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Ben's UK Singles Top 10 Prediction Game 2012/2 - Results
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Singles Chart Prediction Game
SECTION A 27 Lawson - Taking Over Me 19 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 60 Underworld etc. - Caliban’s Dream 13 Elbow - One Day Like This 70 Ed Sheeran etc - Wish You Were Here 48 Muse - Survival 40 Skrillex - Bangarang 35 Train - Drive By 36 Coldplay & Rihanna - Princess Of China 7 Devlin feat Ed Sheeran - Watchtower 38 Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know 21 fun. - Some Nights 24 fun. - We Are Young 33 Of Monsters And Men - Little Talks SECTION B Bonus 1) - 8 points Will the number of songs credited to X feat Y (on the OCC website) in the top 40 be a) odd or b) even? Odd Bonus 2) - 12 points How many re-entries will there be in the top 40? 5 Spot on - 12 points 1 away - 8 points 2 away - 4 points Bonus 3) - 12 points How many new entries will there be in the top 40? 5
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Ben's UK Singles Top 10 Prediction Game 2012/2
1 Sam & The Womp - Bom Bom 2 Rita Ora - How We Do (Party) 3 Wiley - Heatwave 4 Emeli Sande - Read All About It (Pt III) 5 Florence & The Machine - Spectrum 6 Taylor Swift - We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together 7 Devlin - Watchtower 8 Calvin Harris - We'll Be Coming Back 9 Trey Songz - Simply Amazing 10 Simple Plan - Summer Paradise Bonus questions: 1. (for 5 pts) Which song will be #40 next week? Skrillex - Bangarang 2. (for 3 pts) How many new/re/chart entries will be altogether in the top 40 next week? 8 3. (for 2 pts) Which album will be higher next week: Aiden Grimshaw – Misty Eye or Jessie Ware – Devotion? Jessie Ware
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Singles Chart Prediction Game
SECTION A 12 Lawson - Taking Over Me 9 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill 32 Skrillex - Bangarang 21 Underworld etc. - Caliban’s Dream 39 Aiden Grimshaw - Curtain Call 58 Train - 50 Ways To Say Goodbye 29 Train - Drive By 23 Coldplay & Rihanna - Princess Of China 6 Trey Songz - Simply Amazing 18 Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe 16 Porter Robinson - Language 35 Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know 19 fun. - We Are Young 43 Of Monsters And Men - Little Talks SECTION B Bonus 1) - 8 points Will the number of two word song titles (on the OCC website) in the top 40 be a) odd or b) even? Odd Bonus 2) - 12 points How many of the songs performed live at the London 2012 closing ceremony will be in the top 40? 5 Spot on - 12 points 1 away - 8 points 2 away - 4 points Only songs performed live count. The song will count even if the original version (rather than the live performance) enters the chart. Bonus 3) - 12 points How many new entries will there be in the top 40? 5
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Ben's UK Singles Top 10 Prediction Game 2012/2
1 Rita Ora - How We Do (Party) 2 Wiley - Heatwave 3 Calvin Harris - We'll Be Coming Back 4 Florence & The Machine - Spectrum 5 Emeli Sande - Read All About It Pt 3 6 Trey Songz - Simply Amazing 7 Elbow - One Day Like This 8 Maroon 5 - Payphone 9 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) 10 Redlight - Lost In Your Love Bonus questions: 1. (for 5 pts) Which song will be #30 next week? Nicki Minaj - Starships 2. (for 3 pts) How many new/re/chart entries will be altogether in the top 40 next week? 8 3. (for 2 pts) Which album will be higher next week: Plan B - ill Manors or Maroon 5 - Overexposed? Maroon 5
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Singles Chart Prediction Game
SECTION A 6 Lawson - Taking Over Me 39 Arctic Monkeys - Come Together 38 Skrillex - Bangarang 20 Underworld etc. - Caliban’s Dream 10 Nicki Minaj - Pound The Alarm 47 Train - 50 Ways To Say Goodbye 26 Train - Drive By 19 Coldplay & Rihanna - Princess Of China 70 Knife Party - Bonfire 17 Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe 55 David Guetta & Sia - Titanium 32 Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know 21 fun. - We Are Young 22 Dizzee Rascal - Scream SECTION B Bonus 1) - 8 points Will the number of single word titles (on the OCC website) in the top 40 be a) odd or b) even? Odd Bonus 2) - 12 points Will the top three contain a) the same songs as Wednesday’s update in the same order, b) the same songs as Wednesday’s update but in a different order or c) at least one song not in Wednesday’s update? C Bonus 3) - 12 points How many new entries will there be in the top 40? 6
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Ben's UK Singles Top 10 Prediction Game 2012/2
1 Wiley - Heatwave 2 Calvin Harris - We'll Be Coming Back 3 Florence & The Machine - Spectrum 4 Maroon 5 - Payphone 5 Far East Movement - Turn Up The Love 6 Lawson - Taking Over Me 7 Karmin - Brokenhearted 8 Rudimental - Feel The Love 9 Chris Brown - Don't Wake Me Up 10 Nicki Minaj - Pound The Alarm Bonus questions: 1. (for 5 pts) Which song will be #20 next week? Fun. - We Are Young 2. (for 3 pts) How many new/re/chart entries will be altogether in the top 40 next week? 6 3. (for 2 pts) Which album will be higher next week: Antony & The Johnsons – Cut The World or Rob Zombie – Mondo Sex Head? Rob Zombie
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Singles Chart Prediction Game
SECTION A 7 Conor Maynard - Vegas Girl 48 Ed Sheeran - Small Bump 37 Skrillex - Bangarang 38 Cedric Gervais - Molly 16 Nicki Minaj - Pound The Alarm 50 Train - 50 Ways To Say Goodbye 21 Train - Drive By 15 Coldplay & Rihanna - Princess Of China 60 Knife Party - Bonfire 17 Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe 47 David Guetta & Sia - Titanium 27 Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know 14 fun. - We Are Young 33 Public Enemy - Harder Than You Think SECTION B Bonus 1) - 8 points Will the number of songs credited to X feat Y (on the OCC website) in the top 40 be a) odd or b) even? Odd Bonus 2) - 12 points How many tracks from the Olympic Opening Ceremony album (Isles Of Wonder) will be in the top 75? 3 Spot on - 12 points 1 away - 8 points 2 away - 4 points Other songs used in the opening ceremony do not count. Songs which cannot be cherry picked from the album (but can be bought from elsewhere) do count. Bonus 3) - 12 points How many new entries will there be in the top 40? 6
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Ben's UK Singles Top 15 Prediction Game 2012/2
1 Calvin Harris - We'll Be Coming Back 2 Wiley - Heatwave 3 Florence & The Machine - Spectrum 4 Maroon 5 - Payphone 5 Karmin - Brokenhearted 6 Flo Rida - Whistle 7 Conor Maynard - Vegas Girl 8 Stooshe - Black Heart 9 Underworld - Caliban's Dream 10 Chris Brown - Don't Wake Me Up 11 Far East Movement - Turn Up The Love 12 will.i.am - This Is Love 13 Rudimental - Feel The Love 14 fun. - We Are Young 15 Coldplay - Princess Of China Bonus questions: 1. (for 5 pts) Which song will be the biggest faller within the top 75 next week? Madeon - Finale 2. (for 5 pts) Which song will be the highest climber within the top 75 next week? Underworld - Caliban's Dream 3. (for 3 pts) How many new/re/chart entries will be altogether in the top 40 next week? 6 4. (for 3 pts) How many climbers will be in the top 40 next week? 5 5. (for 3 pts) How many non movers will be in the top 40 next week? 4 6. (for 2 pts) Which album will be higher next week: Conor Maynard – Contrast or Plan B - Ill Manors? Conor Maynard
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Singles Chart Prediction Game
SECTION A 4 Conor Maynard - Vegas Girl 42 Ed Sheeran - Small Bump 32 Skrillex - Bangarang 57 Elton John vs Pnau - Sad 10 Nicki Minaj - Pound The Alarm 44 Train - 50 Ways To Say Goodbye 16 Train - Drive By 60 Tulisa - Young 37 Jessie J - Domino 68 The XX - Angels 38 David Guetta & Sia - Titanium 20 Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know 40 Jay-Z & Kanye West - No Church In The Wild 39 Rizzle Kicks - Mama Do The Hump SECTION B Bonus 1) - 8 points Will the number of songs with the word “I”, “Me” or “My” in the title (on the OCC website) in the top 40 be a) odd or b) even? Odd Bonus 2) - Will Elbow - One Day Like This be higher than Elbow - First Steps in the top 100? a) Yes, b) No, c) neither song will be in the top 100. A Bonus 3) - 12 points How many new entries will there be in the top 40? 5
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Ben's UK Singles Top 10 Prediction Game 2012/2
1 Florence & The Machine - Spectrum 2 Maroon 5 - Payphone 3 Chris Brown - Don't Wake Me Up 4 Conor Maynard - Vegas Girl 5 StooShe - Black Heart 6 will.i.am - This is Love 7 Flo Rida - Whistle 8 Coldplay - Princess Of China 9 Karmin - Brokenhearted 10 Nicki Minaj - Pound The Alarm Bonus questions: 1. (for 5 pts) Which song will be #41 and just miss the top 40 next week? Azealia Banks - 212 2. (for 3 pts) How many new/re/chart entries will be altogether in the top 40 next week? 5 3. (for 2 pts) Which album will be higher next week: Elton John Vs Pnau - Good Morning To The Night or Frank Ocean - Channel Orange? Frank Ocean
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Singles Chart Prediction Game
SECTION A 28 Adam Lambert - Never Close Our Eyes 43 Ed Sheeran - Small Bump 35 Skrillex - Bangarang 51 Knife Party - Bonfire 5 Nicki Minaj - Pound The Alarm 57 Train - 50 Ways To Say Goodbye 17 Train - Drive By 49 Jessie J - Laserlight 38 Jessie J - Domino 33 Alex Clare - Too Close 40 David Guetta & Sia - Titanium 19 Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know 44 Jay-Z & Kanye West - No Church In The Wild 42 Rizzle Kicks - Mama Do The Hump SECTION B Bonus 1) - 8 points Will the number of songs with the word “the” in the title (on the OCC website) in the top 40 be a) odd or b) even? Odd Bonus 2) - Will the lowest climber be a) in the top ten, b) between 11 and 25, c) between 26 and 40, d) there won’t be any climbers? C Bonus 3) - 12 points How many new entries will there be in the top 40? 5
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Ben's UK Singles Top 10 Prediction Game 2012/2
1 Maroon 5 - Payphone 2 Florence + The Machine - Spectrum 3 will.i.am - This Is Love 4 Chris Brown - Don't Wake Me Up 5 Nicki Minaj - Pound The Alarm 6 Stooshe - Black Heart 7 Flo Rida - Whistle 8 Rudimental - Feel The Love 9 Katy Perry - Wide Awake 10 Misha B - Home Run Bonus questions: 1. (for 5 pts) Which song will be #40 next week? David Guetta - Titanium 2. (for 3 pts) How many new/re/chart entries will be altogether in the top 40 next week? 5 3. (for 2 pts) Which album will be higher next week: Daniel Powter – Turn On The Lights or Elton John vs PNAU – Good Morning To The Night ? Elton John
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Singles Chart Prediction Game
SECTION A 13 Adam Lambert - Never Close Our Eyes 37 Ed Sheeran - Small Bump 38 Skrillex - Bangarang 50 Plan B - Lost My Way 12 Nicki Minaj - Pound The Alarm 53 Justin Bieber - Boyfriend 51 Jessie J - Laserlight 3 Florence + The Machine - Spectrum 30 Alex Clare - Too Close 32 David Guetta & Sia - Titanium 19 Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know 44 Jay-Z & Kanye West - No Church In The Wild 28 Emeli Sande - My Kind Of Love 49 Loreen - Euphoria SECTION B Bonus 1) - 8 points Will the number of songs credited to X feat. Y (on the OCC website) in the top 40 be a) odd or b) even? Odd Bonus 2) - Will Cheryl - Call My Name be higher than Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe? No Bonus 3) - 12 points How many new entries will there be in the top 40? 4
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Ben's UK Singles Top 10 Prediction Game 2012/2
1 Maroon 5 - Payphone 2 will.i.am - This Is Love 3 Florence & The Machine - Spectrum 4 Chris Brown - Don't Wake Me Up 5 Flo Rida - Whistle 6 Stooshe - Black Heart 7 Katy Perry - Wide Awake 8 Coldplay - Princess Of China 9 Rudimental - Feel The Love 10 fun. - We Are Young Bonus questions: 1. (for 5 pts) Which song will be #30 next week? Alex Clare - Too Close 2. (for 3 pts) How many new/re/chart entries will be altogether in the top 40 next week? 5 3. (for 2 pts) Which album will be higher next week: Chris Brown Fortune or Linkin Park – Living Things? Chris Brown
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The Non No 1 thread
Thanks for this thread, Gezza!
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Singles Chart Prediction Game
SECTION A 51 Dot Rotten - Overload 11 Stooshe - Black Heart 41 Skrillex - Bangarang 44 Trey Songz - Heart Attack 19 Nicki Minaj - Pound The Alarm 36 Justin Bieber - Boyfriend 50 Jessie J - Laserlight 22 Muse - Survival 24 Alex Clare - Too Close 33 David Guetta & Sia - Titanium 21 Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know 25 Jay-Z & Kanye West - No Church In The Wild 26 Emeli Sande - My Kind Of Love 53 Loreen - Euphoria SECTION B Bonus 1) - 8 points Will the number of songs with a single word title (on the OCC website) in the top 40 be a) odd or b) even? Odd Bonus 2) - Will the top three contain a) the same songs as Wednesday’s update in the same order, b) the same songs as Wednesday’s update but in a different order or c) at least one song not in Wednesday’s update? B Bonus 3) - 12 points How many new entries will there be in the top 40? 2
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Ben's UK Singles Top 10 Prediction Game 2012/2
1 will.i.am - This Is Love 2 Maroon 5 - Payphone 3 Chris Brown - Don't Wake Me Up 4 Flo Rida - Whistle 5 Rudimental - Feel The Love 6 Coldplay - Princess Of China 7 Cheryl - Call My Name 8 Katy Perry - Wide Awake 9 fun. - We Are Young 10 Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe Bonus questions: 1. (for 5 pts) Which song will be #20 next week? Nicki Minaj - Starships 2. (for 3 pts) How many new/re/chart entries will be altogether in the top 40 next week? 3 3. (for 2 pts) Which album will be higher next week: Linkin Park – Living Things or Maroon 5 – Overexposed? Maroon 5
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The Non No 1 thread
Surprised that Airplanes (which finished in the top 10 of 2010) is demoted but Nothing On You (which IIRC didn't finish in the top 40 of 2010) keeps its #1 spot!
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Ben's UK Singles Top 15 Prediction Game 2012/1
1 will.i.am - This Is Love 2 Chris Brown - Don't Wake Me Up 3 Maroon 5 - Payphone 4 Flo Rida - Whistle 5 Coldplay - Princess Of China 6 Cheryl - Call My Name 7 fun. - We Are Young 8 Katy Perry - Wide Awake 9 Rudimental - Feel The Love 10 Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe Bonus questions: 1. (for 5 pts) Which song will be #41 and just miss the top 40 next week? Loreen - Euphoria 2. (for 3 pts) How many new/re/chart entries will be altogether in the top 40 next week? 6 3. (for 2 pts) Which album will be higher next week: Linkin Park – Living Things or Maroon 5 – Overexposed? Maroon 5
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Singles Chart Prediction Game
SECTION A 38 Dot Rotten - Overload 11 Stooshe - Black Heart 37 Skrillex - Bangarang 50 Kelly Clarkson - Dark Side 57 Jason Mraz - I Won’t Give Up 36 Justin Bieber - Boyfriend 49 Jessie J - Domino 44 Florence + The Machine - Shake It Out 19 Alex Clare - Too Close 40 David Guetta & Sia - Titanium 21 Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know 22 Jay-Z & Kanye West - No Church In The Wild 24 Emeli Sande - My Kind Of Love 43 Loreen - Euphoria SECTION B Bonus 1) - 8 points Will the number of songs credited to X feat Y (on the OCC website) in the top 40 be a) odd or b) even? Odd Bonus 2) - 12 points - Will the top three contain a) the same songs as Wednesday’s update in the same order, b) the same songs as Wednesday’s update but in a different order or c) at least one song not in Wednesday’s update? A Bonus 3) - 12 points How many new entries will there be in the top 40? 5
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Singles Chart Prediction Game
SECTION A 28 Dot Rotten - Overload 5 Stooshe - Black Heart 53 Ben Howard - Only Love 35 Kelly Clarkson - Dark Side 49 Lawson - When She Was Mine 38 Justin Bieber - Boyfriend 50 Jessie J - Domino 54 JME - Murking 14 Train - Drive By 48 David Guetta & Sia - Titanium 15 Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know 29 Jay-Z & Kanye West - No Church In The Wild 20 Emeli Sande - My Kind Of Love 30 Loreen - Euphoria SECTION B Bonus 1) - 8 points Will the number of songs with a two word title (on the OCC website) in the top 40 be a) odd or b) even? Odd Bonus 2) - 12 points Will the Precision Tunes version of Payphone be a) in the top 15, b) between 16 and 30, c) between 31 and 50, d) between 51 and 75 or e) not in the top 75? D Bonus 3) - 12 points How many new entries will there be in the top 40? 4
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Ben's UK Singles Top 15 Prediction Game 2012/1
1 Maroon 5 - Payphone 2 Flo Rida - Whistle 3 Cheryl - Call My Name 4 Coldplay - Princess Of China 5 Stooshe - Black Heart 6 Rudimental - Feel The Love 7 fun. - We Are Young 8 Usher - Scream 9 Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe 10 DJ Fresh - The Power 11 Rihanna - Where Have You Been 12 Gary Barlow - Sing 13 Alex Clare - Too Close 14 Train - Drive By 15 Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know Bonus questions: 1. (for 5 pts) Which song will be the biggest faller within the top 75 next week? Precision Tunes - Payphone 2. (for 5 pts) Which song will be the highest climber within the top 75 next week? Nicki Minaj - Right By Your Side 3. (for 3 pts) How many new/re/chart entries will be altogether in the top 40 next week? 5 4. (for 3 pts) How many climbers will be in the top 40 next week? 6 5. (for 3 pts) How many non movers will be in the top 40 next week? 4 6. (for 2 pts) Which album will be higher next week: Gary Barlow & The Commonwealth Band - Sing or Justin Bieber - Believe? Justin Bieber
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The Non No 1 thread
Surprised that Changes didn't get demoted, considering it was released just 1 week before Mad World.
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Singles Chart Prediction Game
SECTION A 24 Dot Rotten - Overload 27 The Wanted - Chasing The Sun 49 Lilygreen & Maguire - Ain’t Love Crazy 32 Kelly Clarkson - Dark Side 39 Lawson - When She Was Mine 46 Justin Bieber - Boyfriend 48 Scissor Sisters - Only The Horses 16 Nelly Furtado - Big Hoops (Bigger The Better) 30 Ed Sheeran - Small Bump 43 David Guetta & Sia - Titanium 19 Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know 37 Jay-Z & Kanye West - No Church In The Wild 41 Emeli Sande - My Kind Of Love 20 Loreen - Euphoria SECTION B Bonus 1) - 8 points Will the number of songs credited to X feat Y (on the OCC website) in the top 40 be a) odd or b) even? Odd Bonus 2) - 12 points Will the lowest non-mover within the top 40 be a) in the top ten, b) between 11 and 25, c) between 26 and 40 or d) there won’t be any non-movers? C Bonus 3) - 12 points How many new entries will there be in the top 40? 5