GreyAsh

People keep forgetting how well Opalite is doing on Apple. It’s currently the 3rd highest SCR track there, ahead of Bruno, Zara and Bad Bunny.

But did ‘The Chain’ ever get a 25% increase?

I think even Alan Jones has said it might get reset regardless of its increase this week as OCC seems to reset songs a week or 2 after their 25% increase.

I’m intrigued to know where Kylie’s extra 700 sales came from as it stalled earlier in the week. Was it just the record company submitting extra data later in the week that they had held back? Was it an extra 700 sales that people bought in the last couple of days? Or was a streaming figure added - to include studio versions of the tracks?

Yes 🙌 for Taylor Dayne going platinum. One of the best songs of the 80s. Really surprised by this though! Of course, it benefits from having been a big hit in the US as well. So pleased for Lola Young getting certifications outside of ‘Messy’. She is such a great artist that she deserves it. And great to see Roxette - my favourite group - getting a certification.

Charli XCX disqualified then?

And the first time Olivia has denied herself the number 1 spot.

Landslide increased 3% on Spotify. Overall its sales were pretty steady and could have gone marginally up or down. The chances are it avoided going onto DCL-1 but probably only a 60-40 chance. It did also climb 11 on the audio streaming chart.

Last week ‘The Chain’ stretched its lead over ‘Everywhere’ - but this week they are back to being neck and neck. I’m convinced that ‘Everywhere’ will lead the battle of the two this week, following Valentine’s Day.

It’s still looking close between Man I Need and Lush Life for number 3 - but I think Man I Need isn’t closing the gap. And ‘Landslide’ has been marginally ahead of last week 5 days out of 6 so should have earned itself an extra week on SCR (in addition to the 3 extra it earned last week) - so could continue to creep up the chart.

It would be history in the making! That’s what’s exciting for me.

Olivia Dean news: it looks like Man I Need doesn’t quite have what it takes to overtake Lush Life to give Olivia the kind of chart domination only previously seen in the immediate few weeks after an album release, or by Justin Bieber. But who knows?! In Fleetwood Mac news - The Chain is probably catching up with Everywhere for the week now, but I feel that Valentine’s Day might have been sufficient for Everywhere to chart for the first time since early January - having been starred out since the emergence of Landslide. And as for Landslide - it continues to be ahead of this time last week on Spotify, so should get a sales gain, and stay on zero weeks of decline.

We have a 19 match! Including your top 12.

So a match with me of 17 tracks. Higher than anyone in the first semi. Including 12 of your top 13

+25 Kylie Minogue - Padam Padam +24 Linkin Park - In The End +23 Darren Hayes - Insatiable +22 The Veronicas - Untouched +21 Bananarama - Venus +20 Robyn - Dancing On My Own +19 Eurythmics - Here Comes The Rain Again +18 Sylvester - You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) +17 Kelly Clarkson - Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) +16 Amy Winehouse - Back To Black +15 The Supremes - You Keep Me Hangin' On +14 Pet Shop Boys - Suburbia +13 Katrina and the Waves - Walking On Sunshine +12 Eagles - Hotel California +11 Muse - Time Is Running Out +10 Natalie Imbruglia - Shiver +9 Green Day - Wake Me Up When September Ends +8 Nicki Minaj - Super Bass +7 Evanescence - Going Under +6 Groove Armada featuring Mutya Buena - Song 4 Mutya (Out Of Control) +5 Whitney Houston - Greatest Love Of All +4 Michael Jackson - Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' +3 The Beloved - Sweet Harmony +2 Oasis - Live Forever +1 Rihanna - California King Bed I’ve disqualified Utah Saints from my votes for the following reason. The original mix was superior and reached number 4. It would have made my top 25 (if it had been a number 8). The remix had too much noise and probably just misses out at 26. But also the OCC counts them as the same track - a re-entry, not a brand new track. These days a remix or re-release on the same label are combined. Therefore I personally wouldn’t include it in the vote.

First two great releases of the year: Sombr and Myles Smith.

I guess Bad Bunny is not popular on Amazon. Generally, Amazon goes for older tracks. And I know people are surprised at how well Opalite is doing so far this week. It’s actually quite high on Apple when we only look at SCR tracks. I imagine it is doing well on Amazon too.

Gut feeling is I agree with you, but I haven’t looked in detail at this semi-final yet. That said, I’ve shortlisted only about 27, whereas last time I’m sure I shortlisted more.

So if that sale for Olivia includes physicals, it looks like Rein Me In will be Number 1. And with Bad Bunny on the decline, it looks as though Lush Life will repeak, and be the only song stopping Olivia from holding the top 3! Has any artist previously had the top three other than on the release week of an album, or subsequent weeks? Or 3 of the top 4? I can’t remember how many songs John Lennon had simultaneously after he passed away

What a surprise ! Mine will be similar to this.

I haven’t actually heard it yet! I love a lot of Alex Warren tracks. Only a couple of them don’t inspire me, and as with many people here, one of those is ‘Ordinary’. But then again, Olivia Dean’s music doesn’t inspire me, but I still want her to do well.

But if it’s the case that Olivia beats Olivia - despite the fact that she’s only previously had 1 week at number 1 - I don’t understand your argument.

Because it’ll be iconic! The song that holds the record for yo-yoing in and out of the top 10 becomes number 1.

Big movements for Olivia Dean on Spotify. Olivia coming for the whole of the top 3 of the OCC this week 🙈 And because of Valentine’s Day, Everywhere might kick The Chain out of the chart come Friday.

But the streaming charts have never reflected how well ‘Rein Me In’ is doing - as the Sam Fender solo version is typically not included in those charts, but is included in the OCC figure. Therefore, it has always been an unpredictable track.