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Where did you find out that?

In fact, this has been the Case in Scandinavia for many years. What you see now in the UK, already started inthere in 2010. Digital sales are still quite big in the UK compared to Scandinavia when streaming is over 97 % of the single market. I dont think there is a turning back when it comes to streaming. Iam still quite suprised that so many are still buying songs from Itunes in 2017.

Do you think A-ha will have a chance at the top 15?

iam so happy for them. 6 years since the last one and i have been thinking for a while now that this might be their last chance to have a number one in the singles chart. The market are changing. When TT realese their next first single form an album, streaming will probably be bigger then Itunes, just like in Scandinavia and good old bands like TT will suffer from that.

I dont know a single person that download music illegally since like 2008 as ther are free streamings now. But iam from Sweden, when nobody, not even the oldies,uses itunes anymore.

How importent will streaming be for the top spot on the singles chart? In scandinavia, streaming is is over 95 % of the singles chart but i guess is not the same thing in the UK ^_^

Iam pretty shocked really why streaming is still sutch a small part of the UK chart. In scandinavia, the singles chart is based on over 95 % of Spotify. Itunes sales are close to zero and has been for severel years. The Swedish and Norwedian singles chart started to including it alredy in 2010. In a way, i just dont understand why people these days pay for every single song insted of just listening everything for like 5 £ without any ads or something. These days, even the album charts includes streaming, and it really feels a bit messy as nobody really knows how they put together those charts.

So the Hives new album is doing nothing then?

I feel a bit sorry for them. Mosts critics seem to be happy or at least, dont care that much. But there are some great songs also on the last 2 albums. Its sad that Collapse into now was sutch a sales flop. Not the best ending. And this new greatest hits isent selling eather

hey whadever was the start of westlife as a very uninspired, low quality and 'predictable period of westlife lasting to the end. Brian McFadden was the only real creative part of westlife, the only decent songwriter. When they lost him, they never got back in the same good formula. When Turnaround sold less then half of the previous albums. The record conpany went bannanas and the result was the laughable rat pack album they where forced to do and many years of cover singles as the orginal songs wasent good enough. Its a bit wierd that in the first years. They had stronger songs, more controll of their own career and they also wrote a bunch of songs on their own, (much thanks to Brian) As they got older and older, the less controll they got on their own and over the last years, its been very clear that they arent in charge of anything.. Its pathetic that after 14years in the business, they are more kind of Marionette dolls then they where 10 years ago. Its tragic, how things become and the sales over the last years is the result of that

Sorry, but you cant see it that way. just bicause westlife sales this week would have been enough for the number one spot last week dosent mean it would have topped the charts. Sales where higher overall this week and their sales would be lower to. The last few years havent been good to them. 2009- Where we are becomes their lowest selling album ever, even worst then Frank. 2010- Gravity dosent even come close to Qhere we are sales and bacomes their lowest selling album ever. 2011- Miss the top 10 chart with a single for the first time with their last ever single. - Miss the top 3 in the album charts for the first time. Not much of a happy ending

I wish they could use the same system as is Germany when music dvds also counts to the regular album chart and CD and dvd music realeses are also counted together. Then they could realese both the dvd and CD the same day and it would easely topp the album chart

lol at westlife, not only did they miss the top 10 chart run with their ever last single. Their strike of 11 top 3 albums in a row will also be over now :dance:

Yes i also think he will, the album will fall just like the single lighthouse single did from 15 in the midweek to 32 after the fans got their copy. If it ends up at 4 it will be their lowest charting album ever just like the single was

I think Buble will pass westlife before sunday dont you think?