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SKOB - I think that 'Unchained Melody' must hold the record, for the Song that has been a UK Top 10 Hit the most times. It has been to No.1 FOUR times - not 3. 1) Jimmy Young - No.1 (3 Weeks) - 1955 2) Al Hibbler - No.2 - 1955 3) Les Baxter - No.10 - 1955 4) Righteous Brothers - No.1 (4 Weeks) - 1990 5) Robson & Jerome - No.1 (7 Weeks) - 1995 6) Gareth Gates - No.1 (4 Weeks) - 2002

Mr. Lovett. Thank you for being such an example of politeness. Mr. Cowell's 'Music' speaks for itself. One cannot defend the indefensible. Good of you to try, though. :P

Yes, they will count towards The OCC Album Chart. Amazon.uk will be selling 'Progress' AND Susan Boyle's 'The Gift', for £1 all next Week. It is how much the Retailer pays for CD's that counts. Amazon.uk are buying the 2 CD's at the right price - to qualify for The OCC Chart. Therefore, they can sell them for whatever they like, to Customers, & they'd still count towards the Album Chart. They could sell them at 1p each, if they liked - The OCC would still add them to the Chart.

'Progress' will be sold for just £1, at Amazon.uk, from Monday 22nd November onwards. 'The Gift', by Susan Boyle, will also be just £1, from Amazon.uk. They will be £1 each, all next Week. Yes - their £1 Amazon.uk Sales WILL count towards the UK Album Chart. It is how much the Retailer pays, for a CD, that counts - not what the Customer pays. As long as Amazon.uk pay the right amount for each CD - which they are - the Sales of those CD's will count towards The OCC Album Chart. (They could sell them for 1p, if they liked - they'd still count towards the UK Album Chart).

Amazon.uk will be selling 'Progress' for just £1, from Monday 22nd November onwards. The 'Deal' will last all next Week, by the looks of things. They are also going to be Selling 'The Gift', by Susan Boyle, for £1. And - yes - the Sales of both £1 Albums, will count towards the UK Album Chart. The OCC go by how much the Retailer pays for a CD - not how much the Customer pays for it. As long as Amazon pay the correct Price, for the CD's, they can sell them for 1p, if they like. Amazon.uk are calling next Week, 'Black Friday Deals Week'. LINK:, http://smurl.name/tx89

I looked at the Reviews of 'Progress' on Amazon.uk. Quite a large percentage of buyers are only giving it 1 or 2 Stars, out of 5. They say that they don't like it, compared to Take That's previous 2 Albums, & that it is more like a Robbie Album, which Take That join in with, on some of the Tracks. Out of the 88 Reviewers, (so far), 40 have given it 5 Stars, 10 - 2 Stars, & 11 - 3 Stars. But - 10 have given it just 2 Stars, & 17 have awarded just 1 Star. That means that 11 people think it is just 'OK', (3 Stars), & 27 Reviewers don't like it at all - and they say they usually love Take That.

I'm Gay, & I thought that Primark was a brand of tinned Ham, and Diesel was a type of Petrol!

'X Factor' (Beatles Themed Show) - Saturday 20th November. Here are the 'Beatles' Songs that the 8 Acts will Sing:, http://smurl.name/6l2q Notice that 'Hippy Hippy Shake' is suddenly a Beatles Song. They covered in in 1963. It is actually from 1959. The UK best knows it from the Swinging Blue Jeans No.2 Hit. And, 'Imagine' is now a Beatles Song too.

The 'X Factor' is doing a Beatles Themed Night, in Saturday's Show - 20th November. Here are the Songs that the 8 Acts will Sing:, http://smurl.name/6l2q Notice that 'Hippy Hippy Shake' is suddenly a Beatles Song. They covered in in 1963. It is actually from 1959. The UK best knows it from the Swinging Blue Jeans No.2 Hit. And, 'Imagine' is now a Beatles Song too. Wagner will murder his Beatles Medley. Just as he did with his Elvis Presley one, a few Weeks ago. Cher tends to add a RAP to nearly every Song she 'Sings'. Katie can't 'Sing' either. Wagner - 'Viva Las Vegas/The Wonder Of You' Listen & weep!

I know 2 Guys at The OCC, & at no time have they ever indicated to me, that they would 'clamp down' on Chart Sites that said 'too much' about the Mid Weeks. After all - there is a Mid Week Chart, on Radio 1, these Days.

The Take That Album does have the UK's 2nd biggest 1st Day Sales, ever.

I hear that UK 'Bookies' are taking 'Bets', on which Beatles Song, will become their 18th UK No.1 first. And, also taking 'Bets' on The Beatles having the Christmas No.1. I don't think either will happen. '1' alone, has sold over 2,700,000, in the UK, & the Songs on 'Sgt Pepper...', have sold 5 Million, on that Album......

The OCC tell me that 'Be Here Now' definitely sold 424,000 UK copies on Day 1, in 1997. (Thursday August 21st). Alan Jones was told 356,000, which he reported in the 30th August 1997, 'Music Week'. However, there was Sales Data missing, & it came in, (to The OCC), later that Week - 68,000 further Sales, giving the Oasis Album 424,000 1st Day Sales. Yesterday, The OCC mistakenly, (at first), used the lower 1997 1st Day Sale, (356,000), which they 'rounded' down to 350,000. They then realised their mistake, & put out a 2nd Press Release, with the 424,000 1st Day Sale in it. Either way, 'Progress', & its 235,000 1st Day Sale, did not beat the Oasis Album. As 'Be Here Now' sold 424,000 on Day 1, the Take That Album sold 189,000 copies less. We will see how well 'Progress' does outside the UK, & Ireland. If it can't sell at least 2 Million outside the British Isles, (UK/Ireland), then we are looking at just about the biggest UK Group ever, who could not achieve close to the same Sales, & Chart placings, elsewhere. I can't think of any other - not a UK Group with 11 No.1 Singles, & about to have their 6th No.1 Album.

Bert for Lashes - I'm aware that the List is for 1st WEEK'S Sales. I was very tired, when I did the Post saying they were 1st Day's Sales. I've now written it as I would have done, had I actually been concentrating. I admit - it was a pretty stupid/silly error, really.

Yes - the List above shows the 1st WEEK'S UK Sales of each of those Albums. Which means that all of the Sales have to be from those Albums 'Debut Weeks'.

7heDreamer - In 1995 & 1996, Take That were relatively huge in Europe. 'Back For Good' was No.1 in several Countries, & Top 5 in many others. As was the 'Nobody Else' Album. As was their 1996 'Greatest Hits' Album. As was their 1996 cover of the Bee Gees, 'How Deep Is Your Love'. As regards 'Beautiful World' - it was not No.1 anywhere, except the UK, & Ireland. I'm aware of it reaching No.2 in Germany, but it was no-where near as big outside the UK & Ireland, as it was in those 2 Countries. And, 'The Circus' was not a very big Album - at all - outside the UK, & Ireland. So, their Sales since 2006, (inclusive), have been vastly added to by the UK, & they've sold no-where near as many elsewhere, in that time. (Only 4 Million people live in Ireland, so, whilst they've been huge there, (since 2006), they've certainly not sold vast numbers of Singles, & Albums, there). We will see if 'Progress' can do better outside the UK, & Ireland - seeing as Robbie is bigger than them in Europe, & he's now in the Group, again. (Getting to No.1, in Countries besides the UK, & Ireland, would certainly show a rise in their popularity).

I know 2 Guys at The OCC. I told one of them - today - that I'd checked, & 'Be Here Now' sold 420,000 on Day 1. In the meantime, I then saw that they'd already said 350,000 in a Press Release! I think what has happened is that they've double checked both claims, & seen that it really sold just over 424,000 on Day 1. Somehow, Alan Jones was given a 1st Day Total, of 356,000, in 1997. He gave that Total in the W/E 30th August 1997 'Music Week'. It seems, that it should have been 424,000 - 68,000 more. It could be that the 68,000 are Cassette Sales, & they were missed out, when Alan was given the 356,000 Total. I don't know. (I'll try to find out, tomorrow).

'Progress' now has the 2nd most UK Album Sales on the 1st Day. 'Be Here Now' was released on Thursday 21st August 1997. It sold 356,000 on the 1st Day. In the 3 Days before that Weeks Chart, it sold 696,000. It was also a big Global success. No.1 in at least 9 Countries, & Top 3 in at least 6 more. It eventually sold an estimated 8 Million, Globally. We will see how 'Progress' does Internationally - bearing in mind, that Take That have not been really big outside the UK, & Ireland, since 1996. ('The Circus' only reached No.14 in Germany, for example). We will see if Robbie re-joining makes them bigger, outside the British Isles. (Robbie has just had his 9th No.1 Album - in a row - in Germany).

It is still 'only' the 2nd biggest 1st Day Album Sale, in the UK. On Thursday 21st August 1997, 'Be Here Now', by Oasis, sold 356,000 UK copies. In its 1st 3 Days, it sold 696,000. So - the 235,000 1st Day Sales of the Take That Album, is still 121,000 less than the Oasis Album sold, on the first Day.

De Niro - Some sources say 350,000 1st Day Sales for 'Be Here Now'. Others say 420,000 1st Day Sales. I don't know which is correct. However - both beat the 235,000 1st Day Sales of the Take That Album. My point still stands - the Oasis Album still holds that UK Chart Record. (As The OCC told me a few hours ago. Take That now have the 2nd biggest 1st Day Album Sale in the UK).

I've checked - 'Be Here Now' was released on 21st August 1997 - a Thursday. It sold 420,000 UK copies on Day 1, & 696,000 in 3 Days. It sold over 800,000 in its first Week on Sale. The Oasis Album was also a Global Top 5 Album - reaching No.2 in the USA, & an eventual, (estimated), 8 Million Global Sale. So - how many of the 'Be Here Now' Feats is the Take That Album going to beat, or match? Bearing in mind that, (usually), the UK is by far their only real huge Market. Will Robbie being 'back', make them bigger Globally? Or will it not make that much difference? We will see. The UK Media tend to go on as if Take That are the new Beatles - not Globally, they aren't.

If we are going to add Gary, Robbie's, & Take That's No.1 Singles together, then we may as well do it for Albums too. So, 'Progress' will be the 16th No.1 Album, connected with them - not the 15th. Gary has had 1, (1997), Robbie has had 9, & Take That will have their 6th, on Sunday. But, where does it end, if we add an 'Act's' No.1's, together like that? The Beatles - 17 No.1 Singles, Paul McCartney/Wings - 4 No.1 Singles, John Lennon - 3 No.1 Singles, George Harrison - 1 No.1 Single, (or 2, if you count the 2nd time that 'My Sweet Lord' went to No.1, (2002), as a 2nd No.1 for him). That's 25, (or 26), No.1 Singles, for The Beatles. The Beatles - 15 No.1 Albums, Paul McCartney/Wings - 7 No.1 Albums, John Lennon - 3 No.1 Albums, & George Harrison - 2 No.1 Albums, ('Concert For Bangladesh' (1972), is credited as George Harrison & Friends). That gives The Beatles 27 No.1 Albums.

Ironically, Take That's best performing UK Hit, (longest in the Chart), never got to No.1. It is 'Rule The World' - a No.2 Hit, & 72 Weeks in the Top 75.

Pop B!tch - Coldplay have had 4 No.1 Albums in the UK, not 3. 3 of the Coldplay No.1's sold well over 2 Million in the UK. By the end of 2008, these 3 had sold:, 'A Rush Of Blood To The Head' - 2,690,000 (3 Weeks at No.1) (2002) 'X & Y' - 2,540,000 (4 Weeks at No.1) (2005) 'Parachutes' - 2,435,000 (1 Week at No.1) (2000) 2008's 'Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends', did not sell nearly so well, but it was No.1 for 6 Weeks. Westlife have not sold UK Albums at nearly the same rate. By the end of 2008, their 2 UK Best Selling Albums were:, 'Coast To Coast' - 1,680,000 (1 Week at No.1) (2000) 'Unbreakable - The Greatest Hits - Vol 1' - 1,645,000 (1 Week at No.1) (2002) Yes, they have had 7 UK No.1 Albums, & not one of them could manage more than a Week at No.1. Just as 10 of their 14 No.1 Singles could only remain at No.1 for 1 Week.

Because Rihanna held on to the No.1 Singles Position, I've created these 2 Lists:, FEMALE ‘SOLO’ ARTISTS - MOST WEEKS AT No.1 IN THE UK SINGLES CHART 1) MADONNA - 29 (4 Weeks with Justin Timberlake) 2) OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN - 18 (16 Wks, with John Travolta, & 2 Wks with E.L.O.) 3)=WHITNEY HOUSTON - 16 3)=KYLIE MINOGUE - 16 (3 Weeks with Jason Donovan) 5)=DORIS DAY - 15 5)=RIHANNA - 15 (10 Weeks with Jay-Z, & 1 Week with Jay-Z & Kanye West) 7)=CHER - 13 (1 Week with Chrissie Hynde, Neneh Cherry, & Eric Clapton) 7)=LEONA LEWIS - 13 9) CONNIE FRANCIS - 12 10)=BEYONCE - 10 (1 Wk with Jay-Z, 3 Wks with Shakira, & 2 Wks with Lady Gaga) 10)=LADY GAGA - 10 (3 Weeks with Colby O’Donis, & 2 Weeks with Beyonce) NOTE Olivia Newton-John, Cher, & Leona Lewis, have had 3 No.1 Singles Doris Day, & Connie Francis, have had 2 No.1 Singles Cher also had 2 No.1 Weeks with 'I Got You Babe', in 1965. However, her Sonny & Cher Hits are not usually added to her Cher Hits - so that's why she has 13 No.1 Weeks, & not 15. FEMALE ‘SOLO’ ARTISTS - MOST No.1’s IN THE UK SINGLES CHART 1) MADONNA - 13 (1 with Justin Timberlake) 2) KYLIE MINOGUE - 7 (1 with Jason Donovan 3)=BRITNEY SPEARS - 5 3)=BEYONCE - 5 (1 with Jay-Z, 1 with Shakira, 1 with Lady Gaga) 5)=WHITNEY HOUSTON - 4 5)=CHRISTINA AGUILERA - 4 (1 with Lil’ Kim, Mya, & Pink, 1 with Redman) 5)=GERI HALLIWELL - 4 5)=LADY GAGA - 4 (1 with Colby O’Donis, 1 with Beyonce) 5)=RIHANNA - 4 (1 with Jaz-Z, 1 with Jay-Z & Kanye West) NOTE Cher would have 4 No.1's too, if we include 'I Got You Babe' (1965) Christina Aguilera has spent 7 Weeks at No.1 Britney Spears has spent 6 Weeks at No.1 Geri Halliwell has spent 5 Weeks at No.1 CHER - I try to make my Data match the 'Rules' that they use in UK Chart Books. So far, no UK Chart Book adds Sonny & Cher's Chart Hits, & Feats, to those of Cher. I think they should. However, until they do so, I do not include them with Cher's Hits.