where were they announced? I normally spot things like that. Oh well, still managed to get one of the Ed ones.

 

Via the Elton John mailing list

Wasn’t it the decline of the physical market that did it for them? And once streaming was in Game over.

 

Yes. Definitely. Their decline on the singles chart came at a time when CD singles stopped being so readily available in shops - and arguably they both relied heavily on physical singles to achieve a lot of their chart positions. Then came the point where Radio 1 dumped them.

^and since streaming it's even worst cos playlists are more ageist than R1 :/

 

just realised Alicia Keys is not even top 100 with her new album, there are no physicals yet (out in Feb) but crazy to see her not even make the top 100

The craziest thing is that they released it without physicals. It might chart later though.

Does Radio 1 even matter to a chart's placement these days? Their playlists feeling increasingly less relevant to get a decent chart position.

Does Radio 1 even matter to a chart's placement these days? Their playlists feeling increasingly less relevant to get a decent chart position.

 

Defiantly feels like the charts dictate their playlist now, rather than the other way round like it was for years.

It's Streaming playlists that matter rather than R1 playlist

and sadly those always (mis-)treat old artists like if they were the plague :/

It's Streaming playlists that matter rather than R1 playlist

and sadly those always (mis-)treat old artists like if they were the plague :/

 

I don't think their deliberately mistreating them, it's just their audience is younger than even R1s typical demographic. I'd imagine in ten years time some of the biggest streaming names will still be playlisted that are about now alongside a new wave.

 

I agree with what others are saying about R1 being less relevant for a hit though.

I'd say they're deliberately mis-treating them

when everytime Avril Lavigne or Kelly Clarkson or Kylie releases a single it's like track #76 on NMF

Kylie/Avril are like 400th most streamed artists, I don't think they have any reason to place them super high on the NMF by default. The fans will listen to them then regardless.

Kylie/Avril are like 400th most streamed artists, I don't think they have any reason to place them super high on the NMF by default. The fans will listen to them then regardless.

 

We have 'Santa Baby' to thank for that (or curse)

 

The season when Dean Martin becomes a streaming force :clap:

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Wednesday Top 40 ONLY Update

Source: Music Week

Missing Data: unknown

 

Singles

 

1 Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Merry Christmas (42,099)

2 Wham! - Last Christmas (30,393)

3 Mariah Carey - All I Want for Christmas Is You (29,667)

4 Adele - Easy On Me (29,188)

5 GAYLE - abcdefu (24,231)

 

6-10

8 Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree

10 George Ezra - Come On Home for Christmas

 

11-20

11 Sam Fender - Seventeen Going Under

12 Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas?

14 Elton John - Step Into Christmas

15 Andy Williams - It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

16 Kelly Clarkson - Underneath the Tree

17 Ariana Grande - Santa Tell Me

18 Chris Rea - Driving Home for Christmas

 

21-30

21 Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday

24 Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime

25 Bobby Helms - Jingle Bell Rock

26 Leona Lewis - One More Sleep

27 Ed Sheeran - Shivers

29 Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody

30 Olivia Dean - The Christmas Song

 

31-40

32 The Ronettes - Sleigh Ride

33 John Lennon, Yoko Ono and the Plastic Ono Band - Happy Xmas (War Is Over)

34 D-Block Europe feat. AJ Tracey - Make You Smile *

35 Camila Cabello - I'll Be Home for Christmas *

38 Michael Bublé - Holly Jolly Christmas ^

40 Dean Martin - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! ^

 

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

 

Albums

 

1 Adele - 30 (47,421) [40,975 physicals]

2 Ed Sheeran - = (24,703)

3 ABBA - Voyage (19,151)

4 Paul Weller - An Orchestrated Songbook (13,559) *

5 Michael Bublé - Christmas (9,698)

 

6-10

7 Elton John - The Lockdown Sessions

9 Rod Stewart - The Tears of Hercules

10 Juice WRLD - Fighting Demons *

 

11-20

12 Coldplay - Music of the Spheres

13 Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Barn *

15 Olivia Rodrigo - SOUR

18 Oasis - Knebworth 1996

 

21-30

22 Doja Cat - Planet Her

24 Rag'n'Bone Man - Life By Misadventure ^

25 James Blunt - The Stars Beneath My Feet (2004 - 2021)

28 Arctic Monkeys - AM

29 Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

 

31-40

31 Green Day - BBC Sessions *

34 Gregory Porter - Still Rising: The Collection ^

38 Michael Ball & Alfie Boe - Together at Christmas ^

 

NO OTHER SALES INFO

Sam almost Top 10 despite Christmas songs. :cheeseblock:

 

(Looking like it will finish in a #3 this week with Christmas songs removed so if it does not get a Top 3 peak in the new year I will be FEWMIN!)

great sales jump for 30 by Adele!

Looks like Ed/Elton on lock for second week at No.1.

 

Seems close between Wham and Mariah, but actually closer between Mariah and Adele.

 

Top 20 for my fave Christmas song (Chris Rea) :D

Edited December 15, 20214 yr by CJK

Nooo Kelly, wrong way! Go back up!

Glad to see album sales jump up quite a bit. Adele's sales are down less than 1k from the same stage last week. I wonder if she can do 70k+ again. *_*

Looks like Adele will do 70k again this week, that will put the album over 500k sold and with Xmas week next week it could go over 600k by end of year

Thank goodness for the sales bounce in the albums, looks much more respectable!

 

What sales (streams) did the Buble ‘Christmas’ album peak on last year, 20k?