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videos have been filmed for both "countdown" and "party" but maybe "party" will just be a minor/limited single release... i can see "love on top" performing better, especially given it's top 20 debut in the US based off just one performance

christina's had a bonus DVD in some deluxe editions, but it was only a single-disc album otherwise (and missing some big hits for whatever reason) rihanna's had tons of hits but they're all so recent in pop memory that she'd maybe need a break before a GH i think

i think it's too soon for girls aloud to be honest. maybe if they have another album and some side singles under their belt first. they've only had 6 single releases since the GH, the last of which (untouchable) sort of came and went, so i honestly think it would be overkill at this point. goldfrapp are actually set to release a GH before their next album (supposedly). they are no longer with mute/EMI and have agreed to participate in a best-of release. i'd venture a guess at the fall market for that one. they're currently recording album six, so we'll see what happens i agree about rihanna - she definitely has enough tracks for an awesome collection (especially with the best of her collaborations included or as bonus material) but she's been releasing at such a rapid rate in a very short span that it does kinda seem too soon regardless for me a big annoyance is GH collections that came out either too soon, too quickly after a first GH, or were just screwed up by dumb tracklists and overall poor release details. examples of this (sorry if a bit off topic but worthy of relevant discussion): - christina aguilera : WAY too soon, with some extra material down the line and a better tracklist could have been great - britney's second singles disc : also, released too soon after her first, with a pointless tracklisting, only one new track, and crappy formats. she should have just tacked "3" onto a re-release of "circus" (or even as a standalone) and waited until after "femme fatale" to update the singles collection. no wonder it sank like a stone. - depeche mode : most recent set was pretty redundant of their previous 2 and only had one new track. they should have either waited for more material to add, or else made it a more complete set (like a 1CD and 2CD edition or something, not the lame DVD with only some videos) - U2 : their U218 singles set was kinda lame and not long enough after their 1990-2000 set to provide much fresh perspective any others to add?

it will be very interesting to see how this plays out and if it catches on. i'm especially interested to see how this plays into a normal album cycle

it also will depend on how much certain artists care about chart positions, like you said. it's still very possible to have a big hit off an album that's been successful - if it's a song that catches on, casual buyers will still buy it as a download just like physical singles in their prime. now, without the physical release push though, second, third, etc. singles that are big hits tend to have lower peaks. so i can see the girls alouds and spice girls of the future releasing minimal singles from an album and having one-offs more for sure.

so many great songs! now, not so much...

they should get really high first week sales (at LEAST 350,000 in the UK, 450,000 US) but sales are so much lower even than they were 3 years ago when X&Y came out so its hard to really compare just straight numbers. it'll debut strongly off hype and name alone, then stick around in the upper reaches with a good second single and tour promotion

it's really impressive that "Can't Get You Out Of My Head" got so high on the list without any gimmicks. most of the songs above her were tied into a reality show or special event or something. $ucce$$

to be totally fair, madonna's single has been out to radio for ONLY 3 weeks now and is rapidly gaining each week. mariah and leona have both had a pretty long time on radio in comparison, so it's not really down to "mariah is just inevitably performing better than madonna." it could be a big radio hit for madonna, or at least compared to her last many singles, it's just that sales got to a high point first. it'll probably peak around the time of the album, and if sales are strong, she's got a good shot at number one. if mariah's sales keep dropping off like this, i don't think they'll ever beat out madonna's, so once airplay gets close it'll be a legitimately close race

that (and other reasons) are why AATW are c**p! i stick to ministry of sound / hed kandi so there's at least some level of quality control

NOOOOOO! goldfrapp :*(

it's far from a sure shot for number 1. download sales will be pretty weak considering the ridiculous sales of the album, so it'll be depending a lot on physicals, and that might not cut it

that makes more sense. thanks

i don't understand how they're being combined on downloads alone though. i realize that only one of the two double a-side tracks will be counted with the physical sales, but so far neither has a physical component - they're both just standalone download tracks. i don't think i've ever seen two songs have their downloads combined as a double a-side. how does this fit in with new download rules?

25 pounds (aka $50!!!!!!!) is FAR too expensive for a single album, regardless of the format. for that kind of price, i'd expect nothing short of a multi-disc, lavishly packaged boxed set retrospective.

what a strange list! the thing is, a lot of the most popular artists on music blogs don't appear on the hot 100 at all (radiohead, for example!!). and a lot of these are probably based on celebrity/news blog mentions also. do you have any more info on how this is compiled?

GOLDFRAPP, madonna, mariah (a bit), janet jackson, the feeling, cardigans best of, sophie ellis-bextor best of and probably a bunch more that aren't set in stone (robbie williams, for one)

excellent for hot chip! didn't expect them to reach THAT high up but good for them

for random tracks you wouldn't want to fork over a few pounds/dollars for, then downloads are perfect. for artists you really like, physicals aren't impossible to get, so that's not an issue really (yet). albums i would never legally download. if i'm going to pay (which i almost always do!) i'd rather just add on a few dollars to it to get the physical product, if that - i can usually find used music pretty easily in the US.

Cat Power will DEFINITELY not be releasing a new album in April. She has herself stated in interviews that, although "Sun" has been recorded, she will not be releasing it in the near future.

they're clearly just trying to regain hype and interest in physical formats in general to hopefully spice up the charts, but honestly at those prices i'd be surprised if USBs lasted the year

nice! excellent job. i really like seeing the chart runs alongside

yeah this was pretty much her shot at creating a lasting music career. we'll see, i guess! and it's outrageous that airplay has been bumped up like that. it really should be mostly sales. radio has become so irrelevant these days - i can't remember when i last really listened to the radio even, and i buy more music than 95% of americans!

what are the rules for download-only singles in australia? i know they just allowed them to chart, but clearly they have strange restrictions a la the uk charts last year

so far it's gone 32-28-43-29. it peaked based off of just her x-factor performance, but now it's picking up again thanks to airplay. it should rocket up once the video comes out