I love both 'Higher' and 'Glitterball'.

Looking at it from a detached point of view, many won't see a huge difference between Higher and Glitterball. Hardly surprising that the majority here choose the record vocalised by Ella Henderson over Labrinth :lol:

 

Neither are as good as Nobody to Love or Changing, so its surprising why this new one is doing so well.

 

I find them miles apart. The chorus is ten times better in Glitterball and I have NOTHING against Labrinth. Even the general public is preferring this to the road-kill that was Higher, so I don't think it's just about the artists.

Hardly surprising that the majority here choose the record vocalised by Ella Henderson over Labrinth :lol:

 

Yeah you said that before as well, and nobody agreed with that either!

 

Glitterball is just a bit of summer fluff, fine by me.

I personally prefer Body Talk as a song.

Heard 'Body Talk' for the first time earlier - so painfully average and just there. Nothing going for it at all, i am surprised it has so many fans (unless it's a song that grabs you with repeated listens?).

 

Anyway, absolutely brilliant for Carly after ~1 play on Radio 1! A huge smash in the waiting with the right support :wub:

I agree re. Foxes and that it's pretty "average" for the mass adoration it's getting (even if I do really like it myself), but I think the reason why it hit so hard for me (and possibly others?) is that I had literally NO expectations from it or her. So it was such a great listen. It's been waning more and more on me the more I listen to it, but I put that down to the fact that Brandon and Carly have got this whole 80's new wave sound down to a tee and they're pretty much the two albums I'm constantly playing atm.

Yeah you said that before as well, and nobody agreed with that either!

 

Not sure that's quite true :lol: Besides, in real life the reactions I've witnessed are that Higher was a forgettable track, but people still liked Labrinth. Glitterball is seen as watered down, pop music. To an extent, so were Nobody To Love and Changing, but they were almost universally loved.

 

Of course, what I've seen doesn't speak for the whole music-listening population! It is however an alternative and valid opinion, just like everybody else's.

 

Anyone has a list of Top 10 combined?

Not sure that's quite true :lol: Besides, in real life the reactions I've witnessed are that Higher was a forgettable track, but people still liked Labrinth. Glitterball is seen as watered down, pop music. To an extent, so were Nobody To Love and Changing, but they were almost universally loved.

 

Of course, what I've seen doesn't speak for the whole music-listening population! It is however an alternative and valid opinion, just like everybody else's.

 

'in real life the reactions I've witnessed' Haha cringe.

 

Quite right, you have a opinion and arent afraid to repeat it :0)

 

I personally find Labrinth very watered down and Higher drab but hey.

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'in real life the reactions I've witnessed' Haha cringe.

 

Yeah, that was a bit pretentious :lol:

 

Seriously though, if you believed everything you read on forums you'd be surprised by how well some songs ARE actually received by people! Like how the charts aren't an exact barometer to how popular a song is (but better now with streaming I guess).

Yeah, that was a bit pretentious :lol:

 

Seriously though, if you believed everything you read on forums you'd be surprised by how well some songs ARE actually received by people! Like how the charts aren't an exact barometer to how popular a song is (but better now with streaming I guess).

 

I'd go with charts as a measure of popularity rather than 3 mates down the pub last Thurs night :0)

 

 

See Get Stupid, just made #11, I think that'll probably be its peak...

So happy to see Sigma at 2! I was only expecting 4/5 as its peak so I'm hoping it will hold on and do well next week :cheer:

Yeah, that was a bit pretentious :lol:

 

Seriously though, if you believed everything you read on forums you'd be surprised by how well some songs ARE actually received by people! Like how the charts aren't an exact barometer to how popular a song is (but better now with streaming I guess).

 

Obviously the charts indicate how popular a song is :lol: It has the largest sample of people you can possibly get to show how popular a song is.

Obviously the charts indicate how popular a song is :lol: It has the largest sample of people you can possibly get to show how popular a song is.

Yes. It just seems the act of downloading songs seems to be more popular to the younger generation!

People who don't have iTunes or Spotify accounts still listen to music though don't they? Often, what is popular amongst them is not directly related to what's in the chart.

 

There's been plenty of debate on here on how stations like Capital have too much influence into what's a hit - just because Capital doesn't play a song doesn't make it unpopular :lol: That excludes songs like The Motto, Rack City or Au Seve which never charted but were obviously popular songs.

 

Anyone who thinks the charts are a 100% representaion as to what's popular is sorely mistaken!

People who don't have iTunes or Spotify accounts still listen to music though don't they? Often, what is popular amongst them is not directly related to what's in the chart.

 

There's been plenty of debate on here on how stations like Capital have too much influence into what's a hit - just because Capital doesn't play a song doesn't make it unpopular :lol: That excludes songs like The Motto, Rack City or Au Seve which never charted but were obviously popular songs.

 

Anyone who thinks the charts are a 100% representaion as to what's popular is sorely mistaken!

 

The point is it's more representative than going outside, picking a dozen people and asking their opinions on a song which it is.

2. Sigma - Glitterball (feat. Ella Henderson)

11. Aston Merrygold - Get Stupid

13. Foxes - Body Talk

17. Bring Me The Horizon - Throne

 

58. Robyn & La Bagatella Magique - Set Me Free

76. Carly Rae Jepsen - Run Away With Me

89. Aston Merrygold - Get Stupid

111. NERVO - The Other Boys (feat. Kylie Minogue, Jake Shears & Nile Rodgers)

114. Tourist - Holding On (feat. Josef Salvat & Niia)

181. Melé - Ambience

186. Faithless - Insomnia 2.0 (Avicii Remix) [Radio Edit]

260. XYconstant - Silverlined

752. Jax Jones - Yeah Yeah Yeah (Radio Edit)

899. Elbow - Lost Worker Bee

The point is it's more representative than going outside, picking a dozen people and asking their opinions on a song which it is.

 

Obviously :lol:

 

Its still a system open to manipulation. Everyone knows how label hold songs back so they achieve a high 'peak' position only to tumble down the chart after. You can't tell me songs like that are genuinely popular, they are simply a high seller on a certain week.

 

I guarentee that Glitterball is not one of the ten most popular songs in the country this week, as this doesn't take into account songs that aren't released yet, but are already popular like the Silento or Sigala songs.

Looking at it from a detached point of view, many won't see a huge difference between Higher and Glitterball. Hardly surprising that the majority here choose the record vocalised by Ella Henderson over Labrinth :lol:

 

Neither are as good as Nobody to Love or Changing, so its surprising why this new one is doing so well.

 

Is that all you post about? How Buzzjack likes female vocals more than male vocals? It's quite boring to read, please change the record.

 

Glitterball is NICE, the hook is way stronger than that of Higher. I'm a Labrinth fan but his vocals are incredibly boring and unexciting in Higher, whereas Ella's voice brings Glitterball to life. I'd say it's actually my fave Sigma track to date, the first two singles tired on me really quickly.

 

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Kworb Combined and Weighted Update - as per 0.2 hours ago

1 1.0000 Little Mix - Black Magic

2 0.8191 Years & Years - Shine

3 0.7089 Sigma - Glitterball (feat. Ella Henderson)

4 0.6578 Lost Frequencies - Are You With Me

5 0.6317 Calvin Harris & Disciples - How Deep Is Your Love

6 0.5509 Sam Feldt - Show Me Love (feat. Kimberly Anne)

7 0.5436 John Newman - Come and Get It

8 0.5350 David Zowie - House Every Weekend

9 0.4953 Birdy - Wings

10 0.4918 WALK THE MOON - Shut Up and Dance

 

11 0.4549 Aston Merrygold - Get Stupid

12 0.4420 Avicii - Waiting for Love

13 0.4021 Omi - Cheerleader

14 0.3963 Tinie Tempah - Not Letting Go (feat. Jess Glynne)

15 0.3608 Foxes - Body Talk

16 0.3216 James Bay - Let It Go

17 0.3201 Ed Sheeran - Photograph

18 0.3143 Flo Rida - I Don't Like It, I Love It (feat. Robin Thicke)

19 0.2967 Jason Derulo - Want to Want Me

20 0.2870 Rita Ora - Poison

 

21 0.2841 Major Lazer & DJ Snake - Lean On (feat. MØ)

22 0.2814 Krept & Konan - Freak of the Week (feat. Jeremih)

23 0.2774 Bring Me the Horizon - Throne

24 0.2627 Fifth Harmony - Worth It (feat. Kid Ink)

25 0.2383 The Weeknd - Can't Feel My Face

26 0.2367 Fetty Wap - Trap Queen

27 0.2143 Wiz Khalifa - See You Again (feat. Charlie Puth)

28 0.2085 Galantis - Runaway (U & I)

29 0.2056 Taylor Swift - Bad Blood (feat. Kendrick Lamar)

30 0.1941 Skrillex & Diplo - Where Are Ü Now (feat. Justin Bieber)

 

31 0.1809 Shaggy - I Need Your Love (feat. Mohombi, Faydee & Costi)

32 0.1717 LunchMoney Lewis - Bills

33 0.1699 The Chemical Brothers - Go

34 0.1599 Kygo - Stole the Show (feat. Parson James)

35 0.1562 Deorro & Chris Brown - Five More Hours

36 0.1435 5 Seconds of Summer - She's Kinda Hot

37 0.1323 The Score - Oh My Love

38 0.1156 The Weeknd - The Hills

39 0.1137 Mark Ronson - Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars)

40 0.1118 David Guetta - Hey Mama (feat. Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha & Afrojack)

 

41 0.1093 Ellie Goulding - Love Me Like You Do

42 0.0969 Bring Me the Horizon - Happy Song

43 0.0960 Jess Glynne - Hold My Hand

44 0.0935 Years & Years - King

45 0.0828 Selena Gomez - Good For You (feat. A$AP Rocky)

46 0.0820 Andy Grammer - Honey, I'm Good

47 0.0793 Maroon 5 - Sugar

48 0.0754 Hozier - Take Me To Church

49 0.0695 Kygo - Firestone (feat. Conrad Sewell)

50 0.0691 Galantis - Peanut Butter Jelly

 

51 0.0688 Fetty Wap - My Way (feat. Monty)

52 0.0687 Taylor Swift - Shake It Off

53 0.0653 Robyn & La Bagatelle Magique - Set Me Free

54 0.0653 Jessie J - Flashlight

55 0.0646 Eminem - Kings Never Die (feat. Gwen Stefani)

56 0.0637 Jasmine Thompson - Ain't Nobody

57 0.0635 James Bay - Hold Back the River

58 0.0613 Pitbull - Fun (feat. Chris Brown)

xx 0.0603 Charlie Puth - Marvin Gaye (feat. Meghan Trainor) (pre-order)

59 0.0592 Def Ghetto Boyz - Watch Me Whip (Nae Nae)

60 0.0585 Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud

 

61 0.0549 Will Young - Thank You

62 0.0536 Carly Rae Jepsen - Run Away with Me

63 0.0535 Jess Glynne - Ain't Got Far To Go

64 0.0526 Taylor Swift - Blank Space

65 0.0515 Major Lazer - Powerful (feat. Ellie Goulding & Tarrus Riley)

66 0.0481 Pharrell Williams - Freedom

67 0.0471 Meghan Trainor - Like I'm Gonna Lose You (feat. John Legend)

68 0.0471 Natalie La Rose - Somebody (feat. Jeremih)

69 0.0447 Avicii - The Nights

70 0.0432 Martin Garrix - Don't Look Down (feat. Usher)

 

71 0.0420 A$AP Rocky - Everyday (feat. Rod Stewart x Miguel x Mark Ronson)

72 0.0412 Carly Rae Jepsen - I Really Like You

73 0.0410 Nick Jonas - Jealous

74 0.0409 Kelly Clarkson - Invincible

75 0.0409 Meghan Trainor - Dear Future Husband

76 0.0409 Fetty Wap - 679 (feat. Remy Boyz)

77 0.0402 Rihanna - Bitch Better Have My Money

 

Of course there will be multiple versions outside the top 100 too so this isn't totally accurate but it's a good idea!

Obviously :lol:

 

Its still a system open to manipulation. Everyone knows how label hold songs back so they achieve a high 'peak' position only to tumble down the chart after. You can't tell me songs like that are genuinely popular, they are simply a high seller on a certain week.

 

I guarentee that Glitterball is not one of the ten most popular songs in the country this week, as this doesn't take into account songs that aren't released yet, but are already popular like the Silento or Sigala songs.

 

:offtopic:

 

You were comparing the charts to opinions you asked people in 'REAL' life, I said that the chart uses a larger sample, so it's a more USEFUL indicator of a song's popularity. I never commented on the reliability of them.

Thanks Joseph! That makings the Now tracks situation a bit clearer. Good to see 'Shine' still easily selling at the second most. Excellent longevity for that track saleswise!

 

I wonder if John Newman will fall out of the top 10 this week :unsure:

Is that all you post about? How Buzzjack likes female vocals more than male vocals? It's quite boring to read, please change the record.

 

Well, obviously not :lol:

 

You could always just block me to be on the safe side, I'm sure plenty of others have!

 

:offtopic:

 

You were comparing the charts to opinions you asked people in 'REAL' life, I said that the chart uses a larger sample, so it's a more USEFUL indicator of a song's popularity. I never commented on the reliability of them.

 

I think you're putting words in my mouth slightly, I never said the opinions of '12 people' are more valid than the charts :lol:

 

I'm just trying to say that the chart isn't an exact barometer of what is popular as there are plenty of people unrepresented by them and songs that are quite clearly popular in certain age groups that don't chart.