Hassaan

Just a week to go!

Yes, but with that list I was going for their biggest entries.

I was looking through the biggest selling albums and singles of all time in the UK and I find it interesting that there are not many artists in there that are both non-white and have come out of the UK. Acts like Bruno Mars, Michael Jackson and The Weeknd have had a lot of success but obviously they're not from here. I'm not bringing this up to be divisive or anything, I just thought it was interesting. If we look at singles (for soloists): 2,400,000 - Joel Corry feat. MNEK - Head & Heart (#1, 2020) [bPI: November 2022] 1,800,000 - Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love (#1, 2007) [bPI: March 2021] 1,800,000 - Alexandra Burke - Hallelujah (#1, 2008) [bPI: December 2022] 1,800,000 - Rudimental feat. Ella Eyre - Waiting All Night (#1, 2013) [bPI: September 2022] 1,500,000 - ZAYN - PILLOWTALK (#1, 2016) [OCC: November 2022] 1,316,000 - Craig David - 7 Days (#1, 2000) [MTV: January 2022] 1,200,000 - Stormzy - Shut Up (#8, 2015) [bPI: November 2020] 1,200,000 - Mark Morrison - Return of the Mack (#1, 1996) [bPI: September 2019] 1,200,000 - Ramz - Barking (#2, 2017) [bPI: January 2021] 1,200,000 - Labrinth feat. Emeli Sande - Beneath Your Beautiful (#1, 2012) [bPI: January 2018] And albums: 3,210,000 - Leona Lewis - Spirit (#1, 2006) [Est: October 2022] 2,510,000 - Emeli Sande - Our Version Of Events (#1, 2012) [Est: October 2022] 1,976,000 - Craig David - Born to Do It (#1, 2000) [13/10/22] 821,189 - Alexandra Burke - Overcome (#1, 2009) [OCC: November 2015] 429,833 - Stormzy - Gang Signs & Prayer (#1, 2017) [OCC: January 2020] 300,000 - Labrinth - Electronic Earth (#2, 2012) [bPI: April 2021] 100,000 - ZAYN - Mind of Mine (#1, 2016) [bPI: November 2018] 100,000 - Ella Eyre - Feline (#4, 2015) [bPI: October 2019] There's undoubtedly more but just a few that came to mind.

I'll be amazed if there's that many people who are still on the fence.

That one is also certified 2x Platinum but it depends if it was higher than 1.28m. Correct - amended.

In the case of Paul Sinha, I think his Parkinson's was setting in around then. He announced it mid-way through the series' broadcast.

Well, it's nice to see Tories actually facing the consequences of their actions. I know that it has happened before, but not enough in my view. It took years for people to realise what Boris Johnson is like even though it was clear in plain sight, for example.

What happens if this finishes at 0-0? Scotland still out, I imagine?

I enjoyed it. Not sure if it hit as much emotionally as the first one but I did relate to the plot line a bit more. I see my therapist on Wednesday. I hope she's seen it too. 😅

I wonder what it would take for someone to get a red card. Feels like a lot of yellows.

Yeah, I see a lot of people criticising Starmer for being dull but would you not prefer that? I don't care about charisma if you're incompetent. Yes, both are ideal but I'll settle for the latter.

Yes - the link is in my signature.

If they stick with Wednesday to Friday, they could launch it on New Years Day.

Nah. It would be too much of a tight squeeze - they got lucky in 2022 with I'm a Celebrity running earlier. This year, in the slot it had, it basically had it all to itself. No other big reality to compete with.

Both are certified Platinum (600,000), though Bad Vibe was certified in 2018 and Who Do You Think Of in 2021, so it's probably unlikely.

Hard to tell because as per BRIT Certified, all of their singles have been certified silver. That one's also certified Platinum so it probably isn't very far behind (or even ahead).

If you went by social media, you'd have thought the 2019 general election was an easy one for Labour. I naively thought it was too, but obviously not. This feels different though, it's not just the online bubble.

I'd have liked a new Donkey Kong but it'll be nice to play Country Returns in HD (having played it on the Wii twice).

I think Labour are presenting themselves in a certain way to get themselves in power, but once they're there, I don't think they'll be anything like the Tories in terms of the sheer hostility and cartoon villain-esque nature of some of the policies.

The scenes if he missed the target!

I thought that was weird; I also thought they didn't get him off the pitch quickly enough.

Not a vintage performance from either team. Mbappé - ouch. Hope he heals but why did he go back onto the pitch?

Two disallowed goals is really unlucky!

It seemed to go well early doors but England lost momentum it seemed. Hoping for a better performance next time.

Pickford continuing to have a constant look of "stop making me save goals that you should be defending". :D