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Time flies doesn't it!! Mixed feelings here Sunday chart day meant every Sunday without fail i'd be listening to the chart (at the time too I wasn't active on here or on chart forums so didn't as closely follow midweeks) so often the chart then was in some ways a surprise! Also back then when sales itself dominated there was potential for change from the final set of mids to chart day! Although held back releases were frustrating (I seen Gaga mentioned earlier and besides Just Dance over here I don't think anything else was ever held back.. and she had several midweek releases where higher peaks could've been achieved!!). The positive of Friday chart day is obviously no held back releases and the excitement of New Music Fridays but the charts can feel stagnant and I don't get the chance to listen live as much although I do check this site each week and then go straight to the OCC one for 5:45😆. I think these days because I'm on here a lot and also know of the midweeks and check those too there's less surprises when I do hear the chart but I do still try and hear it when I can it can just be tricky with work i'm either commuting home to the office or have duties with my nephews at the time it's on to hear live! I've noticed however that there's less charity #1s in this era (I mean we had Christmas LadBaby..) and obviously reality TV acts from talent shows rarely ever chart now unless they're an established act like say Harry Styles for instance; much harder in streaming world for an X Factor like show to produce an act in this chart era as it was the sales era! And i'd say the media also impacts the charts much less in the sales era we'd see TV performances could really make a difference to a songs success but these days it's all to do with streaming playlisting.

Here’s hoping she can attend! Also very unlikely I know but a BRITs performance would honestly (still) be a dream for me! I can’t quite believe she’s never attended in person since 2010!!

Will Gaga be attending the Grammys next year?! It may be a squeeze for her to be there in person as there’s dates in Asia for the MAYHEM Ball at the time of the ceremony isn’t there?! I’d love her to win in a main category but as of yet I don’t know! Kendrick feels more likely for album of the year but I can see MAYHEM winning the pop category and Abracadara also scoring a win in the dance category perhaps? (although I’d love it to win music video).

Bobbys obviously a better person than Troy don’t get me wrong BUT in the days where Troy managed her to get long standing campaigns and hits you had to work your a*** off. Streaming wasn’t dominating and radio deals, tv promo on chat shows or award shows, music videos all played a part in ensuring success. He managed to do these for her and she more than put the work in too to the point where it damaged her health. These days with streaming Gaga herself doesn’t necessarily need a high budget video, or a grand performance of a mayhem track all it really needs is a streaming push (and I’m guessing that’s more Bobbys lane / duty right). I can see why there might be a delay because of Abracadabra and Die With A Smiles continued longevity but for something to actively take off its streaming deals / promo or a viral Tik Tok what will be the decider nothing that Gaga herself actually needs to work too hard to do. I’m still gonna have hope we have more to come though because there’s just so much potential there to be explored!

The insider who incorrectly said June was the month for the next single is hinting at Zombieboy and Garden of Eden getting music videos… I really want to believe something could be coming for the tour premiering but I just don’t know. I’m here for Zombie boy getting used in Wednesday and hopefully doing something off the back of that though. Bobby is honestly so frustrating as a manager at times though 🫠

UK mids are out and it’s currently outside the top 100 for the first time at this stage. Some weeks however it climbed from the Monday position to the final Friday chart so it could enter but as of yet there’s no clue as to where it is exactly at the moment (hopefully it is just outside and does manage another week).

Ooooh!!! Setlist leak imcoming iirc the Chromatica Ball Setlist got out just before the first show didn’t it!

I went for Forever here. A girlband with a studio albums 100% #1 record is more impressive than giving Stop a #1 especially as Stop is already more fondly remembered than a good portion of their #1s anyways! Edit: So I do kinda also wanna huge VB her flowers here and have all of them achieve at least one solo number one single but again I actually think to the GP that Out of Your Mind is more memorable and recognisable to the GP than what Mel Bs #1 is (and some of Geris too).

That’s actually a good point there Haus when you put it like that! ARTPOP era is soon to turn 12 and back then if we knew what position she’d be in now we might not have believed it! I still have hope there’s more to come from the era besides the tour too but she’s definitely working on giving us the show of our lives at the moment.

Good rise from the midweeks! The Fames such a chart staple now isn’t it. I think I can kinda see it returning to the top 40 again when the UK tour kicks off. I do wish MAYHEM would overtake it though as much as it is joyful always seeing this album charting week on week!

Very pleased that they’ve achieved it with this album too. A very strong album!

UK #95! 17th week so it’s now spent more weeks on the top 100 than ARTPOP. Don’t know what to expect now. Possibly out the top 100 next week ☹️ Although this week we had Glastonbury making an impact and it survived that! I do think if Zombieboy is used on Wednesday we could see a re-entry then and then the UK tour should see a boost too but as it stands we need something like now to keep it there for the time being.

What's My Name? gets my vote here!

I think there's a possibility that a new peak could be achieved so optimistically said yes here but something may need to happen for that to be the case. Just off top of my head i'd say a new Vinyl release perhaps could easily see it reach a new peak; or something like a biopic if that was to be in the works (I think Britney is a huge pop culture figure so something like that would definitely see an increase). Obviously a UK tour is very unlikely (i'm not going to say never ever going to happen as we never know but maybe not in the near future) but I think would easily propel it top 10! I think as it is it'll be one of those albums we forever see in the lower top 75 - 100 regions of the charts and it's sales are very impressive that it's initially disappointing peak matters less now. I do hope it can kind of improve on it's peak but if it doesn't I still think it's shown great success.

This might be my (non MAYHEM!) album of the year. It’s really struck me and I’ve actively wanted to play it again and again as a whole piece too. They’ve really done it this time around what an album!! Really really hope that this becomes a UK #1 album (it’s #1 in the mids!)

Gahhh! I was worried it wouldn’t be there this week so I’m taking this as a hopefully positive thing! Should it chart at #100 or higher it’ll have spent more weeks on the top 100 than ARTPOP!

It’s so frustrating isn’t it!! So many of these insiders said June was the month and it’s now looking unlikely. Hopefully Zombieboy is indeed used on Wednesday s2 and it gets a boost which in turn helps the album out! It’ll be interesting to see what impact the tour can have too. There’s so much potential there but her team need to do a bit more!

Back inside the UK top 40 this week at #34!

#65 this week. 280 weeks on the UK albums top 100 now!

I found this very strong on first listen! A massive return to form for her.

#100 on streaming in UK this week and #35 on sales! Not holding much hope for anything single related but hoping it can scrape the top 100 this week and it doesn’t drop out altogether.

MAYHEM at #76 in UK this week and now matches what ARTPOP spent in the top 100 with 16 weeks! Next week being Glastonbury week I do hope it can hang in there! I’m suspecting some climbers from the performers and the surprise acts and of course the regular new entries too.

Appreciate that he’s a writer but there’s absolutely no variety to him Is there 😆 could’ve been on either of his previous albums without sounding out of place. It’s alright enough but he’s just one of those where 90% of his material is hard to distinguish as an individual track as they just all sound the same. Can see it doing well though as there’s always good will around him when it comes to him! Hold Me While You Wait remains his best by a long way for me!

Nicola tearing down a Christmas tree (in June) about to begin a violent outburst one episode to her playing family games the next 😆 she's the campest character in soap right now!

Ok this is really hitting me now! Some of the other deluxe tracks like dandelion especially I was hammering during the deluxe release but now I’ve let the hype settle and I’m going back to the era I really get this one now! At the time it felt quite close to home but I think it’s one that I’m going to appreciate a lot more across time!