February 17, 20214 yr I'm not sure if it ever came close to progressing further but 'Move Your Feet' by Junior Senior is another one that hung around the Top 10 for a long time (for it's era) and peaked at #3 in non-consecutive weeks.
February 17, 20214 yr It was stuck behind both John Lennon and St. Winifred's School Choir! (I know that period quite well due to researching Adam and the Ants' chart history recently - 'Antmusic' was blocked by John Lennon and 'Kings of the Wild Frontier' blocked by a John Lennon cover (Roxy Music - 'Jealous Guy') :cry: :lol:) Ah of course St Winifed's! Before my time but I gather this was one of those singles that shifted massive amounts but which nobody would subsequently admit to buying! :lol: It's a shame about 'Kings of the Wild Frontier' as well. Edited February 17, 20214 yr by Dot Branning
February 17, 20214 yr OutKast’s Hey Ya and 50 Cent’s In Da Club are rare examples of early to mid 2000s record that climbed the charts and both peaked at #3. I guess you could say they were both unlucky because those earlier sales matched with the weeks they were at #3 they would probably have been #1s.
February 17, 20214 yr This somehow reminded me of Outkast's 'Hey Ya' which had an usual chart run for the time 6-8-10-13-22-16-13-14-9-9-4-4-3-6-6-6-9-19-32-45-65 Any idea what caused its erratic chart run? I remember it being a bit of an unusual run at the time but didn't realise it dropped out of the top 20 before climbing back to its #3 peak!
February 17, 20214 yr Yep, Shaggy had the highest weekly sale for a #3 position this side of the millennium with 147k Changes by Ozzy and Kelly must have got close to that on Christmas week when it was knocked from 1 to 3?
February 17, 20214 yr Changes by Ozzy and Kelly must have got close to that on Christmas week when it was knocked from 1 to 3? 145k for 'Changes' The #3 position has sold over 100k on seven occasions since 2000: 1. 147,000 Shaggy - It Wasn't Me [24 March 2001] 2. 144,802 Ozzy & Kelly Osbourne - Changes [27 December 2003] 3. 133,000 Eminem ft. Dido - Stan [30 December 2000] 4. 111,744 PSY - Gangnam Style [05 January 2013] 5. 106,500 DJ Otzi - Hey Baby [06 October 2001] 6. 103,000 S Club 7 - Never Had a Dream Come True [16 December 2000] 7. 102,000 Westlife - Uptown Girl [31 March 2001] All of these were #1s though. The highest weekly sale at #3 for song that peaked there was... Lou Monte's 'Dominick the Donkey' with 92,751.
February 17, 20214 yr The highest weekly sale at #3 for song that peaked there was... Lou Monte's 'Dominick the Donkey' with 92,751. :lol: Born This Way's 82k really is up there then.
February 17, 20214 yr Couldn't tell you a single lyric from that Donkey song but I have a feeling it was a "get this random non-entity to Christmas Number 1 just for the sake of it" situation. :rolleyes:
February 17, 20214 yr Couldn't tell you a single lyric from that Donkey song but I have a feeling it was a "get this random non-entity to Christmas Number 1 just for the sake of it" situation. :rolleyes: it was indeed, a Chris Moyles campaign from when he was on Radio 1
February 17, 20214 yr What's the longest spell at #3? Mabel's 4 weeks recently springs to mind. Jimmy Jones' Handy Man managed 5 weeks in 3 separate runs back in 1960. Didn't know about that Jimmy Jones one! I've added it to the lists in the first and third posts of: Most weeks at each peak position in the UK Singles Chart As far as I know, 6 other songs have managed 5 weeks at #3, most recently Anne-Marie's '2002'. Whatever you think of the song, that has to be a candidate for an unlucky #3 given how much the Top 2 changed over those weeks, and it was within 500 sales of the #2 song twice too.
February 17, 20214 yr it was indeed, a Chris Moyles campaign from when he was on Radio 1 MOYLESSSSS! *shakes fist like Mark Lamarr*
February 17, 20214 yr Missing by Everything But The Girl spent 22 weeks in the top 75 and sold 870000 in the 90's.
February 17, 20214 yr Don't Call Me Up feels fairly unlucky given how huge it was compared to other #1s in the year.
February 17, 20214 yr I remember Billionaire being unlucky not to get to #1. I think a fake version was released on iTunes beforehand and went top 10 which effectively cost the real version sales (if my memory serves me right). Edit: On second thoughts it might have suffered from an early release. I just remember something was messy about it and they would've gone to #1 under normal circumstances. :lol:
February 17, 20214 yr It's Not Right But It's Okay really should've been a #1, feels huge too, what a BOP
February 17, 20214 yr I feel like this discussion is a little bit tenuous compared to the 'unlucky #2s' thread :kink: kind of gone from a variety of reasons for being unlucky to just 'name any song that peaked at #3 and sold a lot / had longevity' for the most part.
February 17, 20214 yr I feel like this discussion is a little bit tenuous compared to the 'unlucky #2s' thread :kink: kind of gone from a variety of reasons for being unlucky to just 'name any song that peaked at #3 and sold a lot / had longevity' for the most part. Yeah, definitely :lol: but there are a handful of songs which have been mentioned which deserve to make the shortlist for a poll, and I guess that was the point of the thread.
February 18, 20214 yr Not necessarily a close call but at least a no 3 hit, does anyone know how close Paula Abdul was from the top saleswise when Straight Up peaked at number three?
February 18, 20214 yr I feel like this discussion is a little bit tenuous compared to the 'unlucky #2s' thread :kink: kind of gone from a variety of reasons for being unlucky to just 'name any song that peaked at #3 and sold a lot / had longevity' for the most part. so far it sounds like What's everybody favourite #3?
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