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Do we happen to know if video streams are included on Spotify's charts especially since Opalite is a Spotify exclusive for now?

New retro certifications: Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (5x Platinum) 562,581 pre February 1994 units + 3,000,000 post February 1994 units = 3,562,581 total chart units! Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark (4x Platinum) 440,657 pre February 1994 units + 2,400,000 post February 1994 units = 2,840,657 total chart units! Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough (2x Platinum) 302,521 pre February 1994 units + 1,200,000 post February 1994 units = 1,502,521 total chart units! Beatles - Come Together (2x Platinum) 260,000 pre February 1994 units + 1,200,000 post February 1994 units = 1,460,000 total chart units! Knack - My Sharona (Platinum) 223,713 pre February 1994 units + 600,000 post February 1994 = 823,713 total chart units Credence Clearwater Revival - Proud Mary (Gold) 175,000 pre February 1994 units + 400,000 post February 1994 units = 575,000 total chart units Herman's Hermits - I'm Into Something Good (Silver) 470,000 pre February 1994 units + 200,000 post February 1994 units = 670,000 total chart units Twisted Sister - I Wanna Rock (Silver) 5,491 pre February 1994 units + 200,000 post February 1994 units = 205,491 total chart units

Massive numbers for 21, now at 5.7 million units.

The #1 question is: will this translate on this side of the pond? 2nd question: who will be the first slew of hosts & musical guests this season?

Yes for Lily! West End Girl deserves to be a #1 album, in the same way Future Nostalgia & Brat both eventually got there.

One more I missed: ABBA - The Winner Takes It All (2x Platinum) 475,775 pre February 1994 units + 1,200,000 post February 1994 units = 1,675,775 total chart units!

New retro certifications: Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World (5x Platinum) 545,309 pre February 1994 units + 3,000,000 post February 1994 units = 3,545,309 total chart units! Massive! Elvis Presley - Can't Help Falling In Love (3x Platinum) 660,000 pre February 1994 units + 1,800,000 post February 1994 units = 2,460,000 total chart units! Deniece Williams - Let's Hear It For The Boy (Platinum) 286,841 pre February 1994 units + 600,000 post February 1994 units = 886,841 total chart units! Rolling Stones - Miss You (Gold) 300,025 pre February 1994 units + 400,000 post February 1994 units = 700,025 total chart units! ABBA - Thank You For The Music (Gold) 44,489 pre February 1994 units + 400,000 post February 1994 units = 444,489 total chart units! Fleetwood Mac - Hold Me (Silver) 24,369 pre February 1994 units + 200,000 post February 1994 units = 224,369 total chart units! N.W.A. - Gangsta Gangsta (Silver) 10,540 pre February 1994 units + 200,000 pre February 1994 units = 210,540 total chart units

Wonder if we'll see a boost of Take That's catalogue from their Netflix docuseries which debuted at #1 on Netflix's Top 10 TV Shows list today.

New retro certifications: The Police - Every Breath You Take (4x Platinum) 464,508 pre February 1994 units + 2,400,000 post February 1994 units = 2,864,508 total chart units! Steve Miller Band - The Joker (Platinum) 283,681 pre February 1994 units + 600,000 post February 1994 units = 883,681 total chart units Proclaimers - Sunshine On Leith (Gold) 28,169 pre February 1994 units + 400,000 post February 1994 units = 428,169 total chart units Red Hot Chili Peppers - Higher Ground (Silver) 34,374 pre February 1994 units + 200,000 post February 1994 units = 234,374 total chart units

3.6M for The Fame!

TikTok needs to get behind it too!

It definitely helps though, like with Future Nostalgia & BRAT.

Same with PinkPantheress & FKA twigs but glad to see them nominated nonetheless.

Because she is pop but she could have also easily been put in R&B, same with RAYE.

Music Week will most likely reveal more on Friday with exact figures.

They won't get a new certification until they hit the Platinum mark for 600K sales post February 1994.

Hoping Iron Maiden & Duran Duran have some streaming boosts after their songs being used in 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple. Iron Maiden used very effectively in an... interesting Ralph Fiennes scene 😅

Like clockwork! Now at 1.438M.

New retro certifications: Wham! - Last Christmas (9x Platinum) 1,419,915 pre February 1994 units + 5,400,000 post February 1994 units = 6,819,915 total chart units! 2nd biggest seller of all time behind Mr. Brightside. Don McLean - American Pie (3x Platinum) 464,000 1970s units + 102,352 1991 units + 2,820 1992 units + 1,800,000 post February 1994 units = 2,369,172 total chart units (or 2.37M) James - Sit Down (2x Platinum) 248,227 pre February 1994 units + 1,200,000 post February 1994 units = 1,448,227 total chart units Madonna - Into The Groove (Platinum) 838,000 pre February 1994 units + 600,000 post February 1994 units = 1,438,000 total chart units! O'Jays - Love Train (Platinum) 175,500 pre February 1994 units + 600,000 post February 1994 units = 775,500 total chart units! Pearl Jam - Alive (Platinum) 61,605 pre February 1994 units + 600,000 post February 1994 units = 661,605 total chart units Beastie Boys - (You Gotta Fight) For Your Right (Gold) 127,636 pre February 1994 units + 400,000 post February 1994 units = 527,636 total chart units Electric Light Orchestra - Evil Woman (Gold) 134,997 pre February 1994 units + 400,000 post February 1994 units = 534,997 total chart units (or 535K) Slade - Cum On Feel The Noize (Silver) 695,000 1970s units + 4,794 1980s units + 200,000 post February 1994 units = 899,794 total chart units (or 900K) Dean Martin - Volare (Nel Blu Di Pinto Di Blu) [Silver] 360,000 pre February 1994 units + 200,000 post February 1994 units = 560,000 total chart units Johnny Hates Jazz - Shattered Dreams (Silver) 199,223 pre February 1994 units + 200,000 post February 1994 units = 399,223 total chart units (or 400K) Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush - Don't Give Up (Silver) 138,431 pre February 1994 units + 200,000 post February 1994 units = 338,431 total chart units Simon & Garfunkel - I Am A Rock (Silver) 100,000 pre February 1994 units + 200,000 post February 1994 units = 300,000 total chart units Patti Labelle - Lady Marmalade (Silver) 90,000 pre February 1994 units + 200,000 post February 1994 units = 290,000 total chart units Olivier Chetham - Get Down Saturday Night (Silver) 36,448 pre February 1994 units + 200,000 post February 1994 units = 236,448 total chart units

Updated figures from Music Week: 3,358,403 As It Was 1,025,821 Fine Line 931,440 Harry's House 623,218 Harry Styles (self-titled debut album)

New retro certifications: Cranberries - Dreams (2x Platinum) 4,590 1992 units + 1,200,000 post February 1994 units = 1,204,590 total chart units Culture Beat - Mr. Vain (Platinum) 432,720 pre February 1994 units + 600,000 post February 1994 units = 1,032,720 total chart units! Million seller! U2 - Pride (In The Name Of Love) [Gold] 346,392 pre February 1994 units + 400,000 post February 1994 units = 746,392 total chart units! Kenny Rogers - Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town (Silver) 640,000 pre February 1994 units + 200,000 post February 1994 units = 840,000 total chart units Billie Jo Spears - Blanket On The Ground (Silver) 283,000 pre February 1994 units + 200,000 post February 1994 units = 483,000 total chart units And a special notice, the Pokémon theme certified Silver! One of the most nostalgic songs ever!

Based on this chart, Last Christmas did 25K SCR sales and Mr. Brightside did 15K SCR sales. They're basically neck in neck but Mr. Brightside will basically take the all time #1 most consumed track for most of 2026 until Last Christmas catches up near the end of the year again.

Actually, third behind Rick Astley & Robson and Jerome's "Unchained Melody/White Cliffs Of Dover" which last had a figure of 1,870,000 last year: Best Selling Singles Of The 1990s (Pure Sales)

New retro certifications: Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas? (5x Platinum) 3,550,000 pre February 1994 units + 3,000,000 post February 1994 units = 6,550,000 total chart units! The 4th biggest seller in terms of overall consumption. Chris Rea - Driving Home For Christmas (4x Platinum) 12,886 pre February 1994 units + 2,489,287 post February 1994 units (Music Week figure on December 26th) = 2,502,173 total chart units Rolling Stones - Paint It Black (3x Platinum) 280,000 1960s units + 17,850 1990 units + 1,800,000 post February 1994 units = 2,097,850 total chart units! Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) [2x Platinum] 484,942 pre February 1994 units + 1,200,000 post February 1994 units = 1,684,942 total chart units (or 1.685M)! Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising (2x Platinum) 461,000 1960s units + 6,960 1992 units + 1,200,000 post February 1994 units = 1,667,960 total chart units (or 1.668M)! Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song (2x Platinum) 10,048 1991 units + 1,080 1992 units + 1,200,000 post February 1994 units = 1,211,128 total chart units Madness - House Of Fun (Gold) 423,764 pre February 1994 units + 19,485 1992 units + 400,000 post February 1994 units = 843,249 total chart units Eagles - One Of These Nights (Gold) 90,000 pre February 1994 units + 400,000 post February 1994 units = 490,000 total chart units Otis Redding - Try A Little Tenderness (Gold) 75,000 pre February 1994 units + 400,000 post February 1994 units = 475,000 total chart units8x

New retro certifications: Supertramp - Give A Little Bit (Platinum) 77,180 pre February 1994 units + 600,000 post February 1994 units = 677,180 total chart units Beach Boys - I Get Around (Gold) 175,000 pre February 1994 units + 400,000 post February 1994 units = 575,000 total chart units Eagles - Please Come Home For Christmas (Gold) 43,125 pre February 1994 units + 400,000 post February 1994 units = 443,125 total chart units Joe Jackson - Steppin' Out (Silver) 187,935 pre February 1994 units + 200,000 post February 1994 units = 387,935 total chart units Bad Company - Feel Like Makin' Love (Silver) 130,000 pre February 1994 units + 200,000 post February 1994 units = 330,000 total chart units Beach Boys - California Girls (Silver) 100,000 pre February 1994 units + 200,000 post February 1994 units = 300,000 total chart units Bruce Springsteen - Tougher Than The Rest (Silver) 75,633 pre February 1994 units + 200,000 post February 1994 units = 275,633 total chart units Billy Joel - Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) [Silver] 51,525 pre February 1994 units + 200,000 post February 1994 units = 251,525 total chart units Sam Cooke - You Send Me (Silver) 25,000 pre February 1994 units + 200,000 post February 1994 units = 225,000 total chart units