Why are people already on a downer about songs like Gabriella when Christmas is a whole week away, and will most probably be like Haloween, a quick climbing stint on the day before and during Chrimbo! I'm still quite hopeful TBH! -_-

 

Small Update:

 

7) Peter Kay's - Geraldine McQueen - Once Upon a Christmas Song

9) Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah

 

 

Why are people already on a downer about songs like Gabriella when Christmas is a whole week away, and will most probably be like Haloween, a quick climbing stint on the day before and during Chrimbo! I'm still quite hopeful TBH! -_-

But halloween "hype" is only about a week long, whilst xmas is at least a month...

 

BTW anyone find it ironic how Gabriella Cilmi does an xmas song about winter, where in australia christmas is in the middle of summer and doesn't really get cold anyway? :lol:

Edited December 18, 200816 yr by Harve

Why are people already on a downer about songs like Gabriella when Christmas is a whole week away, and will most probably be like Haloween, a quick climbing stint on the day before and during Chrimbo! I'm still quite hopeful TBH! -_-

 

Me too, fairly. The Christmas songs will all climb again next week. As Christmas Day and Boxing Day are thursday and friday, and then it's the weekend, I think people will be extending their celebrations this year.

Do you think it is really just because of the campaign?

 

In the past there were several other similar campaigns and all have failed (Spice Girls - Stop for example).

Oh it's definitely the campaign. This one has got national coverage and far more internet hype than anything previous.

 

Another example, Leona and Leon have both recorded cover versions of their winners songs last year, yet I didn't see the originals rocketing up the iTunes chart!

Tbh Jeff's group are downloading him from different sites about 5 times each from different sites and gifting tonnes on iTunes, so he is bound to close seeing as Alex is doing like 30k+ downloads a day, and Jeff's is rising to nearly 20k due to this campaign.

 

Next week, it will be Jeff who? As his version tumbles cos of this fixing of the chart!

LOL whatever! :lol:

Another example, Leona and Leon have both recorded cover versions of their winners songs last year, yet I didn't see the originals rocketing up the iTunes chart!

 

They were both appalling songs though, be it in the original or cover versions ... in contrast Hallelujah is considered a classic and the Buckley version has widespread acknowledgment as a/the definitive version hence its use in so many films/TV shows. In fact it's early appearance on iTunes and in the charts this year prior to the X-Factor Final owes more to the BBC's use of the song to advertise the iPlayer for the last month.

Edited December 18, 200816 yr by 6weeksatnumber7

COME ON ALEX..

 

It does make you wonder whether if Jeff buckley's version was never available would Alexandra's sales be alot higher!

:D

 

iTunes Popularity Bars

 

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Edited December 18, 200816 yr by britster

what's the pop bars looking like now Chris, I assume Jeff Buckley is getting closer?

 

Alex's digital sales are declining by the day:

 

Sun 105k --> Mon 44k --> Tues 36k --> Wed 21k

Oh dear... Jeff buckley could be number 1 next week... although Alexandra will still have VERY high Physical sales!

 

Small Update:

 

6) Peter Kay's - Geraldine McQueen - Once Upon a Christmas Song

8) Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah

 

 

COME ON ALEX..

 

It does make you wonder whether if Jeff buckley's version was never available would Alexandra's sales be alot higher!

:D

 

I don't think so. Like RFC said this is definitely a campaign for Jeff Buckley... Colin Murray is constantly banging on about downloading the track, and it's all over the internet and stuff.

iTunes Update

 

[ 01 ] 01 | Alexandra Burke - Hallelujah

[ 02 ] 02 | Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah

[ 03 ] 03 | Leona Lewis - Run

[ 04 ] 04 | Beyoncé - If I Were A Boy

[ 05 ] 05 | James Morrison & Nelly Furtado - Broken Strings

[ 08 ] 06 | Peter Kay's - Geraldine McQueen - Once Upon A Christmas Song

[ 06 ] 07 | Kings Of Leon - Use Somebody

[ 12 ] 08 | Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah

[ 07 ] 09 | Beyoncé - Listen (From "Dreamgirls")

[ 09 ] 10 | The Killers - Human

 

[ 11 ] 11 | Katy Perry - Hot 'N' Cold

[ 10 ] 12 | Britney Spears - Womanizer

[ 13 ] 13 | Gabriella Cilmi - Warm This Winter

[ 14 ] 14 | Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You (Christmas Hits Version)

[ 15 ] 15 | Beyoncé - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)

[ 17 ] 16 | The Pogues Feat. Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale Of New York

[ 16 ] 17 | T.I. Feat. Rihanna - Live Your Life

[ 18 ] 18 | Girls Aloud - The Promise

[ 20 ] 19 | Akon - Right Now (Na Na Na)

[ 19 ] 20 | Alesha Dixon - The Boy Does Nothing

 

[ 21 ] 21 | Take That - Greatest Day

[ 23 ] 22 | Take That - Greatest Day (Album Version)

[ 22 ] 23 | Rihanna - Rehab

[ 24 ] 24 | The Script - Breakeven

[ 25 ] 25 | Pussycat Dolls - I Hate This Part

[ 27 ] 26 | Guru Josh Project - Infinity 2008

[ 29 ] 27 | Girls Aloud - The Loving Kind

[ 28 ] 28 | Wham! - Last Christmas

[ 26 ] 29 | Kings Of Leon - Sex On Fire

[ 33 ] 30 | Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah

 

[ 30 ] 31 | Aled Jones & Sir Terry Wogan - Little Drummer Boy

[ 31 ] 32 | Wiley - Cash In My Pocket

[ 32 ] 33 | X Factor Finalists - Hero

[ 38 ] 34 | Ne-Yo - Mad

[ 46 ] 35 | The Killers, Elton John & Neil Tennant - Joseph, Better You Than Me

[ 36 ] 36 | Kanye West - Love Lockdown

[ 35 ] 37 | Kings Of Leon - Sex On Fire (Album Version)

[ 34 ] 38 | The Saturdays - Issues

[ 39 ] 39 | Shakin Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone

[ 43 ] 40 | Kanye West - Heartless

 

Selected Others

 

[ 45 ] 43 | Snow Patrol - Crack The Shutters

[ 44 ] 45 | Jason Mraz - I'm Yours

[ 50 ] 54 | Paramore - Decode (Twilight Soundtrack Version)

[ 53 ] 59 | Kevin Rudolf Feat. Lil Wayne - Let It Rock

[ 66 ] 64 | Britney Spears - Circus

[ 79 ] 69 | Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah (Radio Edit)

[ 80 ] 73 | DeVotchKa - How It Ends

[ 70 ] 75 | Basshunter - I Miss You

[ 76 ] 83 | Sugababes - No Can Do

[ 85 ] 89 | N-Dubz - Strong Again

[ 101 ] 97 | P!nk - Sober

[ 96 ] 98 | Akon Feat. Colby O'Donis & Kardinal Offishall - Beautiful

 

[ 104 ] 112 | Leon Jackson - Creative

[ *** ] 113 | Chairlift - Bruises

 

Festive Cheer

 

 

[ 47 ] 46 | Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday (Now D/L Version)

[ 49 ] 48 | Basshunter - Jingle Bells (Bass)

[ 51 ] 49 | Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody

[ 57 ] 51 | Chris Rea - Driving Home For Christmas

[ 60 ] 53 | Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas (1984 Version)

[ 61 ] 60 | Perry Como & The Fontaine Sisters - It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas

[ 62 ] 61 | Wombats - Is This Christmas?

[ 64 ] 65 | Andy Williams - It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year

[ 67 ] 66 | Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree

[ 65 ] 67 | Macy Gray - Winter Wonderland

[ 74 ] 72 | Bruce Springsteen - Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town

[ 83 ] 78 | The Darkness - Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End)

[ 75 ] 80 | East 17 - Stay Another Day

[ 87 ] 81 | The Pogues Feat. Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale Of New York (Album Version)

[ 86 ] 87 | Eartha Kitt & Henri René - Santa Baby

[ 92 ] 90 | John Lennon - Happy Xmas (War Is Over)

[ 94 ] 95 | Frank Sinatra - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

 

[ 118 ] 102 | Greg Lake - I Believe In Father Christmas

[ 107 ] 103 | Status Quo - It's Christmas Time

[ -re- ] 105 | Jona Lewie - Stop The Cavalry

[ 115 ] 107 | The Feeling - Is It Christmas?

[ 106 ] 108 | Boney M - Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord

[ -re- ] 109 | Perry Como & The Fontaine Sisters - It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas

[ -re- ] 116 | Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime

[ -re- ] 119 | Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday

Yes! The Killers' awesome Christmas song in the top 40 :cheer:

Do you think it is really just because of the campaign?

 

In the past there were several other similar campaigns and all have failed (Spice Girls - Stop for example).

 

... and the current Rick Astley Never Gonna Give You Up campaign. :lol:

 

The simple reason the Jeff Buckley version is doing so well is that a lot of people who have not heard the song until it was performed on X-Factor, but have since found out about this version & understandably prefer the definitive version to the X-Factor's winning song.

 

After all why have a McDonalds Burger when you can have a Medium Rare Steak from a cuisine restaurant.

Why are Paramore falling? :(

Shame really as the X Factor winning song that deserves the Top spot the most for 4 weeks, looks likely to only get a week :( :lol: Nah Alexandra's physicals will still be bursting next week!

... and the current Rick Astley Never Gonna Give You Up campaign. :lol:

 

The simple reason the Jeff Buckley version is doing so well is that a lot of people who have not heard the song until it was performed on X-Factor, but have since found out about this version & understandably prefer the definitive version to the X-Factor's winning song.

 

After all why have a McDonalds Burger when you can have a Medium Rare Steak from a cuisine restaurant.

 

Thats a excellent point :cheer:

what's the pop bars looking like now Chris, I assume Jeff Buckley is getting closer?

 

Alex's digital sales are declining by the day:

 

Sun 105k --> Mon 44k --> Tues 36k --> Wed 21k

:o Thats quite a steep decline really. I wouldn't be surprised if i saw it doing about 50k next week. Combining all version Jeff Buckley will be quite close. Wouldn't be surprised if that was #1, at least on itunes for a bit.

 

As people get tired of Alex's version they will start looking for others, Jeff Buckley at #2 will be the most obvious.