Everything posted by Jake.
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Music Purchases This Week: Week Beginning 29/4/16
Albums Travis - Everything at Once (Deluxe) 9bach - Anian Brian Eno - The Ship (Collectors Edition) Will stream Drake and Beyoncé (Will wait till physicals are out for purchase, and I've been so busy this week and haven't had chance to hear the latter yet).
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Ultimate UK #2s of the 21st century rate
00 Lee Mead – Any Dream Will Do 04 Lemar - Dance (With U) 04 Leona Lewis – Better In Time / Footprints In The Sand 04 Leona Lewis – Happy 10 Libertines - Can't Stand Me Now 03 Liberty X - Got To Have Your Love 07 Lisa Maffia - All Over -- LL Cool J feat. Jennifer Lopez - Control Myself 00 Loick Essien feat. Tanya Lacey – How We Roll -- Lumidee - Never Leave You (Uh Oooh Uh Oooh) 00 LunchMoney Lewis - Bills 06 Madonna - American Life 08 Madonna - Hollywood 07 Major Lazer feat. MØ & DJ Snake - Lean On 10 Manic Street Preachers - Empty Souls 11 Manic Street Preachers - The Love Of Richard Nixon 10 Manic Street Preachers feat. Nina Persson – Your Love Alone Is Not Enough 05 Mariah Carey - We Belong Together 00 Mario - Let Me Love You 05 Mark Ronson feat Daniel Merriweather – Stop Me 08 Mark Ronson feat. Amy Winehouse – Valerie 00 Maroon 5 - Maps 00 Maroon 5 – Makes Me Wonder 00 Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera - Moves Like Jagger 05 Martine McCutcheon - I'm Over You 10 Mary J Blige feat. U2 - One 05 McFly – One For The Radio 00 Meghan Trainor - Lips Are Movin 05 Michael Jackson - You Rock My World 10 Michael Jackson – Man In The Mirror 09 Mis-Teeq - All I Want 08 Mis-Teeq - Scandalous 10 Moloko - The Time Is Now 02 Mr Hudson feat. Kanye West – Supernova 08 Mutya Buena – Real Girl 07 N Sync - Girlfriend 00 Natalie La Rose feat. Jeremih - Somebody 05 Nick Jonas - Jealous -1 Nickelback – Rockstar 03 Nicki Minaj – Starships 09 No Doubt - Hey Baby 07 Oasis - Let There Be Love 07 Oasis - Little By Little / She Is Love 08 Oasis - Stop Crying Your Heart Out 00 One Direction - Perfect 00 One Direction – Best Song Ever 00 One Direction – Story Of My Life 00 One True Voice - Sacred Trust / After You're Gone 10 Outkast - Ms Jackson 08 P!nk - Get The Party Started
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New Release Schedule: Friday 29 April
Alas Salvation by Yak is out on May 13th.
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New Release Schedule: Friday 22 April
Science Agrees by D.A.R.K. has been pushed back to August 19 - literally just had an email from Amazon informing me about it.
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Friday Chart Predictions (Thurs Update + Top 5 Sales)
Eek... Not as bad as 'Bionic', but this is a huge fall. It still would've been pretty bad even without Prince/Beyoncé.
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Friday Chart Predictions (Thurs Update + Top 5 Sales)
Where is the PJ Harvey album?
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2016 Chart Predicta: Week 18, w/c 29/4/16
Question 1 -> Predict the Official Top 10 Singles of the week [10 points for a correct prediction, 9 points for one place out... 1 point for nine places out.] 01. Drake - One Dance 02. Calvin Harris & Rihanna - This Is What You Came For 03. Sia - Cheap Thrills 04. Mike Posner - I Took A Pill in Ibiza 05. DNCE - Cake by the Ocean 06. Alan Walker - Faded 07. Fifth Harmony - Work from Home 08. Galantis - No Money 09. DJ Snake - Middle 10. Zara Larsson - Lush Life Question 2 -> Predict the Official Top 5 Albums of the week [10 points for a correct prediction, 9 points for one place out... 1 point for nine places out.] 01. Drake - Views from the 6 02. Beyoncé - Lemonade 03. Prince - The Very Best Of 04. Adele - 25 05. Travis - Everything at Once Question 3 -> Predict the sales (including streaming) of the #1 single to the nearest thousand [10 points for a correct prediction, 9 points for one place out... 1 point for nine places out.] 110k Question 4 -> Bonii [all questions worth 5 points for a correct answer and 0 points for an incorrect answer] • Predict the highest new entry in the top 40 Calvin Harris & Rihanna - This Is What You Came For • Predict the biggest climber within the top 40 DJ Snake - Middle • Predict the fastest faller within the top 40 Prince - Purple Rain • Predict the number of entries (new or re-entries) in the UK Top 40 4
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Ultimate UK #2s of the 21st century rate
11 Girls Aloud - The Show 10 Girls Aloud – Something New -- Gordon Haskell - How Wonderful You Are 10 Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc 09 Gwen Stefani feat. Akon – The Sweet Escape 04 H ‘Two’ O feat. Platnum – What’s It Gonna Be 06 Holly Valance - Down Boy 06 Hozier - Take Me To Church 07 Ice Cube feat. Mack 10 & MS Toi - You Can Do It 07 Ida Corr vs Fedde Le Grande – Let Me Think About It -- IIO - Rapture 00 Infernal - From Paris To Berlin 03 Jamelia - Thank You 03 James Arthur - You’re Nobody ‘Til Somebody Loves You 00 James Bay - Hold Back The River 04 James Morrison feat. Nelly Furtado – Broken Strings 03 Jason Derulo – The Other Side 02 Jason Derϋlo – Ridin’ Solo 07 Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys – Empire State Of Mind 06 Jay-Z feat. Beyonce Knowles - 03 Bonnie & Clyde -1 Jedward feat. Vanilla Ice – Under Pressure (Ice Ice Baby) 10 Jeff Buckley – Hallelujah 05 Jennifer Lopez feat. LL Cool J - All I Have 02 Jessie J – Do It Like A Dude 02 JLS – Take A Chance On Me 05 John Legend – All Of Me 10 JoJo - Leave (Get Out) 00 Jonas Blue feat. Dakota - Fast Car 05 Just Jack – Starz In Their Eyes 00 Justin Bieber – Boyfriend 06 Justin Timberlake - Cry Me A River 06 Justin Timberlake - Like I Love You 08 Justin Timberlake - Rock Your Body 07 Justin Timberlake feat. T.I. – My Love 00 K’naan – Wavin’ Flag (Coca Cola Celebration Mix) 10 Kanye West Feat Jamie Foxx - Gold Digger 09 Kate Nash – Foundations 05 Katy Perry – Teenage Dream 10 Kelis - Milkshake 10 Kelis - Trick Me 05 Kelly Rowland - Stole 05 Kevin Lyttle - Turn Me On 06 Kid Cudi vs. Crookers – Day ‘N’ Nite 07 Kings Of Leon – Use Somebody 10 Kylie Minogue - I Believe In You 08 Kylie Minogue - Love At First Sight 06 Kylie Minogue - On A Night Like This 02 Kym Marsh - Cry 10 La Roux – In For The Kill 00 Labrinth feat. Tinie Tempah – Earthquake
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New Release Schedule: Friday 22 April
According to Amazon, the CD of Prince's HITNRUN Phase Two has been pushed back to May 6th.
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OCC: P!nk's Best Selling Singles
'Just Like a Pill' went Gold about a month ago - so that must mean there's at least 30,000 streaming sales on top of the total given in the OCC article.
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Music Purchases This Week: Week Beginning 22/4/16
Albums Katy B - Honey The new Rufus Wainwright album sounds interesting (It's a tribute album to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death), so I'll probably stream that and end up buying if it's any good.
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Katy B - Honey
I'm liking this more than I thought I would. Much better than 'Little Red', but it doesn't quite top 'On A Mission'.
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Minor Victories - 'Minor Victories'
Video for 'Scattered Ashes' was premiered a couple of days ago, which sees laser cats destroying a city... FGFbZckK7Eo
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iTunes Weekly Thread W/C 22nd April 2016
I recall that it peaked at number 2 when it was re-released as a double A-Side with '1999' in 1985?
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Ultimate UK #2s of the 21st century rate
06 Chris Malinchak – So Good To Me 08 Christina Aguilera – Ain’t No Other Man 06 Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne – Real Love 07 Coldplay - In My Place 05 Coldplay - Speed Of Sound 08 Conor Maynard – Can’t Say No 08 Corinne Bailey Rae - Put Your Records On 04 Craig David feat. Sting - Rise & Fall 10 Daft Punk - One More Time 00 Daniel Powter - Bad Day 10 Dannii Minogue - I Begin To Wonder 00 Dappy feat. Brian May – Rockstar 05 Darkness - Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End) 08 Darkness - I Believe In A Thing Called Love 10 Destiny's Child - Bootylicious 08 Destiny's Child - Lose My Breath 08 Dido - White Flag 10 Disclosure feat. AlunaGeorge – White Noise 04 Duke Dumont – Won’t Look Back 00 Duncan James & Keedie - I Believe My Heart 04 Ed Sheeran & Rudimental - Bloodstream 06 Ellie Goulding – Your Song 06 Embrace - Nature's Law 07 Emeli Sandé – Heaven 08 Emeli Sandé – Next To Me 06 Eminem feat. Rihanna – Love The Way You Lie 08 Eric Prydz – Pjanno 02 Eric Prydz vs. Floyd – Proper Education 02 Example – Say Nothing 08 Fall Out Boy – This Ain’t A Scene It’s An Arms Race 00 Fast Food Rockers - Fast Food Song 03 Felix Jaehn feat. Jasmine Thompson - Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better) 06 Fergie – Big Girls Don’t Cry (Personal) 07 Fifth Harmony feat. Ty Dolla $ign - Work From Home -1 Flo Rida – Whistle 00 Flo Rida feat. T Pain – Low 07 Florence +The Machine feat. Dizzee Rascal – You Got The Dirtee Love 00 Gary Barlow – Let Me Go 05 Geraldine – The Winner’s Song 08 Girls Aloud - Jump 10 Girls Aloud - Love Machine 11 Girls Aloud - No Good Advice
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2016 Chart Predicta: Week 17, w/c 22/4/16
Question 1 -> Predict the Official Top 10 Singles of the week [10 points for a correct prediction, 9 points for one place out... 1 point for nine places out.] 01. Drake - One Dance 02. Sia - Cheap Thrills 03. Mike Posner - I Took A Pill in Ibiza 04. Fifth Harmony - Work From Home 05. Alan Walker - Faded 06. Tinie Tempah/Zara Larsson - Girls Like 07. DNCE - Cake by the Ocean 08. Lukas Graham - 7 Years 09. Meghan Trainor - No 10. Zara Larsson - Lush Life Question 2 -> Predict the Official Top 5 Albums of the week [10 points for a correct prediction, 9 points for one place out... 1 point for nine places out.] 01. Prince - The Very Best Of 02. Katherine Jenkins - Celebration 03. Katy B - Honey 04. Prince - Ultimate 05. Adele - 25 Question 3 -> Predict the sales (including streaming) of the #1 single to the nearest thousand [10 points for a correct prediction, 9 points for one place out... 1 point for nine places out.] 115k Question 4 -> Bonii [all questions worth 5 points for a correct answer and 0 points for an incorrect answer] • Predict the highest new entry in the top 40 Nick Jonas/Tove Lo - Close • Predict the biggest climber within the top 40 DJ Snake/Bipolar Sunshine - Middle • Predict the fastest faller within the top 40 Sigala - Say You Do • Predict the number of entries (new or re-entries) in the UK Top 40 3
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Friday Chart Predictions (Thurs Update + Top 5 Sales)
Technically, the album is already out in various forms. It's on iTunes and Tidal (has been since mid-December actually) - it's just the CD that isn't out until 29th. It has received mixed to positive reviews, like much of his output in the last 20 years or so - but it'll probably end up Top 10 with ease, when considering low sales.
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New Release Schedule: Friday 15 April
Air - Twentyears (10 June) LUH - Spiritual Songs for Lovers to Sing (6th May) 9Bach - Anian (29th April)
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Friday Chart Predictions (Thurs Update + Top 5 Sales)
'The Very Best of Prince' seems most likely of the two, in regards to physicals at least. I see it more often than 'Ultimate Prince' in stores and it's already out of stock on Amazon, whilst 'Ultimate Prince' seems to only be available from third-party sellers on there.
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Garbage - Strange Little Birds
'Empty' sounds alright actually, but I can't see myself liking this album much more than their last one (which wasn't bad by any means - just that it wasn't quite as good as its predecessors). I'll probably still buy it when it comes out (just like I did with the last one when I didn't think too much to the singles from it) and I might belatedly pick up that recent 20th Anniversary re-issue of their debut too, not only for the sake of nostalgia, but the fact it's one of my favourite albums ever.
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2016 BPI Certifications
That Feist certification is a little random? Obviously I'm aware of how well 'The Reminder' sold in the UK despite the #28 peak, but 'Let It Die' took almost four years to actually chart (peaking at a lowly #121 in 2008 and for only 3 weeks). I wouldn't have pegged 'Let It Die' it as a trickle seller personally, given how 'The Reminder' contains her only hit ('1234') and is her best seller by quite some distance, but this is interesting nevertheless. Also, 'Electra Heart' had sold 89,676 up until 28th March last year - the week that 'Froot' came out.
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OCC: Eurovision Quiz
I got 11/20. I'm not quite the Eurovision aficionado, so I'm happy with that score.
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Ultimate UK #2s of the 21st century rate
00 4-4-2 - Come On England -1 5 Seconds Of Summer – Don’t Stop 04 50 Cent feat. Justin Timberlake & Timbaland – Ayo Technology 04 A1 - Caught In The Middle 08 Adele – Chasing Pavements 06 Adele – Rolling In The Deep 06 Adele – Skyfall 06 Aloe Blacc – I Need A Dollar 04 Alyssa Reid feat. Jump Smokers – Alone Again 05 Amelia Lily – You Bring Me Joy 07 Appleton - Fantasy 10 Arctic Monkeys – Brianstorm 07 Atomic Kitten - Last Goodbye / Be With You 07 Avril Lavigne – Girlfriend 00 Baha Men - Who Let The Dogs Out 00 Basshunter – All I Ever Wanted 02 Bastille – Of The Night 05 Bastille – Pompeii 08 Benny Benassi presents The Biz - Satisfaction 08 Beyonce feat. Sean Paul - Baby Boy 06 Big Brovaz - Favourite Things 06 Black Eyed Peas - Shut Up 04 Blazin' Squad - Flip Reverse 09 Blink 182 - All The Small Things 08 Bodyrox feat. Luciana – Yeah Yeah 06 Bomfunk MCs - Freestyler 07 Booty Luv – Boogie 2Nite 04 Britney Spears - I'm Not A Girl Not Yet A Woman 10 Britney Spears – Piece Of Me 05 Britney Spears feat. Madonna - Me Against The Music 04 Bruno Mars – Locked Out Of Heaven 01 Bruno Mars – When I Was Your Man 07 Busted - Air Hostess 08 Busted - Year 3000 05 Calvin Harris - Feel So Close 08 Calvin Harris + Disciples - How Deep Is Your Love 07 Calvin Harris feat. Example – We’ll Be Coming Back 08 Calvin Harris feat. Kelis – Bounce 05 Calvin Harris feat. Ne-Yo - Let's Go 00 Cascada – Everytime We Touch 08 Charlotte Church - Crazy Chick 06 Cheeky Girls - Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum) 02 Chipmunk feat. Chris Brown – Champion 00 Chris Brown - Run It 00 Chris Brown – Don’t Wake Me Up
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iTunes Album Chart ~ 2016
Cate Le Bon is a bit lower than I expected, but most of her sales will probably come from independent record shops. I imagine it'll chart similarly to where Parquet Courts and Teleman have ended up today.
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Vinyl sales soar by more than 60%
That's exactly why I stick to CDs for the most part. My mother has said about how it's not as cheap as it was years ago. I was disgusted by the price of Tame Impala's Currents in Urban Outfitters when I was in Edinburgh last week, £27 I recall? Conversely, I've found some amazing £5 bargains (Glasvegas, Young Fathers and The Cure) in their other branches.