Posted April 29, 200818 yr Hard Candy giving Madonna sweet success 11:07 | Tuesday April 29, 2008 By Paul Williams Madonna is course to become only the third act in the history of the UK albums chart to achieve 10 number one as Hard Candy heads to number one this coming Sunday. Her final Warner studio set is presently outselling its closest challenger, Island act Portishead’s appropriately-titled Third album, by more than 50%, while her 4 Minutes collaboration with Justin Timberlake looks a strong bet to spend a third week at the top of the singles chart. If, as expected, Hard Candy does make number one it will be her 10th such chart-topper, although that calculation does include the 1996 Evita soundtrack, which featured other artists other than Madonna. The Beatles with 15 number ones currently head the all-time list, while Elvis Presley has 11 number ones. Several of her previous chart-toppers, including 1990’s The Immaculate Collection and 2005’s Confessions On A Dance Floor, will themselves figure in this Sunday’s chart. The Immaculate Collection is on target to climb from its current position of 72 into the Top 20, while the 2005 album is likely to re-enter in or around the Top 20. Portishead look a strong bet to enter at number two with what is their first new studio album in more than 10 years, while fellow Island act Sam Sparro’s self-titled debut is also aiming for a top five entry. It is presently a couple of thousand sales off of Domino act Last Shadow Puppets’ The Age Of The Understatement which entered at one last Sunday but will lose its crown this coming weekend. Lower down, new entries are expected from Sanctuary/Universal’s The Fall and XL’s Cajun Dance Party, while also set to chart are best ofs from The Platters (UMTV) and Rick Astley (Sony BMG). On the singles chart Island act Sam Sparro’s Black & Gold and the Asylum-issued Wearing My Rolex by Wiley are Madonna’s closest challengers for number one, while notable chart climbs this Sunday will come from acts including Warner Bros’ Pendulum, RCA’s The Script, 2Point9’s Jay Sean and Vertigo/Mercury’s One Night Only. Tuesday Top 40 update from MW: Singles 1 Madonna 11.8k 2 Sam Sparro 9.1k 3 Wiley 8.9k 4 Estelle 6.9k 5 Usher 6.6k Top 10 Pendulum Top 15 Script Adele Top 20 Gabriella Cilmi Jay Sean Top 30 One Night Only Robyn Hoosiers Ashlee Simpson Top 40 Duffy Top 50 Ben's Brother Adele - Chasing Pavements Delays Westlife - UATW :blink: (48) Kylie Minogue - IMA Crowded House - Fall At Your Feet Top 60 Wideboys feat. Shaznay Lewis Dan Le Sac vs Scoobies Pip - Look For The Woman One Night Only Top 70 hadouken! Jack McManus Top 75 Sara Bareilles :cheer: Top 80 Santogold ====================== Albums 1 Madonna 33k 2 Portishead 20.9k 3 Last Shadow Puppets 9.2k 4 Sam Sparro 7.2k 5 Duffy 6.4k Top 15 Gabriella Cilmi Hoosiers Madonna - IC Top 20 Fall Britney Spears Madonna - COADF Top 30 Robyn Top 40 Platters Kanye West Cajun Dance Party Top 50 Crystal Castles Rick Astley Top 60 Tindersticks Madonna - Music :blink: Bob Marley - Legend Top 70 Jamie Liddel Madonna - Ray Of Light :blink: Top 75 Roots thanks to Mr Ciccone for sales info PLEASE NOTE I won't be around during the day this week apart from Wednesday afternoons, hopefully someone else can fill my boots while I'm away. But please do not post full lists, you all know the format. Please keep this thread on topic at all times, I do not want to repeat myself every week, no text talk is allowed, do not write in block CAPS, and keep all requests in one post if you can, and try to read the thread topic before asking a question and please be patient while you are waiting for your question to be answered. I know some threads get long winded, and its a bummer to read through, but surely it can't be that hard if you bookmark the page... While you wait for your weekly dose of chart info to arrive after 11am sometime take part in our pinned games, not all updates are guaranteed every day but we try our hardest to keep the info coming in every day. Please do not post lists, or sales info unless you are told to by myself or a chart mod, if you do have sales info that you wish to share round them off to the nearest thousand and name your source, do not post precise sales figures. Thank you for your time. IF ANYONE SPAMS THIS TOPIC TO HIGH HEAVEN WILL BE GIVEN A WARNING, NOT REALLY VERY NICE FOR GUESTS TO READ ALL THE CLAPTRAP
April 29, 200818 yr Author Wednesday Top 40 update from MW Singles 1 Madonna 16.6k 2 Wiley 12.5k - 11 copies ahead 3 Sam Sparro 12.5k 4 Usher 10k 5 Estelle 9.6k Top 10 Pendulum Top 15 Script Top 20 Adele Gabriella Cilmi Jay Sean Top 30 Nelly Robyn One Night Only Hoosiers Top 40 Ashlee Simpson Duffy Ben's Brother ================= Albums 1 Madonna 48.6k 2 Portishead 27.1k 3 Last Shadow Puppets 12.9k 4 Sam Sparro 10.6k 5 Duffy 10.2k Top 10 Gabriella Cilmi Top 15 Hoosiers Top 20 Britney Spears Fall Platters Top 30 Robyn Rick Astley Madonna - IC Top 40 Amy Winehouse - Frank Kanye West Cajun Dance Party One Night Only Top 50 Feeling Crystal Castles (48) Kylie Madonna - Confessions Top 60 Bob Marley Top 70 Tindersticks Brandi Carlile Top 75 Roots thanks to eightiespopkid
April 29, 200818 yr Author Thursday Full Update Singles 1 Madonna 21.6k 2 Sam Sparro 16.3k 3 Wiley 16k 4 Usher 13.5k 5 Estelle 12.7k Top 10 Pendulum Top 20 Script Adele Jay Sean Gabriella Cilmi Top 30 Nelly Robyn Hoosiers One Night Only Top 40 Ashlee Simpson Duffy Top 50 Ben's Brother Jack McManus Lil Wayne (46) Kylie Minogue - IMA Top 60 Santogold Wideboys feat. Shaznay One Night Only - JFT Westlife - UATW Top 70 Sara Bareilles Hadouken! Kelly Rowland - Daylight Crowded House Top 80 Madonna - Give It 2 Me Top 90 Delays Top 100 Crisis Reflekt =================== Albums 1 Madonna 62.4k 2 Portishead 31.9k 3 Last Shadow Puppets 16.2k 4 Duffy 13.9k 5 Sam Sparro 13.5k Top 10 Gabriella Cilmi Top 15 Hoosiers Top 20 Platters Britney Spears Rick Astley Top 30 Fall Robyn Top 40 Amy Winehouse - Frank Kanye West One Night Only Wombats Cajun Dance Party Top 50 Crystal Castles Brandi Carlile Van Morrison Top 60 Bob Marley Top 70 Madonna - IMC Tindersticks Jamie Liddel Top 90 Roots Top 100 Tiesto thanks to Eightiespopkid thanks to Mr Ciccone for sales
April 29, 200818 yr Author Friday update from MW Singles 1 Madonna 2 Sam Sparro 3 Wiley 4 Usher 5 Estelle Top 10 Pendulum Top 20 Script Jay Sean Top 30 Gabriella Cilmi Nelly Robyn Hoosiers Duffy Top 40 Ashlee Simpson One Night Only ==================== Albums 1 Madonna 2 Portishead 3 Last Shadow Puppets 4 Duffy 5 Sam Sparro Top 10 Gabriella Cilmi Top 15 Platters Hoosiers Top 20 Rick Astley Top 30 Robyn Fall Top 40 Amy Winehouse - Frank Wombats Kanye West One Night Only Kylie Minogue NO SALES INFO YET thanks to Eightiespopkid
April 29, 200818 yr could be close in the singles...Wiley was on 25k and Madge 49k last week...I expect this week they'll both be around the 40k mark, so it could go to either of them...
April 29, 200818 yr I hope Kylie 'In My Arms' can push it's way into the top 40, with only a week away until the track is released, i worried it's not gonna make the top 10. Anyway, Madonna for the top along with number one album. Hard Candy is a belta!!! Wiley at number 2...the track has really grown on me!!!
April 29, 200818 yr Fingers crossed Gabriella can get Sweet Like Me into the top 20 and i'd love the album to climb up to the top 15 Change into the top 40 would be nice aswell
April 29, 200818 yr Not heard Wiley :unsure: but i'm sure Madonna will stay at the top for 1 more week. Obviously she's going to get there with albums. I too hope kylie gets into the top 40. I fear this track will flop :o her record company have really messed up everything to do with X :angry: Edited April 29, 200818 yr by Glyn
April 29, 200818 yr I hope Madonna can hold off the challenge from Wiley - i just can't stand that track
April 29, 200818 yr I'd have Wiley at number one - it's not the finished article and does grate in the full version, but it'd be a much better number one than the alternatives and it'll rile the pop crowd.
April 29, 200818 yr Tuesday Top 40 update from MW: Singles 1 Madonna 2 Sam Sparro 3 Wiley 4 Estelle 5 Usher Top 10 Pendulum Top 15 Script Adele Top 20 Gabriella Cilmi Jay Sean Top 30 One Night Only Robyn Hoosiers Ashlee Simpson Top 40 Duffy Albums 1 Madonna 2 Portishead 3 Last Shadow Puppets 4 Sam Sparro 5 Duffy Top 15 Gabriella Cilmi Hoosiers Madonna - IC Top 20 Fall Britney Spears Madonna - COADF Top 30 Robyn Top 40 Platters Kanye West Cajun Dance Party NO SALES INFORMATION YET
April 29, 200818 yr The Madonna albums are re-charting due to being given free with "Hard Candy" (ie 2 for £9) in Tesco. "Ray Of Light" and "Music" will be somewhere outside the Top 40 too. We only have a Top 38 (it gets worse every week!) in singles at the moment...
April 29, 200818 yr ooh Wiley only at No.3 :o Gabriella climbing AGAIN...I wonder if her albums any good?
April 29, 200818 yr :o Gabriella climbing AGAIN...I wonder if her albums any good? Her album is Brilliant, far better than Duffy/Adele you won't be disappointed
April 29, 200818 yr Crkey, all these Madonna albums re-charting! Well i guess she's had a lot of them! Thanks for the update - is there anything on Girls Aloud?
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