mark Ronson Feat. Domino) -B side-

2007 08 Oh My God (Mark Ronson Feat. Lily Allen) -2-

2007 02 Valerie (Mark Ronson Feat. Amy Winehouse) -3-

2010 06 Bang Bang Bang (Mark Ronson & The Business Intl Feat. Q-Tip & MNDR) -1-

2010 17 The Bike Song (Mark Ronson & The Business Intl Feat. Kyle Falconer & Spank Rock) -2-

2010 55 Somebody To Love Me (Mark Ronson & The Business Intl Feat. Boy George & Andrew Wyatt) -3-

2012 55 Anywhere In The World (Mark Ronson & Katy B) -NAS-

2014 01 Uptown Funk (Mark Ronson Feat. Bruno Mars) -1-

 

Bruno Mars

2010 01 Nothin' On You (B.o.B Feat. Bruno Mars)

2010 03 Billionaire (Travie McCoy Feat. Bruno Mars)

2010 01 Just The Way You Are -1- MILLION SELLER

2011 01 Grenade -2-

2011 11 Marry You -4-

2011 01 The Lazy Song -3-

2011 10 Lighters (Bad Meets Evil Feat. Bruno Mars)

2011 19 Runaway Baby -AT-

2011 14 It Will Rain -OST-

2012 44 Young, Wild & Free (Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa Feat. Bruno Mars)

2012 17 Mirror (Lil Wayne Feat. Bruno Mars)

2012 02 Locked Out Of Heaven -1-

2013 02 When I Was Your Man -2-

2013 12 Treasure -3-

2013 62 Gorilla -4-

2014 01 Uptown Funk (Mark Ronson Feat. Bruno Mars)

 

Discussion Thread Here

> #1 [ from #2]

> MARK RONSON feat. BRUNO MARS

> "Uptown Funk" [1st single from "Uptown Special"]

> 1-2-1-

> 3 weeks top 40

 

> #2 [ from #1]

> BEN HAENOW

> "Something I Need" [1st single from TBA debut album]

> 1-2-

> 2 weeks top 40

 

> #3 [ NON-MOVER]

> ED SHEERAN

> "Thinking Out Loud" [3rd single from "x"]

> 26-25-29-23-28-20-18-16-13-17-18-24-19-18-17-10-4-2-1-2-2-4-4-1-2-3-3-

> 27 weeks top 40

 

> #4 [ from #7]

> TAYLOR SWIFT

> "Blank Space" [2nd single from "1989"]

> 99-x(1)-11-9-8-4-6-7-4-

> 7 weeks top 40; 8 weeks top 100

 

> #5 [ from #4]

> OLLY MURS feat. DEMI LOVATO

> "Up" [2nd single from "Never Been Better"]

> 94-43-4-5-

> 2 weeks top 40; 3 weeks top 75; 4 weeks top 100

 

> #6 [ NEW ENTRY]

> ALESSO feat. TOVE LO

> "Heroes (we could be)" [1st single from TBA debut album]

> 6-

> 1 week top 40

 

> #7 [ from #10]

> MEGHAN TRAINOR

> "All About That Bass" [1st single from "Title"]

> 75-67-53-33-1-1-1-1-2-3-5-11-10-11-13-10-7-

> 14 weeks top 40; 17 weeks top 75

 

> #8 [ from #6]

> TAKE THAT

> "These Days" [1st single from "III"]

> 1-3-4-6-8-

> 5 weeks top 40

 

> #9 [ from #12]

> OLLY MURS feat. TRAVIE MCCOY

> "Wrapped Up" [1st single from "Never Been Better"]

> 3-3-5-8-12-9-

> 6 weeks top 40

 

> #10 [ from #9]

> CALVIN HARRIS feat. ELLIE GOULDING

> "Outside" [4th single from "Motion"]

> 6-6-10-11-10-9-9-10-

> 8 weeks top 40

 

> #11 [ from #23]

> JESSIE J, ARIANA GRANDE and NICKI MINAJ

> "Bang Bang" [1st single from "Sweet Talker"]

> 1-2-2-5-4-4-7-13-16-16-25-30-23-11-

> 14 weeks top 40

 

> #12 [ from #13]

> SAM SMITH

> "Like I Can" [5th single from "In The Lonely Hour"]

> 9-15-13-13-14-13-12-

> 7 weeks top 40

 

> #13 [ from #8]

> ONE DIRECTION

> "Night Changes" [2nd single from "FOUR"]

> 54-23-21-19-7-8-13-

> 6 weeks top 40; 7 weeks top 75

 

> #14 [ from #15]

> ONE DIRECTION

> "Steal My Girl" [1st single from "FOUR"]

> 3-11-7-9-3-6-6-8-12-15-14-

> 11 weeks top 40

 

> #15 [ from #32]

> TAYLOR SWIFT

> "Shake It Off" [1st single from "1989"]

> 4-4-6-4-5-3-3-4-2-5-3-5-12-18-26-32-29-32-15-

> 19 weeks top 40

 

> #16 [ NON-MOVER]

> CLEAN BANDIT and JESS GLYNNE

> "Real Love" [7th single from "New Eyes"]

> 2-5-6-10-16-16-

> 6 weeks top 40

 

> #17 [ from #11]

> THE POGUES feat. KIRSTY MACCOLL

> "Fairytale Of New York" [1st single from "If I Should Fall From Grace With God"]

> 40-19-8-2-2-4-19-39-68-x(1)-82-89-x(198)-64-49-38-36-69-x(728)-3-5-12-41-63-x(44)-46-23-10-6-13-x(46)-81-33-12-8-4-9-x(46)-62-44-19-...

...-13-12-19-91-x(45)-85-58-31-18-18-12-x(45)-91-75-51-27-26-19-17-x(47)-47-23-15-13-13-68-x(45)-91-53-27-15-18-12-32-x(46)-85-53-16-15-...

...-14-24-x(46)-80-67-18-11-11-17-

> 51 weeks top 40; 68 weeks top 75; 77 weeks top 100

 

> #18 [ from #27]

> ED SHEERAN

> "Don't" [2nd single from "x"]

> 19-17-22-26-38-35-23-11-8-8-13-17-16-22-25-31-28-22-14-20-26-30-28-30-32-27-18-

> 27 weeks top 40

 

> #19 [ from #25]

> IDINA MENZEL

> "Let It Go" [1st single from "Frozen - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack"]

> 67-67-57-44-36-31-22-20-20-23-18-31-22-31-30-27-17-11-15-13-11-11-12-13-13-15-19-21-21-21-25-25-27-30-28-29-32-36-44-51-54-60-...

...-53-48-54-54-36-42-28-19-25-26-24-25-19-

> 42 weeks top 40; 55 weeks top 75

 

> #20 [ from #18]

> MARIAH CAREY

> "All I Want For Christmas Is You" [1st single from "Merry Christmas"]

> 5-2-2-2-8-28-50-x(6)-59-x(662)-78-46-23-8-4-6-20-x(45)-59-45-37-17-12-17-25-x(46)-77-51-29-19-21-18-x(46)-96-48-22-23-25-31-x(46)-...

...-100-64-27-12-11-17-x(46)-88-56-30-20-21-20-55-x(45)-98-68-47-14-12-13-30-x(46)-68-52-17-16-18-20-

> 40 weeks top 40; 54 weeks top 75; 60 weeks top 100

 

> #21 [ from #28]

> GEORGE EZRA

> "Budapest" [3rd single from "Wanted On Voyage"]

> 72-x(3)-94-x(6)-68-x(20)-4-5-3-5-5-4-6-5-6-7-13-17-19-11-12-10-15-18-17-16-19-22-29-37-29-23-28-21-

> 28 weeks top 40; 30 weeks top 75; 31 weeks top 100

 

> #22 [ from #19]

> SAM SMITH

> "Stay With Me" [3rd single from "In The Lonely Hour"]

> 1-2-2-4-5-6-7-10-10-13-16-13-13-16-15-16-15-12-16-23-27-23-15-17-18-16-21-29-28-25-19-22-

> 32 weeks top 40

 

> #23 [ from #20]

> HOZIER

> "Take Me To Church" [3rd single from "Hozier"]

> 79-86-49-49-35-28-26-32-31-33-34-34-25-31-32-27-22-20-23-

> 15 weeks top 40; 17 weeks top 75; 19 weeks top 100

 

> #24 [ from #34]

> GEORGE EZRA

> "Blame It On Me" [4th single from "Wanted On Voyage"]

> 56-61-43-27-20-10-7-6-9-13-12-12-16-21-28-27-24-27-34-24-

> 17 weeks top 40; 20 weeks top 75

 

> #25 [ from #26]

> SAM SMITH

> "I'm Not The Only One" [4th single from "In The Lonely Hour"]

> 93-x(9)-69-40-17-9-5-3-6-6-9-12-12-10-10-10-10-17-17-22-26-26-25-

> 20 weeks top 40; 21 weeks top 75; 22 weeks top 100

 

> #26 [ from #22]

> DAVID GUETTA feat. SAM MARTIN

> "Dangerous" [4th single from "Listen"]

> 5-9-9-15-22-26-

> 6 weeks top 40

 

> #27 [ from #37]

> ED SHEERAN

> "Sing" [1st single from "x"]

> 1-2-3-3-4-7-8-10-14-15-19-23-24-26-27-26-29-33-36-30-26-22-25-34-36-44-44-39-37-27-

> 28 weeks top 40; 30 weeks top 75

 

> #28 [ from #35]

> WHAM!

> "Last Christmas" [non-album single]

> 2-2-2-2-2-3-8-11-21-33-38-51-67-x(39)-32-10-6-6-14-36-68-x(45)-85-63-47-45-71-x(1090)-50-23-14-16-40-x(47)-67-36-26-27-45-x(48)-53-...

...-39-41-34-x(48)-57-53-56-61-x(48)-55-26-28-34-x(48)-55-34-41-35-87-x(47)-91-44-40-36-68-x(47)-86-39-36-35-28-

> 37 weeks top 40; 58 weeks top 75; 62 weeks top 100

 

> #29 [ from #31]

> SIA

> "Chandelier" [1st single from "1000 Forms Of Fear"]

> 6-9-11-16-18-14-20-21-22-25-30-29-30-30-35-36-34-28-22-33-37-40-21-38-31-29-

> 26 weeks top 40

 

> #30 [ from #33]

> ELLA HENDERSON

> "Ghost" [1st single from "Chapter One"]

> 1-1-2-2-3-4-3-4-6-5-10-12-12-18-17-17-21-22-16-18-21-29-37-45-49-43-37-33-30-

> 26 weeks top 40; 29 weeks top 75

 

> #31 [ from #30]

> ELLA HENDERSON

> "Yours" [3rd single from "Chapter One"]

> 46-66-77-16-20-30-31-

> 4 weeks top 40; 6 weeks top 75; 7 weeks top 100

 

> #32 [ from #36]

> CALVIN HARRIS feat. JOHN NEWMAN

> "Blame" [3rd single from "Motion"]

> 1-2-4-5-6-8-7-9-11-15-20-20-31-33-36-32-

> 16 weeks top 40

 

> #33 [ from #21]

> OLIVER HELDENS feat. KSTEWART

> "Last All Night (Koala)" [non-album single]

> 5-21-33-

> 3 weeks top 40

 

> #34 [ from #24]

> LABRINTH

> "Jealous" [2nd single from "Take Me To The Truth"]

> 7-15-19-24-34-

> 5 weeks top 40

 

> #35 [ from #29]

> BLONDE feat. MELISSA STEEL

> "I Loved You" [non-album single]

> 7-18-29-35-

> 4 weeks top 40

 

> #36 [ from #54]

> MAGIC!

> "Rude" [1st single from "Don't Kill The Magic"]

> 76-50-2-1-2-2-3-6-9-9-9-10-15-17-24-20-24-30-36-41-41-49-54-54-36-

> 18 weeks top 40; 24 weeks top 75; 25 weeks top 100

 

> #37 [ from #39]

> WIZZARD

> "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" [non-album single]

> 19-6-4-4-4-4-16-22-41-x(410)-61-41-41-68-x(151)-86-50-36-23-36-x(49)-96-x(52)-99-x(1092)-68-27-16-18-62-x(48)-48-31-33-61-x(48)-60-...

...-45-51-46-x(47)-97-52-46-48-49-x(48)-58-28-31-38-x(48)-58-31-29-38-x(48)-92-37-31-41-80-x(48)-52-35-39-37-

> 27 weeks top 40; 49 weeks top 75; 55 weeks top 100

 

> #38 [ from #45]

> SHAKIN' STEVENS

> "Merry Christmas Everyone" [non-album single]

> 38-10-2-1-1-3-20-42-x(4)-100-93-x(39)-76-75-59-58-x(1091)-78-33-23-22-71-x(47)-76-44-36-42-68-x(48)-59-49-55-47-x(48)-73-74-68-80-...

...-x(48)-72-42-48-62-x(48)-83-46-50-54-x(49)-56-54-59-x(49)-53-44-45-38-

> 12 weeks top 40; 40 weeks top 75; 47 weeks top 100

 

> #39 [ from #49]

> MR PROBZ

> "Waves" [non-album single]

> 1-2-1-2-2-4-4-5-9-7-8-11-12-11-17-16-18-22-23-20-16-24-26-32-37-40-37-37-37-40-39-43-50-53-49-39-

> 32 weeks top 40; 36 weeks top 75

 

> #40 [ from #17]

> BAND AID 30

> "Do They Know It's Christmas? (2014)" [non-album single]

> 1-2-12-3-17-40-

> 6 weeks top 40

 

WD Mark :cheer: Preventing a second week at #1 that is something no one needs.

First EVER UK #1!!!

Thinking Out Loud is a brilliant song, those who don't hear it have only something against Sheeran in general. He's not my favourite artist either but with songs like this he deserves all the success he can get.

Most needlessly drawn out number 1 announcement of the year? She still nearly cocked it up :lol:

 

Actually quite like this Haenow track at the moment. I'd tentatively put it in my top 3 winners singles from X Factor.

sales thread up

Hope Ben had good sales behind UF and can stay Top 5 next week as well.

Thinking Out Loud is a brilliant song, those who don't hear it have only something against Sheeran in general. He's not my favourite artist either but with songs like this he deserves all the success he can get.

 

I like the song but just a bit overplayed as with anyone who has such massive success.