April 17, 200916 yr Author Dave, do you know the difference between numbers 2 and 3 (La Roux and Lady Gaga) in the singles? This is the one where I say something clever and say...the difference is they are different songs! :lol: Oh Ben, you walked into that one! :w00t: Lady GaGa and La Roux only have about 900 between them. See if we took away GaGa`s physical La Roux would be #2! The physicals of La Roux have never been brill, and I don`t think they made the physical top ten at all!
April 17, 200916 yr 35 42 TAKE ME BACK - TINCHY STRYDER Generating sales out of nowhere again, but it's good to see this will see another week in the chart before Number 1 charts next week, hopefully licing up to its name :D
April 17, 200916 yr Author Thanks Dave Off to the UK Eurovision Preview Party tonight :w00t: Can you tell me if Jade Ewen - Its My Time (our fantastic entry) or the official compilation of all this years entries, have registered on ore-orders at all yet? Thanks! No sign of Jade, but the Comp is holding it`s own in the pre-order Combined top 30.
April 17, 200916 yr Author 35 42 TAKE ME BACK - TINCHY STRYDER Generating sales out of nowhere again, but it's good to see this will see another week in the chart before Number 1 charts next week, hopefully licing up to its name :D A lot of sales for TAKE ME BACK are from the NOW 72 album downloads, though. So that explains that one.
April 17, 200916 yr Anyhoo, amazing to see Calvin will retain his title and I really hope La Roux can secure top 2, they deserve a #2 peak at the least and next week there is a possibility we could have a complete clearout of the top 3 if there are sufficient climbs from Green Day and Eminem, and if Tinchy delivers properly (I hope he does xP).
April 17, 200916 yr This is the one where I say something clever and say...the difference is they are different songs! :lol: Oh Ben, you walked into that one! :w00t: Lady GaGa and La Roux only have about 900 between them. See if we took away GaGa`s physical La Roux would be #2! The physicals of La Roux have never been brill, and I don`t think they made the physical top ten at all! :lol: Thanks Dave
April 17, 200916 yr More channels, the internet, streaming/catch up services, DVD is cheap and high quality. Also people playing games etc on their TV instead. Its all effected it take your pick really. No longer just 5 channels to choose from! (or 3 in those days! :o) Thanks for that
April 17, 200916 yr Author Top Games: 01 Wii Fit: NOTIFY ME 02 CALL OF DUTY 5: WORLD AT WAR 03 SKATE 2 04 FIFA 09 05 LORD OF THE RINGS: CONQUEST 06 Wii PLAY 07 MY FITNESS COACH 08 MARIO CART 09 TOMB RAIDER: UNDERWORLD 10 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE CURIOUS VILLAGE
April 17, 200916 yr Do you ever get a top 10 for Novels, as I read a lot myself, just out of interest.
April 17, 200916 yr Author Do you ever get a top 10 for Novels, as I read a lot myself, just out of interest. Yes Martin, can do that. Have go to the other PC for that though, so hang on. That one is 2 sections split into Non Fiction/Fiction.
April 17, 200916 yr I know this doesn't add much to discussion...but UGH La Roux. I concur. Thank god she'll never get #01 at least.
April 18, 200916 yr No sign of Jade, but the Comp is holding it`s own in the pre-order Combined top 30. Thanks Dave :D Had a fantastic night, this years show will be awesome and I think from last nights evidence, it's Ukraine's year again!
April 18, 200916 yr Dave, regarding the Brian & Michael Single being No.1 in BMRB, but not reaching the Top in 'NME' & 'Melody Maker'..... Here are its Top 30 Positions in those 3 Charts:. 'Matchstalk Men & Matchstalk Cats & Dogs' - Brian & Michael (1978) BMRB - 18 - 10 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 6 - 17 - 28 NME - 15 - 9 - 4 - 5 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 6 - 12 - 22 MM - 28 - 14 - 13 - 4 - 4 - 6 - 2 - 3 - 9 - 7 - 14 - 27 Here are those for 'Baker Street' by Gerry Rafferty (1978):, BMRB - 28 - 14 - 8 - 6 - 4 - 3 - 4 - 3 - 8 - 9 - 17 - 30 NME - 27 - 13 - 10 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 5 - 6 - 10 - 20 MM - 28 - 14 - 8 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 3 - 2 - 3 - 9 - 18 - 26 So, 'Baker Street' was not No.1 in any of the 3 Charts. Around the same time saw a Blondie Hit reach No.1 in 2 of the Charts - But not in BMRB:, 'Denis' - Blondie (1978) BMRB - 11 - 5 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 5 - 10 - 20 NME - 18 - 4 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 10 - 17 - 28 MM - 30 - 17 - 4 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 9 - 18 - 24
April 18, 200916 yr Around the same time saw a Blondie Hit reach No.1 in 2 of the Charts - But not in BMRB:, 'Denis' - Blondie (1978) BMRB - 11 - 5 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 5 - 10 - 20 NME - 18 - 4 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 10 - 17 - 28 MM - 30 - 17 - 4 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 9 - 18 - 24 That's interesting to know, they could have had another #1 hit there on the BRMB chart in those days.
April 18, 200916 yr Author Dave, regarding the Brian & Michael Single being No.1 in BMRB, but not reaching the Top in 'NME' & 'Melody Maker'..... Here are its Top 30 Positions in those 3 Charts:. 'Matchstalk Men & Matchstalk Cats & Dogs' - Brian & Michael (1978) BMRB - 18 - 10 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 6 - 17 - 28 NME - 15 - 9 - 4 - 5 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 6 - 12 - 22 MM - 28 - 14 - 13 - 4 - 4 - 6 - 2 - 3 - 9 - 7 - 14 - 27 Here are those for 'Baker Street' by Gerry Rafferty (1978):, BMRB - 28 - 14 - 8 - 6 - 4 - 3 - 4 - 3 - 8 - 9 - 17 - 30 NME - 27 - 13 - 10 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 5 - 6 - 10 - 20 MM - 28 - 14 - 8 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 3 - 2 - 3 - 9 - 18 - 26 So, 'Baker Street' was not No.1 in any of the 3 Charts. Around the same time saw a Blondie Hit reach No.1 in 2 of the Charts - But not in BMRB:, 'Denis' - Blondie (1978) BMRB - 11 - 5 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 5 - 10 - 20 NME - 18 - 4 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 10 - 17 - 28 MM - 30 - 17 - 4 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 9 - 18 - 24 Thanks for those. Certainly (from memory), the end of year figures for "Baker Street", and "Denis" were very close. Baker Street made it to #1 for 2 weeks on the Record Business Magazine top 40. The Chart (sales based in the top 30, from 1st Apr 78) also showed Denis at the top in the first issue. Brian And Michael at #4. Maybe down to the panel of shops surveyed! I certainly remember the BBC plugging Brian And Michael all the time. Independant Radio would not touch it!
April 18, 200916 yr Brian and Michael making number one on the BBC / BMRB chart was most likely down to Woolworths providing sales information to that chart compiler and none of the others. I'd imagine it was the type of record that would have sold better in the likes of Woolworths as it would have appealed to a broader age range of record buyers. Added to that, the sales week Brian and Michael fell from 3 to 4 included Good Friday and Easter Saturday, this may have had some effect on this type of record which traditionally sold better on a Friday and Saturday. Also only the BMRB chart (from BMRB, NME and MM) had a sales week that could fully reflect the influence of TOTP, again this may have helped this song to stay at the top if it got older record buyers into Woolies on a Saturday...
April 18, 200916 yr Author Brian and Michael making number one on the BBC / BMRB chart was most likely down to Woolworths providing sales information to that chart compiler and none of the others. I'd imagine it was the type of record that would have sold better in the likes of Woolworths as it would have appealed to a broader age range of record buyers. Added to that, the sales week Brian and Michael fell from 3 to 4 included Good Friday and Easter Saturday, this may have had some effect on this type of record which traditionally sold better on a Friday and Saturday. Also only the BMRB chart (from BMRB, NME and MM) had a sales week that could fully reflect the influence of TOTP, again this may have helped this song to stay at the top if it got older record buyers into Woolies on a Saturday... A good explanation Robbie. Thinking too, that Record Business/MRIB only covered that Mon - Thurs sales period thus losing Fri/Sat sales totally!
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