The New Classic sold ~50k in 2014, so has managed a somewhat surprisingly little 10k since.

 

Right?! I know the repack Reclassified prob stole a lot of sales especially after Trouble became a hit in the UK but still, The New Classic also had decent streams if I remember correctly? Still weird to me but at least it finally got a certification.

 

18 March 2016

Singles

AC/DC - Back in Black - Silver - Released: 1981

AC/DC - Highway to Hell - Silver - Released: 1979

Akon - Right Now (Na Na Na) - Gold - Released: 2008

Charlie Puth - One Call Away - Silver - Released: 2015

Eminem - Space Bound - Silver - Released: 2010

Foster the People - Pumped Up Kicks - Platinum - Released: 2011

Gyptian - Hold You - Gold - Released: 2010

Kasabian - Empire - Silver - Released: 2006

Kygo ft. Maty Noyes - Stay - Silver - Released: 2016

Major Lazer ft. Nyla & Fuse ODG - Light It Up - Gold - Released: 2015

twenty one pilots - Stressed Out - Silver - Released: 2015

Years & Years - Eyes Shut - Gold - Released: 2015

 

Albums

50 Cent - Curtis - Platinum - Released: 2007

Bring Me the Horizon - There Is a Hell, Believe Me I've Seen It. There Is a Heaven, Let's Keep It a Secret. - Silver - Released: 2010

Charlie Puth - Nine Track Mind - Silver - Released: 2016

David Bowie - Space Oddity - Gold - Released: 1969

Diana Ross - Motown's Greatest Hits - Silver - Released: 1992

Dusty Springfield - Just Dusty - Silver - Released: 2009

Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP - 2x Platinum - Released: 2013

k.d. lang - Hymns of the 49th Parallel - Silver - Released: 2004

Ludovico Einaudi - In a Time Lapse - Silver - Released: 2013

New Order - Music Complete - Silver - Released: 2015

Odyssey - The Greatest Hits - Silver - Released: 1987

Tom Jones - Greatest Hits: Rediscovered - Silver - Released: 2010

Various Artists - Sing Your Heart Out 2016 - Silver - Released: 2016

 

Impressive for 'Back in Black' considering its first ever chart appearance in the whole of the Top 200 was in December 2012, when AC/DC's back catalogue was added to iTunes, and it charted at #27. I'm guessing it will have been available to buy on other sites but the majority of its sales (and later streams) will have been since that date.

 

'Highway to Hell' reached #59 in 1979, a live version peaked at #14 in 1992, re-entered due to the iTunes add at #40, before peaking at #4 in Christmas Week 2013 due to a #1 campaign (when it sold 43k in that week). I'm guessing it has sold ~250k in total.

 

'Right Now (Na Na Na)' sold 319k by the end of 2009, so has managed 81k in just over 6 years.

 

As I predicted a few weeks ago, 'Space Bound' passes 200k, Eminem's 28th single to do so.

 

Didn't realise 'Pumped Up Kicks' had sold so much, but it did manage 225k in 2011 and 150k in 2012 (375k in total) so 225k since, so ~70k+ in 2013, 2014 and 2015.

 

Again, surprised at the sales for 'Hold You', but it did have a total of 212k by the end of 2011, so 188k since.

 

'Empire' sold 91k in 2006, meaning 109k since. It had a sales total of 170k in June 2014 and 190k in January 2016.

 

Curtis sold 192k in 2007, meaning 108k since.

 

There is a Hell... had a total of 54k when That's the Spirit! was released September, meaning ~200 copies sold per week for the past 26 weeks since.

Fantastic to see 'Hold You' continue to sell so well. Love that song. :wub:

David Bowie - Space Oddity - Gold - Released: 1969

 

Would I be right in thinking that this is just the sales of the 1999 remaster, rather than every sale since 1994? It just occurred to me that 'Let's Dance' got a Silver certification in 2013 for its own 1999 remaster, despite the fact the album already had a Platinum certification from little over 30 years beforehand...

24 March 2016

Singles

Ellie Goulding - Army - Silver - Released: 2015

Fleetwood Mac - Dreams - Silver - Released: 1977

Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way - Gold - Released: 1977

G-Eazy x Bebe Rexha - Me, Myself & I - Silver - Released: 2015

Jeremih - Birthday Sex - Silver - Released: 2009

Justin Timberlake - SexyBack - Platinum - Released: 2006

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Eric Nally, Melle Mel, Kool Moe Dee & Grandmaster Caz - Downtown - Gold - Released: 2015

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Mary Lambert - Same Love - Gold - Released: 2013

P!nk - Just Like a Pill - Gold - Released: 2002

Snakehips ft. Tinashe & Chance The Rapper - All My Friends - Gold - Released: 2015

The Temptations - My Girl - Silver - Released: 1965

 

Albums

Fetty Wap - Fetty Wap - Silver - Released: 2015

The Who - Who's Last - Gold - Released: 1984

Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music! 93 - Gold - Released: 2016

 

'Dreams' is the fourth Fleetwood Mac song to reach Silver status in the download era, after 'Go Your Own Way', 'The Chain' and 'Everywhere'. Back in January 2013, 'Little Lies' was also in the Top 5 of their most downloaded tracks, ahead of 'Dreams', so I'm guessing it can't be far from Silver either. I have no idea what 70s are like but I'm guessing the overall total of 'Go Your Own Way' is 410k-420k and 'Dreams' is 230k-240k.

 

'Birthday Sex' was on 94k at the end of 2009, meaning 106k since.

 

'SexyBack' sold 296k at the end of 2007, meaning 304k since. It had already passed the 400k mark by July 2013.

 

'Same Love' sold 272k by the end of 2013, meaning 128k since.

 

'Just Like a Pill' sold 192k in 2002, meaning 208k in downloads/streams.

 

'My Girl' had one week at #43 in 1965, hit #92 in 1986, before finally becoming a success in 1992 when it reached #2. It managed 268k in 1992 so had overall sales of 468k at the bare minimum.

Two gold certifications for Macklemore & Ryan Lewis! Woo! :dance:

The Fetty Wap album will have likely benefited quite a lot by streaming. It's a similar situation in the US I believe, where I recall that it wouldn't have even gone to number one without streams.

 

Still, I have no issue with it going Silver as it's a surprisingly decent album.

There were some more certifications on Tuesday. Purpose and All of Me both went 3x Platinum, Lush Life went Platinum and Say You Love Me by Jessie Ware went Silver

Thanks for mentioning, I'm guessing those are the ones that didn't quite make the mark for the early certifications update on Thursday but did by Friday.

 

I'll add them to the original post in a sec!

Ohhh fantastic for Jessie Ware. So great to see her have her first/only single certification.

25 March 2016

Singles

Chase & Status ft. Moko - Count On Me - Silver - Released: 2013

Jessie Ware - Say You Love Me - Silver - Released: 2014

John Legend - All of Me - 3x Platinum - Released: 2013

U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - Silver - Released: 1987

Zara Larsson - Lush Life - Gold - Released: 2015

 

Albums

Justin Bieber - Purpose - 3x Platinum - Released: 2015

Various Artists - Anthems: Hip Hop 4 - Silver - Released: 2014

 

01 April 2016

Singles

Fifth Harmony ft. Ty Dollar $ign - Work From Home - Silver - Released: 2016

G.R.L - Ugly Heart - Gold - Released: 2014

Little Mix ft. Jason Derulo - Secret Love Song - Gold - Released: 2015

Luther Vandross - Never Too Much - Silver - Released: 1983

Mike Posner - I Took a Pill in Ibiza - Gold - Released: 2015

Sia - Cheap Thrills - Silver - Released: 2016

Sigma ft. Ella Henderson - Glitterball - Gold - Released: 2015

Skepta - Shutdown - Silver - Released: 2015

The Vamps - Can We Dance - Gold - Released: 2013

Whitney Houston - My Love is Your Love - Platinum - Released: 1999

 

Albums

David Bowie - The Next Day - Platinum - Released: 2013

David Bowie - Young Americans - Gold - Released: 1975

P!nk - Greatest Hits...So Far!!! - 3x Platinum - Released: 2010

Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music! 93 - Platinum - Released: 2016

Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Party Anthems - Gold - Released: 2015

 

'Count On Me' sold 126k in 2013, meaning 74k since.

 

'Say You Love Me' sold about 75-80k in 2014, meaning ~120k since.

 

At a guess, 'I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For' sold about 150k in 1987, meaning 350k in total.

 

'Ugly Heart' sold 258k in 2014, meaning 142k since.

 

At a guess, 'Never Too Much' sold 100k in the 80s, meaning 300k in total

 

'Can We Dance' sold 238k in 2013, meaning 162k since.

 

'My Love is Your Love' sold 494k in 1999, meaning 107k since. I imagine 'It's Not Right, But It's Okay' isn't far off Platinum either.

Yay for little mix

 

And wow at pink still selling enough consistantly to get triple platinum is it the most recent GH to sellso well?

And wow at pink still selling enough consistantly to get triple platinum is it the most recent GH to sellso well?

Yes, but only just - Bon Jovi's Greatest Hits which charted the week before is approaching 1m sales.

Work From Home, Ugly Heart, Secret Love Song, Cheap Thrills & Glitterball :heart: :heart:

 

Shocked Ugly Heart has done another +140k in the last year in a bit :o Great to see as it is easily one of my favourite songs of the past few years :wub:

Yes, but only just - Bon Jovi's Greatest Hits which charted the week before is approaching 1m sales.

 

How close we talkin?

 

How close we talkin?

16.5k away.

Sigala ft. Ella Henderson - Glitterball - Gold - Released: 2015

This is very picky as I can understand the mistake, but it's Sigma :P

 

The Vamps :heart: G.R.L :heart: Little Mix :heart: Ella Henderson :heart:

 

Great week for certifications - Bittersweet for G.R.L though, if it wasn't for the tragic circumstances I really think they could have been huge

'Ugly Heart' had confirmed sales of 343,000 in a MW article in June 2015 so pretty impressive that it's sold 57,000 in the last 10 months (Average 5,700 per month or 1,425 per week).

 

Link to article - http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/g...e-battle__9725/

08 April 2016

Singles

Alan Walker - Faded - Silver - Released: 2015

Backstreet Boys - I Want It That Way - Platinum - Released: 1999

Chris Brown & Tyga - Ayo - Platinum - Released: 2015

Elle King - Ex's & Oh's - Silver - Released: 2014

Imagine Dragons - Demons - Platinum - Released: 2013

Jamie Lawson - I Wasn't Expecting That - Gold - Released: 2015

Jonas Blue ft. Dakota - Fast Car - Platinum - Released: 2015

Katy Perry - Birthday - Silver - Released: 2013

KDA ft. Tinie Tempah & Katy B - Turn the Music Louder (Rumble) - Gold - Released: 2015

Rihanna ft. Drake - Work - Platinum - Released: 2016

Selena Gomez - Hands to Myself - Silver - Released: 2015

Sia - Alive - Silver - Released: 2015

Taylor Swift - Wildest Dreams - Silver - Released: 2014

The Prodigy - Voodoo People / Out of Space - Silver - Released: 2005

Tinie Tempah ft. Zara Larsson - Girls Like - Silver - Released: 2016

 

Albums

Jay-Z - Unplugged - Silver - Released: 2001

Josh Groban - Stages - Gold - Released: 2015

Michael Jackson - This Is It - 2x Platinum - Released: 2009

Various Artists - 100 Hits: Northern Soul - Silver - Released: 2014

Various Artists - Sing Your Heart Out 2016 - Gold - Released: 2016

Various Artists - Throwback Slow Jamz - Gold - Released: 2016

 

'I Want It That Way' sold 423k in 1999, meaning 177k on downloads/streams.

 

'Demons' sold 353k by the end of 2014, meaning 247k since.

 

'Birthday' becomes Katy Perry's 16th certified single. Those without a certification are 'Thinking of You', 'Unconditionally' and 'This is How We Do'.

 

'Work' becomes Rihanna's 15th Platinum single, joining 'Umbrella', 'Rude Boy', 'Only Girl', 'What's My Name?', 'S&M', 'We Found Love', 'Princess of China', 'Diamonds', 'Stay', 'FourFiveSeconds', 'Love the Way You Lie', 'Who's That Chick?', 'Take Care' and 'The Monster'. Ones to watch out for are 'Disturbia', 'Russian Roulette', 'Take a Bow', 'Where Have You Been', 'Don't Stop the Music' and 'Live Your Life' which are likely to hit the mark too.

 

'Voodoo People / Out of Space' failed to reach the Top 250 in 2005, meaning less than 24k sold. The OCC site includes the chart run for this mash-up under the original 'Voodoo People', so there's a chance sales for that (#13 in 1994) are included, but then the chart run on UKMIX (which does not combine the chart runs) shows that the 2005 mash-up made the charts in succeeding years, so it is a good trickle seller anyway. So I'm not too sure what sales make up this certification (although it's worth mentioning the BPI site does say the release date was 2005, but they have been wrong before).

 

This Is It sold 541k by the end of 2010 (464k in 2009; 77k in 2010), meaning 59k since.