November 17, 201510 yr Rihanna, 5 years ago. Michael Jackson didn't do it. Yeah the timing of Jackson's death meant that the sales were split badly across two weeks (he died on Thursday). He still managed two in the Top10 at the same time - Man In The Mirror and Billie Jean were #2 and #10. Thriller and Smooth Criminal were #12 and #13. If he died a day or two earlier (or maybe later!) he could have easily had 3 or 4 singles in the top 10, including a #1 for Man In The Mirror.
November 17, 201510 yr 'Save a Prayer' is now #44 in the midweeks. I'd imagine they're not a lock to at least chart in the top 40, considering how well they're performing on iTunes right now, nice touch after Friday's events...
November 17, 201510 yr Yeah the timing of Jackson's death meant that the sales were split badly across two weeks (he died on Thursday). He still managed two in the Top10 at the same time - Man In The Mirror and Billie Jean were #2 and #10. Thriller and Smooth Criminal were #12 and #13. If he died a day or two earlier (or maybe later!) he could have easily had 3 or 4 singles in the top 10, including a #1 for Man In The Mirror. Otherwise known as the kobbar strategy.
November 17, 201510 yr Who would have thought Sorry would dethrone Hello, after debuting #2 3 wks ago
November 17, 201510 yr I would prefer Adele to get a 4th week rather than Justin Bieber dethroning her this week.
November 17, 201510 yr It wouldn't surprise me if Bieber climbed to #1 next week which is something I never thought I would support but this album is his big moment. I've never seen as much support for Bieber with the general public as much as I have now which doesn't surprise me considering he's released two incredible songs which have connected with much more people than even I anticipated. Purpose is easily in my top 5 albums of the year and I never thought I would ever be saying that about a Bieber album, I do hope 'Love Yourself' is top 5 this week also because I'm beyond addicted.
November 17, 201510 yr I would definitely be gobsmacked if Bieber climbed to #1 over Adele's first week! :lol:
November 17, 201510 yr I would definitely be gobsmacked if Bieber climbed to #1 over Adele's first week! :lol: Oops, I thought Adele was the following week, shows the amount of attention I've been paying!
November 17, 201510 yr It wouldn't surprise me if Bieber climbed to #1 next week which is something I never thought I would support but this album is his big moment. I've never seen as much support for Bieber with the general public as much as I have now which doesn't surprise me considering he's released two incredible songs which have connected with much more people than even I anticipated. Purpose is easily in my top 5 albums of the year and I never thought I would ever be saying that about a Bieber album, I do hope 'Love Yourself' is top 5 this week also because I'm beyond addicted. Are you forgetting what album comes out on Friday?
November 17, 201510 yr It's obvious their star has faded slightly since Zayn's departure though so it's not exactly surprising to see lower sales, particularly considering the album is sonically a retread of everything that's gone before it. Had they taken some sort of major and interesting risk with their sound it might have appealed to more people (or indeed not and could have delivered them a complete flop album, at least the safe option bags them a few more hits :lol:) Personally I think it's just a continuation of the decline they were facing before Zayn left. They're just getting more and more fanbase-exclusive by the day really, and I think if anything that process has been a bit slowed down by Zayn leaving because that proved that they were still very relevant as a group. I think they're definitely taking a hiatus at the right time.
November 17, 201510 yr no tuesday update? We are not guaranteed updates daily. What we have is always posted :D
November 17, 201510 yr Madonna did it, Michael Jackson after he passed away as far as I can remember, there could be someone else. Mart!n - Madonna has never had 3 UK Top 10 Hits at the same time. The closest she got was on W/E 10th August 1985 & W/E 17th August 1985. She was at 1, 5, & 15 on 10th August & 1, 2, & 19 on 17th August. That was with Into The Groove, Holiday & Crazy For You. The only 2 Women to manage 3 simultaneous Top 10 Singles, are Ruby Murray, (1955), & Rihanna, (2010 & 2011). Edited November 17, 201510 yr by zeus555
November 17, 201510 yr I'd prefer hello to remain at number one in singles but I'd be delighted if Bieber got number one album. The album sales don't seem that high and might only scrape 100k for top album this week.
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