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550,108 was shared on 13th October, which I guess is its total from Friday 11th October? And if this new total is as of the 25th… then that’s 5,122 sales in 2 weeks, 2,561 per week on average. If that pace is maintained then it’s going to take another 18 weeks for it to go Platinum, which would be 28th February 2025. Maybe we should anticipate it happening in March if it was to slow down a little bit?

Let's hope so! Kylie still releasing albums in her 60s and getting #1s would be awesome :wub: Looking at the list of artists with the most #1 albums in the UK, here's where Kylie places: 1. 16 #1s - The Beatles (11 studio albums) =2. 14 #1s - The Rolling Stones (11 studio albums) =2. 14 #1s - Robbie Williams (11 studio albums) 4. 13 #1s - Elvis Presley (4 studio albums) =5. 12 #1s - Madonna (9 studio albums) =5. 12 #1s - Bruce Springsteen (11 studio albums) =5. 12 #1s - Taylor Swift (12 studio albums) =8. 11 #1s - David Bowie (9 studio albums) =8. 11 #1s - Eminem (10 studio albums) =8. 11 #1s - Rod Stewart (8 studio albums) =8. 11 #1s - U2 (10 studio albums) =12. 10 #1s - ABBA (6 studio albums) =12. 10 #1s - Coldplay (10 studio albums) =12. 10 #1s - Michael Jackson (5 studio albums) =12. 10 #1s - Kylie Minogue (8 studio albums) =12. 10 #1s - Queen (7 studio albums) =17. 9 #1s - Bob Dylan (9 studio albums) =17. 9 #1s - Take That (7 studio albums)

Nice early signs of decent streaming! Perhaps eventually more Free Me era stuff will push down the My Happy Place stuff in her Top 10? Would be very nice if some of her singles reappeared as well so we had B Sides and remixes available to stream again.

I really don’t think this is purely what it comes down to. Regarding money, making more of it surely helps to maintain the lifestyle to which she’s accustomed, that’s one aspect of it. She obviously doesn’t need it in the ordinary person sense of the word need, but nevertheless there’ll still be a need for it in her reality. I’m sure her continuing to work in music (and other ventures) is about a lot more than just wanting success. I’m not saying that success and fame aren’t driving factors for her. However, passion for what she does, and the importance of feeling that her life has purpose, must strongly come into it!

Both amazing looking set lists 😍

I wish they'd get a general release, RSD is stressful :drama:

This conversation is a bit bewildering to me! The day after her 10th UK #1 album, and we're lamenting the state of her career? :o :lol:

Huge album artists ahead of Buzz that week - U2, Texas and Blur! Steps sold more to be #4 (77,000) than Spice Girls - Forever sold to be #2 a week later (73,000). So that was fairly unfortunate timing for Steps, and actually quite good timing for Spice Girls (even though they still got so much flack for “only” being #2, a different week would likely have resulted in a much worse outcome :o ) A shame they couldn’t keep a Top 2 streak going (well, Light Up the World completely ruined that at #32 :kink: but at least when it comes to their “proper” studio albums & major Greatest Hits releases)… 2 Step One 1 Steptacular 4 Buzz 1 Gold: Greatest Hits 1 The Ultimate Collection 2 Tears on the Dancefloor 2 What the Future Holds 2 What the Future Holds Pt. 2 1 Platinum Collection What a run! :wub: They don’t get the credit they deserve for this level of consistency. For instance, they were not selected by Radio 2 to appear in the recent British bands poll vote.

Presumably yes! Though there could technically be cast changes depending on individual commitments, I suppose?

I actually don’t mind it! One thing I’ll say as a positive is I feel like this version makes the spoken word part a lot easier to understand; I had no idea what Kylie was saying in the normal version until I read the lyrics. :kink: This “CD etc” version is underproduced for sure, but I have to wonder whether the normal version could be accused of being a bit overproduced and if there was maybe a happy medium to settle on that could have made it more commercial? On paper it should have been a minor hit at least… I don’t think any fan expected it to miss the Top 100 entirely. :thinking:

:wub: Amazing that she still has the dress!

I found the posts :cheeseblock: :cheer: ~~~~~ LIES! ~~~~~ I was wrong with this prediction though: Brat sold 35,949 the week before Kylie sold 35,235!

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Getting very close now! @1849850922333241746 @1849846141463961886 I don't think I'll be able to go sadly, but I hope it's enjoyable and proves to be successful! Apparently the tour programme for Claire's Everybody Dance shows, states that Here and Now "will tour in 2025", so we'll see.

Steptacular was released 25 years ago! 25th October 1999.

Steptacular was released 25 years ago and is their first - and to date, their only - studio album which went to #1 in the UK! How do we feel about that?

I enjoyed her in the episode! :wub:

Now we've had Tension II for a week, which songs would you guys want to hear performed? I'd honestly be happy if she performed any of the newest songs (i.e. tracks 2-9) from the album, but I think I'd be most disappointed if she didn't do Taboo, Someone for Me or Good as Gone. Interestingly the three songs that I actually included in my above set list before even having heard them! I think I'd reposition them compared to where I randomly placed them though.

I just prefer the other songs remaining! :D I don't dislike it, but for me it's not one of the main highlights of the album.

Happy enough that it went Top 100 again. Is there any chance it could make the Top 100 for a third time with the vinyl release (and any currently unshipped CDs/Cassettes) or is that asking for too much :lol:

Kylie's 10 UK #1 albums: 1. Kylie (1988, age 20) 2. Enjoy Yourself (1989, age 21) 3. Greatest Hits (1992, age 24) 4. Fever (2001, age 33) 5. Aphrodite (2010, age 42) 6. Golden (2018, age 49) 7. Step Back in Time: The Definitive Collection (2019, age 51) 8. Disco (2020, age 52) 9. Tension (2023, age 55) 10. Tension II (2024, age 56) #1s per decade: 80s: 2 90s: 1 00s: 1 10s: 3 20s: 3 We're still not quite half way through the 2020s, so still plenty of time to make this the decade with her most #1s! :o #1s per age group: 20s: 3 30s: 1 40s: 2 50s: 4 Who'd have thought her 50s would be the time she'd really rack up the #1 albums! Funny to think that the 2000s and her 30s was one of the most prolific times of her career, but with only one (hugely successful) #1 album in this period to show for it.

Outpeaking Tension (#5) in Germany! :o

Me too, I really want them to share more than just Tension's sales total! Please :cry: I'm pleased that it managed to sell 35k!

I'm so happy for all the international fans :wub:

I'll say Top 20, but I wouldn't be surprised if it's worse. Steps' Part 2 album went 2-21 in its first 2 weeks, so maybe this indicates what Kylie's album will do. I'm not fussed about how Tension II performs with its chart run/sales tbh. Ultimately it's reached #1 as her landmark 10th #1 album, and that's what will go down in her chart history. Its existence contributes to extending the overall "Tension era" and having something to go alongside a tour announcement. For me, that's really job done from a commercial point of view. I won't mind if it's #143 in week 3 or if it takes ages to go Silver, because it's likely not something that will concern Kylie or BMG (BMG release albums that sell a fraction of what Kylie sells).