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-Jay-

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    From 34:33… a first glimpse at what could have been with the anime movie! Shown above are a few artwork stills.

    I like the look of the art… the vibe of it seems darker/cooler than I’d have imagined it being. Maybe it was a missed opportunity.

    And it would have taken so little to promote those albums, like a bare minimum of doing some Instagram posts / reels (that could have been scheduled over time - and doubled up as sponsored posts). That probably would have been an afternoon of work at most? If they'd been truly passionate about the reissues project, even just having one or two of the girls sitting down (together or separately) to discuss their memories of the album, the tracks... it all could have been useful content to get the public interested in buying the albums!

    I like the concept of this chart! It would be a good way for artists who can't seem to break through the glass ceiling of streaming - but have a decent-sized and loyal fanbase who buy physicals - to have a better chance of charting.

    I'd imagine a limit in the number of eligible formats would need to continue being imposed. For instance recently when Chappell Roan released 5 x 7" vinyl singles of The Giver, only three of them contributed to the chart sales. Labels would probably go overboard if there was no restrictions on "high price + high sales = high chart position"!

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    #5 came across as a good result, but I do believe they could have pushed it further if they'd had standard CDs. Particularly if they'd done one of each member - and I'm sure that they would have had way more potential for good sales than the cassettes.

    The chart that week:

    #1 - 139,107 - Ed Sheeran

    #2 - 11,422 - Richard Ashcroft

    #3 - 10,135 - Elton John

    #4 - 7,875 - Coldplay

    #5 - 7,798 - Spice Girls (so close to being #4!)

    Spice:

    Vinyl: 4,563 / CDs: 1,464 / Cassettes: 1,219 / Streaming: 364 / Downloads: 188

    Vinyl: 58.52% / CDs: 18.77% / Cassettes: 15.63% / Streaming: 4.67% / Downloads: 2.41%

    To be honest the CD sales were poor, and an indication that it was overpriced. Having 5 cassette formats only to sell around a thousand copies of them in the UK also wasn't a great outcome (an average of 244 copies per member shows that very few fans were motivated to buy all 5). Clearly the vinyl was the main event, with there being 6 versions.

    I'll never understand how the Universal team looked at the above result and decided that Spiceworld 25 should have half the number of vinyl formats, ditch the individual members concept entirely, and stay firm with there being just one expensive CD. Before we even get into the lack of quality. (Side note: Someone on Popjustice recently discovered that the metallic texture background used for Spiceworld 25 was a free stock image. drama )

    Even with the initial tease of the Golden Wagner, I had very little faith that Louise would actually win that, so I was very pleasantly surprised that she (jointly) did so. Naked, the bop that you are! cheeseblock

    Having the unexpected opportunity to showcase some of her hits, and make it to the semi-finals, was fun - and I’m glad that the songs had some fans. ❤️

    I enjoyed taking part - hearing familiar songs by artists I love, and making discoveries from artists I’m not so familiar with. Well done to everyone!

    Calum you’ve put so much work, effort and passion into every aspect of this contest, it’s been very entertaining, so thank you! wub

    Looking forward to seeing the results of the Top 3 later. cool2

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    I don't believe I'd heard anything beyond Shut Up and Dance before this, so it was interesting to hear more from Walk the Moon and I liked Jenny the most! Shut Up and Dance is obviously ubiquitous but I still enjoy it when I hear it actually. I think it helps that most of my listening is by choice, not via the radio, so the fact it was overplayed didn't really impact on me much when it was a hit.

    Rina 💔 I actually do really like Send My Love to John, the message of it is so touching. Hold the Girl was one of my favourite albums of 2022, but I noticed that it was a divisive album amongst her fans. Perhaps a song or two from Sawayama would have seen her last longer in the contest, but yaas for the Hold the Girl album stanning anyway!

    I've slowly but surely been getting into more K-pop, and I'm enjoying ENHYPEN! I knew Brought the Heat Back before the competition (Ava Max feature version). Lots of bops!

    I hadn't given Tom Aspaul a listen before this, despite seeing his name years beforehand, but I liked what was sent (as well as some tracks that have come up on autoplay for me since then), so he's a nice discovery!

    Lemon Demon is certainly one of the most memorable contestants in this contest and I appreciated Cabinet Man!

    Yva songs are cute, I particularly bopped to Grožio Fabrikas. I love that you can just tell by looking at them that they were around in the mid 2000s x

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    12 minutes ago, Dj Cheeky magpie said:

    Give you nsync say bye bye bye Lousie glad see back of her

    Meh. I know I shouldn’t be taking the bait, but this attitude from you is rude and uncalled for.

    Considering you were charting her new music in your personal chart this year, you can’t dislike her that much...

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    I had a strong feeling it would go this way so I'm fine with it cheeseblockI really don't think there's much else I could have picked which would have fought off the other artists here. Plus I think it's nice for the final to consist of artists/contestants who have been through the whole process. It was just nice to have a few bonus rounds!

    Brb while I scream for dearALICE x

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