The advert for Now That's What I Call Music 94 is out now, I don't think it will have much effect on the chart this time. I could be mistaken but I think I spotted a comment by a certain poster on Buzzjack in the comments section............

 

*coughHadjicough*

 

Seeing Fergie in the Top 40 has reminded me of "Fergalicious", how did that only reach #105 or even #62?? (both are stated on Wikipedia) I remember it being pretty big at the time and was massive in the US and Australia

Edited July 20, 20168 yr by Jack Murs

Seeing Fergie in the Top 40 has reminded me of "Fergalicious", how did that only reach #105 or even #62?? (both are stated on Wikipedia) I remember it being pretty big at the time and was massive in the US and Australia

 

They skipped Fergalicious in most of Europe. I believe it pretty much charted off downloads.

 

Edit: seems I was wrong - there was a UK cd single, though I don't recall it being promoted in Europe really. I always thought they just skipped straight to Glamorous.

Edited July 20, 20168 yr by tommie

The advert for Now That's What I Call Music 94 is out now, I don't think it will have much effect on the chart this time. I could be mistaken but I think I spotted a comment by a certain poster on Buzzjack in the comments section............

 

*coughHadjicough*

 

 

Is this the first time ever a NOW cd has had 0 number ones?

11. Final Song - MØ

13. Who Do You Think Of? - M.O

Those two MO acts are not the same thing? :D

Those two MO acts are not the same thing? :D

 

MØ is a danish singer, M.O are an english girl group :P

Omg slag both of he Mo's! Really love both songs and so willing for them to be hits :wub:

Is this the first time ever a NOW cd has had 0 number ones?

Wikipedia tells me NOW 16 from 1989 also had none.

38. Anne-Marie - Alarm

 

Top 40 on iTunes at last after all these weeks!

Omg slag both of he Mo's!

!!!

 

OMFG JACK! :lol: :lol:

Seeing Fergie in the Top 40 has reminded me of "Fergalicious", how did that only reach #105 or even #62?? (both are stated on Wikipedia) I remember it being pretty big at the time and was massive in the US and Australia

It reached #105 - the reason for this is due to chart rules at the time. Before the w/e 13 January 2007, songs could only chart on downloads for a week before physical release. If they never had a physical release, only download, it wouldn't be able to chart. This is why songs like 'Chasing Cars', 'Maneater' and 'Crazy' all randomly left the chart when their physicals were deleted.

 

As of w/e 13 January 2007, songs could chart on downloads regardless of whether they'd be released physically. As a result, 'Fergalicious' could chart, but clearly it had been available for so long that it could only 'debut' as high as #105. It's the same case as to why Pussycat Dolls' 'Wait a Minute' had a peak of #108.

 

'Fergalicious' reached #36 on the download chart, but remember that downloads counted for very little back then. I imagine if the song had the 'normal' release strategy of the time, it would have been just as big as her other songs in the charts.

Seeing Fergie in the Top 40 has reminded me of "Fergalicious", how did that only reach #105 or even #62?? (both are stated on Wikipedia) I remember it being pretty big at the time and was massive in the US and Australia

 

I remember 'Fergalicious's CD release being cancelled just before it was due to be released, in 2006 you needed one of those. It was basically a cancelled single release here, that's why.

 

Then a few months later they actually decided to bother with 'Glamorous'.

Edited July 20, 20168 yr by mr_pmt

'Fergalicious' reached #36 on the download chart, but remember that downloads counted for very little back then. I imagine if the song had the 'normal' release strategy of the time, it would have been just as big as her other songs in the charts.

 

Seems a lifetime ago now when downloads were only taking off, now a dying breed!

Its actually sad how quickly the rise and fall of downloads happened. At least people spent money on downloads...

Nope.

 

I think it's an uninspired rip-off of 'Waves' and is kind of indicitative of the kind of chart hits we have been getting this year. Instead of anything actually interesting I feel like we have had such a trend for dance music which deliberately tries not to hit too hard and be very easy listening and inoffensive (Jonas Blue as prime example). This is just another track along those kind of lines and by following this trend it is another addition to making dance chart hits feel duller and duller, with no real intent behind them apart from just making an "easy-listening" chart hit. Major Lazer are capable of so much more.

 

I do agree with this. Almost reminiscent of around 2011/12 with the dance-pop thing then - very little innovation and trend chasing for a chart hit.

 

Its actually sad how quickly the rise and fall of downloads happened. At least people spent money on downloads...

 

Well I pay 10 euros per month for streaming so not exactly true. I never downloaded 10 songs a month back in 2006

Edited July 21, 20168 yr by SKOB

I do agree with this. Almost reminiscent of around 2011/12 with the dance-pop thing then - very little innovation and trend chasing for a chart hit.

Definitely, I was thinking this! I do like a lot of the songs coming out of it (Hotter Than Hell for example is very influenced by tropical house and that's one of my favourite songs of the year) but it does just come across as lazy. It's why I'm really liking the Chainsmokers and Daya song atm, it's more rooted in trap which is something that isn't saturating the chart! Same goes for Kent Jones, that song actually feels quite refreshing :lol:

I keep seeing TV ads for Chaleur Humaine - that gives a namedrop to Tilted to it might be one of the reasons to its sustained success.

Definitely, I was thinking this! I do like a lot of the songs coming out of it (Hotter Than Hell for example is very influenced by tropical house and that's one of my favourite songs of the year) but it does just come across as lazy. It's why I'm really liking the Chainsmokers and Daya song atm, it's more rooted in trap which is something that isn't saturating the chart! Same goes for Kent Jones, that song actually feels quite refreshing :lol:

I actually find The Chainsmokers' song to be one of the biggest offenders of trend chasing - it's not on your inoffensive, easy-listening, tropical dance side of things but it is on the 'Lean On'-styled, once unconventional sounding, chipmunk instrumental-ed side of dance.