-Jay-

I think the caveat for that fact would have to be that it's regarding solo female artists who are/were members of very successful & well known UK girl groups, and that they became famous because of that girl group. If you consider any girl group, then Claire Richards (TSD in 1996, #64 and #69 chart singles) and Martine McCutcheon (Milan in 1994, #82 charting single) qualify - both of them have #2 charting solo albums in the UK. Of course neither of them became famous through those girl groups, but technically they are former UK girl group members who have peaked top 3 in the album chart with solo projects! When it comes to major UK girl groups then indeed it's highly surprising that up until now Cheryl was the only one to have made the Top 3 album chart, before Jade. A pity that Melanie C - Northern Star didn't manage Top 3 seeing as it was a very successful album, almost 900,000 sales. It didn't peak at #4 until August 2000, 10 months after it was first released! Prior to then it had peaked at #5 as of March 2000, and its initial entry/peak position was #10 in October 1999.

Perhaps a tease of a collaboration between Mariah and SZA? If so, that's exciting!

One performance Dancing on Ice, which I think was a few weeks before the CD came out - crazy!!

That's rather sad for Mimi Webb, after a Top 10 EP and Top 10 debut album (both silver certified). 😔 It's curious that from the very start of this second album era (inclusive of the initial singles which ended up scrapped from the album) there's really been no hype for it, and such a notable drop in support. It charting at #81 also means that it didn't get a mention in Music Week, but I assume it sold about 2,000. I'm pleased that Your Idol has finally managed to nab itself a Top 5 peak. Do we think Nice to Each Other will be able to go Top 5 eventually? Great to see 12 to 12 equalling the peak of Back to Friends, and I love to see the longevity that Back to Friends has had even while on ACR. What a year for sombr! Would really love to see his album outdo its peak of #10 at some point. Booo at The Dead Dance stalling at #13! Wow Breakin' Dishes almost Top 20... hope it can make the Top 20, #21 would be an annoying peak for it. Still feels a little surreal that it's doing so well. Remember playing it a lot in 2007 and thinking it would make a good single. Yaaas KATSEYE's first Top 40 hit!

Thrilled for Jade! Top 3 is highly deserved! I don't think I'd commented yet on how I feel about the album, but in short I think it's such a triumph! I don't think there's any weak spots on the album, literally every song holds my attention and I'm still eager to play it from front to back. I will say that Glitch in particular has grown on me so much over the week! That really crept up on me, what a bop. I think the absolute gem of the album is Self Saboteur.

:jonny: Forever and always a cheeseblock to us

Yep this is how I think of it Or if it's something I think is a slay, or I'm shook but in all cases for me it skews positive. Which is funny because the actual character is called Negative Man!

positions the smash that you are

HUNTR/X are smashing it I'll update the thread asap

There's potential that it might be a little different - the version coming on the 20th Anniversary track list is 4:19, but what was uploaded to YouTube a few years ago is 4:35!

Just one more week to go until the Chemistry reissue! So excited to hear Naked in the Shower, You Go Too Fast and Watch Me Go (We're Disco).

Jessie J’s sixth studio album ‘Don’t Tease Me With A Good Time’ - her first in nearly eight years - is a bold kaleidoscope of emotions, capturing the raw highs and lows of the last decade. Recorded over the past five years in Los Angeles, the album is emotional, unfiltered, and unapologetic, it’s music that wears its heart on its sleeve and demands to be felt at full volume. The 16-track album includes standout singles ‘Believe In Magic’, the deeply personal ‘No Secrets’, and the euphoric anthem ‘Living My Best Life’, teasing the album’s broad sound and subject matter. The album closes with the power-ballad ‘The Award Goes To’, which Jessie J gave a showstopping live performance of earlier this year at the BAFTA Television Awards.

Unless Jade and Twenty One Pilots are able to sell at least 6k each today, which doesn't strike me as being likely, then I don't think it would be possible for Sabrina to remain at #4 on Friday.

Here's a list of the #1 albums from this year that twenty one pilots have outsold so far, while Jade has currently outsold all of these bar Morgan Wallen: Date order: 09-Jan 15,606 Ed Sheeran - +–=÷× (TOUR COLLECTION) 16-Jan 14,759 Elton John - Diamonds 23-Jan 10,191 Chappell Roan - The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess 13-Mar 17,761 Sabrina Carpenter - Short n' Sweet 24-Apr 16,412 Those Damn Crows - God Shaped Hole 15-May 13,870 Pink Floyd - Pink Floyd at Pompeii - MCMLXXII 29-May 19,474 Morgan Wallen - I'm the Problem 05-Jun 9,684 Sabrina Carpenter - Short n' Sweet 12-Jun 9,908 Ed Sheeran - +-=÷× (Tour Collection) 26-Jun 14,528 James Marriott - Don't Tell the Dog 10-Jul 18,848 Lorde - Virgin 14-Aug 15,643 Reneé Rapp - BITE ME 21-Aug 15,074 Oasis - Time Flies... 1994-2009 Sales order: 29-May 19,474 Morgan Wallen - I'm the Problem 10-Jul 18,848 Lorde - Virgin 13-Mar 17,761 Sabrina Carpenter - Short n' Sweet 24-Apr 16,412 Those Damn Crows - God Shaped Hole 14-Aug 15,643 Reneé Rapp - BITE ME 09-Jan 15,606 Ed Sheeran - +–=÷× (TOUR COLLECTION) 21-Aug 15,074 Oasis - Time Flies... 1994-2009 16-Jan 14,759 Elton John - Diamonds 26-Jun 14,528 James Marriott - Don't Tell the Dog 15-May 13,870 Pink Floyd - Pink Floyd at Pompeii - MCMLXXII 23-Jan 10,191 Chappell Roan - The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess 12-Jun 9,908 Ed Sheeran - +-=÷× (Tour Collection) 05-Jun 9,684 Sabrina Carpenter - Short n' Sweet A moot point of course because at the end of the day, both artists/their labels chose this week. Also they wouldn't necessarily have sold as much if they'd released in previous weeks.

Oh yes of course! I forgot about that 😆 TØP securing #3 does seem like the most likely outcome to me. Can't wait to find out tomorrow!

Sabrina absolutely has #2 on lock, so this is all about who can make it to #3! I wish we knew the breakdown in how these sales are being achieved. Judging by Twenty One Pilots' past albums I assume they are doing far better on streaming than Jade's album. So it's likely a case of Jade selling more physicals but only just about managing to keep up with TØP's daily updates. If streaming is to TØP's advantage, then I guess Jade would have to have a particularly terrific day of pure sales today, to overcome them in Friday's chart. Whoever ends up at #4 will have the somewhat dubious honour of highest #4 sales of the year (previous best selling #4 - 15,271), and there's a good chance that the #3 will as well (highest selling #3 this year = 20,746). I'm surprised neither TØP nor Jade have slashed the prices of their downloads (£7.99 and £8.99 respectively).

Albums - Thursday 01 Ed Sheeran - Play (63,540) 02 Twenty One Pilots - Breach (19,535) 03 JADE - That’s Showbiz Baby! (19,230) 04 Sabrina Carpenter - Man’s Best Friend (18,314) 05 Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Perimenopop (8,740) ~~~~~~~~~ Increases since Wednesday's update: +1,744 - Ed Sheeran (61,796) +1,094 - Twenty One Pilots (18,441) +1,107 - Jade (18,123) +3,304 - Sabrina Carpenter (15,010) +227 - Sophie Ellis-Bextor (8,513) Increases since Tuesday's update: +4,201 - Ed Sheeran (59,339) +2,302 - Twenty One Pilots (17,233) +2,257 - Jade (16,973) +6,719 - Sabrina Carpenter (11,595) +844 - Sophie Ellis-Bextor (7,896) Increases since Monday's update: +6,455 - Ed Sheeran (57,085) +3,803 - Twenty One Pilots (15,732) +6,976 - Jade (12,254) +9,901 - Sabrina Carpenter (8,413) +1,351 - Sophie Ellis-Bextor (7,389)

Ed’s never been a critical darling! The reviews for Play are par for the course. Metacritic: 67 + (9 reviews) 67 x (20 reviews) 65 - (14 reviews) 62 ÷ (17 reviews) 62 Autumn Variations (6 reviews) 61 Play (4 reviews) 59 = (13 reviews) 57 No 6 Collaborations Project (14 reviews) All of these are yellow numbers, denoting “mixed or average reviews”.

Unless there's a new link I'm unaware of, I can only access it through an archive, but unfortunately not everything loads... https://web.archive.org/web/20220123102934/http://ultimatespice.online.fr/

Week by Week Stats 2025 ^ If anyone wants to know a summary of every Top 10 sales figure from this year, that's the thread! Currently the highest #3 sales figure this year is 20,746. UK #1 Albums in 2025 - First Week Sales Breakdown / Chart Run Comparisons The most downloads in a week this year - for a #1 album at least - is 5,895 for Those Damn Crows. So Ed has smashed that! Interestingly Play has already outsold Subtract's first week download sales, which were 7,792. Sales comparisions: "=" vs "-" vs "Autumn Variations"

Albums - Tuesday 01 Ed Sheeran - Play (59,339) 02 Twenty One Pilots - Breach (17,233) 03 JADE - That’s Showbiz Baby! (16,973) 04 Sabrina Carpenter - Man’s Best Friend (11,595) 05 Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Perimenopop (7,896) (That's everything for today)

Top 200 chart still exists for albums! It is curious that OCC gives additional weeks info in some but not all charts though.

Lol after all my campaigning to get nominations for the 2016 thread, I didn’t get around to actually voting. I-