August 30Aug 30 New retro certifications:The Temptations - My Girl (3x Platinum)225,000 pre February 1994 units + 1,800,000 post February 1994 units = 2,025,000 total chart units!UB40 - Red Red Wine (3x Platinum)728,790 pre February 1994 units + 1,800,000 post February 1994 units = 2,528,790 total chart units!Creedence Clearwater Revival - Have You Ever Seen The Rain (2x Platinum)80,000 pre February 1994 units + 1,200,000 post February 1994 units = 1,280,000 total chart unitsFleetwood Mac - Seven Wonders (Platinum)17,629 pre February 1994 units + 600,000 post February 1994 units = 617,629 total chart unitsChic - Good Times/I Want Your Love (Gold)Good Times:252,200 pre February 1994 units + 400,000 post February 1994 units = 652,200 total chart unitsI Want Your Love:352,625 pre February 1994 units + 400,000 post February 1994 units = 752,625 total chart unitsElectric Light Orchestra - Telephone Line (Silver)231,285 pre February 1994 units + 200,000 post February 1994 units = 431,285 total chart unitsThe Hollies - Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) [Silver]30,000 pre February 1994 units + 200,000 post February 1994 units = 230,000 total chart unitsMetallica - Wherever I May Roam (Silver)31,140 1992 units + 2,160 1993 units + 200,000 pre February 1994 units = 233,300 total chart unitsPlayer - Baby Come Back (Silver)81,662 pre February 1994 units + 200,000 post February 1994 units = 281,662 total chart unitsSupertramp - Goodbye Stranger (Silver)32,563 pre February 1994 units + 200,000 post February 1994 units = 232,563 total chart units
August 30Aug 30 Glad to see Seven Wonders going platinum when it flopped on release. The singles from Tango In The Night had a weird pattern of successs alternating between big hit and big flop:9 - 56 - 5 - 54 - 4 - 60The failure of ‘Seven Wonders’, the second single from the album, was bizarre - as it’s a great track. The 4th single ‘Family Man’ was a dud. But ‘Isn’t It Midnight’ - the last single – was also a brilliant song, but being the 6th release it was no surprise that it flopped.Of course ‘Everywhere’ was destined to be a massive success, hence being the highest peak of all of the singles, despite being the 5th release - and as we now know, it is now one of the biggest selling singles of all time.
August 30Aug 30 Yay for 'Oxytocin' being certified! My appreciation for it was reignited when seeing Billie live recently, glad it was still on the setlist for this tour.
August 30Aug 30 'You Might Need Somebdoy' by Shola Ama had already been certified Silver back in 1997 so this is a duplicate certification by the BPI.Sales back in 1997 were 343,860 (it was the 36th best selling single of the year) and I'm assuming the 200,000 sales needed for the duplicate certification are in addition to any sales from back then. In which case, the track will have passed Gold a while ago.
August 30Aug 30 Author 7 hours ago, GreyAsh said:Glad to see Seven Wonders going platinum when it flopped on release. The singles from Tango In The Night had a weird pattern of successs alternating between big hit and big flop:Fleetwood Mac, in my opinion, are more popular now than they were back then.
August 31Aug 31 13 hours ago, DanielCarey said:Fleetwood Mac, in my opinion, are more popular now than they were back then.Most Definitely. I think it is partly the broader understanding of the dynamics of the band and people finally reaching out and exploring more than just "Rumours".I think people can see now how songs like Silversprings, Seven wonders etc are a further exploration of the band as a whole and it's members as individuals. Concert footage from things like "the dance" show the interaction, especially between Stevie and Lindsay, is in complete attunement with the lyrics of many of the songs.
August 31Aug 31 Its funny cos in the US the pattern was a bit different:5 Big time19 Seven wonders4 Little Lies14 Everywhere90 Family manSingles 4 and 5 were switched and Everywhere didnt do as well. Highest peaking was Little lies, imo the jewel of the album, never liked Everywhere
August 31Aug 31 39 minutes ago, Bjork said:Its funny cos in the US the pattern was a bit different:5 Big time19 Seven wonders4 Little Lies14 Everywhere90 Family manSingles 4 and 5 were switched and Everywhere didnt do as well. Highest peaking was Little lies, imo the jewel of the album, never liked EverywhereI heard that 7 wonders alluded to the 5 members of the band and 2 particular behind the scenes people who kept the band alive. I think they even alluded to it in the film clip, but it was more real then the fun they were making of it in the clip.But they, Along with later years ABBA, were/are two bands that were never shy of laying it all on the line in their lyrics about what is going on internally
August 31Aug 31 for what I recall, Seven wonders has nothing to do with the bandwas written by this Stewart woman about a friend or son called Aaron that died, thats why the song was originally called Aaronthen Stevie Nicks kinda stole it and change some words
August 31Aug 31 22 minutes ago, Bjork said:for what I recall, Seven wonders has nothing to do with the bandwas written by this Stewart woman about a friend or son called Aaron that died, thats why the song was originally called Aaronthen Stevie Nicks kinda stole it and change some wordsSorry, no. Sandy Stewart was a co-writer, nothing was stolen and it is disgusting you would post that. Another post up to your normal standard
August 31Aug 31 It was a song Stewart sent to the band but Nicks accidentally sang a few words wrong hence getting a cowriting credit, nothing stolen at all Edited August 31Aug 31 by 777666jason
August 31Aug 31 Lets leave it at. This got derailed enough and I apolgise for my part. I will go as far as saying "Tango in the night" actually stands equally next to "Rumours"
August 31Aug 31 3 hours ago, Bleedin Heck said:I will go as far as saying "Tango in the night" actually stands equally next to "Rumours"‘Tango…’ is my favourite Fleetwood Mac album and in fact one of my favourite albums of all time. And even though some of the tracks weren’t successful as singles - it was still one of the biggest selling albums of the 1980s - in fact the 7th biggest seller - more, for example, than True Blue. I do agree that love for FM has continued to grow - and crossed generations.
September 1Sep 1 16 hours ago, Bleedin Heck said:Sorry, no. Sandy Stewart was a co-writer, nothing was stolen and it is disgusting you would post that. Another post up to your normal standardI didnt say stolen, I said kinda. She was the only and sole writer at first and that was it. then Stevie Nicks recorded the song and changed some words actually involuntarily cos she didnt know the right words and got added as cowriter but she actually changed 1 line in the song. In her Memoirs Stewart explains she had the dilemma keeping the song vs money and chose the later
Friday at 14:463 days Author Certifications announced via the BRITs Twitter account: SINGLES:PLATINUM & MULTI-PLATINUM Drake - God's Plan (5x)Sam Fender - Will We Talk? (2x)Gorillaz ft. Bootie Brown - Dirty HarryHozier - Almost (Sweet Music)Kygo & Ava Max - WhateverGOLD HUNTR/X - GoldenSILVER Lil Tecca - Dark ThoughtsALBUMS:PLATINUM & MULTI-PLATINUM Taylor Swift - Fearless (Taylor's Version)SILVER Mahalia - LOVE AND COMPROMISESabrina Carpenter - Man's Best Friend
Friday at 14:493 days Golden going Golden 🙌 (shame its gonna go platinum easy and ruin it 🤣🤣)FTV about time but #justicefordebut being her only non platinum album😢
Friday at 17:153 days Author SINGLES:PLATINUM & MULTI-PLATINUM Drake - God's Plan (5x)Céline Dion - My Heart Will Go On (4x)George Michael - Careless Whisper (3x)Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name (3x)Childish Gambino - 3005 (2x)Livin' Joy - Dreamer (2x)Noah Cyrus - July (2x)Sam Fender - Will We Talk? (2x)2 Chainz ft. Wiz Khalifa - We Own It (Fast & Furious)Gorillaz ft. Bootie Brown - Dirty HarryHozier - Almost (Sweet Music)Kygo & Ava Max - WhateverRae Sremmurd - This Could Be UsVance Joy - Mess Is MineWizTheMC & bees & honey - Show Me LoveGOLD Bring Me The Horizon - Follow YouHUNTR/X - GoldenMOLIY & Silent Addy - Shake It To The Max (Fly)Julia Michaels - HeavenPanic! At The Disco - VictoriousSam & Dave - Hold On, I'm Comin'Sister Sledge - He's The Greatest DancerSILVER The Courteneers - What Took You So Long?Daniel Caesar - CyanideGorillaz ft. Tame Impala - New GoldHamilton Cast - Cabinet Battle 1HUNTR/X - How It's DoneJ. Cole ft. Drake - In The MorningJames Blunt - Stay The NightJohn Travolta - We Go Together/Witch Doctor/Who Put The Bomp (In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)Judas Priest - Breaking The LawLana Del Rey - Million Dollar ManLil Tecca - Dark ThoughtsRed Hot Chili Peppers - Universally SpeakingSmoke City - Underwater LoveThe Streets - Turn The PageThe Strokes - Hard To ExplainTaylor Swift - State Of Grace (Taylor's Version)ALBUMS:PLATINUM & MULTI-PLATINUM Taylor Swift - Fearless (Taylor's Version)SILVER Joe Cocker - The Best Of Joe CockerMahalia - LOVE AND COMPROMISEPARTYNEXTDOOR - PARTYMOBILESabrina Carpenter - Man's Best FriendThe Weeknd - Thursday Edited Friday at 17:403 days by DanielCarey
Friday at 17:283 days Author 5 minutes ago, 777666jason said:Double Huntr/x certifications this week 🙌🙌In conclusion, HUNTR/X outsold Saja Boys
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