Looking good for MCR! Feels wrong that they've never had a number one album before

could Jamie clear 60k this week? he was on 27,074 last Wednesday and ended up with 47,548 by Friday - the same proportion of increase this week would see him on 68,288 sales by Friday 😮

poor Tate getting stuck at #2 despite putting up far bigger sales than many recent #1s have done

Edited Wednesday at 18:101 day by maggotsforbrains

18 hours ago, JosephStyles said:

I don't think a contrasting view is "ultra defensive". Comparing a song to a disease isn't really appropriate and never was, though.

The song 'Babydoll: reminds me of an ultra defensive mode tactic in football. Hence it's dull.

Wow! It seems like such a long time since we had Wednesday sales, as big as that - particularly without physicals.

I wonder the last time we had a number 2 selling as much as Tate!

Its so annoying, with sales like that to not get a no.1 when all no.1s lately have been some of the lowest sales ever

Rein Me In is number 8 tonight so looks like a 9th visit to the top 10 on Friday, and to equal Last Christmas with 51 top 10 weeks - just 2 behind Mariah !

Edited Wednesday at 18:311 day by mrpopquiz

Gutted for Tate :(

Maybe she can do a Where Is My Husband in the new year, I can't see her getting it at all before the new year.

Lol at the top 3 being almost 10k apart when they were only like 1k apart last week

Music Week Top 40 Sales Flash

Singles

01 Jamie Miller - Babydoll (38,883)

02 Tate McRae - Housewife (29,751)

03 Olivia Rodrigo & Chappell Roan - expectations (19,968)

04 Ashe - Stop the Wedding! (19,314)

05 SIENNA SPIRO - Great Expectation (16,058)

07 ADÉLA - Nicole Kidman

08 Sam Fender feat. Olivia Dean - Rein Me In

11 Olivia Dean - Man I Need

12 sombr - My Body Isn't Ready

13 SIENNA SPIRO - Die on This Hill

15 ADÉLA - Ain't In LA

16 P!nk feat. Nate Ruess - Just Give Me a Reason

17 Michael Jackson - Thriller

19 Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia

21 Olivia Rodrigo - stupid song

23 STELLA LEFTY - Boston

24 Harry Styles - Sign of the Times

25 Cloonee, Prospa & Tristan Henry - Good Girl

28 TLC - No Scrubs

29 Season 25 - Shotta's

30 Alex Warren - Ordinary

31 Kolter - Hey Everybody

32 HUGEL, Imael Angel & Ultra Naté - Movin' to the Sun

33 Fontaines D.C. - Mimesis

34 RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!

35 Robyn - Dancing on My Own

36 Miguel - Sure Thing

37 JADE - Angel of My Dreams

39 The Killers - Mr. Brightside

40 Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger

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Albums (Top 100)

01 My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade (17,836)

02 Amy Winehouse - Back to Black (9,733)

03 Fontaines D.C. - Dopamine Chamber (9,148)

04 Olivia Rodrigo - you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love (7,559)

05 Manic Street Preachers - The Holy Bible - Live (6,196)

07 Tony Iommi & Jorn - From the Dark

08 Michael Kiwanuka - FUDGE

12 RAYE - THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE.

23 Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

24 Michael Jackson - Thriller

32 Sabrina Carpenter - Man's Best Friend

35 George Michael - Twenty Five

36 Harry Styles - Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.

37 Queen - Greatest Hits

39 Michael Jackson - Bad

40 Sabrina Carpenter - Short n' Sweet

Makes sense why The Snuts pushed their album back a week - I don’t think they’d clear 17k again.

I wonder will Fontaines manage to overtake Amy either way they are holding up well.on week 2.

Shame for Tate, hope she can get there at some point soon

Also they best reset Jade by Friday!

It's mad how on Friday everyone thought it was a foregone conclusion Tate McRae would be #1 this week after missing out, now she's 9k behind.

34 minutes ago, Jessie Where said:

It's mad how on Friday everyone thought it was a foregone conclusion Tate McRae would be #1 this week after missing out, now she's 9k behind.

I think the Strictly boost was quite noticeable. Makes a change for a TV promo slot to have such a big impact!

Nice to see the Expectations remix so stable! It's having more legs than I originally anticipated.

30 minutes ago, Envoirment said:

I think the Strictly boost was quite noticeable. Makes a change for a TV promo slot to have such a big impact!

It felt like the good old days seeing a new hit performed on Saturday night TV and it having a noticeable impact!

I’m not huge on Babydoll but it’s at least got a tune to it where as Tates track didn’t really do anything for me so I’d probably rather him stay at #1 but wish Olivia and Chappell had managed a week there!

7 hours ago, musicfan97 said:

It felt like the good old days seeing a new hit performed on Saturday night TV and it having a noticeable impact!

I hope this encourages labels to use SCD as a performance / promo slot again. Even BGT only has on past contestants and musical theatre ensembles now.

Ooh take me back to The halcyon days of 2010 when the guests performers on X Factor were near guaranteed a top 10 placement if not number one.

2 hours ago, Highway Unicorn said:

I hope this encourages labels to use SCD as a performance / promo slot again. Even BGT only has on past contestants and musical theatre ensembles now.

Ooh take me back to The halcyon days of 2010 when the guests performers on X Factor were near guaranteed a top 10 placement if not number one.

Yeh, I also think there were other factors involved such as it being a new song so many wouldn’t have heard it which gives it an extra boost etc.

12 hours ago, Highway Unicorn said:

Ooh take me back to The halcyon days of 2010 when the guests performers on X Factor were near guaranteed a top 10 placement if not number one.

Unless they were No Doubt.

Edited 18 hours ago18 hr by Rob