Posted February 3, 20178 yr This week's commentary is now available from the latest news box and the front page.
February 3, 20178 yr NOTE - Ed Sheeran has now had the UK's No.1 & No.2 Singles for the 4th Week in a row. He is only the 2nd Artist to achieve that - but the 1st to do it with the same 2 Singles. 'Shape Of You' at No.1 and 'Castle On The Hill' at No.2. (Justin Bieber is the only other Act to manage 4 consecutive Weeks at No.1 & No.2, in the UK Singles Chart. But on W/E 3rd December 2015 he had 'Sorry' at No.1 and 'Love Yourself' at No.2. Then, they swapped around, for the next 3 Weeks, & 'Love Yourself' was at No.1 & 'Sorry' was at No.2 - W/E 10th December 2015 to W/E 24th December 2015). 2 ED SHEERAN FEATS IN TODAY'S UK ALBUM CHART So, 'X' by Ed Sheeran is at No.4 in todays UK Album Chart - - W/B 3rd February 2017 - W/E 9th February 2017. 1)... This means that it is only the 3rd UK Artist Album to reach 80 - or more - Top 10 Weeks. 2)... It is only the 10th Album - of any type - to reach 80 - or more Top 10 Weeks. 3)... It is only the 3rd Artist Album to reach 60 - or more - Top 5 Weeks. 4)... It is only the 11th Album - of any type - to reach 60 - or more Top 5 Weeks. 5)... It is also the Male Solo Album with the most Top 5 Weeks & the Solo Album with the 2nd most Top 10 Weeks. It is beaten only by Michael Jackson's 81 Top 10 Weeks with 'Thriller'. (88 Top 10 Weeks if we add in the 7 Top 10 Weeks of 'Thriller 25'). HERE ARE 4 LISTS TO ILLUSTRATE THESE FACTS: @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ UK ARTIST ALBUMS - MOST TOP 10 WEEKS (Excluding Film Soundtracks, Original Cast Albums, & TV Cast Albums) 01) BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER - SIMON & GARFUNKEL (1970) - 135 02) THRILLER - MICHAEL JACKSON (1982) - 81 03) X - ED SHEERAN (2014) - 80 04) 21 – ADELE (2011) - 77 05) IN THE LONELY HOUR – SAM SMITH (2014) - 76 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ UK ALBUMS (ALL GENRES) - MOST TOP 10 WEEKS (Including Film Soundtracks, Original Cast Albums, & TV Cast Albums) 01) SOUTH PACIFIC (OST) - VARIOUS ARTISTS (1958) - 276 02) THE SOUND OF MUSIC (OST) - VARIOUS ARTISTS (1965) - 233 03)=THE KING & I (OST) - VARIOUS ARTISTS (1956) - 153 03)=WEST SIDE STORY (OST) - VARIOUS ARTISTS (1961) - 153 05) BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER - SIMON & GARFUNKEL (1970) - 135 06) MY FAIR LADY (ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST) - VARIOUS ARTISTS (1958) - 122 07) THE BLACK & WHITE MINSTREL SHOW - THE GEORGE MITCHELL MINSTRELS (1960) - 120 08) OKLAHOMA! (OST) - VARIOUS ARTISTS (1956) - 113 09) THRILLER - MICHAEL JACKSON (1982) - 81 10) X - ED SHEERAN (2014) - 80 11) GIGI (OST) - VARIOUS ARTISTS (1959) - 79 (Peaked at No.2) 12) 21 – ADELE (2011) - 77 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ UK ARTIST ALBUMS - MOST TOP 5 WEEKS (Excluding Film Soundtracks, Original Cast Albums, & TV Cast Albums) 01) BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER - SIMON & GARFUNKEL (1970) - 105 02) 21 - ADELE (2011) - 61 03) X - ED SHEERAN (2014) - 60 04) IN THE LONELY HOUR - SAM SMITH (2014) - 59 05) PLEASE PLEASE ME - THE BEATLES (1963) - 56 06) THRILLER - MICHAEL JACKSON (1982) - 54 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ UK ALBUMS (ALL GENRES) - MOST TOP 5 WEEKS (Including Film Soundtracks, Original Cast Albums, & TV Cast Albums) 01) SOUTH PACIFIC (OST) - VARIOUS ARTISTS (1958) - 214 02) THE SOUND OF MUSIC (OST) - VARIOUS ARTISTS (1965) - 189 03) BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER - SIMON & GARFUNKEL (1970) - 105 04) THE KING & I (OST) - VARIOUS ARTISTS (1956) - 104 05) WEST SIDE STORY (OST) - VARIOUS ARTISTS (1961) - 101 06) THE BLACK & WHITE MINSTREL SHOW - THE GEORGE MITCHELL MINSTRELS - (BBC TV) (1960) - 97 07) MY FAIR LADY (ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST) - VARIOUS ARTISTS (1958) - 94 08) OKLAHOMA! (OST) - VARIOUS ARTISTS (1956) - 78 09) GIGI (OST) - VARIOUS ARTISTS (1959) - 63 - (Peaked at No.2) 10) 21 - ADELE (2011) - 61 11) X - ED SHEERAN (2014) - 60 12) IN THE LONELY HOUR - SAM SMITH (2014) - 59 13) PLEASE PLEASE ME - THE BEATLES (1963) - 56 14) THRILLER - MICHAEL JACKSON (1982) - 54 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Edited February 5, 20178 yr by zeus555
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