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Diana was the most famous person on the planet at the time, arguably the most famous person ever. Nobody has anything like that level of fame today. Perhaps the only way it could ever be beaten is by a charity record in response to some unimaginable disaster in this country ocurring, tens of thousands or more killed. But beyond a terrorist attack, it's difficult to see that happening.

Nice one, 'Don't you Worry Child' now on 900k! A million in 18m perhaps?

Seems to be. Judy Boucher spent 4 weeks at no.2, so anything but a 'non number 2'. And I would urge anybody who has never heard 'O Superman' to check it out and promise to listen to it all the way through, it's very long. One of the most bizzare tracks ever to make the charts, never mind no.2. It most definately is *not* radio friendly!

Pumped full of what? Drugs? Steroids? Sunny D?

Indeed. Where has this suddenly popped up from? I was never aware that there were any record charts at all prior to November 1952, 'missing' or otherwise. Sheet music charts yes, but this chart is for 78s. It struck me too that it begins in 1940, the same year as Billboard and indeed conveniently stops just before the 'real' chart begins.

76. Someone like You - Adele This was down in the 200s yesterday, it hasn't been reduced to 59p. I assume it's been used on some talent show (original choice, huh?) Should give it a nice little nudge towards 1.5m. Edit: Just checked the old iTunes thread. X-Factor.

The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles would disagree with you though and that's really where my definition of 'hit' comes from. Obviously a track that spends just one week at no.75 is only a minor hit, but a hit nonetheless. If you had an act that had a no.1 hit and a no.75 and nothing else then I wouldn't call them a one hit wonder. And this really has happened. 1982 Eurovision winner Nicole made no.1 with 'A Little Peace' and no.75 with the follow up 'Give me More Time'.

The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles would disagree with you though and that's really where my definition of 'hit' comes from. Obviously a track that spends just one week at no.75 is only a minor hit, but a hit nonetheless. If you had an act that had a no.1 hit and a no.75 and nothing else then I wouldn't call them a one hit wonder. And this really has happened. 1982 Eurovision winner Nicole made no.1 with 'A Little Peace' and no.75 with the follow up 'Give me More Time'.

I though Psy would be a *one* hit wonder until he had a second hit..... It will be a case of diminishing returns though, the next single will probably chart but just top 75 I think. Depends what you actually term a 'hit' though. Top 200? top 100? top 75? For me that's top 75. I don't really consider something peaking at no.186 to be a hit.

Yes, it's done very well considering it's initial 5-9 drop. Stabilising nicely (rebounding really) and a new overall peak position isn't completely out of the question if it keeps this up.

Blurred Lines will be close to 1.3m next week. There is no way it will sell a mere 100k more in the remainder of the year. I still think it will finish around 1.6m by year end.

Do you like buttertarts?

But that is probably as much to do with a fall in Ellie's sales as an increase in Gaga's. Most of the tracks above have risen too in that time though not as much as 'Applause' so I'd say the video was leading to a modest increase in sales, nothing more.

The Fray's 'How to Save a Life' runs it close for that particular acolade but I think we have a winner...... Must be unusual though to really like a band but seriously hate their best selling track, their signature tune, the one song everybody knows them by.

I imagine you're right. It just *seems* to have been around forever. Of course not, I like this one. Surely everybody wants tracks they like to sell as well as possible but not want the same for those they don't like?

Not *again*. Why can't this detestable thing just go away? At least this will nudge it up towards the million mark a little more. 0/10 for originality.

I think this just goes to show how difficult it is to compare hits between two different sales eras. Who has had the 'bigger hit'? Absolute sales figures vary too much and are too crude, how about weeks at no.1 or chart run based on a points system? Or even what has had the biggest 'cultural impact' which is completely subjective anyway. Look at 'Umbrella' for example. 10 weeks at no.1 but by year end in 2007 barely sold 500k. Imagine what a 10 week run at the top these days would sell, you'd be talking well over 2 million.

Well it's no.2 now but it sure is making heavy weather of it. It's a long haul to no.1, if indeed it ever gets there, let alone no.1 overall come Sunday.

I would have thought studies into the various races which investigate the differences would promote more understanding, not less.

Now you've digitalised it, you really should let your vinyl collection go.....

I rather like that but they've been away for a little while so it's a bit difficult to call exactly what the reaction will be. It could be a massive top 3 hit or a relative flop, so I've played it safe by saying top 10.

Saying 'I'm on team xxxxxxxxxxxx this week' when you are rooting for something to get to no.1. That really makes me cringe.

I wonder what the 3 people who voted 'don't bother with any of them' are doing here in the first place.....

I thought it would be a complete flop! I think Psy will become known as the one hit wonder who actually had two hits, just soon nobody will remember 'Gentleman'.

Why has One Direction been released on a Monday? I know even if it had been released on Sunday it would have had no chance of beating Avicii but a likely highly frontloaded track like this would normally have a Sunday release to maximise chart position. I guess it doesn't really matter now under these circumstances as it's a cast iron no.2 either way.