Tuesday at 15:061 day 7 minutes ago, K3 said:at this point it will definatley be christmas number 1 don't know how many total weeks at #1 it would be at if it does it gonna guess around 20 weeks till then so that will be 38 weeks at #1 22 weeks until christmas could put it on potentially as many as 40 (if by some minor miracle it managed it 🤣) Edited Tuesday at 15:081 day by 777666jason
Tuesday at 21:561 day 6 hours ago, Chez Wombat said:I think along with the drastic changes to the industry meaning the charts are being dominated by select artists, social media and streaming giants which has never been seen before, I just think it's too hard for new artists to break through with the economy as it is and cost of living skyrocketing, record labels are at risk of going bust if they don't get results and streaming services don't half take advantage of smaller artists, and that's not even taking AI into the equation. Unless you've got industry connections, are a highly marketable prospect or managed to build a small following, it's really hard for up and coming artists. The live/touring circuit is more likely where a lot of the money is these days.I suppose 2026 has lacked a huge undeniable pop culture moment like Brat, K-Pop Demon Hunters etc. or headline-grabbing phenomenon artists like Sabrina Carpenter or Chappell Roan, Could still happen I guess, these things do tend to take us all by surprise.Thing is we’ve had some of the worlds biggest pop stars releasing new eras throughout RMI run at the top and most of them had one week wonders and fell.
Tuesday at 22:241 day Yeah, the likes Ariana and Olivia are well established stars with established fanbases that have arguably already peaked commercially, so while they were guaranteed initial success, you can't always capture the same lightning in a bottle after so many times, my point is there are no newer artists breaking through having that killer breakthrough to be on the same level like there have been in previous years, it feels like it's gradually stagnated since 2024 where I would now struggle to name any defining songs and artists of 2026 that were unique to this year.
Tuesday at 23:461 day That earlier post saying as of now, in late July, just 20 songs released this year have made the Top 10...As someone who got into the charts in the late 90s, I find that staggering. You'd have hit 20 by early/mid February back then.I understand the argument that the charts are meant to reflect what's popular. But if everyone in Britain wanted to listen to Wonderwall in 1999, they'd play their Wonderwall single or What's The Story CD (that they bought in 1995) a few times. And those plays wouldn't count for any chart. Now they do count. And it's killing the top 40 stone dead. I think they have to change the rules somehow to narrow the time window of what music qualifies for the chart (just like physical availability did for decades pre streaming). Otherwise a few years from now it's hard to see where any new chart songs or artists are going to come from.
12 hours ago12 hr Music Week Top 40 Sales FlashSingles 01 Sam Fender & Olivia Dean - Rein Me In (24,780) 02 Shakira & Burna Boy - Dai Dai (19,602) 03 ANOTR feat. 54 Ultra - Talk to You (15,492) 04 Ella Langley - Choosin' Texas (15,072) 05 Olivia Rodrigo - stupid song (14,643) 08 Ariana Grande - hate that i made you love me 09 Olivia Rodrigo - the cure 11 Olivia Dean - Man I Need 13 HUGEL, Imael Angel & Ultra Naté - Movin' to the Sun 15 STELLA LEFTY - Boston 16 Malcolm Todd - Earrings 18 SIENNA SPIRO - Die on This Hill 19 SIENNA SPIRO - Great Expectation 20 Harry Styles - Sign of the Times 21 Alex Warren - Ordinary 22 BTS - NORMAL 23 Zara Larsson - Midnight Sun 24 Calvin Harris & Clementine Douglas - Blessings 25 Michael Jackson - Billie Jean 26 Journey - Don't Stop Believin' 27 Alyssa Grace - bloodstream 28 Katy Perry - The One That Got Away 29 Gracie Abrams - Hit the Wall 32 Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - Die with a Smile 33 RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! 35 Zara Larsson - Lush Life 36 Gracie Abrams - Look At My Life 37 The Killers - Mr. Brightside 39 sombr - My Body Isn't Ready++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Albums 01 Gracie Abrams - Daughter from Hell (27,476) 02 Michael Jackson - The Essential (8,885) 03 Olivia Rodrigo - you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love (8,725) 04 The Rolling Stones - Foreign Tongue (5,557) 05 Olivia Dean - The Art of Loving (5,100) 06 SIENNA SPIRO - Visitor 07 Fleetwood Mac - 50 Years: Don't Stop 08 Yard Act - You're Gonna Need a Little Music 09 Noah Kahan - The Great Divide 10 Katy Perry - The Ones That Got the Plays 11 The Weeknd - The Highlights 13 Ed Sheeran - +-=÷× (Tour Collection) 15 Nia Archives - Emotional Junglist 17 Elton John - Diamonds 18 Linkin Park - Papercuts 20 ABBA - Gold: Greatest Hits 21 Alex Warren - You'll Be Alright, Kid 22 Michael Jackson - Bad 24 Dua Lipa - Live from Mexico 26 Bruno Mars - The Romantic 27 Motionless In White - Decades 29 New Order - (The Best of & The Rest of) New Order 32 Sabrina Carpenter - Man's Best Friend 33 Bruno Mars - Doo-Wops & Hooligans 34 Maroon 5 - Singles 35 Arctic Monkeys - AM 36 Loathe - A Stranger to You 37 Olivia Rodrigo - GUTS 38 Bella Kay - My Reckless Abandon 40 Olivia Rodrigo - SOUR
12 hours ago12 hr Just now, Mack. said:01 Gracie Abrams - Daughter from Hell (27,4765,557That would be very impressive.All down to colour variants etc
11 hours ago11 hr 5 minutes ago, JosephStyles said:Music Week Top 40 Sales FlashSingles 01 Sam Fender & Olivia Dean - Rein Me In (24,780) 02 Shakira & Burna Boy - Dai Dai (19,602) 03 ANOTR feat. 54 Ultra - Talk to You (15,492) 04 Ella Langley - Choosin' Texas (15,072) 05 Olivia Rodrigo - stupid song (14,643) 08 Ariana Grande - hate that i made you love me 09 Olivia Rodrigo - the cure 11 Olivia Dean - Man I Need 13 HUGEL, Imael Angel & Ultra Naté - Movin' to the Sun 15 STELLA LEFTY - Boston 16 Malcolm Todd - Earrings 18 SIENNA SPIRO - Die on This Hill 19 SIENNA SPIRO - Great Expectation 20 Harry Styles - Sign of the Times 21 Alex Warren - Ordinary 22 BTS - NORMAL 23 Zara Larsson - Midnight Sun 24 Calvin Harris & Clementine Douglas - Blessings 25 Michael Jackson - Billie Jean 26 Journey - Don't Stop Believin' 27 Alyssa Grace - bloodstream 28 Katy Perry - The One That Got Away 29 Gracie Abrams - Hit the Wall 32 Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - Die with a Smile 33 RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! 35 Zara Larsson - Lush Life 36 Gracie Abrams - Look At My Life 37 The Killers - Mr. Brightside 39 sombr - My Body Isn't Ready++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Albums 01 Gracie Abrams - Daughter from Hell (27,4765,557) 02 Michael Jackson - The Essential (8,885) 03 Olivia Rodrigo - you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love (8,725) 04 The Rolling Stones - Foreign Tongue (3,282) 05 Olivia Dean - The Art of Loving (5,100) 06 SIENNA SPIRO - Visitor 07 Fleetwood Mac - 50 Years: Don't Stop 08 Yard Act - You're Gonna Need a Little Music 09 Noah Kahan - The Great Divide 10 Katy Perry - The Ones That Got the Plays 11 The Weeknd - The Highlights 13 Ed Sheeran - +-=÷× (Tour Collection) 15 Nia Archives - Emotional Junglist 17 Elton John - Diamonds 18 Linkin Park - Papercuts 20 ABBA - Gold: Greatest Hits 21 Alex Warren - You'll Be Alright, Kid 22 Michael Jackson - Bad 24 Dua Lipa - Live from Mexico 26 Bruno Mars - The Romantic 27 Motionless In White - Decades 29 New Order - (The Best of & The Rest of) New Order 32 Sabrina Carpenter - Man's Best Friend 33 Bruno Mars - Doo-Wops & Hooligans 34 Maroon 5 - Singles 35 Arctic Monkeys - AM 36 Loathe - A Stranger to You 37 Olivia Rodrigo - GUTS 38 Bella Kay - My Reckless Abandon 40 Olivia Rodrigo - SOURThanks! Where is Confessions 2 ?
11 hours ago11 hr I wish OCC would stop resetting Die With A Smile and poor Mr Brightside is gonna miss the top 40
11 hours ago11 hr 2 minutes ago, Hadji said:I wish OCC would stop resetting Die With A Smile and poor Mr Brightside is gonna miss the top 40Die With a Smile hasn't been reset again, it's been on SCR for ages.
11 hours ago11 hr 4 minutes ago, JosephStyles said:Die With a Smile hasn't been reset again, it's been on SCR for ages.Shame he won’t push any of the material from his latest album. Maybe push Risk It All or On My Soul
11 hours ago11 hr Oooh, Shakira pretty much locked for #2 after all!I kind of assumed it'd just fall away quickly from last week's #5, pleased for her.
11 hours ago11 hr Shakira likely to end up at #2 then - Thursday's estimates might help her out but it'll probably be tight provided she hasn't collapsed on streaming today
11 hours ago11 hr Shakira added at least 11k since Monday compared to 10k from Rein Me In. I think she's been doing way better outside of Spotify so could we see an upset on Friday?
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