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If there was any justice, Darlene Love or The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl would get the Christmas #1 spot. I couldn't care less about LadBaby. Food Aid will be out of the chart within a week or two.

Got to love all the salty Remainers backing The Kunts. How fitting. It seems you're backing a losing race just like you did in 2016. :lol:

You can look at it whichever you want. Kylie still came closer to getting a number one single in the 2010s than Madonna.

I'm glad it looks like Hold Me Closer will miss the top spot. Elton has piggybacked his way to number one enough already.

Madonna's had 50 #1 singles on the Billboard dance chart. Sales and radio support play no part in the success of a song on the chart. Her last number one on the all-important Hot 100 was 22 years ago and 14 years ago on the UK top 40.

She's always been lazy when it comes to promo and touring. She didn't even tour the US in 1998/1999 when Left of the Middle peaked at #10 and sold two million copies. If she thinks an appearance on GN will turn things around, she's mistaken. The chart performance of Firebird is embarrassingly bad. BMG are on the verge of dropping her.

The poor thing doesn't bother himself with facts.

The sheer arrogance of some people on here. You don't speak for everyone. Jog on!

My 10-year-old niece and 7-year-old nephew both love ABBA. They've watched the Mamma Mia films about a dozen times and also own ABBA Gold. Neither of them has any idea who the Spice Girls are. Is the Spice Girls' GH album a mainstay in the UK album chart? No. Is it still in the top 20 years after it was released? No. It still hasn't sold anywhere near a million copies after 14 years. Unlike Mamma Mia, the Viva Forever musical (also produced by Judy Craymer) was a critical and commercial flop. Between their music, the MM musical and the two spin-off films, it's clear ABBA continue to find a new audience with each generation. I was fifteen when ABBA Gold had a resurgence in 1999 when the Spice Girls started to flounder after only two albums. Many young people in my generation became fans of ABBA at the turn of the Millennium, and kids today are now experiencing the same thing.

The original always reminds me of The Butterfly Effect. Ashton Kutcher looked hot as hell with the beard and shaggy hair.

X sold 82k in its first week and over 450k overall. It was far from a flop in the UK. Body Language has sold nearly 400k. Peak positions aren't the be-all and end-all.

It just goes to show you, chart positions aren't the be-all and end-all. :heart:

Not quite as bad as Madge missing out on number one because of a year-old Sam Smith album.