I agree that the Calvin Harris one has done amazingly well, but I don't agree that the John Newman one hasn't because it was held back. Do you think it'd have sold more had it been OAOS? Then why did the OAOS follow-up Tiring Game (which IMHO was actually a better record) peak at #106?

 

 

People can pick and chose artists and songs to show why certain methods are working or not but you just have to look at each case specifically. In John Newmans case his relevancy and popularity declined alot since album one and that was the reason why he ultimately peaked low with an OAOS release which didnt reverberate with the public and the first single was given a hyped position due to being held back and ultimately fell quickly because it wasnt very popular hence the 5 week run in the top 40.

 

As for Sigala the follow up to a no1 single during the summer would have led it to do much better under OAOS imo but we will never know.

 

As DB says radio needs to go beyond the narrow capital style playlists and play fresher music and spotify has to change its playlists more often.

I'm genuinely getting a case of deja vu looking at this last page.

Part of the reason Love Me Like You stayed so stable was its promo. They performed it so many times and gave it a boost every time it seemed to be falling on iTunes, until commercial radio finally took notice and started playing it a lot more, which is why it's still so stable. Obviously they have the budget for that, lots of smaller artists won't have the same opportunities that Little Mix have.

 

I think the initial performance of LMLY was poor considering it was LM and followed BM but i think it remained steady yes because of promo but also because the song was liked by the general public.

I'm genuinely getting a case of deja vu looking at this last page.

 

 

Ive onloy made 3 posts leave me out of it :P

I think the initial performance of LMLY was poor considering it was LM and followed BM but i think it remained steady yes because of promo but also because the song was liked by the general public.

 

Exactly, if the general public like a song it will be a hit. 99 Souls are having a great hit and chart run with The girl is mine, they aren't a big name but the song is catching on and they will end up with a fantastic chart run and sales, top 10 or not.

 

1 week top 10's due to being held back and getting 5 weeks worth of fan sales into one week really don't help anyone. Didn't The Wanted have like 6 top 10's from their last album which pretty much bombed, as they were fan purchased, 1 week top 10 here and gone singles.

1 week top 10's due to being held back and getting 5 weeks worth of fan sales into one week really don't help anyone. Didn't The Wanted have like 6 top 10's from their last album which pretty much bombed, as they were fan purchased, 1 week top 10 here and gone singles.

Interestingly one of them (We Own The Night) was released on air on sale.

Only Buzzjack could manage an 8 page midweek thread about how there are no midweeks.

Only Buzzjack could manage an 8 page midweek thread about how there are no midweeks.

 

 

ROFL yes ! And I fall for it every time ! Ooooh 8 pages ! Someone must know something. I better check it out ! D'oh :)