Posted February 14, 20169 yr It may be Valentines Day, but that hasn't stopped one heck of an emotional breakup song - Christina Perri's Jar of Hearts - from reaching a huge sales milestone in the UK. The US singer-songwriter's debut single has hit the one million sales mark in the UK almost five years after its release, OfficialCharts.com can reveal. Jar of Hearts - written by Perri about a difficult ending of a relationship - joins an elite club of just 165 songs that have sold over one million (not including streams) in UK chart history. The track was a slow burner on the Official Singles Chart, initially entering the Top 100 at Number 90 in June 2011. Two months later, Jar of Hearts entered the Top 40 at 17 and hit its peak of Number 4 two weeks later. Notably, Jar of Hearts is one of the few million-selling songs that failed to hit the top spot. Only three tracks that have hit the milestone have peaked lower: Snow Patrol's Chasing Cars (6), Journey's Don't Stop Believin' (6) and Bing Crosby's White Christmas (5). Robbie Williams' Angels is the only other million seller to also peak at Number 4, which it did in 1998. Congratulations, Christina! Now, let's all have a singalong (and mini cry):
February 14, 20169 yr Good for her, lovely song! So this is a sales only million seller I guess, seeing as Sia's Chandelier peaked at #6 and is a million seller with streams included.
February 14, 20169 yr Yay so happy Jar Of Hearts has made a million sales :heart: One of my favourite songs and such a beautiful ballad :wub: :wub:
February 14, 20169 yr Aw yay, gorgeous song and never really got killed by overplay for me! (Is this a good place to ask what "A Thousand Years" is on too :thinking:)
February 14, 20169 yr Aw yay, gorgeous song and never really got killed by overplay for me! (Is this a good place to ask what "A Thousand Years" is on too :thinking:) Omg no we have a place for requests!!! http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=187277 ( :basil: )
February 14, 20169 yr Author Aw yay, gorgeous song and never really got killed by overplay for me! (Is this a good place to ask what "A Thousand Years" is on too :thinking:) You're right about no overplay - in fact I'd never even heard of it until about two years ago, but I was familiar pretty much every other song that was a hit at the time. I can't recall hearing it on the radio on one single occasion in fact, same with Let Her Go.
February 14, 20169 yr Fantastic! Jar of Hearts is a great song and fully deserves the achievement! Edited February 14, 20169 yr by Taylor Jago
February 14, 20169 yr (Is this a good place to ask what "A Thousand Years" is on too :thinking:) Was on 850k at the beginning of the year, but that includes streams so 1m sales will be years and years away I'm afraid.
February 14, 20169 yr So OCC list 163. Anybody know what number 164 is? YEAR OF RELEASE TITLE ARTIST 2014 UPTOWN FUNK MARK RONSON FT BRUNO MARS 2014 THINKING OUT LOUD ED SHEERAN 2014 ALL OF ME JOHN LEGEND 2014 RATHER BE CLEAN BANDIT 2013 COUNTING STARS ONEREPUBLIC 2013 ROAR KATY PERRY 2013 LA LA LA NAUGHTY BOY FT SAM SMITH 2013 HAPPY PHARRELL WILLIAMS 2013 BLURRED LINES ROBIN THICKE FT TI & PHARRELL 2013 GET LUCKY DAFT PUNK FT PHARRELL WILLIAMS & NILE RODGERS 2013 WAKE ME UP AVICII 2012 DON'T YOU WORRY CHILD SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA / JOHN MARTIN 2012 DIAMONDS RIHANNA 2012 LET HER GO PASSENGER 2012 CALL ME MAYBE CARLY RAE JEPSEN 2012 GANGNAM STYLE PSY 2012 IMPOSSIBLE JAMES ARTHUR 2011 MOVES LIKE JAGGER MAROON 5 FT CHRISTINA AGUILERA 2011 PARTY ROCK ANTHEM LMFAO FT LAUREN BENNETT AND GOONROCK 2011 GIVE ME EVERYTHING PITBULL FT NE-YO, AFROJACK, NAYER 2011 PRICE TAG JESSIE J FT B.O.B 2011 SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW GOTYE FT KIMBRA 2011 SOMEONE LIKE YOU ADELE 2011 THE A TEAM ED SHEERAN 2011 TITANIUM DAVID GUETTA FT SIA 2011 WE ARE YOUNG FUN FT JANELLE MONAE 2011 WE FOUND LOVE RIHANNA FT CALVIN HARRIS 2010 JUST THE WAY YOU ARE (AMAZING) BRUNO MARS 2010 ROLLING IN THE DEEP ADELE 2010 LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE EMINEM FT RIHANNA 2010 FIREWORK KATY PERRY 2010 ONLY GIRL (IN THE WORLD) RIHANNA 2010 WHEN WE COLLIDE MATT CARDLE 2009 BAD ROMANCE LADY GAGA 2009 FIGHT FOR THIS LOVE CHERYL COLE 2009 I GOTTA FEELING BLACK EYED PEAS 2009 POKER FACE LADY GAGA 2008 HALLELUJAH ALEXANDRA BURKE 2008 SEX ON FIRE KINGS OF LEON 2008 USE SOMEBODY KINGS OF LEON 2007 BLEEDING LOVE LEONA LEWIS 2007 RULE THE WORLD TAKE THAT 2006 CHASING CARS SNOW PATROL 2006 CRAZY GNARLS BARKLEY 2005 (IS THIS THE WAY TO) AMARILLO TONY CHRISTIE FT PETER KAY 2005 THAT'S MY GOAL SHAYNE WARD 2004 DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS? BAND AID 20 2002 ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE/EVERGREEN WILL YOUNG 2002 HERO ENRIQUE IGLESIAS 2002 LOSE YOURSELF EMINEM 2002 UNCHAINED MELODY GARETH GATES 2001 CAN'T GET YOU OUT OF MY HEAD KYLIE MINOGUE 2001 IT WASN'T ME SHAGGY FT RIKROK 2001 PURE AND SIMPLE HEAR'SAY 2001 WHOLE AGAIN ATOMIC KITTEN 2000 CAN WE FIX IT? BOB THE BUILDER 1999 ...BABY ONE MORE TIME BRITNEY SPEARS 1999 MAMBO NO.5 (A LITTLE BIT OF…) LOU BEGA 1999 BLUE (DA BA DEE) EIFFEL 65 1998 HEARTBEAT/TRAGEDY STEPS 1998 BELIEVE CHER 1998 I DON'T WANT TO MISS A THING AEROSMITH 1998 MY HEART WILL GO ON CELINE DION 1998 NO MATTER WHAT BOYZONE 1997 ANGELS ROBBIE WILLIAMS 1997 BARBIE GIRL AQUA 1997 DON'T SPEAK NO DOUBT 1997 I'LL BE MISSING YOU PUFF DADDY & FAITH EVANS 1997 IT'S LIKE THAT RUN-DMC VS JASON NEVINS 1997 NEVER EVER ALL SAINTS 1997 PERFECT DAY VARIOUS ARTISTS 1997 SOMETHING ABOUT THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT / CANDLE IN THE WIND '97 ELTON JOHN 1997 TELETUBBIES SAY "EH-OH!" TELETUBBIES 1997 TORN NATALIE IMBRUGLIA 1996 2 BECOME 1 SPICE GIRLS 1996 KILLING ME SOFTLY FUGEES 1996 SPACEMAN BABYLON ZOO 1996 THREE LIONS BADDIEL & SKINNER & LIGHTNING SEEDS 1996 WANNABE SPICE GIRLS 1995 BACK FOR GOOD TAKE THAT 1995 EARTH SONG MICHAEL JACKSON 1995 GANGSTA'S PARADISE COOLIO FT LV 1995 I BELIEVE/UP ON THE ROOF ROBSON & JEROME 1995 MYSTERIOUS GIRL PETER ANDRE FT BUBBLER RANX 1995 UNCHAINED MELODY/(THERE'LL BE BLUEBIRDS OVER) THE WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER ROBSON GREEN & JEROME FLYNN 1995 WONDERWALL OASIS 1994 ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU MARIAH CAREY 1994 LOVE IS ALL AROUND WET WET WET 1994 SATURDAY NIGHT WHIGFIELD 1994 THINK TWICE CELINE DION 1992 I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU WHITNEY HOUSTON 1991 (EVERYTHING I DO) I DO IT FOR YOU BRYAN ADAMS 1989 RIDE ON TIME BLACK BOX 1988 ESPECIALLY FOR YOU KYLIE MINOGUE & JASON DONOVAN 1987 FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK POGUES FT KIRSTY MACCOLL 1985 THE POWER OF LOVE JENNIFER RUSH 1984 CARELESS WHISPER GEORGE MICHAEL 1984 DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS? BAND AID 1984 GHOSTBUSTERS RAY PARKER JR. 1984 I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU STEVIE WONDER 1984 LAST CHRISTMAS/EVERYTHING SHE WANTS WHAM! 1984 TWO TRIBES FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD 1983 BLUE MONDAY NEW ORDER 1983 KARMA CHAMELEON CULTURE CLUB 1983 RELAX FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD 1983 RED RED WINE UB40 1983 UPTOWN GIRL BILLY JOEL 1982 COME ON EILEEN DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS 1982 EYE OF THE TIGER SURVIVOR 1982 FAME IRENE CARA 1982 THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT TIGHT FIT 1981 DON'T STOP BELIEVIN' JOURNEY 1981 DON'T YOU WANT ME? HUMAN LEAGUE 1981 STAND & DELIVER ADAM AND THE ANTS 1981 TAINTED LOVE SOFT CELL 1979 ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL (PART 2) PINK FLOYD 1979 BRIGHT EYES ART GARFUNKEL 1979 HEART OF GLASS BLONDIE 1979 I WILL SURVIVE GLORIA GAYNOR 1978 HIT ME WITH YOUR RHYTHM STICK IAN DURY AND THE BLOCKHEADS 1978 MARY'S BOY CHILD/OH MY LORD BONEY M 1978 RIVERS OF BABYLON/BROWN GIRL IN THE RING BONEY M 1978 SUMMER NIGHTS JOHN TRAVOLTA & OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN 1978 YMCA VILLAGE PEOPLE 1978 YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I WANT JOHN TRAVOLTA & OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN 1977 I FEEL LOVE DONNA SUMMER 1977 MULL OF KINTYRE/GIRLS' SCHOOL WINGS 1976 DANCING QUEEN ABBA 1976 DON'T CRY FOR ME ARGENTINA JULIE COVINGTON 1976 DON'T GIVE UP ON US DAVID SOUL 1976 DON'T GO BREAKING MY HEART ELTON JOHN & KIKI DEE 1976 SAVE YOUR KISSES FOR ME BROTHERHOOD OF MAN 1976 UNDER THE MOON OF LOVE SHOWADDYWADDY 1975 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY QUEEN 1975 IMAGINE JOHN LENNON 1975 SAILING ROD STEWART 1973 I LOVE YOU LOVE ME LOVE GARY GLITTER 1973 MERRY XMAS EVERYBODY SLADE 1973 TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLE OAK TREE DAWN FT TONY ORLANDO 1972 EYE LEVEL THE SIMON PARK ORCHESTRA 1972 LONG HAIRED LOVER FROM LIVERPOOL LITTLE JIMMY OSMOND 1971 I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING THE NEW SEEKERS 1969 SUGAR SUGAR THE ARCHIES 1968 HEY JUDE THE BEATLES 1967 RELEASE ME ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK 1967 THE LAST WALTZ ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK 1966 GREEN, GREEN GRASS OF HOME TOM JONES 1965 TEARS KEN DODD 1965 THE CARNIVAL IS OVER THE SEEKERS 1965 UNCHAINED MELODY THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS 1964 CAN'T BUY ME LOVE THE BEATLES 1964 I FEEL FINE THE BEATLES 1964 WE CAN WORK IT OUT/DAY TRIPPER THE BEATLES 1963 I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND THE BEATLES 1963 SHE LOVES YOU THE BEATLES 1962 I REMEMBER YOU FRANK IFIELD 1962 THE YOUNG ONES CLIFF RICHARD & THE SHADOWS 1961 STRANGER ON THE SHORE MR ACKER BILK AND HIS PARAMOUNT JAZZ BAND 1960 IT'S NOW OR NEVER ELVIS PRESLEY 1957 DIANA PAUL ANKA 1957 MARY'S BOY CHILD HARRY BELAFONTE 1955 (WE'RE GONNA) ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK BILL HALEY & HIS COMETS 1942 WHITE CHRISTMAS BING CROSBY WITH THE KEN DARBY SINGERS AND JOHN SCOTT TROTTER ORCHESTRA
February 14, 20169 yr amazing song, I still remember hearing it first on So You Think You Can Dance, months before it was a hit
February 14, 20169 yr Great to see it hit the million mark! Hopefully "A Thousand Years" will join it in the near future. :wub:
February 14, 20169 yr Good for her, lovely song! So this is a sales only million seller I guess, seeing as Sia's Chandelier peaked at #6 and is a million seller with streams included. Definitely pure sales, as I had it on a combined 985k 16 months ago.
February 14, 20169 yr All of these million seller announcements have referred to pure sales haven't they? I suspect it will remain that way for a while yet.
February 15, 20169 yr Author Yes what a track :wub: The OCC have just announced that it was down to an error. It is actually 164, not 165.
February 15, 20169 yr Definitely pure sales, as I had it on a combined 985k 16 months ago. Oh, 15k in 16 months suddenly doesn't sound that impressive at all...!
February 15, 20169 yr You're right about no overplay - in fact I'd never even heard of it until about two years ago, but I was familiar pretty much every other song that was a hit at the time. I can't recall hearing it on the radio on one single occasion in fact, same with Let Her Go. Really? I heard it everywhere at the time, I was truly sick of it by the beginning of 2012. Good song though, and impressive achievement!
February 15, 20169 yr Why is It's Like That dated 1997? Also In this 9 year period (85 - 93) there were only 6!!!! and two of those didn't pass the million mark for a few decades. 1992 I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU WHITNEY HOUSTON 1991 (EVERYTHING I DO) I DO IT FOR YOU BRYAN ADAMS 1989 RIDE ON TIME BLACK BOX 1988 ESPECIALLY FOR YOU KYLIE MINOGUE & JASON DONOVAN 1987 FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK POGUES FT KIRSTY MACCOLL 1985 THE POWER OF LOVE JENNIFER RUSH Edited February 15, 20169 yr by Colm
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