The Hit Parade

Make sure there aren't any kids around when you do eh? :music:

Was the carrot involved?

This Dua song is growing on me a bit, actually.

Today is the anniversary of John Lennon's death.

Sounds a bit like he was expecting a longer intro there.

I didn't even like this in the Eighties.

Why does Elton sound like he's off-mic?

I saw the Bo Rhap soundtrack actually climbed the sales chart but obviously it wasn't enough to make up for the absence of streams. The only bit I don't understand is why the streams weren't transferred to Platinum Collection when that's their highest compilation on pure sales?

I think the opening lyrics are a clue as well: "It's coming on Christmas, They're cutting down trees. Putting up reindeer Singing songs of joy and peace," It's more Christmassy than Stay Another Day anyway.

Seems like split vote has kept David Bowie out of the Top 75, as the Conversation Piece box and the standalone vinyl re-issue of the Space Oddity album are considered separate entities.

I'm so old I can remember when advent calendars didn't have chocolate in them...

When I was young enough to have one, advent calendars only had 24 doors in them. I regard having a door for the 25th a modern innovation.

To be fair, he wasn't that prolific even when he was alive! Of course the film hasn't opened in the UK yet so the effect of the reviews on the album remains to be seen. I wonder if it's just the packaging that's confusing?

I thought parents would be streaming Peppa Pig as well just to keep their kids quiet. But I'm not one myself, so I could be wrong.

I'm guessing downloads wouldn't be a very strong format for Peppa Pig, she'd probably do better on streams and CDs.

Releasing an album of Fireworks music on the 8th of November is an interesting decision.

Dave Clark Five had two hits called 'Everybody Knows'. I regard the two Jennifer Lopez hits called 'Ain't It Funny' as different sons as well, though officially it was just a remix.

Probably was, because most charity albums are multi-artist efforts. I still remember the controversy when the Help! charity album wasn't included in the main chart in 1995.

Edward Heath the Prime Minister did have a recording career too, though no hit singles: https://www.discogs.com/artist/81775-Edward-Heath

When I was the age most people on this site are, I would never have imagined that I would one day see somebody refer to ELO as "indie/alt".

If you don't count Unplugged albums (Which I would) then you can't really count The Beatles Live At The BBC either (especially as most of it isn't in front of an audience). The popularity of the Phil Collins album may have been enhanced by the fact that he hadn't released a Hits compilation at that point.

I wonder how many live versions of studio album have ever charted? I remember Van Morrison's live version of Astral Weeks charted before the original.

They shouldn't do - last time I checked the rules it specifically said that a live version of an album couldn't be combined with the original version. The entry at 93 is a double CD with both the studio and live albums, which can't be combined with either of the separate items.

I wouldn't count all the U2 albums as Christian music but I think The Joshua Tree qualifies. Obviously October is their most Christian album but not a UK chart-topper.

Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott - Manchester Calling [album] 6th March 2020 ...Somebody already tweeted at Abbott to ask why they're not playing Manchester on the tour though.