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*Ben*

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  1. I have to say I don't know. I don't visit them myself. I can ask her if you really need to know but I do know how 'popular' they are. Would it make a difference where they originate from - the fact remains they are not legitimate sales which would certainly give him a better chart rating/sales 'position' - not to mention loss of revenue. Everyone wants to be paid for their work - why should singers/musicians be any different. It isn't just Will who loses out on these it's all the people involved in the making of an album.

     

    As you can probably tell I do not condone illegal downloading :P

    No, no it's not neccessary to ask it. But you might be right, the bigger part comes surely from the UK, because he's not very well known outside the UK, but for example I know him very well, although I'm from Hungary :P

     

    And yes, they lose revenue, but I said "it's easy to blame the illegal downloading" because it's like a witchhunting. Music labels should think about other ideas, solutions and not hunting anonymous people, that uploaded songs, let leak albums etc. The music industry has reacted waaaay to late for the internet and the possobilities it can give. I think they should have use the internet earlier and they could have avoided such a big boom in illegal downloading. But this is only my opinion.

     

    And I can tell you I'm someone who downloads illegally because I think the value and the content of physical albums and singles are not in balance at all. (Just an example: I can by DVDs far cheaper in Hugnary then CDs, with more content!)

     

    But this could be a different discussion in a different thread I guess :D

  2. Someone on Devoted found Will's new album had been downloaded 14,500 times on just one torrent alone and Leon 9,000 times with 7 torrents , so I reckon illegal downloads do figure somewhat.

    Yes I haven't said the illegal downloads don't exist. it's a factor of course. But not the only one!

     

    BTW the other question: were these 14,500 downloads all from the UK?

  3. Wow, this is really stupid but I only just found this bit of the forum. Great stuff, thanks guys. I wonder why Amy has been so big in Europe and not so much in her native UK. Also nice to see re-entry for Yves Larock on the singles - should have been huge last year.

    You're welcome TomKay. It's a weekly thread that I post, so watch out for that ;)

  4. German Albums Top 100

    2008/44 - Period of examination: 10th - 16th October 2008

     

    Tw Lw Wks Artist Title

     

    01 :ne: 01 Bushido - Heavy Metal Payback 1

    02 01 03 Rosenstolz - Die Suche geht weiter

    03 02 04 Söhne Mannheims/ Xavier Naidoo - Wettsingen in Schwetzingen

    04 03 05 Metallica - Death Magnetic

    05 04 34 Amy Macdonald - This Is The Life

    06 06 26 Paul Potts - One Chance

    07 05 03 Peter Fox - Stadtaffe

    08 07 92 Mario Barth - Männer sind primitiv, aber glücklich!

    09 :ne: 01 Tomte - Heureka

    10 :ne: 01 Keane - Perfect Symmetry

     

    11 11 29 Udo Lindenberg - Stark wie zwei

    12 14 18 Die zisterziensischen Mönche v. Stift Heiligenkreuz - Chant - Music For Paradise

    13 16 67 Ich+Ich - Vom selben Stern

    14 10 07 Peter Maffay - Ewig

    15 09 42 Scooter - Jumping All Over The World

    16 08 02 Oasis - Dig Out Your Soul

    17 18 18 Coldplay - Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends

    18 13 39 Semino Rossi - Einmal ja - immer ja

    19 12 06 Diverse - Camp Rock

    20 19 15 Gabriella Cilmi - Lessons To Be Learned

     

    21 :ne: 01 Rise Against - Appeal To Reason

    22 21 03 Miley Cyrus - Breakout

    23 26 84 Amy Winehouse - Back To Black

    24 20 02 Maria Mena - Cause And Effect

    25 31 32 Duffy - Rockferry

    26 22 03 Monrose - I Am

    27 15 03 Kastelruther Spatzen - Herz gewinnt, Herz verliert

    28 28 04 Till Brönner - Rio

    29 25 04 The Pussycat Dolls - Doll Domination

    30 24 05 Katy Perry - One Of The Boys

     

    31 30 49 Die Ärzte - Jazz ist anders

    32 29 15 Diverse - Mamma Mia! - The Movie

    33 17 02 Bob Dylan - Tell Tale Signs - The Bootleg Series Vol. 8

    34 27 05 Queen & Paul Rodgers - The Cosmos Rocks

    35 :re: 08 Paul Panzer - Heimatabend Deluxe - Live

    36 37 20 Sido - Ich & meine Maske

    37 33 08 Michael Jackson - King Of Pop

    38 23 02 Jonas Brothers - A Little Bit Longer

    39 36 03 The Rasmus - Black Roses

    40 32 15 Thomas Godoj - Plan A!

     

    41 39 08 Slipknot - All Hope Is Gone

    42 40 16 Helene Fischer - Zaubermond

    43 38 08 Amigos - Ein Tag im Paradies

    44 48 05 Peter Heppner - Solo

    45 34 05 Die Flippers - Ay, Ay Herr Kapitän

    46 45 04 Cindy aus Marzahn - Schizophren

    47 52 36 Diverse - Keinohrhasen

    48 43 04 David Gilmour - Live In Gdansk

    49 :ne: 01 Buena Vista Social Club - At Carnegie Hall

    50 41 04 Amon Amarth - Twilight Of The Thunder God

     

    51 42 03 Curse - Freiheit

    52 :ne: 01 Heather Nova - The Jasmine Flower

    53 50 04 Enigma - Seven Lives Many Faces

    54 47 06 Mia. - Willkommen im Club

    55 51 07 Rosenstolz - Das große Leben

    56 35 02 Unheilig - Puppenspiel Live - Vorhang auf!

    57 46 02 Foreigner - No End In Sight - The Very Best Of

    58 54 08 Sarah Connor - Sexy As Hell

    59 44 04 Within Temptation - Black Symphony

    60 57 70 Rihanna - Good Girl Gone Bad

     

    61 49 05 Thomas D - Kennzeichen D

    62 :ne: 01 Frauenarzt & Manny Marc - Atzen Music Vol. 1

    63 55 03 Die Prinzen - Die neuen Männer

    64 60 07 Diverse - Rhythms Del Mundo - Cubano Alemán

    65 53 14 Carla Bruni - Comme Si De Rien N'Etait

    66 74 28 Michael Wendler - Unbesiegt

    67 81 22 3 Doors Down - 3 Doors Down

    68 58 152 Mario Barth - Männer sind Schweine, Frauen aber auch

    69 :ne: 01 Dimmu Bogir - The Invaluable Darkness - Live

    70 62 08 Oomph! - Monster

     

    71 67 38 Leona Lewis - Spirit

    72 73 30 Genesis - Live Over Europe - When In Rome 2007

    73 61 04 Nevio - Due

    74 :re: 04 AC/DC - No Bull

    75 71 04 Kings Of Leon - Only By The Night

    76 68 05 Ne-Yo - Year Of The Gentleman

    77 64 34 Schiller - Sehnsucht

    78 65 17 Jason Mraz - We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things

    79 56 04 Rosenstolz - Traum vom Fliegen

    80 79 74 Linkin Park - Minutes To Midnight

     

    81 59 03 Travis - Ode To J. Smith

    82 86 96 Die Ärzte - Bäst Of

    83 :re: 12 Marquess - Ya!

    84 :ne: 01 Ayo - Gravity At Last

    85 72 112 Abba - Gold

    86 75 25 Madonna - Hard Candy

    87 63 06 The Script - The Script

    88 78 06 Motörhead - Motörizer

    89 66 04 Anne-Sophie Mutter - Bach / Gubaidulina: In Tempus Praesens

    90 82 24 Kid Rock - Rock N Roll Jesus

     

    91 :re: 19 Schnuffel - Ich Hab' Dich Lieb

    92 77 05 Helmut Lotti - Time To Swing

    93 90 20 Clueso - So sehr dabei

    94 89 40 Amy Winehouse - Frank

    95 76 08 The Verve - Forth

    96 99 03 Dream Theater - Chaos In Motion 2007-2008

    97 :re: 43 The Bosshoss - Stallion Gattalion - Live

    98 91 07 Volbeat - Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood

    99 :ne: 01 Mick Fleetwood Blues Band - Blue Again!

    100 69 03 Trivium - Shogun

  5. I think people feel sorry for her coz her mum and brother have died.

    LOL no. I love Spotlight, I always loved it. One of my faves of the year.

     

    Actually I tried to vote out songs that were already in the finals, it's difficult though to keep the newer ones because they are not always that good :D

  6. There are so few 2007 or 2008 albums in that list :o That says a lot about the decline of album sales in this country. Is it all the illegal downloading?

    It's so easy to blame the illegal downloads, but there are a lot of different factors too.

     

    Like nowadays the price and the value (content) of the albums are not in balance anymore imo, lack of promotion, lack of radio and music channels support etc.

  7. 11-01. Leon Jackson - Don't Call This Love

    13-00. Jennifer Hudson - Spotlight

    14-00. Sugababes - Girls

    15-01. Rihanna - Disturbia

    16-00. Snow Patrol - Take Back The City

    17-03. Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl

    18-02. Jack White & Alicia Keys - Another Way To Die

    20-03. Pussycat Dolls - When I Grow Up

  8. 11-01. Leon Jackson - Don't Call This Love

    13-00. Jennifer Hudson - Spotlight

    14-00. Sugababes - Girls

    15-00. Rihanna - Disturbia

    16-00. Snow Patrol - Take Back The City

    17-03. Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl

    18-01. Jack White & Alicia Keys - Another Way To Die

    20-02. Pussycat Dolls - When I Grow Up

  9. 11-01. Leon Jackson - Don't Call This Love

    12-03. Ne*Yo - Miss Independent

    13-00. Jennifer Hudson - Spotlight

    14-00. Sugababes - Girls

    15-00. Rihanna - Disturbia

    16-00. Snow Patrol - Take Back The City

    17-03. Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl

    18-01. Jack White & Alicia Keys - Another Way To Die

    19-03. Kaiser Chiefs - Never Miss A Beat

    20-01. Pussycat Dolls - When I Grow Up

  10. 11-01. Leon Jackson - Don't Call This Love

    12-02. Ne*Yo - Miss Independent

    13-00. Jennifer Hudson - Spotlight

    14-00. Sugababes - Girls

    15-00. Rihanna - Disturbia

    16-00. Snow Patrol - Take Back The City

    17-02. Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl

    18-00. Jack White & Alicia Keys - Another Way To Die

    19-03. Kaiser Chiefs - Never Miss A Beat

    20-00. Pussycat Dolls - When I Grow Up