I would have assumed it had sold far more considering how well known the song is, but I would have thought Angels had been number one either :-)

Eternity was No 1 in 2001 , I loved that song & video , just beautiful :wub:

 

I would love to her him sing it live ... here is a video from 2001 - live in Cologne - he sings it beautifully https://youtu.be/p_MYzecYbWk

Edited October 4, 20177 yr by Sydney11

 

Australian Albums (ARIA) 2

Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 7

Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) 21

Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 6

German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 2

Irish Albums (IRMA) 7

Italian Albums (FIMI) 2

New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 3

Scottish Albums (OCC) 2

Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) 31

UK Albums (OCC) 2

Robbie Williams does claim a curious new chart feat by achieving the fastest-selling cassette release in almost two decades, shifting nearly 10,000 copies on tape in the last seven days.

 

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-50604575

 

 

However, there is a silver lining for Williams as ‘The Christmas Present’ becomes the fastest-selling cassette release in almost two decades, shifting nearly 10,000 copies on cassette in the past seven days. He tops the likes of Billie Eilish, The 1975 and Kylie Minogue who all had huge opening sales of their latest albums on the retro format.

 

https://www.nme.com/news/music/coldplay-bea...ay-life-2582178

 

Is this a new trend !! :unsure:

 

 

And .... Meanwhile, Coldplay have said they want to play “a couple more shows” before taking time out to think about their touring future for environmental reasons.

 

Speaking to NME after launching their latest album ‘Everyday Life’ with a series of shows in Jordan, singer Chris Martin recently confirmed that they won’t be touring the record in the traditional way.

 

Si what we will see from Coldplay ...virtal reality tours :unsure:

 

 

 

W/E 14th November 2019

 

Robbie Williams - Escapology (#1, 2002) 2,089,528

Robbie Williams - I've Been Expecting You (#1, 1998) 2,598,031

Robbie Williams - Life Thru a Lens (#1, 1997) 2,103,616

Robbie Williams - Sing When You're Winning (#1, 2000) 2,214,602

Robbie Williams - Swing Both Ways (#1, 2013) 746,279

Robbie Williams - Swing When You're Winning (#1, 2001) 2,419,674

Robbie Williams - The Heavy Entertainment Show (#1, 2016) 353,425

Take That - Progress (#1, 2010) 2,394,394

How do they know the mid-weeks on a Monday :unsure:

How do they know the mid-weeks on a Monday :unsure:

 

It's Friday, Saturday and Sunday sales. :)

I always thought it was Wednesday :)

1 Robbie Williams - The Christmas Present (28.0k)

2 Rod Stewart - You're In My Heart (19.6k)

3 Coldplay - Everyday Life (18.6k)

4 Lewis Capaldi - Divinely Uninspred to a Hellish Extent (13.0k)

5 Michael Ball & Alfie Boe - Back Together (11.8k)

 

 

So! Rob will def get Number 1!!!

1 Robbie Williams - The Christmas Present (28.0k)

2 Rod Stewart - You're In My Heart (19.6k)

3 Coldplay - Everyday Life (18.6k)

4 Lewis Capaldi - Divinely Uninspred to a Hellish Extent (13.0k)

5 Michael Ball & Alfie Boe - Back Together (11.8k)

So! Rob will def get Number 1!!!

 

 

:yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo:

wow, that would be amazing...will he run around his garden naked then as he promised :-)?

.will he run around his garden naked then as he promised :-)?

 

 

Most likely Elisabeth, most likely :lol:

 

It's coming home!

 

1 Robbie Williams - The Christmas Present (35.4k)

2 Rod Stewart - You're In My Heart (23.8k)

3 Coldplay - Everyday Life (22.2k)

4 Lewis Capaldi - Divinely Uninspred to a Hellish Extent (15.9k)

5 Michael Ball & Alfie Boe - Back Together (14.0k)

...and both artists now reached Gold (100 000) status with the albums!

 

Robbie Williams

67k + 35,4k = 102,4k

 

Coldplay

81k + 22,2k = 103,2k

 

Rob is on course of 45k sales this week. Amazing!

Edited December 4, 20195 yr by Better Man

wow, thanks Alex

Really suberb news , was not expecting it :cheer:

Robbie is like Roger Federer!!

Things are even better now.

Last week he already got Number 1 in Austria, so it's his first in this era.

Since Swing WYW he had always been Number 1 there but THES was only Number 3. So, that's a comeback.

 

I believe we get more this week. I think some countries will join to Austria and UK.

 

Anyway,

check his chart peaks after 1st week:

 

Austria 1

 

Australia 2

Germany 2

Scotland 2

Switzerland 2

UK 2

 

New Zealand 3

 

Netherlands 6

Ireland 7

Belgium (Flanders) 7

Italy 10

 

Denmark 17

Czech Republic 18

Belgium (Wallonia) 21

Sweden 31

 

Finland 50

France 53

Edited December 4, 20195 yr by Better Man

wow, that would be amazing...will he run around his garden naked then as he promised :-)?

 

I think we all know the answer to that Elisabeth ;)

 

...and both artists now reached Gold (100 000) status with the albums!

 

Robbie Williams

67k + 35,4k = 102,4k

 

Coldplay

81k + 22,2k = 103,2k

 

Rob is on course of 45k sales this week. Amazing!

 

 

I worked out if he has around 120K sales combined for weeks one and two and there are effectively three more huge sales weeks after that leading up to Christmas - if he can average 60K on each of those weeks, he'll reach his platinum.

 

It's not outside the realms of possibility.

 

I'm enjoying this album so much. There are only two tracks I skip - Santa Baby and One last Christmas.

 

I like all the other songs and there are some on there I absolutely love.

 

I think it gels so well because of where he is with his family life and contentment. It comes straight from his heart and you can feel that. It could be corny but it doesn't feel that way. It feels genuine and heartfelt. It does to me anyway. Some of those lyrics have really touched me.

 

When I think of all the times in the past I was so anti his releasing a Christmas album. It felt like the end of the line. Where you go when you've run out of ideas.

This feels so fresh though. I've listened to it more times than probably his last three albums put together. This man NEVER fails to surprise me. :wub: