Despite what I said about Leona and how good I think her album is, I'm not sure if she'll do hugely well in the US. All the signs say yes, but you never know. 'Bleeding Love' is the right single to go with, but do they want Leona?

Bleeding love has done so well in the Uk due to it being on the back of the X Factor, it's a great song, don't get me wrong.. but if it wasn't for the the x factor, it prob wouldn't have gone to number one here... i hope it is successful in the USA.. like people said, Perezhilton is following it and simon and clive won't let it flop, but i just don't think that the song is good enough for an american audience.. take a bow is imo.... bleeding love 2nd or possibly whatever it takes and then best you never had or better in time... i would like to see homeless as a single aswel, but the intro sounds too much like xtina "Hurt" for a release in America.

 

I dont think 5 weeks at number one is on the back of the xfactor after a year of silence. I cant understand the first week of release being on the back of xfactor because she did the xfactor performance and the next day it sold 60k, but you cant explain the subsequent 4 weeks and following huge sales from this xfactor performance. She did alot of promo but she will do this in the US as well. Ive read everywhere that people are saying that they didnt like leona on the xfactor and dont normaly like this kind of music but they love bleeding love. If it has that effect i think it will do great in the states. Also the radios loved it and picked it up (a listed it) before she had done any promo and they dont normaly do that for xfactor winner singles. Leonas first single 'a moment like this' was on the back of the x factor, but her second bleeding love, has been very popular and i dont think this is the case. Otherwise shayne and other winners would have seen the samew from their second singles.

Despite what I said about Leona and how good I think her album is, I'm not sure if she'll do hugely well in the US. All the signs say yes, but you never know. 'Bleeding Love' is the right single to go with, but do they want Leona?

 

Americas to take to big voices 'joss stone' 'amy winehouse', so we will have to wait and see :)

OOOH! If so, then she should sing on AI. That would be HUGE promotion.

 

I really hope she does well here.

 

I think its a given that she will sing on american idol, that will be such great promotion for her!

Exactly. Leona's album has already sold in two weeks more than Shayne's debut album did altogether, and he rush-released his off the back of XF as well.

 

His was argueably right off the back of the xfactor, as his album was released one/two months later which ment that he still had all his voters waiting, leonas was a year later most of her voters, like many detractors keep pointing out a few months ago, would have forgotten about her, or be interested in the next bunch of xfactor contestants, so the fact that she is able to topple all the other previous contestants sales in two weeks, and after a year away is just astonishing to me.

Edited November 23, 200717 yr by utoia2004

Despite what I said about Leona and how good I think her album is, I'm not sure if she'll do hugely well in the US. All the signs say yes, but you never know. 'Bleeding Love' is the right single to go with, but do they want Leona?

 

We'll have to see but I think she will do. BL has had over 8 million views on Youtube and lots of people are interested. I really hope so anyway!

Erm why? It's has huge success here and is starting to chart all over Europe too.

There is a HUUUUUUGE different in the charts with America and Europe.

 

Who knows? Maybe she'll flop, maybe she'll be massive. We'll just have to wait and see how airplay starts.

There is a HUUUUUUGE different in the charts with America and Europe.

 

Who knows? Maybe she'll flop, maybe she'll be massive. We'll just have to wait and see how airplay starts.

 

We will have to wait and see, wont be long now before we get the first indications from the air play.

Pop / Rock (2007-11-22)

Leona Lewis' 'Spirit' becomes fastest selling debut album ever

 

London, UK. (Top40 Charts/ SONY BMG MUSIC Entertainment) - Leona Lewis' debut album Spirit has gone straight in to number one and has become the UK's fastest selling debut album of all time - selling 375,872 copies last week. The previous record was held by the Arctic Monkeys in 2006 with 363, 735 copies of 'Whatever People say I Am, That's What I'm Not' in 2006. Spirit also had the fourth biggest week one sales of any acts since records began, behind Oasis, Coldplay And Dido.

 

Leona also held on to the No.1 spot in the singles chart for the fourth week running with Bleeding Love, this week keeping Kylie off the top spot.

So far Bleeding Love has sold an incredible 563,702 copies and Leona is set to have the biggest selling single of the year 2 years in a row. Bleeding Love was also the No.1 Airplay record in the UK last week.

 

Leona tops a great week for Sony BMG in the charts overall. We enjoyed four No.1 positions, with Leona's No.1s in the Singles, Artist Albums and Airplay Charts matched by Westlife enjoying their second week at No.1 in the DVD chart. We have three of the top 5 artist albums, with Leona being joined in the top 5 by Westlife and Celine Dion.

 

Leona Lewis' Debut Album 'Spirit' Tops UK Charts

 

Leona Lewis' debut album 'Spirit' has gone straight to No 1 in the UK, becoming the UK's fastest-selling debut album of all time. The previous record was set by the Arctic Monkeys, who sold 363,735 copies of 'Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not' in January 2006. This week 'Spirit' sold a phenomenal 375,872 copies.

 

In the busiest week for Christmas album releases, 'Spirit' was up against huge established acts such as the Spice Girls, Led Zeppelin and Celine Dion. 'Spirit' beat the number two album, by the Spice Girls, by a staggering 300,085 copies.

 

On its first day of sales alone 'Spirit' sold over 130,000 copies, which was outselling the rest of the top ten put together. On average it worked out that Leona was selling an amazing 200 albums per minute! These unprecedented sales have industry experts predicting that 'Spirit' could go on to be this year's Christmas number one as well as sell over a million copies before the year ends.

 

Leona's current single 'Bleeding Love' held onto the No 1 spot for the fourth week selling an incredible 563,702 copies in just four weeks,! It is also the No 1 airplay record in the UK.

 

Leona enjoyed similar success last year with her debut single 'A Moment Like This', the biggest selling single of 2006.

Simon Cowell said, "This is Leona's day. I am absolutely thrilled for her".

 

'Spirit 'is now scheduled for release in the Australia on February 23 and will be preceded by her single 'Bleeding Love' which is set for release on January 12th.

Listen for it on your radios from December 3!

 

http://top40-charts.com/news/Pop-Rock/Leon...ever/36931.html