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I'm kinda hoping people are holding back from buying MHTO because of it being on the album and they're waiting for the album instead? Doubt it at all though but I can hope and be optimistic that's the case haha. :P

#1 in today's album midweek. Snow Patrol down to #2.

#13 in the midweek today.

Album sampler is up. :) http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/recsradio/radio...ef=pd_krex_dp_a

#13, maybe #14, in the mids tomorrow I'm guessing then. Ah well.

Yep, that's for the 'coming soon' chart I think. The HMV chart I've listed seems to be the main/general chart for the top 50 pre-orders on their site. :) Link: http://hmv.com/hmvweb/navigate.do?pPageID=4906

Yeah, I know. I've said that earlier on in the thread.

I'd agree tbh. It'd be embarassing if anything. Wordshaker I can understand - 2nd album, change in image a bit too drastic, not much time between Chasing Lights era and Wordshaker era etc, now they shouldn't be having this problem. Headlines looked like they'd recovered a bit but here they shouldn't be struggling. We'll see. What will be will be I guess. They just don't seem to connect with the public outside of the fanbase. Not sure how they can sort that out either. They're stuck in limbo at the moment imo.

Had a look at how all the 21st Nov releases are doing on pre-orders on the main music purchase sites. Think I've covered them all... iTunes pre-orders for 21st November releases: #15 Rihanna - Talk That Talk (Deluxe) #70 Rihanna - Talk That Talk (Standard) #121 One Direction - Up All Night #122 Nickleback - Here and Now #134 Westlife - Greatest Hits #135 Now That's What I Call Music! 80 The Sats (and Kate Bush) nowhere to be found in the top 200 for pre-orders in the album chart. They're doing ok on HMV on top 50 pre-order chart though: #2 One Direction - Up All Night #3 Now That's What I Call Music! 80 #4 Westlife - Greatest Hits #5 Rihanna - Talk That Talk (Standard) #6 Kate Bush - 50 Words for Snow #8 The Saturdays - On Your Radar #11 Nickleback - Here and Now Amazon's pre-order chart and how the 21st Nov pre-orders are faring: #1 Now That's What I Call Music! 80 #2 One Direction - Up All Night #3 Westlife - Greatest Hits (2CD & DVD Version) #4 Kate Bush - 50 Words for Snow #7 Westlife - Greatest Hits #8 Rihanna - Talk That Talk (Deluxe) #9 Nickleback - Here and Now #10 One Direction - Up All Night (Limited Yearbook Edition) #15 Rihanna - Talk That Talk (Standard) #18 The Saturdays - On Your Radar ...and Play.com's pre-order chart: #1 Now That's What I Call Music! 80 #2 Westlife - Greatest Hits (2CD & DVD Version) #3 One Direction - Up All Night (Play.com Exclusive Sticker Pack) #4 Nickleback - Here and Now #6 Rihanna - Talk That Talk (Standard) #9 Kate Bush - 50 Words for Snow #10 One Direction - Up All Night (Limited Yearbook Edition) #11 Rihanna - Talk That Talk (Deluxe) #12 Westlife - Greatest Hits #13 One Direction - Up All Night #17 The Saturdays - On Your Radar Think that's all the main music sites, right?

#14 in today's midweek. Oh dear. Sophomore slump has hit Pixie.

It's gonna fall even more, isn't it? :( If they can't get a top 10 single now even before the album is out, how are they going to manage selling singles after the album is out if the fanbase can't get them inside the top 10 like they usually do before an album release now? :( And this single is leading the album too. Damn radio airplay. :( They're probably screwed for future releases now if radio won't play them now after two top 10 hits in Notorious and All Fired Up, radio will probably completely desert them since this is underperforming? Aside from radio, there are no excuses for this not doing well either. People clearly aren't buying into the track. It's a shame too as it breaks their small record of consecutive top 10s from Forever Is Over to All Fired Up. Really sad about this, lol. :blush: Now they've fallen to #14 on iTunes too, won't catch up now I don't think. Definitely not going to be top 10 so we'll just have to hope for upper half of top 20. I don't know what they can do anymore other than keep plodding along. They're never going to get their 'big break' are they?

Drake is catching up with them on Live Pop Bars. It looks like LMFAO and Pro Green are both decreasing from when I last looked though so hopefully the girls can get some momentum and overtake them. If Drake overtakes I expect that'll only push the girls down further. I think this will end up at #11. Frustrating but hey..

Me too. Especially since Flo Rida's climbed to #2 on iTunes now, probably pushing the girls down to #10 in the next update. Maroon 5 are #11 in today's midweek, I expect they'll be #10 come Sunday and the girls #11 or #12.

I LOVE Fairytale (Let Me Live My Life This Way) :wub:

#13 in the midweeks.

I was just going to say about Pixie's album, I'm worried for the girls with the album now if Pixie's not doing great, especially with the girls going up against 3 big acts in Westlife, Rihanna, One Direction plus Kate Bush who usually gets into the top 10 albums... and then once you factor in previous weeks releases I'm not confident or optimistic about next Monday at all. Without a strong single leading the album now we've MHTO underperforming, I think it's going to fall flat on it's face sadly. :( I don't see what's wrong with their image this era though. It's not a full on/sexy image a la Wordshaker, to me it looks like a more 'mature' progression on their Chasing Lights and Headlines image.

Peter Loraine, if you're reading this: price reduction. ASAP. :P

They're #9 in the first midweeks.

Flo Rida overtaking 1D? :huh: Surprised at that. I didn't even know Flo had a song out! It's had next to no airplay so it's doing brilliantly.

Think The Saturdays have left it too late now to crack the top 10 on iTunes. If they cut the price down to 59p if management think quick then they might have a bit of a boost in that direction perhaps. Physicals won't be enough I don't think so we're looking at anywhere from 12-16 really if their management just continue to act so laid back to everything.

They performed Faster with their dancers at the Album chart show last night. Airs Saturday morning on C4. JLS and Olly Murs were the other artists performing too.:) Rochelle :wub: Uevtyzjmptg

They have no promo until Friday and the weekend it seems :( Unless they get some last minute promo fixed up but I doubt much will be available. Tues 1st November - Oxford Street Xmas Lights Sun 6th November - Alan Carr - Channel 4 - 10.00pm Mon 14th November - Daybreak - ITV1 - from 6.00am Fri 18th November - Loose Women - ITV1 - from 12.30pm Fri 18th November - Sam & Mark's Big Friday Windup - CBBC - 6.00pm Fri 18th November - Children In Need - BBC1 - Program starts at 7.00pm, the girls are listed to be on after 10.35pm (at time of writing) Sat 19th November - Album Chart Show Special - Channel 4 - 11.20am - set to perform songs from the new album Sun 20th November - The Xtra Factor - ITV2 - 9.00pm

Yup, the second version is at #79.. but it's started falling (was #64 yesterday) so I expect that it won't help much once combined. I think we're looking at an #11-#16 chart placing to be honest now. :(

Flo Rida #3

I still think if it stalls at #13 they should knock the price down, that would probably push them into the top 10, where they'd then hopefully get a bit of an iTunes store boost from top 10 exposure and voila.. hopefully their 11th top 10 (just).