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We all assumed it would be DSB after how huge it became last year but it wasn't... I really thought at the start of the year they'd go for something original after the RATM scandal but after seeing this year's season, Cowell is as lazy and manipulative as ever so expect to see some poor sod's track butchered. The man is just lazy. Same with the Haiti business. He'd rather just massacre an already existing song than spend time developing something original and interesting. As long as it gets him a quick splurge of cash - doesn't matter to Cowell.

I'm terrified by Yogi Bear. He looks like an abortion mixed in with a dirty, old man who oggles women in bars. Surely children will be running in terror alongside the rest of the movie viewing public? I never cared for the original cartoon but this is an abomination.

I think our charts are becoming more and more American. British acts have been really slim on the ground this year! I've not heard any hype about anything up and coming except this Natila Kills thing. I'm not impressed.

Even more astounding is the fact that album sales are so dire this year, yet Take That have done MASSIVELY. Rihanna would surely get close to 100k by the week's end and by the order the albums are listed, I'm guessing P!nk is at #4 behind Springsteen. Hope she can snatch top 3 though I'm sure she'll be a more consistant seller over Christmas. I don't think TT will beat Oasis but 600k seems likely as I'd imagine they're very frontloaded.

I think they just need to scrap the judge's votes. I have no blame on Dannii, Cheryl or Louis this week as they voted fairly or for their own act. I got the impression that Cheryl saved the weasel through gritted teeth but that's just me. And as I've already said - I accept Aiden had the least votes. It's just Cowell. He is worse than any politician for manipulating the country. Do you really have to agonise over who to send home when you have a uniue singer who may be a bit patchy, but has so much more potential, than a fake, Lady Gaga/Madonna wannabe who sounds like Katie Melua on crack when she sings? And I've not been sucked in by the hate. I haven't liked her since bootcamp. I've seen snippets of her reality tv show and she is so fake it/s unbelievable. And according to my friend - the 'parents' she has in the montages before her performance are different to those on her stupid 'show'. I have no idea if that's true as I'm unable to find footage online but I also sa a Youtube comment saying the same thing. She screams 'PLANT' to bring as much controversy to a formula that is dying hard. She is merely Cowell's way of keeping the show in the headlines and I just find her the most hideous thing EVER. And I'm sorry but even the mini-Biebers have heaps more talent than her. The public loathe her, even if she didn't come botton THIS week she's been there four times now out of what? Six live shows. And I'm not getting eaten up about it. Aiden can probably do a lot better without the puppet master that is Simon 'I#m going to turn a gay guy into a Mika/Scissor Sisters hybrid' Cowell. That's why I hope neither Matt/Rebecca or heck even Cher win because they do have potential to have a very LONG career and they won't have that opportunity being managed by that creature. The sooner he f***s off to America, the better for British music.

Westlife's physical sales should push them to the low top 10, I'm thinking. I wonder if the fake version has damanged FEM's chances as it's stalling quite a bit. And I hate to say this but 'Safe' is probably the best Westlife song I've heard since 'World Of Our Own'. :blush: Everything else before and in between remains $h!te.

414,000. :)

England and Ireland aside, do Westlife even sell internationally? :unsure:

I'm sorry but I'm not against Katie. I do think she's a dreadful singer and VERY fake but I accept that the public made the decision this week. It's just Cowell and I find it all so wrong and I just genuinly think that people should move on from this wreck of a TV show and stop being manipulated by it. Wagner to win.

Never watching this farce AGAIN.

Keep Your Head Up made me laugh and reminded me that Girls Can't Catch actually existed. I don't agree with this album though if I'm perfectly honest.

GROUP A Example - Kickstarts David Guetta & Chris Willis ft. Fergie & LMFAO - Gettin' Over You Take That - The Flood Taio Cruz ft. Ke$ha - Dirty Picture Rihanna - Only Girl (In The World) Robyn - Dancing On My Own Kelly Rowland - Commander Jason DeRulo - In My Head Katy B - Katy On A Mission Sidney Samson - Riverside (Let's Go!) [Worst]

It's a brilliant show to watch but I don't think there's a person I know who doesn't believe it's a fix... It's just so damn annoying and Louis Walsh is the most repulsive creature ever created by our lord and saviour.

It wasn't deadlock. Dermot said it would be majority wins after Cheryl refused to vote. Or loses in this case.

Just proves why Dannii Minogue is fantastic and Walsh and Cowell are inbred arseholes. Cowell clearly states Treyc is the better singer but chooses the whore because she will bring in more press coverage and viewers for his nasty little pantomine. And well anything that comes out of Walsh's mouth is bull$h!t. I liked Treyc's voice and thought she was a decent contestant but she really was background fodder. I just wish she wasn't another casualty of that horrific Katie monstrotity. They've tried and tried to make her out to be likeable and all cute etc but nobody is buying it. Why has she been in the bottom two three/four times now? Haven't they realised that the public just don't like this girl? I really think as long as the judges have the power she will keep survivng until she ends up in the bottom two with a real powerhouse like Matt/Cher/Rebecca.

Platinum is 70,000 in Australia right? Taylor sold that much? Or is it shippments? I wasn't aware their weekly album tallies were so high.

I only think they'll get a week at the top but they should have a more stable chart run than some #1s this year.

I wouldn 't miss Mary, Wagner, Katie or TreyC tbh. They've all never stood out or have lost the spark of what made them interesting in the first place. As for the Weasel - last night was the only good song she's ever performed and that was horrific at best. It's a five horse race this year and the next couple of weeks are going to see those four [and eventually Paije] cleared out.

I am with Bray and think 200k at least. The album is clearly going to be the second fastest seller ever behind Oasis, I'm quite certain. I think we all forget how special helplines had to be set up back in the 90s when they broke up :heehee:

So the real question is.... how many copies will 'The Flood' sell? :P

Can't believe how massive Take That are going to be. LOVE the song.

Aiden has reminded me of Adam Lambert for some time actually! I think it was their eerily similar Mad World performances that sealed the deal... I do think we will have 5 big stars from this series regardless of which one triumphs [Cher, Aiden, One Direction, Rebecca and Matt]. I wouldn't be surprised if all got record deals somewhere.

Cher - It lacked her usual oomph. Even though I don't normally like her she always has a strong presence and this song just felt rather lazy and relaxed. Still pretty good and much better than her earlier performances. Loved the random street chav who embraced her towards the end. 7/10 Mary - I am bored of Mary. Like many in the competition, the novelty has worn off. This was extremely flat throughout and made me cringe. Such a shame for such a talented singer and a song that she should've destroyed [in a wonderful way] 3/10 Katie - She looked like Nicola Roberts and Sarah Jessica Parker had a love child tonight. Loved the hair for the first time. Just was a bit uneasy with the vocals. The song suited her voice perfectly but she struggled to make it through the chorus. 6/10 Aiden - I am so happy he is back and fighting. After the amazing Mad World, I rather felt he'd lost it but the past two weeks have been solid and tonight even more so. He is so raw and was flawless. You can so tell he's been coached to smile more, but it just made his awkward facial expressions even more awesome ha. 10/10 Rebecca - I am so bored of her getting dreary songs with hardly any life to them. She is a f***ing amazing talent and needs something different. Upbeat? A big ballad? A more RnB number? Anything but these hideous soul things she gets lumbered with. Nasty track aside, she was fautless as usual. 9/10 Paije - For the first time I actually liked the guy. It was entertaining and I loved his movements. He has fun and becomes more of a popstar each week. Wasn't that keen on the Outkast bit but loved the rest. 7/10 Wagner - Bored now. It was horrific. He is a person is still hilarious but Louie is trying to make him sing more 'serious' songs and that's not what Wagner is about. 2/10 Matt - The song sucks and has been done to death but I can't seem to fault this guy at all. He is becoming a bit one trick pony though that doesn't matter when you have THAT voice and THAT much passion and soul when you perform. 9/10 Trey C - She struggled a bit but was pretty much spot on. She just doesn't stand out and I wasn't moved in the slightest. 6/10 One Direction - The ethnic one's little wail made my day :lol: Other than that I do admit they blend well as a group and a couple of them are good singers. They're just so arrogant and annoying and for some reason I get the impression they smell of feet. I dunno why. :wacko: The performance was GAY and felt like Glee, High School Musical and every American teenage cliche had been stuck in a blender. 6/10

How on Earth is Aiden copying Joe? Yes they look similar but musically they are miles apart :/ I personally think Aiden is the best this year. Will he win? No. Matt, Rebecca, One Direction and Cher are all far stronger in terms of combination of talent/support even I can see that... As for the bottom two I expect any combination of TreyC/Katie/Wagner/Paije and even Mary is in danger really after that shoddy performance tonight.

I'm thinking 01 - Take That 02 - Rihanna 03 - Katy Perry 04 - Cheryl Cole 05 - P!nk 08 Shayne Ward 13 McFly 18 MCR Not heard of C&S or Gyptian but I'm guessing top 40 for both maybe higher?