January 11, 200719 yr Er wasnt Leave #1 in America and Too Little Too Late got to #3 Leave reached #12 and Too Little Too Late #3 Busted is not in the Top 200
January 11, 200719 yr It seems no-one realises its simply "Klaxons" rather than "The Klaxons" there is no "The" :( I was just about to say that :lol: Looks like TOB should be top ten at least next week :cheer: Any news on the album? :unsure:
January 11, 200719 yr Author Looks like TOB should be top ten at least next week :cheer: Any news on the album? :unsure: Top 75
January 11, 200719 yr Top 200 and it is Come As You Are...I think she perfomed it on that show Just the two of us hence the re-entry
January 11, 200719 yr And hmmm random Whitney re-entry - has anybody been performing it lately on a show? Verity Rushworth performed it a few days ago on soapstar superstar
January 11, 200719 yr Author Where is the Automatic Raoul on the chart and Gwen Stefani ? Gwen #25 Automatic #26
January 11, 200719 yr Er wasnt Leave #1 in America and Too Little Too Late got to #3 What really matters is the album sales (failure), the rest is bull$h!t, if positions on the Hot 100 were anything to go by then Norah Jones would be a D-list act.
January 11, 200719 yr Author is there a thursday update? No, sorry, might have one tomorrow morning, if not, that will be it for the week, they are not always guaranteed every day.
January 11, 200719 yr Where is Nerina and Freemasons in the chart, plz ? Edited January 11, 200719 yr by tom0116
January 11, 200719 yr Author Where is Nerina and Freemasons in the chart, plz ? Nerina #52 Freemasons #11
January 11, 200719 yr Old news but hey worth reading. http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42434000/jpg/_42434611_koopa1_203.jpg Essex rock band Koopa could become the first unsigned group to land a UK top 40 hit thanks to new chart rules. Their download-only single Blag, Steal & Borrow is on course to enter Sunday's top 40, early sales figures suggest. Chart rules were changed at the start of January to count all digital single sales, even if there is no CD version. "It's fantastic that a band like us can have an opportunity to put ourselves into the top 30 with Razorlight and U2," manager Gary Raymond told the BBC. Until 1 January, an artist needed to release singles on CD or another physical format - and therefore have a record deal - to qualify for the chart. But bands who sell songs themselves through approved download services are now eligible. Koopa were at number 17 in the unofficial midweek chart - based on Monday's sales - and are expected to end up in the lower half of this week's top 40. "With the new rules, it does give hope for genuine talent," singer and bassist Joe Murphy said. "You don't need to be dictated to by the big boys, by the record labels. "You can release a song and if you've got the fanbase and people buy it, you'll get into the charts - it's great." Other unsigned bands with healthy followings were likely to follow suit, he said. "I wouldn't be surprised if we see a few more but it would be great if we could be the first." Gig veterans Koopa, from Colchester, have been together for seven years in various forms and have built up a fanbase on the internet and on the live circuit. They have played almost 500 gigs in the past three years, including a headline show at the Mean Fiddler in London last summer. Record labels have already contacted them on the strength of this week's chart showing. "It's absolutely out of this world and fingers crossed it could be the start of a good career for us," Murphy said. "If someone comes along and gives us an offer, we'll talk to them. There's no point being an internet band - you've got to be a live band and you've got to be able to hack it Gary Raymond Manager "But it depends whether we need it. If we can get enough exposure and get in the top 40 by the end of the week, do we necessarily need a large label? "Probably nowadays, no you don't. We'll get the exposure ourselves just from being in the charts." Their success is a result of years of hard work, he said. "It's not easy to get people buying, and we've done quite well because we're quite big on things like MySpace so we've been able to advertise ourselves via the internet. "But it's not as easy as people think, even with the new rules. They need to be genuine bona fide sales." Mobile downloads The live experience is just as important as sites like MySpace, according to Mr Raymond. "There's no point being an internet band. You've got to be a live band and you've got to be able to hack it." The bulk of Koopa's followers are teenagers who are buying the single using a mobile phone rather than an online store, Mr Raymond believes. It costs £1.50 to send a text message and receive a code to download the song on a computer. "The average 16-year-old doesn't have a credit card but they've got a mobile phone," the manager explains. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6248535.stm
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