I'm here just stating that 'Notorious' is their most underrated single, we had songs from the Black Eyed Peas and 'Like A G6' around the charts and they really tried to tap into that, the song is a banger and had that flop radio promotion technique never happened maybe it would have been bigger, then following up with 'All Fired Up' may have gone better, and any single following.

Okay so this is so weird, I was listening to the 'Right Back At Ya!' podcast about lost girl bands and whilst I was at it googled the top selling girl band songs which took me to this post from Offical Charts from exactly 5 years ago today! :o

 

https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/t...5-years__26540/

 

Crazy how 'Just Can't Get Enough' and 'Issues' are both yet to go Gold seeing as every single song listed above and some listed below it have all managed.

So this is interesting: Una is performing solo doing Saturdays songs at Mighty Hoopla next summer. However, according to a post on Popjustice, it seems we were agonisingly closer to a full five piece reunion next year than anyone realised.

 

It doesn't surprise me in the slightest that the stickler to this almost happening was Rochelle. She's been giving Melanie C c. 2003 - 2007 energy quite vocally for the last few years, on Steven Bartlett's podcast most notably. But her not turning up to even a meeting just to chat about even a future possibility, regardless of it was next year or after that feels a bit... final?

 

I appreciate that people have different agendas and lives. I fully appreciate that she wants to pursue being a #bossmum and influencer. When I went and saw Marvin do his Noughties Baby day party in the autumn, the visible bristle from Roch when "What About Us" came on in the set (she was on a balcony above the dancefloor) was tangible, even though everyone - myself included - was looking up in her direction singing it back word for word with nothing but love.

 

I still keep hope that we'll get even just one more tour for old times sake - which quite frankly, I am more than happy with - and their albums on vinyl one day. I get that they wouldn't want to pursue new material like say, Steps or All Saints have (I say them because Fascination Management also did their comebacks).

 

But after this year especially, when yet another pop band of their era has now permanently lost a member under tragic circumstances (One Direction), I - touching wood and hoping it doesn't come to that - worry that the time will come when all five are ready, and then something happens and it will be too late. Life isn't promised to any of us.

'Just Can't Get Enough' is FINALLY Gold, it took 15 years to go from Silver to Gold 😪 Hopefully Issues won't be too far behind.

On 14/05/2025 at 17:00, JulianNial said:

'Just Can't Get Enough' is FINALLY Gold, it took 15 years to go from Silver to Gold 😪 Hopefully Issues won't be too far behind.

Issues went gold a week earlier than Just Can't Get Enough!

Hopefully not long until 'All Fired Up' is certified Gold too!

22 minutes ago, -Jay- said:

Issues went gold a week earlier than Just Can't Get Enough!

They have 7 non-certified singles. Which one do you think will get to Silver first?

If This Is Love

Work

My Heart Takes Over

30 Days

Gentleman

Not Giving Up

What Are You Waiting For?

^ Sadly it's been many years since the last sales updates for any of them! I wish we could know, it would be very interesting to see what their sales are like with streaming.

115,000 - If This Is Love (January 2012)

101,000 - Work (January 2012)

77,632 - 30 Days (July 2012)

54,699 - My Heart Takes Over (July 2012)

53,300 - Gentleman (August 2013 - as of its 6th week in the top 200)

30,059 - Not Giving Up (May 2014 - as of its 4th week in the top 200, including sales sold as an album download prior to the single charting)

9,982 - What Are You Waiting For? (August 2014 - its first week sales)

Spotify stream counts (just album versions and single versions, not including remixes/acoustic etc):

13,273,554 - My Heart Takes Over (11,479,246 - Album Version / 1,794,308 - Radio Edit)

9,138,249 - Not Giving Up (8,135,840 - Album Version / 1,002,409 - Radio Mix)

4,854,104 - 30 Days

4,758,453 - Work (Phil Tan Radio Mix + Album Version combined)

3,484,563 - If This Is Love (1,807,231 - Radio Edit / 1,677,332 - Album Version)

3,460,659 - Gentleman

2,732,047 - What Are You Waiting For?

That's impressive for My Heart Takes Over, but with fairly low pure sales, it's quite a mountain to climb for it to reach silver! On paper maybe it would be If This Is Love, as the one that achieved the most pure sales, but it isn't streaming very well. 😭

@JulianNial @-Jay- @Liam.k.

2 weeks after 'Issues' was certified Gold, and 1 week after 'Just Can't Get Enough' was certified gold, 'All Fired Up' is now certified Gold!

omg all these certifications, it's like buses, all coming along at once

Well that was quick! 😂

With these 3 singles being so close together in sales, it makes me wonder which one sells the most each week! Perhaps All Fired Up could soon end up going from being their 7th best seller to 5th, if it happens to be doing more than Issues and Just Can't Get Enough!

The Saturdays' 7 biggest sellers in order:

1. What About Us

2. Higher

3. Ego

4. Up

5. Issues

6. Just Can't Get Enough

7. All Fired Up

Ahhh made up! It's amazing how they still stream pretty consistently.

I really hope one day they all reunite or we get vinyl's for each of the albums or something.

On 16/05/2025 at 15:16, -Jay- said:

Issues went gold a week earlier than Just Can't Get Enough!

How did I not notice that?! Their sales have always been so identical it's mad. This and 'All Fired Up' going Gold has made my day, would love to see some more Silver certs by the end of the year.

Since “All Fired Up” is the most recently released one of the three songs that went Gold these past few weeks, I suspect that it’s the song that’s gaining the fastest amount of units.

Edited May 19May 19 by DanielsAloud

Just seen clips of Una performing at Birmingham Pride today. My God the way the whole audience was singing back every word!

They need to get back together already 😩

By my estimates, Finest Selection: The Greatest Hits should now be at ~185,000 units. I think it'll go platinum in mid-2029.