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    Fall Out Boy coming for a hat-trick of #2 peaks overall?

    Last time round in 2015 'American Beauty / American Psycho' opened about same time of year with Sales of 31,497 - think they may need to improve on that to get #1 overall.

    I think we can all agree it is a close call between these 2 songs and there is not much to choose in terms of popularity. They even originally peaked in the same #14 position (ignoring fact that Linger took a reissue to get Top 20). I do think they have held up well today, it may be a sign of low download sales but I think it does show how popular The Cranberries (and Dolores O'Riordan in particular) are and this popularity didn't always translate to high chart positions.

     

    I can understand why people are describing 'Zombie' as the iconic hit from The Cranberries but for me 'Linger' was the song that I remember them most for, it was their breakthrough hit, it went Top 10 in the US. I saw them live in 1994 at Shepherd's Bush Empire, Dolores had a unique voice for which both songs show off the uniqueness compared to some of their other more generic songs.

    The Cranberries Takeover:

     

    4. The Cranberries - Stars: The Best Of The Cranberries 1992 - 2002

    10. The Cranberries - No Need To Argue

    26. The Cranberries - No Need To Argue

    31. The Cranberries - Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?

    46. The Cranberries - Something Else

    56. The Cranberries - Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?

     

    Camila down to #3 now, would imagine The Cranberries will overtake also.

     

    New Releases:

     

    1. Camila - Camila Cabello

    4. Trevor Nelson Slow Jams - Various

    5. Vale - Black Veil Brides

    8. Tonight Alive - Underworld

    10. Wrong Creatures - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

    18. What Happens Next - Joe Satriani

    26. Songs Of Praise - Shame

    30. Fire On All Sides - James Rhodes

    Y/E T100 posted!

    Many thanks, always one of the highlights of the year for me.

     

    So four #1 Albums from 2017 failed to make the Y/E T100 (The Vamps, Queens Of The Stone Age, The National & Shania Twain) - I guess The Vamps was the lowest seller?

    Lana just held on at #100 at least.

     

     

    The Critics Faves (based on End Of Year Lists) ready to improve their position as we approach NYE and into New Year:

     

    93. Lorde - Melodrama

    163. LCD Soundsystem - American Dream

    235. Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.

    250. The War On Drugs - A Deeper Understanding

    320. The National - Sleep Well Beast

    336. SZA - Ctrl

    466. St. Vincent - MASSEDUCATION

     

    All making decent progress (apart from LCD Soundsystem):

     

    50. Lorde - Melodrama ( :arrowup: 43 places )

    97. Kendrick Lamar - DAMN. ( :arrowup: 138 places )

    125. The War On Drugs - A Deeper Understanding ( :arrowup: 125 places )

    128. St. Vincent - MASSEDUCATION ( :arrowup: 338 places )

    178. LCD Soundsystem - American Dream (down 15 places)

    260. The National - Sleep Well Beast ( :arrowup: 60 places )

    302. SZA - Ctrl ( :arrowup: 34 places )

     

    Suspect majority will continue to rise into New Year when there is more appetite for new music.

    1981. 'Don't You Want Me' getting to #1 for Xmas , charts were so much more exciting, new Artists were breaking all the time, it was a transitional time for music, electronic pop was at its peak, it was exciting to buy vinyl, British music ruled, Artists took risks, no remixes to extend chart life of songs, TOTP was watched by everyone.

    Can Rag 'N' Bone Man sell 39k this week then?

    Comfortably in my opinion, Album still riding high in run-up to Xmas. Rag 'N' Bone Man has really done with his Promo and it has been advertised a lot on TV - I personally think the Album is quite a middle-of-the-road collection so not surprised it has sold so well.

    8. Tom Chaplin - Twelve Tales Of Christmas

     

    Would be nice to see this get a Top 20 peak (overall) this week after it previously peaked at #21. Doubt it but nice boost after his appearance on 'The Graham Norton Show'.