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Having listened only once it hasn’t clicked yet. Hoping more songs click second time round but for now I do think Easy On Me was the strongest song this album has to offer

Isn’t Adele’s ex American? I know she said they live opposite each other and share joint custody of their son, so makes sense if that is where he is based. I am sure the fact she can also be more secluded there helps (from my understanding the rate of tax is lower too but whether that is a factor is another matter). Hoping this can be the first album to break 100k in streaming sales. Off to a good start and the special should help keep interest up over the week.

I have no doubt it will be repeated at some point plus they haven’t announced if/when the recent US special with an Oprah visit will be aired here. Curious to also see if there is any dedicated promo to the second single.

Yeah, it was only the single released on the 12th. Album is out today. I am enjoying the If I Can’t Have You cover, though I am surprised they haven’t made it more festive/Christmas themed. Sticks out a bit on a Christmas album.

It’s not even 8am yet? No need for this.

James Blunt also has a greatest hits out, though even he is joking about how he has no chance beating Adele/getting to number 1 if his Twitter is anything to go by.

For a top 20 list I would have liked more sales figures. Glad You Came is definitely the standout so well deserved top spot. I do also have a soft spot for Walks Like Rihanna, though I get why the band don’t like it. Cheesiest single they released.

Considering Fearless (TV) has only recently gone silver for 60k sales, Red (TV) doing that in 1 week is amazing. So glad we are getting new hits from the album rather than the just having IKYWT/WANEGBT/22 charting again. Hopefully this version will stick around for the season.

I am reserving judgement until we hear that and see the video. The label must have an idea of what songs will get the most interest on release so doubt they would make the song the first post album release single if they didn’t have faith in it. Would be embarrassing otherwise if it gets blocked from charting due to the 3 track rule, if the general audience pick up two different songs (alongside EOM).

*Expects Mr Brightside to be #1 for 45 weeks of the year* Taylor looking pretty comfortable in front of Adele on Spotify. I think #1 is a bit far out of reach given the lack of interest on some other platforms but hopefully it can take #2 from Ed.

Clearly the OCC doing some rigging to keep their fave on top :P So pleased by the performance of the 10 minute version. In age where more artists are putting out short songs under 2-3 minutes, this shows people will invest in more lengthy tracks when the quality is this good.

If they do keep them separate, I hope they chart next/close to each other so it highlights how ridiculous it is. I would understand if it was a part 1/part 2 situation but this is just an extended version of the main album version.

Crazy to think it will have taken over 20 years for the second one, given the number of big/culturally significant hits Britney has had.

Exactly, this is no different to any of the XXth anniversary deluxe album re-releases we are seeing regularly. It is by no means the normal track listing. It is mainly the US billboard charts where the impact is felt most, but like any of the charts globally, there is nothing stopping them tweaking the rules if it becomes problematic. Agree with those saying the 10 minute version of all too well doesn’t feel like the length of time it covers, really well done track. Would love to hear it on radio but can’t imagine radio 1 devoting 10 mins of the chart show to one track :lol:

Impressive first day for Taylor, especially getting a 10 minute track so high!! Will be interesting to see how the tracks hold up over the week.

The label have clearly caught onto something here. Let’s hope it can make a difference. I am guessing that Tate McRae isn’t a Bo Burnham cover (as much as I would love to hear that). :lol:

Leona clearly jumping on the Lorde bandwagon with this re-issue :P

I wouldn’t go that far just yet, but would be a great achievement if they did. Looking like buzzjack majority might actually get this prediction right :D

Pleased to see the ABBA sales blowing up a bit. Much closer to my expectations for this album. Will be great if it can break 200k for the week. Can’t see Adele not getting a fourth week with that small a margin. Would quite like to see it hold out up to album release. Also pleased My Universe is stabilised. After being initially underwhelmed by the song, I now love it.

It is over 3 years old so can only be reset manually which as Bre has pointed out, is extremely unlikely. KMIC is the single they are plugging for the re-release, so I doubt the label would intentionally put the focus on OMS by requesting a manual reset.

Let’s hope so, couldn’t believe it didn’t make it on release week. Do we know why there has been a big boost this week? Apologies if it has already been pointed out in this thread.

This is definitely a big factor. I recall going into supermarkets when Divide was out and they would have big displays at front of the store with the album plus spots dotted near the tills. Looking around Asda yesterday for the ABBA album and the cds are tucked away right in the back, well away from most of the other aisles. Only those looking for the cd section would find it, so they will lose a lot of the casual buyers that would impulse buy the CD.

Looks like a good clear out this week and hopefully next. Hopefully means we will get a few more new hits in before Christmas music takes over the top 100.

The song is perfect for the radio 2 audience which is what I am guessing the label were going for, but anyone hoping for new music that could actually be a chart success, it is a letdown for sure. The fact they aren’t giving it a full blown cd release and it is being treated like some bonus tracks made available to celebrate the vinyl release tells me they aren’t expecting much from this and it is just something to tide the fans over (and have something to plug at the GB tour).

I am glad Adele managed to hang on. Not keen on broken #1 chart runs and Shivers would have looked odd so many weeks on to climb back now.